KR20190009184A - System for collectcall service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a collect telephone call service system in which a student can easily communicate with a guardian using a unique number assigned to him/her. The collect telephone call service system comprises: a caller wired terminal (10); a receiver terminal (20); a call management server (30); and a communication network (40).

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll-free telephone service system, and more particularly, to a toll-free telephone service system in which a student can easily communicate with a guardian by using a unique number assigned to him / will be.

In general, the telephone call system is fixedly designed to bear the call charge on the caller side when making a telephone call, and the so-called collect call service has to be used in order to bear the call charge to the caller on the receiver side.

In order to use the collect call service, there is an inconvenience that the operator must apply for a collect call service to the operator every time the call is made, and it is inconvenient to confirm whether the receiver should accept the collect call service.

As a technique for solving such a problem, the techniques disclosed in Patent Publications 2007-0074065, 2005-0094388, 2009-0001994, and 2000-0010204 are disclosed.

All of the above-mentioned patent technologies are collect call services used by all students such as students, soldiers and workers, and are structured so that only a service number for requesting a collect call service and a telephone number of a called party can be entered.

On the other hand, in the case of elementary, middle and high school students, the use of mobile phones within the school is prohibited or limited, so that telephone conversation with a guardian is not easy.

In addition, a public telephone is installed in the school, so if necessary, a collect call service is requested to talk with the guardian. However, as mentioned above, the call connection service number and the guardian telephone number must be entered.

However, students who do not remember the phone number of the guardian can not use it. Especially, the students in the lower grades of elementary school do not know how to use the phonebook properly. It is a fact that I can not.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2007-0074065 (2007.07.12, method of providing toll free call service through wireless communication network) Open Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0094388 (Sep. 27, 2005, Connection System of Toll-Free Telephone Calls and Method Thereof) Open Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0001994 (2009.01.09, Optional Emergency Call Connection System and Method)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus which can easily communicate with a guardian only by a unique number assigned to a student in a school, To provide a toll-free telephone service system in which even if the telephone number can not be memorized, it is possible to make a call without difficulty to the guardian.

In addition, according to the present invention, by assigning a unique number to each school, even if a student of a school A requests a toll-free telephone service using a sender's wired terminal installed in the school B, it can accurately detect and communicate with a guardian, And to provide a toll free telephone service system which can easily communicate with a guardian by using a number and a student number.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting a toll-free telephone call to a server, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether to make a call connection for a toll- A caller terminal 20 for performing a call with the terminal 10 and a caller terminal 20 to which the corresponding telephone number is assigned according to a toll free call request signal received from the caller terminal terminal 10, A call management server 30 and a communication network 40 for interconnecting the caller terminal 10 and the caller terminal 20 to the caller terminal 10, Is installed in the school, and through the sequential input of the toll-free telephone service number, the school's unique number, the student's unique number and the connection button To the call management server 30. The call management server 30 includes a caller information DB 31 in which a school unique number, a student's unique number, and a connected telephone number are stored, The terminal 10 determines whether the entered student number is a student number stored in the sender information DB 31. If the student number is stored in the sender information DB 31, And a connection selection unit for notifying a call charge request signal generated from the caller's wired terminal 10 by making a call to the connection telephone number detected by the detection unit 32, (33).

The call management server 30 is provided with a password setting unit 34 for setting a password in order to prevent an indiscreet call request when a toll-free telephone is requested. The call management server 30 includes a password setting unit 34, A password is set and stored together with the student's unique number for each student so that the detection unit 32 can check whether the student's unique number and password match each other and make a call to the connected telephone number.

Here, the school unique number is a telephone number assigned to the caller's wired terminal 10 installed in the school, the telephone numbers assigned to the schools are set to different shortcut numbers without overlapping, and the call management server 30) sends a toll-free telephone service from a sender's wired terminal () installed in any school among a plurality of schools in which the sender's wire terminal 10 is installed, It is preferable to determine whether or not the user has requested the toll-free telephone service, and to make a connection to the called-party terminal 20.

The emergency call button 11 is connected to the police station and the fire station in case of an emergency, and the consultation button 12 is provided for consultation of the contents related to the school violence or troubles. It is preferable that the call management server 30 is provided with a phone number database 35 in which a telephone number of a school counselor or a professional counselor for a police station and a fire department or a consultation connection is stored.

According to the toll-free telephone service system having the above-described configuration, it is possible to easily communicate with the guardian only by the unique number assigned to the student, so that even when the user can not memorize or memorize the usage method and the telephone number, Even if the user requests to go to the toll-free telephone service, the user can be connected to the student's guardian so that the convenience of use can be improved.

In addition, when the app is installed, the user can access the call management server through the app to check the call history such as the call time and date with the child, so that it can be conveniently used when necessary, When the call authorization is completed for the request, the call connection is immediately established without selecting the presence / absence of the telephone connection, thereby improving convenience in use.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a toll free telephone service system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a connection configuration between a caller terminal and a call management server installed in a plurality of schools according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of connecting to a Toll-free service according to the present invention; FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

As shown in the drawings, a toll-free telephone service system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a technology that enables a student to easily perform a toll-free telephone service in a school, do.

(10) for generating a toll free call request signal to the server side, and a caller terminal (10) for determining whether to make a call connection for the toll free call request and accepting the call connection, And a call management server 20 for making and receiving a call to the called terminal 20 to which the corresponding telephone number is assigned according to the toll free call request signal received from the caller wired terminal 10, And a communication network 40 for connecting the caller terminal 10 and the called terminal 20 to each other.

Here, the caller's wired terminal 10 is installed at a selected location or place in the school, and is connected to the recipient's wired terminal 10 through a preset number of toll-free telephone service numbers, a school unique number, And generates a burden call request signal.

The toll-free service number is a preset number, for example, the '1541' number currently being serviced by the service provider.

The school unique number may be a telephone number of the caller's wired terminal 10 as a unique number, for example, '062-943-1234' for a caller wired terminal installed in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Korea.

The student identification number can be used as the student's school number, number, and order number. For example, '1' is assigned to '111'.

The connection button is generally a button for connection with the input end, and can use '#' or '*'.

At this time, an end button (for example, * or #) may be separately input between the toll telephone service number, the school unique number and the student unique number so that the end of each number input can be confirmed.

In the case where the caller wired terminal 10 configured as described above requests the toll-free service, for example, when the number buttons of the caller's wired terminal 10 are sequentially pressed at 1541 * 9431234 * 111 #, the call management server 30 Phone service is requested.

The call management server 30 includes a caller information DB 31 in which a school unique number, a student's unique number, and a connected telephone number are stored; a caller ID database 31 in which the student's unique number entered at the caller- A detecting unit 32 for judging whether the student ID is a student ID number stored in the information DB 31 and for detecting a connected telephone number stored with the student ID number when the ID number is a stored student ID number; Free call request signal generated from the caller's wired terminal 10, as well as a connection selection unit 33 for selecting the presence or absence of a telephone connection.

The call management server 30 is a server provided in an enterprise that performs a toll-free telephone service. The call management server 30 can store a call history such as a call date and time, and can also give a recording function of voice call contents when necessary.

At this time, the call management server 30 may be provided with a call management application which can be downloaded from the called terminal 20 and accessible.

When the call management application is installed, the work vehicle terminal 20 can access the call management application or the call management server 30 to check the call history at any time. If necessary, information such as call history can be downloaded Respectively.

In this case, the called terminal 20 can access the call management application or the call management server 30 to complete the call permission authentication in advance. In the case where the call permission authentication is performed in this way, the caller terminal When a toll-free telephone service is requested from the service provider 10, the call connection is established immediately without selecting the presence of a separate telephone connection.

Therefore, the student can talk to the guardian within a short time, and by not having to waste unnecessary time, he can be more committed to the study.

Meanwhile, the call management server 30 may be provided with a password setting unit 34 for setting a password in order to prevent indiscreet call requests when a toll-free phone is requested.

When the password is set and stored together with the unique number for each student through the password setting unit 34, the detecting unit 32 checks whether the student's unique number and password match each other, It will be done.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent a prank call or the like in advance by making a call origination only when the password is inputted after inputting the school unique number and the student's unique number, and the guardian possessing the called terminal can not prevent mental Or monetary damage can be prevented.

In the call management server 30 of the present invention, only when a toll-free telephone service request signal is generated in the caller's wired terminal 10 installed in the school, It is possible to inform the child that a call is being made from a child who is not a general person in the call origination process.

The reason for doing this is that a public person can call a guardian who is holding the called terminal 20 by requesting a toll free telephone service that has been already developed and in use by a public telephone set installed outside the school, ), It is possible to recognize beforehand the caller whether the person who requested the telephone service is a child, so that it can be used more conveniently than the conventional toll free telephone service.

Meanwhile, the present invention is a technology in which a student uses a toll-free telephone service using a school's unique number and a student's unique number. When a student of a school moves to a school B and requests a toll-free telephone service, Lt; / RTI >

Therefore, students must remember their school number to be able to request a telephone service. Most students do not memorize the phone number of the caller's terminal, which is the school's unique number. Is required.

For this purpose, the unique number assigned to each school, that is, the telephone number of the caller's wired terminal, is set to a different abbreviated number and stored in the call management server 30 without being duplicated.

Accordingly, when the call management server 30 requests the toll-free telephone service from the sender's wireline terminal () installed in any one of the plurality of schools in which the sender's wireline terminal 10 is installed, It is determined through the unique number whether the student of the school requested the toll-free telephone service, and the called-party terminal 20 is connected to make a call.

In this way, even if the student requests the toll-free telephone service using the sender's wired terminal 10 installed in another school, the student can make an accurate call to the guardian of the student and can make a phone call to talk.

At this time, a call sign (not shown) may be provided on one side of the place where the caller's wired terminal 10 is installed, in which a shortcut number and a usage method for each school are described so that a student including a lower grade student can use it without difficulty.

The emergency call button 11 may be provided in the caller terminal 10 of the present invention in order to connect with a police station or a fire station in case of an emergency, A telephone number DB 35 in which a telephone number of a police station and a fire station is stored so as to make a call to a police station or a fire station in the city is provided.

Accordingly, when an emergency occurs, the emergency button 11 of the caller's wired terminal 10 is pressed to connect to a police station or a fire station, thereby coping with an emergency.

The telephone number DB 35 of the call management server 30 may include a consultation button 12 for consulting with the caller's wired terminal 10 for counseling about school violence or troubles. (12) The telephone number is stored so as to make a call to the terminal carried by the in-school counselor or a professional counselor when entering.

With the consultation button 12, counseling related to the school adaptation of children of multicultural families or general households as well as reports of school violence and troublesome troubles can be made possible.

As a communication network for performing a toll-free telephone service in the present invention, since the caller's wired terminal 10 is installed in the school, there is an advantage that communication can be performed using the Internet network in the school. Of course, it is natural that the existing telecommunication company's wired network can be used in addition to the Internet network.

According to the toll-free telephone service system of the present invention configured as described above, since the toll-free telephone service can be used by using the student's unique number without using the telephone number, it is possible to make telephone conversation within a shorter time, There is an advantage that the user can conveniently use the telephone number without discomfort and trouble to memorize or memorize the telephone number to the school year student.

10: Caller wired terminal 11: Emergency button
12: Consultation button 20:
30: call management server 31: sender information DB
32: detection unit 33: connection selection unit
34: Password setting section 35: Telephone number DB
40: Network

Claims (7)

A caller terminal 10 for generating a toll-free call request signal to the server side, a caller terminal 20 for performing a call connection to the caller's wired terminal 10 upon determining the presence of a call connection for a toll- A call management server 30 for making and receiving a call to the called terminal 20 to which the corresponding telephone number is assigned according to a toll free call request signal received from the caller terminal terminal 10, And a communication network (40) for interconnecting the receiver (10) and the receiver terminal (20), the system comprising:
The caller's wired terminal 10 is installed in the school, and transmits a toll-free call request signal to the call management server 30 (see FIG. 1) through sequentially inputting a toll-free telephone service number, a school unique number, ),
The call management server 30 includes a caller information DB 31 in which a school unique number, a student's unique number, and a connected telephone number are stored; a caller ID database 31 in which the student's unique number entered at the caller- A detecting unit 32 for judging whether the student ID is a student ID number stored in the information DB 31 and for detecting a connected telephone number stored with the student ID number when the ID number is a stored student ID number; And a connection selection unit (33) for notifying the caller of the caller ID request signal generated from the caller terminal (10) and selecting the presence or absence of the call connection.
The method according to claim 1,
The call management server 30 is provided with a password setting unit 34 for setting a password in order to prevent an indiscreet call request when a toll-free telephone is requested. The call management server 30 includes a password setting unit 34, And a password is set and stored together with a student unique number for each student, so that the detector (32) checks whether the student's unique number and password match each other, and makes a call to the connected telephone number.
The method according to claim 1,
The school-specific number is a telephone number assigned to the caller's wired terminal 10 installed in the school. The school-assigned telephone number is set to a different short number without duplication,
When the call management server 30 requests toll-free telephone service from a sender's wired terminal () installed in any one of a plurality of schools in which the caller's wired terminal 10 is installed, the call management server 30 transmits the entered short- To determine whether a student of the school requested the toll-free telephone service and to make a call to the corresponding toll-making terminal (20).
The method according to claim 1,
The call management server 30 is provided with a call management application which can be downloaded from the called terminal 20,
When the caller terminal 20 accesses the call management application or the call management server 30 and completes the call authorization in advance, the caller terminal 10 requests the caller terminal 10 to make a call without making a call connection decision And to be immediately connected to the call.
The method according to claim 1,
When a toll-free telephone service request signal is generated in the caller's wired terminal 10 installed in the school, the call management server 30 sends a call to the caller's telephone number stored in the caller information DB 31 of the caller, And the caller is informed that the call origination is being performed from the non-child.
The method according to claim 1,
The caller terminal 10 is provided with a emergency button 11 for connecting with a police station and a fire station in case of an emergency,
Wherein the call management server (30) is provided with a telephone number DB (35) in which a police station and a fire station telephone number are stored so as to make a call to a police station or a fire station in charge of entering the emergency button (11) .
The method according to claim 1,
The caller terminal 10 is provided with a consultation button 12 for consulting about school violence and troubles,
Wherein the call management server (30) is provided with a telephone number DB (35) in which a telephone number is stored so as to make a call to a terminal carried by a counselor in the school or a professional counselor when the consultation button (12) Telephone service system.

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