KR20070105039A - The internet telephone contact service method and the system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for providing a VoIP(Voice of Internet Protocol) connection service are provided to enable a recipient to connect a VoIP phone without any charge and procedures for connecting the VoIP phone if the recipient selects a VoIP number distributed by a distributor at attachment of an email or an electronic business card. A web server of a VoIP number distribution server generates the email or the electronic business card, inserts the VoIP number having a link for connecting the VoIP phone into the email or the business card, and distributes the email or the business card with the VoIP number. A database server stores information of senders. A gateway server mediates the VoIP connection. A billing server bills the charge for the VoIP connection through the gateway to the sender. The web server comprises a mail server system, an electronic business card distribution server, and a link generator. The link generator extracts the VoIP number of the sender from the database and inserts link information connecting to the VoIP number through the extracted VoIP number into the email or the electronic business card if a distribution request is received from the sender.

Description

The Internet telephone contact service method and the system}

The present invention relates to an Internet telephony service method, and more particularly, to distribute an Internet phone number attached to an e-mail or electronic mail box, and to click on an attached Internet phone phone number at the receiver side, at the expense of the distributor. The present invention relates to an internet telephone connection service method of an internet telephone number distributor payment method that enables internet telephone connection.

Internet telephony using VoIP technology, first launched in 1995 by Israeli company vocal tec, has become a common telephone connection. The basic method of the Internet telephony is not much different from the general telephone method, except that a personal computer is used instead of a telephone, an internet network rather than a telephone network, and an internet phone gateway rather than a telephone company.

The Internet telephone system has been developed to provide PC-to-PC, PC-to-Phone, Phone-to-PC, and Phone-to-Phone Internet telephony services. It is a reality that a large number of Internet phones having a form similar to a phone have been developed and widely used.

The PC-to-PC method, which is the most basic form, executes the software called Internet phone, and then plays the role of a telephone company when the user presses the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the other party. The sender and the receiver are connected by the Internet phone gateway and the call is available. The protocol used in the Internet telephony method includes H.323, a standard protocol for voice and video communication over LAN, which does not guarantee the quality of service, and the RTP / RTCP protocol provided in a packet to improve the sound quality of restored voice data. There is an RSVP protocol that reserves resources such as bandwidth along a path to satisfy a desired quality of service (QoS).

The PC-to-Phone method, which is one step higher than the PC-to-PC method, is configured to communicate with each other by interconnecting the Internet network and the existing phone network. Telephony gateway (telephony gateway) has been able to connect the Internet phone to the regular telephone via the Internet network.

In addition, by connecting another telephony gateway to the PC-to-Phone method, the phone-to-phone Internet phone connection is also possible.

However, in order to use the Internet telephony service provided on the Internet, a user must be a member of an Internet site that provides Internet telephony service. After connecting, download and install the Internet phone emulator provided by the server, enter the IP address of the target Internet phone, or have a hassle to perform a telephone connection using a general telephone.

In addition, in order to be provided with the Internet telephone server service even after the registration and installation process is terminated, it is a hassle for billing procedures such as a prepaid card purchase method, a postpaid card payment method and an identity verification process in the case of a postpaid system. Will have

The hassle and cost burden of Internet telephony connection in the prior art are one cause of lowering the marketing efficiency of Internet telephone numbers distributed by companies as well as users to conduct marketing. Rather, there is a problem in activities that can cause adverse effects.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and when the recipient selects the distributed Internet telephone number through the Internet using the e-mail or electronic business card, the recipient side, Distributors of Internet phone numbers that allow them to carry out Internet telephony at the distributor's expense without registering for membership, installing internet access, internet access, and Internet phone. It is an object of the present invention to provide a payment method of the Internet telephone connection service.

In addition, the present invention is to select the Internet telephone number when the other party is absent when the telephone connection is made to display the missed and to automatically switch to another phone when requested to make a call.

The object of the present invention described above,

A first step of storing caller information in a database in a specified format; A second step of generating a linked caller's Internet telephone number so as to make a telephone connection to the caller's Internet phone; Distributing the Internet telephone number via email or electronic business card; A fourth step of performing a telephone connection between the receiver and the caller through the internet when the internet telephone number included in the e-mail or the electronic business card is selected by the receiver; and the telephone connection to be charged to the caller The fifth step of performing the charge for the; is achieved by the service method further comprises.

The link generated in the second step includes connection path information of the user side internet phone access emulator provided to perform an internet phone connection through the internet phone number, internet phone number information using the internet phone number, and the internet phone connection. Gateway information, and caller information sent to the gateway to perform charging by the link.

The above-described system for the service method of the present invention generates an e-mail or an electronic business card, and then inserts and distributes an internet phone number having a link for internet dial-up to the generated e-mail or electronic business card. It comprises a web server for distribution server and a database server for storing the caller's information as data, a gateway server for mediating the Internet dial-up connection, and a billing server for billing the Internet dial-up connection through the gateway.

The web server may also be composed of a mail server system and an electronic business card distribution system for distribution of an electronic mail or electronic business card (hereinafter referred to as a 'distribution document'). After extracting the distributor's Internet telephone number from the database having the distributor's information, it may further comprise a link generating means for inserting the link information in the distribution document to enable the call connection to the extracted Internet telephone number.

The above-mentioned link generation means includes the Internet phone number of the distributor, the Internet phone connection site information of which the distributor is registered as a member, the location information of the caller using the Internet phone emulator, and, if necessary, the Internet phone to be transmitted to the recipient terminal for Internet access of the receiver. Distributor identifier information that identifies the distributor, such as the url of the emulator, the distributor's ID or authentication code that allows the user to make an Internet phone connection to the distributor, and the ip information retrieval means currently assigned to the distributor's user terminal. Will be inserted into the link.

In addition, the above-described Internet telephony connection can limit the number of times the user connects to the other party as needed or a certain number of times, and, of course, monitors the sender's status and displays the missed message on the electronic business card when the sender is absent. Can be transmitted and, when received by the number, can be forwarded to another number being moved.

After the distribution document is distributed in the present invention described above, the process of Internet telephone connection and billing is as follows.

When the receiver receiving the distribution document selects the Internet phone number included in the distribution document, the distributor identification number is transmitted to the gateway server or the web server to authenticate the distributor. After authentication with the Distributor is performed, the receiver's terminal is scanned for software that is configured to allow Internet dial-up, and if necessary, it can be downloaded and installed to perform an Internet dialup. In this case, the Internet telephone connection is immediately performed using the Internet telephone connection means configured in the receiver terminal. In this process, the ip retrieval means retrieves the ip information assigned to the receiver terminal and transmits it to the gateway server or automatically inputs it to the Internet telephone connection means. Receiving the request for Internet telephony, the gateway mediates the telephone connection with the distributor's Internet phone (hardware or software), and when the telephone connection is made, the billing server charges the distributor for the Internet telephone bill.

Thereafter, when the telephone connection through the Internet is terminated by the gateway, the billing server stores the distributor's billing information, thereby terminating the Internet telephone connection process.

Embodiments utilizing this invention are as follows.

When a user creates his or her document with a text editor such as HTML or WORD and attaches an electronic business card to the completed document and sends it to the other party, the person who receives the document clicks the electronic business card of the document and clicks the electronic business card. If you do, the internet phone is connected. In addition, this is not limited to a document, and when inserting an electronic business card into the content of an Internet portal site or a specific site, a person viewing the document can try to make a telephone connection by clicking the electronic business card inserted by the publisher.

The electronic card may be implemented in various shapes and may be implemented in the form of an icon or a telephone connection button.

In addition, if this service is applied to a shopping mall, it can be applied to a menu such as buying / selling or asking / answering items.If a person who wants to buy or sell an item registers, he or she can click the registrant's ID if the person is connected. In this case, an internet call can be made, and in the case of offline, a telephone connection can be attempted by a registrant's general phone or a mobile communication terminal. Similarly, a question and answer board can induce an internet phone call in real time.

As described above, the present invention facilitates Internet access of a recipient who has received an electronic business card or an e-mail, and also provides Internet call costs at the expense of the sender rather than the receiver, thereby activating Internet marketing. According to this convenience and the elimination of the cost burden, it is possible to activate the use of Internet telephony.

Claims (8)

A first step of storing caller information in a database in a predetermined format; A second step of generating a linked caller's Internet telephone number so as to make a telephone connection to the caller's Internet phone; Distributing the Internet telephone number via email or electronic business card; If the Internet phone number included in the e-mail or e-mail box is selected by the receiver, a fourth step of performing a telephone connection between the recipient and the caller through the Internet. The method of claim 1, wherein the service method comprises the step of performing a charge for a telephone connection to be charged to the caller. The method according to claim 1 or 2 The link generated in the second step includes connection path information of the user-side Internet phone access emulator provided to perform an Internet phone connection through the Internet phone number, Internet phone number information using the Internet phone number, and the Internet phone connection. Gateway information for the Internet connection, and the caller information transmitted to the gateway to perform the charging by the link. After generating an e-mail or a business card, the web server for the Internet telephone number distribution server for distributing and inserting an Internet phone number having a link for internet dialing into the generated e-mail or electronic business card and storing the caller's information as data. An Internet telephone connection service system, characterized in that it comprises a database server and a gateway server for mediating Internet dial-up. The system of claim 4 wherein the system is Internet telephony service system comprising a billing server for billing the Internet dial-up through the gateway The method according to claim 4 or 5 The web server further comprises a mail server system and an electronic business card distribution system for distribution of electronic mail or electronic business cards. Internet telephone connection service system, characterized in that it further comprises a link generating means for extracting the number and inserting link information that can be connected to the call to the extracted Internet phone number The method according to claim 4 or 5 The link generation means includes information of the distributor's Internet telephone number, the information of the Internet telephone connection site to which the distributor is registered as a member, the location information of the sender's Internet phone emulator and, if necessary, the Internet phone emulator to be transmitted to the receiver terminal for the receiver's Internet access Distributor identification information that identifies the distributor, such as the url and the distributor's ID or authentication code that enables the user to make an Internet phone call to the distributor, and the IP information retrieval means currently assigned to the distributor's user terminal. Internet telephony service system, characterized in that The method according to claim 4 or 5 The system further comprises a receiver setting unit which checks the status of the Internet telephone receiver and displays the status and attempts to make a call to the received call forwarding number when the call forwarding information is received. Service system.