KR20070035146A - Method of providing the information of caller for telephone in mobile telecommunication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a caller nickname display service in a mobile communication network. Accordingly, the server provides a caller nickname display service providing method for a landline telephone, which provides the called party with a registered caller nickname when the call is connected between the calling landline telephone and the corresponding mobile terminal.

Caller nickname display service, landline phone, service representative phone number, called party number, password

Description

How to provide caller nickname marking service for landline phones {Method of providing the information of caller for telephone in mobile telecommunication network}

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a communication network to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a caller nickname display service for a landline telephone according to the present invention.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

20: landline telephone 30: landline telephone exchange

40: caller nickname display service server 50: mobile communication switch

60: mobile communication terminal

The present invention relates to a method for providing a caller nickname display service in a mobile communication network. More specifically, a user who calls a service representative phone number with a landline telephone is input while a user nickname is registered in a server to match a landline telephone number. The present invention relates to a method for providing a caller nickname indication service for a landline telephone, wherein the server provides the called party with a registered caller nickname when the server connects the call between the calling landline telephone and the corresponding mobile terminal.

With the rapid development of mobile communication service, each mobile communication service provider provides various additional services to subscribers. Among the additional services currently provided, the caller registers names, nicknames, phrases, etc. (collectively, "nicknames") to be delivered to the called party in advance, and when the caller calls the called party, the stored nickname at the time of call connection. There is a service that delivers. This service is usually called a caller nickname display service (aka lettering service). The caller nickname display service is a service for displaying on a mobile communication terminal of a person who receives his / her own nickname when making a call, and may display different nicknames according to the person receiving the call. Brief description of the caller nickname display service is as follows.

When the calling mobile communication terminal makes a voice call connection request from the calling mobile communication terminal to the called mobile communication terminal, the calling mobile communication exchange performs the translation of the calling telephone number, and the caller sends the calling home location register to the calling home location register. Inquire which service is subscribed to. As a result of the service inquiry, the caller confirms that the caller is subscribed to the nickname display service, and the caller receives the caller's service subscription while checking the location of the called mobile terminal at the called home location register. Accordingly, the incoming home location register queries the caller nickname with the service control point (SCP) to receive a response. Then, when the destination home location register receives the Temporary Local Directory Number (TLDN) from the destination mobile communication exchange, the calling party nickname is transmitted to the destination mobile communication exchange by sending a caller nickname to the response signal indicating that the TLDN is well received. Instructs the sending mobile terminal to send. Accordingly, the terminating mobile communication exchange transmits this caller nickname to the terminating mobile communication terminal in a known voice call connection process. Accordingly, the called mobile communication terminal displays a caller nickname along with a ring tone output informing of the incoming call.

However, in the conventional method as described above, when a mobile communication terminal user, for example, an outgoing mobile communication terminal user makes a call and makes a call with an incoming mobile communication terminal user [when a voice call is connected between the calling mobile communication terminal and the receiving mobile communication terminal] Only the sender nickname can be provided to the called party.

That is, referring to the above-described process of processing a caller nickname display service according to the conventional method, the mobile communication system, for example, only through the interworking of the outgoing mobile communication switch, the outgoing home location register, the service control point, the incoming home location register and the incoming mobile communication exchange period. Processing is possible.

In other words, the voice call processing of the outgoing landline telephone is performed at the landline telephone exchange station belonging to the landline telephone network, and the user nickname of the landline telephone side is transmitted to the terminating mobile terminal user because the interworking specification between the landline telephone network and the mobile communication network does not exist. I can't send it. In particular, in order to transmit the caller nickname to the terminating mobile communication user, it can be seen that the interworking between the terminating home location register and the terminating mobile communication exchange is necessary.

Therefore, in order to allow the landline telephone user to express his or her personality when making a call to the incoming mobile communication terminal, and to allow the called party to grasp who the caller is when the call is received from the landline telephone, the mobile communication network A call server nickname display service for a landline phone can be implemented by implementing a separate server capable of voice call connection with a landline phone, performing the functions of a service control point and a destination home location register, and interworking with an incoming mobile communication switch. There is an urgent need for technology that can be provided.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems and to meet the above requirements, the user who dialed the service representative phone number with a landline telephone while the user nickname is registered in the server to match the landline telephone number. The present invention provides a method for providing a caller nickname indication service for a landline telephone, wherein the server provides the called party with a registered caller nickname when the server connects the call between the calling landline telephone and the corresponding mobile communication terminal according to the called party's telephone number. There is this.

A method of the present invention for achieving the above object, as a method for providing a caller's nickname to the called party when the call connection between the calling landline telephone and the destination mobile communication terminal in the caller nick display service service server linked to the mobile communication system, A first step of authenticating a telephone number of the outgoing landline telephone when the outgoing landline telephone and the voice call are established by the service representative phone number while registering the landline telephone number, password, and nickname inputted from the subscriber to match each other; A second step of requesting a caller to input a password if the wired telephone number is already registered as a result of the telephone number authentication, and authenticating the received password; A third step of inquiring a caller nickname matching the wired telephone number if the password matches the authenticated wireline telephone number as a result of the password authentication; And requesting the caller to enter the called party's phone number while inquiring the calling party's nickname, and performing the called party's phone number translation and the called party's location inquiry to send the calling party's nickname to the corresponding called mobile terminal. And a fourth step of instructing, wherein the caller nickname is set up by the caller nick indication service providing server and the called mobile communication exchange is set up in a state where voice call setup is made during the incoming mobile communication exchange period. It characterized in that for transmitting to the called mobile communication terminal.

On the other hand, another method of the present invention is a method for providing a caller's nickname to a called party when a call is connected between a calling landline telephone and a called mobile communication terminal in a caller nick display service providing server interworking with a mobile communication system. A first step of authenticating a telephone number of the outgoing landline telephone when the outgoing landline telephone and the voice call are established by the service representative phone number while registering the landline telephone number, the password and the nickname matched with each other; A second step of requesting a caller to input a password and a called party's phone number if the wired telephone number is already registered as a result of the telephone number authentication and authenticating the received password; And if the password matches the authenticated wireline telephone number as a result of the password authentication, the caller's nickname matched to the wireline telephone number is queried, and the called party's telephone number translated from the caller and the recipient's location are searched. And a third step of instructing the called mobile communication terminal to transmit the inquired caller nickname to a corresponding called mobile communication terminal, wherein the caller nickname display service providing server receives the outgoing landline telephone and the incoming mobile communication exchange. The terminating mobile communication exchange transmits the caller nickname to the terminating mobile communication terminal in a state where the voice call setup of the period is made.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a communication network to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the communication network to which the present invention is applied includes a wired telephone 20, a wired telephone exchange 30, a caller nick display service providing server 40, a mobile communication exchange 50, and a mobile communication terminal 60. ), And the computer 10 is provided on the user side. In addition, the wired telephone network to which the present invention is applied further includes basic components such as a gateway exchange for interworking with a mobile communication network, and the mobile communication network includes a gateway exchanger for interworking with a wired telephone network, a base station, a base station controller, and the like. Basic components are further provided, and the description of these basic components will be omitted.

In the present invention, the user dials the service representative telephone number with the landline telephone 20, dials the caller nickname display service providing server 40, inputs the called party's telephone number, and then dials the landline telephone 20 and the incoming mobile communication terminal 60. Call request between the caller, and the caller nick display service providing server 40 shows the caller nickname registered to the called party at the time of the call connection between the calling landline telephone 20 and the corresponding called mobile communication terminal 60. Service (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "caller nickname display service").

In order to receive the above service, the user of the landline telephone 20 side accesses a website operated by the caller nickname display service providing server 40 to the computer 10 and registers his / her own membership while [subscribing the service]. The nickname and landline telephone number (hereinafter referred to as "wired telephone number") and password are registered. Here, the password is not a password corresponding to an ID for logging into a website, but a password for subscriber authentication required when a user calls the wired telephone 10 and requests the service.

On the other hand, the user is not only to the computer 10 but also to the swap site, wired telephone 20 or mobile communication terminal operating in the caller nick display service providing server 40 through the wireless Internet function of their mobile communication terminal [not shown] You can also register your subscription and subscriber information by calling your carrier's customer center.

As described above, in the existing lettering service, the user can register the lettering by accessing the wireless Internet through the mobile communication terminal, but in this service, the landline telephone 20 is not equipped with the Internet function so that the user is connected to the landline telephone 20 or the like. By making a phone call to a mobile communication terminal or accessing the Internet through a computer 10, the service subscription and nickname registration, in particular wired telephone number registration.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of the sender nickname display service providing server 40 for the service.

The caller nickname display service server 40 preferably includes a DB function, a web (wafer) server function, an ARS function, a mobile communication switch function, a service control point function, a home location register function, and the like.

That is, the caller nickname display service server 40 stores the wired telephone number, nickname, password, etc. registered from the user through the website in the DB.

In addition, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 is assigned a service representative phone number (eg, 1588-1234, etc.) from the landline network provider or the service representative phone number (eg, 011-100-1234, etc.) from the mobile network operator. Send an announcement (eg, enter a password, enter the called party's phone number, etc.) using the ARS function to the landline telephone 20 user who has called the service representative phone number while being assigned.

In addition, in order for the service to be performed, it is necessary to interwork with a mobile communication system, and the caller nickname display service providing server 40 is preferably operated by a mobile communication company.

For example, performing a mobile communication switch function for voice call connection / mediation / switching with a landline telephone 20 belonging to a landline telephone network, and authenticating whether the user of the landline telephone 20 side is a subscriber of the service to instruct service processing. A home location register function for performing a service control point function for the mobile station, querying the location of the incoming mobile communication terminal 60, and instructing the incoming mobile communication exchange 50 to transmit a caller nickname to the destination mobile communication terminal 60; Do this.

As mentioned above, in the present invention, the user inputs according to the interaction between the user of the landline telephone 20 side and the caller nick display service providing server 40, for example, the input requirement of the caller nick display service providing server 40. Based on the called party's telephone number, the user's registered caller nickname is transmitted to the called mobile communication terminal 60.

As described above, in the present invention, a separate function, process, etc. for the service in the computer 10, the landline telephone 20, the landline telephone exchange 30, the terminating mobile communication exchange 50 and the terminating mobile communication terminal 60, etc. Since it does not need to be mounted, the existing wired and wireless communication system can be utilized as it is. That is, the wire / wireless communication system of the present invention performs a known function, for example, according to a conventional lettering service processing process, according to a request / command of the caller nickname display service providing server 40. Therefore, a detailed description of the known wired and wireless communication systems 10, 20, 30, 50, and 60 will be omitted, and the present service process will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a caller nickname display service for a landline telephone according to the present invention.

First, in order to subscribe to the service, the user accesses a website operated by the caller nickname display service providing server 40 using a computer 10 or the like and registers his / her own nickname and landline phone number while registering. And a password or the like (200, 201). In addition, when the user subscribes to the service, the user is given an ID and corresponding password for logging in to the website from the caller nickname display service providing server 40. Here, it is preferable that the caller nickname display service providing server 40 notifies the user how many times the service representative telephone number is along with the service usage description.

In addition, the website operated by the caller nickname display service providing server 40 is provided to the user with the service withdrawal menu, subscriber information change menu, etc. The user logs in to the website and his information, for example, a landline telephone number. You can change your password, nickname, and more.

Based on the user's input as described above, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 is matched with a landline telephone number and the user nickname and password are registered.

Then, when the user operates the button of the landline telephone 20 to dial the service representative telephone number in order to receive the service, the landline telephone 20 sends a dialing signal to the landline telephone switch 20 to connect a voice call. Request 202. Accordingly, the landline telephone switch 20 performs the incoming phone number translation process and connects the voice call to the caller nickname display service providing server 40 corresponding to the service representative phone number (203).

Then, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 accepts the voice call connection and authenticates the telephone number of the landline telephone 20 as the first authentication process of the service in the state where the voice telephone is established with the landline telephone 20. (204). At this time, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 can recognize the telephone number of the landline telephone 20, the voice call is established, by applying the call from the landline telephone 20 registered by the subscriber through the landline telephone number Is to first verify that the. On the other hand, the caller nickname display service server 40 may not perform a wired phone number authentication process, but after that to recognize the wired phone number in order to authenticate whether the password received from the user matches the wired phone number It is preferable.

If the landline telephone number authentication result 204, the registered telephone number is not already registered, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 notifies the user that the service can not be processed through the announcement, such as a landline telephone, the landline telephone If the number authentication result 204, the registered registered telephone number, the caller nickname display service server 40 requests the user to enter a password through the announcement (205).

Accordingly, the user inputs a password through the wired telephone 20 (206), and then, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 authenticates the password input from the user (207). Here, even if the caller nickname display service providing server 40 is the landline telephone 20 registered by the subscriber, the subscriber's landline telephone 20 is used by a fraudulent user who is not a normal user to prevent the service from being provided. Password authentication as a second authentication process of the service.

If the password authentication result 207, the password matching the landline phone number, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 notifies the user of the password error through the announcement, the password authentication result 207, If the password is matched with a landline telephone number, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 inquires the caller nickname matched with the landline telephone number (208).

Then (in the caller's nickname has been inquired), the caller nick display service providing server 40 requests the user to enter the called party's telephone number through the announcement (209), and the caller's telephone number [hereinafter referred to as the user] For example, the mobile communication terminal phone number] is input (210). Additionally, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 may notify the user that it is determined that the subscriber is a normal subscriber through the announcement or the like prior to the request of the caller's telephone number input. In addition, the caller nickname display service server 40 may notify that the caller will be connected to the called party through the announcement when the recipient's phone number is input.

Then, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 performs a translation of the called party's phone number to determine that the called party is a user of the mobile communication terminal, and performs a position inquiry of the called mobile communication terminal by using the called party's phone number as a parameter. Requesting routing information [TLDN allocation] is requested from the incoming mobile communication exchange 50, which is accepted by the terminal 60 (211, 212).

Accordingly, the terminating mobile communication exchanger 50 responds to the caller nickname display service providing server 40 by performing a known TLDN allocation process and transmitting the TLDN allocated to the terminating mobile communication terminal 60 (213).

Then, the sender nickname indication service providing server 40 loads the sender nickname that was inquired in step 208 in the response signal indicating that the TLDN has been well received and sends it to the called mobile communication switch 50 while the sender nickname is sent. Command to transmit to the destination mobile communication terminal 60 (214).

Thus, a known ISUP process is performed between the landline telephone exchange 30 and the incoming mobile communication exchange 50 through an exchange function of the caller nickname display service providing server 40 (215).

In the state where ISUP is performed between the landline telephone exchange 30 and the terminating mobile communication exchange 50 as described above, the terminating mobile communication exchange 60 transmits a caller nickname to the terminating mobile communication terminal 60 (216). Accordingly, the incoming mobile communication terminal 60 displays the caller's nickname on the display while ringing the phone, so that the called party can grasp who the call is coming from and selectively receive the call while watching the caller's personality expression. .

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 requests the user to input a password and requests the user to enter the called party's telephone number when the password received is normally authenticated [password and called party's telephone number. Input processing separately], but as another example, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 may require the user to enter a password and the called party's phone number together. In this other example, it is preferable that the caller nickname display service providing server 40 sends a prompt to the user to input an identification code, such as "*", between the password and the called party number in order to distinguish between the password and the called party number. . Accordingly, the caller nickname display service providing server 40 performs a password authentication process after distinguishing the password and the called party's telephone number from each other through identification codes included in a series of numbers inputted from the caller.

Although the contents of the present invention have been described with reference to the embodiments, the embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may modify or alter the present invention in various forms within the spirit and scope described in the claims herein.

The present invention as described above allows the landline telephone user to express his or her personality when making a call to the terminating mobile communication terminal, and the caller who does not subscribe to the caller ID service also receives the caller when the call comes from the landline telephone. It is effective to grasp cognition and to have confidence in currency.

Claims (3)

A method for providing a caller's nickname to a called party when a call connection is made between an outgoing landline telephone and an incoming mobile communication terminal in a caller nick display service providing server interworking with a mobile communication system, A first step of authenticating a telephone number of the outgoing landline telephone when the outgoing landline telephone and the voice call are established by the service representative phone number while registering the landline telephone number, password, and nickname inputted from the subscriber to match each other; A second step of requesting a caller to input a password if the wired telephone number is already registered as a result of the telephone number authentication, and authenticating the received password; A third step of inquiring a caller nickname matching the wired telephone number if the password matches the authenticated wireline telephone number as a result of the password authentication; And Requesting the caller to input the called party's telephone number while inquiring the calling party's nickname, and performing the translation of the called party's telephone number and the called party's location received by the calling party to the called mobile communication exchange to transmit the calling nickname to the corresponding called mobile terminal. Including the fourth step, The terminating mobile communication exchange transmitting the calling party nickname to the terminating mobile communication terminal in a state where the landline telephone exchange accommodating the originating landline telephone and the voice call setup of the terminating mobile communication exchange period are made by the originating nickname display service providing server; A method of providing a caller nickname display service for a landline telephone. A method for providing a caller's nickname to a called party when a call connection is made between an outgoing landline telephone and an incoming mobile communication terminal in a caller nick display service providing server interworking with a mobile communication system, A first step of authenticating a telephone number of the outgoing landline telephone when the outgoing landline telephone and the voice call are established by the service representative phone number while registering the landline telephone number, password, and nickname inputted from the subscriber to match each other; A second step of requesting a caller to input a password and a called party's phone number if the wired telephone number is already registered as a result of the telephone number authentication and authenticating the received password; And If the password matches the authenticated landline telephone number as a result of the password authentication, the caller's nickname matched to the landline telephone number is queried, and the called party's telephone number translated from the caller and the called party's location inquiry are performed to the called mobile communication exchange. And a third step of instructing the called mobile terminal to transmit the inquiry caller nickname. The terminating mobile communication exchange transmitting the calling party nickname to the terminating mobile communication terminal in a state where the landline telephone exchange accommodating the originating landline telephone and the voice call setup of the terminating mobile communication exchange period are made by the originating nickname display service providing server; A method of providing a caller nickname display service for a landline telephone. The method of claim 2, Method for providing a caller nickname display service for a landline telephone, characterized in that the password and the called party's telephone number is distinguished from each other through an identification code included in a series of numbers input from the caller in the second step.

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