KR100477061B1 - A method for providing a caller with recipient's state information and a system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for transmitting user information through a terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system for controlling a service such as transmitting call state information or connecting a call according to service profile information set by a called party. It is about a method.

A system for transmitting status information of a called party to a calling party terminal, comprising: database means for storing the called party's terminal number and service profile information corresponding to the terminal number, wherein the service profile information is one or more called status information identifiers; Includes reception status information; A called state information storage unit for recording one or more called state information set by the called party; A call setup unit that receives a call setup request with the called party terminal transmitted from a predetermined call control system; An information retrieval unit for extracting a number of a called party terminal included in the call establishment request and retrieving the service profile information corresponding to the terminal number by referring to the database means; And an information transmitter for reading the call state information corresponding to the call state information identifier included in the retrieved service profile information from the call state information storage and transmitting the received call state information to the terminal of the caller.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for notifying a caller by expressing a mood or a state of a called party using various multimedia data in a calling terminal.

Description

A method and system for providing a callee's state of reception information and its system {A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CALLER WITH RECIPIENT'S STATE INFORMATION AND A SYSTEM THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a method and system for transmitting user information through a terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and a method for transmitting call state information designated by a called party to a caller terminal that has requested a call call setup to a called party terminal.

Recently, as users' desire to express their own personality has increased, not only the terminal accessories but also the distinction of the ringtones displayed when there is an incoming call, the change of the LCD screen, and the image of the LCD screen displayed during call waiting, Users' demands to reveal their personalities are gradually increasing.

However, the above requirements are satisfied only by changing the appearance of the terminal or specifying the terminal function of the called party without interaction between the caller and the called party, and there is a disadvantage that the user's personality cannot be revealed.

In the case of the ringback tone replacement service, which is a representative example, the caller may be able to comfort the caller during the waiting time before the call. However, there is a problem in that the caller cannot know the current state and mood of the called party. . In addition, if the called party is unable to make a call, the caller may not know the current state of such called party and must wait for the ringback tone replacement to be repeated or wait until the voice mail is connected after the ringback tone replacement is finished. This can increase network occupancy time that is not needed, resulting in wasting network resources.

In addition, although there is a Calling Identification Display (CID) service in which the caller's telephone number is displayed on the terminal of the current receiver, it is impossible for the user to express his / her personality as a service selectively received by the called party. .

As a remedy, SK Telecom Co., Ltd. provides a service called 'lettering'. Lettering refers to a service that allows a caller's phrase or nickname to be displayed on the called party's terminal when making a call. In addition, the existing ringback tone replacement sound providing service is provided from the perspective of the caller as a service for changing the simple ring back tone to the distinctive ring tone by the caller's choice while the caller makes a call.

However, the lettering service also has a limitation of unilaterally transmitting only the sender's information, and there is a problem that the caller does not know the information about the called party. In addition, the lettering service, there is a problem that can not be provided depending on whether the service provider or the user terminal supports the corresponding function. In addition, the ringback tone replacement service is also limited to the ringback tone provided by the content provider (CP), so there is a limit in expressing the user's personality and there is a problem in that the present recipient's mood or state cannot be expressed.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, a method for notifying the caller by expressing the caller's mood or state using a variety of multimedia data (SMS, picture, video, voice, etc.) to the calling terminal And an apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for displaying various incoming call state information for each time zone and allowing a user to make various expressions.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus capable of displaying various incoming call state information for each caller so that a user can make various expressions.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus capable of determining and determining whether a called party transmits incoming call state information by distinguishing a caller requesting call establishment.

Another object of the present invention is to use a variety of methods, such as SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), voice / video mailbox that a call setup request was made when the called party can not establish a call with the caller It is to provide a method and apparatus for notification.

In addition, another object of the present invention, when registering or changing the reception state information can be confirmed by transmitting the registration or change to the terminal of the called party to provide a method and apparatus for the user to confirm the registration or change will be.

In order to achieve the above object and solve the problems of the prior art, a system for transmitting the status information of the called party to the calling party terminal according to the present invention, a database for storing the terminal number of the called party and service profile information corresponding to the terminal number Means for said service profile information comprising one or more called state information identifiers or received state information; A called state information storage unit for recording one or more called state information set by the called party; A call setup unit that receives a call setup request with the called party terminal transmitted from a predetermined call control system; An information retrieval unit for extracting a number of a called party terminal included in the call establishment request and retrieving the service profile information corresponding to the terminal number by referring to the database means; And an information transmitter for reading the call state information corresponding to the call state information identifier included in the retrieved service profile information from the call state information storage and transmitting the received call state information to the terminal of the caller.

In addition, a method of providing a called state according to the present invention, the method comprising: maintaining a database means for storing the terminal number of the called party and service profile information corresponding to the terminal number, wherein the service profile information is one or more called state information identifiers or received; Contains status information; Maintaining recording means for recording at least one called state information set from the called party; Receiving a call establishment request with the called party terminal from the calling party terminal; Extracting the called party's terminal number included in the call establishment request; Retrieving the service profile information corresponding to the called party's terminal number by referring to the database means; Reading the call state information corresponding to the call state information identifier included in the retrieved service profile information from the recording means; And controlling to transmit the read incoming call state information to the caller terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the method and system for providing the called state information of the called party according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing a call reception information transmission service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The service subscriber, i.e., the called party, uses the user PC 180 or the called terminal 170 to service the content server 160, including reception state information corresponding to the caller's state and reception state information such as a call reception policy. Register. The registered call state information is recorded in predetermined database means located in the media processing system 150, and the service profile information is recorded in predetermined database means located in the service control system 140. The database means may be included in the systems described above, may be physically located apart from the systems, and may be implemented to share one database means in the service control system 140 and the media processing system 150. have.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service profile information includes a call status information identifier for one or more called status information corresponding to the called party's terminal number, and the identifier is a caller's per caller or time zone set by the called party. It can be recorded in detail according to the status information.

The service profile information may further include predetermined reception status information along with the reception status information. The reception status information is, after sending the reception status information, sending SMS / MMS to the called party or controlling voice / video mailbox connection, such as rejection of all calling numbers, rejection of call from specific calling number, unconditionally receiving of specific calling number, For caller numbers, call message information is displayed on the called party's terminal or the caller's inquiry information for making a call connection according to a confirmation response from the called party after a predetermined announcement. It may include one or more of call reception policy information such as call availability information for displaying a message on the called party terminal or making a call connection according to an acknowledgment from the called party after a predetermined announcement broadcast.

The content server 160 transmits the service profile information to the service control system 140, and transmits the call status information to the media processing system 150 to indicate the status of the called party.

When the caller 110 or 120 requests the caller to set up a call, the call control system 130 uses the called party's terminal number included in the call setup request. Determine whether you are subscribed. When the called party is a service subscriber according to the present invention, the call control system 130 forwards the call setup request to the service control system 140, and the service control system 140 stores the called party stored in a predetermined database means. The media processing system 150 is controlled to retrieve service profile information corresponding to the terminal number of the terminal and to transmit the call state information described in the retrieved service profile information to the caller terminal.

Through this routine, the media processing system 150 transmits the reception state information designated by the called party to the caller terminals 110 and 120, and the caller transmits to the current state or mood of the called party through the call state information output to the caller terminal. You can get information about

The called state information may be multimedia data including any one or more of text, images, voice, and video data as information indicating a current state or a current psychological state of the called party 170, and may be a caller 110 or 120. It may be displayed from the time point of requesting call setup to the time point of setting up a call between the called party 170 and the callers 110 and 120.

In addition, if the called party cannot accept the call setup request (for example, during a meeting) or if the called party wants to reject the call setup request, the call setup request is received according to the service profile information preset by the called party. It may be implemented to transmit the call state information to the caller terminal and to connect the call to an additional service device such as a voice mailbox. In this case, the call status information may be displayed on the caller's terminal until the call reception information is connected to an additional service device (not shown) that provides a function such as a voice mailbox. The supplementary service apparatus may be located in a system for providing call state information according to the present invention, and may be physically spaced apart from the system.

When the caller accepts the call setup request without knowing the current state of the called party, the caller can grasp the current state of the called party even without setting a call call with the called party through the call state information displayed on the calling party terminal. It is possible to save the waiting time of up to a predetermined ringback tone transmission interval, and as the waiting time is reduced, the time required to occupy network resources due to the call setup request is reduced, thereby enabling economical management of network resources. In addition, the called party may inform the caller of his / her current mood or state by transmitting the call state information corresponding to the current state or psychological situation to the caller, and by setting the above-described service profile information, reception state information according to the caller (call blocking) , Call permission, call permission after viewing caller information, etc.) can also protect the privacy of the called party.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a service profile information table structure stored in a database means of the service control system 140 when the call state information is changed for each caller terminal number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Items shown in this figure are examples of service profile information, and all six caller terminal numbers are registered for a service subscriber according to the present invention, and different call state information is designated for each caller terminal number.

In this figure, all four caller terminal numbers are registered, and different call state information is designated for each caller terminal. In the case of the terminal with the caller terminal number '010-4024-6530', the text information 'Don't touch the children, I'm studying' is displayed. In the case of the caller terminal in '011-454-1613' Text information of '♡' and voice information of 'One Love' song are specified together.In case of the terminal '02 -710-3400 ', voice information of' I'm studying !! 'is specified, and' In the case of the caller terminal of 019-9218-7456, text information of 'life has been studied' and image information of sitting at a desk are stored together.

In addition to another form of voice information, the called party transmits the incoming call state information to the system according to the present invention in the form of text information such as a short message (SMS), and this is a text-to-speech (TTS). The voice information can be processed by means and the like, and the processed voice information can be set as the incoming state information. As described above, in the present invention, the called party may register the service profile information so that the called state information may be differently transmitted according to the number of the calling terminal making the call setup request.

3 is a diagram illustrating a table structure stored in a database means of the service control system 140 when the reception state information is changed according to time zones according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the called party pre-specifies the incoming state information by dividing it into four time zones. '09 ~ 10 o'clock is 'regular inquiries in the morning', '12: 13:00 'is' meal. Enjoy your meals ', and '14: 00 ~ 15: 30' is the status of 'call to visit customer's consultation.' Please call me the next morning. ' In this way, the called party can reserve the call reception state information in advance and designate it differently according to the time zone. In this example, the called party is classified into four time zones and specifies different call state information.

For example, if a caller requests to set up a call at 3:00 am, he is going to bed. Please call me the next morning. 'Call forwarding information can be sent and displayed on the caller's terminal. In the case of requesting call setup at 3 pm (15:00), the call status information, 'I am in consultation with the customer,' is transmitted and may appear on the caller terminal.

As described above, according to the present invention, the called party may register the service profile information so that the called state information may be differently transmitted according to the time zone in which the call setup request occurs. The caller may know the current state of the called party through the received call state information, and if the call is not connected to the called party, SMS / MMS or the like may be transmitted to the caller according to the receiving state information designated by the called party; It may be implemented to provide additional services such as connection to an additional service device such as a voice / video mailbox.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, it may be implemented to inform the called party of the call establishment request transmitted from the caller during the called state information display service according to the present invention. For example, even when the reception state information is set to 'in a meeting', the fact that there is a call setup request from the caller and the caller's information including the caller's caller number are sent to the SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Message Service). It may be implemented to notify the called party by various methods such as connection to an additional service device such as a voice / video mailbox. Such call notification may be performed while the above-mentioned reception status information is displayed on the caller terminal or may be performed after completion of the display of the reception status information.

Although the shape of the text is described as an example of the reception status information in this drawing, the reception status information may be multimedia data including not only text but also images, voices, and images. In addition, the called party can change the designated call state information for each caller or time zone by changing or updating the service profile information, and the called party or the time zone can be designated by the called party according to the convenience by changing or updating the service profile information. .

In addition, although the reception state information is shown as one field in the database structure shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, this is for convenience of description only and the reception state information is a database means of the media processing system 150 according to the present invention. And the reception state information identifier for identifying the reception state information is recorded in the database means of the service control system 140, and the service profile information and the reception state information are stored in one database means. Can be implemented to be integrated storage management.

4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration for changing or updating call reception status information or service profile information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The called party may inquire, register or change the reception state information through the wired / wireless internet 420, the ARS 430, or the mobile internet 440. The registered or changed reception status information is stored in the database means of the media processing system 150, and the registration or change of such reception status information is reflected in the service profile information and recorded in the database means of the service control system 140. In addition, when a called party wants to read the called state information, it may be implemented so that the called state information may be registered or changed.

In the present invention, the called party can access, through the wired and wireless Internet 420, a website that provides the call state information changing service according to the present invention to query, register or change the service profile information including the call state information. The called party can register the called party's terminal number on a predetermined user interface provided by the website according to the present invention, and can input the call status information by time zone or calling party terminal number differently, and receive status by calling party terminal number. Information (eg, unconditional call connection method) can be set. The call state information registered or changed in this manner is stored in the database means of the media processing system 150, and the registration or change of the call state information is reflected in the service profile information and recorded in the database means of the service control system 140.

FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for setting incoming state information through the wired / wireless Internet among the incoming state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A. The user interface illustrated in FIG. 4B is for selecting reception state information to be used when the called party is in the 'exercise' state, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, a specific event of the called party (for example, during an exercise or a meeting, etc.) ) May be provided to provide the called party state information in one or more template forms to the called party and to use the called state information selected according to the recipient's selection input.

FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating another example of a user interface for setting up incoming call state information through the wired or wireless Internet of the incoming call state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A. The user interface shown in FIG. 4C is configured to configure incoming call state information by direct input of the called party. The called party may input the announcement, background music, image, or video used in the called state information through the user interface shown in FIG. 4C.

In addition, the called party may query, register, or change service profile information including the called state information or the received state information through the ARS 430. The called party may access the ARS 430 to inquire, register or change service profile information according to a predetermined announcement broadcast.

FIG. 4D is a diagram illustrating an example of a service scenario that enables call state information to be set through the ARS in the call state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A. Calling state information setting through the ARS 430 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented according to the service scenario shown in FIG. 4D.

The called party may query, register, or change the called state information and the service profile information through the mobile Internet 440. The called party connects to the service system according to the present invention using a specific application running on a mobile platform such as WAP, SK-VM, BREW, WIPI, etc. according to his terminal or a mobile communication service provider to which the called party subscribes. The service profile information including the status information or the reception status information may be inquired, registered, or changed. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the service profile information including the call reception status information or the reception status information through the dedicated software installed in the terminal for the call reception information providing service according to the present invention, or Can be implemented to change.

FIG. 4E is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for setting incoming state information through the mobile Internet of the incoming state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A. Referring to FIG. 4E, the user may access the system according to the present invention through a browser means operating on a mobile platform such as WAP, and set or change his or her incoming state information.

As such, when the service profile information including the registered or changed reception state information or the reception state information is stored in the database means of the media processing system 150 and the service control system 140, respectively, and then a call setup request is received, The terminal number of the called party is extracted from the call setup request to find service profile information corresponding to the terminal number, and the call state information included in the corresponding service profile information is read and transmitted to the calling party terminal. In addition, when the service profile information including the reception status information or the reception status information is registered or changed, it may be implemented so that the called party can confirm the change of the information by notifying the receiver terminal in the form of a short message (SMS). have.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting call reception information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step 510, the called state information transmission system maintains a database storing a called party terminal number and service profile information corresponding to the terminal number. In addition, recording means for storing one or more incoming state information is maintained (step 520).

As described above, the database may record a call state information identifier set for one or more caller terminal numbers or time zones corresponding to the called party terminal number as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The identifier of the incoming state information may be stored in the service profile information recorded in the database, and the actual multimedia data corresponding to the identifier of the incoming state information may be recorded in the recording means. The called state information may be one or more per called party's terminal number and may be changed arbitrarily by the called party.

As described above, the called party is a service profile including the caller terminal number and the called state information or the reception state information corresponding to the caller terminal number through the wired / wireless Internet 420, the ARS 430, the mobile Internet 440, or the like. Information can be viewed, registered, or changed. By setting different call state information or received state information for each caller, when a call call setting request is generated from the caller, the call state information set corresponding to the caller terminal number may be transmitted to the caller terminal. If the call establishment request cannot be accepted, the fact that there is a call establishment request from the caller and the caller information including the caller's caller ID are sent to a messaging service such as SMS / MMS or an additional service device such as a voice / video mailbox. Can be implemented to notify the called party through.

In a next step 530, a call setup request from the calling terminal to the called terminal is received. The caller sends a call setup request to the called party's terminal, and the call setup request is forwarded to the reception status information transmission system according to the present invention through a predetermined call control system. Irrespective of the service profile information set by the called party, the call establishment request transmitted to the call control system is transmitted to the system according to the present invention, and a series of processes for transmitting the call status information are performed. In addition, according to the implementation, the call establishment request of the caller may be directly transmitted to the called party's terminal only when the called state sets the reception state information included in the service profile information to the call connection.

In step 540, the called party's terminal number is extracted from the call setup request received in step 530. The service profile information corresponding to the terminal number extracted in step 540 is searched for by referring to the database (step 550).

According to the retrieved service profile information, the called state information set by the called party may be one or more, and it may be determined whether the called state information is registered by calling party terminal number or time zone, respectively. When the called party changes the call state information for each caller terminal number, the caller terminal number is extracted from the call call setup request, and the service profile information is analyzed to determine an identifier for the call state information corresponding to the caller terminal number. Search. The received call state information stored in the recording means is read using the retrieved identifier (step 560), and the read call state information is transmitted to the caller terminal (step 570).

In operation 570, the call state information transmitted to the caller terminal may be multimedia data including at least one of a text, an image, a voice, and a video, and the text may be controlled to be displayed on the display device of the terminal. And even in the case of voice can be controlled to be played on the user terminal. The caller terminal may transmit the called state information to express the current mood or state of the called party to the caller by downloading and playing the called state information based on the reception state information included in the called state information. The reception status information included in the reception status information is, such as sending SMS / MMS to the called party or controlling voice / video mailbox connection to the called party after the reception status information is transmitted, rejection of all calling numbers, rejection of a specific calling number, specific calling Regardless of the call information, all caller ID information is displayed.The message is displayed on the called party's terminal. It may include one or more of call reception policy information such as call availability inquiry information for displaying a message asking whether to talk on the called party's terminal or making a call connection according to a confirmation response from the called party after a predetermined announcement.

In the present embodiment, when the called party accepts the call setup request according to the reception state information set by the called party, it is possible to control to connect the call with the caller. Until the called party accepts the call establishment request, the caller status information may be displayed on the calling party terminal, and the called party does not accept the call establishment request or the called party cannot accept the current call establishment request. When a call is connected to a voice mailbox or the like, display of the call reception state information on the caller terminal may be stopped. The call status information may be continued from the time when the caller starts the call setup request to the called party until the called party shows a predetermined response such as accepting the call or rejecting the call.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the incoming call state information is differently set for each time zone in the service profile information set by the called party, the call call setup request time is checked to match the call call setup request time. Retrieve the call state information identifier of the call state information. With reference to the recording means, the reception status information for the reception status information identifier is read, and the read reception status information is transmitted to the caller terminal.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the database may include reception status information for directly making a call connection without transmitting the reception status information to a specific caller in addition to the reception status information or the identifier of the reception status information. For example, if a call is urgent for a specific caller, the called party registers the reception state information corresponding to the caller's terminal number in the service profile information so that the call connection or call connection can be made immediately without transmitting the reception state information separately from the preset reception state information. Whether or not the confirmation message may be implemented to be sent to the called terminal.

6 is a block diagram of a system for transmitting call state information according to another embodiment of the present invention. The reception state information transmission system 600 shown in FIG. 6 is a functional module that functions in the service control system 140, the media processing system 150, and the content server 160 in the network configuration diagram shown in FIG. 1. Categorized by category, it includes all the systems of FIG. 1 described above, or includes some of the functions performed by the systems.

The call reception state information transmission system 600 may be configured to include a database means 610, a call reception state information storage unit 620, a call setup unit 630, an information search unit 640, and an information transmitter 650. Can be.

The database means 610 stores the called party terminal number and service profile information corresponding to the terminal number. As described above, the service profile information may record a terminal number of the called party and a call state information identifier corresponding to the terminal number. In addition to the incoming state information identifier, it is also possible to set the reception state information for each specific time zone or for each specific caller number.

The called state information storage unit 620 records one or more called state information set by the called party. As described above, the called state information may be any one or more of text, image, voice, and video information, and may be multimedia data mixed therewith.

The call setup unit 630 receives a call setup request with the called party terminal from the calling party terminal.

The information retrieval unit 640 extracts the number of the called terminal from the call setup request, and retrieves the call state information identifier corresponding to the terminal number by referring to the database means 610. If the reception state information corresponding to the called party terminal number is one or more and the reception state information is designated differently for each calling party terminal number, the information retrieval unit 640 extracts the calling party terminal number from the call setup request. Retrieve the call state information identifier corresponding to the calling party terminal number. The corresponding reception status information is read from the reception status information storage unit 620 using the retrieved reception status information identifier, and the read reception status information is transmitted from the information transmitter 650 to the caller terminal. In addition, when the reception state information is designated for each time zone in the database unit 610, the reception state information identifier corresponding to the time information may be searched using the time information of the call setup request.

As described above, the information transmitter 650 controls the display of the called state information to be sent to the caller terminal to be displayed on the caller terminal. The call setting unit 630 is responsible for controlling to connect a call between the caller terminal when the called party accepts the call setup request.

The information transmitter 650 may be operable to transmit the call origination information for the call establishment request received by the call setup unit 630 to a called party terminal, and the call origination information may be the caller's terminal number. In addition, the information transmitter 650 may operate to control a predetermined messaging service server to transmit the origination information to the called party terminal in the form of SMS or MMS.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing call state information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The caller 740 requests the caller terminal 710 to establish a call. The terminal number of the called party terminal 710 is extracted to the called state information providing system 720 from the call call setting request generated from the calling party terminal 740, and the called state information 730 designated by the called party is read and the caller terminal 740 is read. To send). In this example, the called party terminal 710 registers the called state information 730 in the called state information providing system 720 in advance. For this reason, the caller terminal 740 transmits and displays the called state information 730 set by the called party.

Embodiments of the invention also include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium or program instructions may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

8 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer system that may be employed to construct a system for transmitting call state information in accordance with the present invention.

Computer system 800 includes one or more processors 810 connected to a main memory including random access memory (RAM) 820 and read only memory (ROM) 830. The processor 810 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 830 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 820 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 820 and ROM 830 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 840 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 810 to provide additional data storage capability, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 1204 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 860 may be used. The processor 810 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 850 is connected. Finally, the processor 810 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 870. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for notifying a caller by expressing the mood or state of a called party using various multimedia data (SMS, picture, video, voice, etc.) to the calling terminal.

In addition, according to the present invention, different call state information can be displayed for each time zone, so that the user can make various expressions.

In addition, according to the present invention, different call state information can be displayed for each caller, so that the user can make various expressions.

In addition, according to the present invention, the called party can determine whether to send the call status information by distinguishing the caller requesting the call setup.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the called party cannot set up a call with the caller, the call setup request has been made by using various methods such as SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), voice / video mailbox, etc. The called party can be notified.

In addition, according to the present invention, when registering or changing the reception state information can be confirmed by transmitting the registration or change to the terminal of the called user can confirm the registration or change.

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing a call reception information transmission service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a service profile information table structure stored in a database means of a service control system when different reception state information is set for each caller terminal number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a table structure stored in a database means of a service control system when different reception state information is set for each time zone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration capable of setting call state information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for setting incoming state information through the wired / wireless Internet among the incoming state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A.

FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for setting incoming call state information through the wired or wireless Internet of the incoming call state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A.

FIG. 4D is a diagram illustrating an example of a service scenario that enables call state information to be set through the ARS in the call state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A.

FIG. 4E is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for setting incoming state information through the mobile Internet of the incoming state information change configuration shown in FIG. 4A.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting call reception information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of a system for transmitting call state information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing call state information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer system that may be employed to construct a system for transmitting call state information in accordance with the present invention.

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110, 120: caller terminal

130: call control system

140: service control system

150: media processing system

160: content server

170, 180: called party's terminal

Claims (10)

In the system for transmitting the status information of the called party to the caller terminal, Database means for storing the called party's terminal number and service profile information corresponding to the terminal number, wherein the service profile information includes one or more called state information identifiers or received state information; A called state information storage unit for recording one or more called state information set by the called party; A call setup unit that receives a call setup request with the called party terminal transmitted from a predetermined call control system; An information retrieval unit for extracting a number of a called party terminal included in the call establishment request and retrieving the service profile information corresponding to the terminal number by referring to the database means; And An information transmitter which reads the call state information corresponding to the call state information identifier included in the retrieved service profile information from the call state information storage and transmits the received call state information to the caller's terminal; Including, The called state information identifier included in the service profile information may be a first called state information identifier set for at least one calling party terminal number recorded corresponding to the called party's terminal number or second called state information set for each time zone set by the called party. Contains an identifier, The reception status information is SMS or MMS transmission or voice / video mailbox connection control information, the call rejection for all caller ID, the caller rejection for a particular caller number, unconditional for the caller Receive and call information about the caller's terminal for a specific caller number or caller's contact information for the caller to make a call according to an acknowledgment from the called party after a predetermined announcement. Call reception status information transmission system characterized in that it comprises one or more of the call availability information to display a message to inquire on the called party terminal or to make a call connection according to a confirmation response from the called party after a predetermined announcement. The method of claim 1, The call reception state information is a call reception state information system, characterized in that the multimedia data including any one or more of text, pictures, voice and video. delete The method of claim 1, The information transmitting unit controls to transmit the calling information about the call establishment request received by the call setting unit, wherein the calling information includes the number information of the calling party terminal to the called party terminal. Transmission system. The method of claim 1, The service profile stored in the database means when a registration or change request for the call state information or the service profile information is received in a predetermined user management system connected using any one of wired and wireless internet, mobile internet, and ARS. And the reception state information recorded in the reception state storage unit. delete delete delete delete A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.