KR20090038258A

KR20090038258A - Method and apparatus for providing information service by using telephone number

Info

Publication number: KR20090038258A
Application number: KR1020070103664A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이진성
Original assignee: 주식회사 엘지텔레콤
Priority date: 2007-10-15
Filing date: 2007-10-15
Publication date: 2009-04-20

Abstract

A service method and an apparatus thereof for delivering related information with the operation of pressing a telephone number and a special key of the specific upper value are provided to offer unity about the registration number in connection by using the telephone number. A retrieval number including a telephone number of the specific upper value is received from a portable terminal(S510, S520). The telephone number is extracted from the retrieval number received(S530). The corresponding information of the specific upper value is requested to the information database by using the telephone number(S540). The corresponding information is transmitted to the portable terminal in case that corresponding information of the requested specific upper value exists(S550, S560).

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICE BY USING TELEPHONE NUMBER}

The present invention relates to an information providing service using a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an information transmitting service method and apparatus using a telephone number.

When accessing a specific content site using the wireless Internet from the existing portable terminal, it was cumbersome to enter the Internet address directly. This service is provided to reduce the hassle and access to a simple number (number), but there is a problem that the number registration fee by each service is not easy and the registration number may be different for each mobile carrier.

In addition, in the case of a large number of portable terminal users who are not familiar with the use of the wireless Internet by each registration number, even if the above service is provided, the service method is not yet as simple as a normal telephone call. There is a problem that it is not easy.

In addition, in the case of the existing service, when accessing the service may be matched with a meaningless number that has nothing to do with the existing mall, the familiarity or accessibility of the registration number is reduced, the user is difficult to remember about it There is this.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, by using the telephone number of the existing store as it is instead of being provided by a separate registration number for access to a specific content site using a wireless Internet service Each mobile carrier has a uniformity of registration numbers, and it is intended to facilitate the familiarity and memory of registration numbers.

In addition, it is possible to access related information and a specific site using a wireless Internet service by a simple operation of pressing a specific store's telephone number and a specific key to obtain the corresponding information. It is expected to increase the access of users who do not have a portable terminal.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the method for controlling an information delivery service server using a phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention is to retrieve a search number including a phone number of a specific store from a portable terminal. Receiving, extracting a telephone number from the received search number, requesting the corresponding information of the specific store to an information database DB using the extracted telephone number, and corresponding information of the requested specific store. And transmitting the corresponding information to the portable terminal, if present.

In addition, the method of controlling an information delivery service terminal using a phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving a number for searching for information of a specific store from a portable terminal user, and transmitting the received search number to a service server. And receiving information corresponding to the search number from the server, wherein the server receives a search number from a portable terminal, extracts a phone number from the search number, and uses the information database ( DB) requests information corresponding to the telephone number to the server, and transmits the relevant information to the portable terminal when the information related to the requested telephone number exists.

According to the present invention, the information delivery service method using a telephone number has a uniformity for a registration number when accessing the service using the existing telephone number as it is for accessing a specific content site and related information using a wireless Internet service. In addition, familiarity with the registration number is easy to remember.

In addition, it is possible to access related information and a specific site using a wireless Internet service by a simple operation of pressing a specific store's telephone number and a specific key to obtain the corresponding information. It is designed to improve the accessibility of wireless internet services for users who do not have portable terminals.

In addition, by providing the relevant information from various portals and information service companies, more reliable information can be obtained, and detailed information on the shopping malls in areas that are not well known for travel, etc. is provided so that the user can be prevented from selecting a better service. It may help.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings will be described in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited or restricted by the embodiments. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

On the other hand, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terminology used herein is a term used to properly express a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to a user, an operator's intention, or a custom in the field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an information delivery service method using a phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an information delivery service method using a phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

The information transmission service method using the telephone number according to the present invention is a conventional wireless Internet access method, for example, both the wink and Starstar service when accessing a specific wireless content site from a mobile phone, without the hassle of direct address input and easy number As a service for enabling information acquisition by a more improved and convenient wireless Internet connection in a manner to provide access to the Internet, the mobile terminal 110 includes a mobile terminal 110, a service server 120, a data server 130, and the like. An example follows.

The portable terminal 110 receives a number to search for information of a specific store from the portable terminal user and transmits the number to the service server 120, which the service server 120 receives from the data server 130. You will receive the corresponding information from the telephone number.

In this case, the input of the number to search for the information of the specific store is to press ** and the telephone number, press the telephone number and the ez-I key, long press the telephone number and the call key, or use ARS It is made by a variety of methods, etc. In addition, it is possible to extend to an input by another key on the existing keypad.

In addition, the corresponding information to be obtained is received by the portable terminal in various forms such as MMS, WAP-PUSH, or SMS, and in this case, the service server 120 receives a search number from the portable terminal 110. Receiving and extracting a telephone number from the search number, and using this, requesting information corresponding to the telephone number from an information database server; and if the information related to the requested telephone number exists, the related information. It has a function for transmitting to the portable terminal and the like.

For reference, in the present specification, a portable terminal refers to a personal digital cellular (PDC) phone, a personal communication service (PCS) phone, a personal handy phone system (PHS) phone, a CDMA-2000 phone, a WCDMA phone, and a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) phone. A portable device that may include a communication function, such as a phone, a smart phone, a mobile phone, and the like.

The service server 120 receives a search number including a phone number of a specific store from the portable terminal 110 and extracts only a phone number from the received search number. Thereafter, the corresponding information of the specific store is requested to the information database DB of the external service company data server 130 using the extracted telephone number, and if the corresponding information of the requested specific store exists, the service server. The corresponding information is transmitted to the portable terminal 110 through 120.

In this case, when the corresponding information of the requested specific store does not exist in the information database DB of the data server 130, the portable terminal 110 informs that there is no related information.

The data server 130 stores an image, a location, a recommendation, a user review and a rating, and other detailed information about the phone book and the corresponding phone number in an information database (DB). As a result, a database of various information required by the service requester is established.

2 is a block diagram of a service server of an information delivery service using a phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 2, the configuration and role of the service server of the information delivery service using the telephone number according to the present invention.

The service server 120 according to the present invention includes a transceiver 210, a phone number extractor 220, an information requester 230, a service provider 240, and the like. For reference, FIG. 2 illustrates a module directly or indirectly related to the present invention. However, blocks shown in the present specification can be designed as a module, and the module means one unit for processing a specific function or operation. The module may be implemented in hardware or software, or may be implemented in a combination of hardware and software.

The transceiver 210 receives a search number including a phone number of a specific store that wants to know information from the portable terminal 110.

The phone number extracting unit 220 extracts only the phone number except for the other number or key (for example, **, #, etc.) other than the phone number from the search number received by the transceiver 210. This is provided to the information requesting unit 230 below.

The information requesting unit 230 requests the corresponding information of the specific store from the information database DB of the external data server 130 using the extracted phone number.

When the service provider 240 receives the information related to the requested telephone number in the information database DB of the data server 130 and receives the information, the service related unit 240 transmits the received related information to the user's portable terminal 110. Provided by methods such as MMS, WAP-PUSH or SMS.

In this case, the method of providing the related information to the user's portable terminal is not necessarily limited to the above method, but may also be performed by various other methods used for transmitting information to the portable terminal.

3 is a block diagram of a portable terminal of an information delivery service using a telephone number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 3, the configuration and role of the portable terminal of the information delivery service using the telephone number according to the present invention.

The portable terminal 110 according to the present invention is configured to include a transceiver 310, an input unit 320 and the like.

The transceiver 310 transmits the search number received below to the service server 120, and receives information corresponding to the search number from the server 120.

In this case, the information corresponding to the search number is received in various forms such as MMS, WAP-PUSH or SMS.

The input unit 320 receives a number to search for information of a specific store from the user of the portable terminal. In this case, the input is to press ** and a telephone number, or press a telephone number and an ez-I key, or call a telephone number. Long press of the key or by the input of any one of the methods using the ARS, in addition, it is possible to expand to a variety of keys using the existing keypad.

The search number received through the input unit 320 is transmitted to the service server 120 through the transceiver 310.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method between a portable terminal and a service server of an information delivery service using a phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the control method between the mobile terminal and the service server of the information delivery service using the phone number according to the present invention, the user of the mobile terminal inputs the phone number of the corresponding store to know information about the current store to be used (S410).

At this time, the input method for connection can be made by various methods such as long pressing the telephone number and call key, pressing ** and telephone number, pressing the telephone number and ez-I key, using ARS, etc. (S420) ).

The service server 120 receiving the search number including the phone number of the specific store from the portable terminal 110 determines whether the phone number and corresponding information exist in the information database of the data server 130 ( S430), if there is no corresponding information, it informs that there is no information to be provided to the portable terminal 110 (S440).

However, when the phone number and the corresponding information exist in the information database of the data server 130, detailed information about the mall may be used to provide information to MMS / WAP-PUSH, SMS, and other portable terminals. By transmitting to the portable terminal by various methods (S450).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method between components of an information delivery service using a phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the information delivery service method using a phone number according to the present invention, a store phone number to be searched is input from a owner of a portable terminal visiting a region unfamiliar with travel (S510), and the search number is transmitted to the service server 120. In operation S520, the service server 120 extracts only a phone number from the received search number in operation S530.

Subsequently, the information database DB of the data server 130 is requested to the information database DB using the extracted telephone number (S540), and the data server 130 requests the information of the specific telephone number. The phone number and the corresponding information are retrieved (S550).

The data server 130 provides the corresponding information to the service server 120 when the corresponding information of the requested specific store exists (S560), and the service server 120 which has received the information is provided to the portable terminal 110. It will be provided as a service for (S570). In this case, the service is transmitted to and provided to the portable terminal by various methods that can be used to provide information to the mobile terminal 110, MMS, WAP-PUSH, SMS and other portable terminals.

The information delivery service method and apparatus using a telephone number according to the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the operations, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

110: portable terminal;

120: service server;

130: data server;

220: phone number extraction unit;

240: service provider;

320: input unit;

Claims

Receiving a search number including a phone number of a specific store from the portable terminal;

Extracting a telephone number from the received search number;

Requesting corresponding information of the specific store from an information database (DB) by using the extracted telephone number;

Transmitting the corresponding information to the portable terminal when the corresponding information of the requested specific store exists.

Information delivery service server control method using a phone number comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

Notifying the portable terminal that there is no relevant information when the corresponding information of the requested specific store does not exist

Information delivery service server control method using a phone number characterized in that it further comprises.

The method of claim 1,

The information database (DB) is an information transfer service using a phone number, characterized in that the phone book and at least one of the image, location, recommendations, user reviews and ratings, and other detailed information about the phone number How to control the server.

The method of claim 1,

The step of transmitting the corresponding information to the portable terminal,

Information transmission service server control method using a phone number, characterized in that made by MMS, WAP-PUSH or SMS.

A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 4 is recorded.

A transceiver for receiving a search number including a phone number of a specific store from the portable terminal;

A telephone number extraction unit for extracting a telephone number from the received search number;

An information requesting unit for requesting corresponding information of the specific store to an information database (DB) using the extracted telephone number;

Service providing unit that provides the relevant information by MMS, WAP-PUSH or SMS when there is information related to the requested telephone number.

Information delivery service server control device using a phone number comprising a.

Receiving a number for retrieving information of a specific store from a portable terminal user;

Transmitting the received search number to a service server;

And receiving information corresponding to the search number from the server,

The server receives a search number from a portable terminal, extracts a phone number from the search number, and requests information corresponding to the phone number from an information database server using the search number. And transmitting the related information to the portable terminal when the related information is present.

The method of claim 7, wherein

Receiving the number to search for the information of the particular mall,

** Method of controlling the information delivery service terminal using a phone number, characterized in that made by any one of the method of using a telephone number, telephone number + ez-I key, telephone number + call key, using ARS.

A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 7 to 8 is recorded.

An input unit for receiving a number for retrieving information of a specific store from a portable terminal user;

And a transceiver for transmitting the received search number to a service server and receiving information corresponding to the search number from the server.

The server receives a search number from a portable terminal, extracts a phone number from the search number, and requests information corresponding to the phone number from an information database server using the search number. And the related information is transmitted to the portable terminal if the related information exists.

The method of claim 10,

An input unit for receiving a number to search for the information,

** Information control service terminal control device using a phone number to be made by any one of the input + long press, telephone number + ez-I key, telephone number + call key, using ARS.

The method of claim 10,

The information corresponding to the search number received from the server,

Device for controlling an information service service terminal using a phone number, characterized in that the phone book and at least one of the image, location, recommendations, user reviews and ratings, and other detailed information about the phone number.