KR20110127329A - Voip terminal, apparatus for call forwarding and method for setting telephone number - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A VOIP terminal, reception converting terminal, and phone number setting method thereof are provided to set different VoIP phone numbers according to the location of a terminal. CONSTITUTION: A profile storing unit(210) stores a plurality of profiles in which a location identifier and a VoIP phone number are bound is generated. A location determining unit(220) determines the location of a VoIP terminal. The location determining unit determines a location identifier corresponding to the determined location. A phone number setting unit(230) sets a VoIP phone number which is bound with the determined location identifier as the phone number of the VoIP terminal.

Description

VOｏＩＰ terminal, call forwarding device and phone number setting method {VOIP TERMINAL, APPARATUS FOR CALL FORWARDING AND METHOD FOR SETTING TELEPHONE NUMBER}

The disclosed technology relates to a VoIP terminal, a call forwarding device and a telephone number setting method.

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology that transmits and receives voice signals through data networks such as the Internet. Unlike voice-over-the-line circuit phones, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) transmits voice in packet form. In other words, VoIP refers to a solution related to a technology for delivering voice data to the Internet or an IP network, which has been used for data communication.

Internet telephony is an internet phone network that transmits and receives voice calls. It can improve network efficiency by transmitting voice and data to a single network, and can provide various intelligent network services connected to the Internet. In addition, long distance calls such as long distance, international calls have the advantage of low prices.

On the other hand, as the prevalence of wireless Internet (for example, WiFi) increases, the prevalence of wireless Internet telephones capable of delivering voice packets to the wireless Internet also increases.

The technical problem to be achieved by the disclosed technology is to provide a VoIP terminal, a call forwarding device and a telephone number setting method.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a first aspect of the disclosed technology is a method for setting a phone number of a VoIP terminal by a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminal, and storing a first VoIP telephone number corresponding to a first location identifier. Making; Storing a second VoIP telephone number corresponding to the second location identifier; Determining a location of the VoIP terminal; And when the location of the VoIP terminal corresponds to the first location identifier, when the telephone number of the VoIP terminal is set to the first VoIP phone number, and the location of the VoIP terminal corresponds to the second location identifier, It is to improve the telephone number setting method comprising the step of setting the telephone number of the VoIP terminal as the second VoIP telephone number.

According to a second aspect of the disclosed technology to achieve the above technical problem, a VoIP terminal, comprising: a profile storage unit storing a plurality of profiles generated by binding a location identifier and a VoIP phone number; A location determiner configured to determine a location of the VoIP terminal and determine a location identifier corresponding to the determined location; And a telephone number setting unit for setting the VoIP telephone number bound to the determined location identifier as the telephone number of the VoIP terminal.

A third aspect of the disclosed technology to achieve the above technical problem is a telephone number storage unit for storing a plurality of VoIP telephone numbers used by the VoIP terminal; A called number setting unit for setting one of the plurality of VoIP telephone numbers as a called number based on the position of the VoIP terminal; And a call forwarding unit configured to transfer a call request signal, which is received at a phone number other than the called number, among the plurality of VoIP phone numbers to the called number.

Embodiments of the disclosed technology can have the effect of including the following advantages. However, the embodiments of the disclosed technology are not meant to include all of them, and thus the scope of the disclosed technology should not be understood as being limited thereto.

The VoIP terminal according to the disclosed technology may set different VoIP phone numbers according to the position of the terminal. Therefore, the user can have the same effect as using two VoIP terminals while using one VoIP terminal and automatically setting the terminal's telephone number as an office VoIP telephone number in the office and a personal VoIP telephone number at home. have.

1 is a view for explaining an example of the use of a wireless VoIP terminal according to the disclosed technology.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a VoIP terminal according to the disclosed technology.
3 is a view for explaining a process of setting each profile using a VoIP terminal.
4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of setting up a VoIP phone number in accordance with the disclosed technology.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a call forwarding device according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology.

The description of the disclosed technique is merely an example for structural or functional explanation and the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, and thus the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

The terms " first ", " second ", and the like are used to distinguish one element from another and should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it should be understood that there may be other components in between, although it may be directly connected to the other component. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to", should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "include" or "have" refer to features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or parts thereof described. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present, but not to exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Each step may occur differently from the stated order unless the context clearly dictates the specific order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted to be consistent with meaning in the context of the relevant art and can not be construed as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless expressly defined in the present application.

1 is a view for explaining an example of the use of a wireless VoIP terminal according to the disclosed technology. With the proliferation of low cost and mobility wireless VoIP terminals, there is an increasing number of companies providing employees with office wireless VoIP terminals for use in the office. However, the wireless VoIP terminal can be carried by the user at all times and can be called anywhere in an environment where the wireless Internet is accessible. It is possible. In this case, it is unreasonable for the company to pay for the personal calls of employees who call the office number from a place other than the office. In addition, from the employee's point of view, there is a problem that the work and personal life is not separated because you receive a call from the office phone at home after work. Therefore, the office VoIP terminal and the personal VoIP terminal need to be used separately.

Referring to FIG. 1, the VoIP terminal 110 according to the disclosed technology has a plurality of VoIP phone numbers, and sets any one of a plurality of VoIP phone numbers as its own phone number according to a location. For example, if the location of the VoIP terminal 110 is in the home, the VoIP terminal 110 sets its own phone number to 070-7100-1234, which is the first VoIP telephone number, and the location of the VoIP terminal 110 is a company. If it is in the network, it is possible to set its own phone number to 070-7200-1234, the second VoIP phone number. In this case, the first VoIP phone number used in the home is the phone number in the name of the person in whom the individual pays the phone bill, and the second VoIP phone number used in the company is the phone number in the name of the company in which the company pays the phone bill. Can be. According to the present embodiment, since a single VoIP terminal 110 can use a plurality of VoIP telephone numbers, the user can automatically change the office telephone number and the personal telephone number according to the location. Therefore, the user can separate and use the office VoIP terminal and the personal VoIP terminal separately.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a VoIP terminal according to the disclosed technology. Referring to FIG. 2, the VoIP terminal 110 includes a profile storage 210, a location determiner 220, and a phone number setter 230. The VoIP terminal 110 generally further includes a module for providing an Internet telephony service, for example, a wired / wireless internet communication module, a voice encoding module for converting or compressing a voice signal into a digital packet, or performing a reverse function thereof. Can be provided.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the VoIP terminal 110 may further include a mobile communication module, and may be a dual mode terminal capable of using both an IP network and a mobile communication network. When the VoIP terminal 110 is a dual mode terminal, the VoIP terminal 110 provides a mobile communication service anywhere in the mobile phone service area, and in an environment where Internet access is possible, wired / wireless integration for providing a VoIP service together with the mobile communication service. (Fixed Mobile Convergence, FMC) service can be provided. For example, a dual mode terminal may be provided with a mobile phone service and a VoIP service in an office or at home where a wired Internet connection is available or a wireless access device (AP) is installed to enable wireless access to the AP. It can be provided at the same time, and only mobile phone service can be provided in an environment where internet access such as subway, bus, and street is difficult.

The profile storage 210 stores a plurality of profiles generated by binding location identifiers and VoIP phone numbers. The profile stores the settings for each VoIP phone number. In one example, each profile may be identified by a location identifier. Items set in each profile may include, for example, a phone number, displayed number, authentication number, password, server address, domain address, SIP port, registration period, preferred codec, media port, DTMF method, and VAD setting. Can be.

3 is a view for explaining a process of setting each profile using a VoIP terminal. 3A is a screen of the VoIP terminal 110 in which a profile list for the first and second VoIP phone numbers is displayed. If a profile to be set is selected in FIG. 3A, a screen for setting a profile is displayed as shown in FIG. 3B. Referring to (b) of FIG. 3, a profile name and a telephone number corresponding to each profile are stored in the profile. The profile name may be, for example, a location identifier. In addition, the profile stores connection information and the like for the VoIP terminal 110 to access the IP network.

 Referring back to FIG. 2, the location identifier 220 is an identifier for identifying the location of the VoIP terminal 110 and may be used as a profile name for distinguishing each profile. The location identifier may be, for example, an AP identifier to which the VoIP terminal 110 is connected and a name of a region where the VoIP terminal 110 is located (for example, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul). As another example, when the VoIP terminal 110 is a dual mode terminal, a mobile telephone base station code (ie, base station identifier) analyzed by the mobile communication module of the VoIP terminal 110 may be used as a location identifier.

The location determiner 220 determines the location of the VoIP terminal and determines a location identifier corresponding to the determined location. According to an embodiment, the location determiner 220 may determine an identifier of an AP to which the VoIP terminal 110 connects as a location identifier corresponding to the location of the VoIP terminal 110. The VoIP terminal 110 may access the AP in order to be wirelessly connected to the Internet. For example, if the VoIP terminal 110 is connected to the AP in the home, the VoIP terminal 110 may determine that its location is in the home, and may set its own phone number as the first VoIP phone number which is the home VoIP phone number. . The AP identifier may be, for example, an SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the AP or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the AP.

According to another exemplary embodiment, when the VoIP terminal 110 is a dual mode terminal further including a mobile communication module, the location determiner 220 may determine the VoIP terminal 110 based on the mobile phone base station code analyzed by the mobile communication module. The location of the 110 may be determined, and a location identifier corresponding to the location of the VoIP terminal 110 may be determined. The mobile telephone base station has the function of being located between the mobile telephone switching centers and converting the signal format to suit the wireless link and the wired link. Radio waves originating from the mobile phone terminal are collected from mobile phone base stations installed several kilometers apart, and the mobile phone base station performs location registration for locating the location of the mobile phone terminal existing in the cell area under its control. The mobile terminal can receive and analyze the code originating from the mobile telephone base station to which it is connected, extract the location of the base station, and estimate it as the location of the cell to which it belongs. As such, the VoIP terminal 110 may identify the location of the cell to which it belongs based on the mobile telephone base station code received by the mobile communication module. That is, the location determiner 220 may determine the received base station code (base station identifier) or the region name where the base station is located (eg, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) as the location identifier.

According to another embodiment, when the VoIP terminal 110 further includes a GPS receiving module, the location determiner 220 corresponds to the position of the VoIP terminal 110 based on the position coordinates calculated by the GPS receiving module. The location identifier can be determined. For example, the location determiner 220 may determine a region name (eg, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) where the coordinates calculated by the GPS receiver module are located as a location identifier.

The phone number setting unit 230 sets the VoIP phone number bound to the location identifier determined by the location determining unit 220 as the phone number of the VoIP terminal 110. Referring to FIG. 3, for example, when the location identifier is an AP identifier, if the VoIP terminal 110 is connected to an AP installed in a home (for example, the AP identifier is AKM070-G-WEP), the location identifier is It becomes AKM070-G-WEP. The phone number setting unit 230 sets the first VoIP phone number 07071001234 bound to AMK070-G-WEP as its own VoIP phone number with reference to the profile stored in the profile storage unit 210.

As another example, when the location determiner 220 determines the mobile phone base station code or the area name of the cell area to which the office (for example, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) belongs as the location identifier, the location determination unit 220 stores the second VoIP phone number 07072001234 bound thereto. Can be set to the VoIP phone number. As another example, when the location determiner 220 determines the location name (eg, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) as the location identifier based on the coordinate value calculated by the GPS module, the second VoIP phone bound and stored therein You can set the number 07072001234 as your VoIP phone number.

4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of setting up a VoIP phone number in accordance with the disclosed technology. A method of setting a VoIP phone number will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4. In addition, since the case where the VoIP terminal 110 of FIG. 2 is implemented in time series corresponds to the present embodiment, the part described with reference to FIG. 2 is applied to the present embodiment as it is.

The VoIP terminal 110 stores the first VoIP phone number corresponding to the first location identifier and the second VoIP phone number corresponding to the second location identifier (S410). The first and second location identifiers may be, for example, an area name based on an AP identifier, an identifier of a mobile communication base station, or a coordinate calculated by a GPS module (eg, dong, town, town, town, etc.).

The VoIP terminal 110 determines the location of the VoIP terminal 110 and determines a location identifier corresponding to the location information based on the determined location information (S420). For example, the VoIP terminal 110 may determine an identifier of an AP to which the VoIP terminal 110 connects as a location identifier corresponding to the location information. The AP identifier may include, for example, the SSID or MAC address of the AP. In another example, the VoIP terminal 110 includes a GPS receiving module, and determines a region name where the VoIP terminal 110 is located as a location identifier corresponding to the location information based on the coordinate value calculated by the GPS receiving module. Can be. In another example, the VoIP terminal 110 includes a mobile communication module, and determines the position of the VoIP terminal based on a mobile communication base station code analyzed by the mobile communication module, so that the mobile communication base station code or the mobile communication base station is determined. The location name of the location can be determined by the location identifier.

When the determined location identifier is the first location identifier, the VoIP terminal 110 sets the telephone number of the VoIP terminal 110 as the first VoIP phone number, and when the determined location identifier is the second location identifier, the VoIP terminal 110. ) Sets the phone number to the second VoIP phone number (S430). For example, when the determined location identifier is AKM070-G-WEP, the VoIP terminal 110 may set its telephone number to 07071001234, which is the first VoIP phone number corresponding thereto. As another example, when the determined location identifier is Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the VoIP terminal 110 may set its own phone number to 07072001234, which is a second VoIP phone number corresponding thereto. Accordingly, the VoIP terminal 110 according to the disclosed technology may set the VoIP phone number differently according to the location.

In some embodiments, the same VoIP telephone number may be set in a plurality of location identifiers. For example, the office VoIP telephone number may be set in the same manner as the AP identifier of the office and the AP identifier of the office frequently traveling. In addition, the location identifier may be divided into a specific location identifier and other locations. For example, the first location identifier is set to the office's AP identifier, and the second location identifier is set to include all AP identifiers other than the office AP identifier, so that the first VoIP telephone number for the office is set in the office, and the non-office is set. At a place (home, friend's house, cafe, etc.), a personal second VoIP phone number may be set.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a call forwarding device according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology. Referring to FIG. 5, the call forwarding device 500 includes a phone number storage unit 510, a call number setting unit 520, and a call forwarding unit 530.

The phone number storage unit 510 stores a plurality of VoIP phone numbers used by the VoIP terminal 110. For example, the phone number storage unit 510 may store the first VoIP phone number 07071001234 and the second VoIP phone number 07072001234 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. In addition, when the VoIP terminal 110 is a dual mode terminal, the telephone number storage unit 510 may further include a mobile communication telephone number (010-1234-1234) with a plurality of VoIP telephone numbers.

The called number setting unit 520 sets any one of the plurality of VoIP phone numbers as the called number based on the position of the VoIP terminal 110. As described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the VoIP terminal 110 sets its own phone number based on its location. According to an embodiment, the called number setting unit 520 may set a VoIP phone number set by the VoIP terminal 110 according to its location as the called number. The called number setting unit 520 is a VoIP phone set in the VoIP terminal 110 or the location information of the VoIP terminal 110 from the VoIP terminal 110, an AP to which the VoIP terminal 110 is connected, a VoIP server or an authentication billing server, or the like. Number information can be provided. Therefore, the call forwarding apparatus 500 has an advantage that the called number can be automatically set according to the position of the VoIP terminal 110 even if the user does not set up a separate setting.

According to another embodiment, when the VoIP terminal 110 is a dual mode terminal and the VoIP terminal 110 is not provided with the VoIP service, the caller ID setting unit 520 (for example, when not connected to the AP). Can set the mobile phone number as the called number. If the wireless LAN connection is difficult because the user is moving in the street, the VoIP terminal 110 does not provide a VoIP service. However, since the mobile phone service area is generally wider than the wireless LAN access area, the mobile phone service can be provided even in the street where the VoIP service is not provided. As such, in a region where a VoIP service is not provided but a mobile phone service is available, a mobile communication telephone number is set as a called number so that calls made to the first and second VoIP telephone numbers can also be connected to the VoIP terminal.

The call forwarding unit 530 forwards a call request signal that is received at a phone number other than the called number among a plurality of VoIP phone numbers to the called number. For example, when the phone number of the VoIP terminal 110 is set as the first VoIP phone number, it is possible to forward the call to the second VoIP phone number to the first VoIP phone number. In addition, when the VoIP terminal 110 is located in an area where VoIP service is not available, calls to the first and second VoIP phone numbers may be forwarded to the mobile communication phone number. Therefore, the user of the VoIP terminal 110 has the advantage that can receive all the calls to a plurality of telephone numbers set in one terminal regardless of the place.

The disclosed apparatus and method have been described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings for clarity, but these are merely exemplary, and various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible to those skilled in the art. Will understand. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the disclosed technology should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (11)

In the method of setting a phone number of the VoIP terminal by a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminal,
Storing a first VoIP telephone number corresponding to the first location identifier;
Storing a second VoIP telephone number corresponding to the second location identifier;
Determining a location of the VoIP terminal; And
If the location of the VoIP terminal corresponds to the first location identifier, the telephone number of the VoIP terminal is set to the first VoIP phone number, and if the location of the VoIP terminal corresponds to the second location identifier, And setting the telephone number of the VoIP terminal as the second VoIP telephone number. The method of claim 1,
The first location identifier is an identifier of a first access point (AP),
The second location identifier is an identifier of a second AP,
The determining step,
Determining the position of the VoIP terminal from an identifier of an AP to which the VoIP terminal is connected;
The setting step,
If the identifier of the AP to which the VoIP terminal is connected is the identifier of the first AP, the telephone number of the VoIP terminal is set to the first VoIP telephone number, and the identifier of the AP to which the VoIP terminal is connected is the second AP. And setting the telephone number of the VoIP terminal to the second VoIP telephone number. The method of claim 2,
And an identifier of the first AP, an identifier of the second AP, and an identifier of the AP to which the VoIP terminal accesses include an SSID (Service Set Identifier) or a MAC (Media Access Control) address of the AP. The method of claim 1,
The VoIP terminal includes a GPS receiving module,
The determining step,
And determining the position of the VoIP terminal based on the coordinate values calculated by the GPS receiving module. The method of claim 1,
The VoIP terminal includes a mobile communication module,
The determining step,
And determining the position of the VoIP terminal based on a mobile communication base station code analyzed by the mobile communication module. In the VoIP terminal,
A profile storage unit for storing a plurality of profiles generated by binding location identifiers and VoIP phone numbers;
A location determiner configured to determine a location of the VoIP terminal and determine a location identifier corresponding to the determined location; And
And a telephone number setting unit for setting the VoIP telephone number bound with the determined location identifier to the telephone number of the VoIP terminal. The method of claim 6,
The location identifier comprises an AP identifier,
And the location determiner determines an identifier of an AP to which the VoIP terminal connects as a location identifier corresponding to the location of the VoIP terminal. The method of claim 6,
The VoIP terminal further includes a mobile communication module, the VoIP terminal including a dual mode terminal that can use both the IP network and the mobile communication network. The method of claim 8,
And the location determiner determines the location of the VoIP terminal based on a mobile communication base station code analyzed by the mobile communication module. A telephone number storage unit for storing a plurality of VoIP telephone numbers used by the VoIP terminal;
A called number setting unit for setting one of the plurality of VoIP telephone numbers as a called number based on the position of the VoIP terminal; And
And a call forwarding unit configured to transfer a call request signal, which is received to a phone number other than the called number, of the plurality of VoIP phone numbers to the called number. The method of claim 10,
The VoIP terminal includes a dual mode terminal that can use both an IP network and a mobile communication network,
The phone number storage unit further stores a mobile communication phone number used by the VoIP terminal,
And the called number setting unit sets the mobile communication telephone number as a called number when the VoIP terminal is not connected to an AP.

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