RU2268551C2 - Method of realization of connection among customers of telephone network (variants) - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: telephony.

SUBSTANCE: method can be used in quasi-electron and digital automatic telephone stations and in mobile communication. Message and phone number of customer to whom the message is addressed is received in telephone circuit. Information is memorized, communication channel with transmitting customer is broken and message is subject to delay for some specific period of time. Then information is transmitted to the other part of telephone circuit where communication is established with receiving customer and message is reproduced for him. According to the other version of the method, message is reproduced at time moment specified by transmitting customer. In this case the customer is informed on cost of services during transmitting the message. According to the third version, message is transmitted with delay through data transmission channel between two intermediate end units of telephone circuit.

EFFECT: reduced cost; improved comfort while servicing.

13 cl, 6 dwg

Description

1. TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to telephony and can mainly be used on quasi-electronic and digital automatic telephone exchanges and in mobile communications to expand the functionality of the telephone network in the provision of services to subscribers.

2. BACKGROUND

The claimed invention is intended to expand the functionality of the telephone network by providing a service that allows the subscriber to reduce the cost of communication when transmitting a message with a certain certain time delay.

Known analogues of the proposed invention, designed to expand the functionality of the telephone network by providing the subscriber with an additional service and characterized by a number of features similar to such essential features of the invention as generating and transmitting a message to the telephone network, converting message signals to a form convenient for further conversion and transmission over communication channels, storing message signals in the telephone network and their reproduction of the day of transmission to the subscriber, to whom the non- message.

A known method of communication between subscribers of the telephone network, which is used in the voice message delivery system and the method of using the notification option selected by the caller (US patent 5333180, 07.26.94): the system delivers voice messages over the communication network to the called subscriber units connected to the network . The system comprises a caller’s voice recorder as a voice message, a receiver of a request from the caller to transmit a voice message recorded by him to the subscriber of the called telephone number. In response to the request, the calling subscriber receives a request from the system to select one of the options for notifying the called subscriber about the presence of a message recorded for him.

In this case, the recording of the voice message of the calling subscriber is performed only on the side of the called subscriber unit, and the set of operations of the communication method is not associated with a reduction in the cost of establishing a connection for transmitting a message. Storing a caller’s message in the telephone network is connected with the impossibility or undesirability of direct conversational contact and is an additional service, including in terms of cost, with respect to communication establishment operations.

A known method of controlling the transmission of messages in a cellular radio communication system (FR 2707069 A1, 12/30/94), which allows you to control the transmission of messages when the subscriber to whom the connection request is addressed, is temporarily not ready for this. The method includes: detecting temporary unavailability of a subscriber; submitting a connection request to the messaging device, storing the message in the messaging device for subsequent transmission to the called subscriber, and automatically calling the subscriber in accordance with the call strategy for transmitting the stored message.

Thus, this method involves performing all operations of communicating with the called subscriber, detecting his unavailability to call, and only after that, recording the message of the calling subscriber, and it is assumed that a similar call is repeated and the message is subsequently transmitted. Such a sequence and set of operations does not reduce the cost of transmitting a message.

A known method of communication, implemented in a system and method for recording and issuing audio and / or visual information on demand (US 5440336 A, 08.08.95, prototype). The system uses an encoder for receiving analog signals, digitally converting them, and compressing a digital signal into a data stream. The first processing system receives a data stream from the encoder, further compresses the data stream, writes this data stream to the media of the first storage device, and then transfers this data stream from the storage device. The data stream enters the transmitting system from the processing system and is transmitted locally away from the processing system. The second processing system having a microprocessor receives the data stream from the transmitting system, processes, records on the medium of the second storage device and, after receiving the request signal for subsequent playback of the analog signal, transmits a copy of the data stream from the storage medium after expanding this copy. The decoder receives a copy of the data stream from the storage medium, further expands the copy of the data stream and converts it into an analog signal for transmission to one of the playback systems.

The prototype uses the conversion of message signals to a form convenient for subsequent storage and transmission via communication channels, which reduces the cost of transmitting a message. The disadvantage of this method (prototype) is that the operation of transmitting a data stream after storing in the first storage device through a transmitting device at a location away from the processing system does not imply a certain time delay in its execution. The absence on the transmitting side of a certain time delay between the operation of “storing the data stream” and the operation “transmit the data stream by destination” does not allow the transmission of the data stream in such a time interval that provides the transmitting side with a reduction in the cost of transmitting the message, while the delay in communication and the reduced cost of communication services due to this delay should be known to the subscriber transmitting the message.

The above analogues and prototype apply to all variants of the proposed method for communicating between subscribers.

3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Telephone communication is a widespread and popular way of making information contacts, although many still write letters, perhaps because without direct conversational contact you can more clearly formulate your thoughts, or simply because sending a message over the phone is too expensive, although the subscriber has no special need for urgent transfer of information.

One way or another, but there is a public need for the transmission of one-way messages, which are usually not very urgent, and it would be nice to use the services of a telephone network without a long and tedious presentation of information on paper or on electronic media, if the insignificant cost of transmitting telephone messages, especially over long distances.

In known methods for communicating between telephone network subscribers, one-way messages are transmitted and recorded. Memorization is performed on the telephone network itself or on the terminal device of the subscriber to whom the message is addressed. As a rule, such a message transmission and its memorization are connected with the impossibility of establishing communication with the terminal device of the called subscriber or with his unwillingness to make direct conversational contact with the subscribers of the telephone network at the time of the call. In these cases, communication operations between subscribers are similar to a regular telephone call, and message transmission is analogous to a conversation with a "silent" communication partner and occurs in real time through an already established communication channel or with the terminal device of the called subscriber, or with the memory unit of that regional section the telephone network in which this terminal device is located. Therefore, such methods of communication between subscribers do not allow to reduce the cost of sending messages.

At the same time, it is known that the communication channels of the telephone network have different load at different periods of their work, but the transmission of messages during these periods, for example, at night or on weekends, is inconvenient for the sending subscriber, despite the reduced tariff for communication services . Similarly, the sending subscriber cannot independently guess the time interval for transmitting his message for which a communication channel will be established in the telephone network, for example, with a remote region, for transmitting a whole group of messages from various subscribers. The absence in the telephone network of the mechanism of the time delay of transmitted messages (in agreement with the transmitting subscriber and the decrease in the cost of telephone communication due to it) does not allow grouping messages and choosing such time intervals for their transmission that would be mutually beneficial for both the subscriber and the telephone company.

All variants of the proposed method for communicating with a telephone network subscriber are aimed at achieving the following technical result: expanding the functionality of the telephone network by providing a service that allows the subscriber to reduce the cost of communication when transmitting a message with a certain certain time delay and at the same time choose a more convenient time for generating the transmitted messages.

For each of the variants of the invention, the sequence of operations is essential, therefore, the formulation of the set of their essential features is made without separation into restrictive and distinctive parts.

The essence of the first variant of the method of communication between the subscribers of the telephone network is that on the terminal device of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, establish a communication channel with the telephone network, form and transmit a message about the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber to whom the information message is addressed, transmit the information message for the second subscriber; in the telephone network, the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber is stored; signals of the information message are converted In a form convenient for memorizing and transmitting over communication channels, the converted information message signals are stored, the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber is broken, the sequence of operations for communication between the first and second subscribers is delayed for a certain period of time, then the communication channel is established inside the telephone network, the stored signals of the information message and the terminal number of the second subscriber are transmitted to another part of the telephone in another section of the telephone network, the received message signals and the terminal number of the second subscriber are stored, the terminal number of the second subscriber is reproduced, the communication channel between the telephone network and the terminal of the second subscriber is established, the stored information message is reproduced and transmitted to the terminal of the second subscriber, to which the message is addressed.

The essence of the second variant of the method of communicating between the subscribers of the telephone network is that on the terminal device of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, establish a communication channel with the telephone network, form and transmit a message about the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber to whom the information message is addressed, and about the playback time of this message for the second subscriber, transmit an informational message for the second subscriber, the terminal number is stored in the telephone network the second subscriber’s time and the playback time for this subscriber of the information message, convert the information message signals into a form convenient for storing and transmitting via communication channels, remember the converted information message signals, compare the set playback time and the volume of the information message with the tariffs for paying for communication services, transmit to terminal device of the first subscriber information on the cost of transmitting an information message at a specified time and in a specified amount, they agree on the transmission of the information message, obtain consent to the transmission of the information message, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber, delay the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time, then establish a communication channel inside the telephone network, transmit stored signals of the information message, its playback time and the terminal number of the second subscriber to another section the telephone network, on another section of the telephone network, the received message signals, its playing time and the terminal number of the second subscriber are remembered, the set playing time of the information message is compared with the current time, if the comparison result is positive, the terminal number of the second subscriber is reproduced, the communication channel between the telephone network is established and the terminal device of the second subscriber, reproduce the stored informational message and transmit it to the terminal device ystvo second subscriber who the message is addressed.

The essence of the third variant of the method of communication between the subscribers of the telephone network is that on the terminal device of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, establish a communication channel with the telephone network, form and transmit a message about the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed, transmit the information message for the second subscriber, in the telephone network, the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber is stored, the signals of the information message are converted into a form, the other for storing and transmitting via communication channels, remember the converted signals of the information message, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber, delay the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time, then reproduce the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber, establish a communication channel between the telephone network and the terminal device of the second subscriber, play back the stored information message communication and transmit it to the terminal device of the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed.

The essence of the fourth variant of the method of communication between the subscribers of the telephone network is that on the terminal device of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, establish a communication channel through the telephone network with the first intermediate terminal device of the same section of the telephone network, form and transmit a message about the number of the terminal device the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed, transmit the information message of the day of the second subscriber, on the first intermediate terminal device for they omit the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber, convert the signals of the information message into a form convenient for storing and transmitting via communication channels, remember the converted signals of the information message, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber, delay the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time, then establish a data channel with a second intermediate terminal device th part of the telephone network, transmit the stored signals of the information message and the terminal number of the second subscriber to the second intermediate terminal device of another section of the telephone network, on the second intermediate terminal device on another section of the telephone network, store the received signals and the terminal number of the second subscriber, reproduce the terminal device number the second subscriber, establish a communication channel between the second intermediate terminal device and the terminal device of the second the subscriber, reproduce the stored informational message and transmit it to the terminal device of the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed.

The essence of the fifth variant of the method of communicating between the subscribers of the telephone network is that on the terminal device of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, a communication channel is established with the telephone network, a message is generated and transmitted about the base station or the telephone network region of the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed, transmit an information message to the second subscriber, generate and transmit an access code for the information message, memorize the base station message in the telephone network and whether the region of the telephone network of the second subscriber and the access code for the information message, convert the information message signals into a form convenient for storing and transmitting via communication channels, remember the converted information message signals, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber, delay the sequence of operations communication between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time, then establish a communication channel with the base station or region ohms of the telephone network of the second subscriber, transmit the stored signals of the information message and access code via the established communication channel, at the base station or in the regional telephone network of the second subscriber, the received message signals and the access code for this message are stored, the stored information message is reproduced upon receipt of the request and access code from the second party to whom the message is addressed.

In all variants of the method, the sign “delay the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time” and only “then” carry out other operations for communicating is distinctive in nature and in terms of execution. The significance of this feature is due to the fact that it provides, firstly, such technical capabilities and conditions as sorting messages addressed to certain sections of the telephone network; timing of the transmission of these messages; additional compression of the information stream; binding the moment of transmission of the group or message flow to the moment of establishing the channel with another part of the telephone network for urgent call of the subscriber; selection of cost-effective message transmission traffic and the implementation of other organizational and technical measures to reduce the cost of message transmission for the sending subscriber. Secondly, this feature allows the subscriber to choose a convenient time for generating and transmitting a message to the telephone network, since knowing the very fact of a delay in transmitting a message or knowing that the time of his telephone contact with the telephone network does not mean transmitting the message to the terminal device of the called the subscriber, and regardless of the time of this contact, a decrease in the cost of communication services is provided, provides the transmitting subscriber with the freedom to choose a convenient time for himself.

The duration of the delay as a condition for the implementation of this feature is selected in each particular telephone network depending on the conditions there for reducing the tariff for communication services when using the proposed method and the conditions for choosing a certain period of time are certain (known) for subscribers of this telephone network.

Another essential condition is that the implementation of the aforementioned feature is performed on that part of the telephone network to which the terminal device of the subscriber transmitting the message belongs, since in this case the transmission cost is the lowest.

For all variants of the method, features such as "remember the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber, remember the converted signals of the information message, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber" are distinctive, including the conditions (the place is the portion of the telephone network closest to the transmitting subscriber) of its implementation. The significance of these signs is due to the fact that with a time delay in performing operations of the method of communicating without memorizing the relevant information, the transmission of a message is impossible.

A distinctive feature is the sequence of operations: first, a message is sent about the number of the terminal device, the information message itself, their storage and breaking of the communication channel with the terminal device of the transmitting subscriber, and then (after a specified delay) a communication channel is established inside the telephone network and with the terminal device of the called subscriber and the message transmission is performed under certain conditions.

Distinctive features for the first, second, fourth and fifth variants of the method are operations associated with the transmission of stored information from one section of the telephone network to another section and storing this information in another section. The significance of these signs lies in the fact that they allow, if it is not possible to connect to the terminal device of the called subscriber, to establish a communication channel repeatedly within the local telephone network, which reduces the cost of transmitting a message.

An essential distinguishing feature is the place of reproduction (another part of the telephone network) of the number of the terminal device of the subscriber to whom the message is addressed.

The significance of such signs of all variants of the method of communicating between subscribers, such as, “establish a communication channel with the telephone network on the terminal device of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, form and transmit a message on the terminal number of the second subscriber to whom the information message is addressed, transmit the information message for of the second subscriber, "establish a communication channel inside the telephone network", "transmit stored signals communication message ... to another section of the telephone network, "" establish a communication channel between the telephone network and the terminal device of the second subscriber "," play the stored information message and transmit it to the terminal device of the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed "due to the achievement of communication between subscribers, without which the claimed technical result is impossible.

In the second embodiment of the method of communicating between subscribers, in addition to the claimed technical result, an additional technical result is achieved, associated with the fact that the message transferring subscriber is given the opportunity to set the playback time of his message for the subscriber to whom it is addressed, while in addition to reducing the communication tariff, the transmitting subscriber is provided with information about the specific cost of transmitting a particular message at the time it set for it to be played on the day of the receiving subscriber.

Additional (to the already considered set of features) distinctive and essential features of the second variant of the method are the operations: "form and transmit a message ... about the playback time of this message for the second subscriber", "remember in the telephone network ... the playback time for this subscriber information messages "," compare the set playback time and the amount of information message with the tariffs for payment of communication services "," transmit information on the cost of the first subscriber to the terminal delivering an informational message at a set time and in a fixed volume, request consent to transmit an informational message, obtain consent to transmit an informational message, "" transmit memorized ... time of its reproduction ... to another part of the telephone network "," to another part of the telephone network ... time of its playback "," compare the set playback time of the information message with the current time, with a positive comparison result reproduce the number of the terminal device of the second ab onenta. " The implementation of these signs is possible due to a delay in the transmission of an information message and related information and directly provides the main and additional technical results.

The set of essential features of the third variant of the method of communication between subscribers ensures the achievement of the claimed technical result in the case when the transmitting and receiving subscriber belong to the same section of the telephone network or when the cost of transmitting a message between different sections of the telephone network does not have significant differences compared to the choice of time to establish communication channel with the terminal device of the receiving subscriber. Significant distinguishing features of the third variant of the method (except for the previously noted) are the conditions for the operations "reproduce the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber, establish a communication channel between the telephone network and the terminal device of the second subscriber". They are executed on the same section of the telephone network on which a message was received from the sending subscriber, and are performed after delaying operations for a certain period of time without first transferring to another section of the telephone network.

The set of essential features of the fourth variant of the method of communication between subscribers ensures the achievement of the claimed technical result in the case when communication between subscribers is carried out through the first and second intermediate terminal devices of the telephone network, between which it is possible to establish a channel for transmitting information, while this channel can be excellent from telephone channels. The operation of delaying the message and related information is carried out "on the first intermediate terminal device of the same section of the telephone network." An essential feature is the fact that a "data channel" is established and this channel is established between intermediate terminal devices. Other features of the fourth variant of the method and their relationship with the claimed technical result are similar to the previously considered variants of this method.

The set of essential features of the fifth variant of the method of communication between subscribers ensures the achievement of the claimed technical result in the case when communication between subscribers is carried out on a “call basis” basis, i.e. the transmitting subscriber at the time of the formation and transmission of his message does not know the number of the terminal device that the receiving subscriber can use on another part of the telephone network, but previously he informed him in one way or another about the possibility of such a message and the access code for this message. In this case, for both subscribers provides additional convenience in the implementation of communication when transmitting messages.

The essential and distinctive features (except for those previously listed for all five variants of the method) are the operations: "on the terminal device of the first subscriber ... form and transmit a message about the base station or telephone network region of the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed", "form and transmit the code access to the information message "," in the telephone network remember the message about the base station or region of the telephone network of the second subscriber and the access code to the information message "," establish a communication channel with the base the second subscriber’s telephone network or region "," transmit ... the access code via the established communication channel "," remember ... the access code for this message "," play back the stored information message when receiving the request and access code from the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed. " Other features of the fifth variant of the method and their relationship with the claimed technical result are similar to the previously considered variants of this method.

The invention according to claim 6, is that, in contrast to the method of communicating between subscribers of the telephone network according to claim 1, or claim 2, or claim 3, or claim 4, or claim 5 on the terminal device the subscriber transmitting the message, after establishing a communication channel with the telephone network or with the first intermediate terminal device of the same section of the telephone network, first form a special type of communication code, and then perform a series of other method operations.

In this case, the previously stated technical result is achieved by using variants of the communication method in such telephone networks in which the generation of a message about the number of the terminal device of the subscriber to whom the message is addressed leads to the immediate establishment of a communication channel within the telephone network, for example, sequentially dialing a number on the dialer telephone set.

The invention according to claim 7 of the claims lies in the fact that, in contrast to the method of communication between subscribers of the telephone network according to claim 1, or claim 2, or claim 3, or claim 4, or claim 5, the sequence of operations for communication between the first and second subscribers, they are first delayed until a special command is received from the terminal device of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, and then they are delayed for a certain certain period of time.

The set of distinguishing features of all variants of the method in this particular case allows you to provide the subscriber with an additional service - the right to a delay in transmitting a message and the mechanism for this delay, which depends on the will of the subscriber.

The invention according to claim 8 of the claims consists in the fact that, in contrast to the method of communicating between subscribers of the telephone network according to claim 7 until a special command is received from the terminal device of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, the stored signals of the information message are reproduced and transmitted to the terminal the device of the first subscriber, and also modify and supplement them according to the commands and messages received from the terminal device of the first subscriber.

The operations of reproduction of the message and its transmission to the terminal device of the first subscriber, as well as changes and additions to the message, provide the subscriber with the possibility of more thorough processing of the message until it is transmitted to the destination subscriber. This further extends the capabilities of the telephone network in the provision of services to subscribers, increases the convenience and attractiveness of using all variants of the proposed invention.

4. MATERIALS EXPLAINING THE SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 shows a device that implements a set of operations, respectively, of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth methods of communication between subscribers of the telephone network.

Figure 6 shows a device that implements the set of operations of a method for communicating between subscribers of the telephone network according to claim 8.

5. INFORMATION CONFIRMING THE POSSIBILITY OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The content of operations that reflect the essential features of the variants of the claimed method of communication between the subscribers of the telephone network, and the material means of their implementation are illustrated by the example of the operation of devices that implement the invention.

Figure 1 shows a device that implements the first variant of the method of communication between subscribers of the telephone network. The device comprises a terminal device 1 of the first subscriber, a telephone network 2, a terminal device 3 of the second subscriber, a first section 4 of the telephone network, a number recognition unit 5, a memory unit 6, a control computer 7, an information compression unit 8, a communication service channel 9, a second section 10 a telephone network, a memory unit 11, a control computer 12, a line switching unit 13, an information recovery unit 14.

A terminal device is understood to be any device, including a public telephone, which is used by a subscriber to receive or transmit messages through the telephone network. Telephone network 2 can be any telecommunication network capable of communicating (transmitting information) between two subscribers, for example, a digital or quasi-electronic telephone exchange. Section 4 or 5 of the telephone network is a part of the telephone network, which has its own switching center or the establishment of communication channels (control computer).

On the terminal device 1 of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, establish a communication channel with the telephone network 2. In the particular case, the establishment of a communication channel with the telephone network 2 can be carried out by “picking up the phone” by the subscriber. In this case, the telephone network control computer issues a command to transmit a connection establishment signal and switches to the analysis mode of messages transmitted by the subscriber. After this, the formation and transmission of a message about the number of the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber to whom the information message is addressed is performed. The formation of the message about the number can be made, for example, using the dialer of the telephone or speech. In the first section 4 of the telephone network 2 (for example, the telephone exchange to which the first subscriber is connected), the message about the terminal number of the second subscriber is converted by the number recognition unit 5 (a standard dialer recognition device or voice analyzer can be used as block 5) in digital form and stored in block 6 of the memory, which is part of the control computer 7. However, the PBX does not make an immediate connection with the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber.

After dialing the number, an information message is transmitted for the second subscriber, which, after conversion in block 8 of information compression, is also stored in the memory block.

Information can be compressed using any known data compression algorithms in order to reduce the amount of memory required. In particular, for digital exchanges, after converting an analog signal to a digital one by means of an ADC, digital data compression can be performed by a control computer software module 7 or by hardware.

After transmitting the information message, the communication channel with the telephone network 2 is broken (at the initiative of the subscriber or the control computer of the telephone network).

Then, in the first section 4 of the telephone network 2, the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers is delayed for a certain period of time. The duration of this period of time is determined by the control computer program 7 according to criteria allowing to reduce the cost of transmitting a message for a sending subscriber. These include, firstly, such technical capabilities and conditions as sorting messages addressed to certain sections of the telephone network; timing of the transmission of these messages; additional compression of the information stream; binding of the moment of transmission of a group or a stream of messages to the moment of establishing a channel with another part of the telephone network for an urgent call of a subscriber; selection of price-optimal messaging traffic and other organizational and technical measures.

After a period of time so determined, a service channel 9 is established for communication with the second section 10 of the telephone network and the digitally stored data on the number of the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber and information message data are transmitted.

In the second 10 section of the telephone network, the received data is entered into the memory unit 11. After this, the establishment of the communication channel with the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber. Under the control of the host computer 12, the data on the second subscriber's number is extracted from the memory unit 11 and through the line switching unit 13, which is part of the standard PBX equipment, a connection is made to the terminal 3 of the second subscriber to which the message is addressed.

To reproduce the stored information message, the data under the control of the host computer 12 is extracted from the memory unit 11 and, through the information recovery unit 14, which is similar to the information compression unit 8, perform the inverse transformation of the compressed digital data into an analog message type and transmit the restored information message to the terminal 3 of the second subscriber.

Figure 2 shows a device that implements the second variant of the method of communication between subscribers of the telephone network. The device comprises a terminal device 1 of the first subscriber, a telephone network 2, a terminal device 3 of the second subscriber, a first section 4 of the telephone network, a number recognition unit 5, a memory unit 6, a control computer 7, an information compression unit 8, a communication service channel 9, a second section 10 a telephone network, a memory unit 11, a control computer 12, a line switching unit 13, an information recovery unit 14, a tariff analysis unit 15, a voice message generation unit 16, a 17-hour real-time unit.

On the terminal device 1 of the first subscriber transmitting the information message, a communication channel is established with the telephone network 2. After that, the message on the number of the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber to which the information message is addressed is generated and transmitted. The formation of the number can be done, for example, using the dialer of the telephone. However, the PBX does not make an immediate connection with the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber.

After dialing the number, the playing time of the information message is entered, for example, also using the dialer. Separation of the entered number and playback time can be carried out by the host computer 7 by analyzing the number of entered digits or a pause in the set, interrupting the connection for a short time, pressing the service key on the digital dialer and other methods to record the fact of message separation by the telephone network equipment.

In section 4 of the telephone network (for example, a telephone exchange to which the first subscriber is connected), the message on the terminal number of the second subscriber is converted by the number recognition unit 5 into digital form and stored in the memory unit 6, which is an integral part of the control computer 7.

After that, an information message is transmitted to the second subscriber, which, after conversion in the information compression unit 8, is also stored in the memory unit 6.

Information compression is performed similarly to those methods and means that are described for the first embodiment of the invention.

In block 15 of the tariff analysis, the cost of the payment for the transmission of the information message at the specified time and in the prescribed amount is calculated depending on the tariffs of communication services (taking into account the reduction in tariff due to the delay in transmitting the message). The tariff analysis unit 15 is the control computer software module 7. The calculated tariff value and the consent request for the transmission of the information message through the voice message generation unit 16 are transmitted to the terminal device 1.

Consent to the transmission of an information message from the first subscriber can be obtained by analyzing the pre-agreed number entered on the dialer, after which the communication channel with the first subscriber is broken.

Then, as in the first embodiment of the invention, in the first section 4 of the telephone network 2, the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers is delayed for a certain period of time. The duration of this period of time is determined by the control computer program in the same way as described in the first embodiment of the method.

After a certain time delay, a service channel 9 is established in the telephone network section 4 with the second telephone network section 10 and the digitally stored data on the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber, message playback time and information message data is transmitted.

In the second section 10 of the telephone network, this data is entered into the memory unit 11, after which the playback time of the information message is compared with the current time. Comparison of the data on the playback time of the information message received from the memory unit 11 and the data on the current time received from the block 17 hours of real time is performed by the host computer program 12.

If the comparison result is positive under the control of the host computer 12, the data on the number of the second subscriber is extracted from the memory unit 11 and, through the line switching unit 13, a communication channel is established with the corresponding terminal number 3 of the second subscriber to whom the message is addressed.

For playback, the data of the stored information message under the control of the host computer 12 is extracted from the memory unit 11 and, through the information recovery unit 14, the compressed digital data is converted back to analog form and the restored information message is transmitted to the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber.

Figure 3 shows a device that implements the third variant of the method of communication between subscribers of the telephone network. The device comprises a terminal device 1 of the first subscriber, a telephone network 2, a terminal device 3 of the second subscriber, a number recognition unit 5, a memory unit 6, a control computer 7, an information compression unit 8, a line switching unit 13, an information recovery unit 14.

Until the delay in the sequence of operations for communication between the first and second subscribers, all operations (and their material equivalents) of the first and third variants of the invention coincide. The duration of the period of time for which operations are delayed is determined by the host computer 7 from the condition of reducing the cost of transmitting a message within a given section of the telephone network.

After a certain time delay, a communication channel is established with the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber (without transmitting message data and the terminal device number to another section of the telephone network). To do this, in the control computer 7, the data on the number of the second subscriber is extracted from the memory unit 6 and through the line switching unit 13, a connection is made to the terminal 3 of the second subscriber to which the message is addressed.

To play back the stored information message, the data under control of the control computer 7 is extracted from the memory unit 6 and through the information recovery unit 14, the compressed digital data is converted back to the analog form of the message and the restored information message is transmitted to the terminal 3 of the second subscriber.

Figure 4 shows a device that implements the fourth variant of the method of communication between subscribers of the telephone network. The device comprises a terminal device 1 of the first subscriber, a telephone network 2, a terminal device 3 of the second subscriber, a first section 4 of the telephone network, a number recognition unit 5, a memory unit 6, an information compression unit 8, a second telephone network section 10, a memory unit 11, unit 14 information recovery, the first intermediate terminal device 18, the control device 19, the data channel 20, the second intermediate terminal device 21, the control device 22, the dialer 23 of the call signal.

The operations performed on the terminal device 1 of the first subscriber are similar in execution means to the first embodiment of the invention. The intermediate terminal device is similar to the terminal devices of the first and second subscribers, but has a number of additional devices necessary for receiving and transmitting messages and data on telephone numbers.

On the first intermediate terminal device 18, the message on the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber is converted by the number recognition unit 5 (a standard PBX device for recognizing dialer signals can be used as block 5) into a digital form and stored in the memory unit 6. In the same block, the signals of the information message are stored after conversion in block 8.

The number recognition unit 5, the memory unit 6, and the information compression unit 8 can be implemented similarly to the previously described units of the same name and are implemented as components and program modules of the control device 19. The control device 19 can be implemented on the basis of a microprocessor or PC.

After a certain certain period of time, which is determined by the program of the control device 19, similarly to the delay duration criteria of the first embodiment of the invention, a data channel 20 is established with the second intermediate terminal device 21 of the telephone network section 10 and digitally stored data on the number of the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber and information message data. As the data transfer channel 20, a wired channel or a radio channel, a computer network, and the like can be used.

On the second intermediate terminal device 21, the received data is stored in the memory unit 11. After that, establish a communication channel with the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber. Under the control of the control device 22, the data on the number of the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber is extracted from the memory unit 11 and transmitted through the dialer 23 of the call signal to the line of the telephone network section 10, in which the second device to which the message is addressed is connected to the terminal device 3 corresponding to this number. The control device 22 can be implemented on the basis of a microprocessor or PC.

To reproduce the stored informational message, the data is extracted from the memory unit 11 and, through the information recovery unit 14, the compressed digital data is converted back to the analog form of the message and the restored informational message is transmitted to the terminal 3 of the second subscriber.

Figure 5 shows a device that implements the fifth variant of the method of communication between subscribers of the telephone network. The device comprises a terminal device 1 of the first subscriber, a telephone network 2, a terminal device 3 of the second subscriber, a first section 4 of the telephone network, a number recognition unit 5, a memory unit 6, a control computer 7, an information compression unit 8, a communication service channel 9, a memory unit 11 , the control computer 12, block 13 switching lines, block 14 information recovery, base station 24 (or regional telephone network).

A base station 24 or a regional telephone network is parts of a telephone network that have certain (and known to subscribers) identifiers, for example, landline telephone networks, which have a specific code for long-distance communication.

The formation and transmission of a message about the base station 24 or the telephone network region of the second subscriber to whom the information message is addressed can be performed, for example, using a telephone dialer. After transmitting a message about the base station or the telephone network region of the second subscriber, an access code for the information message is generated and transmitted. A set of code is carried out, for example, also using a dialer. Separation of the message about the base station or region of the telephone network of the second subscriber and the access code for the information message can be carried out by the host computer 7 by analyzing the number of entered digits or a pause in the set, interrupting the connection for a short time, pressing the service key on the digital dialer and other methods to register the fact of separation communications equipment telephone network.

In the telephone network 2, the message about the base station or the region of the telephone network of the second subscriber and the access code for the information message are converted by the number recognition unit 5 into digital form and stored in the memory unit 6. After that, an information message is transmitted to the second subscriber, which, after conversion in block 8 of information compression, is stored in block 6 of the memory.

Information can be compressed using any known data compression algorithms in order to reduce the amount of memory required. In particular, for digital exchanges, after converting an analog signal to a digital one by means of an ADC, digital data compression can be performed by a control computer software module 7 or by hardware.

In the telephone network 2, after a certain period of time, which is determined similarly to the first embodiment of the invention, a service channel 9 for communication with the base station or region of the telephone network of the second subscriber is established and digitally stored access code information and information message data are transmitted.

At the base station or regional telephone network, the received data is stored in the memory unit 11. After receiving the request and the access code from the second subscriber, performed in the standard way to access the additional services of the telephone network, the data of the stored information message under the control of the host computer 12 is extracted from the memory unit 11 and through the information recovery unit 14, performed similarly to the information compression unit 8, perform the inverse transformation of the compressed digital data into an analog form of the message and transmit the restored information message to the terminal device 3 of the second subscriber.

In all the previously considered variants of the method, the sign “delay the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time” and only “then” perform other operations for communicating “provides, firstly, such technical capabilities and conditions, such as sorting messages addressed to certain sections of the telephone network; selecting the transmission time for these messages; additional compression of the information flow; linking the moment of transmission of groups s or a message flow at the time of establishing a channel with another part of the telephone network for an urgent call to the subscriber, choosing the best-priced message transfer traffic and other organizational and technical measures to reduce the cost of transmitting a message for the sending subscriber. choose a convenient time for the formation and transmission of a message to the telephone network, since knowledge of the very fact of a delay in transmitting a message or knowledge that the time of its telephone contact with a telephone network does not mean the transmission of a message to the terminal device of the called subscriber, and regardless of the time of this contact, a reduction in the cost of communication services is provided, which allows the sending subscriber the freedom to choose a convenient time for himself.

In the second embodiment of the method of communicating between subscribers, in addition to the specified technical result, an additional technical result is achieved, associated with the fact that the message transferring subscriber is given the opportunity to set the playback time of his message for the subscriber to whom it is addressed, while in addition to reducing the communication tariff, the transmitting subscriber is provided with the specific cost of transmitting a particular message at the time it is set for it to be received by the receiving subscriber.

The communication method between the telephone network subscribers according to claim 6 differs from the previously considered variants of the invention in that on the terminal device 1 of the subscriber transmitting the message, after establishing the communication channel with the telephone network 2 or the first intermediate device 18 of the same section of the telephone network, a special code type of communication, and then perform other operations of the method. The formation of a special code of the type of communication can be carried out, for example, using a telephone dialer.

In this case, the previously stated technical result is achieved by using variants of the communication method in such telephone networks in which the generation of a message about the number of the terminal device of the subscriber to whom the message is addressed leads to the immediate establishment of a communication channel within the telephone network, for example, sequentially dialing a number on the dialer telephone set.

The method for communicating between subscribers of the telephone network according to claim 7 differs from the previously considered variants of the invention in that the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers is initially delayed until a special command is received from the terminal device 1 of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, and then already delayed for a certain period of time. This command can be transmitted similarly to transmitting a special type of communication code according to clause 6.

In this particular case, the subscriber is provided with an additional service - the right to a delay in transmitting a message and the mechanism for implementing this delay, which depends on the will of the subscriber.

The communication method between the telephone network subscribers according to claim 8 differs from the method according to claim 7 in that, until a special command is received from the terminal 1 of the first subscriber, the stored information message signals are reproduced and transmitted to the terminal 1 of the first subscriber, and also complement them by commands and messages received from the terminal device 1 of the first subscriber. The operation of the device is shown in Fig.6.

Prior to the receipt of a special command from the terminal device 1 of the first subscriber, the stored signals of the information message under the control of the control computer 7 are extracted from the memory unit 6 and through the information recovery unit 25, in which the compressed digital data is converted back to analog form, the restored information message is transmitted to the terminal device 1 of the first subscriber.

If necessary, changes and additions to the information message, the subscriber can transmit commands and messages, as a result of the analysis of which the recorded message is modified.

These commands can be formed, for example, using the dialer of the telephone or speech. In the telephone network 2, the commands are converted by the number recognition unit 5 (a standard dialer recognition device or voice analyzer can be used as block 5) into digital form and the control computer 7 is compared with a predetermined set of codes or voice messages.

According to the results of the comparison, for example, repetition of the reproduction of a part of a message or replacement of a portion of a message with a newly introduced message through the information compression unit 8 can be performed.

The operations of reproduction of the message and its transmission to the terminal device of the first subscriber, as well as changes and additions to the message, provide the subscriber with the possibility of more thorough processing of the message until it is transmitted to the destination subscriber. This further extends the capabilities of the telephone network in the provision of services to subscribers, increases the convenience and attractiveness of using all variants of the proposed invention.

Claims (12)

1. A method of communicating between subscribers of a telephone network, namely, that a communication channel with a telephone network is established on a terminal device of a first subscriber transmitting an information message, a message about a terminal number of a second subscriber to which an information message is addressed, is transmitted and transmitted message for the second subscriber; in the telephone network, the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber is stored; signals of the information message are converted into a form convenient for I memorize and transmit over the communication channels, remember the converted signals of the information message, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber, delay the sequence of operations between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time, then establish the communication channel inside the telephone network, transmit stored signals of the information message and the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber to another section of the telephone network, at another section t phone on the market network storing signals received message and the terminal of the second subscriber number, the subscriber number of the second reproduce terminal device, establish a channel connection between the telephone network and the second subscriber terminal device, reproducing the stored information message and transmitting it to the second subscriber terminal to which the message is addressed. 2. A method of communicating between telephone network subscribers according to claim 1, characterized in that on the terminal device of the subscriber transmitting the message, after establishing the communication channel with the telephone network, a special type of communication code is first generated, and then a series of other method operations is performed. 3. A method of communicating between telephone network subscribers according to claim 1, characterized in that the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers is initially delayed until a special command is received from the terminal device of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, and then delayed by some certain period of time. 4. A method for communicating between telephone network subscribers according to claim 3, characterized in that until the receipt of a special command from the terminal of the first subscriber who sent the message, the stored signals of the information message are reproduced and transmitted to the terminal of the first subscriber, as well as modified and supplemented them according to the commands and messages received from the terminal device of the first subscriber. 5. A method of communicating between telephone network subscribers, namely, that a communication channel with a telephone network is established on a terminal device of a first subscriber transmitting a message, a message is generated and a message about a terminal number of the second subscriber to which the message is addressed, an information message is transmitted for the second subscriber, in the telephone network, remember the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber, convert the signals of the information message in a form convenient for storing and transmitting over the channel communications, remember the converted signals of the information message, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber, delay the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers for a certain period of time, then reproduce the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber, establish a communication channel between the telephone network and the terminal device of the second subscriber, reproduce the stored informational message and transmit it to the terminal device The second subscriber to whom the message is addressed. 6. The communication method between telephone network subscribers according to claim 5, characterized in that on the terminal device of the subscriber transmitting the message, after establishing the communication channel with the telephone network, a special type of communication code is first generated, and then a series of other method operations is performed. 7. A method of communicating between subscribers of a telephone network according to claim 5, characterized in that the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers is initially delayed until a special command is received from the terminal device of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, and then delayed by some certain period of time. 8. A method for communicating between telephone network subscribers according to claim 7, characterized in that until the receipt of a special command from the terminal of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, the stored signals of the information message are reproduced and transmitted to the terminal of the first subscriber, as well as modified and supplemented them by commands and messages received from the terminal device of the first subscriber. 9. A method of communicating between subscribers of a telephone network, the method being that a communication channel is established on a terminal of a first subscriber transmitting a message through a telephone network with a first intermediate terminal device of the same section of a telephone network, and a message on the terminal number of the second the subscriber to whom the message is addressed, transmit an informational message for the second subscriber, the number of the terminal device second is stored on the first intermediate terminal device of the first subscriber, they transform the signals of the information message into a form convenient for storing and transmitting via communication channels, remember the converted signals of the information message, break the communication channel with the terminal device of the first subscriber, delay the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers for a certain period time, then establish a data channel with a second intermediate terminal device of another section of the telephone network, transmit the signal signals of the information message and the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber to the second intermediate terminal device of another section of the telephone network, on the second intermediate terminal device to another section of the telephone network, the received signals and the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber are stored, the number of the terminal device of the second subscriber is reproduced, the communication channel is established between the second intermediate terminal device and the terminal device of the second subscriber, the stored in ormatsionnoe message and transmit it to the terminal of the second subscriber, to which the message is addressed. 10. The method of communication between telephone network subscribers according to claim 9, characterized in that on the terminal device of the subscriber transmitting the message, after establishing the communication channel with the first intermediate terminal device of the same section of the telephone network, a special communication type code is first generated and then executed the sequence of other operations of the method. 11. A method of communicating between telephone network subscribers according to claim 9, characterized in that the sequence of operations for communicating between the first and second subscribers is initially delayed until a special command is received from the terminal device of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, and then delayed by some certain period of time. 12. The method of communicating between telephone network subscribers according to claim 11, characterized in that until the receipt of a special command from the terminal of the first subscriber who transmitted the message, the stored signals of the information message are reproduced and transmitted to the terminal of the first subscriber, as well as modified and supplemented them by commands and messages received from the terminal device of the first subscriber.

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