KR20070054839A - Sms-based phone number service system and method, phone number automatically storing method using its - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a text message based telephone number guide service system, a method thereof, a method for automatically storing telephone numbers using the same, and a computer readable recording medium storing a program for implementing the methods.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention transmits the guidance result (mutual name, phone number) to the user terminal as a text message (SMS or MMS, etc.) as well as the voice guidance for the telephone number guide request through the user's voice, and automatically guides the guidance result. In order to use the stored phone number in the future, a text message based telephone number guide service system and its method, a method of automatically storing the phone number using the same, and a program for realizing the above methods can be read by a computer. The purpose is to provide a record medium.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention provides a telephone number guide service system, comprising: a known telephone number guide system for guiding a retrieved telephone number according to a known method when a telephone number guide request is made; Text message generating means for constructing a text message with the telephone number (/ person name) mapped to the searched telephone number and a corresponding telephone number, and including a storage command control code to generate a text message; And a text message transmitting means for transmitting the text message including the storage command control code to a phone number guide request terminal.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in the telephone number guide system.

Phone number, 114, text message, SMS, MMS

Description

SMS-based phone number service system and method and method for automatically storing phone number using same {SMS-based phone number service system and method, phone number automatically storing method using its}

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a text message based telephone number guide system according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a text message based telephone number guide method and an automatic telephone number storage method using the same according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

10: wired or wireless user terminal 20: telephone number guide system

21: phone number request receiving unit 22: guide number search unit

23: guide number transmitter 24: telephone number database (DB)

25: SMS request processing unit 26: SMS transmission unit

The present invention relates to a text message based telephone number guide service system, a method thereof, a method for automatically storing a telephone number using the same, and a computer readable recording medium storing a program for realizing the above methods. In addition to the voice guidance for the phone number guide request via voice, the guidance result (mutual name / person name, phone number) is transmitted to the user terminal as a text message (SMS or MMS, etc.), and the guidance result is automatically stored. The present invention provides a text message based telephone number guide service system and a method for automatically storing a telephone number using the same, and a computer readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the above methods. It is about.

At present, due to the spread of the terminal for transmitting and receiving text messages, due to the development of various leisure cultures and busy daily life, the use of text messages has become increasingly common in service activities for cultural life.

Short Message Service (SMS) is a service that allows a wireless terminal to send and receive text in a short form, and transmits data consisting of letters or numbers through a wireless terminal or a network. Although initially used for data communication, the range of application is gradually being expanded to provide various information and payment methods of electronic commerce, etc. Recently, MMS (Multimedia) that can exchange pictures, pictures, videos, etc., away from text-based services is available. Message Service is evolving.

At present, in the conventional 114 telephone number guide system where an ARS is used to guide a phone number or an operator directly guides a phone number, when the user accesses the telephone number 114 directly, Prints a welcome letter and asks the name of the place where the receptionist wants to know the telephone number directly from the user. Then, the user speaks the desired name according to the guide, the guide checks the name again, and after the confirmation process informs the telephone number of the desired place through the ARS device.

However, this conventional 114 phone number guide method has a number of problems inconvenient to use, for example, the existing phone number guide method usually takes 2-3 minutes and call charges until the operator completes the phone number guide. There may be times when you hear or miss a voice during the phone number guide. There is also the hassle of memorizing or recording the guided telephone number.

Although, at present, there is a function to automatically dial the phone number after the phone number guide even if you hear or miss the guidance voice in the phone number guide process, but in such a case, unless you memorize or record the guide information, There is an uncomfortable problem.

As such, the current telephone number guide service follows a procedure in which a number guide responds to a person's or business's telephone number through an answering machine when a user requests a voice guidance through a wired or wireless terminal. You have no choice but to call the guided number immediately (including automatic dialing) or take notes (record) for future use (reuse). In addition, in order to reuse in the future there is a hassle to enter and store the phone number and business name (person name) separately in the terminal.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, not only the voice guidance for the telephone number guide request through the user's voice, but also a text message (SMS or MMS) with the guidance result (mutual name, phone number) on the user terminal. Text message-based telephone number guide service system and method, and the method for automatically storing the telephone number using the same, so that the stored result can be automatically stored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for realization.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a telephone number guide service system, comprising: a known telephone number guide system for guiding a retrieved telephone number in a known manner when a telephone number guide request is made; Text message generating means for constructing a text message with the telephone number (/ person name) mapped to the searched telephone number and a corresponding telephone number, and including a storage command control code to generate a text message; And a text message transmitting means for transmitting the text message including the storage command control code to the telephone number guide request terminal.

In addition, the present invention provides a telephone number guide service method, comprising: a telephone number guide step of guiding a retrieved telephone number according to a known method when a telephone number guide request is made; A text message generation step of constructing a text message with a business name (/ person name) mapped to the searched phone number and a corresponding phone number, and including a storage command control code to generate a text message; And a text message transmitting step of transmitting the text message including the storage command control code to the telephone number guide request terminal.

In addition, the present invention, when the telephone number guide request terminal receives a text message containing a control code, and analyzes the control code, 'save command', 'mutual (person name) -phone number attached to the text message It characterized in that it further comprises the step of automatically storing in the telephone number storage means (phone book).

On the other hand, in the method for storing the phone number of the text message containing the control code received by the telephone number guide service method, when using the phone number guide service, when the text message containing the control code is received at the user's request When the phone number guide requesting terminal analyzes the control code of the received text message and the 'storing command', the 'mutual (person name) -phone number' attached to the text message is stored in the phone number storing means (phone book). It is characterized by automatic storage.

On the other hand, the present invention, for the character-based telephone number guide service, the telephone number guide system provided with a processor, a telephone number guide function for guiding a retrieved telephone number in a known manner when a telephone number guide request is made; A text message generation function for constructing a text message with a business name (/ person name) mapped to the searched phone number and a corresponding phone number, and including a storage command control code to generate a text message; And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a text message transmission function for transmitting a text message including the storage command control code to a telephone number guide request terminal.

In addition, the present invention, when the telephone number guide request terminal receives a text message containing a control code, and analyzes the control code, 'save command', 'mutual (person name) -phone number attached to the text message The present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for further realizing a function of automatically storing a telephone number in a telephone number storage means (phone book).

The present invention relates to a text message (SMS, MMS) based telephone number guide service, so that not only the voice guidance for the number guide request through the user's voice, but also to store the guide result in the user terminal so that it can be reused in the future. It is.

To this end, the present invention is to guide the phone number requested by the user by voice, at the same time to send SMS / MMS text to the user's terminal (it is a wired or wireless terminal capable of receiving text messages) to automatically store information in the phone book of the terminal In the future, the stored phone number is used when the user calls.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a text message based telephone number guide system according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, a text message (SMS, MMS) based telephone number guide system according to the present invention, when the telephone number guide request, a known telephone number guide system for guiding the retrieved telephone number in a known manner (Consists of a telephone guide request receiving unit 21, a guide number search unit 22, a guide number transmitter 23, a phone number DB 24, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as '114 phone number guide system' for convenience), SMS (/ MMS) request processing unit 25 to form a text message (/ person name) mapped to the retrieved phone number and the phone number, and to generate a text message (SMS / MMS) by including a storage command control code 25 And an SMS (/ MMS) transmitter 26 for transmitting the text message including the storage command control code to the telephone number guide request terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10).

However, although not shown in the drawings, a text message (SMS, MMS) based phone number guide system for the SMS / MMS transmission processing to the phone number guide request terminal (wired or wireless user terminal 10) short-term service of the mobile carrier It is linked with SMS / MMS gateway of a center (SMSC: Short Message Service Center) or a carrier (for example, KT).

In the above, the phone number guide request terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10) is a terminal capable of voice calls and receiving text messages, such as SMS or MMS. For example, a mobile communication terminal or a telephone capable of receiving SMS or MMS, such as an Ann terminal, may be used, but the above function (voice call function, text message reception) at a phone number guide request terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10) may be used. Function), as far as possible, regardless of the type of the terminal.

114 The telephone number guide system is a system for handling telephone guide requests. When a user connects directly through the telephone number 114, the user outputs a start greeting to the user and requests the name of the place where the user wants to know the telephone number. After confirming, the ARS device will inform you of the desired phone number.

The telephone number DB 24 is a database having telephone number information (mutual (/ person name)-telephone number) necessary for telephone number guidance.

The phone guide request receiving unit 21 is a part where a phone number guide receives a call when a user requests a phone guide service.

The guide number search unit 22 searches a phone number DB 24 for a phone number for a person / mutual name received from a user by a phone number guide.

The guide number transmitter 23 transmits the retrieved telephone number to the user terminal (wireless user terminal 10) in a conventional manner. At this time, the number guide can tell the phone number of the place you want directly or through the ARS device.

The 114 phone number guide system may further include a function for automatically dialing the corresponding phone number after the phone number guide.

When the SMS (/ MMS) request processing unit 25 requests that the user terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10) receive a text message (SMS / MMS) for the information (telephone number) to be guided when the telephone number is guided ( For example, when the button "1" is pressed when the announcement is sent), a 'person / mutual-phone number' is generated as an SMS (/ MMS) string. At this time, the 'person / mutual-telephone number' is stored in the phone number storage unit of the user terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10) so that it can be reused in the future.

The SMS (/ MMS) transmitting unit 26 transmits a 'text message (SMS / MMS) including a storage command control code' processed by the SMS (/ MMS) request processing unit 25 to a phone number guide request terminal (wired or wireless user terminal ( 10)).

Subsequently, when the SMS / MMS including the control code is received at the telephone number guide request terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10), the control code in the received SMS / MMS is analyzed and, in the case of “storage command”, the SMS / MMS &Quot; personal name (e.g., Hong Gil-dong) / mutual name (e.g., Katie) -telephone number (xxx-xxxx) "

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a text message based telephone number guide method and an automatic telephone number storage method using the same according to the present invention.

First, looking at the 114 telephone number guide process according to the known procedure (201 ~ 205), if the telephone number guide requester is directly connected through the telephone number 114 via the wired and wireless user terminal 10 114 is the start guide to the user Print and ask for the name of the place where the telephone number operator wants to know the telephone number directly from the user. Then, when the user speaks the desired name according to the guidance (201), the guide checks the name again, and retrieves the telephone number for the desired name / name in the telephone number DB 24 (202, 203), the ARS device ( The guide number transmitter 23 informs the desired telephone number (205).

Of course, after sending out the phone number announcements, direct linkage (automatic dialing) to the corresponding phone number is possible.

The above process is the same as the existing 114 telephone number guide service procedure.

If the telephone number guide requester listens to the telephone number search result announcement, he / she requests to receive a text message (SMS / MMS) for the information (phone number) to be informed (for example, "1" when sending the announcement). Button 206), the SMS request processing unit 25 obtains information on the 'person / mutual-phone number' through the guide number search unit 22 (207) to generate an SMS string. At this time, the 'person name / cross-phone number' inserts a storage command control code when generating a text message so that it can be automatically stored in the phone number storage of the user terminal (wired or wireless user terminal 10).

The generated SMS / MMS message is transmitted to the SMS (MMS) transmitter 26 (208), and sent to the telephone number guide request terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10) (209).

Subsequently, when the SMS / MMS including the control code is received at the phone number guide request terminal (wired / wireless user terminal 10), the control code in the received SMS / MMS is analyzed and, in the case of “storage command”, SMS / MMS Store "person / mutual-phone number" information attached to the phone number storage.

If the user needs to call again, the user may call using 'person / mutual-phone number' information stored in the phone number storage of the terminal without using the telephone number guide service (210).

On the other hand, if the telephone number guide requester does not press a separate contracted button (for example, press button "1" when the announcement is sent) while listening to the telephone number search result announcement, the existing 114 telephone number guide It goes through the same process as the service.

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

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

As described above, the present invention transmits a text message (SMS or MMS, etc.) to the user terminal as well as the voice guidance for the user's voice request. By automatically saving the guidance result, you can eliminate the hassle of writing down or remembering the phone number after receiving the phone number guide, and avoiding the hassle of entering the phone number into the terminal separately. There is an effect that can be planned.

Claims (13)

In the telephone number guide service system, A known telephone number guide system for guiding a retrieved telephone number in a known manner when a telephone number guide is requested; Text message generating means for constructing a text message with the telephone number (/ person name) mapped to the searched telephone number and a corresponding telephone number, and including a storage command control code to generate a text message; And Text message transmission means for transmitting a text message containing the storage command control code to the telephone number guide request terminal Text message based phone number service system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The telephone number guide system, Text message based telephone number guide service system, characterized in that when the telephone number guide request by voice, the telephone number retrieved in accordance with a known manner through the automatic response system (ARS) to guide the voice. The method of claim 2, The telephone number guide request terminal, Text message (SMS / MMS) Text message based telephone number guidance service system, characterized in that the wired and wireless telephone terminal capable of receiving. The method of claim 3, wherein The telephone number guide request terminal, When the text message containing the control code is received, the control code is analyzed, and in the case of the 'storing command', the 'mutual (personal name) -phone number' attached to the text message is automatically stored in the phone number storing means (phone book). Character message based telephone number guide service system, characterized in that. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The text message generating means, According to the request of the telephone number guide requester, a text message is composed of a business name (/ person name) mapped to the searched telephone number and the corresponding telephone number, and a text message is generated by including a storage command control code. Message based phone number service system. In the telephone number guide service method, A phone number guide step of guiding a retrieved phone number according to a known method when requesting a phone number guide; A text message generation step of constructing a text message with a business name (/ person name) mapped to the searched phone number and a corresponding phone number, and including a storage command control code to generate a text message; And Text message transmission step of transmitting a text message containing the storage command control code to the phone number guide request terminal Text message based phone number guide service method comprising a. The method of claim 6, The phone number guide step, When the telephone number guide request by voice, a text message based telephone number guide service method characterized in that the voice number is guided through the automatic answering system (ARS) according to a known method. The method of claim 7, wherein When the phone number guide request terminal receives a text message including a control code, the control code is analyzed, and in the case of a 'storing command', the 'mutual (person name) -phone number' attached to the text message is stored in the phone number. Steps to save automatically in (Phonebook) Text message based phone number guide service method further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, The telephone number guide request terminal, When the text message containing the control code is received, the control code is analyzed, and in the case of the 'storing command', the 'mutual (personal name) -phone number' attached to the text message is automatically stored in the phone number storing means (phone book). Character message based phone number guide service method characterized in that. The method of claim 9, The text message generation step, According to the request of the telephone number guide requester, a text message is composed of a business name (/ person name) mapped to the searched telephone number and the corresponding telephone number, and a text message is generated by including a storage command control code. Message based phone number service. In the method of storing the telephone number of the text message containing the control code received by the telephone number guide service method of claim 6, When using the phone number guide service, if a text message including a control code is received according to a user's request, the phone number guide request terminal analyzes the control code of the received text message, and if the 'storing command', Text message based telephone number guide service method characterized in that the automatically stored "mutual (person name)-phone number" in the phone number storage means (phone book). In the telephone number guide system equipped with a processor for a character-based telephone number guide service, A telephone number guide function for guiding a retrieved telephone number according to a known method when requesting a telephone number guide; A text message generation function for constructing a text message with a business name (/ person name) mapped to the searched phone number and a corresponding phone number, and including a storage command control code to generate a text message; And Text message transmission function for transmitting the text message containing the storage command control code to the telephone number guide request terminal A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this. The method of claim 12, When the phone number guide request terminal receives a text message including a control code, the control code is analyzed, and in the case of a 'storing command', the 'mutual (person name) -phone number' attached to the text message is stored in the phone number. Auto Save to (Phone Book) A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for further realization.

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