KR20050076145A - Voip service system and its method of acquiring caller information using question - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a questionnaire type internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, and a method thereof and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention provides a plurality of question items registered in advance for the receiving terminal (call center) when the calling terminal (customer) makes a call connection request to the receiving terminal (call center) in the form of a questionnaire. And a questionnaire-type internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire for effectively receiving caller information before the call by providing a questionnaire and delivering a questionnaire response thereto according to the caller. And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a method and a program for realizing the method.

3. Summary of the Solution of the Invention

The present invention, in the questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, registers and manages information (ID, password, telephone number of the receiving terminal, etc.) of subscribers subscribed to the questionnaire-type Internet telephone service. Subscriber management means for; Providing a questionnaire editing tool to the subscriber station according to the questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber station, receiving the questionnaire editing result and storing the result of the questionnaire editing in the questionnaire storage means corresponding to the receiving terminal, and searching the questionnaire from the call connection control means. Survey management means for retrieving and returning a corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage means upon request; The questionnaire storage means for storing a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal under the control of the questionnaire management means; And checking whether or not the receiving terminal subscribes to the question type internet telephone service by the subscriber management means according to the call connection request signal from the calling terminal, and thus, the questionnaire managing means as the receiving terminal is subscribed to the question type internet telephone service. The call connection control means for requesting a search for a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal to transmit the questionnaire to the calling terminal, and transmitting the questionnaire response received from the calling terminal to the receiving terminal along with a call request signal. Included.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a call center service system.

Description

Questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire and its method {VoIP Service System and Its Method of Acquiring Caller Information Using Question}

The present invention relates to a questionnaire type internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, and a method and a computer readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method. When the calling terminal (customer) requests a call connection to the receiving terminal (call center) provides a plurality of question items registered in advance in the form of a questionnaire to the calling terminal (customer) in the form of a questionnaire, the questionnaire accordingly Questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire for transmitting the response to the receiving terminal (call center), so that the receiving terminal (call center) effectively obtains the caller information before the call, and the method and the method Of a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realization to be.

Recently, the importance of managing customers without limitation of various channels, times, and places, such as email, web, fax, video chat, etc., is increasing day by day. In addition, networks such as wired / wireless telephone networks, the Internet, cable TV (CATV), satellite, etc. are being integrated, and by the emergence of IP (Internet Protocol) -based web services, each field and company characteristics can solve various needs of customers. There is an increasing demand from companies for personalized customer service.

Representative services to meet the needs of these companies is a call center (Call Center) service. The call center service handles multiple calls at the same time, separates and connects the calls, and automatically records the call history. Typically, call center services are used by mail order catalog organizations, telemarketing companies, customer service offices, and large organizations that sell products or services using the telephone.

By the way, the conventional call center service was able to deliver personal information, such as a field, resident registration number, etc. that wants to consult through an additional input action of the caller (customer) using voice answering machine (ARS). However, since the caller information that can be transmitted by this method is limited to the number or special symbol ('*' or '#') information through the button input of the phone, there is a problem in that the caller information cannot be transmitted more diversely and effectively. .

In addition, the conventional call center service is a caller (customer) because the information on the receiving side (company) to receive information from the caller (customer) to be received by voice, and the corresponding information must be input step by step, so that the caller information input time is lengthened. There was a problem that feels inconvenient to use the service.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, a plurality of pre-registered with respect to the receiving terminal (call center) when the calling terminal (customer) requests a call connection to the receiving terminal (call center) in the Internet phone service By providing a question item to the calling terminal (customer) in the form of a questionnaire and passing the questionnaire response accordingly to the receiving terminal (call center), the receiver terminal (call center) to effectively obtain the caller information before the call, using a questionnaire It is an object of the present invention to provide a questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function, a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method.

An apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is a questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, the information (ID, password, receiving terminal) of the subscriber subscribed to the questionnaire-type Internet phone service Subscriber management means for registering and managing telephone numbers); Providing a questionnaire editing tool to the subscriber station according to the questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber station, receiving the questionnaire editing result and storing the result of the questionnaire editing in the questionnaire storage means corresponding to the receiving terminal, and searching the questionnaire from the call connection control means. Survey management means for retrieving and returning a corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage means upon request; The questionnaire storage means for storing a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal under the control of the questionnaire management means; And checking whether or not the receiving terminal subscribes to the question type internet telephone service by the subscriber management means according to the call connection request signal from the calling terminal, and thus, the questionnaire managing means as the receiving terminal is subscribed to the question type internet telephone service. The call connection control means for requesting a search for a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal to transmit the questionnaire to the calling terminal, and transmitting the questionnaire response received from the calling terminal to the receiving terminal along with a call request signal. It is characterized by including.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention, a questionnaire-type Internet telephone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, the subscriber registration step of the subscriber management server to register the subscriber in accordance with the service subscription request signal; A questionnaire registration step of a questionnaire management server providing a questionnaire editing tool to the subscriber side according to a questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber, receiving a questionnaire editing result and registering the questionnaire corresponding to a receiving terminal; The call connection control server requests a questionnaire search to the questionnaire management server according to a call connection request signal from a caller terminal, receives a questionnaire corresponding to the receiver terminal from the questionnaire management server, and delivers the questionnaire to the caller terminal. step; And a caller information transmitting step of transmitting, by the call connection control server, a result of a questionnaire response received from the calling terminal to the receiving terminal along with a call request signal.

On the other hand, the present invention, the Internet phone service system provided with a processor, the subscriber management server registers the subscriber in accordance with the service subscription request signal; A questionnaire registration function of providing a questionnaire editing tool to the subscriber side according to a questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber, receiving a questionnaire editing result, and registering the questionnaire corresponding to a receiving terminal; The call connection control server requests a questionnaire search to the questionnaire management server according to a call connection request signal from a caller terminal, receives a questionnaire corresponding to the receiver terminal from the questionnaire management server, and delivers the questionnaire to the caller terminal. function; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a caller information transmitting function of transmitting, by the call connection control server, a result of a questionnaire response received from the calling terminal to the called terminal with a call request signal.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a questionnaire type internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, a questionnaire type internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire according to the present invention, the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18 in accordance with a call connection request signal from the originating Internet telephone terminal 17. Call connection control server 11 for performing a call connection process according to whether or not the questionnaire-type Internet phone service subscription, information of subscribers (ID, password, receiving Internet phone terminal 18) subscribed to the questionnaire-type Internet phone service Subscriber management server 12 for managing a telephone number, etc.), a questionnaire management server 13 for managing a questionnaire item and a survey response processing rule corresponding to the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18, and the questionnaire management server 13 And a questionnaire database 14 for storing the questionnaire items corresponding to the reception Internet telephone terminal 18 and the questionnaire response processing rule according to the control.

At this time, the questionnaire management server 13 provides a questionnaire editing tool that can edit (newly create, modify, delete) a questionnaire item and a questionnaire response processing rule in response to a questionnaire registration request signal from a subscriber. Receives the result of the questionnaire editing, and stores it in the questionnaire database 14 to correspond to the receiving terminal. Then, in response to a questionnaire search request from the call connection control server 11, a corresponding questionnaire item is searched and returned from the questionnaire database 14, and from a caller terminal received through the call connection control server 11. The survey response results are processed according to the corresponding survey response processing rules.

As such, the subscriber may edit (newly create, modify, delete) a rule for processing a questionnaire response as well as a questionnaire using a questionnaire editing tool. That is, it may simply describe the selection of the format of the questionnaire response displayed on the receiving terminal, the rules for processing the value of the questionnaire response field (for example, the function of extracting gender from social security number or calculating age Etc.) may be described. In addition, a rule for controlling a call connection according to the value of the questionnaire response field (for example, a function of controlling the call connection to the phone number of the corresponding department according to the value of the questionnaire response field) may be described. For this purpose, the questionnaire editing tool provides a graphical user interface (GUI) supporting various commands, or a simple program (Javascript, Active Server Pages (ASP), Java, Common Gateway Interface (CGI), database query language, etc.). Programming language).

In addition, the call connection control server 11 requests the subscriber management server 12 to confirm whether the receiving terminal subscribes to the question type internet telephone service according to the call connection request signal from the calling terminal. If the receiving terminal is subscribed to the questionnaire type internet phone service, the survey management server 13 requests a search for a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal, transfers the corresponding survey item to the calling terminal, and delivers it from the calling terminal. The received survey response is transmitted to the receiving terminal with a call request signal.

At this time, the outgoing Internet phone terminal 17 may be viewed as a customer's Internet phone terminal, and the receiving Internet phone terminal 18 may be regarded as an Internet phone terminal of a call center.

On the other hand, the Internet phone used in the present invention is a service that makes a call using a data communication network (IP network), and can transmit not only voice but also various types of data. In addition, since the Internet phone can use a computer (PC) or the like, the caller (customer) can conveniently prepare the questionnaire response, the receiver (call center) can obtain the necessary caller information in a short time from the questionnaire response.

2 is a signal flow diagram of an embodiment of a questionnaire registration process of a questionnaire type internet phone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire according to the present invention.

First, a service subscriber 20 who wants to subscribe to a questionnaire-type Internet telephone service according to the present invention accesses the subscriber management server 12 and subscribes to a service including an ID, a password, and an incoming Internet telephone terminal telephone number (IP address). The request signal is transmitted 201. At this time, the receiving Internet telephone terminal telephone number (IP address) may be plural.

Then, the subscriber management server 12 performs a registration procedure for a valid ID and password received from the service subscriber 20, and returns a service subscription approval signal to the service subscriber 20 (202). That is, the subscriber management server 12 manages the ID registered by the service subscriber 20 as a unique value for distinguishing each service subscriber, and a password and an incoming Internet telephone terminal telephone number (IP address) corresponding to any ID. Manage together.

Then, when the service subscriber 20 accesses the survey management server 13 and transmits a login request signal including an ID and a password (203), the survey management server 13 subscribes to a service including the received ID and password. A confirmation request signal is transmitted to the subscriber management server 12 (204).

Then, the subscriber management server 12 checks whether the received ID and password are registered with the ID and password, and transmits a corresponding service subscription status response signal to the questionnaire management server 13 (205).

Then, the questionnaire management server 13 checks the service subscription response signal, and if the service subscriber 20 is a valid service subscriber, transmits a login approval signal to the service subscriber 20 (206). On the other hand, when the questionnaire management server 13 confirms the service subscription status response signal, if the service subscriber 20 is not a valid service subscriber due to the ID not registered or the ID and password do not match, the login fails. The cause and result are transmitted to the service subscriber 20 to induce service subscription or re-entry of ID / password.

On the other hand, the service subscriber 20 successfully logged in transmits a questionnaire editing request signal to the questionnaire management server 13 (207), the questionnaire management server 13 edits a questionnaire to edit the questionnaire items and questionnaire response processing rules A tool (HTTP document generation tool, etc.) is sent (208).

Then, the service subscriber 20 edits (newly created, modified, deleted) a survey item and a questionnaire response processing rule by using a questionnaire editing tool received from the questionnaire management server 13, and manages a questionnaire registration request signal. The server 13 transmits to the server 13 (209).

Then, the questionnaire management server 13 transmits a questionnaire registration request signal including a questionnaire item received from the service subscriber 20 and a questionnaire response processing rule to the questionnaire database 14, and the ID registered by the service subscriber 20 and the questionnaire. Request to save accordingly.

3 is a signal flow diagram of an embodiment of a call connection process in a questionnaire type internet phone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire according to the present invention.

First, when the calling Internet telephone terminal 17 transmits a call connection request signal including a telephone number (IP address) of the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18 to the call connection control server 11 (301), the call connection control server 11 transmits a service subscription check request signal to the subscriber management server 12 (302). At this time, the call connection control server 11 may receive a call connection request from a calling terminal connected to a general telephone switching network (PSTN) or a mobile communication network through an Internet telephone (VoIP) gateway 16. The connection request signal is transmitted to the receiving terminal so that the call is made in the conventional manner.

On the other hand, the subscriber management server 12 checks whether the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18 is subscribed to the question-type Internet telephone service, and transmits a corresponding service subscription status response to the call connection control server 11 (303). ).

Then, the call connection control server 11 checks the service subscription status response received from the subscriber management server 12, and if the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18 is subscribed to the service, the questionnaire management server 13 sends a question request signal. In step 304, if the receiving Internet phone terminal 18 is not subscribed to the service, it directly transmits a call connection request signal to the receiving Internet phone terminal 18.

Meanwhile, the questionnaire management server 13 receiving the question request signal from the call connection control server 11 transmits a questionnaire search request signal corresponding to the telephone number (IP address) of the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18. In step 305, the survey search result (question item and survey response processing rule) is received accordingly (306). At this time, if there is no questionnaire corresponding to the telephone number (IP address) of the receiving Internet telephone terminal, it is notified to the call connection control server 11 and the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18 by a call connection process as in the prior art. Allow the call to connect.

Then, the questionnaire management server 13 transmits the questionnaire search result (question item and question answer processing rule) received from the questionnaire database 14 to the calling Internet telephone terminal 17 through the call connection control server 11 ( 307,308). At this time, the questionnaire management server 13 converts the questionnaire items included in the questionnaire search result into a form in which the sender (customer) can respond and delivers the questionnaire. In addition, a plurality of questionnaire items provided to the outgoing Internet telephone terminal 17 may be included as shown in FIG. 4, and a response method may be configured in various ways (direct input, selection, etc.).

Then, as the user of the outgoing Internet phone terminal 17 completes the questionnaire response, the outgoing Internet phone terminal 17 transmits the result of the questionnaire response to the questionnaire management server 13 through the call connection control server 11 ( 309,310).

Then, the questionnaire management server 13 processes the questionnaire response result received from the outgoing Internet phone terminal 17 according to the questionnaire response processing rule, and converts the result into a form that can be output to the reception Internet phone terminal 18. In operation 311, the call connection control server 11 transmits the call connection control server 11.

Then, the call connection control server 11 transmits the call request signal including the result of the survey response received from the survey management server 13 to the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18 (312), the outgoing Internet telephone terminal 17 And a call between the receiving Internet phone terminal 18 and the result of the questionnaire response of the calling Internet phone terminal 17 is transmitted.

The subsequent process is the same as the general call connection process and the call release process. That is, when the call connection control server 11 transmits a call connection request signal to the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18, the receiving Internet telephone terminal 18 rings the telephone ring. The terminal 18 transmits a call acceptance signal to the call connection control server 11, and the call connection control server 11 transfers it to the calling Internet telephone terminal 17 to make a call. On the other hand, when the receiver rejects the call request, the receiving Internet phone terminal 18 transmits a call rejection signal to the call connection control server 11, and the call connection control server 11 transmits it to the calling Internet phone terminal 17. To end the call.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.). Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the calling terminal (customer) makes a call connection request from the calling terminal (call center) to the calling terminal in the form of a questionnaire, the calling terminal is registered in the form of a questionnaire. By providing to the (customer) and passing the corresponding questionnaire response to the receiving terminal (call center), there is an effect that the receiving terminal (call center) can effectively obtain a variety of caller information before the call.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a questionnaire type internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an embodiment signal flow diagram for the questionnaire registration process of the questionnaire-type Internet phone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire according to the present invention.

3 is a signal flow diagram of an embodiment of a call connection process of a question-type Internet telephone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an example of a questionnaire provided to the outgoing Internet phone terminal in the questionnaire-type Internet phone service according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

11: call connection control server 12: subscriber management server

13: Survey Management Server 14: Survey Database

15: data communication network 16: VoIP gateway

17: Outgoing Internet Phone Terminal (Customer) 18: Incoming Internet Phone Terminal (Call Center)

Claims (7)

In the questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, Subscriber management means for registering and managing information (ID, password, telephone number of receiving terminal, etc.) of subscribers subscribed to the questionnaire type internet telephone service; Providing a questionnaire editing tool to the subscriber station according to the questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber station, receiving the questionnaire editing result and storing the result of the questionnaire editing in the questionnaire storage means corresponding to the receiving terminal, and searching the questionnaire from the call connection control means. Survey management means for retrieving and returning a corresponding questionnaire from the questionnaire storage means upon request; The questionnaire storage means for storing a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal under the control of the questionnaire management means; And In accordance with the call connection request signal from the calling terminal, the subscriber management means checks whether the receiving terminal subscribes to the question-type internet telephone service, and the receiving terminal subscribes to the question-type internet telephone service. The call connection control means for requesting a search for a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal to transmit the questionnaire to the calling terminal, and transmitting the questionnaire response received from the calling terminal to the receiving terminal with a call request signal; Questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire including a. The method of claim 1, The survey management means, Providing a questionnaire editing tool for editing a questionnaire item and a questionnaire response processing rule in response to a questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber station and providing a questionnaire editing result (question item and questionnaire response rule) accordingly. Questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, characterized in that received and stored in the questionnaire storage means corresponding to the receiving terminal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The call connection control means transmits a result of the questionnaire response from the originating terminal to the receiving terminal, Request a call for the response to the questionnaire response result from the calling terminal to the questionnaire management means, and receive a call response result from the questionnaire management means in response to the questionnaire response result processed in a form that can be output from the receiving terminal Questionnaire-type Internet telephone service system having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, characterized in that transmitted to the receiving terminal with a signal. In the questionnaire-type Internet telephone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire, A subscriber registration step of registering, by the subscriber management server according to the service subscription request signal; A questionnaire registration step of a questionnaire management server providing a questionnaire editing tool to the subscriber side according to a questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber, receiving a questionnaire editing result and registering the questionnaire corresponding to a receiving terminal; The call connection control server requests a questionnaire search to the questionnaire management server according to a call connection request signal from a caller terminal, receives a questionnaire corresponding to the receiver terminal from the questionnaire management server, and delivers the questionnaire to the caller terminal. step; And Caller information transmission step of the call connection control server transmits the result of the questionnaire response received from the calling terminal with the call request signal to the receiving terminal Questionnaire type internet phone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire including a. The method of claim 4, wherein The survey delivery step, A questionnaire search request step of the call connection control server requesting a questionnaire search to the questionnaire management server according to a call connection request signal from a calling terminal; The questionnaire management server searches for a questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal from a questionnaire database according to a questionnaire search request signal from the call connection control server, converts the questionnaire into a form that can be output from the caller terminal, and delivers the questionnaire to the call connection control server. Survey search step; And Questionnaire search result delivery step that the call connection control server receives the questionnaire corresponding to the receiving terminal from the questionnaire management server and delivers to the calling terminal Questionnaire type internet phone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire including a. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The sender information delivery step, A questionnaire response transmitting step of receiving, by the call connection control server, a questionnaire response result from the calling terminal and delivering the result to the questionnaire management server; A questionnaire response processing step of processing, by the questionnaire management server, a questionnaire response result according to a questionnaire response processing rule, converting the questionnaire response result into a form that can be output from the reception terminal, and transferring the result to the call connection control server; And Call request step of the call connection control server transmits the result of the questionnaire response received from the questionnaire management server to the receiving terminal with a call request signal Questionnaire type internet phone service method having a caller information transmission function using a questionnaire including a. In the Internet telephone service system provided with a processor, A subscriber registration function in which a subscriber management server registers a subscriber according to a service subscription request signal; A questionnaire registration function of providing a questionnaire editing tool to the subscriber side according to a questionnaire registration request signal from the subscriber, receiving a questionnaire editing result, and registering the questionnaire corresponding to a receiving terminal; The call connection control server requests a questionnaire search to the questionnaire management server according to a call connection request signal from a caller terminal, receives a questionnaire corresponding to the receiver terminal from the questionnaire management server, and delivers the questionnaire to the caller terminal. function; And Caller information transmission function that the call connection control server transmits the result of the questionnaire response received from the calling terminal with the call request signal to the receiving terminal A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.