KR20090127595A - Icon dialog system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An icon conversation system and a method thereof are provided to execute the icon conversation without stopping the call with the other party on the phone by executing the conversation with a third party through a call waiting icon. CONSTITUTION: An icon server(240) stores on or more icons. The icon server transmits the icon to at least one communication terminal(110,120,130). The at least one communication terminal indicates the transmitted icon and transmits the selected icon among the indicated icon to the icon server. The communication terminal executes the icon conversation through the icon server in the video call.

Description

Icon Conversation System and Method

The present invention relates to an icon dialog system and a method thereof, and more particularly, when a call signal is received from a third party during a call to a communication terminal with a counterpart, so as to be able to talk with the third party without interrupting the call with the other party. The present invention relates to a system and a method for establishing a video call session with a third party through an icon server and allowing a third party to communicate with an icon list provided by the icon server.

In general, a mobile communication terminal is not only capable of transmitting or receiving voice or video by a wireless communication method but also providing various services for user convenience as a device capable of multimedia communication.

In other words, it provides various services such as broadcasting, multimedia video, e-mail, multimedia message, etc., and also provides ring back tone (RBT) service and so-called coloring ring back tone (CRBT) service. Pursuing.

However, if a call is made from a third party during a video call or a voice call to the mobile communication terminal, and the call waiting function is activated, the call is paused and the third party is briefly informed. The conversation with the other party may be interrupted because you need to reconnect.

In addition, if you continue to talk with the other party on the phone and do not receive the call of the third party, it may cause discomfort to the third party, and you may not be able to make a very urgent call or an important call.

That is, there is no way for the user to easily communicate with the third party about the call signal of the third party that is received during the call with the other party through the mobile communication terminal.

An object of the present invention to solve this problem is to provide an icon dialog system light method for making an icon dialog by transmitting an icon and the third terminal waiting to call when the video call between terminals.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that can communicate only with icons between terminals through an icon server.

The icon dialog system according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving this object, and displays an icon server that stores one or more icons and the icon received from the icon server, and transmits the selected icon among the displayed icons to the icon server It comprises one or more call terminals as possible and allows the call terminals to have an icon conversation through the icon server during a video call.

The icon server stores the icon list that has been used in the call terminal period, and transmits the icons selected from the icon list first when the icon is transmitted.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an icon dialog system for a first terminal and a second terminal to communicate with an icon of a third terminal of a standby function during a video call may include an icon storing one or more icons. A first call control server connecting a server, the icon server, and the first terminal to a video call session and transmitting an icon, and a third call control connecting the icon server and the third terminal to a video call session and transmitting an icon Including a server, and during the call waiting function, the first terminal and the third terminal display the icon provided by the icon server through the call control server, select the icon, and send it to the counterpart terminal. To lose.

The icon server includes an icon storage unit which stores one or more icons and an icon list unit which stores previously used icons of terminals in the call waiting function and transmits an icon when the icon is selected. To transmit first.

The icon server transmits an icon to be displayed on the first terminal when the first terminal and the third terminal transmit an icon, and simultaneously selects a response icon selectable in response to a selected icon among the displayed icons. And transmit the icon voice and the corresponding response icon selection guide message to a third terminal by transmitting the icon to the terminal and converting the selected icon into voice. When the icon server and the first terminal is connected to the video call session, and the third terminal is connected to the icon server and a short message (SMS), the first terminal and the third terminal is connected to the icon and the single character message It is desirable to make the call.

The third terminal may be further configured to transmit the selected icon number in DTMF tones to the icon server through the third call control server according to the response icon selection guide message received from the icon server.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of communicating an icon between mobile communication terminals by receiving an icon through an icon server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: (a) when the calling terminal requests an icon conversation from the icon server, Transmitting an icon from an icon server to display the icon on the calling terminal; and (b) selecting the displayed icon, transmitting the selected icon to the icon server, and the icon server sends the selected icon and a response icon corresponding thereto. And transmitting and displaying the response icon displayed on the receiving terminal, and displaying the selected icon on the calling terminal through the icon server.

In the step (c), when the selected icon is displayed on the calling terminal, it is preferable to display the selected icon and a corresponding responsive icon on the calling terminal so that the conversation can be continued through the icon.

The icon server stores the icon list that has been used in the call terminal period and transmits the icons selected from the icon list in priority when the icons are transmitted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for a first terminal and a second terminal to communicate with an icon stored in an icon server and a third terminal having a standby function during a video call. When the terminal requests an icon conversation from the icon server, the step of receiving an icon from the server and displaying the icon on the first terminal and (b) when the displayed icon is selected and transmitted to the icon server, the icon server Transmitting and displaying the selected icon and the corresponding response icon to the third terminal; and (c) when the response icon displayed on the third terminal is selected, displaying the selected icon on the first terminal through the icon server. A step is made.

The method for storing an icon in the icon server includes storing at least one icon and a corresponding icon when selecting the icon, in an icon storage unit, and icons previously used between terminals in the standby function. And storing the icon in the list unit. The icon server preferably transmits the icon selected in the icon list first when the icon is transmitted.

Further, in the step (b), if it is determined that the voice call is set up from the third terminal, the icon server converts the icon selected by the first terminal into voice, and the icon voice and the corresponding response icon selection guide line are converted into the third voice. And transmitting the icon to the terminal so that the icon server and the first terminal are connected by a video call session, and the third terminal is connected to the icon server and a short message (SMS). Allowing the third terminal to call the icon and the short message, and transmitting the selected icon number to the icon server in DTMF tones through a call control server according to the response icon selection guide message received from the icon server. More preferably.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that an icon conversation can be made with a terminal waiting for a call without interrupting the call with the other party.

In addition, according to the present invention, by selecting an icon suitable for its own situation and situation to the other party, it is possible to quickly deliver a variety of messages and situation delivery to the other party in both directions.

In addition, since the most frequently used icons are first provided from the history of icons that have been used between terminals, communication can be easily performed.

In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a main configuration of an icon dialog system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the icon dialog system according to the present invention is the first terminal 110, the second terminal 120, the third terminal 130, the communication network 200, the first call control server 210, the second Call control server 220, the third call control server 230 and the icon server 240.

The first terminal 110, the second terminal 120, and the third terminal 130 may be a mobile communication terminal, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, and a landline. Means all terminals that can make video calls and display video data. In addition, the present invention reveals that the communication terminal is a terminal that can be used regardless of the communication method such as a terminal based on the WCDMA method and a terminal based on the All-IP method.

When the first terminal 110 attempts to make a call from the third terminal 130 while performing a video call with the second terminal 120, the first terminal 110 does not disconnect the communication with the second terminal 120. 210 and requests the video call session connection with the third terminal through the icon server 240 and then displays the icon with reference to the visual display data of the icon transmitted from the icon server 240.

The third terminal 130 connects the video call session with the first terminal 110 through the icon server 240 and the third call control server 230 and displays the visual display data of the icon transmitted from the icon server 240. The corresponding icon is displayed by reference.

The first call control server 210, the second call control server 220, and the third call control server 230 are servers for controlling a normal call, and are respectively a data processor (not shown) and a location register (not shown). ) And a call controller (not shown).

In this case, the data processor is a media resources function (MRF), and is responsible for data processing. That is, the data processor included in the first call control server 210 is connected to the data processor included in the second call control server 220 and the third call control server 230, and is configured for packet routing and transmission, mobility management, and logical processing. It performs functions such as link management and multimedia session control.

The location register is a home subscriber server (HSS), which combines the authentication function with the function of a general home location register (HLR) to manage subscriber information in an All-IP network. That is, the location register included in the first call control server 210 and the location registers included in the second call control server 220 and the third call control server 230 respectively receive subscriber information and location information of the connected mobile terminal. Manage.

The call controller is a call state control function (CSCF), which is in charge of call and session processing. That is, the call controller included in the first call control server 210 is connected to the call controller included in the second call control server 220 and the third call control server 230, and the signals received from different call controllers are different. It performs call control function, SPD (Serving Profile Database) function, address processing function.

Particularly, in the present invention, when the third call control server 230 controls the call with the first terminal 110, the third call control server 230 transmits the corresponding information to the icon server 240 by distinguishing whether it is a video call or a voice call. The first terminal 110 and the third terminal 130 are connected to the video call session so that the icon can talk, and in the case of a voice call, the first terminal 110 and the icon server 240 is a video call session It is preferable that the connection is made by the icon, and the third terminal 130 and the icon server 240 are configured to communicate by voice message and short text message (SMS).

The communication network 200 connects communication paths between the first terminal 110, the second terminal 120, and the third terminal 130. For an embodiment of the present invention, the communication network 200 includes a first call control server 210, a second call control server 220, a third call control server 230, and an icon server 240. In this case, the communication network 200 refers to an IP network composed mainly of IP, and the IP network is capable of transmitting / receiving large amounts of data and enabling seamless data services. In addition, IP network preferably means an All-IP network, and All-IP network means a network having a structure in which different networks are integrated based on an Internet protocol.

The icon server 240 includes an icon storage unit 242 and an icon list unit 244, and is configured to connect a communication path for icon conversation between the first terminal 110 and the third terminal 130. The icon storage unit 242 is configured to store icons to be used during call waiting, visual display data of icons for displaying each icon on the terminal, and voice call data of each icon. The visual display data of the icon is preferably data about the position when displaying each icon to be transmitted to the corresponding terminal. The voice call data of each icon includes a voice icon composed of voice data describing each icon and a corresponding response icon. It is more preferable to include a short text message (SMS) when the voice icon is composed of a selection guide that can be selected and transmitted.

In detail, when the third terminal 130 is connected to the voice call through the third call control server 230, the icon voice corresponding to the icon selected by the first terminal 110 and the response icon corresponding thereto may be selected. When the short message (SMS) is transmitted to the third terminal 130 together with the selection announcement, the third terminal 130 looks at the text message displayed on the terminal according to the response icon selection announcement received from the icon server. The number is selected and the selected icon number is transmitted to the icon server 240 in DTMF tones through the third call control server 230. The icon server 240 analyzes the DTMF tones transmitted from the third terminal 130 to determine the selected icon through the short text message, and then sends the response icon to the first terminal 110 again as an icon and a text message. It is to enable icon conversation.

The icon list unit 244 stores a list of icons used when waiting for a call with a subscriber-specific counterpart.

An icon dialog method using this configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 3. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an icon conversation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a first terminal 110 and a second terminal 120 are connected to a video call (S300), and a third terminal ( When the 130 attempts to make a video call with the first terminal 110 (S310), the first terminal 110 connects the video call session with the icon server 240 through the first call control server 210 (S320). )

When the video call session is connected in step S320, the icon server 240 searches the icon lease unit 244 to determine whether the first terminal 110 and the third terminal 130 have previously had an icon conversation. If there is a call, the stored icon list is transmitted to the first terminal 110 (S330).

In this case, the icon server 240 simultaneously transmits and displays the icon and the visual display data, which is the position display data of each icon, in the icon storage unit 242.

Hereinafter, when the icon server 240 transmits the icon to each terminal, the visual display data, which is the icon position display data, must be transmitted at the same time, and thus repeated description will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4, an example of displaying an icon received by the first terminal 110 in a call with the second terminal 120 can be seen. As shown, when the call waiting function is executed from the third terminal 130 during the video call, an image of the other party on the video call is displayed at the upper end of the first terminal 110 and transmitted from the icon server 240 at the lower end. You can see that the received response icon is displayed at each location by referring to the transmitted visual display data. In FIG. 4, for example, the response icon receives “Please wait 20 seconds”, “Please wait 30 seconds”, “Important call” and “I'll call you back a little” as a response icon list. Left, middle right, bottom left, bottom right).

Such visual display data is simply described as an example and is not limited thereto, and thus, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Subsequently, when the first terminal 110 selects a predetermined icon from the displayed icons and transmits the icon to the icon server 240 (shown in Fig. 4 as selecting the “important call” icon) (S340), the icon server 240 In operation S350, the third terminal 130 waiting for the call attempts to connect the video call or the voice call.

If it is connected in the video call in step S350 icon server 240 connects the third terminal 130 to the first terminal 110 and the video call session through the third call control server 230 and the first terminal 110 In step S360, the icon storage unit 242 searches for a response icon corresponding to the selected icon, and transmits the selected icon and the response icon to the third terminal 130.

The third terminal 130 displays the icon selected by the first terminal 110 in the icon server 240 (for example, “important call”) at the upper end of the terminal and displays the transmitted response icon at the lower end. The corresponding icon is displayed to be selected, and one of the response icons is selected (“instant connection request” is selected in FIG. 4) to transmit that the icon is selected to the icon server 240 (S370).

The icon server 240 retrieves the responsive icon corresponding to the icon selected by the third terminal 130 from the icon storage unit 242, and transmits the selected icon and the responsive icon list to the first terminal 130. 1 to be displayed on the terminal 110 (S380).

Subsequently, when a list of responsive icons displayed on the first terminal 110 is selected (S390) and transmitted to the icon server 240, icons S240 may be repeatedly executed by performing steps S340 to S380.

If the third terminal 130 is connected with the voice call in operation S350, the icon server 240 stops hidden paging through the third call control server 230 and hides the hidden terminal of the third terminal 130. Release the paging standby state (S400).

When the hidden paging standby state is released, the icon server 240 searches for the icon voice corresponding to the icon selected by the first terminal 110 in the icon storage unit 242 and transmits the message to the third terminal 130 as a caller selection message. (S410).

In addition, the icon server 240 generates a response icon list including a short message (SMS) along with an icon voice of the response icon corresponding to the icon selected by the first terminal 110 and a selection guide for selecting the third icon. Transmission to the terminal 130 (S420).

The third terminal 130 displays the short message (SMS) received from the icon server 240 and outputs a response icon selection guidement, and accordingly displays the selected icon number in the third call control server 230. The DTMF tone is transmitted to the icon server 240 through (S430).

The icon server 240 corresponds to the icon number transmitted from the third terminal 130.

The icon and the re-response icon are transmitted to the first terminal 110 again (S440).

Then, if the re-response icon transmitted in step S440 is selected again in the first terminal 110 (S450), the icon server 240 repeats steps S420 to S440 to repeat the first terminal 110 and the icon server 240. Is a conversation with an icon, and the third terminal 130 and the icon server 240 are conversations by text message, so that icon conversation is possible even when connected by voice call.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

Since each component in FIG. 2 performs the same function as each component used in FIG. 1, the same reference numerals are used as shown, and thus detailed description of each component is omitted.

However, the first terminal 110 operates as an outgoing call terminal and requests a video call session connection with the second terminal through the first call control server 210 and the icon server 240 and then transmits the icon server 240. Refer to the visual display data of the icon to display the icon.

The second terminal 120 operates as an incoming call terminal and connects the video call session with the first terminal 110 through the icon server 240 and the second call control server 220 and is transmitted from the icon server 240. The icon is displayed by referring to the visual display data of the icon so that the icon conversation can be performed between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120.

Hereinafter, an icon conversation method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

When the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 are connected to the video call, the first terminal 110 connects the video call session with the icon server 240 through the first call control server 210 and the second terminal. 120 connects the video call session with the icon server 240 through the second call control server 220 (S510).

When the video call session is connected in step S510, the icon server 240 searches the icon lease unit 244 to determine whether the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 have previously had an icon conversation. If there is a call, the stored icon list is configured as a response icon list and transmitted to the first terminal 110 (S520).

In this case, the icon server 240 simultaneously transmits and displays the icon and the visual display data, which is the position display data of each icon, in the icon storage unit 242.

Thereafter, when the first terminal 110 selects a predetermined icon from the displayed icons and transmits the predetermined icon to the icon server 240 (S530), the icon server 240 receives a response icon corresponding to the icon selected by the first terminal 110. The icon storage unit 242 searches for the selected icon and the response icon list and transmits the list to the second terminal 120 (S540).

Of course, at this time, the icon server 240 selects the response icon from the icon list stored in the icon list unit 242 if the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 have previously talked. It is preferable to transmit to the second terminal 120 to display.

Since the icon display screens displayed on the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 can be displayed in the same manner as in FIG. 4, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the second terminal 120 selects one of the displayed response icons and transmits the selected icon to the icon server 240 (S550), the icon server 240 corresponds to the icon selected by the second terminal 120. The response icon is searched again in the icon storage unit 242 to transmit the selected icon and the response icon list to the first terminal 110 to be displayed (S560).

Subsequently, when the first terminal 110 selects one of the displayed responsive icons (S570) and transmits the icon to the icon server 240, the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 are repeatedly executed by performing steps S530 to S560. ) Has the effect of only icon conversation without a real video call.

Although the present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations are possible within the technical scope of the present invention, and such modifications and variations belong to the appended claims.

The present invention enables to communicate with a third party waiting for a call without interrupting the call of the other party during a video call between mobile communication terminals, so that various messages and situations can be promptly communicated to the other party in both directions. Therefore, it can be used as a third conversation means of the mobile communication terminal.

1 is a main configuration diagram of an icon dialog system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a main configuration diagram of an icon dialog system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an icon dialog method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an icon displayed on a terminal;

And,

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of icon conversation according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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110,120,130: 1st, 2nd, 3rd terminal 200: communication network

210,220,230: 1, 2, 3 call control server 240: icon server

242: icon storage unit 244: icon list unit

Claims (14)

An icon server that stores one or more icons; And One or more call terminals capable of displaying an icon received from the icon server and transmitting a selected icon among the displayed icons to the icon server; and configured to allow the call terminals to have an icon conversation through the icon server during a video call. Icon conversation system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The icon server And store the icon list that has been used in the call terminal period and transmit the icons selected from the icon list first when the icon is transmitted. In the system for the first and second terminals to communicate with the icon of the third terminal of the call waiting function during the video call, An icon server that stores one or more icons; A first call control server connecting the icon server and the first terminal to a video call session and transmitting an icon; And A third call control server connecting the icon server and the third terminal to a video call session and transmitting an icon; And the first terminal and the third terminal display and select the icon provided by the icon server through the call control server, and transmit to the other terminal through the call control server. Icon dialog system, characterized in that. The method of claim 3, The icon server An icon storage unit for storing one or more icons; And And an icon list unit for storing previously used icons of the terminals in the standby function during the call. The icon server is configured to transmit an icon selected from the icon list in priority when the icon is transmitted. Icon dialog system. The method according to claim 3 or 4, The icon server When the first terminal and the third terminal transmits an icon, the first terminal and the third terminal transmit an icon to be displayed on the first terminal and simultaneously transmit a selectable response icon to the third terminal in response to a selected icon among the displayed icons. Icon dialog system. The method of claim 3, The icon server The first terminal is configured to convert the selected icon into a voice, and to send the icon voice and the corresponding response icon selection guidement to the third terminal, when the third terminal is connected by voice call The first terminal is connected to the video call session, and the third terminal is connected to the icon server and a short message (SMS) characterized in that the first terminal and the third terminal to the icon and the single character message Icon dialog system. The method of claim 6, The third terminal And the icon number selected according to the response icon selection guide message received from the icon server is transmitted to the icon server in DTMF tones through the third call control server. In the method of receiving an icon via an icon server to communicate with the icon between the mobile communication terminal, (a) when the calling terminal requests an icon conversation from the icon server, displaying an icon on the calling terminal by transmitting an icon from the icon server; (b) if the displayed icon is selected, transmitting the selected icon to the icon server, and the icon server transmits and displays the selected icon and a response icon corresponding thereto to a receiving terminal; And and (c) selecting a response icon displayed on the receiving terminal, displaying the selected icon on the calling terminal through the icon server. The method of claim 8, Step (c) is And displaying the selected icon and the corresponding responsive icon on the calling terminal when displaying the selected icon on the calling terminal so that the conversation can be continued through the icon. The method of claim 8, The icon server And storing the icon list that has been used in the call terminal period and transmitting the icons in the icon list. A method for communicating between an icon stored in an icon server and a third terminal of a call waiting function during a video call by the first and second terminals, (a) when the first terminal requests an icon conversation from the icon server, receiving the icon from the server and displaying the icon on the first terminal; (b) when the displayed icon is selected and transmitted to the icon server, the icon server transmitting and displaying the selected icon and a response icon corresponding thereto; And and (c) selecting the response icon displayed on the third terminal, displaying the selected icon on the first terminal through the icon server. The method of claim 11, The method for storing an icon in the icon server Storing at least one icon and a corresponding icon corresponding to the selected icon when the icon is selected; And Storing previously used icons between the terminals during the call waiting function in an icon list unit; and the icon server preferentially transmits an icon selected from the icon list when transmitting an icon. Icon conversation method. The method of claim 11, In step (b) The icon server converting the icon selected by the first terminal into voice when it is determined that the voice call is set up from the third terminal; And And transmitting the icon voice and the corresponding response icon selection guide message to a third terminal so that the icon server and the first terminal connect to a video call session, and the third terminal connects the icon. Icon communication method characterized in that the first terminal and the third terminal is connected to the server by a short message (SMS) so that the first terminal and the third terminal to communicate with the icon and the short text message. The method of claim 13, And transmitting the selected icon number in DTMF tones through the call control server to the icon server according to the response icon selection guide message received from the icon server.

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