KR20110011345A - System and method for selected terminating call service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for selectively receiving a call are provided to connect a call to only a preselected counterpart person when a charge amount of a battery is smaller than a preset threshold electric charge amount. CONSTITUTION: If a switching request message into a selected receiving state is received, a selected receiving service server(150) sets a receiving state of a user terminal(110) by the selected receiving state. If a call request is inputted to the user terminal, the selected receiving service server checks originating terminal information in a call permission list. When the originating terminal information is included in the call permission list, the selected receiving service server connects a call between the user terminal and an originating terminal(170).

Description

System and Method for Selected Terminating Call Service

The present invention relates to a screening incoming service system and method. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for providing a selective incoming call service that connects only a call request from a calling terminal registered in a preset call allowance list when a battery remaining in the mobile terminal is insufficient.

The mobile terminal carries a telephone function for carrying out a voice or video call with a counterpart while the user is carried with him at all times. In addition to the telephone function, the mobile terminal provides various additional service functions such as a camera function, a video player function, a schedule management function, an information retrieval function using a wireless Internet, and a game function.

As such, a mobile terminal providing a telephone function and various additional service functions uses a battery as a power source, and the battery is inserted into the mobile terminal. As the battery inserted in the mobile terminal is used as the main power source, the weight of the battery and the battery charge amount are important factors in the mobile terminal.

Since the mobile terminal must always be carried by the user, in consideration of portability, the battery should not be too heavy or too large. In addition, the standby time and the available time of the mobile terminal are determined according to the amount of charge that can be charged in the battery.

In this way, the mobile terminal displays the remaining amount of battery in order to notify the user of the available time.

As a method of displaying the remaining battery level in a mobile terminal, a method of displaying the level of the remaining charge amount of a battery is used. As described above, in the method of displaying the level of the remaining charge of the battery, warning information is provided to the user through a warning message or a warning sound when the remaining battery level is almost exhausted.

When the battery is discharged, the mobile terminal cannot be used. Recently, charging devices are provided in public places or convenience stores so that the user can recharge the battery of the mobile terminal at any time, thereby preventing user inconvenience.

However, when the remaining battery level of the mobile terminal located in the place where the charging devices do not exist until the warning time, the problem that the mobile terminal can not be used. Accordingly, there is a need for a technique for maintaining battery charge at a constant level when it is necessary to make an important phone call or to send or receive a message.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a system and method for providing a selective incoming call service that connects only a call request from a calling terminal registered in a preset call allowance list when a battery remaining in a mobile terminal is insufficient.

A screening incoming service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a screening incoming service providing system for selecting and transmitting a call request to a user terminal, comprising: a screening incoming list database for storing a call allow list registered in advance by a user terminal; And when the request for switching to the selective incoming state is received from the user terminal, sets the incoming setting of the user terminal to the selective incoming state, and when a call request to the user terminal having the selective incoming state is input, the caller of the calling terminal requesting the call. If it is determined whether the call allow list is included through the information check, and it is confirmed that the calling terminal is included in the call allow list, it includes a selective incoming service server for connecting a call between the user terminal and the calling terminal.

In addition, the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply module for supplying power for the operation of the user terminal; A charge amount measuring module measuring a charge amount of the power supply module; A data storage module for storing a threshold charge amount used as a reference value for the transition to the selective incoming state; A control module that compares the measured charge amount value with the threshold charge amount value, determines whether to switch to the screening incoming state, and generates a message requesting switching to the screening incoming state when the switching condition is satisfied; And a communication module for transmitting the message generated by the control module to the mobile communication network.

In addition, the selective incoming service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a selective incoming service providing method for selecting and transmitting a call request to the user terminal, (a) receiving a call request message to the user terminal set the selective incoming state Making; (b) analyzing a call request message and confirming a phone number of a calling terminal requesting a call; (c) checking a call allow list registered in advance by the user terminal to determine whether a phone number of the calling terminal is included in the call allow list; And (d) if the calling party's telephone number is included in the call allow list, the call call is connected between the user terminal and the calling terminal, and if the calling party's telephone number is not included in the call allow list, the user's terminal cannot be called. And generating a message informing of the transmission to the calling terminal.

According to the present invention, when the amount of charge of the battery is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold charge amount, the call is connected only to a preselected counterpart, thereby preventing the battery from being consumed for the non-significant counterpart.

In addition, since the operation of selecting the call partner is performed in the mobile communication system rather than the mobile terminal, the situation in which the mobile terminal consumes the battery to select the call partner is prevented, thereby further extending the battery usage time. .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted for simplicity of explanation, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

1 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a screening incoming service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the selective incoming service system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 110, the subscriber base station 120, the switching center 130, the home location register 140, the selective incoming service server 150 and the selective incoming list database 160 ).

The user terminal 110 is a terminal for receiving a voice / video call service and a data service by transmitting and receiving a call or data call with a mobile communication network. In addition, the user terminal 110 provides a variety of additional services such as photographing or video recording, video playback, schedule management, wireless Internet access, and games by using the built-in additional service function. The user terminal 110 includes a battery for supplying power for operation, and measures the amount of charge of the battery by a predetermined time unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, thereby measuring the measured amount of charge and a predetermined threshold charge amount. Compare. In this case, when the measured charge amount is smaller than the threshold charge amount, a message (hereinafter, referred to as a 'selected call request message') for requesting a transition to a screening incoming state where only a call request of a preset call counterpart is received is moved. It transmits a function to a communication network.

In addition, the mobile terminal 110, which is set in the screening incoming call setting state to the screening incoming service server 150, generates a message (hereinafter, referred to as a screening incoming status release request message) requesting the release of the screening incoming state. It also performs the function of transmitting to the mobile communication network.

Detailed configuration and function of the user terminal 110 to perform such a function will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Subscriber base station 120 includes a base station transmitter (Node B) and a base station controller (RNC: Radio Network Controller) according to the radio access standard, and transfers call and data calls between the user terminal 110 and the switching center 130 It plays a role. That is, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the screening incoming request message or the screening incoming state release request message received from the user terminal 110 is transmitted to the switching center 130, and the call request signal transmitted from the switching center 130 is transmitted to the user terminal. Serve as 110.

A mobile switching center (MSC) 130 performs basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of a subscriber, location registration procedure and handoff procedure, and interworking with other networks. In addition, by verifying subscriber information through interworking with the home location register 140, it provides various mobile communication services such as voice call, video call, additional service, wireless Internet service, and message transmission / reception service. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the switching center 130 receives the selective incoming request message through the subscriber base station 120, the user terminal 110 is subscribed to the selective incoming service through the home location register 140. It checks whether there is, and delivers the received screening incoming request message to the screening incoming service server 150.

The home location register (HLR) 140 stores subscriber information and additional service information for the user terminal 110, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, whether the user terminal 110 subscribes to the selective incoming service. Contains information about

When the screening incoming service server 150 receives the screening incoming request message from the user terminal 110, the screening incoming service server 150 sets the incoming settings of the subscriber to the screening incoming status. And, if a call request to the user terminal 110 is set to the screening incoming state is input, by confirming the subscriber information of the calling terminal 170, if it is confirmed that the call connection in the screening incoming state is allowed in advance, The call request from the calling terminal 170 is transmitted to the user terminal 110.

The screening incoming service server 150 should be able to check the list of counterparts that allow call connection when the user terminal 110 is set to screen incoming. To this end, the screening incoming service server 150 should be connected to the screening incoming list database 160 that stores the call connection allow list.

The called party list database 160 receives and stores a call connection allowance list from a subscriber of the called party service in advance. When the call connection allow list search is requested from the screening incoming service server 150, the subscriber performs a function of calling the call connection allow list set in advance by the subscriber and providing the selected call connection service server 150 to the screen.

The screening list database 160 as described above may be implemented to have a URL address connected to the Internet network, and the subscriber of the screening incoming service subscriber accesses the screening list database 160 through a wired or wireless Internet network to make a call. You can enter, modify or delete the connection whitelist.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

A user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a subscriber information storage module 210, data storage module 220, display module 230, key input module 240, communication module 250, voice input and output module 260 , A charge amount measuring module 270, a power supply module 280, and a control module 290.

Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) 210 stores subscriber registration information. The subscriber registration information is a unique number assigned to the user terminal 110 in the mobile communication network, and is configured to be a chip or a part of a circuit of the user terminal 110 in a chip form. Since the information on the subscriber information storage module 210 is typical in a mobile communication network, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The data storage module 220 may include various software such as a control program for controlling the user terminal 110, an additional service program for supporting various additional functions such as text message transmission, reception, wireless Internet, voice call, video playback, and music playback. It is stored. In addition, the phone book, incoming and outgoing telephone number list, pictures, videos, messages transmitted and received, games, music, etc. downloaded via the wireless Internet stores the data entered by the user using the user terminal 110. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the data storage module 220 stores a threshold charge amount used as a reference value for determining whether to switch to the selective incoming state.

The display module 230 is a part for displaying an operation state of the user terminal 110 including a power use state, a radio wave reception strength, a date and a time.

The key input module 240 includes a numeric key and a menu selection button for inputting numbers or letters such as a telephone number. Here, the menu selection button is composed of a direction key for moving the cursor for menu selection and text input, a special button for accessing the wireless Internet, a special button for capturing and displaying pictures and videos, a special button for checking a text message, and the like. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 110 may be provided with a special button for request to switch to the selective incoming state.

The communication module 250 transmits and receives data with the mobile communication network. That is, the communication module 250 demodulates and amplifies an RF signal received through the antenna and transmits the same to the control module 290, or modulates and amplifies a signal to be transmitted to the mobile communication network and transmits the signal through the antenna.

The voice input / output module 260 processes coding, decoding, noise reduction, digital-to-analog conversion, and voice signal input / output using a microphone and a speaker.

The charge amount measurement module 270 measures the amount of charge charged in the power supply module 280, and provides the measured amount of charge value to the control module 290.

The power supply module 280 is a battery inserted into the user terminal 110 and is a part for supplying power for the operation of the user terminal 110.

The control module 290 is a part for controlling the overall operation of the user terminal 110. When the measured charge amount value is transferred from the charge amount measurement module 270 according to a preset time unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, The operation is compared with the threshold charge amount set at. When the measured charge amount is smaller than the threshold charge amount, a selective incoming request message for requesting a transition to the selective incoming state is generated and transmitted through the communication module 250.

In addition, when a key button for requesting the screening incoming state release is input from the user of the user terminal 110 or when the measured charge amount value is determined to be greater than the threshold charge amount, the communication module 250 generates a screening incoming state release request message. Send through.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a selective incoming state in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The charge amount measurement module 270 of the user terminal 110 measures the charge amount of the power supply module 280 at a predetermined time unit, and transmits the measured charge amount value to the control module 290 (S310).

The control module 290 compares the received measured charge amount with a threshold charge amount previously set, and checks whether the measured charge amount is less than or equal to the threshold charge amount (S320).

If the measured charge amount has a value smaller than the threshold charge amount, the control module 290 considers the power supply shortage and generates a selective incoming request message requesting the transition to the selective incoming state. Then, a message informing that the user is in the selective incoming state is displayed. In this case, the user terminal 110 may display a warning message indicating that the power is insufficient through the display module 230 or transmit a warning sound indicating that the power is insufficient through the voice input / output module 260. (S330).

The user terminal 110 transmits the generated screening incoming request message to the mobile communication network, and the screening incoming service server 150 that receives the screening incoming request message sets the user terminal 150 to the screening incoming state (S340). .

Here, in implementing the method for the user terminal 110 to switch to the selective incoming state, as described above, the user terminal 110 automatically generates a selective incoming request message according to the measured charge amount value and transmits it to the mobile communication network. It is also possible to set, and when a user confirms a warning message or a warning sound indicating that the power is low, and inputs a predetermined key button, the user terminal 110 generates a selective incoming request message and sends it to the mobile communication network. It is also possible to set.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a selective incoming service in a selective incoming service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the screening incoming service server 150 receives the screening incoming request message through step S340 (S410), the subscriber information and the additional service information of the user terminal 110 that sent the screening incoming request message through the home location register 140. Check (S420).

If it is confirmed that the user terminal 110 is a terminal subscribed to the screening incoming service, using the subscriber information confirmed through the home location register 140, the incoming settings of the user terminal 110 is set to the screening incoming state ( S430).

After the user terminal 110 is set to the selective incoming state, the exchange 130 receives a call request from the originating terminal 170 to the user terminal 110 sent from the originating terminal 170, the call including the subscriber information of the originating terminal 170 A request message is generated and delivered to the screening incoming service server 150.

In this case, the generated call request message preferably includes a call information field in which the telephone number of the calling terminal 170 is recorded and a call information field in which the telephone number of the user terminal 110 is recorded (S440).

When the incoming call service server 150 receives the call request message, it analyzes the call request message and checks the telephone number of the calling terminal 170 and the telephone number of the user terminal 110 (S450).

When the telephone number of the user terminal 110 is confirmed, the screening incoming service server 150 calls a call connection allowance list set by the user terminal 110 in advance from the screening incoming list database 160. In addition, the phone number of the calling terminal 170 and the called call connection allow list are compared to determine whether the calling terminal 170 is a terminal included in the call connection allow list (S460).

When it is confirmed that the calling terminal 170 is a terminal included in the call connection allow list, the call request signal is transmitted to the user terminal 110 through the switching center 130 (S460).

When the user terminal 110 accepts the outgoing call request, a session is established between the switching center 130 and the user terminal 110 to connect a call call between the calling terminal 170 and the user terminal 110. (S480).

When the call between the calling terminal 170 and the user terminal 110 is terminated, the connected call is released, the user terminal 110 is in a call waiting state. At this time, the user terminal 110 maintains the selective incoming state set in the S430 state (S490).

Here, as a result of comparing the telephone number of the calling terminal 170 and the call connection allowance list in step S460, if it is confirmed that the calling terminal 170 is not included in the call connection allow list, the user terminal 110 is called Generate a non-receipt message indicating that the state can not (S462), and transmits to the calling terminal (170).

Here, the screening call service server 150 stores a list of phone numbers of the calling terminal 170 which is denied call connection while the user terminal 110 maintains the screening incoming state, and the user terminal 110 screens. When the incoming state is released, the stored phone number list may be transmitted to the user terminal 110 (S464).

Steps S440 to S490 mentioned above are repeated until a message for requesting the release of the selective incoming state is received from the user terminal 110 (S442).

Through the above method, the user terminal 110 which is low in battery power may respond only to a call request from the calling terminal 170 registered in the preset call allowance list, and thus, the user terminal 110 Can save your battery.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not only implemented by the apparatus and method but may be implemented through a program for realizing the function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded, The embodiments can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a screening incoming service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a selective incoming state in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a selective incoming service in a selective incoming service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

In the selective incoming service providing system for selecting and transmitting a call request to the user terminal, A screening called list database that stores a call permission list registered in advance by the user terminal; And Receiving a request for switching from the user terminal to a selective incoming state, wherein the selective incoming state is a state in which a call is connected only to an originating terminal included in the call allow list; If the call request to the user terminal is set to the state, and the screening incoming state is set, it is determined whether to include the call allow list through the information of the calling terminal requesting a call, and the calling terminal is added to the call allow list. When it is confirmed that the included, the selective incoming service server for connecting the call between the user terminal and the calling terminal Screening incoming service providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The selective incoming service server, When the originating terminal confirms that the terminal is not included in the call allow list, the selective incoming service providing system, characterized in that for generating a message indicating that the user terminal can not receive, and transmits to the calling terminal. The method of claim 1, A home location register for storing information of the user terminal; And An exchange station that transmits a switch request message to the screening incoming state to the screening service server when the switch request message to the screening incoming state is received from the user terminal; Screening incoming service providing system further comprising. The method of claim 3, The exchange office, When a call request to the user terminal switched to the screening incoming state is received, a call request message including the call request and the subscriber information of the originating terminal is generated and delivered to the screening incoming service server Incoming service provision system. In the user terminal, A power supply module for supplying power required for the operation of the user terminal; A charge amount measuring module measuring a charge amount of the power supply module; A data storage module for storing a threshold charge amount used as a reference value for switching to a selective incoming state, wherein the selective incoming state is a state in which only a call request from a previously permitted originating terminal is received; A control module for comparing the measured charge amount value with the threshold charge amount value to determine whether to switch to the selective incoming state, and generating a message requesting the transition to the selective incoming state when the switching condition is satisfied; And Communication module for transmitting the message generated by the control module to the mobile communication network User terminal comprising a. The method of claim 5, A display module configured to display a warning message indicating that power is insufficient when a condition for switching to the selective incoming state is satisfied according to a comparison result of the measured charge amount value and the threshold charge amount value The user terminal further comprising. The method of claim 5, The voice input / output module that transmits a warning sound indicating that power is insufficient when the switching condition to the selective incoming state is satisfied according to the comparison result of the measured charge amount value and the threshold charge amount value. The user terminal further comprising. In the method of providing a selective incoming service for selecting and transmitting a call request to the user terminal, (a) receiving a call request message to a user terminal that has a screening incoming state, wherein the screening incoming state is a state in which a call is connected only to an originating terminal included in a preset call allowance list set by the user terminal; ; (b) analyzing the call request message and confirming a phone number of the calling terminal requesting a call; (c) checking a call allow list registered in advance by the user terminal to determine whether a phone number of the calling terminal is included in the call allow list; And (d) if the telephone number of the calling terminal is included in the call allow list, the call call between the user terminal and the calling terminal is connected; and if the calling number of the calling terminal is not included in the call allow list, Generating a message indicating that the user terminal cannot be received and transmitting the message to the calling terminal; Screening incoming service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 8, After step (d) above, (e) determining that it is not included in the call allow list, and constructing and storing a phone number list for one or more calling terminals whose call call connection with the user terminal has failed; (f) when the selective incoming state of the user terminal is released, transmitting the telephone number list stored in the step (e) to the user terminal. Screening incoming service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 8, Prior to step (a) above, Receiving and storing a call permission list from the user terminal; And Switching the incoming state of the user terminal to the selective incoming state when a request for switching to the selective incoming state due to a lack of power of the user terminal is received from the user terminal; Screening incoming service providing method further comprising.

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