CN1364344A - Communication terminal and advertising method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication terminal and an advertising method using the terminal. The communication terminal of the present invention includes: a call processing unit (10), which processes user voice calls transmitted from a private branch exchange or a base station through a subscriber line or a wireless channel; an information signal processing unit (30), which processes calls from a private branch exchange or a base station Music or speech with or without images for advertisements transmitted via subscriber line or wireless channel; switching circuit (50), through which switching between transmission mode and memory mode is possible; memory unit (70), Information such as music or voice with or without images is pre-stored for advertisements; an output unit 90, including a speaker, a microphone and a display, outputs the voice of the call processing unit 10 and the information signal processing unit 30 and the information of the storage unit 70. With this configuration, it is possible to perform advertisements to users of the above-mentioned communication system in an audio-visual manner.

Description

Communication terminal and advertising method using same

technical field

The present invention relates to a communication terminal and an advertisement method using the terminal, wherein information such as music, voice or image for advertisement is reproduced or displayed as a call signal, and the information is transmitted from wired or wireless The private branch exchange or the base station of the communication network transmits to the communication terminal, or pre-stores in the memory of the communication terminal, for the user to select. After being transmitted from a private branch exchange or a base station of a wired or wireless communication network to said communication terminal, or pre-stored in a memory of said communication terminal, the information is reproduced or displayed therein as a call signal according to the user's selection .

Background technique

In general, as a method of exchanging information with another party at a far end, there is a digital communication method which exchanges digital information such as text or numbers, and an analog communication method which exchanges analog information such as voice. And, the realization of calling is such that the calling party dials a phone number on the communication terminal, then confirms a ring back tone, and the called party knows that there is a call by the ringing of the communication terminal and answers the call.

In addition, in order to make a call, a communication system is required, including a wired or wireless communication terminal and a switching system capable of making or answering a call, wherein the communication terminal and the switching system are connected in a wired or wireless manner through a subscriber line, and the switching system is connected through a trunk line connected.

Meanwhile, with the recent development of various technologies, the communication system is also rapidly developed and perfected without exception.

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a typical communication system currently in use. Wired or wireless terminals (A or B) capable of making or answering calls are connected to switching system lines or wireless channels. Between switches or base stations, they are connected in a wired or wireless way through a transfer trunk.

In addition, the switching system includes a voice path unit, which provides a mutual voice path to the calling and answering parties, and a control unit, which controls the voice path unit. The control unit includes programs that handle calling and answering, receiving numbers, translating numbers, handling busy calls, and performing disconnects. In addition, the switching system uses a common channel signal pattern (Signaling System No. 7), which makes it possible to transmit signals during calls, to enable high-speed data transmission, and to enable connections between different types of communication terminals.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic circuit diagram of the communication terminal.

The communication terminal includes a call processing unit 1, which processes the user's voice transmitted from the private branch exchange or the base station; a signal processing unit 3, which processes the signal transmitted from the private branch exchange or the base station; a memory unit 5, which has a pre-set stored music, melody, etc.; Furthermore, when a call signal is input from a private branch exchange or a base station to an answering communication terminal through a subscriber line or a wireless channel, music, melodies, etc. stored in memory unit 5 by the user in advance are output through output unit 7 as an answering tone.

Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of an intelligent network offering various additional services.

The intelligent network is usually equipped with a large computer and database on the communication system shown in Figure 1, which includes a transmission network for exchanging and transmitting information, such as voice and data, and a signaling network for signaling modes through common channels ( No. 7) Transmission of control signals between components of the transmission network, and a service network to control the services of the intelligent network while maintaining user data.

The transport network consists of a Service Switching Point (SSP) and a Local Exchange (LE), which perform the functions of call connection and signaling gateway. The signal network includes Signal Transfer Points (STPs), which relay traffic signals through a common channel signaling pattern (No. 7). The service network includes a service control point (SCP) with software, databases and computers that can change and add services. In addition, the Service Control Point (SCP) uses the Service Management System (SMS) and the X.25 protocol. The Signal Transfer Point (STP) uses the Signaling Engineering and Administration System (SEAS) and the X.35 protocol.

At present, some of the following services are provided through the Intelligent Network (IN): Freephone (FP), Credit Card Call (CC), Personal Number (PN), Wide Area Local Control Branch Exchange (WAC), Virtual Private Network (VPN), Emergency Response Services (ERS), Telephone Voting, Public Directory, Conference Calls, etc.

Figure 4 shows a flow chart of the signals in a general call.

At present, methods and communication terminals have been established in which, when a private branch exchange or a base station transmits a call signal to an answering communication terminal, the communication terminal reproduces a melody prestored in the answering communication terminal as an answering tone.

Although conventional communication terminals can reproduce music melodies etc. stored in memory in advance as answering tones, it has a problem that conventional communication terminals cannot reproduce or display music such as music that is transmitted from a private branch exchange or base station to an answering communication terminal. , voice or image information.

invention disclosure

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal and an advertising method using the same, which can selectively display information such as music, voice, or images previously stored in a memory or sent from a private branch exchange or a base station. Such information is reproduced as an answer tone in the loudspeaker or on the display device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal and an advertising method using the terminal, capable of displaying information such as music, voice or images prestored in a memory or sent from a private branch exchange or a base station on a display device. class information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal and an advertising method using the terminal, which can publicize information such as music, voice or image stored in memory or sent from a private branch exchange or a base station through a loudspeaker or a display device. and the like.

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a general communication network.

Fig. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a conventional communication terminal.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an intelligent network that provides various types of services.

Fig. 4 shows a view of how a call is implemented through a communication terminal.

Fig. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart of Example 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart of Example 2 of the present invention.

Modes for Realizing the Invention

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing:

Example 1

Fig. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 5, the present invention comprises a call processing unit 10, and it handles the subscriber's voice call that transmits from private branch exchange or base station through subscriber line or wireless channel; Signals and information such as music, voice or images sent by the base station through subscriber lines or wireless channels for advertisements; a switching circuit 50, which switches between the transmission mode and the memory mode according to the user's selection; a Memory unit 70, it pre-stores information such as music, voice or image for advertisement in the built-in memory; And an output unit 90, comprises a loudspeaker, a microphone and a display device, outputs described call processing unit 10 and the information signals of the information signal processing unit 30 and the storage unit 70 .

In addition, the output section 90 can convert information such as music, voice or image into data such as text and display it on a display device.

In addition, the information signal processing unit 30 can transmit or receive music, voice, data, etc. from a private branch exchange or a base station through a subscriber line or wireless channel. The output unit 90 including a speaker or a microphone in addition to a display device can simultaneously or selectively reproduce and display voice, text and image data.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

The operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6 .

First, the information signal processing unit 30 determines whether there is a signal for advertisement such as music, voice or image or an information signal transmitted from a private branch exchange or a base station through a subscriber line or wireless channel.

As a result, if the information signal is not input (NO), whether or not the information signal is input is detected again while maintaining the inactive state of the call processing unit 10 . On the other hand, if there is an information signal input (YES), it is detected which mode is selected between the transfer mode and the memory mode of the switching circuit 50 by the user's operation.

As a result, if it is detected that the switching circuit 50 is in the transmission mode, the information signal input from the information signal processing unit 30 is output to the output unit 90 . On the other hand, if it is selected as the memory mode, information such as music, voice or image stored in the memory unit 70 in advance is output to the output unit 90.

Thereafter, the output unit 90 reproduces or displays information such as music, voice or images used for advertisements through a speaker, a microphone or a display device according to the mode of the switching circuit 50 (it can be a transmission mode and a memory mode according to the user's selection) .

Furthermore, if the answering subscriber transmits an answering signal of a call to the private branch exchange or the base station via the subscriber line or wireless channel, the call processing unit 10 is made active, resulting in a voice call. Then, data such as text, numbers, and images are input to the information signal processing unit 30 and displayed on the display device of the output unit 90 .

Example 2

Fig. 7 is a flowchart explaining Example 2 of the present invention.

Example 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7 .

As shown in Figure 7, the present invention comprises: step 100, it relates to pre-store information such as music, voice or image for advertisement as call signal in the computer installed in private branch exchange or base station; Step 200, It determines whether a dial signal has been input from the calling communication terminal to a switch in the private branch exchange or in the base station; step 300, selects according to said dial signal whether it is a call within the private branch exchange or the base station or a call from another switching network ; Step 400, relates to the transmission of the ring back tone to the answering communication terminal while the information such as music, voice or image that is pre-stored in the computer for advertisement is transmitted to the calling communication terminal as a call signal; Step 500, reproduce information such as music, voice or images used for advertisements as a response tone through the loudspeaker at the answering communication terminal; Step 600, repeat execution according to the answering signal transmitted from the answering communication terminal to the private branch exchange or base station Or terminate step 500 .

Here, a switch and a computer are included in a private branch exchange or a base station. In a computer, various applications and databases are installed. In addition, between the private branch exchange or the base station and other switching networks, it is connected through the public channel signaling mode (No. 7) in a wired or wireless manner.

The operation of the present invention is described in detail below:

First, information such as music, voice or image for advertisement is stored as a call signal in a computer installed in a private branch exchange or a base station, followed by step 200 .

Then, in step 200, the calling communication terminal detects whether a dial signal is input in the local exchange network or the base station. If the detection is "No", step 200 is performed again. On the other hand, if the detection is "Yes", step 300 is performed.

Next, in step 300, it is determined whether the call is from a private branch exchange or a base station, or from another switching network. If the detection is "No", the private branch exchange or the base station is connected to other telephone networks in a wired or wireless manner through the common channel signaling mode (No. 7), and then step 400 is performed. On the other hand, if the detection is "Yes", step 400 is performed.

Then, in step 400, while information such as music, voice, or image for advertisement stored in the computer in advance is transmitted to the answering communication terminal as a call signal, the ringback tone is transmitted from the private branch exchange. or the exchange in the base station to transmit to the calling communication terminal.

Subsequently, in step 500, information such as music, voice or images used for advertisements is reproduced as a response tone on the response communication terminal through a loudspeaker, and then step 600 is entered.

Furthermore, in step 600, it is detected whether a reply is transmitted from the reply communication terminal to a private branch exchange or a base station. If the detection is "No", then step 500 is executed. If the test is "yes", step 500 restarts and billing for the call begins.

Industrial applicability

As described above, the present invention can reproduce or display on the output unit, according to the network user's selection, information such as music for advertisements that is pre-stored in the installed memory or transmitted from a private branch exchange or a base station through a subscriber line or wireless channel. , voice or image information. Thus, the present invention has the effect that, in addition to disseminating information such as text or numbers to network users, it is possible to disseminate information such as music, voice or images to them in an audio-visual manner.

In addition, the present invention stores information such as music, voice, or image as a call signal in a computer installed in a private branch exchange or a base station, and then transmits the information to the answering communication terminal and acts as a call signal through a speaker on the answering communication terminal. Answer tones reproduce information such as music, voice or images. Thus, the present invention has the effect that advertising is carried out by transmitting information such as music or voice for advertising to the communication terminal of the answering user.

Claims (19)

1. a communication terminal comprises

A) call processing unit 10, it is handled from private branch exchange or base station and calls out by the voiceband user that subscriber's line or wireless channel transmit;

B) information signal processing unit 30, its handles signal and the information such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement that transmits by subscriber's line or wireless channel from private branch exchange or base station;

C) commutation circuit 50, it is changed according to being chosen between transmission mode and the memory mode of user;

D) memory cell 70, its storage in advance in internal memory is used for the information such as music, speech or image of advertisement;

E) output unit 90 comprises a loud speaker, a microphone and a display device, exports the speech of described call processing unit 10 and the information signal of described information signal processing unit 30 and described memory cell 70.

2. communication terminal according to claim 1 is characterized in that described communication terminal is a wired or wireless communication terminal.

3. communication terminal according to claim 1 is characterized in that described communication terminal is a wired or wireless image communication terminal.

4. communication terminal according to claim 2 is characterized in that described output unit 90 reappears signal or the information of importing by described information signal processing unit 30 such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described loud speaker or microphone.

5. communication terminal according to claim 2 is characterized in that described output unit 90 shows signal or the information of importing by described information signal processing unit 30 such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement according to the pattern of described commutation circuit by described display device.

6. communication terminal according to claim 2 is characterized in that described output unit 90 reappears signal or the information such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement that is stored in advance in the described memory member 70 according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described loud speaker or microphone.

7. communication terminal according to claim 2 is characterized in that described output unit 90 shows signal or the information such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement that is stored in advance in the described memory cell 70 according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described display device.

8. communication terminal according to claim 3 is characterized in that described output unit 90 reappears signal or the information such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement that is stored in advance in the described memory cell 70 according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described loud speaker or microphone.

9. communication terminal according to claim 3 is characterized in that described output unit 90 shows signal or the information such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement that is stored in advance in the described memory cell 70 according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described display device.

10. communication terminal according to claim 3 is characterized in that described output unit 90 reappears signal or the information such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement that is stored in advance in the described memory member 70 according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described loud speaker or microphone.

11. communication terminal according to claim 3 is characterized in that described output unit 90 shows signal or the information such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement that is stored in advance in the described memory member 70 according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described display device.

12. according to claim 2 or 3 described communication terminals, it is characterized in that described output unit 90 reappears signal or the information of importing by described information signal processing unit 30 such as music, speech or the image that are used for advertisement according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described loud speaker or microphone, and on described display device, show the pictorial information that is used for advertisement.

13. according to claim 2 or 3 described communication terminals, it is characterized in that described output unit 90 reappears the information such as music, speech or image that is used for advertisement that is stored in advance in the described memory cell 70 according to the pattern of described commutation circuit 50 by described loud speaker or microphone, and on described display device, show the pictorial information that is used for advertisement.

14. an advertising method that uses communication terminal, it comprises the following steps:

Store the information such as music, speech or image that is used for advertisement, 100 in advance as call signal in private branch exchange or in the computer of installing in the base station;

Whether detect from the caller communication terminal to described private branch exchange or the base station in switch input dial signal, 200;

According to described dialing signal select it be in private branch exchange or the same base calling or from the calling of other switching network or base station, 300;

When the information such as music, speech or image that is used for advertisement in the computer of will being stored in advance is transferred to the caller communication terminal as call signal, ring-back tone is transferred to acknowledge communication terminal, 400;

Loud speaker by described acknowledge communication terminal reappears the information such as music, speech or image that is used for advertisement, 500 as answering tone;

According to from the acknowledge communication terminal transmission to private branch exchange or the answer signal of base station repeat or stop step 500,600.

15. the advertising method of use communication terminal according to claim 14 is characterized in that described communication terminal is a wired or wireless communication terminal.

16. the advertising method of use communication terminal according to claim 14 is characterized in that described communication terminal is a wired or wireless image communication terminal.

17. the advertising method of use communication terminal according to claim 15 is characterized in that described step 500 is included in the information such as music, speech or image that is used for advertisement on the acknowledge communication terminal by described loud speaker as the answering tone reproduction.

18. the advertising method of use communication terminal according to claim 16 is characterized in that described step 500 is included in the information such as music, speech or image that is used for advertisement on the acknowledge communication terminal by described display device demonstration.

19. advertising method according to claim 15 or 16 described use communication terminals, it is characterized in that described step 500 be included on acknowledge communication terminal 20 by described display device show be used for the pictorial information of advertisement in, on the acknowledge communication terminal, reappear the information such as music, speech or image that is used for advertisement as answering tone by described loud speaker.

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