KR20040060639A - Apparatus for controlling temporary ID registration and communication transit tandem - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for controlling temporary ID registration and communication relay is provided to allow a user to receive a call made to his/her phone through a third phone set installed at an arbitrary place by temporarily registering a user ID for the third phone. CONSTITUTION: A memory(220) stores programs and data for executing a temporary ID registration process and an Internet phone communication process. A communication interface module(270) transmits/receives a signal to and from an external phone set. A controller(210) analyzes a signal received from the communication interface module(270), and if the signal requests ID registration, the controller(210) executes an ID registration process. A vocoding module(240) converts an analog signal into a digital signal or digital signal to an analog signal. An IP network communication module(250) transmits ID registration information to a gatekeeper and transmits/receives data to a channel connected through the gatekeeper.

Description

Apparatus for controlling temporary ID registration and communication transit tandem}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device, and in particular, registers a user ID temporarily to a telephone installed at an arbitrary place so that a call received from a user's own telephone from outside can be returned to a third telephone using an Internet roaming service. A temporary ID registration and communication relay control device.

As communication technology develops, telephone call technology using the Internet is widely spreading. There are two ways to make a phone call using internet phone technology at home.

First, there is a method of using an Internet phone using a computer.

When using an Internet phone with a computer, assign an IP address by connecting to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) using Point to Point Protocol (PPP), a modem and software for Internet access. By completing the preparation for receiving TCP / IP, it is possible to connect to the other host for the voice call. Subsequently, when the PC user attempts to connect to the called party by running the Internet phone program and the other party answers, the voice call is connected and the telephone call can be made.

Second, there is a method using an internet phone.

If you are using an Internet phone, instead of running your computer, connect your Internet line to your Internet phone, enter your subscriber ID and set up your gatekeeper information once, and you will be ready to use it like a regular phone. Free calls can be made to Internet phones, and at the same time, Internet phone service companies can make inexpensive calls from Internet phones to regular phones.

In such an internet phone call system, when both IP phones and IP phones are used, domestic and international calls can be called cheaply. By the way, the current Internet phone service has a problem in that it is inconvenient to use, which can not only receive a call received by the user ID with its own dedicated Internet phone, but can be freely received by any phone in a third place, and also any phone There was an inconvenience in use that can not be used temporarily registered as a private phone of each individual.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to temporarily register any phone as a user ID by an Internet roaming service in order to solve the above problems, so that a call received from one's phone can be returned to a phone installed at a third place. It is to provide a temporary ID registration and communication relay control device for controlling.

1 is a block diagram of an internet telephony relay system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a block diagram of a temporary ID registration and communication relay device according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a temporary ID registration and communication relay control apparatus according to the present invention is a communication device that enables a telephone call to an Internet telephone by connecting a telephone, wherein the communication device makes a temporary ID registration request from an externally connected telephone. Receiving the Internet roaming service, including hardware and software for executing a process of registering the communication device unique ID information with the user ID information for receiving the requested Internet roaming service together with a gatekeeper. The call signal received by the registered user ID information is Internet roaming transmission to the communication device characterized in that the relay to the telephone.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the Internet telephony relay system to which the present invention is applied has an IP corresponding to ID information received by a temporary ID registration process and ID information of a gateway transmitting the ID information. A gatekeeper that matches an address and registers it in a conversion table, converts ID information and IP address of an Internet phone corresponding to a call requested Internet phone number using the conversion table, and authenticates permission of a call request. And when receiving a temporary ID registration request from an externally connected telephone, hardware and software for executing a process of registering a gateway unique ID information and a user ID information for receiving the requested Internet roaming service together with the gatekeeper. Built in, the Internet roaming service It characterized in that it comprises a gateway for receiving the call signal received with the user ID information registered to receive the Internet roaming transmission via the gatekeeper to the phone.

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

First, an internet phone relay system to which the present invention is applied will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the Internet phone relay system to which the present invention is applied includes the Internet 1000, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 2000, Internet phones 110-1 and 110-2, a gateway 120, and a gate. It is composed of wired / wireless telephones 150-1 and 150-2 connected to the keeper 130, the general telephone 140, and the gateway 120.

The gateway 120 converts the signal specification to enable voice telephony communication between the Internet 1000 and the PSTN 2000, which are communication networks having different standards, including call control, DTMF reception, and DTMF tone generation functions. Run the function. Particularly, in the present invention, when receiving a temporary ID registration request from an externally connected telephone 150-1, 150-2, temporary registration of the telephone 150-1, 150-2 with the requested ID is performed. A process of registering the ID information and the user ID information for receiving the requested internet roaming service together with the gatekeeper 130 is performed.

The gatekeeper 130 is connected to a plurality of Internet telephones IP1 and IP2 through a local area network (LAN) (not shown) or the Internet 1000. The gatekeeper 130 has a function of controlling a network, performs an authentication operation for determining whether to permit an incoming call from the outside, and controls a bandwidth change request. In addition, conversion between the telephone number and the IP address of the Internet phone is performed using the conversion table already registered. If you are using a static IP address, the IP address that matches the Internet phone number in the conversion table is fixed.However, if you are using a dynamic IP, such as ADSL or cable modem, you may need to set up a regular connection between your internet phone and your gatekeeper. Through the exchange of personal information, it always checks and stores the changed IP address that matches the subscriber ID (the phone number of the Internet phone, H.323ID and e164ID), and checks the IP address that matches the incoming Internet phone number to make an Internet phone phone call. It is possible to support.

The gatekeeper 130 converts the ID information transmitted by the temporary ID registration programs of the Internet phones 110-1 and 110-2 according to the present invention with the IP address of the corresponding gateway 120 transmitting the ID information. Save it to a table.

First, a communication method between internet phones connected to the Internet 1000 will be described.

If you want to make a call from the Internet phone IP1 110-1 to the Internet phone IP2 110-2, enter the phone number of the Internet phone IP2 110-2 by using the keypad of the Internet phone IP1 140-1. 130 converts the telephone number of the Internet phone IP2 110-2 registered in the conversion table into an IP address corresponding thereto to set up a call channel. Accordingly, the Internet phone IP1 110-1 and the Internet phone IP2 110-2 form a call channel with each other to perform a voice telephone call.

Next, the telephone call method of the Internet phone user and the public telephone network subscriber is a call signal of the Internet phone IP1 (110-1) connected to the Internet 1000 is applied to the gateway 120 via the gatekeeper 130, A voice line is made by being connected to the PSTN 2000 by the gateway 120 on a designated line.

Next, a gateway corresponding to a temporary ID registration and communication relay control apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ID registration and communication relay control device according to the present invention includes a control unit 210, a memory 220, an ARS module 230, a vocoding module 240, and an IP network communication module 250. , PSTN communication module 260 and communication interface module 270.

The communication interface module 270 may include, in detail, a wired communication interface unit 270-1 for transmitting and receiving signals with a wired telephone, a wireless communication interface unit 270-2 for transmitting and receiving signals with a wireless telephone, and a smart phone. And a data communication interface unit 270-3 for performing data communication with the card reader.

First, the memory 220 stores programs and data for executing the temporary ID registration process and the Internet telephony process.

The ARS module 230 performs a role of providing voice information for guiding the temporary ID registration process when a signal for requesting temporary ID registration is received.

The vocoding module 240 converts the analog signal into a digital signal corresponding to the Internet communication standard when the signal is transmitted from the public telephone network to the Internet network according to the communication direction to enable communication between the public telephone network and the Internet network. When a signal is transmitted from the network to the public telephone network, the digital signal is converted into an analog signal corresponding to the public telephone network communication standard.

The IP network communication module 250 may be configured of an ADSL, a VDSL, a cable modem, or the like, and performs data communication according to an internet communication protocol. In particular, the ID registration information by the ID registration process is transmitted to the gatekeeper 130, and the data is transmitted / received through the channel connected through the gatekeeper 130.

The PSTN communication module 260 performs an operation of connecting a signal converted into an analog signal in accordance with a public telephone network communication protocol by connecting to a telephone station switch having jurisdiction over the called party's telephone number.

The ID registration method according to the present invention includes a method of registering using a smart card and a method of registering using a telephone keypad.

First, the ID registration method using a smart card is as follows.

When the smart card is loaded into the smart card reader (not shown), the smart card reader reads the ID information stored in the smart card, and the read ID information is a temporary ID registration and data communication of the communication relay control device according to the present invention. It is transmitted to the control unit 210 through the interface unit 270-3. Then, the controller 210 stores the transmitted ID information in the memory 220 and then controls the IP network communication module 250 so that the ID information transmitted from the smart card and the ID of the communication relay device together with the gatekeeper ( 130 to register the Internet roaming service.

Secondly, registration using the telephone keypad is as follows.

After inputting a setting key (e.g., #key) for temporary ID registration, the ID of the telephone to receive the Internet roaming service is temporarily registered according to a voice guidance instruction from the ARS module 230 of the communication relay control apparatus. That's how.

The controller 210 analyzes a signal received from the communication interface module 270 by operating programs stored in the memory 220, and receives ID information for receiving an Internet roaming service input when the signal is a signal for requesting ID registration. And the ID registration process for temporarily registering the ID information unique to the communication relay control device with the gatekeeper.

Specifically, the temporary ID registration and communication relay control process according to the present invention will be described.

First, assume that the Internet phone IP1 110-1 receives an Internet phone service with an ID that is fixedly registered as User A's Internet phone. Accordingly, when the Internet phone IP2 110-2 or the general phone 140 calls the Internet phone number corresponding to the registered ID of the user A, the gateway (only via the call to the regular phone) and the gate are used. Through the keeper, the IP address corresponding to the registered ID of the user A is searched and the call signal is transmitted to the Internet phone IP1 110-1, and when the user A answers the call signal to the Internet phone IP1 110-1, the call is made. Is executed.

However, if user A temporarily registers user A's ID information with the gateway 120 with the landline telephone 150-1 or the cordless telephone 150-2 installed in the third region, the landline telephone 150 with the gateway. -1) or temporarily register the wireless telephone 150-2 with the ID information of the user A, and then transmit the ID information of the user A and the ID information of the gateway 120 to the gatekeeper 130 together. Then, the gatekeeper 130 temporarily matches the ID information of the user A with the IP address corresponding to the gateway ID information and temporarily registers it in the conversion table.

Accordingly, the wired telephone 150-1 or the wireless telephone 150-2 is set to receive an Internet roaming service from a call received by the user A's ID. For this reason, when a call is made to the user A's unique Internet phone number, the gatekeeper 130 is not the user's dedicated Internet phone IP1 110-1, but is temporarily registered with the landline telephone 150-1 or the wireless telephone ( 150-2) transmits the registered gateway 120 to the landline telephone 150-1 or wireless telephone 150-2 registered with the ID as a relay. In addition, the ID registered wired telephone 150-1 or wireless telephone 150-2 temporarily allows A to make a phone call and receive a call at a third place by dedicating like his own telephone.

Accordingly, it is possible to automatically register the Internet phone in the third region with its own ID temporarily, so that it is possible to receive an internet call by returning to the Internet roaming to the user regardless of the place.

Specific embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings are to be understood only as examples of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but also various technical scope described in the present invention in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. As other changes may be made, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the specific constructions and arrangements shown or described.

As described above, according to the present invention, by controlling the registration of the temporary user ID of the Internet phone regardless of the place, the incoming call to the user's phone can be received by the phone temporarily registered at the third place. A convenient effect is generated, and an effect of temporarily using a phone that is not owned by a user can be used like a dedicated phone for a user due to temporary ID registration.

Claims (7)

A communication device that connects a telephone to enable an internet telephone call, When the communication device receives a temporary ID registration request from an externally connected telephone, executing the process of registering with the gatekeeper both ID information unique to the communication device and user ID information for receiving the requested Internet roaming service. And hardware and software for receiving the call signal received from the user ID information registered to receive the Internet roaming service to the communication device, and receiving the Internet roaming and relaying to the telephone. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication device is A memory that stores programs and data for executing the temporary ID registration process and the Internet telephony process; A communication interface module for transmitting / receiving a signal with an external telephone by a predetermined communication method; Analyzing the signals received from the communication interface mode, and in order to temporarily register the ID information to receive the Internet roaming service input and the unique ID information of the communication device to the gatekeeper when the analysis result is a signal requesting ID registration. A control unit which executes an ID registration process; A vocoding module for converting an analog signal into a digital signal corresponding to the Internet communication standard and converting the digital signal into an analog signal corresponding to the public telephone network communication standard so as to enable communication between the public telephone network and the Internet network; And And an IP network communication module for transmitting ID registration information by the ID registration process to a gatekeeper and transmitting / receiving data through a channel connected through the gatekeeper. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the IP network communication module comprises an ADSL, a VDSL, and a cable modem. The temporary ID registration and communication relay device of claim 2, wherein the communication interface module further comprises a data communication interface unit supporting data communication with an external smart card reader capable of registering an ID. The temporary ID registration and communication relay device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined communication method comprises a wired communication method and a wireless communication method. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an answering service module that supports execution of a temporary .ID registration process. In the Internet telephony system, ID information received by the temporary ID registration process and an IP address corresponding to the ID information of the gateway transmitting the ID information are matched and registered in the conversion table, and the conversion table corresponds to the Internet phone number requested for the call. A gatekeeper for converting ID information and IP address of the Internet phone and authenticating permission of the call request; And In case of receiving a temporary ID registration request from an externally connected telephone, hardware and software for executing a process of registering a gateway unique ID information and a user ID information for receiving the requested Internet roaming service together with the gatekeeper are built in. And a gateway for receiving roaming transmissions through the gatekeeper through a call signal received with user ID information registered to receive the Internet roaming service and relaying the call signal to the telephone.