WO2015184887A1

WO2015184887A1 - Call number query method, device and system, and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2015184887A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/074640
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杜宏伟
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-11-19
Filing date: 2015-03-19
Publication date: 2015-12-10
Also published as: CN105681607B; CN105681607A

Abstract

A call number query method, device and system, and a mobile terminal. The method comprises: receiving a call number query request input by a user through a mobile terminal; judging whether the mobile terminal has already started a server number query function; and in the case where the judgement result is yes, according to the call number query request, acquiring a call number from local contacts and a pre-set number query server simultaneously. By means of the technical solution of the present invention, the process of querying a call number by a user could become as convenient as querying in local contacts of a mobile terminal, so that the query operation of the user will be facilitated to a great extent, thereby simplifying the complex process of querying the number by the user.

Description

Call number inquiry method, device and system, mobile terminal

Technical field

This document relates to the field of call number query technology, and in particular, to a calling number query method, device and system, and mobile terminal.

Background technique

With the development of communication technologies and network technologies, the processing capabilities of mobile terminals such as mobile phones are increasing, and the functions that mobile terminals such as mobile phones can provide are also increasing. As one of the most basic functions of a mobile phone, voice service can maximize the function of the voice server and provide users with convenient and fast services, which will directly affect the user's experience with the mobile terminal.

For mobile phones and other mobile terminals, from the birth to the present, for the convenience of users, the voice call service of the terminal has been expanded, for example, adding local address book, call record, speed dial, contact grouping, etc. To a certain extent, it is convenient for the user to view, find and make a call, which is convenient for the user to use, but the expansion of the above several functions is based only on the local storage of the mobile terminal. However, a large part of the call numbers used by current mobile terminal users are not pre-stored in the local terminal's address book. If the user wants to dial an unknown service number, for example, the user wants to query an area. The tourist attraction information but does not know the telephone number of the tourist attraction inquiry service in the area. At present, many users are calling the number inquiry service such as 12580, 114 to provide help, and the disadvantage of this method is that the inquiry process is not convenient enough. The user needs to dial the number inquiry service phone to query the number that he needs before the call can be made. The number query process is troublesome, and it is not as simple and convenient for the user to find and make a call in the local address book of the terminal.

Moreover, the current number inquiry services such as 114 and 12580 generally provide paid services, that is, the process of querying the number of the user needs to pay a certain amount of information inquiry fee.

However, the related technology does not give an effective solution to the problem that the operation process of the user obtaining the telephone number through the number inquiry service is too cumbersome.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a calling number that enables a user to obtain a calling number without using a paid number inquiry service, and can conveniently obtain a calling number by directly using the mobile terminal, just as in the local address book of the terminal to query the calling number. Convenient number acquisition plan.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the following technical solutions are adopted:

A calling number query method includes:

Receiving a call number inquiry request input by the mobile terminal;

Determining whether the mobile terminal has enabled the server number query function;

In the case that it is determined that the mobile terminal has opened the server number query function, the call number corresponding to the call number query request is obtained from the local address book and/or the preset number query server according to the call number query request. .

Optionally, the step of receiving a call number query request input by the mobile terminal includes:

Receiving, by the mobile terminal, the call number query request input through the dialing interface, wherein the dial interface is pre-set with a text input interface for the user to input Chinese characters or English letters, and a digital dialing interface for the user to directly dial .

Optionally, the calling number query request includes: a name keyword of the calling number.

Optionally, the name keyword includes: a first letter of the name of the calling number.

Optionally, the step of obtaining, according to the call number query request, the call number corresponding to the call number query request from the local address book and/or the preset number query server includes:

When the call number is obtained from the number query server, the number query server retrieves the call number from an internal database using a predetermined algorithm according to the name keyword.

Optionally, the method further includes

Setting a number query switch on the mobile terminal, where the number query switch is used to control whether the server query function is turned on or off;

The mobile terminal interacts with the number query server by means of a data link.

Optionally, before the step of obtaining the call number corresponding to the call number query request from the local address book and/or the preset number query server, the method further includes:

The number for the number query server is provided by the number query server by at least one of a mobile operator, a software developer, and a user-affiliated organization.

Optionally, the method further includes:

In the case that it is determined that the mobile terminal does not enable the server number inquiry function, the call number is obtained from the local address book.

A calling number query device includes a receiving module, a determining module and an obtaining module, wherein:

The receiving module is configured to: receive a call number query request input by the mobile terminal;

The determining module is configured to: determine whether the mobile terminal has enabled the server number query function;

The obtaining module is configured to: when the determining module determines that the mobile terminal has opened the server number query function, obtain the request from the local address book and/or the preset number query server according to the call number query request The calling number corresponding to the calling number inquiry request.

Optionally, the receiving module is configured to receive a call number query request input by the mobile terminal as follows:

The receiving module receives the call number query request received by the mobile terminal through a dialing disk interface, wherein a text input interface for a user to input Chinese characters or English letters is preset in the dialing interface, and is directly provided by the user Dial-up digital dialing interface;

The call number query request includes: a name keyword of the call number.

A mobile terminal comprising: any of the above call number query devices.

A number query system includes: a mobile terminal and a number query server, wherein

The mobile terminal includes any of the above call number devices;

The number stored in the number inquiry server is provided by at least one of a mobile operator, a software developer, and a user-affiliated organization.

A computer program comprising program instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the above-described call number query methods.

A carrier carrying the computer program as described.

Compared with the related art, the calling number query method, device and system, and mobile terminal according to the technical solution of the present invention can make the process of querying the calling number of the user become as convenient as querying in the local address book of the mobile terminal. It will greatly facilitate the user's query operation and simplify the cumbersome process of the user's query number.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flowchart of a call number inquiry method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a structural block diagram of a call number inquiry apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flow chart of implementing a call number inquiry by a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of interaction between a mobile terminal and a number query server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a call number inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are protected by the present invention. range.

The embodiment of the invention provides a call number query method. 1 is a flowchart of a call number query method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the flow includes the following steps (steps S102-106):

Step S102: Receive a call number query request input by the user through the mobile terminal;

Step S104: Determine whether the mobile terminal has opened the server number query function.

Step S106: If the determination result is yes, the call number is obtained from the local address book and/or the preset number query server according to the call number inquiry request.

Through the above steps, if the server number query function preset in the mobile terminal is already enabled, the mobile terminal can not only find the number that needs to be called from the local address book, but also can find the number to be called from the number query server at the same time. Obviously, this way avoids the cumbersome operation of the user to obtain the calling number by dialing the paid number inquiry service.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the call number query request is received by the mobile terminal through the dialing disk interface, wherein the dialing interface may be pre-set with a text input interface for the user to input Chinese characters or English letters, and for the user to dial directly. Digital dialing interface.

At present, the dialing interface of most mobile terminals can only provide a digital dialing function, that is, the user can only input the digital number to be dialed, and this embodiment provides an interface for the user to input text, letters or pinyin, etc. In an actual application, the foregoing text input interface and the digital dialing interface may be set separately or in an integrated manner, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the call number query request may be a name key of the call number, and preferably, the name keyword may be the first letter of the name of the call number. It should be noted that the initials of the name is only a preferred implementation manner. In actual applications, other content can be selected as a keyword. For example, it can be a shorthand for the name of the number (for example, ICBC, you can only enter ICBC. You can).

In the embodiment of the present invention, in the case that the calling number is acquired from the number query server, the calling number is retrieved from the internal database by the number querying server according to the name key using a predetermined algorithm. In other words, the number query server can receive the keyword as long as it receives the keyword. Lookup operations are performed in the department database.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the number query switch can be preset in the mobile terminal, and the number query switch is used to control whether to turn on or off the server query function. Of course, the number query switch is not set, and only the default integration in the system is required. The server query function, the mobile terminal only needs to be used by default when used, and the mobile terminal interacts with the number query server by means of data link.

At present, the process of number inquiry by users using the number inquiry service such as 114 and 12580 is to pay a certain amount of information inquiry fee.

In the embodiment, the number stored by the number query server is provided by at least one of a mobile operator, a software developer, and a user-affiliated organization. That is to say, the operation of the number query server, such as management and maintenance, can be performed by the above-mentioned organization. Since the technical cost of providing the number query is not very high, if the user is willing to use his own communication service or related software in order to attract the mobile terminal user, The free number inquiry service provided by mobile terminal users is completely achievable from the economic cost.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in the case that the determination result is negative, that is, the server number inquiry function preset in the mobile terminal is not turned on, and the call number can be obtained from the local address book.

Corresponding to the above-mentioned call number query method, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a call number query device for performing the above call number query method. FIG. 2 is a structural block diagram of a call number query apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus includes: a receiving module 10, a determining module 20, and an obtaining module 30, wherein:

The receiving module 10 is configured to: receive a call number query request input by the user through the mobile terminal;

The determining module 20 is configured to: determine whether the mobile terminal has opened the server number query function;

The obtaining module 30 is configured to: when the judgment result of the determining module is YES, query the request according to the calling number, and obtain the calling number from the local address book and the preset number query server.

In this embodiment, the call number query request is received by the mobile terminal through the dial pad interface, wherein the dial interface is pre-set with a text input interface for the user to input Chinese characters or English letters. And a digital dialing interface for the user to dial directly; the calling number query request includes: a name keyword of the calling number. For example, the keyword can be the initial letter of the name of the calling number.

In order to facilitate understanding of the implementation process of the above embodiments, a more detailed description will be made below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4 and preferred embodiments.

Preferred embodiment

The preferred embodiment provides a method for the user of the mobile terminal such as a mobile phone to obtain the calling number only by using the mobile terminal. When the user uses the method to query a calling number, only the dialing interface of the mobile terminal needs to be input. The keyword of the name of the number can be queried (for example, the first letter of the name of the inquiry number, etc.). For example, if the user needs to query the telephone of China Postal Savings Bank, he only needs to input "ZGYZCXYH", and the mobile terminal can obtain And finally the number that was queried is displayed.

For the user operation, and the interaction process between the mobile terminal and the server, the calling number query process provided by the preferred embodiment can be implemented by the following steps:

(1) The number query switch set in advance in the mobile terminal controls whether the server starts the server number query function when the user inputs the query keyword on the dialer interface.

(2) The user inputs a keyword that needs to query the name of the number on the dial interface of the mobile terminal, such as the first letter of the name of the inquiry number, or the abbreviation of the name of the inquiry number.

(3) The mobile terminal first searches for a record matching the input keyword in the local address book, and displays the local query result on the dialer interface.

(4) If the server-side number query is currently allowed, the mobile terminal sends the query keyword input by the user to the number query server through the data link while searching in the local address book.

(5) After receiving the query keyword, the number query server queries the server-side database through a certain algorithm to obtain the query result.

(6) The number query server sends the query result back to the mobile terminal.

(7) The mobile terminal displays the query result of the local address book and the number query server on the dialer interface.

(8) The user selects the desired result to make a call.

It can be seen from the above steps that the user only needs to input the number of the number to be queried on the dial interface of the mobile terminal to find the calling number that he needs. In this way, the user query process becomes very simple on the one hand, and the other In addition, it also saves the cost of the user number inquiry process. In addition, it also provides a service promotion method for the public service departments such as the government, which provides a way for business enterprises to provide business consultation and publicity.

The implementation process of the preferred embodiment will be further described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of implementing a call number query by a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the process includes the following steps:

In step S302, if the user needs to query the calling number on the server side, the user first needs to open the number query switch. In the mobile terminal, the number query switch can be added to control whether the user starts the server number query function when the user inputs the query keyword on the dial interface. Because the mobile terminal interacts with the number query server through the data link, the number query switch is opened. The mobile terminal determines whether the data service of the current terminal has been started. If not, the data service of the mobile terminal is opened. Therefore, the step requires the terminal number query service to determine whether the current terminal data service is available and start the data service function.

Step S304, the user opens a dialing interface of the mobile terminal to input a keyword that needs to be queried.

In step S306, the mobile terminal determines whether the server is allowed to start the number query function. (The judgment operation mainly includes: whether the number query switch is turned on, whether the data service of the current mobile phone is available, etc.), if not, directly proceeds to step S308, otherwise The process proceeds to step S310A and step S310B.

Step S308, if the mobile terminal does not allow the server to perform the number query, the user searches the local address book using the query keyword input by the user.

Step S310A, step S310B, if the mobile terminal allows the server-side number query, the terminal searches for the input keyword in the local address book of the mobile terminal, and sends the query keyword input by the user through the data link. Go to the number query server side to make it look up and match. It should be noted that the mobile terminal is required to have the capability of transmitting information through the data link manner with the number query server.

Step S312, the mobile terminal receives the query result of the local address book and the number query server and displays it on the dialer interface. It is required to indicate that the mobile terminal can receive the number query service. The result of the query sent and parsed and displayed the query results.

Step S314: If more than one query result displayed on the dialer interface is a number that needs to be dialed, the user may select a desired query result to make a call according to the number name field in the query result. At this point, the call number query implementation process of the mobile terminal ends.

4 is a schematic diagram of interaction between a mobile terminal and a number query server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the interaction process includes:

Step S402: The sending module of the mobile terminal sends the query keyword input by the user to the number query server by means of data link.

Step S404, the receiving module of the number query server receives the query keyword sent by the mobile terminal, and starts the query operation after the receiving is completed, and proceeds to step S406.

Step S406: The query module of the number query server searches the database of the number query server through a certain algorithm, searches for the result satisfying the query keyword, and delivers the query result to the sending module, and proceeds to step S408.

Step S408: After receiving the query result, the sending module of the number query server sends the query result to the receiving module of the mobile terminal in a data link manner.

Step S410: The receiving module of the mobile terminal receives the query result sent by the number query server and performs parsing, prepares data for display of the query result, and the parsed data is transmitted to the display module of the mobile terminal.

Step S412, the display module receives the query result transmitted by the terminal receiving module and displays it on the dial interface of the mobile terminal.

It can be seen that, during the data interaction between the mobile terminal and the number query server, the mobile terminal can find the calling number that meets the requirement on the number query server according to the query keyword input by the user, and the user according to the query result displayed by the mobile terminal. You can make a call by selecting the desired query result. From the perspective of the mobile terminal device, the introduction of the number query function can meet the needs of the user number query, so that the operation of querying the call number by the user is as simple and convenient as operating in the local address book; and, to a certain extent, equivalent to expansion The function and storage capacity of the local address book enable the calling number that the mobile terminal can store and query not only to be limited to the number stored in the local address book of the mobile terminal, but also to introduce the number query function on the mobile terminal, which is convenient for the government, etc. The promotion of the service business of the public service department and the consultation and publicity of the business of the enterprise, effectively expanding the marketing of enterprises and institutions, and improving the corporate image and brand value at the lowest cost.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a mobile terminal. FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the mobile terminal includes: the call number query device shown in FIG. 2.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a number query system. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a call number inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the system includes: a mobile terminal and a preset number inquiry server, wherein the mobile terminal includes the call number device shown in FIG. .

In the system, the number stored in the number inquiry server is provided by at least one of a mobile operator, a software developer, and a user-affiliated organization.

Compared with the related number query method, the foregoing invention embodiment and the preferred embodiment can make the process of querying the number of the user simple and convenient on the one hand, and the number query process and the local address book in the mobile terminal for the user. It is as convenient to perform the search. On the other hand, the mobile terminal and the number query server interact with each other through the data link during the entire number query process, so the user does not need to pay additional information query fees. It can be seen that the user inquiry number is not only improved. Efficiency, and avoiding economic costs.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a computer program, comprising program instructions, which when executed by a computer, enable the computer to execute any of the above-mentioned call number query methods.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a carrier carrying the computer program.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. It is considered to be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

Through the technical solution of the present invention, the process of querying the calling number by the user can be made as convenient as querying in the local address book of the mobile terminal, which will greatly facilitate the user's query operation and simplify the cumbersome process of querying the number of the user. . Therefore, the present invention has strong industrial applicability.

Claims

A calling number query method includes:

Receiving a call number inquiry request input by the mobile terminal;

Determining whether the mobile terminal has enabled the server number query function;

In the case that it is determined that the mobile terminal has opened the server number query function, the call number corresponding to the call number query request is obtained from the local address book and/or the preset number query server according to the call number query request. .
The calling number query method according to claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a call number inquiry request input by the mobile terminal comprises:

Receiving, by the mobile terminal, the call number query request input through the dialing interface, wherein the dial interface is pre-set with a text input interface for the user to input Chinese characters or English letters, and a digital dialing interface for the user to directly dial .
The call number inquiry method according to claim 1, wherein the call number inquiry request includes: a name key of the call number.
The call number inquiry method according to claim 3, wherein the name key includes: a first letter of the name of the call number.
The call number inquiry method according to claim 3, wherein said obtaining, according to said call number inquiry request, a call number corresponding to said call number inquiry request from a local address book and/or a preset number inquiry server The steps include:

When the call number is obtained from the number query server, the number query server retrieves the call number from an internal database using a predetermined algorithm according to the name keyword.
The calling number query method according to claim 1, further comprising:

Setting a number query switch on the mobile terminal, where the number query switch is used to control whether the server query function is turned on or off;

The mobile terminal interacts with the number query server by means of a data link.
The call number inquiry method according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises the step of: obtaining the call number corresponding to the call number inquiry request from the local address book and/or the preset number inquiry server, the method further comprising :

The number for the number query server is provided by the number query server by at least one of a mobile operator, a software developer, and a user-affiliated organization.
The calling number query method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:

In the case that it is determined that the mobile terminal does not enable the server number inquiry function, the call number is obtained from the local address book.
A calling number query device includes a receiving module, a determining module and an obtaining module, wherein:

The receiving module is configured to: receive a call number query request input by the mobile terminal;

The determining module is configured to: determine whether the mobile terminal has enabled the server number query function;

The obtaining module is configured to: when the determining module determines that the mobile terminal has opened the server number query function, obtain the request from the local address book and/or the preset number query server according to the call number query request The calling number corresponding to the calling number inquiry request.
The call number inquiry apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said receiving module is configured to receive a call number inquiry request input by the mobile terminal as follows:

The receiving module receives the call number query request received by the mobile terminal through a dialing disk interface, wherein a text input interface for a user to input Chinese characters or English letters is preset in the dialing interface, and is directly provided by the user Dial-up digital dialing interface;

The call number query request includes: a name keyword of the call number.
A mobile terminal comprising: the call number inquiry device according to claim 9 or 10.
A number query system includes: a mobile terminal and a number query server, wherein

The mobile terminal includes the call number device according to claim 9 or 10;

The number stored in the number inquiry server is provided by at least one of a mobile operator, a software developer, and a user-affiliated organization.
A computer program comprising program instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the call number query method of any of claims 1-8.
A carrier carrying the computer program of claim 13.