KR20100058185A - Video conference system and method using ip-pbx - Google Patents

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KR20100058185A
KR20100058185A KR1020080116910A KR20080116910A KR20100058185A KR 20100058185 A KR20100058185 A KR 20100058185A KR 1020080116910 A KR1020080116910 A KR 1020080116910A KR 20080116910 A KR20080116910 A KR 20080116910A KR 20100058185 A KR20100058185 A KR 20100058185A
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PURPOSE: A video conference system using an IP-PBX(Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) and a method thereof are provided to implement a video conference environment at a low cost by enabling video connection through a user computers. CONSTITUTION: A video connection server(100) receives monitoring information of a monitoring/control server(300). If the monitoring information is a call message, the video connection server connects a user computer to a phone number of a phone which receives a call request. A database server(200) stores IP(Internet Protocol) addresses of user computers(610-630) corresponding to the plural phones and the telephone numbers of plural telephones(510-530).

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Video conference system and method using internet protocol private exchange {video conference system and method using IP-PBX}

The present invention relates to a videoconferencing system and method, and more particularly, to a videoconferencing system and method using an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX).

A private exchange is a small telephone exchange owned by a company or organization. Existing private exchanges can use only simple voice calls, and are inconvenient due to large capacity facilities and complex wiring of the premises. To solve these problems, private exchanges based on Internet Protocol (IP) are referred to as 'IP-PBX'. Developed. In other words, IP-PBX is a private branch exchange that supports VoIP (Voice over IP), as is well known, and instead of an existing TDM-based PBX and a local telephone line, IP-PBX server, VoIP G / W, internal LAN, It provides in-house exchange function using IP-Phone. This IP-PBX integrates with the internal LAN to simplify maintenance, saves installation space by simplifying the configuration equipment, and facilitates integrating various applications of existing companies based on IP. Is in the spotlight.

On the other hand, as is well known, the video conferencing system is a system made so that people who are separated from each other can conduct a remote conference through video and sound reflected on a TV screen installed in each room.

However, in order to construct such a conventional video conferencing system, a considerable cost is required to equip each conference room with a television camera, a monitor, a microphone, a speaker, and the like.

Accordingly, the present inventors have come to the present invention while researching a method for constructing a video conference system at low cost while using existing network equipment, particularly IP-PBX and a user computer, which are built in a company or organization.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, Internet protocol private exchange to monitor the Internet protocol private exchange in real time to be connected to the user through the user's computer through the user's computer when the telephone connection between the users It is an object of the present invention to provide a video conferencing system and method using an exchange.

In order to achieve the above object, the videoconferencing system of the present invention comprises: a monitoring / control server for monitoring and controlling an Internet protocol private exchange; Receives the monitoring information collected by the monitoring / control server from the monitoring / control server, and if the monitoring information is a call message, the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call and the telephone of the telephone requesting the call. An image connection server for connecting a user computer corresponding to the number to enable image communication; And a database server storing telephone numbers of a plurality of telephones to which a connection is made by the Internet protocol private exchange and an Internet protocol address of a user computer paired with telephone numbers of the plurality of telephones.

In the above configuration, when the user computer requests the video connection server to make a call, the video connection server delivers the telephone number of the calling telephone and the telephone number of the receiving telephone to the monitoring / control server, and sends the The user computer corresponding to the side telephone and the user computer corresponding to the receiving side telephone can be connected to enable video communication. In addition, the monitoring / control server may transmit the two telephone numbers received from the video connection server to the internet protocol private exchange so that the calling telephone and the receiving telephone are connected by telephone.

In addition, the video connection server may support a multi-party video conferencing service.

The image connection server may provide monitoring information received from the monitoring / control server to a logged-in user computer.

The videoconferencing method of the present invention is performed by a video connection server which enables video communication between user computers, the method comprising: receiving monitoring information from a monitoring / control server for monitoring and controlling an Internet protocol private exchange; And when the received monitoring information is a call message, connecting the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call and the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call to enable video communication. It is done by

In addition, the video conferencing method of the present invention is a third-party telephone when the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call or the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call requests the multi-party video conferencing service. Delivering a telephone number of the telephone to the monitoring / control server such that the telephone requesting the call, the telephone requesting the call, and the third party telephone connection are made; And connecting the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call, the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call, and the user computer corresponding to the third-party telephone to enable multilateral video communication. It can be made to include more.

In addition, the video conferencing method of the present invention transmits the telephone number of the calling telephone and the telephone number of the called telephone to the monitoring / control server when the user computer requests a call. Making a telephone connection between the two; And connecting the user computer corresponding to the transmitting telephone and the user computer corresponding to the receiving telephone to enable video communication.

In addition, the video conferencing method of the present invention provides the monitoring / control server for the telephone number of a third party telephone when the user computer corresponding to the calling telephone or the user computer corresponding to the calling telephone requests a multi-party video conference service. Delivering to a multiparty telephone connection between said calling telephone, said receiving telephone, and said third party telephone; And connecting the user computer corresponding to the transmitting telephone, the user computer corresponding to the receiving telephone, and the user computer corresponding to the third party telephone to enable multilateral video communication.

In addition, the videoconferencing method of the present invention may further comprise providing monitoring information received from the monitoring / control server to a logged-in user computer.

According to the video conferencing system and method using the Internet protocol private exchange of the present invention, if a telephone connection between users is monitored by real-time monitoring of the internet protocol private exchange, the video connection between the users is implemented through the corresponding user's computer. By doing so, it is possible to implement an environment in which video conferencing is possible at low cost without replacing the telephone with a separate video telephone.

Hereinafter, a videoconferencing system and method using an internet protocol private exchange according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a network diagram of a video conferencing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the videoconferencing system according to the present invention includes an IP-PBX 400, a telephone number management terminal 900 for registering telephones in the IP-PBX 400, and a telephone number management terminal. Registered to the IP-PBX (400) by the 900, a plurality of telephones (510 to 530) to make a telephone connection by the IP-PBX (400), monitoring for monitoring and controlling the IP-PBX (400) Receives the monitoring information collected by the / control server 300 and the monitoring / control server 300 from the monitoring / control server 300, and if the monitoring information is a call message (phone) telephone number of the telephone requesting a call The video connection server 100 connects the user computer corresponding to the user's computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requested to make a video communication, and the users who are members of the video connection server 100 Image connection book as computer A plurality of user computers 610 to 630 through which video connection is made by 100, information of users who are members of the video connection server 100, and telephones of telephones that are connected by IP-PBX 400. And a database server 200 that stores numbers and IP addresses of user computers paired with these telephone numbers, respectively.

In addition, the video conferencing system according to the present invention connects a local area network (LAN), and analyzes the information contained in the packet at the connection point between the networks, and selects and transmits an appropriate communication path. And registered to the IP-PBX 400 by the telephone number management terminal 900 to external telephones 540 and 550 to which telephone connections are made by the IP-PBX 400 and the image connection server 100. As a computer used by users who are registered as members, it may further include external user computers 640 and 650 to which image connection is made by the image connection server 100.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the image connection server 100 may be configured such that when the user computer requests to make a call, for example, the second user computer 620 may include a second telephone (sending side) 520 and a first telephone (receiving side; When requesting a telephone connection between the 510, the transmitting telephone number and the receiving telephone number is transmitted to the monitoring / control server 300. Accordingly, the monitoring / control server 300 transmits two telephone numbers (transmitting side / receiving side) received from the image connection server 100 to the IP-PBX 400 so as to establish a telephone connection between the two telephones. As a result, the two telephones are ringed by the IP-PBX 400 and the two sides of the user are each picked up the handset, the call is made between the two users.

In addition, the image connection server 100 accesses the database server 200 to check the IP address of the user computer corresponding to the receiving telephone number, and the second user computer (sending side) 620 and the IP requesting to make a call. The first user computer (receiving side) 610 corresponding to the address is connected to enable video communication.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the video connection server 100 may support a multi-party video conferencing service, that is, a multi-party phone connection and a multi-party video connection service. Specifically, when the user computer requests a multi-party video conferencing service, the video connection server 100 connects a phone between the first phone 510 and the fourth phone 540, and the first user computer 610. The first user computer 610 is connected to the second telephone (third party side) 520 and the second user computer (third party side 620) is connected to the first user computer 610 while there is an image connection between the fourth user computers 640. When requesting a connection, the telephone number of the second telephone 520 is transmitted to the monitoring / control server 300 so as to be a multi-party telephone connection between the telephones illustrated above. In addition, the fourth user computer 640 is allowed to participate in video communication.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the image connection server 100 may provide the logged-in user computer with monitoring information received from the monitoring / control server 300, for example, a connection state of a phone registered in the IP-PBX 400. Can be.

On the other hand, in the above-described configuration, the Internet 800 is a network of networks that connect computer networks scattered around the world via wired / wireless, as is well known, and generally TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol). According to this communication protocol, all clients and servers connected to the Internet 800 according to the TCP / IP system are assigned a globally unique IP address, an IP address management agent, that is, an Internet service provider. It is assigned by the provider (ISP). Here, the IP address is based on the area where the client or server is located. On the other hand, the wireless access method to the Internet 800 is based on a platform such as WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) or WIPI and wireless Internet access through a mobile communication network or through a public wireless LAN and an access point (Access Point); For example, there may be a 'mobile Internet' (WiBro or WiMax), a wireless Internet service that provides high-speed Internet access even during stationary or slow travel at ADSL quality and cost.

In addition, the user computers 610 to 650 are equipped with a WAP or Web browser for interfacing with various servers connected to the Internet 800, and have a camera (eg, a webcam) for video communication. It would be a laptop or desktop computer with a messenger program installed that could send and receive messages (audio and video) and data in real time. Here, the messenger program may be downloaded from the image connection server 100 and installed. That is, the image connection is made between user computers by a messenger program.

 In addition, the telephones 510 to 550 are implemented as IP phones aka Internet phones, each of which has an IP address, a call server (IP-PBX) address, a subnet mask address, a router (gateway) address, and an extension number (telephone). Number) is stored. Here, the telephone number management terminal 900 is also connected to the IP-PBX 400 and the external telephones 540 and 550 that are not directly connected to the telephones, that is, extension telephones. You can receive the extension number by registering the corresponding external telephone at. In addition, the extension telephone may be implemented as a general telephone, that is, an analog phone, not an Internet phone.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a videoconferencing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S11, the first telephone 510, which is the extension 100, requests a call to the extension 200 from the IP-PBX 400. Then, in step S13, the IP-PBX 400 makes a call to the second telephone 520 of extension 200 to connect the two telephones. At this time, the monitoring / control server 300 in step S15 is to pass the call information of the extension 100 and 200 to the image connection server 100.

Meanwhile, the image connection server 100 receives real-time monitoring information from the monitoring / control server 300. When the received monitoring information is a call message, the image connection server 100 corresponds to the extension number 100 of the first telephone 510 that requested the call. The first user computer 610 and the second user computer 620 corresponding to the extension number 200 of the second telephone 520 that is requested to call are connected to enable video communication (step S17). 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a messenger program running on a user computer. To enable video communication between a first user computer 610 and a second user computer 630, both computers use an image connection server (a messenger program). It is desirable to be logged in to 100). In FIG. 3, reference numeral 10 denotes an icon representing a call state, and reference numeral 20 denotes an icon representing a state in which a telephone connection is possible.

2, in operation S19, the second user computer 620 requests the video connection server 100 to connect to the video conference server 100 using the third telephone 530 and the third computer 630 corresponding thereto. Done. Accordingly, in step S21, the video connection server 100 transmits the extension 300 to the monitoring / control server 300 so that the conference phone between the first phone 510, the second phone 520, and the third phone 530. You will be asked to make a connection. Then, in step S23, the IP-PBX 400 connects the third telephone 530 to the first telephone 510 and the second telephone 520 by the control of the monitoring / control server 300. Meanwhile, in step S25, the image connection server 100 connects the second user computer 630 to the first user computer 610 and the second user computer 620 so that the image connection is multilateral. 4 is an exemplary view of a screen of a multi-party video conferencing service provided by a video conferencing system according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a videoconferencing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S31, the first user computer 610 requests the image connection server 100 to make a telephone connection between the extension 100 and the extension 200.

6 is an exemplary view of a screen of a messenger program running on a user computer. As shown in FIG. 6, when a user clicks a user's name corresponding to the extension number 200 on a messenger screen, right-clicks a mouse, and selects 'call' from a menu displayed on the screen. The first user computer 610 requests the image connection server 100 to make a call.

5 again, in step S33, the image connection server 100 requests the monitoring / control server 300 to make a telephone connection between the extension 100 and the extension 200 according to the telephone connection request of the first user computer 610. Done. Thus, in step S35 the IP-PBX 400 connects the two telephones under the control of the monitoring / control server 300.

Next, in step S39, the second user computer 620 requests the video connection server 100 to connect to the multi-party video conference with the third telephone 530 of extension 300 and the third computer 630 corresponding thereto. Accordingly, in step S41, the video connection server 100 transmits the extension 300 to the monitoring / control server 300 so that the multi-phone call between the first telephone 510, the second telephone 520, and the third telephone 530. You will be asked to make a connection. Then, in step S43, the IP-PBX 400 connects the third telephone 530 to the first telephone 510 and the second telephone 520 by the control of the monitoring / control server 300. Meanwhile, in step S45, the image connection server 100 connects the second user computer 630 to the first user computer 610 and the second user computer 620 so that the image connection is multilateral.

The videoconferencing system and method using the Internet protocol private exchange of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above detailed description, the monitoring / control server 300, the image connection server 100, and the database server 200 are illustrated as separate servers connected to each other through a communication network, but may be implemented as one server. have. In addition, the image connection server 100 and the database server 200 may be implemented as a single server.

1 is a network diagram of a video conferencing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a videoconferencing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary view of a screen of a messenger program running on a user computer.

4 is an exemplary view of a screen of a multi-party video conferencing service provided by a video conferencing system according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a videoconferencing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an exemplary view of a screen of a messenger program running on a user computer.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

100: video connection server 200: database server

300: monitoring / control server 400: IP-PBX

510 to 550: phone 610 to 650: user computer

700: router 800: internet

800: phone number management terminal

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A monitoring / control server for monitoring and controlling an Internet protocol private exchange; Receives the monitoring information collected by the monitoring / control server from the monitoring / control server, and if the monitoring information is a call message, the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call and the telephone of the telephone requesting the call. An image connection server for connecting a user computer corresponding to the number to enable image communication; And And a database server storing telephone numbers of a plurality of telephones to which a connection is made by the Internet protocol private exchange and internet protocol addresses of a user computer paired with telephone numbers of the plurality of telephones. The method of claim 1, When the user computer makes a call to the video connection server, The video connection server transmits the telephone number of the calling telephone and the telephone number of the receiving telephone to the monitoring / control server, and performs a video communication between the user computer corresponding to the calling telephone and the user computer corresponding to the receiving telephone. To make this possible, And said monitoring / control server transmits two telephone numbers received from said video connection server to said internet protocol private exchange so that said calling telephone and said calling telephone are connected by telephone. The method of claim 1, And the video connection server supports a multi-party video conferencing service. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And the video connection server provides monitoring information received from the monitoring / control server to a logged-in user computer. Is performed by a video connection server to allow video communication between user computers, Receiving monitoring information from a monitoring / control server for monitoring and controlling an internet protocol private exchange; And If the received monitoring information is a call message, connecting the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call with the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call to enable video communication; Videoconferencing method. The method of claim 5, When the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call or the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call requests a multi-party video conferencing service, the telephone number of the third-party telephone is monitored. Transmitting to the multi-way telephone connection between the telephone requesting the call, the telephone requesting the call and the third party telephone; And Connecting the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call, the user computer corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone requesting the call and the user computer corresponding to the third party telephone to enable multi-party video communication. Videoconferencing method comprising a. The method of claim 5, When the user computer requests to make a call, transmitting the telephone number of the calling telephone and the telephone number of the receiving telephone to the monitoring / control server so as to make a telephone connection between the calling telephone and the receiving telephone; And And connecting the user computer corresponding to the calling telephone and the user computer corresponding to the called telephone to enable video communication. The method of claim 7, wherein When the user computer corresponding to the calling party telephone or the user computer corresponding to the called party telephone requests a multi-party video conference service, the telephone number of the third party telephone is transferred to the monitoring / control server to transmit the telephone number of the third party telephone to the monitoring / control server. Enabling a multiparty telephone connection between a receiving telephone and the third party telephone; And And connecting the user computer corresponding to the calling telephone, the user computer corresponding to the receiving telephone, and the user computer corresponding to the third party telephone to enable multi-party video communication. Way. The method of claim 5, And providing the monitoring information received from the monitoring / control server to the logged-in user computer. A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the videoconferencing method according to any one of claims 5 to 9.
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