KR20060118928A - Method and apparatus for providing caller information using short message service and record media recored program for realizing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A CISS(Caller Information Sending Service) supply method and device using an SMS(Short Message Service) function and a recording medium where a program for realizing the method and device is recorded are provided to enable a terminal, where a CID(Caller ID) service is not supported, to receive the CID service, thereby expanding targets of the CID service. A receiving MSC(Mobile Switching Center) receives caller information and receiving terminal information including information which indicates whether a receiving terminal is a CISS supportable terminal, from an HLR(Home Location Register)(S300,S302). The receiving MSC decides whether the received receiving terminal information indicates the CISS supportable terminal(S304). If not, the receiving MSC sends a receiving signal to a receiving terminal through an assigned traffic channel, and sends the caller information through a short message(S308,S310). The short message where the caller information is displayed is shown on a display screen of the receiving terminal to provide the caller information.

Description

Method of providing caller information display service using SSM function, apparatus and recording medium recording program for realizing the same {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CALLER INFORMATION USING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE AND RECORD MEDIA RECORED PROGRAM FOR REALIZING THE SAME}

1 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence in which a conventional caller information display service is provided.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a system for providing a caller information display service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing the sequence of a call processing process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the order in which the caller information display service is provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a called-side exchanger according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a registration procedure of caller information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing activation and deactivation requests of caller information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a caller information display service, and a recording medium recording a program for implementing the same. More particularly, the caller information display supports a target of providing the caller information display service using an SMS function of a mobile communication. The present invention relates to a terminal that is not possible.

Currently, a caller-ID service (CID Service) or a caller information sending service (CISS) is implemented to allow callers to know caller information in a mobile communication service.

Caller ID display service is a service that informs the recipient terminal's phone number of the caller's terminal, and caller information display service is a caller's terminal, the phone number of the caller's terminal, the characters, images, emoticons, etc. preset by the caller during the call between mobile subscribers Caller information transmission and display service to display on. Thus, using these services, the recipient can know the caller's information, including the other party's number, before the call is established, so that they can block unwanted phone calls in advance, and the caller can send information about themselves or other special phrases. Improve customer service.

The calling number display service and the caller information display service are generally used interchangeably with the same meaning without strictly distinguishing the calling number display service and the caller information display service, rather than being strictly used. Therefore, hereinafter, a service for displaying a caller's number or information will be collectively used as a caller information display service.

In general, referring to FIG. 1, a procedure of a caller indication service performed in a mobile communication system is as follows.

The calling exchange switches the location registration request to the calling HLR (Home Location Register) according to the location of the calling terminal (S100). Upon receiving the location registration request, the calling party HLR transmits the registration information and activation status of the calling party identification service to the calling exchange with the location registration response (S102), and the registration status information of the transmitted calling party identification service is registered in the calling party HLR. If the subscriber is subscribed to the caller ID service, the caller ID service is activated (S104). On the other hand, in the case of the receiver side, the destination side exchange requests the location registration to the destination HLR according to the location of the destination terminal (S106). The destination HLR receives the location request response and the caller indication service registration information of the called party with the destination exchange. Transfer to the side exchange (S108). When the caller ID service registration subscriber makes a call, the calling exchange exchanges the caller ID service subscriber information with the calling party HLR while requesting a location (S110), and the called party HLR is sent according to the caller ID service subscriber information (that is, the caller). Only when the subscriber is subscribed to the caller ID service), the terminal determines whether the terminal is supported by the caller ID service (S112), and if the caller ID service is supported, the caller information server requests to receive the caller ID file. (S114). The called party's HLR receives the sender's information display file from the caller information server (S116), and transmits the sender's information display file with the routing request of the called exchange (S118). The sender's information display file is stored in the memory (S120). Subsequently, the destination side exchange transmits Temporary Local Directory Number (TLDN) information to the destination HLR as a routing response (S122). The called party's HLR sends the TLDN information to the calling exchange in response to the location request (S124). The calling exchange receives the TLDN and sends an initial address message (IAM: Initial Answer Message) to the called exchange (S126). When the called side exchange receives the initial address message, it sends a paging to the called terminal (S128), and when a call response is sent from the called terminal, a process of opening a traffic channel proceeds to allocate the traffic channel (S132). . Thereafter, the called exchange exchanges an address complete message (ACM) to the calling exchange (S134), and transmits an alert with information to the called terminal. A specific frame of the called signal includes a caller information file. It is transmitted (S136).

 When the called terminal answers, the called exchange receives a response signal (S138), sends an answer message (ANM: Answer Message) to the calling exchange (S140), and connects from the calling exchange to the calling terminal to make a call.

In order to realize the conventional call display service described above, the terminal can receive caller information files included in a specific frame of an incoming call and is only available to a terminal having a function of displaying a caller information file on a display screen of the terminal. There is a problem that it is difficult to expand the caller display service because the caller display service is provided only to the caller display service support terminal.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention is to propose an invention that can be extended to apply the caller ID service without restriction according to the terminal. In addition, the sender can register their own information that the caller wants to display on the terminal of the receiver through the terminal or the Internet, select specific information among the registered caller information through input of a specific number of the terminal, and activate or deactivate the caller display service. It is to propose an invention that can be.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a caller information display service in a mobile communication network.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the method for providing a caller information display service performed at a called side exchange to provide a service for displaying caller information in a mobile communication network, the caller terminal supports the caller information display from a home location register. (A) receiving a file displaying the called terminal information and the calling party information including whether the terminal is a capable terminal; Determining whether the caller information display supporting terminal is received from the received terminal information (b); A caller information display service comprising the step of (c) transmitting a file indicating the caller information in a short message after transmitting a call to the called terminal through the assigned traffic channel if the called terminal information display is not supported; A provision method is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for displaying caller information in a mobile communication network is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in a destination side exchange in a mobile communication network, a file displaying destination terminal information and caller information, including whether the destination terminal is a terminal capable of supporting the caller information display from the destination home location register; Receiving unit for receiving; A terminal information check unit for determining whether the terminal information display support terminal is received from the received terminal information; when the called terminal identified by the terminal information check unit does not support the display of the calling party information, the terminal is checked through the assigned traffic channel Provided is a caller information display service providing apparatus including a caller information transmitter for transmitting a file displaying a caller information in a short message after transmitting a signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium on which a program for displaying caller information is recorded.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a program of instructions that are capable of performing a method for providing a service for displaying caller information is tangibly implemented, and in a recording medium that can be read at an exchange, the destination home position (A) receiving, from a register, a file displaying the called terminal information and the calling party information including whether the called terminal is the terminal capable of supporting the calling party information display; Determining whether the caller information display supporting terminal is received from the received terminal information (b); Recording the program performing the step (c) of transmitting a file indicating the caller information in a short message after transmitting the incoming signal to the called terminal through the assigned traffic channel if the called terminal information display is not supported. A medium is provided.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the method for providing a caller information display service using the SMS function according to the present invention.

In the above description, the calling party and the receiving party are distinguished for convenience of explanation, but according to the location of the calling terminal 200 and the called terminal 218 and whether the mobile communication service provider is the same, the base station, the exchange, and the home location register (HLR) It is obvious that the same device can be.

2 is a block diagram showing a system for providing a caller ID service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 2, the system for implementing the present invention is similar to the configuration of a general mobile communication network such as the originating terminal 200, the originating base station 202, the originating exchange 204, and the originating home location register (HLR). : Home Location Register (206), caller information server 208, PDSN (Packet Data Switching Node: hereinafter referred to as 'PDSN') 210, called side exchange 212, called side home location It comprises a register 214, a destination base station 216 and a destination terminal 218.

The calling terminal 200 and the called terminal 218 transmit and receive voice data and data, and in particular, the called terminal 218 is a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving text data for short message (Short Message) transmission and reception of the present invention. Caller indication service function may be provided.

The originating base station 202 and the receiving base station 216 perform wireless communication with the calling terminal 200 and the receiving terminal 218, respectively, and receive the voices received from the calling switching center 204 and the receiving switching center 212, respectively. Send and receive calls or data.

The originating exchange 204 and the receiving side exchange 212 perform the function of configuring an access point for user traffic between the mobile communication network and the public telephone network, or another mobile telephone switching center in another mobile communication network. In addition, it is a switch that provides a circuit switching service to a mobile communication subscriber in conjunction with a fixed network, it is an additional feature to track the location of the mobile subscriber to always provide a mobile phone service, even if the mobile location changes the communication service It performs call channel switch (Hand-Off) function to sustain.

The source HLR 206 and the destination HLR 214 are mobile communication subscriber databases that store terminal information, location information, authentication information, and the like of the mobile communication subscriber. The source HLR 206 and the destination HLR 214 receive the location registration request from the source exchange 204 and the destination exchange 212, respectively, and respond with the location registration request to transmit the stored information together with necessary information. do.

Typically, the HLR, along with the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) and Visitor Location Register (VLR) nodes, controls the signaling network protocol, completes incoming calls, and completes subscribers. It performs a transaction with the VLR to update the information.

The caller information server 208 is a server that stores caller information displaying the caller's information such as a phone number of the caller terminal, a text, an image, and an emoticon preset by the caller. A caller using a mobile communication service may access the caller information server 208 in advance through the Internet or register his or her own information using a short message service of his terminal.

The PDSN 210 is a packet data exchange node and is a device for connecting a radio signal to a data network (or an IP network). The data network is a network connecting the caller information server 280 and the PDSN 210, and the receiver terminal 218 is connected to the caller information server 208 using a data network and a switching network (a network connecting the exchange and the exchange). The data can be received. Therefore, the caller information data transmitted from the caller information server 208 is received by the receiver terminal 218 through the PDSN 210 and the receiving base station 216.

Hereinafter, the order in which the caller information display service according to the present invention is implemented will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a call processing procedure for implementing a caller information display service according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of a caller indication service of the present invention according to a main component of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the calling terminal 200 calls the called terminal 218 using the calling base station 202 and the calling exchange 204 (S300). The destination exchange 212 allocates forward and reverse traffic channels with the destination terminal 218 (S302), and the destination side exchange 212 determines whether the destination terminal 218 is capable of supporting caller information display (S302). S304), if the called terminal 218 is capable of supporting the calling party information display, the called terminal transmits an incoming call to the called terminal 218 using the assigned traffic channel, where the calling party information is stored in a specific frame of the incoming call. It is displayed (S306). If the called terminal 218 is not the terminal capable of supporting the calling party information display, only the incoming call is transmitted (S308), and then the short message displaying the stored caller information in advance through the data burst message transmitting the short message through the assigned traffic channel. (SM: Short Message) is transmitted (S310) and the caller information short message is delivered to the called terminal 218 (actually recognized as being delivered to the user with time difference). When the called party answers using the called terminal 218 displaying the incoming call (S312), a voice call is initiated corresponding to the receiver's response (S314), and when the voice call ends and attempts to terminate the call (S316), the call ends. Afterwards, the assigned traffic channel is released (S318).

In FIG. 3, the call processing process of the caller information display support capable terminal is the same as the existing call processing process, but the receiving side exchange 212 determines the caller support information display terminal and the short message if the caller support information display terminal is not. By transmitting a short message (SM) of a sender previously stored through a data burst message for transmission, the receiver can check the sender's information through the receiver terminal 218 even if the sender support information display terminal is not. .

The short message indicating the received sender information is the same as the reception of the general short message, and may be stored in the short message storage box as the short message is stored. Therefore, as a caller, an electronic business card or the like which records his or her information is prepared in advance in a short message, registered in the caller information server 208, and transmitted to the called terminal 218, so that the caller displays his or her information even through a voice call attempt. Sending an electronic business card allows the recipient to store an electronic business card that records the sender's personal information on his or her terminal. How the caller registers his personal information will be described in detail in the flowchart of FIG. 6.

4 is a flow chart showing the order in which the caller information display service of the present invention is performed according to the main components of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the present invention will be described based on differences from the present invention in comparison with a flowchart of a flow in which the conventional caller information display service of FIG. 1 is implemented.

As shown in FIG. 4, steps S400-410 are the same as those of the existing caller information display service of FIG. 1. However, in the case of the existing receiver side, when the called side exchange 212 requests a location registration request from the called side HLR 214 according to the position of the called terminal 218 (S106), the called side HLR 214 receives the called side exchange ( 212), only the caller indication service registration information registered with the location request response needs to be transmitted (S108). In the present invention, since the caller information display support terminal is determined in the destination exchange 212, whether or not the caller display support terminal is enabled. The information is transmitted to the destination side exchange 212 (S408). Unlike the conventional caller ID service, the called party HLR 214 requests the registered information of the caller to the caller ID server 208 if the subscriber is subscribed to the caller ID service without determining whether the caller ID support terminal is determined. Sender information from 208.

In the caller indication service according to the present invention, the destination side exchange 212 allocates a traffic channel, and then determines whether the called terminal 218 included in the terminal information received in step S408 is a caller indication service capable terminal (S434). As described in FIG. 3, if the called terminal 218 is not a terminal capable of supporting caller information display, only the incoming call is transmitted (S308), and then stored in advance through a data burst message for transmitting a short message through an assigned traffic channel. By transmitting a short message (SM: Short Message) indicating the caller information (S310), the short message indicating the caller information is transmitted after transmitting the incoming call to the destination terminal 218 (S436).

In the present invention in which the above process is performed, the configuration of the called-side exchange for implementing the caller information display service will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the destination side exchange according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an information receiver 500, a terminal information checker 502, and a caller information transmitter 504.

The information receiver 500 performs a function of receiving the caller information file and the destination terminal 218 information from the home location register (HLR) 214.

As described above, the terminal information received from the home location register 214 includes whether or not the called terminal 218 is a terminal that supports the caller information display service.

From the terminal information received by the information receiving unit 500, the terminal information check unit 502 stores the sender information in an incoming call in a specific frame according to whether the terminating terminal 218 is a terminal that supports the caller information display service. This function decides whether to send the sender information to the data burst message that sends the short message after the incoming call.

The sender information transmitter 504 stores and transmits the sender information in a specific frame or a data burst message according to the method of transmitting the sender information determined by the terminal information checker 502.

Hereinafter, a method of registering caller information and a method of activating and deactivating a caller ID service according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a registration procedure of caller information according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 6, registration of the caller information according to the present invention can be registered through the terminal and the Internet. The method of registering one's own sender information, or profile, using a terminal is the same as sending a normal SMS, and the sender writes a profile in a short message using text and emoticons on his or her device to identify the profile through the terminal. Send a short message to the number (S600). In addition, if the specific number is, for example, 010-000-XXXY, a method of recognizing the registration, change, or addition of a profile according to the ending number Y using the ending number Y is possible (for example, XXX0 is profile registration, XXX1). Change profile, XXX2 add profile, etc.).

 The exchange receiving the text message transmits a short message to an SMSC (Short Message Service Center) (S602). SMSC generally plays a role of delivering a limited sized text (short text) between a mobile terminal (MS) and a mobile terminal or between a mobile terminal and a short message entity (SME). It stores and delivers the short message transmitted to the called subscriber who cannot be received until the subscriber can receive it and delivers it to the called subscriber who is busy. Upon receiving the sender's profile, the SMSC sends a short message, which is the sender's profile, to the sender's information server to the sender's information server to register a new profile or change an already registered profile (S604).

In the case of registering or changing a profile through the Internet, it is possible to directly access the sender's information server through a wired / wireless communication network to register or change his profile (S606).

7 is a flowchart illustrating an order in which activation and deactivation requests of caller information are processed according to the present invention.

When a location registration request is received at the exchange according to the location of the terminal (S700), the exchange transmits a location registration request to the HLR (S702). The HLR transmits a location registration response and information such as whether to register an additional service such as a caller indication service. To transmit (S704).

On the other hand, when the user transmits an activation or deactivation request signal of an additional service to the exchange using the terminal (S706), the exchange transmits the received additional service activation or deactivation request to the HLR (S708) and the HLR is a profile of the terminal user. Activate or deactivate the request is sent to the caller information server (S710).

The user can activate or deactivate the additional service including the caller ID service by using the terminal and register by setting the activation or deactivation by a specific number when registering the caller information of the user through the terminal or the Internet (eg, * 001). Press on your device's button to activate the caller ID service, and press * 002 to disable the caller ID service).

The sender information server transmits the activation or deactivation response of the profile to the HLR after processing the request for activation or deactivation of the profile (S712).

The HLR transmits the received activation or deactivation response signal to the calling exchange (S714) and stores whether the additional service is activated or deactivated at the exchange, so that the caller information is transmitted or not sent when the user uses the additional service using the terminal. Will not.

Referring to the configuration and procedure described above, first, a mobile communication terminal user applying for the service registers his or her caller information consisting of numbers, letters, and emoticons through the Internet in order to receive the caller display service according to the present invention. . Alternatively, if the sender information is written into a short message of the SMS function by using a button of the terminal and transmitted to a specific number, the sender information is stored in the caller information display server in the procedure of FIG. 6.

If the user of the mobile communication terminal does not want to send his / her caller information to the receiver, the caller information registered by the user is not transmitted to the other party by entering * 002 first and then entering the other party's terminal number.

However, if the sender information is to be transmitted, if * 001 is entered first and then the other party's terminal number is inputted, the sender information registered by the other party is transmitted. Of course, it is obvious that a single button press can be activated or deactivated and keeps the selected activation or deactivation unless a special number or code is entered.

In addition, when the caller information is registered, not only one caller information but also a plurality of caller information may be registered and other caller information may be received by the other party according to a specific number (for example, * 001 is a telephone number * 002). Is the phone number and name * 003 is the phone number, name and photo).

The receiver (terminal holder not supported by the caller display service) receiving the caller information according to the present invention checks the caller information by receiving a short message indicating the caller's information on the screen of the terminal. Therefore, according to the method for providing a caller indication service according to the present invention, a caller registers his or her own business card in advance, loads a registered business card in a short message, and the receiver stores the short message of the sender without having to send and receive a business card. The same effect as receiving the sender's electronic business card can be obtained.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, according to the method for providing a caller information display service using the SMS function according to the present invention, the caller display service can be provided even in a terminal that does not support the caller display service, thereby expanding the target of the caller display service. There is an advantage.

In addition, since the existing call processing process and SMS function are utilized, there is an advantage that the target of the caller indication service can be expanded while using the existing equipment and facilities without additional traffic channel or equipment or facility expansion.

In addition, you can not only register or modify your own caller information through the Internet, but also register or change your caller information using the SMS function of your device, and activate or deactivate additional services such as caller information display service using a specific phone number. There are advantages to it.

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Claims [1] A method for providing a caller information display service performed by a called side exchange to provide a service for displaying caller information in a mobile communication network. (A) receiving, from a home location register, called terminal information and caller information including whether the called terminal is the callable terminal capable of supporting the caller information display; Determining whether the caller information display supporting terminal is received from the received terminal information (b); (C) transmitting a caller's information in a short message after transmitting a caller's signal to a caller's terminal through an assigned traffic channel if the caller's information display is not supported. A caller information display service providing method for providing caller information by displaying a short message displaying caller information on a display screen of the called terminal. The method of claim 1, Step (c) is, And when the called terminal supports caller information display, transmitting the caller information including the caller information in a specific frame of the incoming signal through the assigned traffic channel. The method of claim 1, And the caller information is a short message written using a terminal. The method of claim 1, And the caller information is caller information registered in advance through the Internet. The method of claim 1, And the caller information is stored in one of a home location register (HLR) or an intelligent network of a mobile communication network. The method of claim 5, Wherein the stored caller information is selected by a specific number of a terminal and transmitted to the called exchange. A receiving unit which receives from the home location register a called terminal information and caller information including whether the called terminal is the terminal capable of supporting the calling party information display; A terminal information check unit which determines whether a caller information display supporting terminal is received from the received terminal information; If the called terminal identified by the terminal information check unit is not supported to display the caller information includes a caller information transmitter for transmitting the caller to the destination terminal through the assigned traffic channel and then send the caller information in a short message, A caller information display service providing device for providing caller information by displaying a short message in which caller information is displayed on a display screen of the called terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein The sender information transmitter, When the called terminal identified by the terminal information check unit supports the caller information display, the caller information display service providing apparatus comprising a caller information transmitted in a specific frame of the incoming signal through the assigned traffic channel. The method of claim 7, wherein And the caller information is a short message written using a terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein And the caller information is caller information registered in advance through the Internet. The method of claim 7, wherein And the caller information is stored in one of a home location register (HLR) or an intelligent network of a mobile communication network. In the recording medium recording a program that can be read by the digital processing apparatus is implemented programmatically of a program that can perform a method for providing a service for displaying caller information, (A) receiving, from a home location register, called terminal information and caller information including whether the called terminal is the callable terminal capable of supporting the caller information display; Determining whether the caller information display supporting terminal is received from the received terminal information (b); If the called terminal does not support caller information display, performing step (c) of transmitting the called signal to the called terminal through the assigned traffic channel and transmitting the caller information in a short message, A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for providing caller information by displaying a short message displaying caller information on a display screen of the called terminal. The method of claim 12, Step (c) is, And the calling terminal transmits the calling terminal information including the calling party information in a specific frame of the incoming signal through the assigned traffic channel when the calling party information display is supported.

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