KR20090027265A - Recipient Status Information System and Method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing receiver status information, comprising a server and a database, for providing a status of a receiver terminal user to a caller terminal. When the server receives an outgoing call from the caller terminal, the server determines whether the calling terminal is a phone with a display device. If the calling phone is a phone with a display device, the server transmits the receiver status information in text form, and the calling phone is displayed. If the device is a telephone, the server transmits the receiver status information in voice form. Further, when the receiver's status information and the recipient's telephone number are received in voice or text form, the server updates the receiver's status and changes the recipient status information in the voice form to recipient status information in the text state. In this case, the receiver status information in the text state is changed into a voice form and stored in the database. By this process, it is possible to make a smooth call because it can know the status of the receiver and make a call connection or a call interruption.

Description

A recipient state providing system and method

The present invention relates to wired and wireless call services, and more particularly, to a receiver status information providing system and method for informing the status of a receiver when a caller makes a call request to the receiver.

In general, a ring-back tone communication service may use a user-selected music or sound effect instead of the plain ringback tone provided through an exchange channel for a general call, so that a ringing tone may be different depending on the called party. It is a service. The ringback tone communication service includes a method of selecting a ringback tone for an incoming call of a subscriber and a method of selecting a ringback tone transmitted from a subscriber terminal. At present, ringback tone communication service for wired and wireless telephones is provided in the form of listening to a specific sound source selected by a subscriber when making an incoming / outgoing call.

However, conventionally, in the case of providing ringback tone or call connection information, the caller does not know the present state of the receiver even while the caller is outgoing the call request to the receiver and the ringback tone continues. The reason for not being able to do this was not known, and there was the inconvenience of repeatedly requesting a call to the receiver.

To solve this inconvenience, when caller requests phone call to receiver, when call information by ringback tone is provided, sound source corresponding to receiver's current status information is sent to caller so that caller can check receiver's status. In this regard, it is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-0112145.

However, this prior art has a complicated method for the receiver to register his or her status and expresses the receiver's status as a sound source so that the sender cannot easily recognize the receiver's status.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the conventional problems, the receiver can easily register his or her status, and the status of the receiver can be easily expressed by text information and voice information so that the caller can easily know the status of the receiver. To provide a system and method for providing receiver status information.

Recipient status information providing system according to an aspect of the present invention for solving this problem,

A receiver status information providing system for providing a status of a receiver terminal user to a caller terminal,

Database unit for storing the status information of the subscriber in the form of text and voice;

An information management unit for controlling to transmit the status information of the receiver in response to the calling terminal, when an outgoing signal is received from the calling terminal;

A text status information transmitter for transmitting text message status information to the caller terminal under the control of the information manager;

And a voice status information transmitter for transmitting voice receiver status information to the caller terminal under the control of the information manager.

The database unit,

A subscriber information database for storing subscriber information;

Voice status information database for storing the status of the subscriber in the form of voice information;

It includes a text status information database for storing the status of the subscriber in the form of text information.

The system,

An ARS unit that receives a state of a receiver by voice and stores the state of the receiver in the voice state information database unit;

An information changing unit for changing the receiver state information in the voice form into the receiver state information in the text state or changing the receiver state information in the text state into the voice form and storing the receiver state information in the text state in the text state information database and the voice state information database, respectively; Further, the information management unit is characterized in that for receiving the status of the recipient in the text is stored in the text state information database unit.

The information management unit may control to connect a call when a call connection request is received from a caller terminal receiving the status information of the receiver.

The receiver status includes a mood state and a daily work state of the receiver.

Recipient status information providing method according to a feature of the present invention for solving this problem,

A receiver status information providing method comprising a server and a database unit, and providing a status of a receiver terminal user to a caller terminal.

When the server receives an outgoing call from the calling terminal, determining whether the calling terminal is a mobile phone;

If the originating phone is a phone with a display device, the server transmitting the recipient status information in text form;

If the originating telephone is a telephone having no display, the server includes transmitting receiver status information in voice form.

When the status information and the recipient telephone number of the receiver in voice or text form are received, updating the status of the receiver by the server;

The server further includes the step of changing the receiver status information in the voice form to the receiver status information in the text state, or storing the receiver status information in the text state in the voice form and storing each in the database.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

In addition, the following internal configuration of the server and database can be variously modified, and divided by function, in fact, may be configured as a single hardware. The following network includes both wired and wireless networks and includes an exchange or a base station. In addition, the embodiment of the present invention may be installed and used in a system of a mobile communication company or a wireline provider, or may be used in connection with these.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing receiver status information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a receiver status information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a server 200 and a database 400.

The database unit 500 includes a subscriber database 410, a text state information database 420, and a voice state information database 430. The subscriber database 410 stores information of a subscriber having a terminal 100 such as a landline phone or a mobile phone, and also stores information on whether the subscriber subscribes to a receiver status service. If necessary, such a service may be provided to all terminal owners. The subscriber database 410 stores personal information such as a mobile phone number, a landline phone number, an address, an age, and a gender of the subscriber. The text state information database 420 stores the receiver state information in a text or sentence form, and the state of the receiver may be a mood state or a work state. The voice state information database 430 stores the receiver state information in the form of voice, and the state of the receiver may be a mood state or a work state.

The server 200 includes an information managing unit 210, an information changing unit 220, an ARS unit 230, a text state information transmitting unit 240, and a voice state information transmitting unit 250.

The information management unit 210 receives the status of the recipient in the form of a text or sentence from the terminal 100 and stores it in the text state information database unit 420. In addition, when the caller terminal 110 receives an outgoing call from the caller terminal 110, the information manager 210 controls to transmit the status information of the receiver corresponding to the caller terminal 110. If necessary, the information management unit 210 controls to connect a call when a call connection request is received from the caller terminal receiving the status information of the receiver. This role may be performed in the network 300 of the carrier.

The ARS unit 230 receives the state of the receiver by voice from the receiver, which is difficult to input text such as a wired telephone, and stores the state of the receiver in the voice state information database unit 430.

The information changing unit 220 changes the receiver status information in the voice form into the receiver status information in the text state, or changes the receiver status information in the text state into the voice form, thereby converting the text status information database 420 and the voice. Stored in the state information database 430, respectively. Here, the voice-to-text conversion is performed by using a voice recognition technology or by selecting from a corresponding statement previously stored in a predetermined memory, and the text-to-speech conversion also uses a text-to-speech (TTS) technology. The detailed description is omitted since it is possible to select from the pre-stored comments. For example, when the third state is selected, voice and text information about the third state is stored as the state of the corresponding receiver.

The text status information transmitter 240 transmits text message status information to a caller terminal having the display device under the control of the information manager.

The voice status information transmitter 250 transmits voice status information to a caller terminal having no display device under the control of the information manager.

2 is a detailed view of a mobile communication terminal having a display device applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the mobile communication terminal,

An antenna 20 for wirelessly receiving a predetermined signal from a base station of an external network; A transmitter / receiver 13 for processing a signal received by the antenna; A keyboard unit 50 for receiving a user's selection; A memory 11 which stores a menu information and basic information of the terminal; A GPS system 80 which receives a satellite signal from a GPS satellite and calculates and outputs its current position; A camera unit 50 for capturing an image; According to the selection information of the keyboard 50 transmits the mood state and work state information and basic information of the receiver to the server 200, and controls to display the received receiver status information on the display device 600 at the time of transmission Microcomputer 12; An audio unit 14 for processing voice information according to the control of the microcomputer 12; A speaker 30 for outputting an audio file of the audio unit as voice; A microphone 40 which receives a voice and delivers it to the audio unit 14; A display device 60 for displaying the mood state and the work state of the receiver under the control of the microcomputer 12 is included.

The basic information of the terminal may include a serial number of the terminal, unique code information, telephone number information of the terminal.

3 is a screen for setting the state of the receiver in the terminal 100. When the menu key of the keyboard unit 50 is pressed, the microcomputer 12 displays various work states.

Here, when the user selects a desired work state, for example, during a meeting, during other work, during a meal, or during work, various moods are displayed.

Here, if the user selects one of the desired mood state, for example, good mood, normal, depressed, angry, etc., the microcomputer 12 sends the selected mood state and work state to the server 200 together with their basic information. Send and register. These mood and work state can be added in various kinds.

 And, the landline telephone with the display device is similar to the receiver status registration, and in the case of the phone without the display device, the mood state and the work state are registered according to the guidance of the ARS unit 230, and from the above description of the registration procedure. Detailed description is omitted since it can be easily implemented.

Referring to the operation of the receiver status information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration in detail as follows.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of registering a receiver status with a terminal having a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the terminal 100 presses the menu key of the keyboard unit 50 to set the state of the receiver, the microcomputer 12 displays various work states as shown in FIG. 3 (S410).

Here, when the user selects a desired work state, for example, during a meeting, during other work, during a meal, or during work, various mood states are displayed.

Here, if the user selects one of the desired mood state, for example, good mood, normal, depressed, angry, etc., the microcomputer 12 sends the selected mood state and work state to the server 200 together with their basic information. When transmitting (S420), the information management unit 210 stores the receiver status of the subscriber in the text state information database 420 according to the basic information and the selected information of the receiver (S430), and the information changing unit 220 is the receiver status. To convert to the voice form and stored in the voice state information database 430.

There are various modifications to the receiver status registration method, and various methods such as a method of accessing the Internet and an ARS system may be used.

5 is a flowchart of a method of providing receiver status information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 5, first, any caller attempts to make a phone call to a desired receiver by his terminal. The outgoing signal generated by this is transmitted to the server 200 through the network 300 together with the sender information and the receiver information.

When an outgoing signal is received from the caller terminal 110 (S510), the information manager 210 of the server 200 determines whether the caller terminal has a display device, for example, a mobile phone (S520).

If the originating phone is a phone with a display device, the information management unit 210 controls to transmit the receiver status information in text form, and the text status information transmitter 240 transmits the receiver status information in the text status information database 420. Take it and send it to the caller terminal 110. At this time, if necessary, it is also possible to transmit the receiver status in the form of voice.

 Then, the work state and mood state of the receiver is displayed on the display device of the terminal 110. For example, a message may be displayed, "work depressed."

Accordingly, the caller may select a call and make a call or immediately stop the call. Here, call connection can be made by pressing any button, and can be modified in various ways as needed.

On the other hand, if the originating phone is a phone without a display device, the information management unit 210 controls to transmit the receiver status information in the form of voice, and the voice status information transmitter 250 displays the receiver status of the corresponding receiver in the voice status information database ( Read from 430 and transmits to the caller terminal (110).

 Then, the work state and mood state of the receiver through the speaker of the terminal 110 is output. For example, you can print a comment that says "Now the recipient is at work and the mood is depressed."

As a result, the caller is connected or interrupted.

For example, if the receiver is in a bad mood or during a meeting, the call is interrupted, and when the receiver is in a good mood, the call is connected.

In this way, it is possible to make a smooth conversation because the caller can know the work state and the mood state of the receiver, and if necessary, can also guide the private call with the information of the congratulatory information or the personal celebration.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

As described above, in the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a system and method for providing receiver status information that enables a smooth call by informing a recipient's work status and mood status.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing receiver status information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a detailed view of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a display screen for registering receiver status information of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a receiver status registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of a method of providing receiver status information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (7)

A receiver status information providing system for providing a status of a receiver terminal user to a caller terminal, Database unit for storing the status information of the subscriber in the form of text and voice; An information management unit for controlling to transmit the status information of the receiver in response to the calling terminal, when an outgoing signal is received from the calling terminal; A text status information transmitter for transmitting text message status information to the caller terminal under the control of the information manager; And a voice status information transmitter for transmitting voice status information in a voice form to the caller terminal under the control of the information manager. The method of claim 1, The database unit, A subscriber information database for storing subscriber information; Voice status information database for storing the status of the subscriber in the form of voice information; A text status information database for storing the status of the subscriber as text information; An ARS unit that receives a state of a receiver by voice and stores the state of the receiver in the voice state information database unit; An information changing unit for changing the receiver state information in the voice form into the receiver state information in the text state or changing the receiver state information in the text state into the voice form and storing the receiver state information in the text state in the text state information database and the voice state information database, respectively; Including more, And the information management unit registers the state of the receiver in text and stores the state of the receiver in text. The method of claim 2, And the information management unit controls to connect the call when a call connection request is received from the caller terminal receiving the receiver state information. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The recipient status includes a receiver status information providing system, characterized in that it includes the mood status and the daily work status of the receiver. A receiver status information providing method comprising a server and a database unit, and providing a status of a receiver terminal user to a caller terminal. When the server receives an outgoing call from the calling party terminal, determining whether the calling terminal is a phone having a display device; If the originating phone is a phone with a display device, the server transmitting the recipient status information in text form; If the originating telephone is a telephone having no display, the server transmitting the receiver status information in voice form; The method of claim 5, When the status information and the recipient telephone number of the receiver in voice or text form are received, updating the status of the receiver by the server; Recipient status information further comprising the server changing the recipient status information in the voice form to the recipient status information in the text state, or storing the receiver status information in the text state in the voice form and storing each in the database. How to Provide. The method according to claim 5 or 6, The receiver status includes a receiver status information providing method comprising a mood state and a daily work state of the receiver.

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