KR20150026169A - Method and system for providing call service using multimedia ring-back mode, and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a call service using a ring back mode, which can easily convey the purpose of a call of a caller to a call receiver when the call is attempted to be connected and provides a user interface allowing integrated management of call purposes and content by each call, and to a device for the same. The terminal device is configured to: output a user interface screen including a call request button and a message writing button; display a keypad region for message writing and a message display region for displaying a written message if the message writing button is selected; and if the call request button is selected after that, transmit a call connection request including the message displayed in the message display region to a designated counterpart terminal device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a call service using a ringback mode,

The present invention relates to a call service supporting real-time conversation between two or more terminal devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to a call service supporting real-time conversation between two or more terminal devices. More specifically, The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a call service using a ringback mode, and a device therefor.

A call service that enables real-time conversation between users located at different places, when a user's voice is converted into an electric signal using the first telephone and is transmitted to the other party's telephone through the public telephone network, And then it has been developed in various forms such as a call service based on a mobile communication network and a satellite communication service using a satellite signal in accordance with the development of wireless communication technology.

In particular, a call service based on a mobile communication network is most commonly used recently, as it is possible to make a call while moving regardless of a location, and also to stabilize the call quality as the mobile communication technology develops.

In addition, a mobile terminal device supporting a mobile communication function based on mobility may be equipped with an open operating system in a mobile phone which was only capable of a call service according to development of a user's demand and technology, , Camera functions, e-mail, instant messaging, and so on.

On the other hand, as the use of the call service using the mobile terminal device becomes popular, the users are demanding various additional functions in addition to the simple call function. A ring back tone service that provides a ring back tone service specified by the user or various types of ring back tone other than the designated ring back tone to meet the user's desire, a caller display service that displays the caller's information, a call forwarding service Service, and an absence confirmation service for confirming a telephone call in the absence of the user.

In particular, while the call connection is waiting, only supplementary services are provided to the extent that a call tone or a guidance message (out of office guidance message) designated by the user is transmitted to the other party. Therefore, in the existing call service, the user can not distinguish the important telephone from the incoming call regardless of the time and place. In addition, the caller can not inform the purpose of his / her phone until the other party receives the call, and even if the emergency call is necessary, the caller has to continue trying to connect until the caller accepts the call.

Korean Registered Patent No. 0745499, July 27, 2007 Registered (name: method and apparatus for receiving situation of the called party)

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a user environment capable of easily delivering a call destination of a calling user to a called user in a call connection attempt, A method and system for providing a call service using a ringback mode, and an apparatus therefor.

In particular, the present invention outputs a calling user interface screen including a call connection request button and a message creation button, and when a message creation button is selected, a keypad area for creating a message and a message display area displaying a created message are further displayed A method and system for providing a call service using a ringback mode in which a message to be provided together with a call connection request can be transmitted together with a call connection request, and a device therefor.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a communication unit for transmitting a call connection request including a message to a counterpart terminal apparatus via a communication network; An output unit for outputting a user interface screen for using a call service; An input unit for user message creation and function selection; When a message creation button is selected through the input unit, a keypad area for creating a message and a message display area displaying a created message are further displayed And a control unit for controlling the call connection request including the message displayed in the message display area to be transmitted to the designated counterpart terminal when the call connection request button is selected.

In addition, in the terminal device according to the present invention, when receiving a message and a call connection request from the counterpart terminal device through the communication unit, the control unit displays a message including a message, call partner information, To the output unit.

In addition, the terminal device according to the present invention may further include a storage unit, and when the call is terminated, the control unit may map the message and the call information to store the call history information in the storage unit.

In addition, in the terminal device according to the present invention, the control unit may output the user interface screen during the call connection including the message indicating the communication and the recording button to the output unit during the call connection with the counterpart terminal apparatus, The user can record the call content of the calling party and map the recorded data to the call history information.

In addition, in the terminal device according to the present invention, when the call history inquiry is requested through the input unit, the control unit stores the call history information including at least one of the message, the call information and the record data as at least one of time, date, The user interface screen for inquiry sorted by reference can be output through the output unit.

Further, in the terminal device according to the present invention, the control unit may further display at least one of a recording / playback button and a status display bar for displaying a recording / playback status with respect to call history information including recording data, It is possible to reproduce and output the recording data included in the call history information.

In addition, the present invention provides another means for solving the above-mentioned problems, comprising: a service communication unit for communicating with one or more terminal devices; And determining whether or not the call connection request includes a message if the call connection request is received from the specific terminal device, and if it is determined that the call connection request includes the message, And a service control unit for controlling the call service apparatus.

In the call service apparatus according to the present invention, the service control unit may determine that a message is included in the call connection request when the call connection request includes the service separator set in advance, And may directly transmit the message to the counterpart terminal device, or may transmit the message to the character service device and request the message to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal device.

In addition, the present invention provides, as another means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a method for outputting a calling user interface screen including a call connection request button and a message creation button, and, when the message creation button is selected, And a message display area in which a created message is displayed. When the call connection request button is selected, a message displayed in the message display area and a call connection request to another terminal device are transmitted, or a message and a call A plurality of terminal devices receiving and displaying a connection request; A character service apparatus for transmitting a message including a character among a plurality of terminal apparatuses; And a call service apparatus for transmitting a call connection request and a response for a call connection between a plurality of terminal apparatuses and requesting transmission of a message to a character service apparatus upon receiving a call connection request including a message, The present invention provides a communication service providing system using a ringback mode.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a mobile terminal, including the steps of: outputting a calling user interface screen including a call connection request button and a message creation button; Outputting, when a message creation button is selected, a keypad area for creating a message and a message display area displaying a created message on the outgoing user interface screen; Outputting a message created according to an operation of a keypad area to a message display area; And transmitting a call connection request including a message displayed in a message display area to a designated correspondent terminal device when the call connection request button is selected, in a ringback mode of the terminal device.

A method for providing a call service using a ringback mode according to the present invention includes the steps of: receiving a message and a call connection request from a counterpart terminal device, outputting a call user interface screen including a message, call partner information, The method comprising the steps of: Here, the communication partner information may include at least one of an image, an avatar, a telephone number of a sender, and communication partner identification information.

A method for providing a call service using a ringback mode according to the present invention is a method for providing a call service using a ringback mode when a call connection is established with a counterpart terminal device after a call connection request is transmitted or after a call user interface Outputting a user interface screen; And recording the contents of the conversation between the user and the other party as the recording data when the recording button is selected.

Also, the method for providing a call service using a ringback mode according to the present invention is a method for providing a call service using a ringback mode by mapping one or more of a message transmitted with a call connection request and recorded data to call information, The method may further include the step of storing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a call service using a ringback mode, the method comprising: when requested to inquire a call history, storing one or more previously stored call history information including at least one of a message, call information, And outputting the user interface screen for inquiry sorted on the basis of at least one of the at least one of the user interface screen for inquiry.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a call service using a ringback mode, the method comprising: displaying a call history information including voice data; And reproducing the recorded data included in the call history information when the recording / playback button is selected.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a call service using a ringback mode, comprising: outputting a call processing widget including a message creating unit, a receiver input unit, and a call request button on a standby screen of a terminal device; Outputting a keypad area for inputting numbers and characters to the idle screen when the message creation part or the recipient input part is selected and displaying the selected number or character on the keypad area on the message creation part or the recipient input part; When the call request button is selected, transmitting a call connection request including the message displayed on the message creation unit to the correspondent terminal apparatus corresponding to the recipient displayed on the recipient input unit.

In addition, the present invention can further provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing a call service providing method using the above-described ringback mode is recorded.

According to the present invention, a user who requests a call connection can easily process a document creation and call connection request through a calling user interface screen, so that a simple message of a caller including a call destination together with a call connection request can be transmitted in advance do.

In addition, in the present invention, it is possible to record call contents during a call, and in managing a call history, it is possible to map and record recorded messages together and recorded contents for each call, The convenience for the user can be improved.

Particularly, the present invention manages the call history by mapping the messages transmitted by the callers by call, so that the call history management is easier than the conventional method in which only the call time and the call destination information are provided. Can have excellent effect.

1 is a diagram illustrating a call service system using a ringback mode according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal apparatus for implementing a call service method using a ringback mode according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a call service apparatus supporting a call service using a ringback mode according to the present invention.
4 to 7 are flowcharts for explaining a call service providing method using a ringback mode according to the present invention.
8 is a message flow diagram of a call service system using a ringback mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are views illustrating an example of a calling user interface screen in a call service providing method using the ringback mode of the present invention.
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 illustrate examples of a calling user interface screen in a call service providing method using the ringback mode of the present invention.
13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface screen for inquiry in a call service providing method using the ringback mode of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a call service system using a ringback mode according to the present invention. For the sake of reference, the term 'ringback mode' used in the present invention includes not only a ring back tone designated by the user but also a message composed of characters or a moving image or an image through a ringback mode during call connection Referring to FIG. 1, a call service to which the present invention is applied connects two or more different terminal devices 100 through a communication network 10, And real-time conversation between users by transmitting voice data of the user in real-time via the Internet. For reference, the call service of the present invention may include a voice call and a video call service for transmitting voice and video together. In addition, the call service in the present invention not only includes a call service based on 2G and 3G mobile communication networks, but also includes an IP network-based VoIP service and an LTE network-based packet-based call service VoLTE.

A call service system for providing a call service using a ringback mode according to the present invention includes a plurality of terminal devices 100, a call service device 200, and a call service device 100, which are directly or indirectly connected and communicated through a communication network 10, And a character service apparatus 300.

At this time, the terminal apparatus 100 is a user apparatus using the call service according to the present invention, and any apparatus that can be connected to the communication network 10 and has a call function including processing of a voice signal can be applied . For example, the terminal device 100 may include a mobile phone device such as a mobile phone or a smart phone, a tablet PC having a telephone function, a smart TV, a desktop computer having an IP-based telephone function, and a notebook computer. More specifically, in the case of a mobile communication service or a VoLTE based on 2G and 3G mobile communication networks, the terminal device 100 may be a mobile phone or a smartphone. In case of a VoIP service, Desktop computers with applications installed, notebook computers and smart TVs, smart phones, and tablet PCs.

The terminal device 100 can be divided into a calling party and a called party on the basis of a call connection. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, it will be assumed that 101 is a calling side terminal device and 102 is a called side terminal device do.

The communication network 10 connects a call channel represented by a call channel or a session between a plurality of terminal devices 100 and supports transmission of call data between the terminal devices 100 via the call path. The communication network 10 includes not only communication networks currently used but also various types of communication networks to be used in the future. For example, the communication network 10 may be a third generation mobile communication, a fourth generation mobile communication, a WLAN (Wireless LAN), a Wi-Fi, a Wibro, a WiMAX, a High Speed Downlink Packet Access ), Or wired communication methods such as Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable), FTTC (Fiber to the Curb) and FTTH (Fiber To The Home) Or a combination thereof.

In addition, the communication network 10 may include a system for call processing and connection establishment according to call origination and termination between the terminal devices 100. [ For example, when the communication network 10 is a mobile communication network, a radio access network for transmitting and receiving a radio signal to and from the terminal devices 101 and 102, and call processing, mobility control, switching and the like of the terminal devices 101 and 102 And the core network to perform. The radio access network includes a base station controller such as a base station (BS), a base transceiver station (BTS), a node B, and an eNode B, and a base station controller such as a base station controller (BSC) and a radio resource control (RNC) The core network may include an HLR or HSS for registering and managing an exchange device such as MSC / VLR or SGSN / GGSN and a subscriber location, and AuC or AAA for authentication processing. In particular, in the case of the fourth generation mobile communication network proposed in 3GPP, the core network may include MME, S-GW, PDN-GW, PCRF, HSS, and the like. These communication systems transfer the call connection request from the specific terminal device 101 to the destination terminal device 102 and connect the call path according to the response of the destination terminal device 102. [ For reference, the call connection request may be an Initial Address Message (IAM) of an ISUP used in a mobile communication network, an INVITE message of a SIP used in VoIP, Message. ≪ / RTI > The construction and operation of the communication system for such a call service are widely known, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The communication network 10 providing the call service according to the present invention receives the call connection request including the message transmitted from the calling terminal device 101 and transmits a call connection request including the message to the called terminal To the device 102. Then, in accordance with a response from the called terminal device 102, the call terminal is connected between the calling terminal device 101 and the called terminal device 102.

According to the present invention, the terminal 100 on the user side using such a call service can easily create and transmit a message indicating the calling purpose and urgency of the calling user in providing the calling service, And a user environment in which call history information such as recording data can be easily used.

Specifically, the terminal device 100 outputs a calling user interface screen including a call request button and a message creating button, and when a message creating button is selected on the calling user interface screen, a keypad area for creating a message, A message display area in which the created message is displayed is output together with the outgoing user interface screen so that a desired message can be directly created on the outgoing user interface screen. That is, when the call request button is selected, the terminal device 100 displays a message created according to the operation of the keypad area of the calling user interface screen on the message display area, And transmits a call connection request including the message. At this time, the message may be transmitted through the same route as the call connection request, or may be transmitted through another route. For example, a call connection request may be sent over a circuit-switched network and the message may be sent to a packet-switched network, or a call connection request and the message may be sent together via a packet-switched network.

On the other hand, when the terminal device 100 receives a message and a call connection request from another terminal device, the terminal device 100 outputs a calling user interface screen including the message, caller information, buttons for accepting and rejecting calls, After confirming the information of the caller requesting the call and the message of the caller through the incoming user interface screen, the call can be accepted or rejected.

In addition, when the terminal device 100 makes a call connection with the counterpart terminal device, the terminal device 100 outputs a user interface screen during a call including a record button, and the user selects the record button during a call, That is, the content of the call can be stored. Hereinafter, the content of the stored call is referred to as record data.

In addition, when the call with the counterpart terminal device is completed, the terminal device 100 maps the message transmitted with the call connection request, the call information, and the recording data to store the call history information, When the inquiry is requested, the one or more call log information stored in advance can be displayed on the user interface screen for inquiry sorted on the basis of one or more of time, date, and communication partner. At this time, each call history information displayed on the inquiry user interface screen includes a button for reproducing a message transmitted by the caller, a talk time, information of a calling party (caller or called party), recorded data ) Are displayed together.

Therefore, when inquiring the call history with a specific call destination through the inquiry user interface screen, the user can more easily memorize what conversation has been made in the call through the messages included in each call history, , And by playing back the recorded data, the contents of the previous call history can be viewed again.

The call service using the ringback mode of the terminal device 100 may be performed through the support of the call service apparatus 200 and the text service apparatus 300.

The call service apparatus 200 performs call processing for connection to a plurality of terminal devices 100 through a call connection. Specifically, the call service apparatus 200 transmits a call connection request and a response thereto (acceptance or rejection message) between the plurality of terminal apparatuses 100. [ For example, the call service apparatus 200 receives the call connection request transmitted from the calling terminal apparatus 101 and delivers the call connection request to the designated called terminal apparatus 102. Then, the call service apparatus 200 receives a response message for accepting or rejecting the call connection request of the called terminal apparatus 102, and transmits the response message to the calling terminal apparatus 101. [

At this time, in the call service according to the present invention, when a call connection request is transmitted from the calling-side terminal device 101, a message including a character created by the user may be transmitted together.

When the message including the character suited to the user is transmitted together with the call connection request, the call service apparatus 200 transmits the message to the character service apparatus 300 and transmits the message to the destination terminal apparatus 102 Request transmission.

Accordingly, a call connection request and a response to the call connection request are transmitted between the source terminal device 101 and the destination terminal device 102 by the relay of the call service device 200, and a message including the character created by the user is transmitted Side terminal device 101 to the destination-side terminal device 102 via the Internet.

To this end, the call connection request transmitted from the calling terminal device 101 may include a predetermined service separator indicating that a message created by the user is included, and the call service device 200 transmits the received call connection It can be confirmed whether the request includes the service identifier.

The call service apparatus 200 may be implemented as a separate application server or may be implemented by a component supporting call processing between the terminal apparatuses 100 in the communication system (for example, SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node), MSC / VLR, etc.), or may be integrated with them. For example, the call service apparatus 200 may receive the call connection request through the SGSN or the MSC of the mobile communication network. When the SGSN or MSC requests the call from the source terminal apparatus 101, The subscriber terminal 101 confirms whether or not the service subscription according to the present invention is subscriptionable through the HLR or the HSS. If the subscriber terminal 101 is subscribed to the service, the subscriber terminal 101 inserts the predetermined service delimiter into the call connection request, 200). To this end, the user of the terminal device 100 requests the service provider to subscribe to the service in advance, and the mobile communication service provider can record the service subscription information in the HLR or the HSS.

Meanwhile, the character service apparatus 300 is a device for supporting the transmission of a message including a character among a plurality of terminal apparatuses 100, and may be a separately configured apparatus for transmitting a message included in the call service according to the present invention And may also be implemented as an apparatus for providing an existing user message transmission service such as a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), a Mutimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), and a Long Message Service Center (LMSC).

The configuration and operation of the above-described terminal apparatus will be described in more detail with reference to Fig.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal apparatus for implementing a call service method using a ringback mode according to the present invention.

2, a terminal device 100 according to the present invention includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a control unit 140, and a storage unit 150, It is possible to provide a user environment for the call service according to the present invention by functionally interlocking.

First, the communication unit 110 is configured to connect to the communication network 10 and transmit and receive data through the communication network 10. [ The configuration and operation of the communication unit 110 differ depending on the structure of the communication network 10 and the communication protocol. For example, the communication unit 110 may include at least one of various mobile communication systems such as a 1G, 2G, and 3G systems, and a communication module that supports either a wire communication system or a wireless communication system such as Wi-Fi. When the communication network 10 is a mobile communication network, the communication unit 110 searches neighboring base stations at the first connection, allocates radio resources from the discovered base stations, requests location registration, . Thereafter, a call connection request (originating request) including a message is transmitted to the communication network 10 in response to a user's request, or a call connection request including a message transmitted from the specific correspondent terminal device Can be received. In addition, the communication unit 110 may transmit the call data of the user through the communication path connected through the communication network 10 or may receive the call data of the other party. Here, the call data refers to voice data in the case of a voice call, and includes voice data and video data in the case of a video call.

The input unit 120 is a means for generating a user input signal for a specific function performed on the terminal device 100 or the terminal device 100. The input unit 120 receives a number or various character information, And input keys and function keys for controlling the function of the mobile terminal 100. [ The input unit 120 may be formed of various types of input means such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, and a motion sensor. When the terminal device 100 is manufactured as a touch screen, Key, a separate hot key, a shortcut key, and the like. In the present invention, the input unit 120 includes a configuration for requesting a call, creating a message, accepting a requested call, instructing recording during a call, or requesting a stored call history inquiry.

The output unit 130 is an output means for displaying the operation status and the operation result of the terminal device 100 or providing predetermined information to the user. The output unit 130 outputs various types of menus, information input by the user, do. The output unit 130 may include a display unit 131 that outputs time information and an audio output unit 132 that outputs auditory information. Here, the display unit 131 outputs various user interface screens according to the operation state of the terminal device 100. [ For example, when executing the call function, the outgoing user interface screen, incoming user interface screen, in-call user interface screen, and inquiry user interface screen according to the present invention are output. The display unit 131 may be formed in the form of a flat panel display panel such as a liquid crystal display (OLED) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED). Also, the display unit 131 may be manufactured in a structure including a display panel and a touch panel according to a manufacturing form. The audio output unit 132 can output the voice of the other party processed by the control unit 140 during the call. In addition, although not shown here, the terminal device 100 may further include a microphone and an audio signal processing means for recognizing a user's voice for a call.

The control unit 140 controls the overall operation of the terminal device 100. Specifically, the control unit 140 executes an OS program, builds an execution environment in which various applications can be run, and performs a specific application or function according to a user's request or an established algorithm based on the execution environment. In particular, the control unit 140 controls to transmit or receive a call connection request including a message during the call service provision, and controls the call history including the message to be managed and inquired. The operation according to the control of the controller 140 will be described in more detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

Finally, the storage unit 150 stores programs and data required for the operation of the terminal device 100 and data generated as a result of the operation, and may largely include a program area and a data area. The storage unit 150 may store various applications such as an operating system (OS) of the terminal device 100, for example, applications for incoming / outgoing call processing and call history management for calls. Also, the storage unit 150 stores call history information managed by the control unit 140. The call history information includes at least one of a call date, a call duration, identification information of a call partner, and call information including one of image information such as a character, a photograph and an avatar, a message transmitted together with a call connection request, Or the like.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a call service apparatus 200 for supporting a call service using a ringback mode according to the present invention.

3, the call service apparatus 200 may include a service communication unit 210, a service control unit 220, and a service storage unit 230.

The service communication unit 210 is a means for communicating with other devices including a plurality of terminal devices 100 and a text service device 300 through a communication network 10. [

The service control unit 220 is a configuration for controlling overall operation of the call service apparatus 200 to provide a call service among the terminal apparatuses 100. [ Specifically, when the service control unit 220 receives a call connection request from the specific terminal device 101 through the service communication unit 210, the service control unit 220 checks whether a message is included, and if the message is included, When the message is transmitted together with the request, the message is transmitted to the character service apparatus 300 and is requested to be transmitted to the destination terminal apparatus 102. In addition, the call connection request is transmitted to the destination terminal device 102 through the service communication unit 210. Thus, the destination terminal device 102 can receive the call connection request together with the message created by the calling side user.

The service storage unit 230 is a structure for storing data and programs necessary for providing the service of the call service apparatus 200. Specifically, a program implemented to perform processing for transferring the call connection request and the message described above may be stored, and a message received together with the call connection request may be temporarily or temporarily stored.

Hereinafter, a method for providing a call service using a ringback mode according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG.

4 to 8 are flowcharts for explaining a method for providing a call service using the ringback mode according to the present invention, in particular, a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a call service by the terminal device 100. Referring to FIG. 9 to 13 are illustrations of a user environment provided in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a call origination process in the call service providing method according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the terminal 100 includes a call connection request button and a message creation button The credit user interface screen is output (S110). In addition, the calling user interface screen may further display information (telephone number, name, image, etc.) of the calling party (called party) designated by the user. The step S110 may be provided in response to a user's origination request. For example, in step S110, when a user inputs a phone number of a counterpart terminal device by operating a keypad of the terminal device 100, or when a calling request is possible by selecting a counterpart terminal device from a telephone number list such as an address book Lt; / RTI >

When the user operates the input unit 120 to select the message creation button in step S120, the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100 displays a keypad area for composing a message and a message Area to the calling user interface screen (S130). For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a message display area 74 in which a message is displayed is located below the area 71 where the information of the communication partner is displayed, A call connection request button 72 and a message creation button 73 are displayed on the call connection request button 72 and a message creation button 73. A keypad area 75 for inputting characters is displayed below the call connection request button 72 and the message creation button 73. [ Accordingly, the user can create a message by operating the keypad area indicated by selecting the message creation button. In another example of the present invention, the initial calling user interface screen 70 is provided with only an area 71 in which information of the calling party is displayed, a call connection request button 72 and a message creation button 73 , The message display area 74 and the keypad area 75 may be further provided, depending on the selection of the message creation button 73. [

At this time, the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100 outputs a message created according to the operation of the keypad area 75 displayed on the outgoing user interface screen to the message display area 74 (S140). The user can use this to simply write the purpose of the call in a letter or to inform the user of the urgency and increase the likelihood of the other party accepting the call. In addition, the user can create a message in the form of a message so that the other party can predict or prepare the conversation after the call reception.

The user who created the message can select the call connection request button 72 on the calling user interface screen.

If the call connection request button is selected (S150), the controller 140 of the terminal 100 transmits a call connection request including the message displayed in the message display area to the specified counterpart terminal (S160) . That is, the terminal device 100 transmits to the communication network 10 a call connection request including the created message, the telephone number of the counterpart terminal device (called party number), and its own telephone number (calling party number). Here, the message is transmitted to the character service apparatus 300, and the call connection request excluding the message can be transmitted to the call service apparatus 200. At this time, in order to synchronize the message and the call connection request, the call connection request includes a service identifier indicating that a message is transmitted together in a specific field, and information about the message may also be included.

The calling user interface screen after the call connection request can be provided as shown in FIG. That is, the calling user interface screen 80 after the call connection request includes an area 81 displaying information (name, image, etc.) of the calling party (called party), a guidance message 82 indicating that a telephone connection is established, And a message 83 prepared by the user in the call connection request. In addition, the calling user interface screen 80 may display menu buttons (recording, dial, call termination, bluetooth call, mute sound, etc.) 84 that can be selected by the user during a call connection. Accordingly, the user can check the connection status and the message created by the user after requesting the call connection, and can also use the call related functions by using various menu buttons 84. After the call connection request, the terminal device 100 may output a guidance message indicating that the call connection is established through the calling user interface screen 80 until the call connection acceptance message of the other party is received.

The call connection request is transmitted to the call service apparatus 200 through the communication network 10 and transmitted to the specified correspondent terminal apparatus through the call service apparatus 200. At the same time, the message included in the call connection request is transmitted to the counterpart terminal device through the character service apparatus 300.

Meanwhile, the terminal device 100 can also transmit a call connection request that does not include a message. In this case, the user can directly select the call connection request button without creating a message through the selection of the message creation button.

That is, if the call connection request button is selected (S170) without selecting the message creation button and creating a message, the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100 transmits the call A connection request is transmitted (S180). At this time, the call connection request includes only the telephone number (called party number) of the counterpart terminal device, and its own telephone number (calling party number). In addition, the call connection request may include a service identifier indicating that a specific field does not contain a message.

Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an incoming call process in the call service providing method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the terminal device 100 according to the present invention may receive a call connection request including a message from an arbitrary counterpart terminal device (S210).

In this case, the terminal device 100 outputs the received user interface screen including the received message, the calling party information (sender) information, the button for accepting and rejecting the call (S220). To this end, the terminal device 100 may confirm whether a message is received together with the received call connection request upon receiving the call connection request before step S220.

The incoming user interface screen may appear as shown in FIG. That is, the incoming call user interface screen 90 includes an area 92 in which information (name and / or image) of the calling party (caller) requesting the incoming call is displayed and a message in the form of a character transmitted by the calling party And a button 93 for accepting or rejecting a call connection request. At this time, the area 91 in which the message is displayed is displayed in a speech balloon shape mapped to the area 92 in which the information of the other party of the call is displayed, intuitively knowing that the message is a message delivered by the other party.

In addition, the receiving user interface screen 90 may further display an area for displaying preset reception reject messages that can be selected without creating a message upon receiving an incoming call rejection message, And one of them can be displayed to reject rejection and to transmit a rejection message to guide the reason why it can not be received.

Next, FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure after a call is connected, in a method for providing a call service of a terminal apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the terminal device 100 according to the present invention requests a call connection including a message on the calling user interface screen according to the procedure of FIG. 4, Or when a call connection is established by selecting an accept button on the incoming user interface screen provided in accordance with the procedure of FIG. 5 (S310), a recording button is included during a call between the terminal device 100 and the counterpart terminal device A user interface screen during the call can be output (S320).

When the recording button of the user interface screen during the call is selected (S330), the contents of the conversation between the user and the other party are stored as recording data (S340). 12 shows a user interface screen during communication of the called terminal apparatus. In the user interface screen 90, a button 93 for accepting and rejecting a call connection request is removed from the user interface screen during call reception, Instead, a menu button 94 for various functions that can be selected during the call is displayed. The button 94 includes a record button that can be recorded during a call. When the record button is selected, the voice of the user during the call and the voice of the call partner are continuously recorded.

Referring again to FIG. 6, when the call termination button is selected on the user interface screen during the call, or when the call is terminated by blocking the call or terminating the call of the other party (S350), in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, (100) stores call history information (S360). Specifically, the terminal device 100 maps at least one of the message transmitted with the call connection request to the call information (call time, call date, call partner information, etc.) and the recorded data, and stores the call history information.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a call history inquiry process in a call service providing method according to the present invention.

7, when the call history inquiry is requested through the input unit 120 (S410), the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention transmits the call history information including at least one of the message, The one or more pieces of call history information stored in advance are sorted on the basis of at least one of time, date, and call partner, and output to the inquiry user interface screen (S420). That is, as shown in FIG. 13, when the call history of a specific call partner is viewed, the call user interface screen 1100 displays the call history with the call partner sorted in chronological order. At this time, Each call history includes at least one of a message (1101) transmitted together with a call connection request in the call history, a play button (1102) for playing back recorded data, and a status display bar (1103) . ≪ / RTI >

Therefore, the user can easily memorize what contents have been exchanged only by the call history inquiry.

The control unit 140 of the terminal device 100 determines whether or not the recording and playback button is selected for the call history information including the recording data in step S430, And output it as an audible sound through the audio output unit 132 (S440).

8 is a message flow diagram between the call service apparatus 200 and the text service apparatus 300 according to the method for providing a call service using the ringback mode of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the calling terminal device 101 generates a message (S510) and transmits a call connection request including the message (S520), according to the operation of the caller, ). Here, the call connection request includes the identification information of the source terminal device 101 and the identification information of the destination terminal device 102.

Upon receiving the call connection request, the call service apparatus 200 confirms whether a message created by the user is included in the call connection request. In this embodiment, since the message is included, the call service apparatus 200 transmits the message to the text service apparatus 300 and requests the text service apparatus 300 to transmit the message to the destination terminal apparatus 102 (S530). Accordingly, the message included in the call connection request is transmitted to the destination terminal apparatus 102 through the character service apparatus 300 (S540).

In addition, the call service apparatus 200 transmits the call connection request to the called terminal apparatus 102 (S550).

Therefore, the called terminal device 102 receives the message and the call connection request created by the calling user together, and outputs the received message and the call connection request through the incoming user interface screen as shown in FIG. 11 (S580). At this time, according to the setting of the destination terminal device 102, the designated incoming bell or vibration can be output together.

When the called user confirms the call connection acceptance, the called terminal device 102 transmits a response message indicating the call acceptance, which is transmitted to the calling terminal device 101 through the call service device 200 (S570).

Thereafter, a call channel is connected between the source terminal apparatus 101 and the destination terminal apparatus 102 (S580), so that a real-time conversation can be performed between the calling user and the called user.

In the above-described embodiment, both the message and the call connection request transmitted from the calling-side terminal apparatus 101 are transmitted to the call service apparatus 200, and only the message is separated by the call service apparatus 200, The call connection request is transmitted to the call service device 200. Alternatively, the call connection request may be transmitted from the calling terminal device 101 to the caller terminal device 102 And can be transmitted to the call service apparatus 200 and the character service apparatus 300.

That is, the call connection request is transmitted from the calling terminal device 101 to the call service apparatus 200, and at the same time, the message is transmitted to the character service apparatus 300. At this time, in order to synchronize the message and the call connection request, the call connection request may include a service identifier indicating that the message includes the message and information on the message. Similarly, the message may include a service identifier indicating that the message is included in the call connection request and related information.

Thereafter, the call connection request and the message are transmitted to the destination terminal device 102 through the call service apparatus 200 and the text service apparatus 300, respectively.

The destination terminal device 102 receives the call connection request and the message from the call service apparatus 200 and the character service apparatus 300. At this time, the call connection request and / The service separator, and the related information, and determines whether the call connection request including the message is received, and displays the received message on the incoming user interface screen according to the call connection request according to the determination result .

Meanwhile, the call service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a widget executed on the idle screen of the terminal device 100. [

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a call service according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 15 and 16 are diagrams illustrating another method of providing a call service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, a call service providing method using a ringback mode according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a call processing widget including a message creating unit, a recipient input unit, and a call request button on a standby screen of the terminal device 100 (S610). FIG. 15 shows an example of a user environment output to the call processing widget. A shortcut icon for executing an application installed in the terminal device 100 or a widget is displayed on a standby screen (also referred to as a desktop screen) which is a basic screen constructed by the operating system of the terminal device 100. [ At this time, the method for providing a call service using the ringback mode according to the present invention outputs a call processing widget 1500 for providing a call service using the ringback mode according to the present invention on the idle screen. The call processing widget 1500 basically includes a message creation unit 1501, a recipient input unit 1502, and a call request button 1503 so that a message creation and a call connection request can be directly made on the idle screen. In addition, the call processing widget 1500 may further include an address book inquiry button 1504 for retrieving an address book to facilitate recipient selection.

When the user selects the message creation unit 1501 or the recipient input unit 1502 (S620) while the call processing widget 1500 is activated and output on the idle screen as shown in FIG. 15, , A keypad area 1505 for inputting numbers and characters is further output to the idle screen (S630). The keypad area 1505 may include a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of letters and numbers.

In step S640, the number or character selected by the user in the keypad area 1505 is displayed on the message creator 1501 or the recipient input unit 1502 selected in step S620.

Accordingly, the user can select the message creation unit 1501 and then operate the displayed keypad area 1505 to create a message to be transmitted to the other party or a message to be delivered before the call, and also to select the recipient input unit 1502 By operating the keypad area 1505, the other party to be called, that is, the receiver can be input. At this time, the recipient can select the address book inquiry button 1504 and select it. That is, when the address book inquiry button 1504 is selected, the address book stored in the terminal device is displayed, and when one of the acquaintances registered in the address book is selected, the contact information of the selected acquaintance can be displayed on the recipient input unit 1502.

If the recipient input unit 1502 is selected and a recipient is input, the recipient input unit 1502 receives a list of contact information including the number or letter from the contact information previously stored in the terminal device, And outputs the selected contact information to the recipient input unit 1502, thereby further simplifying the recipient input process.

When the call request button 1503 is selected in step S650, the call connection request including the message displayed on the message creation unit 1501 is transmitted to the correspondent terminal apparatus corresponding to the recipient displayed on the recipient input unit 1502 S660).

The method for providing a call service using the ringback mode according to the present invention is characterized in that when a call connection request is made through a ringback mode, the intention of the caller, such as a call purpose, Can be intuitively perceived by the user.

The method for providing a call service using the ringback mode according to the present invention can be implemented in a form of software readable by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions to be recorded on a recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. For example, the recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), a digital video disk (DVD) Includes a hardware device that is specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk and a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, do. Examples of program instructions may include machine language modes such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language modes that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

A computer program (also known as a program, software, software application, script, or mode) that is loaded into the apparatus according to the present invention and which implements the method according to the present invention may be a compiled or interpreted language or a program containing a priori or procedural language Language, and may be deployed in any form including standalone programs or modules, components, subroutines, or other units suitable for use in a computer environment. A computer program does not necessarily correspond to a file in the file system. The program may be stored in a single file provided to the requested program, or in multiple interactive files (e.g., files storing one or more modules, subprograms, or modes), or portions of files (E.g., one or more scripts stored in a markup language document). A computer program may be deployed to run on multiple computers or on one computer, located on a single site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communications network.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to be exemplary and explanatory only and is not restrictive of the invention, It is self-evident to those who have knowledge. Furthermore, although specific terms are used in this specification and the drawings, they are used in a generic sense only to facilitate the description of the invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown to achieve the desired result, or that all illustrated operations should be performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments but should be defined by the claims.

The present invention can be applied to a terminal device having a call function. A user who requests a call connection easily processes a document creation and call connection request through a calling user interface screen, So that a simple message can be transmitted in advance.

In addition, in the present invention, it is possible to record call contents during a call, and in managing a call history, it is possible to map and record recorded messages together and recorded contents for each call, The convenience for the user can be improved.

Particularly, the present invention manages the call history by mapping the messages transmitted by the callers by call, so that the call history management is easier than the conventional method in which only the call time and the call destination information are provided. Can have excellent effect.

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Claims (19)

A communication unit for transmitting a call connection request including a message to a correspondent terminal apparatus via a communication network;
An output unit for outputting a user interface screen for using a call service;
An input unit for user message creation and function selection;
When a message creation button is selected through the input unit, a keypad area for creating a message and a message display area displaying a created message are further displayed And a controller for controlling to transmit a call connection request including a message displayed in the message display area to a designated counterpart terminal when the call request button is selected. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit
And outputs to the output unit a calling user interface screen including the message, the calling party information, the button for accepting and rejecting a call when receiving a message and a call connection request from the counterpart terminal through the communication unit. Device. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Further comprising a storage unit,
Wherein the control unit maps the message and the call information after the call is terminated, and stores the message as call history information in the storage unit. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control unit
A user interface screen of a call including a message indicating that the user is in a call connection state and a record button during a call connection with the counterpart terminal device is output to the output unit, and when a record button is selected through the input unit, And records the recorded data in association with the call history information. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the control unit
When a call history inquiry is requested through the input unit, a query user interface screen in which call history information in which at least one of a message and a recording data is mapped with call information is arranged based on one or more of time, date, And outputting the data through the output unit. A service communication unit for communicating with at least one terminal device; And
When receiving a call connection request from a specific terminal device, determines whether the call connection request includes a message, and when it is determined that the call connection request includes a message, transmits the message to the counterpart terminal device together with the call connection request And a service control unit for controlling the call service. The method of claim 6, wherein the service control unit
Wherein the control unit determines that a message is included in the call connection request if the call connection request includes a predetermined service separator. The method of claim 6, wherein the service control unit
And receives the call connection request and the message from the specific terminal device, and transmits the call connection request and the message to the counterpart terminal device. The method of claim 6, wherein the service control unit
And transmits the message to the character service apparatus and transmits the message to the correspondent terminal apparatus. When the message creation button is selected, a keypad area for creating a message and a message display area displaying a created message are further displayed, and then the call request screen is displayed, A plurality of terminal devices for transmitting a message displayed on the message display area and a call connection request to another terminal device or receiving and displaying a message and a call connection request from another terminal device when the button is selected;
A character service apparatus for transmitting a message including a character among the plurality of terminal apparatuses; And
And a call service apparatus for requesting transmission of the message to the character service apparatus upon receiving a call connection request and a response for a call connection between the plurality of terminal apparatuses and receiving a call connection request including a message A system for providing a call service using a ringback mode. Outputting a calling user interface screen including a call request button and a message creation button;
When the message creation button is selected, outputting a keypad area for creating a message and a message display area displaying a created message on the outgoing user interface screen;
Outputting a message created according to an operation on the keypad area to the message display area; And
And transmitting a call connection request including a message displayed in the message display area to a designated correspondent terminal device when the call request button is selected. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising the step of: upon receiving a call connection request including a message from the counterpart terminal apparatus, outputting a call-up user interface screen including the message, the call partner information, the button for accepting and rejecting a call, A method of providing a call service using a mode. 13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the call partner information includes at least one of an image, an avatar, a caller's telephone number, and a call partner identification information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Outputting a user interface screen during a call including a recording button when a call connection is established with the counterpart terminal device after the step of transmitting the call connection request or outputting the incoming call user interface screen;
Further comprising the step of, when the record button is selected, storing the content of the call between the user and the other party as recorded data. 15. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising the step of mapping one or more of the message transmitted with the call connection request and the recorded data to the call information and storing the call history information as the call history information when the call with the counterpart terminal is terminated A method of providing a call service. 16. The method of claim 15,
When the call history inquiry is requested, one or more previously stored call history information including at least one of a message, call information, and voice recording data is displayed on the user interface screen for inquiry sorted by one or more of time, date, The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: 17. The method of claim 16,
Displaying the call history information including the record data further on the recording / playback button;
And reproducing the recorded data included in the call history information when the recording / playback button is selected, and outputting the recorded data. Outputting a call processing widget including a message creating unit, a receiver input unit, and a call request button on a standby screen of the terminal device;
Outputting a keypad area for inputting numbers and characters to the idle screen when the message composing part or the recipient input part is selected and displaying the number or letter selected in the keypad area on the message composing part or recipient input part;
And transmitting a call connection request including a message displayed on the message creation unit to a correspondent terminal device corresponding to the recipient displayed on the recipient input unit when the call request button is selected. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing a call service providing method using the ringback mode according to any one of claims 11 to 19.

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