KR20050060381A - Telephone system that supports calling with letters and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a telephone system capable of making a telephone call and a method of controlling the same. When the name of the other party to make a telephone call is inputted as text, the input data is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A phone which converts or encodes a symbol recognized by the exchange, such as 7, 8, 9, 0, *, #, and outputs it, a server which stores a phone number corresponding to each name, and encoded information among the information output from the phone. It consists of an exchange that decodes the name and checks the telephone number corresponding to the name from the server and connects the telephone to the telephone number. In addition to the existing telephone number, the telephone number is also named with a meaningful name. By making a call, it is possible to simultaneously promote the convenience of the operator and the user in terms of promotion or use of the phone number.

Description

Telephony System that Supports Calling with Letters and Control Method Therefor}

The present invention relates to a telephone system capable of making a telephone call and a method of controlling the same. In particular, the user can make a telephone call with a name composed of general characters including numbers / letters / symbols to enhance user convenience and at the same time. The present invention relates to a telephone system and a method of controlling the same, which can find a suitable telephone number consisting of numbers and make a call using a character that eliminates the hassle of trying to promote the telephone number.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional telephone number input method utilizing Korean initials. In other words, if you want to make a call to 'Quick Service', instead of typing '1588-Quick Service', press '1588- ㅋ ㅅㅂㅅ' on the keyboard and '1588-1757' will be displayed on the phone screen. Therefore, the operator who wants to do the 'quick service' business, if no one is already using the '1588-1757' phone number to apply to the telephone company to use the name '1588-Quick service' to promote the phone number.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a phone number input method through a banner number number service in the United States. That is, if the user wants to make a call to order flowers, the user looks at the keyboard and presses '1-800-FLOWERS'. On the screen of the phone, '1-800-3569377' is displayed correspondingly. Therefore, the operator who wants to carry out the flower delivery business should apply for the telephone number '1-800-3569377' if it is not already used by the telephone company and promote the telephone number under the name '1-800-FLOWERS'. do.

However, when using the telephone number input method as described above, it is difficult to find a combination of a numeric telephone number and a name suitable for a service and a meaning that a service provider wants to serve. In addition, since the number of digits of the phone number and the number of letters of the name required by the telephone system must be equal, a forced word is created. In addition, even if you press the button to see the letters on the keyboard to make a call, only the numbers will appear on the screen, causing confusion to the user, and the phone number will change if the phone's text input method changes.

The present invention has been made so that the above problems can be solved, the object is that a number / letters / symbols, etc. can be input to the phone, there is a display that can show on the screen as it is input for the user, < Call> button allows the user to check the information entered and select the final transmission, and provides a telephone system that can be dialed by text to convert or encode the information to be sent and send it to the exchange. It is.

According to a first aspect of the telephone system capable of making a telephone call according to the present invention for solving the above problems, a key input unit capable of inputting data consisting of numbers / letters / symbols, and data inputted from the key input unit A display unit to be displayed and converts the input data into an original phone number consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, # corresponding to the keypad of the key input unit And a telephone including a microcomputer for outputting the signal and a signal transmitter for transmitting the signal output from the microcomputer to the exchange.

In addition, according to a second aspect of the telephone system capable of making a call by text according to the present invention, the name consisting of the numbers / letters / symbols of the other party to make a call is inputted to the telephone. A telephone that encodes and outputs a symbol recognizable by an exchange such as 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, #, a server storing a telephone number corresponding to each name, and And an exchanger that decodes the encoded name among the outputted information, checks the telephone number corresponding to the name from the server, and connects the telephone to the telephone number.

In addition, according to a first aspect of the control method of the telephone system capable of making a phone call according to the present invention, the data consisting of numbers / letters / symbols is displayed on the display unit of the phone as input through the key input unit. Step 1, and the input data is converted into the original telephone number consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, # corresponding to the keypad of the key input unit. And a third step of connecting the telephone to the telephone number through the exchange as the converted telephone number is transmitted to the exchange.

In addition, according to a second aspect of the control method of the telephone system for making a phone call according to the present invention, the display unit of the phone as a name consisting of numbers / letters / symbols of the other party to make a call is input to the phone A first step in which the name is displayed in the symbol and a symbol recognizable by the exchange, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, #, etc. according to standard encoding rules. A second step of encoding the phone number and outputting from the phone, and the exchange receiving the signal output in the second step to decode it to access the server where the phone number corresponding to the name is stored and to verify the phone number. And a fourth step in which the phone is connected to the phone number identified in the third step.

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

According to the present invention, a telephone system capable of making a phone call using a letter includes a key input unit 10 into which data consisting of letters / numbers / symbols can be input and data input from the key input unit 10 as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display unit 20, the microcomputer 30 for converting or encoding the data input from the key input unit 10 so as to be processed by the exchanger, and transmitting the signal output from the microcomputer 30 The telephone 50 comprises a signal transmitter 40, an exchanger 60, and a server 70 storing corresponding telephone numbers for each name. The phone 50 is, of course, provided with a signal receiver (not shown) capable of receiving a signal from the outside.

At this time, the switch 60 performs the function of an exchange of a telephone system which is commonly used and at the same time the telephone number corresponding to the name is dialed when the telephone is called with a name composed of letters in the telephone 50. After accessing and finding out, the telephone number 50 is connected to the telephone number.

The server 70 is a server that can register a phone number, such as a business operator or a general individual, for example, in the case of the Patent Office register '042-481-4114' in the name 'Patent Office' in the server 70 It can be placed or stored '1544-8080' in the name 'patent complaint consultation'. Therefore, the caller may be connected to the KIPO or the KIPO by pressing the <call> button after inputting the 'Patent Office' or the 'Patent Claims Consultation' on the phone 50 without knowing the actual phone number.

On the other hand, the existing telephone system including the switchboard 60 can usually receive only 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, # as input, the microcomputer ( 30) converts or encodes input data consisting of numbers, letters, and symbols into a specific standard consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, and #. At this time, if a standard encoding rule for standardizing the specific standard is provided, there is no problem because a signal is transmitted by directly encoding the corresponding phone 50 even if the character input method of the phone is different for each product. That is, for example, 'a' provides a standard encoding rule to encode '* # * # 1' so that the exchange 60 can recognize that the letter 'a' has been transmitted from the telephone.

On the other hand, when the user inputs a character through the keypad 11 of the key input unit 10, it is analyzed what characters are input through the key analysis unit 12 connected to the keypad 10, the screen of the display unit 20 It is displayed on the 21 under the control of the display controller 22. Therefore, after the user inputs a name corresponding to the telephone number of the place to be dialed, the user may make a call by pressing the <call> button after confirming that the input is properly performed through the display unit 20 of the telephone.

On the other hand, if the input key is composed only of numbers, the phone determines that it is a general phone number and simply transmits the phone number to the switchboard 60 according to the conventional method without applying standard encoding rules.

Telephone systems capable of dialing these characters are generally applicable to telephones, preferably mobile phones, with separate <call> buttons and screens (including all other display means), but if necessary a separate kit (screen and By using a call button and microcomputer), it can be used to make a text call on a regular landline phone.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a telephone call can be dialed by a text message system according to the present invention will be described.

First, for banner numbers such as '1-800-FLOWERS', '1-800-NEW-CARS', and '1-800-CONTACT', the actual number is '1-800-35693777' and '1' -800-6392277 'and' 1-800-26682287 '. Only the numbers entered are visible on the display of the phone. If you only see the numbers, it's hard to make sure the caller is spelled correctly, and when you check the dialed list later, it's hard to determine where you're calling by looking at the phone numbers that are stored with numbers alone. Will be pressed.

Therefore, in the present invention, when the banner number is entered into the phone for the call, the user mixes the numbers and letters as they are, and displays them on the screen as shown in FIG. 4 and displays the numbers and letters in the dialed list. Save as is. After entering the banner number and pressing the <call> button, the microcomputer 30 of the phone 50 performs the necessary conversion before transmitting the information to the switchboard 60. In this case, A For each alphabet, convert to the corresponding number as written on the buttons on the keypad, such as 2 for B or C, 3 for D, E, or F.

After the conversion, the telephone eventually transmits a signal consisting of only a telephone number to the switchboard as before, and the telephone call can be performed in a normal manner. The exchange does not need to access the server in this case and the exchange can also be configured as a conventional exchange.

A second embodiment according to the present invention is described as follows.

If the information inputted to the telephone 50 is composed of numbers, letters, symbols, etc. as shown in FIG. 5 and is not a banner number, the microcomputer 30 of the telephone 50 uses this information as it is in standard encoding rules. Encoding is performed accordingly and sent to the exchange 60.

The exchanger 60 decodes the received information and accesses the server 70 to know the telephone number and connect the telephone 50 to make the actual call to the number. Therefore, in order to accomplish this, the exchanger 60 may perform data communication with a decoding unit 61 capable of decoding a signal transmitted according to a standard encoding rule, and a server for searching for a telephone number corresponding to the decoded information. There is a built-in server interface 62.

Organizations, companies, individuals, etc., who want to name a phone number, name a word, phrase, email address, etc. consisting of desired letters, numbers, symbols, etc., and register with the phone number to be connected with the phone number to be connected. The server 70 informs the registered telephone number of the telephone exchange during the period in which the registrant pays a predetermined fee such as the registered telephone number.

At this time, by specifying a domestic phone number and a foreign phone number differently in one name, the incoming calls from the domestic can be registered to be a free call and the incoming calls from overseas can be registered. It is also possible to register multiple names with the same number. For example, if you want to make a call from a foreign country, you can register with an English name in addition to your local name. The registrant can change the actual telephone number corresponding to the name at any time through the server.

Therefore, if the same number '1544-0808' is registered on the server under the name 'patent complaint' and 'comm @@ office.com', the letter 'patent complaint' is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. In case of calling the 'Complaint @ Patent Office', the telephone is eventually connected to '1544-0808'.

The third embodiment according to the present invention is described as follows.

That is, as shown in Figure 6, the server (71, 72, 73) can be used for international calls by operating in each country (US, China, Japan). That is, the exchange 60 looks at the country code or country tag included in the phone number and inquires of the server of the corresponding country.

For example, if you want to call a company called 'ORACLE' in the United States, you can enter '001-1-ORACLE' on the keypad 11 or enter '001-USA-ORACLE'. ) Encodes it according to standard encoding rules and sends it to the exchange 60. In this case, when the country code for the international call is input, the microcomputer 30 may encode and output a tag for distinguishing the country code for the international call from the counterpart name or the phone number according to the standard encoding rule. . The exchange 60 includes a '001 (international call service code)' in front of the transmitted signal and a 'USA' or a US phone code '1' for the United States, or a US country code for the subsequent signal. When the tag is included, the US server 71 is connected to find out the telephone number stored in the US server 71 as 'ORACLE' and connects the telephone 50 to the number.

Meanwhile, the user may use a method such as inputting a country code when making an international call when inputting a phone number. In this case, the screen may include '<001> <1> ORACLE' or '<international' as shown in FIG. Phone> <USA> ORACLE 'and so on. At this time, the international telephone line operator may register the corresponding access number, for example, '001' under the name 'international call'.

When making a phone call using a prepaid card such as a prepaid card, a phone card company's access number, a phone card unique number, a country code, and a phone number are entered in this order. In this case, the user may input the prepaid card operator name instead of the access number when the phone number is input, and then input the remaining phone numbers including the phone card unique number as described above.

At this time, the access number itself of the calling card can be registered in the prepaid card company, that is, the calling card company with a suitable name in the server, and in this case, the phone 50 can be connected to the accessing number using the name.

For example, if the telephone number of the telephone card sold by the American telephone card company ATT '080-293-1923' is registered on the server under the name 'ATTCallingCard', 'ATTCC' or 'International calling card' When the information output from the phone includes the name such as 'ATTCC', the phone 60 recognizes the phone number stored in the server and connects the phone to the corresponding phone number.

Therefore, if a user in the United States makes a call after entering '<ATTCC> <192837161> <KR> ORACLE, the user is calling the telephone number registered as' ORACLE' in Korea using a calling card in the United States. 60 accesses the Korean server 70 and connects the user's telephone to the registered telephone number of the Korean 'ORACLE'. At this time, '192837161' is a unique number of the prepaid card possessed by the user.

If a user in the United States makes a call after entering '<ATTCC> <192837161> ORACLE', the user calls the registered telephone number of the United States 'ORACLE' using a calling card in the United States, so the exchange 60 Accesses the US server 71 and connects the user's phone to a registered phone number in the US 'ORACLE'.

8 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of operation of the first embodiment according to the present invention.

First, '1-800-FLOWERS' is displayed (S1) on the screen of the telephone as the user operated in the first step by operating the keypad of the telephone.

In the second step, when the user confirms the '1-800-FLOWERS' and presses the <call> button, the user converts the phone number corresponding to 'FLOWERS' to '3569377' in the microcomputer of the phone (S2).

Thereafter, in the third step, the telephone number '3569377' converted to '1-800' through the signal transmitter of the telephone is transmitted to the exchange (S3).

In the fourth step, as the telephone number is transmitted, the exchange connects the telephone having transmitted the telephone number to the corresponding telephone number according to the conventional method (S4).

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a second embodiment according to the present invention.

First, in step 11, as the user inputs the name of the counterpart who wishes to make a call through the keypad of the phone, the screen displays 'Patent Litigation Consultation' or 'Crime @ Patent Office' on the screen. (S11)

In step 12, when the user checks the displayed bar and presses the <call> button, the microcomputer confirms that the name is not a pure telephone number and a banner number that starts with '1-800' on the screen. Encode the name according to standard encoding rules. (S12)

In a thirteenth step, the signal encoded in the telephone is transmitted to the exchange. (S13)

In a fourteenth step, the exchange decodes the encoded signal. (S14)

In a fifteenth step, the exchange reports that the decoded signal is a 'patent complaint consultation' or 'citation @ patent office' and accesses the server. (S15)

In the sixteenth step, the exchange checks that the telephone number corresponding to 'Patent Claims' or 'Claims @ Patent Office' is registered to the server at '1544-0808' and connects the phone to the telephone number. (S16)

At this time, the KIPO registers '1544-0808', which is the complaint office of the KIPO, on the server under plural names such as `` CLA @@ Patent Office '' or `` Patent Office on the Patent Office ''. Can be connected to -0808 '.

On the other hand, the server is configured so that organizations, companies, individuals, etc. can register and change the appropriate name and the corresponding telephone number through the Internet.

Similarly, in the third embodiment, even when making an international call, data is encoded and transmitted to the exchange, and when the data includes a country code, the exchange accesses a server located in the country and connects the phone to the other party of the country. Be sure to

Also, even if you do not press the <call> button to make a call, if no key operation is performed after a predetermined time, the phone may automatically output the encoded signal to the exchange. You can use to make a call.

In the system capable of making a call with the text of the present invention configured as described above, if the number or name consisting of the numbers / letters / symbols of the other party to make a call is inputted, the input number or name is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, # telephones that are converted or encoded into symbols recognizable by the exchange, servers that store telephone numbers corresponding to each name, and It consists of an exchange that decodes the encoded name from the output information and checks the telephone number corresponding to the name from the server and connects the telephone to the telephone number, and uses a meaningful name in addition to the existing telephone number. Since it is possible to make a phone call, it is possible to simultaneously promote the convenience of operators and users in terms of promoting or using a phone number.

1 is a diagram showing a first method of making a call in a conventional telephone;

2 is a diagram showing a second method of making a call in a conventional telephone;

3 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a telephone system capable of making a phone call by text according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram showing the telephone screen of the first embodiment;

5 is a diagram showing the telephone screen of the second embodiment of the telephone system capable of making a telephone call according to the present invention;

6 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of a telephone system capable of making a telephone call according to the present invention;

7 is a diagram showing the telephone screen of the third embodiment;

8 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a control method of a telephone system capable of making a telephone call according to the present invention;

9 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of a control method of a telephone system for making a telephone call according to the present invention.

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10: key input unit 20: display unit

30: microcomputer 40: signal transmission unit

50: telephone 60: switchboard

70: server

Claims (12)

A key input unit capable of inputting data consisting of numbers / letters / symbols, a display unit on which data input from the key input unit is displayed, and 1, 2, 3, 4, corresponding to the keypad of the key input unit; It includes a telephone composed of a microcomputer converting and outputting the original telephone number consisting of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, #, and a signal transmitter for transmitting the signal output from the microcomputer to the exchange. Telephone system that can be dialed by text, characterized in that. If a name consisting of numbers / letters / symbols of the other party to make a call is entered, the exchange can recognize the name as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, #, etc. A telephone that encodes and outputs a symbol; A server that stores a telephone number corresponding to each name; Decoding the encoded name from the information output from the phone to check the telephone number corresponding to the name from the server and comprises a switch to connect the telephone to the telephone number characterized in that it is configured to make a phone call Telephone system. The method of claim 2, The phone outputs a key input unit into which data consisting of numbers / letters / symbols can be input, a display unit on which data input from the key input unit is displayed, and encoded data according to standard encoding rules so that the input data can be processed by an exchange. And a signal transmission unit for transmitting the signal output from the microcomputer. The method of claim 3, wherein The microcomputer of the phone is configured to encode and output a tag for distinguishing the country code for the international call from the counterpart name or the phone number when the country code for the international call is input according to the standard encoding rule. Telephone system that allows you to make phone calls with text. The method of claim 2, The exchange includes a decoding unit for decoding the encoded signal, and a server interface capable of data communication with the server to retrieve a telephone number corresponding to the decoded name. Dialable telephone system. The method of claim 2, The server is a telephone system that can be dialed by a character, characterized in that for each country is configured to store the telephone number for each name consisting of several numbers / letters / symbols, etc. for each server. The method of claim 2, The server is configured to store a pay phone number and a free phone number for the same name, Wherein said exchange is configured to connect a telephone to one of said toll or toll-free number. A first step of displaying data consisting of numbers / letters / symbols on the display unit of the telephone according to the input from the key input unit; A second step of converting the data into an original telephone number consisting of corresponding 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, # on the keypad of the key input unit; And a third step in which the telephone is connected to the telephone number through the exchange as the converted telephone number is transmitted to the exchange. A first step of displaying the name on the display unit of the telephone as a name consisting of numbers / letters / symbols of the other party to make a call is input to the telephone; A second step in which the name is encoded in symbols recognized by the exchange such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, and # according to standard encoding rules and outputted from the telephone; ; A third step in which the exchange receiving the signal output in the second step accesses a server storing the phone number corresponding to the name and confirms the corresponding phone number; And a fourth step of connecting the phone to the phone number identified in the third step. The method of claim 9, The control method of the telephone system capable of making a call by text may further include the step of storing information on a telephone number by name in the server before the third step. Control method of the system. The method of claim 9, The third step includes decoding a signal received by the exchange; A method of controlling a telephone system that can make a call by text, characterized in that it comprises a step of searching the server for a telephone number corresponding to a name consisting of decoded data. The method of claim 11, And in the third step, when the decoded data includes a country tag of another country, the exchange accesses a server of the corresponding country and searches for a phone number.