KR20070027858A - Automatic addressing device - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic address notification device is provided to enable an emergency management agency to grasp the telephone use position of an Internet phone user up to the level of a PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network), thus the agency can perceive the user's position in an emergency. An IP(Internet Protocol) address checker(302) checks IP addresses of Internet phone users. A memory unit(303) distinguishes IP addresses of Internet phones(1) from use place addresses of communication lines to store the distinguished addresses. An IP address receiver(304) copes with an Internet phone address checking request. An address transmitter(305) searches a communication line address corresponding to a requested IP address, and transmits address data. If it is decided that an Internet phone user connects with an emergency telephone number and if a telephone office transmits the user's IP address data to the receiver(304) to check the user's use place address, the IP address is received and compared with the IP addresses stored in the memory unit(303) to check the use place address, and the checked address is sent to the telephone office or an MSC(Mobile Switching Center), so that the address is provided to an emergency management agency.

Description

Automatic addressing device

      1 is a conceptual diagram of an internet network and a public telephone network telephone according to a configuration of the present invention

      2 is a block diagram of a control means of the automatic address notification device according to the present invention

      3 is a flowchart illustrating an address notification process of an automatic address notification device according to the present invention.

      * Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

3: address notification device 4: MDF

5: Internet access device 6: Internet network

7: Public Telephone Network (PSTN) 8: VoIP Gateway

9: PBX10: Internet Phone

The present invention relates to a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone or an Internet phone. When an Internet phone user calls an emergency phone number such as a police station or a fire station, the present invention can automatically determine a user's telephone location. It is about a device which makes it.

The use of Internet telephony (VoIP telephony) services is increasing due to the widespread use of the Internet due to the emergence of the application of the worldwide web. However, dynamic IP-based Internet telephony services cannot determine the exact location of users. In order to solve this problem, the GPS is embedded in the Internet telephone, or if the existing public telephone network (PSTN) is installed, the emergency telephone number can be used by connecting to the public telephone network of the model, or by calling in advance and calling the emergency telephone. Considering how to automatically report the address you are calling when you link a number is not a complete solution. In the case of the Internet phone, even if the user changes the place of use, there is a convenience of mobility of the place where the user can receive the Internet phone service by simply accessing the Internet, but the user's location is difficult to grasp.

In a conventional public telephone network, a physical communication line is connected to a user's telephone, and a communication line and a phone number are set to 1: 1 so that emergency telephone numbers such as a police station and a fire station can be used to respond to an emergency. Institutions were able to know the user's address automatically, but in the case of Internet telephony, the exact address of the user's location could not be determined, so it may not be able to respond quickly in a crisis situation.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems when providing an Internet telephony service in the Internet based on a floating IP address.

In order to achieve the above object, the relationship between the physical communication line connected to the user's telephone and the Internet floating IP address to be used by the telephone user is investigated and stored in the apparatus of the present invention, and is used for emergency use in a telephone station or an exchange apparatus. When connecting with a phone number, the user's dynamic IP address is automatically checked and the user's address is requested to the device of the present invention, and the user's address is returned. It is characterized by having.

At this time, the control means for the apparatus of the present invention, the IP address investigation unit for examining the IP address of the Internet telephone user; A memory unit for classifying and storing the IP address of the Internet telephone together with the address of each communication line; An IP address receiving unit corresponding to the Internet telephone address verification request; An address transmitter for finding a communication line address corresponding to the verification request IP address and transmitting address data; And if the telephone company sends the user's IP address data to the IP address receiving device of the device of the present invention for the purpose of verifying the user's location address when it is determined that the user of the Internet phone is connected to the emergency telephone number, Receiving an address, and comparing the IP address stored in the memory unit to confirm the use address, and to return it to the telephone company or switching device through the address transmitter of the present invention to provide to the emergency agency desirable.

The device of the present invention can be installed anywhere the physical communication line is installed. Usually it is judged that the vicinity of the MDF device will be bonded. In addition, since the device configuration of the memory unit, the control unit, the input unit, and the output unit is already configured in the automatic MDF device or the automatic patch device, the function of the device of the present invention can be easily added. Using a patch device, it will be possible to check the address of the internet phone.

In addition, if the above devices are operated with a spare power source such as a battery, it will be possible to use the Internet phone for a certain time even during a power failure.

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

1 is a conceptual diagram of a telephone connection connected to an internet network 6 and a public telephone network 7, wherein a telephone call is made between an internet network 6 and an internet network 6 of an internet telephone, and an internet network 6 and a public telephone network. (7) We explain by dividing into case to call in between.

The call between the Internet network 6 is connected to the Internet network 6 through the automatic address notification device 3, the MDF 4, and the Internet access device 5 from the Internet phone 1 or the PC phone 2. Calls can be made with any Internet phone (1) or PC phone (2) connected to the Internet network (6).

When making a call between the Internet network 6 and the public telephone network 7, the Internet phone 1 or the PC phone 2 passes through the automatic address notification device 3, the MDF 4, and the Internet access device 5. It is connected to the Internet network 6, and it is possible to make a call with the public telephone network telephone 10 via the VoIP gateway 8, the PBX 9, and the MDF 4.

At this time, even when the Internet phone 1 or the PC phone 2 is connected to the internnet network 6 without the automatic address notification device 3, the call is possible, but it is difficult to locate the user when necessary. In order to locate the user, the automatic address notification device 3 should be installed.

2 is a block diagram of a control means of the automatic address notification device according to the present invention, which includes a control unit 301, an IP address investigation unit 302, a memory unit 303, an IP address reception unit 304, an address transmitter 305, and the like. It includes.

In response to the command of the controller 301, the IP address investigator 302 examines the addresses and IP addresses of the places where the Internet phones 1 are installed and the physical communication lines on which the Internet phones 1 are used. Stored in the unit 303. When the telephone is connected to the emergency telephone number by the Internet telephone (1), the IP address of the Internet telephone (1) is sent to the automatic address notification device (3) by the telephone company or an external telephone exchange apparatus, and the automatic address notification is performed. The address data of the corresponding IP address is sent to a telephone company or an external telephone exchange device in comparison with the IP addresses stored in the memory unit in the device 3 so that the relevant authority can determine the address of the telephone user.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a usage address of an Internet telephone according to the present invention.

When an outgoing call (s410) is made from the Internet phone (1) or the PC phone (2), the communication line and the IP address of the outgoing call are examined (s420) and the address of the end of the communication line together with the IP address is stored (s430). At this time, when an inquiry about an address corresponding to an IP address (s440) is received from outside, the data is stored in the memory unit 303 (s450), and if there is a matching IP address, the corresponding address is notified and the corresponding IP address is If not, it examines the IP address once again (s420), repeats the same process, and notifies the result that there is no IP address matching the IP address so that the next action can be taken.

Internet telephony services based on floating IP addresses are unable to pinpoint exactly where they are used. Such a problem may occur when a user does not know the user's location when calling an emergency phone number, but may not respond quickly to an urgent situation. Can be identified at the same level as the public telephone network 5 (PSTN), it is possible to determine the user location in case of emergency.

Claims (4)

An automatic address notification device comprising a source address display control means when an internet phone is connected to an emergency telephone number through an internet network. According to claim 1, wherein the source address display control means, An IP address research unit for investigating IP addresses of Internet telephone users; A memory unit for classifying and storing the IP address of the Internet telephone together with the address of each communication line; An IP address receiving unit corresponding to the Internet telephone address verification request; An address transmitter for finding a communication line address corresponding to the verification request IP address and transmitting address data; And If the telephone user of the Internet determines that the telephone number is connected to the emergency telephone number, the telephone company sends the user's IP address data to the IP address receiving apparatus of the device of the present invention for the purpose of verifying the user's usage address. Receiving the, and compared with the IP addresses stored in the memory unit to confirm the address of the use, it is possible to provide to the emergency agency by returning to the telephone station or switching device through the address transmitter of the present invention Automatic address notification device Configuration of an automatic MDF apparatus comprising the function of the automatic address notification apparatus described above Configuration of an automatic patch device comprising the function of the automatic address notification device

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