KR20070077233A - System and method for providing call forwarding service of telephone network - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for providing a call forwarding service of a telephone network are provided to allow a user who uses multiple phone numbers to receive any calls by predetermined order when the calls are terminated to the multiple phone numbers. A phone number database(412) stores multiple phone numbers registered as the use by a particular user and connection priority levels set for the multiple phone numbers. A call forwarding service server(410) accesses the phone number database and forward calls terminated to the multiple phone numbers according to the connection priority levels. A fixed line phone(210) is connected with an intelligent network(100) via a PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network).

Description

System and method for providing call forwarding service of telephone network {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CALL FORWARDING SERVICE OF TELEPHONE NETWORK}

1 is a network diagram showing an embodiment of a call forwarding service providing system of a telephone network according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the landline telephone shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing step by step an embodiment of a method for providing call forwarding service of a telephone network according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: intelligent network 200: general telephone switching network

210: wired telephone 212, 312: RFID reader

214, 314: number register 220, 320: RFID chip

300: mobile communication network 310: mobile terminal

316: wireless transceiver 400: call forwarding service provider

410: call forwarding service server 412: telephone number database

The present invention relates to a call forwarding service providing system and method for a telephone network, a terminal for providing connection priority change information to the call forwarding service providing system, and a computer readable medium recording a program for realizing the method. In particular, a connection priority is set to a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user according to the user's intention, and the call network is forwarded according to the connection priority to a call to the plurality of telephone numbers. A system and method for providing a switching service, a terminal for providing connection priority change information to the call forwarding service providing system, and a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

Call forwarding is when a call is made to a specific phone number and the call is transferred to another phone number instead of the specific phone number, and the intelligent network exchange provides a call forwarding service. Such a call forwarding service is generally requested by the called party.

In this regard, Korean Patent Application No. 10-1997-0043712 relates to a call forwarding method of a keyphone exchanger, in which there is a call forwarding request, a first forwarding step of forwarding a call to a corresponding extension subscriber, and the extension after the call forwarding. If the extension subscriber answers before the call forwarding duration assigned to the subscriber has elapsed, the call forwarding step connects the call path by caustic call to the corresponding subscriber, and when the call forwarding duration has elapsed, a preset call forwarding. Disclosed is a call forwarding method including a second call forwarding step of forwarding call again according to the extension subscriber order.

Such a call forwarding method is a call forwarding for a specific telephone number, not a call forwarding for a plurality of grouped phone numbers. That is, the above-mentioned call forwarding method does not perform call forwarding in the order set to the grouped phone numbers when the caller attempts to call a specific phone number among the grouped phone numbers. Therefore, if a specific user sets connection priority according to the user's intention to a plurality of registered phone numbers in use, the call forwarding is performed according to the connection priority for calls received by the plurality of phone numbers. This will be more convenient.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 10-2000-0072447 is a first step by the subscriber to register the first incoming telephone number for the call within the designated time and the second incoming telephone number for the call other than the designated time Wow; A second step of determining, when a call forwarding registered subscriber is called, whether a current time is included in the designated time; A third step of forming a call path between the caller and the first incoming telephone number by calling the first called number if the current time is included in the designated time as a result of the determination of the second step; A fourth step of forming a call path between the caller and the second called number if the current time is not included within the designated time and is unconditionally called forwarding registration as a result of the determination of the second step; ; A fifth step of forming a call path between the caller and the subscriber when the subscriber responds when the current time is not included in the designated time and the conditional call forwarding registration is determined as the second step; As a result of the determination of the second step, if the current time is not included in the designated time and is a conditional call forwarding, if the subscriber is busy or does not answer for several seconds, a sixth step of forming a call path between the caller and the second incoming phone number; Disclosed is a call forwarding method comprising a.

Such a call forwarding method is a call forwarding for a specific telephone number according to a specified time, and is not forwarded to a plurality of grouped phone numbers. That is, the above-mentioned call forwarding method does not perform call forwarding in the order of setting the grouped phone numbers when the caller attempts to call a specific phone number among the grouped phone numbers. Therefore, if a specific user sets connection priority according to the user's intention to a plurality of registered phone numbers in use, the call forwarding is performed according to the connection priority for calls received by the plurality of phone numbers. This will be more convenient.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, by setting the connection priority according to the user's intention to a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user, the call for the call to the plurality of telephone numbers A system and method for providing a call forwarding service of a telephone network for forwarding according to a connection priority, a terminal for providing connection priority change information to the call forwarding service providing system, and a computer for recording a program for implementing the method. The purpose is to provide a medium that can be.

In order to achieve this purpose,

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a call forwarding service providing system, which is connected to an intelligent network and provides a call forwarding service to a specific telephone terminal, comprising: a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user in use, and a connection priority set to the plurality of telephone numbers. And a call forwarding service server for accessing the phone number database and forwarding calls according to the connection priority for calls received by the plurality of phone numbers.

The telephone terminal is a wired telephone and can be connected to the intelligent network through a public switched telephone network (PSTN).

The telephone terminal is a mobile terminal and can be connected to the intelligent network through a mobile communication network.

Preferably, the call forwarding service server may set a phone number dialed by a specific caller as the connection priority.

The time of the call forwarding according to the connection priority may be immediately after the bell rings for a certain number of times set by the specific user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a phone terminal receiving a call forwarding service according to a specific connection priority for a plurality of phone numbers registered by a specific user in use from a call forwarding service providing system connected to an intelligent network, Providing the call forwarding service to the RFID reader (Radio Frequency IDentification reader) reading the identification information of the RFID chip and the identification information read by the RFID reader when the RFID chip (Radio Frequency IDentification chip) storing the corresponding identification information is close And a number registration unit for setting the telephone terminal to which the call forwarding service provider has sent the identification information as a connection highest priority.

The telephone terminal is a landline telephone and can be connected to the intelligent network through a general switched telephone network.

The telephone terminal is a mobile terminal and can be connected to the intelligent network through a mobile communication network.

The time point at which the call is transferred according to the connection priority is preferably performed immediately after the bell rings for a predetermined number of times set by the specific user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a call forwarding service providing method in a call forwarding service providing system that is connected to an intelligent network and provides a call forwarding service to a specific telephone terminal, the method comprising: (a) a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user in use; Providing a ring tone to the called specific phone number when the call is received from a specific telephone number; and (b) if not receiving a call corresponding to the ring tone, to each telephone number according to the connection priority registered by the specific user. Providing a call forwarding step is provided.

The time of the call forwarding according to the connection priority may be immediately after the bell rings for a certain number of times set by the specific user.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a call forwarding service method in a call forwarding service provider that is connected to an intelligent network and provides a call forwarding service to a specific telephone terminal, comprising: (a) a plurality of phone numbers registered by a specific user in use; Providing a ring tone to the called specific telephone number when the call is received from a specific telephone number; and (b) if not receiving a call corresponding to the ring tone, each telephone number according to a connection priority registered by the specific user. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a call forwarding step is provided.

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

1 is a network diagram showing an embodiment of a call forwarding service providing system of a telephone network according to the present invention, an intelligent network 100, a general telephone switching network 200, a landline telephone 210, a mobile communication network 300, a mobile terminal 310 and the call forwarding service providing unit 400. The call forwarding service providing unit 400 includes a call forwarding service server 410 and a phone number database 412.

In the figure, the call forwarding service server 410 in the call forwarding service providing unit 400 is a wired telephone 210 and a mobile terminal using the intelligent network 100, the general telephone switching network 200 and the mobile communication network 300. Provide a call forwarding service to a plurality of telephone terminals, such as 310.

That is, the phone number database 412 in the call forwarding service providing unit 400 stores a plurality of phone numbers registered by a specific user in use, connection priorities set in the plurality of phone numbers, and the call forwarding service server 410. Is accessed by Registering the plurality of phone numbers as being in use and setting connection priorities to the plurality of phone numbers may be performed by the specific user connecting to the call forwarding service server 410 using each phone terminal thereof.

The call forwarding service server 410 forwards calls to the plurality of phone numbers according to the connection priority. In this case, the wired telephone 210 is connected to the intelligent network 100 through the general telephone exchange network 200, and the mobile terminal 310 is connected to the intelligent network 100 through the mobile communication network 300. The call forwarding service server 410 sets the telephone number dialed by a specific caller as the connection priority. The time of the call forwarding according to the connection priority is immediately after the bell rings for a certain number of times set by the specific user.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the landline telephone 210 shown in FIG. 1, which includes an RFID reader 212 and a number register 214.

In the figure, the RFID reader 212 in the wired telephone 210 reads identification information of the RFID chip 220 in a non-contact manner when the RFID chip 220 storing the identification information corresponding to a specific user approaches. Provided to the register 214.

The number registration unit 214 receives identification information corresponding to a specific user from the RFID reader 212 and provides the call forwarding service providing unit 400 through the general telephone switching network 200 and the intelligent network 100, and the call forwarding service. The provider 400 registers and sets the wired telephone 210 which has sent the identification information as the connection highest priority. For example, after a specific user leaves the home, the home phone is connected to the home office according to the identification information registration process corresponding to the specific user by accessing the RFID chip 220 carried at home and accessing the RFID reader installed in the home phone. Is set to. At this time, the call forwarding service providing unit 400 should be able to identify the user corresponding to the identification information. That is, the call forwarding service providing unit 400 should include a database managing internal identification information corresponding to a plurality of users, either internally or externally. For example, a database for managing each identification information corresponding to a plurality of users is provided inside or outside the call forwarding service server 410.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the mobile terminal 310 shown in FIG. 1, wherein the mobile terminal 310 includes an RFID reader 312, a number register 314, a wireless transceiver 316, and an antenna 318. ).

In the figure, the RFID reader 312 in the mobile terminal 310 reads identification information of the RFID chip 320 in a non-contact manner when the RFID chip 320 storing the identification information corresponding to a specific user approaches. Provided to the register 314.

The number registration unit 314 receives the identification information corresponding to the specific user from the RFID reader 312 to the call forwarding service providing unit 400, the wireless transceiver 316, antenna 318, mobile communication network 300 and intelligent network ( 100 through the call forwarding service providing unit 400 to register and register the mobile terminal 310 to which the identification information is sent as the highest priority. For example, by accessing the RFID reader installed in the mobile terminal 310 carrying the RFID chip 320 carried by a specific user to work, the home telephone is the highest priority for connection according to the identification information registration process corresponding to the specific user. It is set.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing step by step an embodiment of a method for providing call forwarding service of a telephone network according to the present invention.

First, the call forwarding service server 410 in the call forwarding service providing unit 400 registers a plurality of telephone numbers being used by a specific user and a connection priority of the plurality of telephone numbers according to a request of a specific user (step S10). ). In this case, when registering the plurality of phone number connection priorities, a voice guide broadcast function pre-installed in the intelligent network 100 may be provided to the specific user as a voice for the plurality of phone number connection priority registrations.

The call forwarding service server 410 provides a ring tone to the called specific telephone number when the call is received at a specific telephone number among a plurality of telephone numbers registered by the specific user (step S12). That is, the ring tone is first provided to the telephone corresponding to the telephone number dialed by the caller. Of course, it is also possible to provide ring tones according to connection priorities unconditionally.

The call forwarding service server 410 determines whether a call corresponding to the ring tone is received within a predetermined time period or a predetermined number of ring tones (step S14). The predetermined time or a predetermined number of ring tones can be preset by the specific user.

When the call forwarding service server 410 does not answer the call corresponding to the ring tone, the call forwarding service server 410 forwards the call to each telephone number according to the connection priority registered by the specific user, and sequentially provides ring tones to each telephone (step S16). ).

The call forwarding service server 410 may determine that the call is absent if the ring tone does not answer even though the ring tone rings more than a certain number of times, and the specific number may be set and changed for each telephone number.

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.

The technical spirit of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is by way of example only and not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention sets a connection priority according to the intention of the user to a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user according to the user's intention, and according to the connection priority for calls received by the plurality of telephone numbers. Call forwarding. Therefore, a user who uses a plurality of telephone numbers can be connected to any telephone number.

Claims (12)

A call forwarding service providing system connected to an intelligent network and providing call forwarding service to a specific telephone terminal. A telephone number database for storing a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user in use and a connection priority set in the plurality of telephone numbers; And a call forwarding service server which accesses the telephone number database and forwards the call according to the connection priority to the call that is received by the plurality of phone numbers. The method according to claim 1, And the telephone terminal is a wired telephone and is connected to the intelligent network through a general telephone switching network. The method according to claim 1, And the telephone terminal is a mobile terminal, and is connected to the intelligent network through a mobile communication network. The method according to claim 1, The call forwarding service server is a call forwarding service providing system of a telephone network, characterized in that to set the phone number dialed by a particular caller as the highest priority. The method according to claim 1, The call forwarding system according to the connection priority is a call forwarding service providing system of the telephone network, characterized in that immediately after the bell rings for a predetermined number of times set by the specific user. A telephone terminal that receives a call forwarding service from a forwarding service providing system connected to an intelligent network according to a specific connection priority for a plurality of phone numbers registered by a specific user. An RFID reader that reads identification information of the RFID chip when the RFID chip storing the identification information corresponding to the specific user is close; Providing the identification information read by the RFID reader to the call forwarding service providing unit so that the call forwarding service providing unit sets the telephone terminal to which the identification information has been sent as a connection highest priority; Terminal for providing priority change information. The method according to claim 6, And the telephone terminal is a wired telephone and provides connection priority change information to a call forwarding service providing system, characterized in that connected to the intelligent network through a general switched telephone network. The method according to claim 6, And the telephone terminal is a mobile terminal and provides connection priority change information to a call forwarding service providing system, characterized in that connected to the intelligent network through a mobile communication network. The method according to claim 6, The call forwarding time according to the connection priority is a terminal for providing connection priority change information to a call forwarding service providing system, characterized in that immediately after a certain number of rings set by the specific user. A call forwarding service providing method in a call forwarding service providing system connected to an intelligent network and providing a call forwarding service to a specific telephone terminal, (a) providing a ring tone to the called specific telephone number when a specific telephone number is received from a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user in use; (b) when the call corresponding to the ring tone is not answered, forwarding service to the telephone network according to the connection priority registered by the specific user. The method according to claim 10, The call forwarding time according to the connection priority is a call forwarding service providing method of the telephone network, characterized in that immediately after ringing for a certain number of times set by the specific user. On your computer, A call forwarding service method in a call forwarding service provider that is connected to an intelligent network and provides a call forwarding service to a specific phone terminal. (a) providing a ring tone to the called specific telephone number when a specific telephone number is received from a plurality of telephone numbers registered by a specific user in use; (b) a computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing call forwarding to each telephone number in accordance with a connection priority registered by the particular user when the telephone corresponding to the ring tone is not answered.

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