KR20130114024A - Method for providing the everlasting business mobile telephone number - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A fixed phone number service method can secure a mobile telephone number for business use and give a telephone number of a person changed for a mobile telephone number each time an operator is changed. CONSTITUTION: A telephone numbers management apparatus (100) allocates a virtual telephone number group including one or more first telephone numbers to a member according to a request of the member (ST5). The telephone numbers management apparatus registers a second telephone number actually used for each first telephone number of a virtual telephone number group to which the member is allocated according to a request of the member (ST9). A mobile telephone network (300) interworks with the telephone numbers management apparatus and broadcasts a receipt of a virtual first telephone number applied from a calling terminal to a receiving terminal of a second telephone. [Reference numerals] (100) Telephone numbers management apparatus; (200) Member terminal; (300) Mobile telephone network; (ST1) Process member registration; (ST10) Actual connected line registration result; (ST2) Request for login; (ST3) Login result information; (ST4) Request for business use telephone number; (ST5) Notice business use telephone number; (ST6) Request for registration of actual connected line number; (ST7) Request for registration of member; (ST8) Member registration result; (ST9) Register in database (150)

Description

Fixed phone number service method {Method for providing the everlasting business mobile telephone number}

The present invention relates to a fixed telephone number service method which allows a telephone number, in particular, a mobile telephone number dependent on a person, to be independent of a person.

In recent years, with the rapid spread of mobile phones, the economically active population has mostly mobile phones, and accordingly, communication services are shifting from the landline phones to mobile phones. Since mobile phone numbers are used mainly by individuals rather than institutions or companies, it is natural that companies or organizations cannot assign mobile phone numbers that have something in common, and when the people change, the mobile phone numbers of the corresponding positions or departments change. have. This creates an invisible cost and time-consuming problem that requires the relevant departments or customers to be aware of the changed numbers. In addition, from an individual's point of view, a personal mobile phone number is also used for business purposes, which may result in 24-hour work-related calls, which may invade privacy and call related to the previous place of work even if the workplace or department has been changed. There is inconvenience such as coming.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a technical object of the present invention is to provide a fixed telephone number service method that does not change a mobile phone number for work even if a person changes.

Fixed telephone number service method according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a fixed telephone number consisting of a telephone number management device is configured through a telephone network and a predetermined communication network for providing a telephone service between the calling terminal and the called terminal A service system comprising: a first step of allocating a virtual telephone number group consisting of one or more first telephone numbers to a member at the member's request; and a virtual telephone number assigned to the member at the member's request in the telephone number management device. Registering a second telephone number that is actually used for each first telephone number of the group; and intercepting an incoming call to a virtual first telephone number authorized from a calling terminal in association with the telephone number management apparatus in a telephone network. And a third step of relaying to the called terminal of the second telephone number, wherein the plurality of incoming calls for one first telephone number 2 The telephone number is registered, and in the second step, different incoming second telephone numbers are registered for one first telephone number according to any one of time / date / day and the first attempted access is made. 2 If the phone number is impossible to call, characterized in that the incoming call to another second phone number.

According to the present invention, the work mobile phone number is secured in advance, and the mobile phone number is assigned to the work mobile phone number whenever the person in charge changes, so that the work phone number remains unchanged even if the person changes. To improve your business and increase customer awareness. In addition, an individual can receive a telephone call to a plurality of telephone numbers using a single mobile terminal, so that the telephone service can be used more conveniently. In addition, telecommunications operators can sell business telephone numbers to obtain sales through a new business. In addition, for example, it is possible to provide various additional services such as differently designating an actual incoming phone number for each time zone / date / day, or attempting to call a secondary phone number when the actual incoming number that the first attempted connection is not possible.

1 is a system schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a fixed telephone number service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a system schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a fixed telephone number service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the functional separation of the internal configuration of the phone number management apparatus 100 shown in FIG.
4 is a diagram illustrating an information storage table configuration of the database 150 shown in FIG.
5 is a block diagram showing functional separation of the internal configuration of the mobile telephone network 300 shown in FIG.
6 and 7 are views for explaining the operation of the fixed telephone number service system shown in FIG.

Next, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a system schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a fixed telephone number service system according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, in the fixed phone number service system according to the present invention, a subscriber station through a predetermined communication network (1,1 ') is provided with a telephone number management device (100) for performing fixed phone number management processing according to the present invention. It is configured to be combined with the 200 and the mobile telephone network (300). Here, the subscriber terminal 200 may be, for example, a terminal of an enterprise, and may be a computer. The subscriber terminal 200 is connected to the telephone number management apparatus 100 through the Internet 1. The phone number management device 100 may be combined with the mobile telephone network 300 through various communication means such as an IP network, X.25, LAN, and WAN.

In addition, the phone number management device 100 may be implemented as a server that provides a phone number management service through a website, for example, a member subscribed to a fixed phone number service. At this time, the phone number management device 100 is registered / changed / of the second phone number for incoming calls according to the member's request for the phone number group consisting of at least one first phone number assigned from the mobile telephone network 300 In addition to performing management processing such as deletion, the mobile telephone network 300 provides a first telephone number and second incoming telephone number information corresponding thereto.

In addition, the mobile telephone network 300 provides a series of communication services, such as a telephone connection and release between the calling terminal A and the called terminal B in conjunction with the telephone number management device 100. At this time, the mobile telephone network 300 performs a call connection request with the called terminal B of the incoming second telephone number for the first telephone number incoming request from the calling terminal A. FIG.

That is, according to the present invention, the subscriber first registers to the telephone number management device for a specific logical telephone number or telephone number group. The telecommunications operator of the mobile communication network authorizes the member to register and change various service information including the actual called number for the logical telephone number or the telephone number group subscribed to the service, and also, for example, to log in through the Internet. Give an ID and password. The member registers the information within the range allowed by the member such as logging in to the telephone number management device 100 and registering the actual called number for the logical telephone number or the telephone number group. For example, when the public relations manager is changed to another person, the newly appointed public relations manager's mobile phone number is registered in the actual forwarding number. At this time, the member can set the additional function for the actual forwarding number, for example, the actual forwarding number to the mobile phone during working hours, the voice mail when the working hours are over or the mobile phone is turned off, the office in the office on holidays, etc. Alternatively, it is possible to specify that the incoming call attempt is made to the second telephone number when the incoming call number is not available because the actual called number that attempted the connection is busy. The phone number management device 100 transmits the information registered by the member to the mobile phone network 300, the mobile phone network 300 is for the actual call to the first phone number according to the information received from the phone number management device 100 Change and register related service information such as second telephone number. In this state, when any caller dials the first telephone number, the mobile telephone network 300 translates the first telephone number to obtain a second telephone number for the actual incoming call, and performs a telephone connection to the called terminal B. Done.

In addition, in FIG. 1, a configuration in which the incoming second phone number becomes the mobile phone number with respect to the first phone number, that is, the first mobile phone number is shown. However, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone network 300 is shown. And the landline telephone network 400 is configured to be coupled to the second telephone number for the first phone number can be set to the landline telephone number.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing functionally separated internal configuration of the phone number management apparatus 100 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the phone number management device 100 includes a network connection unit 110, a web matching unit 120, an operator terminal 130, a service control unit 140, and a database 150. . Here, each element of the network connection unit 110, the web matching unit 120, the operator terminal 130, the service control unit 140 and the database 150 may be configured using a separate server, for example, LAN (LAN: 160) may be configured to communicate with each other. In addition, two or more elements may be implemented in one server.

The network connection unit 110 performs a function of communicating with the mobile telephone network 300.

The web matching unit 120 includes a predetermined web page for allowing a subscriber to access the telephone number management device 100 through the Internet 1 using the subscriber terminal 200.

The operator terminal 130 is to provide the operator to perform the overall operation of the phone number management device 100, such as registration and deletion of the fixed telephone number service subscriber, customer information inquiry, customer information change, operation history inquiry.

The service control unit 140 controls the overall operation performed by the phone number management device 100. In particular, the service control unit 140 receives various requests from the subscriber through the web matching unit 120 for providing fixed phone number services such as subscription, withdrawal, and change of customer information, and the web matching unit 120. ) Transmits the processing result to the subscriber.

The database 150 stores various fixed telephone number service-related data for each customer ID and password information, and stores execution history and statistical information. As shown in FIG. 4A, the database 150 stores basic information of a company such as a company name, an address, a corporation number, a business status, a representative director, a person in charge, and the like for a customer ID and password. And, as shown in Figure 4b is configured with a telephone number information storage unit 152 for storing the department or job title and actual called number information for each business number for the ID and password of the customer. Although not shown in FIG. 4B, at least one actual called number may be set for one work telephone number, and priority may be given thereto. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 4B, the actual incoming phone number may be set differently for each time zone / date / day for one work phone number.

5 is a diagram illustrating a mobile telephone network configuration schematically showing the configuration of the mobile telephone network 300 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the mobile telephone network 300 includes a subscriber management device 310 for managing subscriber information such as registration, deletion, and information change of a telephone subscriber, and service information of a telephone subscriber registered from the subscriber management device 310. A home location register (HLR: 320) and a mobile terminal (A, B) that store information on which exchange 330 area each mobile terminal (A, B) is currently located in. It is configured to include a switch 330 to perform the exchange function to enable a telephone call by connecting, and a base station 340 to perform wireless communication with the mobile terminal (A, B). Here, "A" is a calling terminal and "B" is a called terminal. In addition, for convenience of description of the operation to be described later, the switch 330 and the base station 340 in Figure 4 to the switching terminal 330A and the base station A (340A) for the originating terminal (A), This is illustrated by switch B 330B and base station B 340B.

Next, the fixed telephone number service subscription and the actual call number registration procedure for the fixed telephone number in the device having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the drawing shown in FIG.

First, a user who wants to subscribe to a fixed telephone number service is connected to the telephone number management device 100 through the Internet (1) to the subscriber terminal 200 and performs a series of business phone number management service member registration process (ST1). . That is, the user accesses a web page provided by the web matching unit 120 of the phone number management device 100 and inputs user information including a member ID and a password and requests membership. The phone number management apparatus 100 completes a series of member registration processing by storing information about a member in the database 150 and providing a member registration result through the web matching unit 120.

In the state where the member information is stored and registered in the database 150, the member inputs an ID and a password and requests the login to the telephone number management device 100 (ST2). The phone number management device 100 queries the database 150 and provides the log-in result information to the subscriber terminal 200 (ST3). That is, the phone number management device 100 allows login if the registered ID and password provided from the subscriber terminal 200 are authorized. Subsequently, the member requests assignment of one or more first telephone numbers, that is, a telephone number group composed of a work telephone number, through the subscriber terminal 200 (ST4). The phone number management device 100 automatically assigns a work phone number or according to an operator's approval, stores it in the database 150, and provides a result of assigning a work phone number to a member through the web matching unit 120. Complete the work telephone number assignment procedure (ST5). At this time, the allocation process of the telephone number group consisting of the work phone number may be directly performed by the member through the mobile telephone network (300). In this case, the phone number management apparatus 100 may be provided with the phone number group information for the member through the subscriber terminal 200, the operator terminal 130 or the mobile telephone network 300 of the member.

After that, the member inputs the incoming second telephone number, that is, the actual called number information, to the work telephone number assigned to the member. That is, the member inputs his actual mobile terminal number through the subscriber terminal 200 and performs the actual incoming number registration request to the telephone number management device 100 (ST6). The phone number management device 100 temporarily stores the member's request in the database 150. In addition, the phone number management apparatus 100 transmits the work phone number and the actual called number information to the subscriber management apparatus 310 in the mobile telephone network 300 through the network connection unit 110 to perform the subscriber registration request (ST7). .

The subscriber management apparatus 310 of the mobile telephone network 300 transmits a subscriber registration request message including a work phone number and actual called number information to the home location register 320, and the home location register 320 registers it. The result is transmitted to the phone number management device 100 (ST8). Subscriber registration result information input through the network connection unit 110 of the phone number management device 100 is authorized to the service control unit 140, the service control unit 140 stores the result information in the database 150 and at the same time the member The subscriber terminal 200 of the result is notified (ST9, ST10). This registers the work phone number and its actual called number in the mobile communication network.

FIG. 7 illustrates a call processing process for a case where an arbitrary subscriber attempts to make a call by pressing a work phone number while a real called number is registered for a work phone number as described above.

First, when a caller performs a call request by pressing a work phone number through the calling terminal A, the calling terminal A sends a call request message (SETUP) including the calling subscriber information and the called number to the switch A 330A. To transmit (ST101).

The exchange A 330A analyzes the called number, and if the called number is a mobile communication subscriber number, transmits a LOCREQ message for inquiring about the location information of the called subscriber to the HLR 320 (ST102).

When the HLR 320 receives the LOCREQ message, it queries the database (not shown) for the called number. The HLR 320, which reads the actual called number from the called number information, includes the same in the locreq message and transmits it to the exchange A 330A (ST103).

The exchange A 330A analyzes the actual called number, and if the actual called number is a mobile subscriber number, transmits a LOCREQ message for inquiring about the location information of the called subscriber to the HLR 320 (ST104).

Upon receiving the LOCREQ message, the HLR 320 queries the database (not shown) for the called number. The HLR 320 that reads the exchange information to which the actual called party belongs from the called number information transmits a ROUTREQ message requesting relay information to the switch B 330B to which the actual called party belongs (ST105).

The exchange B 330B transmits a routreq message including relay information to the HLR 320 (ST106).

Receiving the routreq message, the HLR 320 transmits a locreq message including relay information to the exchange A 330A (ST107).

The exchange A 330A receiving the locreq message including the relay information analyzes the relay information and transmits an IAM message to the exchange 330B (ST108).

The exchange B (330B) receiving the IAM message transmits a setup message for requesting a call to the called terminal (B) (ST109).

When the called terminal B receives the SETUP message, it rings the terminal to notify the user that the call has been received and transmits an ALERTING message to the switch B 330B (ST110).

Receiving the ALERTING message, exchange B 330B transmits an ACM message to exchange A 330A (ST111).

The exchange A 330A receiving the ACM message transmits an ALERTING message to the calling terminal A (ST112).

When the called subscriber answers, the called terminal B transmits a CONNECT message to the exchange B 330B (ST113).

Exchange B 330B sends an ANM message to exchange A 330A (ST114). Thereafter, when the exchange A 330A receives the ANM message, the exchange A 330A transmits a CONNECT message to the calling terminal B, whereby the calling subscriber and the called subscriber are in a call state.

In other words, according to the present invention, the number of telephone numbers required by a group, a company, or an organization can be secured in advance, and the management such as assigning or changing the actual called number for each number can be facilitated if necessary. As a result, even if the person in charge of a specific position is changed, the actual called number can be registered as a mobile phone number of the newly appointed person so that the mobile phone number for the position can be maintained without change.

Meanwhile, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the real destination number is registered / changed through the Internet. However, the real destination number can be registered / modified using a specific telephone number such as ARS or 114, for example. It is also possible to provide the dialing number to the exchange B in the HLR so that the calling terminal displays the dialed number on the called terminal.

100: phone number management device, 110: network connection,
120: Web matching unit, 130: operator terminal,
140: service control unit, 150: database,
160: LAN, 200: subscriber terminal,
300: mobile phone network, 310: subscriber management device,
320: HLR (Home Location Register), 330: Exchange,
340: base station,
A: calling terminal, B: called terminal.

Claims (3)

A fixed telephone number service system comprising a telephone number management device configured through a telephone network and a predetermined communication network providing a telephone service between a calling terminal and a called terminal.
A first step of allocating a virtual telephone number group consisting of one or more first telephone numbers to a member at the member's request;
A second step of registering a second telephone number actually used for each first telephone number of the virtual telephone number group assigned by the member according to the member's request in the telephone number management device;
And a third step of relaying the incoming call for the virtual first phone number authorized from the calling terminal to the called terminal of the second phone number by interworking with the phone number management device in the telephone network.
In the second step, a plurality of incoming second telephone numbers are registered for one first telephone number,
In the second step, different incoming second telephone numbers are registered according to any one of time / date / day for one first telephone number,
If the second telephone number that attempted to access the first step in the third step is not possible, the fixed telephone number service method characterized in that the incoming call to another second telephone number. The method of claim 1,
In the first step, the member performs an allocation request for the virtual telephone number group consisting of one or more first telephone numbers to the telephone number management device, and the telephone number group allocation request from the telephone number management device to the telephone network. And a thirteenth step of providing the member with the virtual telephone number group information allocated from the telephone network in the telephone number management device. The method of claim 1,
In the third step, the telephone network is configured to provide first telephone number information upon request to the called terminal, and the called terminal outputs first telephone number information provided to the telephone network. Way.

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