JP4656751B2 - Telephone connection service system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention anonymously connects a telephone to a person having an attribute desired by a user Telephone connection service system About.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When a user wants to obtain information about a certain field, the user is interested in obtaining information of interest by inputting a search keyword into a search engine on the Internet and performing a search and browsing the search result.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the above-described method, a large number of search results may be generated, and in this case, it is very burdensome to search for browsing of information desired by the user. Even if the number of search results is small, there are many cases where information that the user really wants to know is not described. This is because a conventional Internet search engine can only find a homepage created by the creator of the homepage.
[0004]
In view of these points, a method in which the e-mail address of one expert in each field is disclosed on the homepage, and the user can obtain information desired by the user by asking a question by e-mail. Was devised.
[0005]
In the case of the above method, when the user accesses the expert, it is limited to the method of e-mail. Therefore, the user does not know when the answer can be received from the expert. Due to the characteristics, there is a problem that an answer cannot be received unless the user's identity (e-mail address) is disclosed.
[0006]
For example, when a computer has stopped working but there is no one around you, or an accident has occurred, but there is no lawyer to acquaintance with you, that is, you want to get accurate information right away. The problem is that it cannot be dealt with by such a method.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In view of the above problems, the inventor accesses a server having a telephone exchange function and designates information that the user wants to know for the server. We have devised a telephone connection service system that searches for and automatically connects the phone with the other party.
[0008]
In the invention of claim 1, the user Use User telephone which is a telephone having a network function When The other party Use Network with the other party's telephone Also Through the telephone switching network Sound A telephone connection service system that is a server capable of transmitting and receiving voice, wherein the server is the destination At least the ID, phone number and connection time Member database stored When, Establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone Line reception Means and said user In the case of a call Specified destination Search means for determining whether it is a connectable time of the member by searching the member database based on the ID of Above If the other party has a connectable time, call the other party telephone and if the other party telephone answers, Establish a telephone line connection between the server and the destination telephone And a destination connection for notifying the destination telephone of the user ID. Means and a telephone line between the server and the user telephone Connection And a telephone line between the server and the destination telephone Connection Are connected to each other, and the user telephone and the destination telephone Between Send and receive audio Line connection And a telephone connection service system.
[0009]
In the invention of claim 2, the user Use User telephone which is a telephone having a network function When The other party Use Network with the other party's telephone Also Through the telephone switching network Sound A telephone connection service system that is a server capable of transmitting and receiving voice, wherein the server is the destination Attribute containing at least the ID and phone number of Member database stored When, Establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone Line reception Means and from the user telephone Search criteria and Member search request When The Accept , Based on the member database Perform member search Search Means, and as a result of the member search, Applicable to search conditions Destination When calling the other party telephone and the other party telephone answers, Establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the destination telephone; Destination connection for notifying the destination telephone of the user ID Means and a telephone line between the server and the user telephone Connection And a telephone line between the server and the destination telephone Connection Are connected to each other, and the user telephone and the destination telephone Between Send and receive audio Line connection And a telephone connection service system.
[0010]
Claim In the invention of 3, The server further, In response to the fact that the telephone lines of the user telephone and the other party telephone are connected to each other, the user or the other party starts to be charged after a predetermined time has elapsed after the telephone line is connected. Billing A telephone connection service system.
[0011]
Claim In the invention of 4, The section Money The stage is further, The telephone connection service system terminates billing when the telephone line between the user telephone and the destination telephone is disconnected.
[0012]
Claim In the invention of 5, The server further, The user telephone or A computer terminal used by the user Member registration is performed by receiving member registration data from the user terminal. Member registration A telephone connection service system.
[0013]
Claim In the invention of claim 6, the member database further stores the telephone number of the user, The server further, The telephone number of the user telephone is received from the user telephone, and it is authenticated whether or not the user is registered in advance by searching the member database. Authentication A telephone connection service system.
[0014]
Claim In the invention of 7, The inspection Rope If the other party does not answer the specified call, the next candidate of the other party And the destination connection means Call to the next candidate Do The telephone connection service system.
[0015]
In the invention of claim 8, the user Use User telephone which is a telephone having a network function When The other party Use Network with the other party's telephone Also Through the telephone switching network Sound A telephone connection service system that is a server capable of transmitting and receiving voice, wherein the server is the destination At least the ID, phone number and connection time Member database stored When, Establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone Line reception Means and said user In the case of a call Specified destination Search means for determining whether it is a connectable time of the member by searching the member database based on the ID of Above If the other party has a connectable time, call the other party telephone, Establish a telephone line connection between the server and the destination telephone And a destination connection for notifying the destination telephone of the user ID. Means and a telephone line between the server and the user telephone Connection And a telephone line between the server and the destination telephone Connection Are connected to each other, and the user telephone and the destination telephone Between Send and receive audio Line connection Means, Have Above Search means The forcible connection request is made when the other party telephone is already connected to the other telephone party via the server and the forcible connection request is received from the user telephone. Message to the effect Before If the message is sent to the other party's telephone and a compulsory connection acceptance message is received from the other party's telephone, a request for disconnecting the telephone line connection of the other party with whom the other party's telephone is currently connected is sent. And said Line connection A request for connecting a telephone line between the user telephone and the destination telephone is sent to the means, and the line connecting means includes: After disconnecting the telephone line connection between the destination telephone and the other party, A telephone line between the user telephone and the server and a telephone line between the destination telephone and the server are connected to each other. And sending / receiving audio between the user telephone and the destination telephone, This is a telephone connection service system.
[0016]
In the invention of claim 9, the user Use User telephone which is a telephone having a network function When The other party Use Network with the other party's telephone Also Through the telephone switching network Sound A telephone connection service system that is a server capable of transmitting and receiving voice, wherein the server is the destination Attribute containing at least the ID and phone number of Member database stored When, Establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone Line reception Means and from the user telephone Search criteria and Member search request When The Accept , Based on the member database Perform member search Search Means, and as a result of the member search, Call the other party's telephone that meets the search criteria, Establish a telephone line connection between the server and the destination telephone And a destination connection for notifying the destination telephone of the user ID. Means and a telephone line between the server and the user telephone Connection And a telephone line between the server and the destination telephone Connection Are connected to each other, and the user telephone and the destination telephone Between Send and receive audio Line connection Means, Have Above Search means The forcible connection request is made when the other party telephone is already connected to the other telephone party via the server and the forcible connection request is received from the user telephone. Message to the effect Before If the message is sent to the other party's telephone and a compulsory connection acceptance message is received from the other party's telephone, a request for disconnecting the telephone line connection of the other party with whom the other party's telephone is currently connected is sent. And said Line connection A request for connecting a telephone line between the user telephone and the destination telephone is sent to the means, and the line connecting means includes: After disconnecting the telephone line connection between the destination telephone and the other party, A telephone line between the user telephone and the server and a telephone line between the destination telephone and the server are connected to each other. And sending / receiving audio between the user telephone and the destination telephone, This is a telephone connection service system.
[0025]
According to the present invention, a condition specified by the user is searched, and the server automatically calls the other party for the searched destination, and the line connection between the user and the server and between the other party and the server By connecting each other, it becomes possible to make an anonymous call to each other.
[0026]
Further, instead of searching for an unspecified number as a population from the conditions for specifying the other party and making a call, it is also possible for the user to specify when calling a specific other party. In this case, while the other party is specified, it is possible to make an anonymous call as described above.
[0027]
In addition, the user does not call the server first, but uses the network function of the user telephone to search for and specify the other party, so that the telephone line is switched from there to each other. It becomes possible to call. An anonymous call is also possible at this time.
[0028]
In these systems, the telephone line connection between the user and the server, and between the other party and the server are made independent, and then the telephone line connection is connected to each other on the server, so that the charging system according to the call time, that is, the usage amount System billing is possible. When charging, it is assumed that it will be disconnected immediately after connection, etc., so it is not satisfactory for the user and the other party by starting charging after a certain period of time rather than starting charging immediately It is a system with little. When the user and / or the other party's telephone is a mobile phone, depending on the radio wave situation, the line may be disconnected immediately. Even in such a case, billing stirs up dissatisfaction of the user / destination, and it is possible to reduce mutual dissatisfaction by starting billing after a lapse of a certain time.
[0029]
Further, since the telephone line connection can be managed on the server, the other party can receive a price corresponding to the time used for the user (that is, the call time). On the contrary, what is called a collect call can be made by charging an object to be charged instead of the user. This is very effective, for example, for a callback from the other party when the call is disconnected in the middle.
[0030]
In addition, by making mutual telephone line connections on the server, it is possible to grasp the status of the telephone line connection on the server. As a result, the server does not need to make unnecessary calls to the other party already connected to the telephone line on the server. On the other hand, when the other party agrees by a request from the user, the current telephone line connection of the other party is forcibly disconnected and a new telephone line connection can be established. In the conventional telephone system, it is not possible to make a call to the other party who is talking. However, according to the present invention, it is possible to establish a telephone line connection even in a busy state.
[0031]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. The server 2 has a telephone exchange function, performs a data search in response to a request from the user, automatically calls the other party for the result of the data search, and establishes a telephone line connection between the other party and the user. Server 2 to be used. The server 2 includes member registration means 7, authentication means 8, line reception means 10, search means 9, line connection means 12, destination connection means 11, billing means 13, member database 14, and content database 15.
[0032]
In this embodiment, each means and each database are provided on a single server 2, but this is for the purpose of simplifying the explanation. Actually, even if distributed on a plurality of servers. Good.
[0033]
Member registration means 7 is a means for managing member registration, transmits a member registration screen to the user, receives data entered by the user on the member registration screen, and stores it in the member database 14. Further, it is a means for issuing an ID and password to the user and transmitting the ID and password to the user. The member registration means 7 is a means for registering the connectable time as to when the user can connect to the telephone. In this case, for example, it is preferable that a plurality of conditions such as day of the week and date / time can be designated, such as “at any time”, “only on Saturdays and Sundays”, and “from 9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays”.
[0034]
The authentication means 8 is a means for managing member authentication, and collates the telephone number of the user's telephone (hereinafter referred to as user telephone 3) that has been applied to the line acceptance means 10 of the server 2 with the registered telephone number in the member database 14. Or, the authentication screen is transmitted to the user telephone 3 or the terminal (user terminal 5) of the user, the data input on the authentication screen is received, and the ID and password are collated with those stored in the member database 14 It is a means to perform.
[0035]
The line accepting means 10 is means for accepting a line connection request from the user telephone 3, and is means for establishing and disconnecting a telephone line connection between the user telephone 3 and the server 2, and responding to the user with a voice message, etc. Means to do. The condition and designated ID requested by the user are received and the data is transmitted to the search means 9. In addition, a connection request is transmitted to the line connection unit 12 and the destination connection unit 11.
[0036]
The search means 9 is a means for receiving a search condition and a specified ID requested by the user from the line receiving means 10 and searching for a partner in the member database 14 based on the search condition and the specified ID.
[0037]
The line connection means 12 is means for connecting the telephone line connection between the user telephone 3 and the server 2 and the telephone line connection between the destination telephone 4 and the server 2 to each other. That is, it is a means for connecting to the line between the line receiving means 10 and the counterpart connection means 11.
[0038]
The other party connection means 11 is a means for receiving an access request to the other party from the line accepting means 10 or the line connection means 12 and making a call to the destination telephone 4, a voice message to the destination telephone 4, and the like. is there.
[0039]
The charging unit 13 is a unit that collects a service usage fee for the user or the other party, and stores the usage fee in the member database 14.
[0040]
The member database 14 is a database that stores a member's telephone number, name, gender, date of birth, address, credit card number, bank account, ID, password, and the like. The other party is also a database in which the connectable time is stored.
[0041]
The content database 15 is a database that stores screen data to be transmitted to the user.
[0042]
【Example】
The process of the telephone connection service system 1 is roughly divided into a member registration process and a service process.
[0043]
Explain the flow of the member registration process. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a process flow for performing membership registration from the user telephone 3 possessed by the user, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a process flow for performing membership registration from the user terminal 5 possessed by the user, and FIG. The flowchart figure of the flow of the process which performs member registration with a document is shown.
[0044]
First, the flow of the process for registering a member from the user telephone 3 that the user has will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the user is, for example, the user telephone 3 having a telephone having a network function such as i-mode or EZ-web.
[0045]
The user accesses the server 2 by inputting a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for accessing the server 2 of the telephone connection service system 1 using the network function of the user telephone 3 (S100). The member registration means 7 of the server 2 that has received the input of the URL establishes a connection between the server 2 and the user telephone 3 (S110).
[0046]
The member registration means 7 extracts the menu screen shown in FIG. 13 from the content database 15 and transmits it to the user telephone 3. The user selects a member registration screen from the menu screen displayed on the user telephone 3 (S120). When the user selects the member registration screen, the member registration means 7 extracts the member registration screen from the content database 15 and transmits it to the user telephone 3. FIG. 14 shows an example of the member registration screen.
[0047]
The user inputs necessary information (member registration data) such as name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card number for settlement, bank account, etc. on the member registration screen (S130), server 2 (S140). When the member registration means 7 of the server 2 receives the member registration data (S150), the member registration means 7 issues an ID and password to the user (S160).
[0048]
The ID and password issued in S160 and the member registration data received in S150 are stored in the member database 14 and added as a new member. Further, the member registration process is completed by transmitting the ID and password issued in S160 to the user's user telephone 3 by a method such as e-mail (S170).
[0049]
Next, the flow of a process in the case of performing member registration from the user terminal 5 which is a computer terminal possessed by the user will be described with reference to FIG. The user terminal 5 accesses the server 2 via the network 6 by inputting the URL of the server 2 (S200).
[0050]
Upon receiving the access request, the member registration means 7 of the server 2 establishes a connection with the user terminal 5 (S210), extracts the menu screen from the content database 15, and transmits it. When the user selects the member registration screen from the menu screen (S220), the member registration unit 7 extracts the member registration screen from the content database 15 and transmits it to the user terminal 5.
[0051]
The user inputs necessary information (member registration data) such as name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card number for settlement, bank account, etc. on the member registration screen (S230), server 2 (S240). When the member registration means 7 of the server 2 receives the member registration data (S250), the member registration means 7 issues an ID and password to the user (S260).
[0052]
The ID and password issued in S260 and the member registration data received in S250 are stored in the member database 14 and added as a new member. Further, the ID and password issued in S260 are transmitted to the user terminal 5 of the user by a method such as e-mail (S270). The user receives the screen in which the ID and password are received from the server 2 and the URL of the re-access screen for identifying the user, and re-accesses the re-access screen described in the URL, thereby registering the member. Is finished (S280). Here, when the user terminal 5 performs membership registration, the user telephone 3 is requested by the user himself / herself to be re-accessed. In the case of the user terminal 5 or the like, since anyone can easily perform membership registration, re-access is requested for the purpose of preventing it.
[0053]
Next, the flow of the member registration process using documents will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The user places a call to the service center of the organization that operates / manages the telephone connection service system 1 (S300). When a call is made to the service center, the operator responds (S310), and the user responds with necessary items such as the destination of the document for membership registration and the name of the recipient (S320).
[0054]
After that, the service center sends the document to the destination (S330), and the user receives member registration data such as name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card number, bank account, etc. Fill in and return (S340).
[0055]
The service center confirms the description content of the document returned from the user (S350), and if there is a defect in the description content, the service center is contacted (S360) and the defect is corrected (S370).
[0056]
If there is no deficiency as a result of the confirmation in S350, or if deficiency is corrected in S370, it is stored in the member database 14 through the member registration means 7 of the server 2 and registered as a member (S380). At this time, the member registration means 7 issues a user ID and password (S390), and this ID and password are also stored in the member database 14. The service center sends the ID and password to the user (S400), and the membership registration ends when the user receives the ID and password.
[0057]
Next, the flow of the service process of the telephone connection service system 1 will be described. As an example of the service process, a normal service that automatically searches for a destination based on conditions registered in advance by the user and connects the phone anonymously with the destination, and connects the phone anonymously to the destination specified by the user. A premium service, a photo link service that searches for a destination while referring to image data such as photos, and connects the phone anonymously to the destination, and can be used to connect the phone anonymously. As an example, there is a collect call service for which is charged.
[0058]
First, an example of the normal service process flow will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
[0059]
When using the telephone connection service system 1, the user who has completed the membership registration calls the telephone number designated by the user telephone 3 (S500). At this time, it is preferable that the telephone number of the user telephone 3 is notified of outgoing calls.
[0060]
When the user makes a call to the server 2 in S500, the connection request is accepted by the line acceptance means 10 of the server 2, and the connection between the user telephone 3 and the server 2 is established (S510).
[0061]
When the connection is established, the line reception means 10 receives the telephone number of the user telephone 3 and transmits it to the authentication means 8, and the authentication means 8 stores the telephone number in the member database 14. The telephone number is authenticated (S520).
[0062]
If the telephone number is not registered as a result of the authentication in S520, the authenticating means 8 sends "No telephone number registered to the user telephone 3 via the line accepting means 10. Please send an unauthenticated message such as “Please fix” (S530), and send a line disconnection request to the line receiving means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line reception means 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S540).
[0063]
If the telephone number is registered as a result of the authentication in S520, the member registration data having the telephone number and the search condition are extracted, and a search request for searching for the other party based on the search condition is issued. The information is transmitted to the search means 9, and the search means 9 searches the member database 14 for a destination corresponding to the condition (S550). In this search, by comparing not only the search conditions of the user but also the connectable time of the other party, it is possible to reduce the risk that the other party does not answer the phone.
[0064]
As a result of the search in S550, if there is no other party corresponding to the search condition, the search means 9 sends a message “No applicable person” such as “No applicable person found” via the line reception means 10. In step S560, a line disconnection request is transmitted to the line receiving means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line receiving means 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S570).
[0065]
If there is a corresponding person as a result of the search in S550, the search means 9 sends a connection waiting message such as “Calling the other party. Please wait for a while” to the user telephone 3 via the line reception means 10. . Further, the search means 9 extracts the list of applicable persons and the member registration data of the applicable persons, and makes a call to the destination telephone 4 via the destination connection means 11 (S590).
[0066]
If the called party does not answer the call within the specified number of calls in S590 (S600), the telephone line with the called party is automatically disconnected and the next corresponding person is called (S610). . When S590 to S610 are repeated as long as the corresponding person exists (or between a predetermined number of persons), and no corresponding person answers the phone, or when a predetermined number of corresponding persons are called but do not respond The search means 9 sends a final voice message such as “The other party did not answer the phone. Please try again at a different time” via the line acceptance means 10 (S620). Send a line disconnect request to. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line reception unit 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S630).
[0067]
In S600, when the other party answers the call, the search means 9 sends the call to the other party telephone 4 via the other party connection means 11 such as “Call from ID ●●●●● (user ID number)”. Play a call message. At the same time, the search means 9 sends a call message such as “I will connect to IDXXX (the other party's ID number)” via the line acceptance means 10 (S640). After the call message from the user telephone 3 and the destination telephone 4 is completed, the search means 9 transmits a line connection request to the line connection means 12. The line connection means 12 that has received the line connection request connects the telephone line between the user telephone 3 in the line reception means 10 and the destination telephone 4 in the destination connection means 11 (S650). As a result, the user and the other party can directly talk. At this time, only the user's ID number is notified to the other party, and only the other party's ID number is notified to the user, making it possible to make an anonymous call with each other.
[0068]
In S650, after the line is connected, the other party disconnects within a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) after starting the connection, or the connection is disconnected due to unstable connection (for example, poor radio wave conditions). In this case (S660), the search means 9 receives the disconnection and makes a call to the next corresponding person (that is, returns to S610). The user does not have to pay the service usage fee if the user is disconnected / cut within a predetermined time.
[0069]
If the call between the user and the other party still continues after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of connection, the line accepting unit 10 transmits a charging request to the charging unit 13 to start charging. (S670). The line connection started in S650 is terminated by disconnecting the line (S680). Upon receiving the line disconnection in S680, the side that disconnected the line (the line accepting means 10 when the user disconnects the line, or the partner connection means 11 when the other party disconnects the line) Then, the billing end request is transmitted, and the billing means 13 receives the request to terminate the billing for the connection. The charging unit 13 adds charging data to the user of the member database 14.
[0070]
In S680, after the line is disconnected, the line reception means 10 sends a disconnection voice message “The line has been disconnected. The usage amount is XX yen” to the user telephone 3.
Also, the destination connection means 11 sends a disconnection voice message to the destination telephone 4 “Line has been disconnected. The reward for you is XX yen” (S690). The reward paid to the other party may be calculated by a method of multiplying the usage amount of the user by a certain ratio, or a fixed amount according to the call time.
[0071]
After the disconnection voice message is sent to both, the telephone lines of the user and the line accepting means 10 of the server 2 and the other party and the other party connection means 11 of the server 2 are automatically disconnected (S700). Thus, the normal service ends.
[0072]
Next, an example of the process flow of the premier service which is another embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Parts that overlap with the normal service are omitted. Here, the premier service means a service in which a telephone is anonymously connected to a specific partner.
[0073]
When using the telephone connection service system 1, the user who has completed the membership registration adds a destination ID to the telephone number designated by the user telephone 3 and makes a call (S800). For example, if it is desired to connect to the other party whose ID number is 12345, it may be called as “telephone number # 12345”. At this time, it is preferable that the telephone number of the user telephone 3 is notified of outgoing calls.
[0074]
When the user makes a call to the server 2 in S800, the connection request is accepted by the line acceptance means 10 of the server 2, and the connection between the user telephone 3 and the server 2 is established (S810).
[0075]
When the connection is established, the line reception means 10 receives the telephone number of the user telephone 3 and transmits it to the authentication means 8, and the authentication means 8 is registered with the telephone number in the member database 14. The telephone number is authenticated (S820).
[0076]
If the telephone number is not registered as a result of the authentication in S820, the authenticating means 8 sends “No telephone number registered to the user telephone 3 via the line accepting means 10. Please send an unauthenticated message such as “Please fix” (S830), and send a line disconnection request to the line receiving means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line accepting unit 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S840).
[0077]
If the telephone number is registered as a result of the authentication in S820, the member database 14 is searched based on the partner ID to search whether the partner exists (S850). If the other party ID does not exist, the search means 9 sends a no-applicant message such as “No relevant person found” via the line acceptance means 10 (S860), and disconnects the line to the line acceptance means 10. Send a request. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line receiving means 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S870).
[0078]
If the partner ID exists as a result of the search in S850, it is determined in the member database 14 whether or not the partner ID is connectable time (S880). When it is outside the connectable time of the other party, the search means 9 for the user telephone 3 is connected via the line accepting means 10 "The connection cannot be made because it is not the connectable time of the other party. Please try again later. "An offline message is sent (S890), and a line disconnection request is transmitted to the line acceptance means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line receiving unit 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S900).
[0079]
If the result of the search in S880 is that the other party is in a connectable time, it is searched whether the other party is currently waiting for a call, that is, whether the other party telephone 4 is connected via the telephone connection service system 1. (S910).
[0080]
If the destination telephone 4 does not use the telephone connection service system 1, the search means 9 places a call to the destination telephone 4 via the destination connection means 11 (S920). As a result of the call, the other party is in a call state, that is, the person who is not using the telephone connection service system 1 but is using the other party telephone 4 (a state in which a busy tone flows), or the other party Does not answer within the specified call, the search means 9 will send a final voice message such as “The other party did not answer the phone. Please try again later.” (S940), and a line disconnection request is transmitted to the line receiving means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line accepting unit 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S950).
[0081]
When the destination telephone 4 responds, the search means 9 sends a call message such as “Call from ID ●●●●● (user ID number)” to the destination telephone 4 via the destination connection means 11. Shed. At the same time, the search means 9 sends a call message such as “I will connect to ID12345 (the other party's ID number)” via the line acceptance means 10 (S960). After the call message from the user telephone 3 and the destination telephone 4 is completed, the search means 9 transmits a line connection request to the line connection means 12. The line connection means 12 that has received the line connection request connects the telephone line between the user telephone 3 in the line reception means 10 and the destination telephone 4 in the destination connection means 11 (S970).
As a result, the user and the other party can directly talk. At this time, only the user's ID number is notified to the other party, and only the other party's ID number is notified to the user, making it possible to make an anonymous call with each other.
[0082]
If the destination telephone 4 is not on standby in S910, that is, if the telephone connection service system 1 is in use, the retrieval means 9 sends a message “The destination is Do you forcibly connect to disconnect the other party's call and connect your call? "A forced connection confirmation message is sent (S975). Whether or not the user performs forced connection is selected by using a button of the user telephone 3 (S980), and when the forced connection is not performed, the search unit 9 transmits a line disconnection request to the line reception unit 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line reception unit 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S985).
[0083]
If the user selects forcible connection in S980, the search means 9 forcibly interrupts the other party's telephone line via the other party connection means 11 or overwrites the voice to obtain “ID ●●●●”. ● Call from Mr. (user ID number) .Do you want to disconnect the current call and start a call with ID ●●●●● (user ID number)? ” It is sent to the telephone 4 (S990). Whether or not the partner approves the forced connection of the user is selected by the button of the partner phone 4 (S1000), and when the partner refuses the forced connection, the search means 9 passes the line acceptance means 10 A forced connection refusal message is sent to the user telephone 3 "ID12345 has refused forced connection" (S1010), and the search means 9 sends a line disconnection request to the line acceptance means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line receiving unit 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S1020).
[0084]
If the destination approves the forced connection in S1000, the search means 9 uses the other party's call partner via the destination connection means 11 and the line accepting means 10 different from the user or the destination connection. A line disconnection request is transmitted to the means 11, and the telephone line of the other party is automatically disconnected (S1030). At this time, it is preferable to send a forced connection result message “The call has been disconnected because ID 12345 has approved the forced connection” to the other party. After disconnecting the telephone line of the other party, the search means 9 transmits a line connection request to the line connection means 12 in S1030. The line connection means 12 that has received the line connection request connects the telephone line between the user telephone 3 in the line reception means 10 and the destination connection means 11 or the line reception means 10 used by the destination telephone 4. (S970).
[0085]
After connecting the line in S970, if the user or the other party disconnects within a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) after starting the connection, or if the connection is unstable (for example, the radio wave condition is bad), the connection is disconnected. If so (S1040), the line reception means 10 sends a disconnection voice message to the user telephone 3 / destination telephone 4 that "the call has been disconnected" (S1050). The user does not have to pay the service usage fee if the user is disconnected / cut within a predetermined time. However, when the forced connection is performed, it is preferable to charge the user through the charging unit 13 for the forced connection fee, but it may not be performed. After the disconnection voice message, the telephone line between the user telephone 3, the line accepting unit 10 / the partner telephone 4, and the partner connection unit 11 is automatically disconnected (S1060).
[0086]
If the call between the user and the other party still continues after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of connection, the line accepting unit 10 transmits a charging request to the charging unit 13 to start charging. (S1070). The line connection started in S970 is terminated by disconnecting the line (S1080). Upon receiving the line disconnection in S1080, the party that disconnected the line (the line accepting unit 10 when the user disconnects the line, or the partner connection unit 11 when the other party disconnects the line) Then, the billing end request is transmitted, and the billing means 13 receives the request to terminate the billing for the connection. The charging unit 13 adds charging data to the user of the member database 14.
[0087]
After disconnecting the line in S1080, the line receiving means 10 sends a disconnection voice message to the user telephone 3 “The line has been disconnected. Further, the destination connection means 11 sends a disconnection voice message to the destination telephone 4 “Line is disconnected. The reward for you is XX yen” (S1090). The reward paid to the other party may be calculated by a method of multiplying the usage amount of the user by a certain ratio, or a fixed amount according to the call time. In addition, when the user performs a forced connection, it is preferable that the user's usage fee be higher than when the forced connection is not performed.
[0088]
After sending a disconnection voice message to both parties, the telephone lines of the user telephone 3 and the server 2 are automatically disconnected, and the other party telephone 4 and the other party connection means 11 of the server 2 / line reception means 10 are automatically disconnected. (S1100). Thus, the premier service ends.
[0089]
Next, the process flow of the photo link service, which is an example of another embodiment, will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The photo link service means a service for anonymously connecting a telephone to the other party while referring to image data such as a photograph. Also, parts that overlap with normal service and premier service are omitted.
[0090]
When the user who has completed membership registration uses the telephone connection service system 1, the user telephone 3 uses the network function of the user telephone 3 and inputs the URL for using the telephone connection service system 1. (S1200), a connection is made to the home page via the authentication means 8 (S1210). After connecting to the home page, the authentication unit 8 extracts an authentication screen from the content database 15 and transmits it to the user telephone 3. An example of the authentication screen is shown in FIG.
[0091]
The user telephone 3 inputs the ID and password given to the user at the time of member registration on the authentication screen (S1220), and transmits them to the server 22. When the authentication unit 8 of the server 22 receives the ID and password, the ID and password are authenticated from the member database 14 (S1230).
[0092]
As a result of the authentication in S1230, if the user is an unauthorized user, the authentication unit 8 transmits a re-input request to the user telephone 3 (S1240) to prompt re-input. If the result of the authentication in S1230 is normal, the search means 9 transmits a member-only screen from the content database 15 to the user telephone 3. FIG. 16 shows an example of the member-only screen.
[0093]
The user who has received the member-only screen selects the photo link screen (S1250), and the search means 9 extracts the photo link screen from the content database 15 and transmits it to the user telephone 3. An example of the photo link screen is shown in FIG.
[0094]
The user inputs a search condition from the photo link screen and transmits the search condition to the search means 9 of the server 2, thereby performing a destination search from the member database 14 (S 1260). After the destination search, the search means 9 transmits the search result to the user telephone 3, and the user browses the search result and selects a specific destination from among the search results. A member data screen including image data such as a photograph previously disclosed is transmitted to the user telephone 3. An example of the member data screen is shown in FIG. The member data screen may be displayed with the other party's call status and connectable time.
[0095]
After viewing the member data screen, the user selects a “connect to this person” button from the member data screen, and transmits a connection request (S1270). At this time, the network function of the user telephone 3 is disconnected and switched to the telephone function. That is, the user's telephone line is secured by the line receiving means 10. Further, it is searched from the member database 14 whether or not the other party selected by the user is connectable time (S1280). If it is outside the connectable time of the other party, the user telephone 3 is searched with the search means 9. Will send an offline message via the line acceptance means 10 "Since it is not connectable time of the other party. Please try again at the connectable time" (S1290), from the telephone function to the network function The photo link screen is displayed again (S1300), and the process returns to S1260. When the connectable time is displayed on the member data screen, the search process for determining whether or not the connectable time is reached may be omitted.
[0096]
As a result of the search in S1280, if it is the connectable time of the other party, a connection start message of “ID123457777 (I will try to connect to the ID number of the other party selected by the user)” is sent (S1310), and subsequent processes Repeats the same process as the premier service after S910.
[0097]
Next, as another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are flowcharts showing an example of the process flow of the collect call service in which the user can connect the telephone anonymously and the usage fee is charged to the other party of the telephone. Will be described in detail. In addition, the part which overlaps with a normal service, a premier service, and a photo link service is omitted.
[0098]
Since S1400 to S1500 are the same as S800 to S900 of the premier service, they are omitted. If the destination telephone 4 is in a connectable state, the destination connection means 11 places a call to the destination telephone 4 (S1510).
[0099]
As a result of the call, when the other party is in a call state, or when the other party does not answer the specified call (S1520), the search means 9 sends a message “The other party answers the call via the line accepting means 10. Please send the call again after shifting the time "(S1530), and send a line disconnection request to the line receiving means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line reception unit 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S1540).
[0100]
When the other party answers the call, it is a connection using the collect call service from "ID ● ● ● ● ● (user ID number). You need to pay a service charge of △ yen per minute for the call. Yes, do you accept the collect call? "A collect call application message is sent via the destination connection means 11 (S1550). When the other party selects whether or not to accept the collect call with the button on the other party's telephone 4 (S1560) and chooses not to reject the collect call, the retrieval means 9 sends the “collect call” via the line acceptance means 10. The collect call rejection message is sent to the user telephone 3 (S1570), and a line disconnection request is transmitted to the line reception means 10. When receiving the line disconnection request, the line receiving means 10 automatically disconnects the telephone line with the user telephone 3 (S1580).
[0101]
When the partner approves the collect call, the search means 9 transmits a line connection request to the line connection means 12. The line connection means 12 that has received the line connection request connects the telephone line between the user telephone 3 in the line reception means 10 and the destination telephone 4 in the destination connection means 11 (S1580). As a result, the user and the other party can directly talk. At this time, only the user's ID number is notified to the other party, and only the other party's ID number is notified to the user, making it possible to make an anonymous call with each other.
[0102]
In S1580, after the line is connected, the other party disconnects within a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) after starting the connection, or the connection is disconnected due to unstable connection (for example, poor radio wave conditions). In this case (S1600), the line reception means 10 / partner connection means 11 sends a disconnection voice message to the user telephone 3 / partner telephone 4 that “the call has been disconnected” (S1610). If the call is disconnected / cut within a predetermined time, the other party does not have to pay the service usage fee. Further, the telephone line connection between the user telephone 3 and the line receiving means 10, and the destination telephone 4 and the destination connection means 11 is disconnected (S1620).
[0103]
If the call between the user and the other party still continues after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of connection, the line accepting unit 10 transmits a charging request to the charging unit 13 to start charging. (S1630). The line connection started in S1590 is terminated by disconnecting the line (S1640). Upon receiving the line disconnection in S1640, the party that disconnected the line (the line accepting unit 10 when the user disconnects the line, or the partner connection unit 11 when the other party disconnects the line) Then, the billing end request is transmitted, and the billing means 13 receives the request to terminate the billing for the connection. The charging unit 13 adds charging data to the other party in the member database 14.
[0104]
In S1640, after the line is disconnected, the line reception means 10 sends a disconnection voice message to the user telephone 3 “The line has been disconnected. Your remuneration amount is XX yen”. In addition, the other party connection means 11 sends a message “The line has been disconnected.
Your service charge is ●● yen. ”Is sent (S1650). The reward paid to the user may be calculated by a method of multiplying the usage amount of the other party by a certain ratio, or a fixed amount according to the call time. In some cases, the user may not be paid.
[0105]
After the cut voice message is sent to both parties, the telephone line connection between the user telephone 3 and the server 2 and the telephone line connection between the destination telephone 4 and the server 2 are automatically disconnected (S1660). Thus, the collect call service ends.
[0106]
As described above, the usage fees and rewards used by the user in the normal service, the premier service, the photo link service, and the collect call service are totaled for a certain period of time. A usage fee is charged to the user based on the stored credit card number, and if the usage fee <reward, the difference is paid to the user based on the bank account number stored in the member database 14. Just do it. When making payments, not only credit cards and bank transfers but also other methods may be used, and financial institutions may also use multiple financial institutions such as consumer finance, securities companies, insurance companies, and card companies. good. In this case, it is preferable to use an ATM machine or a CD machine.
[0107]
In this embodiment, a usage fee is incurred for the user, and the other party can receive a reward. Needless to say, this may be replaced by an incentive such as points or the like.
[0108]
In implementing the present invention, a storage medium storing a software program for realizing the functions of this embodiment is supplied to the system, and the computer of the system reads and executes the program stored in the storage medium. Of course.
[0109]
In this case, the program itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program naturally constitutes the present invention.
[0110]
As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, or the like can be used.
[0111]
In addition, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also the operating system running on the computer based on the instruction of the program performs an actual process. Needless to say, a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing thereof is also included.
[0112]
Furthermore, after the program read from the storage medium is written in the nonvolatile or volatile storage means provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the program is instructed. On the basis of the above, it is natural that the arithmetic processing device or the like provided in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
[0113]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible for a user to be anonymous quickly and to talk with a person (destination) who is likely to know information in a field that the user wants to know, and to obtain information to be known from the other party. It becomes. Since the other party can receive a reward from the user by having a conversation with the user, the other party can enjoy the profit. Even if you do not have a device such as a personal computer as in the past, you can usually use a telephone with a network function that the user has, so that even if the personal computer cannot be used, for example, when you are away from home, It can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a system configuration of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow when member registration is performed from a user telephone;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow when member registration is performed from a user terminal.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a process flow when a user performs member registration using a document.
FIG. 5 is a first page of a flowchart showing an example of a process flow of a normal service.
FIG. 6 is the second page of the flowchart showing an example of the normal service process flow.
FIG. 7 is a first page of a flowchart showing an example of a process flow of a premier service.
FIG. 8 is the second page of the flowchart showing an example of the process flow of the premier service.
FIG. 9 is the third page of the flowchart showing an example of the process flow of the premier service.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process flow of a photo link service.
FIG. 11 is a first page of a flowchart illustrating an example of a process flow of a collect call service.
FIG. 12 is the second page of the flowchart showing an example of the process flow of the collect call service.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a member registration screen.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an authentication screen.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a member-only screen.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a photo link screen.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a member data screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Telephone connection service system
2: Server
3: User telephone
4: Counter telephone
5: User terminal
6: Network
7: Member registration means
8: Authentication means
9: Search means
10: Line acceptance means
11: Partner connection means
12: Line connection means
13: Billing means
14: Member database
15: Content database

Claims (9)

And the user telephone is a telephone with a network function used by the user, the telephone connection network or a server that enables transmission and reception of voice through the telephone switching network with the destination telephone is a telephone that destination will use A service system,
The server
A member database storing at least the ID, telephone number, and connectable time of the other party ;
Line accepting means for establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone;
Search means for determining whether it is the connectable time of the member by searching the member database based on the ID of the other party specified at the time of call by the user ;
If the destination was possible time connection, the call-to said destination telephone, when said destination telephone answers, to establish a telephone line connection between the server and the destination telephone A destination connection means for notifying the destination telephone of the user ID ;
Line to perform a telephone connection between the server and the user telephone, the connects the telephone line connecting the server and the destination telephone to each other, transmission and reception of voice between the user telephone and the destination telephone Connection means;
A telephone connection service system characterized by comprising: And the user telephone is a telephone with a network function used by the user, the telephone connection network or a server that enables transmission and reception of voice through the telephone switching network with the destination telephone is a telephone that destination will use A service system,
The server
A member database storing an attribute including at least the other party 's ID and telephone number ;
Line accepting means for establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone;
The accepts from the user telephone and the search condition and the membership search request, a search unit for performing a membership search based on the member database,
As a result of the member search, a call is made to the destination telephone of the destination corresponding to the search condition, and when the destination telephone answers , a telephone line connection is established between the server and the destination telephone. A destination connection means for notifying the destination telephone of the ID of the user ;
Line to perform a telephone connection between the server and the user telephone, the connects the telephone line connecting the server and the destination telephone to each other, transmission and reception of voice between the user telephone and the destination telephone Connection means;
A telephone connection service system characterized by comprising: The server further includes:
Billing means for starting billing for the user or the other party after elapse of a predetermined time after the telephone line is connected after the telephone lines of the user telephone and the other party telephone are connected to each other ,
The telephone connection service system according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized by comprising: The Division gold hand stage, further,
Billing is terminated upon disconnection of the telephone line between the user telephone and the destination telephone;
The telephone connection service system according to claim 3 . The server further includes:
Member registration means for performing member registration by receiving member registration data from the user telephone or a user terminal that is a computer terminal used by the user;
Telephone connection service system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a. The member database further stores the user's telephone number,
The server further includes:
An authenticating means for authenticating whether or not the user telephone is registered in advance by receiving the telephone number of the user telephone from the user telephone and searching the member database;
The telephone connection service system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising: It said analyzing Sakute stage, when the other party does not respond within the specified call to identify candidates of the destination of the next mark,
The destination connection means call receiver candidates of the next mark,
The telephone connection service system according to claim 2 . And the user telephone is a telephone with a network function used by the user, the telephone connection network or a server that enables transmission and reception of voice through the telephone switching network with the destination telephone is a telephone that destination will use A service system,
The server
A member database storing at least the ID, telephone number, and connectable time of the other party ;
Line accepting means for establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone;
Search means for determining whether it is the connectable time of the member by searching the member database based on the ID of the other party specified at the time of call by the user ;
If the destination is connectable time , call the destination phone, establish a telephone line connection between the server and the destination phone, Partner connection means for notifying the user's ID ;
Line to perform a telephone connection between the server and the user telephone, the connects the telephone line connection between the server and the destination telephone to each other, transmission and reception of voice between the user telephone and the destination telephone Connecting means ,
The search means includes
When the other party telephone is already connected to the other telephone party via the server and has received a forced connection request from the user telephone, the fact that the forced connection request has been made to send a message before Symbol destination telephone,
If a message for compulsory connection acceptance is received from the other party telephone, a request to disconnect the telephone line connection of the other telephone party to which the other party telephone is currently connected is transmitted;
Transmitting a request for connecting a telephone line between the user telephone and the destination telephone to the line connection means;
The line connection means is:
After the telephone line connection between the other party telephone and the other party is disconnected, the telephone line between the user telephone and the server and the telephone line between the other party telephone and the server are connected to each other, and the user Send and receive audio between the telephone and the other party telephone,
A telephone connection service system characterized by that. And the user telephone is a telephone with a network function used by the user, the telephone connection network or a server that enables transmission and reception of voice through the telephone switching network with the destination telephone is a telephone that destination will use A service system,
The server
A member database storing an attribute including at least the other party 's ID and telephone number ;
Line accepting means for establishing a telephone line connection between the server and the user telephone;
The accepts from the user telephone and the search condition and the membership search request, a search unit for performing a membership search based on the member database,
As a result of the member search, a call is made to the destination telephone of the destination corresponding to the search condition , a telephone line connection is established between the server and the destination telephone, and the destination telephone is On the other hand, a destination connection means for notifying the user ID ,
Line to perform a telephone connection between the server and the user telephone, the connects the telephone line connection between the server and the destination telephone to each other, transmission and reception of voice between the user telephone and the destination telephone Connecting means ,
The search means includes
When the other party telephone is already connected to the other telephone party via the server and has received a forced connection request from the user telephone, the fact that the forced connection request has been made to send a message before Symbol destination telephone,
If a message for compulsory connection acceptance is received from the other party telephone, a request to disconnect the telephone line connection of the other telephone party to which the other party telephone is currently connected is transmitted;
Transmitting a request for connecting a telephone line between the user telephone and the destination telephone to the line connection means;
The line connection means is:
After the telephone line connection between the other party telephone and the other party is disconnected, the telephone line between the user telephone and the server and the telephone line between the other party telephone and the server are connected to each other, and the user Send and receive audio between the telephone and the other party telephone,
A telephone connection service system characterized by that.

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