KR20070010348A - Expression method and apparatus for caller identification - Google Patents

Abstract

A displaying method for caller identification is provided to play audio data sent by a caller before a call is connected, so that caller identification is conducted with the auditory element, thus a receiver easily and exactly confirms the caller. A caller selects an audio file to be transmitted, through an audio selection UI(User Interface)(S201). The caller's terminal which attempts an initial telephone call generates an SIP(Session Initiation Protocol) method by including the selected audio file(S202). The caller's terminal attempts a call connection for a telephone call with a receiving terminal by using the generated SIP method(S203). The receiving terminal separates the audio file from the SIP method through an SIP parser(S204). An audio player of the receiving terminal plays a bell sound by using the selected audio file to display the bell sound, so that a receiver confirms the caller(S205).

Description

Display method and apparatus for calling party identification {Expression method and apparatus for caller identification}

1 is a view for explaining a first embodiment of a terminal which is a display device for calling party identification according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a display method for calling party identification according to the present invention using the terminal of FIG.

3 is a view for explaining a second embodiment of a terminal which is a display device for calling party identification according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart for explaining a second embodiment of a display method for calling party identification according to the present invention using the terminal of FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100, 300: terminal 101, 301: audio player

102, 302: SIP parser 103: audio selection UI

104: audio storage unit 105, 305: SIP Agent

106, 306 SIP stack 107, 307: Transmission means

108, 308: receiving means 304: audio recording means

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for caller identification, and more particularly, to a display method and apparatus for caller identification, characterized in that it is proposed for confirming a caller at a stage before call initiation.

In general, as a caller identification method used in wired / wireless communication, a caller pre-acknowledges the caller at the stage before the call is initiated by displaying the phone number of the caller terminal, which is the originating call, on the receiver's terminal, or The caller was identified by registering the telephone number on the receiving terminal and displaying the name when the caller was registered.

However, the above-mentioned caller identification method has a problem that it is difficult to identify the other party only by the phone number, or may display only a person registered in advance on the receiving terminal, and there is a problem that a secondary action of checking the screen with the terminal is required. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user with a method and apparatus for more effective caller identification that can identify the caller in the terminal of the receiver.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a display method for identifying a caller in a receiving terminal, comprising the steps of: receiving a message including audio data; and detecting the audio data in the received message to indicate the caller It provides a display method for the caller identification, characterized in that made.

The message reception may be performed using a session initiation protocol.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transmission method for verifying a caller in a transmitting terminal, the method comprising: generating a specific message including an audio file selected by a user among files stored in the transmitting terminal; It provides a transmission method for caller identification, comprising the step of transmitting by using a protocol.

The method may further include storing the audio recorded by the caller, and the generating of the specific message may further include compressing the audio file.

The present invention also provides a display apparatus for caller identification, comprising detection means for detecting an audio file in a message received by a session initiation protocol and an audio player for playing the detected audio file. To provide.

And it is characterized in that it further comprises a recording means for the user to record audio.

And a receiving means for receiving data through the connected session, a detecting means for detecting an audio file from the received data, and an audio player for playing the detected audio file. It provides a mobile communication terminal.

Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a more effective caller identification method that enables the receiver to easily and accurately confirm the caller by playing the audio data transmitted by the caller before the call is connected so that the caller may be confirmed using the audio selected by the caller. It is possible to provide the device to the user.

First, when the concept of the present invention is described, the present invention receives the audio transmitted by the user making the call instead of the data or video pre-registered in the receiving terminal in a manner of informing the receiver of the caller's information. Instead it is a new service that checks the caller by ringing the received audio.

The usage scenario of the present invention is briefly described as an example.

In a first embodiment, when a user makes a call, the user may record and store a voice in advance, and when the user makes a call, if the user transmits the stored voice, all users who receive the call of the user who makes the call will hear the recorded voice. This makes it easy to distinguish who the caller is.

In a second embodiment, when a user makes a phone call and then calls directly after speaking with a voice such as "Who am I?", The caller can easily know who the caller is from by calling the voice instead of the ringer. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can be specifically realized for the above purpose.

In addition, the terms used in the present invention was selected as a general term widely used as possible now, but in some cases, the term is arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case the meaning is described in detail in the description of the invention, It is to be understood that the present invention should be understood as the meaning of terms rather than the names of terms.

In this regard, in the present invention, "protocol" means a communication protocol, and "session protocol" means a protocol defining a communication method between session layers of two entities to communicate.

In addition, the "session initiation protocol" as an example of the session protocol is an application layer protocol that specifies the procedures for intelligent terminals in communication to identify each other, find their location, and create, delete, or change a multimedia communication session between them. In the present invention, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol: hereinafter referred to as 'SIP') will be described as an example of an application protocol, but the technical concept of the present invention is not limited to SIP.

In addition, SIP is a very simple text-based application layer control protocol that allows one or more participants to create, modify, and terminate a session together. These sessions include teleconferences, phone calls, visits, instant messages (SMS), etc., using the Internet.

In this regard, in the present invention, the term "terminal" means a point indicating a point at which information is inputted or outputted in a communication network, or a device performing a function for sending or receiving data or a device for making or viewing data in a digital data transmission system. The terminal of the calling party is defined as a "transmitter terminal" and the terminal of the receiver who receives the call as a "receiving terminal".

At this time, examples of the terminal include a mobile communication terminal, a PDA phone, a PC, etc., but it will be apparent that the technical concept of the present invention is equally applicable to other terminals of wired and wireless.

In this context, in the present invention, "message" means a unit configured according to a strict rule as one transmission unit and transmitted according to a protocol that is a constant rule between a transmitting device and a receiving device.

In particular, in the present invention, a message is data sent between SIP elements as part of a protocol, wherein a SIP message is one of Requests or Responses.

In the present invention, the basic function of performing a request function for operating a device such as a server is referred to as "Method" in the present invention. Types of the method include "INVITE", "BYE", and the like. The following message describes the method, but the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In relation to this, in the present invention, "User Interface" (hereinafter, referred to as "UI") means a part of a program in which a user and a program interact with each other in order for a device such as a user and a computer to exchange information.

In this regard, in the present invention, "codec" is an algorithm or program that reduces storage space occupied by a large file or program, and "voice codec" is an algorithm or program that compresses audio such as voice.

In particular, the present invention will be described as an example of the "AMR codec" (Adaptive Multirate CODEC) as a voice codec, but the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

1 is a view illustrating a first embodiment of a terminal that is a display device for identifying a caller according to the present invention. In particular, FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a terminal for checking a caller, in particular when audio data stored in the terminal is transmitted.

The terminal 100 of the present invention includes an audio player 101, a SIP parser 102, an audio selection UI 103, an audio storage unit 104, a SIP agent 105, and a SIP stack. 106, a transmitting means 107 for transmitting data, and a receiving means 108 for receiving data.

The audio selection UI 103 is an interface for selecting audio data so that a user (sender) transmits the audio data stored in the terminal to the receiver to confirm the caller.

The audio storage unit 104 stores the audio data in a file or the like format when a user downloads audio data generated by voice recording in advance or audio data from an external source.

The SIP stack 106 includes a session initiation protocol module for session connection between a terminal and an external server. The SIP transmits and receives a message and transmits data. In the present invention, for example, a method having a basic function of requesting to operate a server is transmitted from a transmitting terminal, and the receiving terminal receives the method.

The SIP Agent 105 manages and controls the transmission including audio data in the method of SIP.

The SIP parser 102 performs a function for separating audio data 101 within a method of SIP received from a terminal, wherein the separated audio data is displayed as a sound by an audio player, and a receiver The caller can be identified by the sound displayed.

In addition to the components of the terminal 100 described above, other portions constituting the terminal are omitted in the present specification, but it is obvious that all the components of the general terminal are included in the terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a display method for calling party verification according to the present invention using the terminal of FIG. 1.

The first embodiment is a method in which a sender receives a pre-recorded or downloaded file and transmits the audio file stored in the terminal when the call is connected to the receiver so that the audio file sounds with a bell sound.

First, the caller selects an audio file to be transmitted when the call is connected through the audio selection UI (S201).

The caller's terminal attempting the initial phone call generates a SIP method including the selected audio file (S202).

In this regard, in the SIP standard, a standard capable of including the media in the method, which is a message, is defined. It is preferable to generate a SIP method including an audio file according to the standard.

That is, according to the SIP standard, one method has a size limitation. Preferably, the amount of data that can be included in one method should not exceed 1KB. As an example of a representative voice compression standard, the AMR codec (Adaptive Multirate CODEC) is controlled by 4.75, 5.15, 5.9, 6.7, 7.4, 7.95 according to the control of a wireless access network. Select one of eight types, including 10.2 and 12.2kbps, and encode and transmit a voice.

Therefore, it is preferable to transmit only a voice within 2 seconds to one method. Since data size of 1 KB or more is required to transmit audio having a sufficient length of sound, a method of dividing into several methods may be used at this time.

In the present embodiment, a SIP method, which is a kind of message, is generated by including an audio file selected by a user in the INVITE Method, which is a message first transmitted when a session is connected.

Using the SIP method generated in step S202, the transmitting terminal attempts to connect a call to make a phone call with the receiving terminal (S203).

The receiving terminal separates the audio file from the SIP method which is a message received through the SIP parser (S204).

Using the separated audio file, the audio player of the receiving terminal plays a sound, that is, a ringing sound, so that the receiver can identify the caller (S205).

Hereinafter, another embodiment of a display device and method for verifying a caller according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a view for explaining a second embodiment of a terminal which is a display device for calling party identification according to the present invention. In particular, in the case where the generated audio data is transmitted after generating audio data by user recording to the terminal, FIG. A diagram illustrating a terminal for identifying a caller.

The terminal 300 of the present invention includes an audio player 301, a SIP parser 302, an audio recording UI 303, an audio recording means 304, a SIP agent 305, and a SIP stack. 306, a transmission means 307 for data transmission, and a reception means 308 for data reception.

The audio recording UI 303 is a kind of interface that connects the user and the terminal, such as when the user (caller) operates the keyboard of the terminal to record the voice on the terminal.

The audio recording means 304 is a part for recording audio of a user (sender) to generate audio data such as an audio file.

The audio player 301 except for the audio recording UI 303 and the audio recording means 304, the SIP parser 302, the SIP agent 305, the SIP stack 306, and the data The transmission means 307 for transmission and the reception means 308 for data reception are described in the first embodiment of FIG.

In addition, other parts constituting the terminal in addition to the components of the terminal 300 described above are omitted in the present specification, it will be again revealed that it is obvious that all the components of the general terminal is included in the terminal of the present invention. .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a display method for calling party identification according to the present invention using the terminal of FIG. 3.

The second embodiment is a case in which the caller records the contents to be ringed on the receiver terminal to be ringed when a call is attempted and makes a call to the receiver by recording in place on the telephone.

Hereinafter, an audio display method for calling party identification will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

In the same manner as described above, the transmitting terminal generates an audio file by user recording (S401).

For example, the caller makes a recording and makes a call through the audio selection UI to record a voice on the sending terminal. The calling terminal checks whether a call button is pressed above a certain threshold, and the calling terminal can record to the user. The display or sound informs the user to perform recording, and when the caller finishes recording and releases the pressed call button, the recorded audio is transmitted.

However, the above-described case in which the audio file is generated by the user recording has been described. For example, the method of generating the audio file is not limited thereto.

After generating the audio file, the sender of the caller who attempts the initial phone call generates the SIP method including the generated audio file (S402).

Using the SIP method generated in step S402, the transmitting terminal attempts to connect a call to make a phone call with the receiving terminal (S403).

The receiving terminal separates the audio file from the SIP method, which is a message received through the SIP parser (S404).

Using the separated audio file, the audio player of the receiving terminal plays a sound, that is, a ringing sound, so that the receiver can identify the caller (S405).

In the above, the present invention provides a new service method and apparatus for identifying a caller in a communication service such as video communication and VoIP using a packet network.

In addition, the present invention provides a function that allows the caller to listen to the other party as the receiver when the user rings a variety of ring sounds, it is possible to apply the active ringtone by the caller to the other party in real time.

In addition, the present invention, as well as the audio file previously stored in the terminal, can be delivered directly to the recorded voice when a telephone call connection, which provides an easy user interface.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified by those skilled in the art as can be seen from the appended claims, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

Effects of the display method and apparatus for calling party identification according to the present invention described above are as follows.

First, it provides a new service method and apparatus that can receive the voice or audio data transmitted by the caller to identify the caller as an auditory element.

Second, by making the audio data of the small size sent directly by the caller as an audible element, it is possible to easily identify the caller with only a sound before the call and to identify the caller through various ring tones.

Claims (14)

In the display method for caller identification in the receiving terminal, Receiving a message including audio data, And displaying the caller by detecting audio data in the received message. The method of claim 1, And the message is received by using a session initiation protocol. The method of claim 1, And the message is a message for requesting an operation of a specific device. The method of claim 3, wherein And the message is a method of a session initiation protocol. The method of claim 1, And displaying the caller by audio elements using audio data. In the transmission method for caller identification in the transmitting terminal, Generating a specific message including an audio file selected by a user among files stored in the transmitting terminal; Transmitting the specific message using a session initiation protocol. The method of claim 6, And storing the audio recorded by the caller. The method of claim 6, wherein generating the specific message comprises: And further comprising compressing the audio file. The method of claim 6, The specific message is a transmission method for caller identification, characterized in that the message for the operation request in the communication environment. Detecting means for detecting an audio file in a message received by the session initiation protocol; And an audio player for playing the detected audio file. The method of claim 10, And a recording means capable of recording audio by a user. Receiving means for receiving data via a connected session, Detecting means for detecting an audio file in the received data; And an audio player for playing the detected audio file. The method of claim 12, And a transmitting means for transmitting data through the connected session. The method of claim 12, And the session connection is made using a session initiation protocol.

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