KR20030057922A - Method for providing services of vocal communication and vocal contents on internet and computer readable record medium on which a program therefor is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing voice communication and voice content on the Internet and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the same, the method comprising: transmitting, by a web server, a service execution command signal to an application server; Extracting, by the application server, a registration unique number assigned to a user; Sending, by the web server, an execution command signal of web phone software set up in the user computer to the user computer; Receiving, by the web server, an ARS content service selection signal from the user computer; Transmitting, by the web server, the ARS content service providing command signal to the application server; And transmitting the content selected by the user to the user computer among contents previously stored by the application server. It includes.

Description

Method for providing services of vocal communication and vocal contents on internet and computer readable record medium on which a program therefor is recorded}

The present invention relates to a method for providing voice communication and voice content on the Internet and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a gateway method for providing ARS content service and call service over the Internet. By using the personal gateway method, there is no need to build a separate system for providing the ARS content service and call service. And a computer readable recording medium recording a voice content providing method and a program for executing the same.

In terms of gateways, there are a central gateway and a personal gateway for providing ARS services on the Internet.

The central gateway method has been adopted by most service providers to date, and in this regard, many patent applications have been applied in addition to Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-037246, 'Internet Voice Information Service System and Method thereof'.

The present invention provides an ARS device for accessing a voice board and transmitting a broadcast recording for an ARS 700 service as a voice file; A 700 service line for connecting the voice file transmitted from the ARS device so that a 700 user can listen to the telephone or a mobile phone; A Windows NT server for providing a voice file transmitted from the ARS device to the Internet; And a personal computer for listening to the Internet ARS voice file transmitted from the Windows NT server through the Internet network as an ARS service, and the ARS equipment for voice dedicated lines (TT lines) and telephone lines necessary for accessing 700 services and its own equipment. A first step of connecting to; A second step of recording 700 service voices by selecting a broadcast corner for providing information of 700 services after accessing the ARS equipment in the first step; A third step of storing the 700 service voice file recorded in the second step in an ARS device; A fourth step of providing the voice file stored in the third step to a telephone or a mobile phone connected to the user through the 700 service line; A fifth step of transmitting / storing the voice file stored in the fourth step to an FTP server for Internet service through FTP; A sixth step of confirming the member ID through the WWW service and the homepage database when the voice file is transmitted through the FTP server in the fifth step; A seventh step of registering a member ID if the user is not a member in the sixth step, and then selecting a corner of the 700 service desired by the user connected with the member ID; And an eighth step of providing the information of the 700 service corner selected in the seventh step to the voice service through the Internet.

However, the above 'Internet voice information service system and method thereof' and a plurality of central gateway methods can provide services only by building a separate system such as a gateway keeper, a codec device, and in some cases, a PBX and a communication device. .

In addition, the 'Internet voice information service system and method thereof' and a plurality of central gateway methods require additional systems and servers to be added as the number of users increases. In other words, the ARS service was interrupted when the number of users surged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an ARS content service without a separate building system by adopting a personal gateway method and installing application software related to the present invention in a user computer.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a call service in which an operator server mediates only to a state capable of transmitting and receiving between a caller and a receiver computer, after which the caller and receiver computer can make a call without passing through the operator server. In this way, it is possible to provide a communication service without a communication disconnection due to an increase in users.

1 is an exemplary view of an information communication system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a general flow diagram of a method for providing voice communication and voice content on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a detailed flowchart of a service application and execution step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention for achieving the above object relates to a method of providing voice communication and voice content on the Internet, the web server transmitting a service execution command signal to the application server; Extracting, by the application server, a registration unique number assigned to a user; Sending, by the web server, an execution command signal of web phone software set up in the user computer to the user computer; Receiving, by the web server, an ARS content service selection signal from the user computer; Transmitting, by the web server, the ARS content service providing command signal to the application server; And transmitting the content selected by the user to the user computer among contents previously stored by the application server. It includes.

Preferably, after the web server transmits an execution command signal of the web phone software set up on the user computer to the user computer, the web server selects a call service from the user (hereinafter referred to as "caller") computer. Receiving a signal; Receiving, by the web server, a received value including a registered unique number of another user (hereinafter referred to as a "receiver") that the caller wants to talk to from the caller computer; Transmitting, by the web server, the received value to the application server, and transmitting, by the application server, a received value excluding a registered unique number of the recipient among the received values and a screen asking whether the user desires to call; Receiving, by the application server, a reply signal of a caller and a call desire from the receiver computer; And connecting, by the application server, the caller computer and the receiver computer to enable a call. It characterized in that it further comprises.

More preferably, after the application server connects the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call, at least one of the caller computer and the callee computer receives a voice signal through a voice input device; After compressing the received voice signal, generating a stream using the compressed voice signal; And setting a factor by passing the generated stream through a stream buffer; It characterized in that it further comprises.

More preferably, after the application server connects the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call, at least one of the caller computer and the callee computer may be configured in a packet form and an MP-V1 voice stream form. Receiving voice data in at least one form; Restoring the received voice data into a voice signal and outputting the voice data to a voice output device; It characterized in that it further comprises.

On the other hand, the present invention provides a function for transmitting a service execution command signal from the web server to the application server to provide the ARS service using the Internet; Extracting, by the application server, the registration unique number assigned to the user; A function of the web server to transmit an execution command signal of web phone software set up on the user computer to the user computer; The web server receiving an ARS content service selection signal from the user computer; Transmitting, by the web server, the ARS content service providing command signal to the application server; And a function of transmitting the content selected by the user to the user computer among contents previously stored by the application server. And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.

Preferably, after the web server transmits an execution command signal of the web phone software set up on the user computer to the user computer, the web server selects a call service from the user (hereinafter referred to as "caller") computer. Receiving a signal; A function of the web server to receive a received value from the sender computer, including a registration unique number of another user (hereinafter referred to as a " receiver ") that the caller wants to talk to; The web server transmitting the received value to the application server, and the application server transmitting a received value excluding a registered unique number of the recipient among the received values and a screen asking whether to request a call to the called computer; A function of the application server to receive a reply signal of the caller and the call wish from the receiver computer; And the application server connecting the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call. And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for further realization thereof.

More preferably, after the application server connects the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call, at least one of the caller computer and the callee computer receives a voice signal through a voice input device; Compressing the received voice signal and generating a stream using the compressed voice signal; And setting a factor by passing the generated stream through a stream buffer; And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for further realization thereof.

More preferably, after the function of the application server connecting the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call, at least one of the caller computer and the callee computer may be in the packet form and the MP-V1 voice stream form. Receiving voice data in at least one form; And restoring the received voice data into a voice signal and outputting the voice data to a voice output device. And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for further realization thereof.

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

An information communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 2001-8481 filed by the present applicant under the name of 'ARS toll-free service method and apparatus on the Internet', which is different from the disclosed contents. If only a part will be described in detail herein with reference to Figure 1 as follows.

1 is an exemplary view of an information communication system to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in the figure, an information communication system to which the present invention is applied includes an internet network 100, a plurality of user computers 200, and an operator server 300.

The internet network 100 includes a wired internet network of TCP / IP protocol and a wireless internet network such as WAP protocol.

In addition, the operator server 300 includes a web server 310, an application server 320, and a DB server 330.

The web server 310 and the application server 320 includes a central processing unit, a data storage device, a memory device, and an operating system, which are not shown in the drawings. It must be able to perform a number of mathematical calculations and examine the database, preferably a 32-bit Intel 100MHz P54C, Motorola 120MHz PowerPC604, or Sun Microsystems' 166MHz UltraSPARC-1 series or higher central processing unit.

In addition, the DB server 330 includes a member DB, a software DB, and is generally used for data software manufactured by Oracle Corporation to create and manage the DBs.

The member DB stores basic information such as the user's name, address, mobile phone number, e-mail address, and the like.

The software DB stores application software (hereinafter, referred to as "web phone software") necessary to receive an ARS service and a voice call service on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the user computer 200 includes a display device and a voice input / output device, which are not shown in the figure. Like the operator server 300, the user computer 200 includes a central processing unit, a data storage device, a memory device, and an operating system.

In addition, the user computer 200 is a computer device that can communicate with the Internet browser that can display the web content, as well as personal computers such as desktop computers, notebook computers, mobile phones, PDA (Personal Digital) capable of wireless Internet communication Assistant), IMT2000 and the like.

The user computer 200 preferably includes at least a Pentium-class central processing unit, a 64Mb or more memory device, and a Windows 98 or higher operating system. In the present embodiment, the user computer 200 is limited to the case of a personal computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to Figure 2 the overall flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing voice communication and voice content on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user accesses the operator server 300 related to the present invention using his computer 200, and transmits his basic information through the Internet network 100, the web server 310 receives the DB By storing in the member DB of the server 330 performs a member registration procedure of the operator site related to the present invention (S2).

In the present embodiment, the basic information of the user stored in the member DB by the step S2 is not limited to the user's name, address, mobile phone number, e-mail address, and the like.

The web server 310 transmits web phone software previously stored in the software DB of the DB server 330 to the user computer 200, and the user computer 200 downloads and sets up the web phone software ( S4).

The web server 310 authenticates the web server service by using the basic information of the user previously stored in the member DB of the DB server 330, and the application server 320 gives a registration unique number to the user. After extracting the IP of the user computer 200, the application server service registration step for the user is performed by storing the registration unique number and IP by itself (S6).

The web server 310 receives a selection signal of any one of an ARS content service or a call service among services provided by an operator site related to the present invention from the user computer 200, and provides the service according to the selection signal to the user. By providing to the computer 200, and performs the service application and execution step (S8).

The S8 step of FIG. 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 as follows.

3 is a detailed flowchart of a service application and execution step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The web server 310 receives the user's ID and password from the user computer 200 and performs a user login (S12).

If the web server 310 matches the received ID and password with the basic information of the user previously stored in the member DB of the DB server 330, the web server 310 authenticates the service application of the user (S14). .

The web server 310 transmits a service execution command signal to the application server 320 (S16).

The application server 320 extracts a registration unique number assigned to the user stored in itself (S18).

In this embodiment, the registered unique number is a serial number assigned by the web server 310 when a user registers to perform a call service among services provided by an operator site related to the present invention. Means a number corresponding to a telephone number.

The web server 310 transmits an execution command signal of the web phone software downloaded and set up in step S4 of FIG. 2 to the user computer 200 to execute the web phone software to the user computer 200 ( S20).

When the web phone software is executed, a screen including a phone shape and a service selection unit appears on the display device of the user computer 200, and a predetermined shape is displayed on the lower right side to inform the user that the web phone software is executed.

Before closing the predetermined shape of the lower right portion, the web phone software is executed even if the screen including the phone shape and the service selection unit is closed.

The web server 310 receives a service selection signal from the user computer 200 (S22).

The web server 310 determines whether the user selects an ARS content service using the service selection signal (S24).

As a result of the determination in step S24, when the ARS content service is selected, the web server 310 transmits the ARS content service providing command signal to the application server 320 (S26).

The application server 320 transmits the content selected by the user among the contents stored in itself to the user computer (S28).

In the present embodiment, the content provided by the application server 320 includes voice contents including conversation, four weeks, counseling, and information provision, and community contents including telephone meetings, people's name and company search, data provision, shopping, auction, and phone banking. However, the present invention is not limited to the above contents.

As a result of the determination in step S24, when the ARS content service is not selected, the web server 310 recognizes that the user (hereinafter referred to as "caller") has applied for a call service and the caller computer 200 Receives a received value including a registration unique number of another user (hereinafter referred to as "receiver") that the caller wants to talk to (S30).

The web server 310 transmits the received value to the application server 320, and the application server 320 displays a screen asking for a received value excluding a registered unique number of the receiver among the received values and whether a call is desired. Transfer to the recipient computer (S32).

The application server 320 receives a reply signal for the caller and the caller from the receiver computer (S34).

The application server 320 determines whether the receiver wants to talk to the caller by using the reply signal (S36).

As a result of the determination in step S36, when a call is desired, the application server 320 connects the caller computer 200 and the receiver computer to enable a call (S38).

The operator server 300 including the application server 320 transmits and receives a voice signal between the sender computer 200 and the receiver computer after connecting the caller computer 200 and the receiver computer by the step S38. By no involvement, it is possible to prevent a telephone call disconnection due to an increase in the number of users.

The sender computer 200 encodes, packetizes and transmits a voice signal to the receiver computer, receives and decodes a packetized voice signal from the receiver computer, and outputs the voice signal so that the caller makes a call with the receiver. Do it.

In addition, the encoding, packetization, and decoding processes performed by the sender computer may be performed in the receiver computer to allow the receiver to talk to the sender.

The encoding process of the caller computer 200 will now be described in detail.

The sender computer 200 receives a voice signal through a voice input device such as a microphone.

The sender computer 200 compresses the received voice signal and then generates a stream using the compressed voice signal.

The sender computer 200 sets a factor by passing the generated stream through a stream buffer.

In addition, the decoding process of the sender computer 200 will be described in detail as follows.

The sender computer 200 receives voice data from the receiver computer in the form of a packet or an MP-V1 voice stream.

The caller computer 200 restores the received voice data to a voice signal and outputs the same to a voice output device such as a speaker or a headphone.

As a result of the determination in step S36, when the call is not desired, the application server 320 transmits a message regarding the call rejection to the caller computer 200, and the service application and execution step according to an embodiment of the present invention. Shut down the system.

The present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves such as transmission over the Internet. . The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

According to the present invention as described above, by adopting a personal gateway method, and by installing the application software associated with the present invention in the user computer, it is possible to provide ARS content service and communication service without additional system expansion and communication disconnection.

Claims (8)

A plurality of user computers are connected to an operator server including a web server, an application server and a DB server through an internet network, and the DB server is a method for providing voice communication and voice content on the Internet including a member DB and a software DB. Transmitting, by the web server, a service execution command signal to the application server (S16); Extracting, by the application server, the registration unique number assigned to the user (S18); Transmitting, by the web server, an execution command signal of web phone software set up in the user computer to the user computer (S20); Receiving, by the web server, an ARS content service selection signal from the user computer (S22); Transmitting, by the web server, the ARS content service providing command signal to the application server (S26); And Transmitting the content selected by the user among the contents previously stored by the application server to the user computer (S28); Voice communication and voice content providing method on the Internet comprising a. The method of claim 1, After the web server transmitting the execution command signal of the web phone software set up on the user computer to the user computer (S20), Receiving, by the web server, a call service selection signal from a user (hereinafter referred to as "caller") computer (S22); Receiving, by the web server, a received value including a registration unique number of another user (hereinafter referred to as a "receiver") that the caller wants to talk to from the caller computer (S30); The web server transmitting the received value to the application server, and the application server transmitting a received value excluding a registered unique number of the recipient among the received values and a screen asking whether to request a call to the called computer (S32) ; Receiving, by the application server, a reply signal of a caller and a call desire from the receiver computer (S34); And Connecting (S38), by the application server, the caller computer and the receiver computer to enable a call; On the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises Voice communication and voice content providing method. The method of claim 2, After the application server (S38) connecting the caller computer and the callee computer to enable the call, At least one of the sender computer and the receiver computer, Receiving a voice signal through a voice input device; After compressing the received voice signal, generating a stream using the compressed voice signal; And Setting a factor by passing the generated stream through a stream buffer; Voice communication and voice content providing method on the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 2, After the application server (S38) connecting the caller computer and the callee computer to enable the call, At least one of the sender computer and the receiver computer, Receiving voice data in at least one of a packet form and an MP-V1 voice stream form; And Restoring the received speech data into a speech signal and outputting the speech data to a speech output device; Voice communication and voice content providing method on the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises. In order to provide ARS service using the Internet, A function of the web server transmitting a service execution command signal to the application server; Extracting, by the application server, the registration unique number assigned to the user; A function of the web server to transmit an execution command signal of web phone software set up on the user computer to the user computer; The web server receiving an ARS content service selection signal from the user computer; Transmitting, by the web server, the ARS content service providing command signal to the application server; And Transmitting the content selected by the user among the contents previously stored by the application server to the user computer; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this. The method of claim 5, After the function of the web server to send an execution command signal of the web phone software set up on the user computer to the user computer, A function of the web server receiving a call service selection signal from a user (hereinafter referred to as " caller ")computer; A function of the web server to receive a received value from the sender computer, including a registration unique number of another user (hereinafter referred to as a " receiver ") that the caller wants to talk to; The web server transmitting the received value to the application server, and the application server transmitting a received value excluding a registered unique number of the recipient among the received values and a screen asking whether to request a call to the recipient computer; A function of the application server to receive a reply signal of the caller and the call wish from the receiver computer; And A function of the application server to connect the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call; A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for further realization. The method of claim 6, After the function of the application server connecting the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call, At least one of the sender computer and the receiver computer, Receiving a voice signal through a voice input device; Compressing the received voice signal and generating a stream using the compressed voice signal; And And a function of setting a factor by passing the generated stream through a stream buffer. The method of claim 6, After the function of the application server connecting the caller computer and the callee computer to enable a call, At least one of the sender computer and the receiver computer, Receiving voice data in at least one of a packet form and an MP-V1 voice stream form; And Restoring the received speech data into a speech signal and outputting the speech data to a speech output device; A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for further realization.