KR20100136689A - Method for providing message service in wire communication terminal and wire communication terminal therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing a post box service of a cable communication terminal and a cable communication terminal therefor are provided to remotely check a stored message of a cable communication terminal through a mobile communication terminal. CONSTITUTION: If a receiving call during absence is received through a network interface unit(110), a control unit(150) receives a post box message from a caller. The control unit stores the post box message in a post box message storage unit(160). An SMS(Short Message Service) message transmitting unit(170) transmits a notification SMS message for storing the post box message to a notification phone number.

Description

Method for providing a mailbox service of a wired communication terminal and a wired communication terminal for the same {METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE SERVICE IN WIRE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a wired communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for providing a mailbox service in a wired communication terminal and a wired communication terminal for the same.

The voice or video mailbox service is a service that allows a call counterpart to confirm a call or call by leaving a voice or video message to the call counterpart when a call is made to the call counterpart in the communication service, but the call counterpart is absent. This voice or video mailbox service is currently provided in a mobile communication service. If the caller calls the called party but the called party is absent, the network automatically connects the caller to the voice or video mailbox server so that the caller can leave a voice or video message to the called party, and the caller is left with a voice or video message. Notify and confirm.

On the other hand, in recent years, with the expansion of high-speed Internet infrastructure facilities, high-speed data communication becomes possible, and thus, Internet telephony services using the Internet network are widely used. Unlike ordinary landline telephones using PSTN-Public Switched Telephone Networks, Internet telephones do not incur charges in sections within the Internet network, so the cost of calls is so low that their use increases rapidly in homes and offices. There is a trend. In other words, the use of landline telephones has gradually decreased due to the spread of mobile communication services, and the use of landline telephones is increasing again due to the spread of Internet telephones.

However, as mentioned above, since the mobile communication service provides the mailbox service in the communication network, the mobile communication subscriber can carry the mobile communication terminal anytime and anywhere to check the mailbox message. On the other hand, the mailbox service in the wired communication service is not provided in the communication network, and implements the ARS response function in the wired communication terminal to record the missed message.

However, in order to check a message stored in the wired communication terminal, the user has to inconvenience the wired communication terminal. That is, when the user is not in a position to operate the wired communication terminal, if an urgent message is stored in the wired communication terminal, it cannot be immediately confirmed, and thus there is a disadvantage in that the user cannot quickly respond to the emergency message.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a mailbox service of a wired communication terminal and a wired communication terminal for allowing the user to check a message stored in the wired communication terminal anytime and anywhere.

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.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a wired communication terminal for providing a mailbox service, the network interface unit connected to the communication network for transmitting and receiving an incoming and outgoing call; A mailbox message storage unit for storing the missed mailbox message; A control unit which receives a notification telephone number capable of being notified of the storage of a mailbox message, stores it in an internal memory, and receives a mailbox message from a caller when the missed incoming call is received through the network interface unit and stores the mailbox message in the mailbox message storage unit; And a text message transmission unit for creating a notification text message for notifying the fact that the mailbox message is stored and transmitting the notification text message to the notification telephone number, wherein the control unit is configured to receive an incoming call from a user who has received the notification text message. The mailbox message stored in the mailbox message storage unit is reproduced to the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for providing a mailbox message service of a wired communication terminal, storing a notification telephone number to receive a notification telephone number that can be notified of the storage of the mailbox message stored in the internal memory step; A mailbox message storing step of receiving a mailbox message from a caller when the missed incoming call is received and storing the mailbox message in a mailbox message storage unit; A notification text message transmitting step of creating a notification text message for notifying the fact that the mailbox message is stored and transmitting the notification text message to the notification telephone number; And reproducing a mailbox message stored in the mailbox message storage unit to the user when an incoming call is received from the user who has received the notification text message.

As described above, when the mailbox message is stored in the wired communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal can remotely check the message stored in the wired communication terminal so as to quickly respond to an urgent message. Therefore, the present invention can reduce the cost of building a separate mailbox server device in a wired communication service, and can increase the use of wired communication services by providing a mailbox service such as a mobile communication service to a wired communication service subscriber.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the wired communication terminal 100 according to the present embodiment includes a network interface unit 110, a display unit 120, a handset unit 130, a key input unit 140, a controller 150, and a mailbox message. The storage unit 160 and the text message transmission unit 170 is included.

The network interface unit 110 is connected to a public telephone network and / or an internet network to interface ring signals, tone signals, and call signals between the wired communication terminal 100 and the public telephone network and / or the internet network, and the wired communication terminal 100 ) And establish a call path between the public telephone network and / or the Internet.

The display unit 120 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), and displays a screen corresponding to a state of the wired communication terminal 100 and a user's key input under the control of the controller 150. In addition, the display unit 120 displays an image of a call partner for a video call during a video call.

The handset unit 130 performs a function of decoding a voice of a call counterpart through a speaker under the control of the controller 150, outputting the voice through a speaker, encoding a user's voice through a microphone, and transmitting the voice to a call counterpart. .

The key input unit 140 receives a signal for operating the wired communication terminal 100 from the user. The key input unit 140 receives a signal from a user through a conventional keypad or a touch screen. The user signal input through the key input unit 140 is transmitted to the controller 150. In the present invention, the key input unit 140 receives a notification phone number (eg, a mobile communication phone number) for receiving a notification from the user as a text message that the mailbox message is stored and transmits it to the controller 150.

The controller 150 controls the overall operation of the wired communication terminal 100. Although not shown, the controller 150 includes a program memory in which a program for controlling the operation of the wired communication terminal 100 is recorded, and a system memory in which data for executing the program is stored. When the incoming call is received through the network interface unit 110, the controller 150 outputs the incoming bell to the wired communication terminal 100, and when a hook off signal is input from the user, the controller 150 transmits the network interface unit 110. Send a response signal through to form a call. An example of a hook off is when a user picks up the handset or a call button is input through the key input unit 140.

In addition, the controller 150 forms a call path by transmitting a response signal through the network interface 110 as soon as a hook-off signal is not input from the user for a predetermined time or an incoming call is received. Send announcements to leave mailbox messages. The controller 150 stores voice or video messages (ie, voice and video files) of the call counterpart in the mailbox message storage unit 160. At this time, the controller 150 stores the storage time of the mailbox message, the telephone number of the caller who left the mailbox message, and the like together in the mailbox message storage 160.

In addition, when the mailbox message is stored in the mailbox message storage unit 160, the controller 150 transmits the notification telephone number set by the user to the text message transmitter 170 and informs that the mailbox message has been stored. Instruct the transmission of.

The text message transmitter 170 sets the notification phone number as the called party's phone number under the control of the controller 150, and sets the phone number, time, number of mailbox messages, etc. of the caller who left the mailbox message in the body of the text message. It records and sets the telephone number of the wired communication terminal 100 as a callback number, creates a notification text message, and transmits the notification text message through the network interface unit 110.

When the incoming call is received through the network interface unit 110, the controller 150 compares the calling phone number of the incoming call with the notification phone number set by the user to receive the notification text message. Call processing logic is performed, and if the phone number is the same, incoming call logic for checking mailbox messages is performed.

Specifically, when the phone number is the same, the control unit 150 transmits an announcement to the user asking whether the call is made for a general call or to check a mailbox message. In case of, the normal incoming call processing logic is performed, and for the purpose of checking the mailbox message, the mailbox message list is guided and the mailbox message is played to the user. Preferably, the controller 150 receives a user's selection input through DTMF. The mailbox message can be replayed once or repeatedly according to the user's choice, and can be deleted.

In addition, the controller 150, after playing the mailbox message to the user and asks the user whether or not to make a call connection to the caller who left the mailbox message, and if the user requests a call connection, connects the call path with the user In one state, the caller is requested to make a call connection, and the call path with the user and the call path with the caller are mixed to allow direct call.

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, but described as an example of setting only one phone number as a telephone number to receive a notification text message indicating that the mailbox message has been stored, the wired communication terminal 100 is shared and used by multiple users Can be. In particular, family members at home share one wired communication terminal 100. Thus, multiple notification telephone numbers can be set for family members to build their own mailbox.

To this end, the controller 150 receives and stores a plurality of notification telephone numbers and names corresponding to each notification telephone number through the key input unit 140, and when the missed incoming call is received, the plurality of notification telephones set to the caller. A voice message is sent out corresponding to the number or each called telephone number, one of them is selected, and the mailbox message is stored in the storage area of the corresponding user. The controller 150 notifies the plurality of users of the storage of the mailbox message to the notification text message, and when each user checks the notification text message and connects to the call, the controller 150 plays the mailbox message to each user in the same manner as described above. .

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing a mailbox message in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 receives and registers a notification telephone number to be notified of information when a mailbox message is stored through a key input unit 140 from a user ( S201). The wired communication terminal 100 may include a separate button for registering the notification telephone number, or may include a sub-menu for registering the notification telephone number in a menu list to receive a notification telephone number from a user. have. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications are possible.

As such, after the notification telephone number to be notified of the storage of the mailbox message is registered, the wired communication terminal 100 receives an incoming call through the network interface unit 110 (S203). The control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 receiving the incoming call outputs an incoming call ring to indicate that a call has been made.

If a hook off signal is not input for a predetermined time after outputting the incoming bell, that is, when the user is absent, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 transmits the pre-stored missed announcement to the network interface unit. The call is sent to the caller through 110 (S205). At this time, the missed announcements include information for checking whether to leave a voice message, that is, a mailbox message because the user is away.

When the caller selects the use of the mailbox message, the control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 sends the announcement to start the recording to the caller, and then records the caller's voice and stores it in the mailbox message storage unit 160. (S207). At this time, the wired communication terminal 100 stores the mailbox message and stores the caller's telephone number, the mailbox message storage time, and the like.

As such, the wired communication terminal 100 rings an incoming ring when a call is made to the wired communication terminal 100, and when the user does not answer the call for a predetermined time, switches to the answering machine mode to receive a mailbox message from the caller. Save it.

2 has been described as switching to the answering machine mode when the user does not answer the call for a predetermined time, but as soon as the incoming call is received according to the user's setting, the user can switch to the answering machine mode and store the mailbox message. have. In addition, although the voice message is used as the mailbox message in the embodiment of FIG. 2, when the wired communication terminal 100 is a terminal that supports a video call, the video message may be recorded and stored as a mailbox message.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing a mailbox message in a wired communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 receives and registers a notification telephone number to be notified of information when a mailbox message is stored through a key input unit 140 from a user ( S301). The wired communication terminal 100 may include a separate button for registering the notification telephone number, or may include a sub-menu for registering the notification telephone number in a menu list to receive a notification telephone number from a user. have. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications are possible.

In addition, a user is not a singular but plural here. Unlike the mobile communication terminal, the wired communication terminal 100 may be commonly shared by several users. For example, at home, family members install and use one wired communication terminal 100 together. Therefore, step S301 may be performed by each family member, and the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 may register a plurality of notification telephone numbers. When registering the notification telephone number, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 receives and stores a name corresponding to each notification telephone number.

As such, after the notification telephone number to be notified of the storage of the mailbox message is registered, the wired communication terminal 100 receives an incoming call through the network interface unit 110 (S303). The control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 receiving the incoming call outputs an incoming call ring to indicate that a call has been made.

If a hook off signal is not input for a predetermined time after outputting the incoming bell, that is, when the user is absent, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 transmits the pre-stored missed announcement to the network interface unit. The call is sent to the caller through 110 (S305). At this time, the missed announcements include the contents for confirming whether to leave a voice message, that is, a mailbox message because the user is absent, and the contents for confirming whether to leave a mailbox message to which user.

The control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 receives the use of the mailbox message and the user's selection information to receive the mailbox message from the call originator through the network interface unit 110 (S307). Preferably, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 guides the names of the plurality of users and receives one of them from the DTMF.

When a caller selects a user who uses a mailbox message and receives a mailbox message, the control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 sends the announcement to start the recording to the caller, then records the caller's voice and stores the mailbox message. The call originator stores the selected caller in the storage area of the user 160 (S309). At this time, the wired communication terminal 100 stores the mailbox message and stores the caller's telephone number, the mailbox message storage time, and the like.

As such, the wired communication terminal 100 rings an incoming bell when a call is made to the wired communication terminal 100, and when the user does not answer the call for a predetermined time, the wired communication terminal 100 switches to the answering machine mode to notify the caller of the missed call. A user to receive the message is selected, and the voice message of the call originator is stored in the storage area of the selected user.

3 has been described as switching to the answering machine mode when the user does not answer the call for a predetermined time, but as soon as the incoming call is received according to the user's setting, the user can switch to the answering machine mode and store the mailbox message. have. In addition, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the voice message is used as the mailbox message. However, when the wired communication terminal 100 is a terminal that supports a video call, the video message may be recorded and stored as a mailbox message.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a mailbox message to a user in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, when the mailbox message is stored in the wired communication terminal 100, the text message transmitter 170 of the wired communication terminal 100 controls the mailbox under the control of the controller 150. A notification text message is created to inform the user of the fact that the message has been stored (S401). The notification text message includes the number of mailbox messages, sender information of a mailbox message, time information of a mailbox message, and the like.

The text message transmission unit 170 of the wired communication terminal 100 sets a notification telephone number registered by the user as a called party's telephone number of the created notification text message, and sets the notification phone number of the wired communication terminal 100 as a call back number. The phone number is set and transmitted through the network interface unit 110 (S403). The notification text message transmitted as described above is transmitted to the communication terminal of the user, and the user checks the notification text message received at the communication terminal to confirm that the mailbox message is left in the wired communication terminal 100. The user checks the notification text message and attempts to call the wired communication terminal 100 to check the mailbox message. Preferably, when the user's communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, if the user confirms the notification text message and immediately enters a call button, the call is automatically connected to the callback number of the notification text message, that is, the wired communication terminal 100.

When the incoming call is received through the network interface 110 (S405), the control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 receives a caller's telephone number and a mailbox message of the caller who sent the incoming call. The notification telephone numbers registered in the terminal 100 are compared (S407).

If the telephone number of the caller who has sent the incoming call is different from the notification telephone number registered by the user, that is, the user who has received the notification text message is not calling, the control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 Performs general call forwarding processing (S411).

On the other hand, if the telephone number of the caller who sent the incoming call and the notification telephone number registered by the user are the same, that is, when the user who receives the notification text message makes the call, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 determines that the telephone number is the same. Check whether or not the user is dialed to check the mailbox message (S409). Preferably, the control unit 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 confirms whether or not to check the mailbox message in a DTMF method or for a general call.

When it is confirmed that the user has made a phone call to check the mailbox message, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 extracts the mailbox message stored in the storage area of the user from the mailbox message storage 160. In step S413, the mailbox message is played to the user's terminal. For example, it guides the number of mailbox messages and selects one of them to play. On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the user has made a call for a general call purpose, the controller 150 of the wired communication terminal 100 performs a general call reception process (S411). In other words, ring the incoming call to announce the incoming call, when the hook is off, the call is connected.

As described above, when the mailbox message is stored, the wired communication terminal 100 notifies the registered telephone number of the registered user. Use SMS text messages as a method of notification. For example, if a user who mainly uses the wired communication terminal 100 at home registers his mobile communication phone number with the wired communication terminal 100 when going out, the wired communication terminal 100 receives a mailbox message when a missed call is received. Save and notify the user's mobile communication terminal in an SMS text message. After receiving the SMS text message, the user checks the text message in the mobile communication terminal, makes a phone call to the wired communication terminal 100, and checks the mailbox message played by the wired communication terminal 100 as the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, the user can check the mailbox message stored in the wired communication terminal 100 with the communication terminal registered by the user in a position where the wired communication terminal 100 cannot directly operate, and can quickly cope with an urgent message.

While this specification contains many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention or the claims. Also, the features described in the individual embodiments herein can be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in a single embodiment herein can be implemented individually in various embodiments or in combination as appropriate.

Although the operations are described in a particular order in the drawings, they should not be understood as being performed in a particular order as shown, or in a sequence of successive orders, or all described actions being performed to obtain a desired result. . In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. In addition, it should be understood that the division of various system components in the above-described embodiments does not require such division in all embodiments. The above-described program components and systems can generally be implemented as a single software product or as a package in multiple software products.

The method of the present invention as described above 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.

The following drawings, which are attached to this specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the present invention serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention includes matters described in such drawings. It should not be construed as limited to.

1 is a block diagram of a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing a mailbox message in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing a mailbox message in a wired communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a mailbox message to a user in a wired communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A network interface unit connected to the communication network to transmit and receive an incoming / outgoing call; A mailbox message storage unit for storing the missed mailbox message; A control unit which receives a notification telephone number capable of being notified of the storage of a mailbox message, stores it in an internal memory, and receives a mailbox message from a caller when the missed call is received through the network interface unit and stores the mailbox message in the mailbox message storage unit; And And a text message transmitter for creating a notification text message for notifying the fact that the mailbox message is stored and transmitting the notification text message to the notification telephone number. The control unit, when receiving the incoming call from the user receiving the notification text message, the wired communication terminal, characterized in that for playing back the mailbox message stored in the mailbox message storage unit. The method of claim 1, The control unit, The caller's telephone number and the notification telephone number of the incoming call received through the network interface unit are compared and matched to determine the incoming call for the confirmation of the mailbox message, characterized in that for reproducing the mailbox message to the caller who sent the incoming call. Wired communication terminal. The method of claim 2, The control unit, And comparing the caller's telephone number and the notification telephone number of the incoming call received through the network interface unit to perform a general incoming call process. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The control unit receives and stores a plurality of notification telephone numbers, and receives one of the plurality of notification telephone numbers from a caller of the missed incoming call when receiving a missed incoming call, and stores a mailbox message. The text message transmission unit, characterized in that for transmitting the notification text message to the selected notification telephone number. In the mailbox message service providing method of a wired communication terminal, A notification telephone number storage step of receiving a notification telephone number capable of being notified of the storage of the mailbox message and storing it in an internal memory; A mailbox message storing step of receiving a mailbox message from a caller when the missed incoming call is received and storing the mailbox message in a mailbox message storage unit; A notification text message transmission step of creating a notification text message for notifying the fact that the mailbox message is stored and transmitting the notification text message to the notification telephone number; And And a mailbox message reproducing step of reproducing a mailbox message stored in the mailbox message storage unit to the user when an incoming call is received from a user who has received the notification text message. The method of claim 5, The mailbox message playback step, Comparing the caller's telephone number and the notification telephone number of the incoming call when the incoming call is received; And If the caller's telephone number and the notification phone number of the incoming call is the same, reproducing the mailbox message to the caller who sent the incoming call; mailbox service providing method of a wired communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, The mailbox message playback step, If the caller's telephone number and the notification phone number of the incoming call is different, performing a general incoming call processing; mailbox service providing method of a wired communication terminal further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, The notification telephone number storage step, Receive and store multiple notification phone numbers The mailbox message storage step, And receiving one of the plurality of notification telephone numbers from a caller of the missed incoming call and storing a mailbox message when the missed incoming call is received.

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