KR20040001685A - Communication system and Method for interconnecting gentleman and ladies - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A communication system having a talker selection system and a booking service method using the same are provided to talk with an object over the telephone or reject the object by displaying a caller table and confirming the object. CONSTITUTION: An origination telephone calls an object by a table number. If a termination signal is received, a termination telephone turns on a termination lamp and displays a caller table number. If the origination telephone is hook-off, a switching system(120) provides a dial tone. If a table number is inputted, the switching system(120) transmits a termination bell sound and the caller table number to the termination telephone of a corresponding table. If the termination telephone is hook-off, the switching system(120) provides a communication path between the origination telephone and the termination telephone. If a rejection signal is received from the termination telephone, the switching system(120) reports the rejection signal to the origination telephone.

Description

Communication system with caller selection function and booking service method using same {Communication system and Method for interconnecting gentleman and ladies}

The present invention relates to a communication system and a service method using the same, and more particularly, to a communication system capable of selecting a caller and a booking service method using the same.

In general, as the economy grows, the desire of people to use their spare time increases, which leads to the development of the service industry as a whole. The service industry develops in various forms according to the social environment and the desire of the person. Basically, the service industry is based on the meeting between humans and nature (travel, tourism, etc.) or the encounter between humans (eating out, service, hotel, and entertainment). It can be classified as a basic service.

Human-to-human encounters are not made by one-sided relationships, but by two-way relationships that can be achieved by one person's crush on the other and the other's reaction to the other, so that the most basic element for meeting is It can be called a communication means that can accurately communicate the doctor. In modern times, telephones and various mobile phones are widely used as communication means, but these communication means are used for information transmission between two far-away places, and are not used as a means for meeting in a narrow social space.

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system equipped with a caller selection function capable of arranging a human-to-human encounter through a limited social space in a complex modern society, and a booking service method using the same.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a communication system according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a booking service using a communication system according to the present invention;

3 is an external view of the telephone shown in FIG. 1;

4A is a block diagram illustrating a structure of the landline telephone shown in FIG. 1;

4B is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the wireless telephone shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the exchanger shown in FIG. 1;

6 is an operation flowchart of a communication system according to the present invention;

7 is an operation flowchart of an exchange according to the present invention;

8 is another embodiment according to the present invention,

9 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the telephone shown in FIG. 8;

10 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the exchange shown in FIG. 8;

☞ Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing

104-1 to 104-4: Table 106: Table number signs

120: switching system 130: telephone

131: Chicsin lamp 132: caller display unit

133: LCD window 134: number pad

135: reject button 136: redial button

137: Speakers 138a, 138b: Volume up / down buttons

139: Earpiece

In order to achieve the above object, the communication system of the present invention is provided on a table on a predetermined social space, and can provide a communication function for meeting between people, the communication system for calling a counterpart by a table number. Outgoing telephone; A receiving telephone for displaying the calling party table number after sequentially turning on the receiving lamp when the incoming signal is received; And when the outgoing telephone is hooked off, provides a dial tone, and when a table number is input, transmits an incoming ring signal and a calling party table number to the incoming telephone of the corresponding table, and when the incoming telephone is hooked off, communicates with the outgoing telephone during the incoming telephone period. It provides a route, and the receiving telephone is characterized in that it is configured with a switching means for notifying the caller of the reject signal when the reject signal is received.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the method of the present invention forms a social space at a predetermined place and installs a plurality of tables in a service providing method for meeting a person with a person. Assigning a table and setting a phone installed in the table as a male or female; Hooking off the telephone to book with the desired counterpart and entering the counterpart table number; Interpreting the input and transmitting an incoming call signal and caller information to a corresponding table; Displaying a called party and a calling party table number by driving predetermined display means when the incoming signal is received; And denying the connection by hooking off the incoming telephone and making a call or rejection with the other party.

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

1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a communication system installed in a social space according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the social space 102 providing a service according to the present invention has a suitable distance between tables 104-1 to 104-4 where a large number of guests can sit and share food and have a conversation. Each table 104-1 to 104-4 is provided with a number sign 106 indicating its own table number and telephones 130 for talking with people gathered at other tables. . In addition, the telephones 130 are connected to each other through the switching system 120.

The social space 102 is managed by a plurality of waiters to take orders from customers and provide various food and beverages, as well as participate in the various convenience facilities of the social space and the communication device according to the present invention. Active activities of the waiters are required for successful operation of the social space, and in particular, the waiters are in charge of the operation of the telephone according to the present invention as described below.

2 is a service flowchart using a communication system according to the present invention.

First, the phone 130 according to the present invention has a dialing function, a call function, a call reception function, a redial function, etc., which a conventional phone has, and in particular, it is possible to call a counterpart using a table number according to the present invention. . The telephone of the present invention is provided with an incoming call display lamp which visually informs the incoming call while lighting a predetermined lamp when the incoming call is received, and has a caller display function for displaying the caller's table number.

Referring to FIG. 2, when guests enter the social space 102, they are guided by the waiter and occupy an arbitrary table (S1, S2). At this time, the waiter grasps the group personality of the people who enter and sets to "male" or "female" using the male and female setting switch (421 of Figure 3) (S3). For example, if the entrance is made up of women, it is set to "female".

If you want to have a conversation with colleagues who joined at the table, eat and drink food and drink, and then book with the opposite sex group of another table in the same social space, recognize the table number and then hook up the phone 120. off) and press the other table number (S4). When the table number is pressed, a ring signal is transmitted to the phone 130 of the counterpart table through the switching system 120, and the phone 130 on the counterpart table announces an incoming call (S5, S6). In the telephone 130 according to the present invention, when the incoming bell is detected, the incoming lamp (131 of FIG. 3) is sequentially turned on at a predetermined time interval to notify that the caller is being called. do. At this time, all the phones 130 may be connected to each other in the case of the same sex because male or female sex is set by the waiter when the guest is first seated. That is, when calling the telephone set to female from the telephone set as female, it indicates that the same sex and blocks the connection. Therefore, only tables set as the opposite sex can be connected and booked.

When the ringing bell rings, the customers of the incoming table look at the person at the calling table, and if they like it, they hook up the phone and talk to each other. If they do not like it, they press the rejection button (S7 to S9). When the rejection button is pressed, the counterpart phone displays a message that politely rejects the booking request, such as "booking refusal".

On the other hand, if the redial button is pressed, the previously dialed table number is automatically redialed to repeat the above process. The call can be picked up by handset, but can be done through the speakerphone, and the volume up / down button can be used to adjust the volume.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to book with each other only with a table number in a social space, so there is an advantage of simply booking with a desired person.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the telephone shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are block diagrams illustrating the configuration of the telephone shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the telephone shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, the telephone 130 according to the present invention is provided with an incoming lamp 131 for displaying and calling an incoming call on a typical telephone, and a caller display 132 for displaying a caller table number. Redialing button 136 for redialing and rejection button 135 for call rejection, speakerphone 137, volume up / down buttons (138a, 138b), number pad 134, LCD display window 133, men and women Setting switch 421 and the like.

And the internal configuration of such a wired telephone is, as shown in Figure 4a, the line port 401, the ring signal detection unit 402, hook switch 403, the call path network 404 for connecting to the switching system 120 DTMF generator 405, microcomputer 406, buzzer 407, LCD display 408, incoming lamp 409, caller display 410, numeric keypad 412, redial 413, up / down The buttons 414 and 415, the reject button 416, the male and female setting button 421, the microphone 417, the amplifiers 418 and 419, the speaker 420, the handset 430, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the ring signal detection unit 402 detects a ring signal provided from the exchanger 120 and notifies the microcomputer 406 of the ring signal, and the hook switch 403 makes a call according to the operation of the speakerphone button or the handset. The network 404 is connected or disconnected to the line side. The call channel network 404 provides a voice path by connecting the handset and the speakerphone to the line side. In speakerphone mode, the output of the call network 404 through the amplifier 419 is output to the speaker 420, the input of the microphone 417 is amplified in the amplifier 418 and then lined through the call network 404 Delivered to the side.

The microcomputer 406 controls the DTMF generator 405 when the button is input through the numeric key 412 after the hook-off, generates a DTMF tone of the corresponding number, and transfers it to the exchange side through the network 404 as a call. When the ring signal is detected from the switch 120, the ring signal detector 402 sequentially lights up the incoming lamp 409 to display the incoming call, rings the buzzer 407, interprets the calling information, and displays the caller display unit. (106). In addition, when the redial button 413 is input, the device redials the previous dialing number recorded in the memory. When the volume up-down keys 414 and 415 are input, the amplification degree of the amplifier 419 is controlled accordingly. And if the rejection button 416 is inputted and delivers the rejection information to the exchange side. In the embodiment of the present invention, the sender display unit 408 is implemented in seven segments for easy viewing.

On the other hand, Figure 4b is a case of using a wireless telephone as the telephone shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4B, the configuration of the wireless telephone is similar to that of FIG. 4A, but the wireless terminal 450 is provided to interface with the main body by providing a wireless unit 440 instead of the handset 430. In the case of using a cordless phone, the operation is similar to that of the landline phone 130, and further description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the exchange shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the simple switch 120 for switching a plurality of telephones installed on a table includes a subscriber connection 510 for connecting a subscriber, a switching unit 520 for providing a call path between subscribers, and a trunk line. And a line connection unit 530 for connecting to the control unit, and a call processing control unit 540.

The subscriber access unit 510 is connected to the subscriber to supply DC power to the subscriber, provide ring signal and caller information when the incoming call is received, provide a dial tone when the hook off of the subscriber is detected, and decode the received DTMF tones. Transfer to process control unit 540. In addition, according to the present invention receives the setting state of the gender setting switch 421 of the phone and transmits to the call processing control unit 540.

The call processing control unit 540 controls the switching unit 520 to be connected with the subscriber of the called party number according to a predetermined call processing procedure when the call processing request is received from the subscriber access unit 510, and the switching unit 520 accordingly. Connect the caller and the called party. The switching unit 520 exchanges call data between a plurality of subscribers by a combination of the time switch T and the space switches S.

The line connecting portion 530 is for connecting the switch 120 with the public telephone network (PSTN), and this trunk line connecting function is an additional function in the present invention.

Next, the operation of the communication system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, the switch 120 and the telephone 130 perform self-diagnosis by power-on reset when the power is turned on. Typically, the exchanger 120 is installed in the corner of the building inner wall so as to be invisible, and the telephones 130 are installed on the tables 104-1 to 104-3, respectively, as shown in FIG. It is connected to the exchanger 120 while not being exposed to the outside.

All of the telephones 130 on the table are set to male or female by the waiter when the guest sits down, and the setting information is transmitted to the exchange 120. The telephone on the table that makes the call to call the other party among the telephones installed on the table is the 'calling phone', and the telephone called by the ring signal is the called phone.

Then, when you pick up the handset or press the speakerphone button, Micom connects the handset or speaker to the line side to hear a dial tone. When the caller hears the dial tone and the caller dials the called party table number, the exchange 120 analyzes the number and rings the ringing to the telephone in the table. At this time, the caller's table number is transferred to the FSK signal along with the ringing signal.

When the called party receives ringing and caller information from the switch 120, the called party lights up the incoming lamp sequentially at a predetermined time interval to notify the incoming caller. When all incoming lamps are lit, the caller information is decoded and the caller's table is decoded. Display the number.

When the caller indication is displayed as described above, the called party looks at the table and calls the other party by holding the speakerphone button or the handset when he / she is willing to talk or press the "refuse button" when he / she does not want to talk. The exchanger 120 connects the caller's phone and the called party's phone to each other when the speakerphone or the receiver is turned on. If either telephone hooks on after the call, the exchange 120 disconnects.

On the other hand, if you want to reject the call by specifying a specific table, press the reject button 416, and then press the counterpart table number and press the reject button 416 again. When the specific table rejection function is set as described above, the exchange 120 automatically handles the connection rejection operation when a call setting is requested from the corresponding table during the call processing, and informs the caller that the connection is set to "no connection".

7 is a flowchart of operation of an exchange according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the switch according to the present invention monitors the hook-off and provides a dial tone to the telephone when any telephone is hooked-off (701, 702). Subsequently, the caller waits for the called party number to be decoded and receives the DTMF tones from the phone and decodes the called party number to interpret the called party number (703).

If the sender and the called party are set to the same gender, the caller is notified of the same sex rejection. If it is not the same sex, it is determined whether it is set as "designated refusal". If it is set as refusal, the caller is notified of the rejection setting. Provide calling information (704 ~ 706).

Then, when the called party's phone is hooked off, the caller can set up the call path between the calling party's phone and the called party's telephone period, and if the hook-on is detected after the connection, the call path is blocked through the disconnection procedure (707 ~ 711). ). If the called person presses the reject button 416 without hooking the telephone off, the caller is informed of the rejection fact (712).

8 shows another embodiment according to the present invention, in which a wireless connection is made between an exchange and a telephone period. In this way, when the exchange and the telephone are wirelessly connected, there is no need for a telephone line, which simplifies the installation.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the case of wirelessly connecting the switch 820 and the telephone 830 according to the present invention, all the other procedures except for the whole communication system are wirelessly communicated between the switch and the telephone. Same as the wired method shown.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the telephone shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the switch shown in FIG.

In order to wirelessly connect the exchanger 120 and the telephone 130, a wireless unit 910 is provided in the telephone to wirelessly interface with the exchanger as shown in FIG. 9, and the exchanger is shown in FIG. A wireless subscriber interface 822 is provided.

As described above, in another embodiment of the present invention, except that the switch 120 communicates with the telephones 130 in a wireless manner, other operations are the same as the wired method shown in FIG. .

As described above, the communication system according to the present invention enables a user to talk with a desired counterpart in a narrow social space and displays a caller table so that the counterpart can be confirmed or talked down. In addition, by setting the sex (male or female) of the guest in advance, so that the same sex can not be booked so that the booking can be only between the opposite sex. In addition, there is an advantage that can satisfy the curiosity of the guests who attended the social space by turning on the incoming lamp in order to event the incoming call.

Claims (7)

In a communication system that can be installed on a table in a predetermined social space can provide a communication function for meeting between people who do not know each other, An outgoing telephone for calling the other party by the table number; A receiving telephone for displaying the calling party table number after sequentially turning on the receiving lamp when the incoming signal is received; And When the outgoing telephone is hooked off, it provides a dial tone, and when a table number is input, the incoming call signal and the calling party table number are transmitted to the incoming telephone of the corresponding table, and when the incoming telephone is hooked off, the communication path between the outgoing telephone and the incoming telephone period. And a switching means configured to notify the calling party of the rejection signal when the incoming telephone receives the rejection signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the telephone, A ring signal detector for detecting a ring signal, buttons for operation, numeric keys for number dialing, a hook switch, a call network, a DTMF generator for generating a predetermined duotone, an incoming light lamp, a caller indicator, and When the hook switch is hooked off, the DTMF generator is controlled to generate a corresponding DTMF tone according to the input of a numeric key, when the ring signal detector detects a ring signal, the incoming lamp is turned on, and the received caller information is received. And a caller selection function, characterized in that it is configured as a micom for controlling the caller display to display. The phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the telephone is provided with a redial function for storing previously dialed information and dialing it again as it is, a speakerphone function, and a reject button for rejecting a call. Communication system with a caller selection function characterized in that. 3. The communication system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said telephone further comprises a male and female setting switch for setting a last name to "male" or "female". The communication system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the telephone is either a landline telephone or a cordless telephone. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication system is characterized in that the exchanger and the telephone are connected in a wired or wireless manner. In the method of providing a service for meeting people by forming a social space in a predetermined place and installing a plurality of tables, Assigning a visitor with a gender distinction between male and female, and setting up a telephone set for the male or female; Hooking off the telephone to book with the desired counterpart and entering the counterpart table number; Interpreting the input and transmitting an incoming call signal and caller information to a corresponding table; Displaying an incoming call fact and a caller table number by driving a predetermined display means when an incoming call signal is received; And A method of booking service using a communication system equipped with a caller selection function, the method comprising the steps of: hooking off an incoming telephone to reject a connection by talking to or rejecting the other party.