CN101335794A - Network telephone connection system and network telephone connection method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a network telephone (VOIP) connection system and a network telephone connection method, which achieve voice communication through the Internet. The network telephone connection system includes an interactive switching system, a contact database, a called party data selection circuit, a network telephone signal converter and a network telephone signal transmitter. The contact database stores the contact data required by the user. The called party data selection circuit fetches the corresponding called party account from the contact database according to a called party code and a user caller ID. The called account is a telephone number or an electronic communication account. The invention can dial the indoor telephone or the mobile telephone to the PC end user by a small number of representative numbers, thereby enlarging the application range of the traditional network telephone. In addition, the network telephone connection system can automatically connect to the related called account, and the user does not need to input the called account (such as skype account) by himself, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

Description

Internet phone connection system and Internet phone connection method

technical field

The present invention relates to a network phone connection system and method, in particular to a network, through a small number of representative numbers, the indoor phone or mobile phone user can dial to the PC end user, expanding the scope of use of the traditional network phone, and The Internet phone connection system can automatically connect to the relevant receiving account number, and the user does not need to input the receiving account number by himself, which increases the convenience of using the Internet phone connection system and Internet phone connection method.

Background technique

VoIP (Voice over IP; VOIP) is to compress voice signals into digital (numbers are digits, hereinafter referred to as digital) voice packets, and then transmit them through the Internet, that is, to transmit voice data through the open Internet (Information refers to data and information, hereinafter referred to as information). Since the Internet has no country restrictions, users can easily chat with friends in various countries without having to pay high international phone charges.

Due to the landline or mobile phone (i.e. mobile phone), only phone numbers can be dialed. However, in the current Internet telephony system, such as MSN (instant messaging software), SKYPE (Internet telephony software), etc., users at the PC end only communicate with each other through electronic accounts composed of English letters. There is no set of phone numbers on the PC side, allowing landline or mobile phones to dial in. Therefore, the indoor phone or the mobile phone cannot make a call to the user at the PC end through the network, which limits the scope of use of the Internet phone. In addition, different Internet phones provided by different operators, even if they are all Internet phones, cannot communicate with each other, which also limits the use of Internet phones.

Therefore, a new Internet phone connection system and method are needed, so that the users of the indoor phone or the mobile phone can also dial to the PC through the Internet, and no longer need to input the phone number or electronic account number.

This shows that the above-mentioned existing Internet phone obviously still has inconvenience and defects in product structure and use, and needs to be further improved urgently. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the relevant manufacturers have tried their best to find a solution, but no suitable design has been developed for a long time, and there is no suitable structure and method for general products and methods to solve the above-mentioned problems. This is obviously a problem that relevant industry players are eager to solve. Therefore, how to create a new Internet phone connection system and Internet phone connection method is one of the current important research and development issues, and has also become a goal that the industry needs to improve.

In view of the defects of the above-mentioned existing Internet phone, the inventor actively researches and innovates on the basis of years of rich practical experience and professional knowledge in the design and manufacture of this type of product, and cooperates with the application of academic theory, in order to create a new Internet phone The connection system and the network phone connection method can improve the general existing network phone and make it more practical. Through continuous research, design, and after repeated trial samples and improvements, the present invention with practical value is finally created.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the defects existing in the existing network telephone, and provide a network telephone connection system with a new structure. The technical problem to be solved is to enable users of indoor phones, mobile phones or PCs Internet dialing to the PC side, and no need to enter the phone number or electronic account number, very suitable for practical use.

Another object of the present invention is to overcome the defects existing in the existing Internet phone, and provide a new Internet phone connection method. The technical problem to be solved is to enable users of indoor phones, mobile phones or PCs to use The Internet is automatically connected to the PC side, no need to enter the phone number or electronic account number, which is more suitable for practical use.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems are achieved by adopting the following technical solutions. According to the present invention, a network phone connection system is used to achieve voice communication through the Internet, and the network phone connection system includes: an interactive switching system, so as to receive a callee code or a voice message input by a user , wherein the callee code is used to identify a callee, and the callee code or the voice message can be input through the public switched telephone network; a contact database for storing at least one continuous Contact information, the contact information includes a receiver account number; a receiver information selection circuit, based on the receiver code, to retrieve the corresponding contact information from the contact database; a VoIP signal conversion a device for converting the voice message into at least one digital voice packet; and at least one internet phone signal transmitter for transmitting the digital voice packet to the called account through the Internet.

The purpose of the present invention and its technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

In the aforementioned internet phone connection system, the contact information further includes a user caller identification code and the callee code, wherein the user caller identification code is used to identify the identity of the user.

In the aforementioned Internet phone connection system, the contact information further includes an Internet phone operator type, so as to select the communication protocol type of the digital voice packet.

In the aforesaid Internet phone connection system, the contact information further includes a user code, so that the callee can identify the user.

In the aforementioned Internet phone connection system, the contact information further includes a callee code type and an answering authorization code, so as to determine whether the callee should answer the voice message delivered by the user.

In the aforesaid Internet phone connection system, the interactive exchange system can further receive the callee code or the voice message input by a personal computer or an Internet phone via the Internet.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problem also adopt the following technical solutions to achieve. According to a method for connecting a network phone provided by the present invention, the Internet is used to achieve voice communication. The method for connecting a network phone includes the following steps: receiving a representative number dialed by a user; obtaining a user caller identification of the user code (caller ID), and require the user to input a callee code; according to the callee code, search a contact database of a VoIP connection system to obtain a corresponding contact information; according to the contact Obtaining a recipient's Internet phone operator type and a callee account; and according to the Internet phone provider type and the callee account, a voice message conforms to the digital voice packet communication protocol of the Internet phone provider type The pattern is sent to the called account to achieve voice communication.

The purpose of the present invention and its technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

In the above-mentioned network phone connection method, the contact information includes an answering authorization code and a callee code type.

In the method for connecting to the Internet phone mentioned above, it is judged whether the callee code needs the callee's authorization according to the type of the callee code.

In the aforementioned Internet phone connection method, it is judged according to the answering authorization code whether the callee can answer the voice message delivered by the user.

In the method for connecting to the aforementioned Internet phone, the corresponding called account number is obtained according to the user caller ID (callerID) and the called party code, and the called called account number is recorded in the contact database.

The above-mentioned network phone connection method further includes: converting the voice message input by the user into at least one digital voice packet; The callee is talking.

In the aforementioned Internet phone connection method, the voice message is transmitted to the Internet phone connection system through the public switched telephone network or the Internet.

In the aforementioned method for connecting to an Internet phone, the digital voice packet conforms to the communication protocol defined by the Internet phone operator type, and the Internet phone operator type is stored in the contact database.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. As can be seen from above technical scheme, main technical content of the present invention is as follows:

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an Internet phone connection system on the one hand, so that users of indoor phones, mobile phones, or PCs can dial to PCs through the Internet, and no longer need to input phone numbers or It is an electronic account.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the Internet phone connection system includes an interactive switching system, a contact database, a receiver data selection circuit, an Internet phone signal converter, and at least one Internet phone signal transmitter. The interactive switching system receives a receiver code or a voice message input by a user. Users can input callee codes or voice messages through the public switched telephone network. The callee code is used to identify a callee. The contact database stores at least one contact information required by the user.

In the Internet phone connection system of this embodiment, the callee information selection circuit retrieves corresponding contact information from the contact database according to the callee code, and the contact information includes a callee account number. The called account can be a phone number or an electronic communication account. The VoIP signal converter converts the voice message into at least one digital voice packet. The Internet phone signal transmitter transmits the digital voice packet to the called account through the Internet.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, another aspect of the present invention is to provide a network phone connection method, so that the user of the indoor phone, mobile phone or PC terminal can automatically connect to the PC terminal through the Internet, and no longer needs to input the phone number. number or electronic account number.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the Internet phone connection method includes: receiving a representative number dialed by a user; obtaining a user caller identification code (caller ID) of the user, and requiring the user to input a callee code; according to the code of the callee, search the contact database of the VoIP connection system, so as to obtain the corresponding contact information. According to the contact information, obtain the recipient's VoIP carrier category and the recipient's account number. Then, according to the type of the Internet phone operator and the called account, the voice message is sent to the called account in the form of a digital voice packet communication protocol conforming to the type of the Internet phone operator, so as to achieve voice communication.

By virtue of the above-mentioned technical solutions, the Internet phone connection system and the Internet phone connection method of the present invention have at least the following advantages and beneficial effects:

1. The Internet phone connection system of the present invention can enable users of indoor phones, mobile phones or PCs to dial to PCs through the Internet, and no longer need to enter phone numbers or electronic account numbers, which is very suitable for practical.

2. The Internet phone connection method of the present invention can enable users of indoor phones, mobile phones or PC terminals to automatically connect to the PC terminal through the Internet, and no longer need to input phone numbers or electronic account numbers, which is more suitable for practical.

3. According to the above-mentioned technical scheme and embodiment, the present invention can dial a PC terminal user with a small number of representative numbers, thereby enlarging the scope of use of the traditional Internet phone. In addition, the Internet phone connection system can automatically connect to the relevant receiving account, and the user does not need to enter the receiving account (such as a Skype account) by himself, which increases the convenience of use.

To sum up, the present invention relates to a VoIP connection system and a VoIP connection method, which achieve voice communication through the Internet. The Internet phone connection system includes an interactive exchange system, a contact database, a receiver data selection circuit, an Internet phone signal converter and an Internet phone signal transmitter. The contact database is used to store the contact information required by the user. The callee data selection circuit retrieves the corresponding callee account from the contact database according to a callee code and a user caller identification code. The calling account is a phone number or an electronic communication account. The invention expands the scope of use of the traditional network telephone, and in addition, it does not need to input the account number of the receiver, thereby increasing the convenience of use. The present invention has the above-mentioned many advantages and practical value, and it has great improvement no matter in product structure, connection method or function, has significant progress in technology, and has produced easy-to-use and practical effects, and is more advanced than existing ones. Some Internet telephones have outstanding effects of promotion, so that they are more suitable for practical use, which is a novel, progressive and practical new design.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable , the following preferred embodiments are specifically cited below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an Internet phone connection system and peripheral connections according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a contact database according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting an Internet phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method for connecting an Internet phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

101: Mobile phone 103: Indoor phone

105: Public Switched Telephone Network 107: VoIP Gateway

109: Personal computer 111: Internet

113: Internet phone connection system 115: Interactive switching system

117: Receiver data selection circuit 119: Contact database

121: VoIP signal converter 123: VoIP signal transmitter

125: The first voice data input terminal 127: The second voice data input terminal

129: Voice data input terminal 131: Receiver terminal

201: user code 203: receiver code

205: Recipient code category 207: VoIP operator category

209: User Caller ID (CallerID) 211: Receiver account

213: Answer authorization code 215: Point-to-point transmission type

301, 303: Internet phone connection method steps 305, 307: Internet phone connection method steps

309: Internet phone connection method steps 401, 403: Internet phone connection method steps

405, 407: Internet phone connection method steps 409, 411: Internet phone connection method steps

413, 415: Internet phone connection method steps 417, 419: Internet phone connection method steps

Detailed ways

In order to further explain the technical means and effects that the present invention takes to achieve the predetermined invention purpose, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments, the specific implementation and structure of the Internet phone connection system and the Internet phone connection method proposed according to the present invention , linking method, steps, features and effects thereof are described in detail below.

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

The Internet phone connection system and the Internet phone connection method of the following embodiments of the present invention are to store the electronic account number (such as skype (Internet phone software) account) of the recipient in the Internet phone connection system. The user can dial a representative number through the Internet, a landline phone or a mobile phone to connect to the Internet phone connection system. The Internet phone connection system will automatically link to the corresponding calling account according to the identity of the user and the information entered by the user.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows an Internet phone connection system and peripheral connections according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 , the Internet phone connection system 113 transmits the voice data of the voice data input terminal 129 to the call receiving terminal 131 through the Internet 111 .

The aforementioned voice data input terminal 129 includes a first voice data input terminal 125 and a second voice data input terminal 127 .

The first voice data input terminal 125 includes the line phone 101 and the indoor phone 103 .

The second voice data input terminal 127 includes a personal computer 109, and an indoor phone 103 plus a VOIP gateway 107 (VOIP Gateway).

The first voice data input terminal 125 and the second voice data input terminal 127 transmit voice messages to the VoIP connection system 113 through the public switched telephone network 105 (Public switched telephone network) and the Internet 111 respectively.

The above-mentioned VoIP connection system 113 mainly includes an interactive switching system 115 , a receiver data selection circuit 117 and a contact database 119 .

The interactive exchange system 115 receives the data transmitted by the voice data input terminal 129 to obtain the user's caller identification code and the receiver code.

The receiver information selection circuit 117 retrieves corresponding contact information from the contact database 119 according to the newly obtained user ID and receiver code, so as to communicate with the receiver.

The aforementioned VoIP connection system 113 further includes a VoIP signal converter 121 and a VoIP signal transmitter 123 .

The VoIP signal converter 121 converts the voice signal of the voice data input terminal 129 into a specific digital voice packet according to the retrieved contact information.

Next, the VoIP signal transmitter 123 transmits the digital voice packet to the receiver 131 through the Internet 111 .

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which shows a contact database according to an embodiment of the present invention. The contact database is used to store related contact information, which is registered by the user to the Internet telephony connection system. The stored data may include: user code 201 related to the user, user caller identification code (CallerID) 209; receiver code 203 related to the receiver, receiver code category 205, receiver account number 211 and the answering authorization code 213; and the VoIP carrier category 207 related to the communication protocol of the voice packet.

The user code 201 and the user caller identification code (CallerID) 209 are used to identify the identity of the user respectively, wherein the user caller identification code (CallerID) 209 can be a telephone in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) system The number can also be the account number in the Internet phone system (such as MSN (instant messaging software), SKYPE (Internet phone software)), or in the Internet phone system, the network address (IP) of the Internet phone at the calling end after the call is connected , the user code can be displayed on the receiver by the receiver device or the receiver software, so that the receiver can identify the identity of the user.

The callee code 203 is to identify the identity of the callee.

This callee code category 205 points out the transfer mode of the callee code 203, such as whether it is a code type that needs the callee's authorization; that is, judge whether the callee code 203 is open to the public call in( Dial in) code. If the callee code category 205 shows that the callee code 203 is not a public number, then it is necessary to further judge whether the callee answers the user's incoming call based on the answering authorization code 213; if it is a public type, then the callee does not need to Identify the user's identity, that is, answer the user's incoming call.

After confirming that the callee can answer the user's incoming call, the callee information selection circuit 117 will retrieve the corresponding callee account from the contact database 119 to connect with the callee. Next, the VoIP signal converter 121 converts the voice data input by the voice data input terminal 129 into digital voice packets with a specific communication protocol according to the VoIP carrier category 207 . For example, if the VoIP provider category 207 indicates that the VoIP provider is skype (VIP software), then the VoIP signal converter 121 converts the voice data into a specific digital voice packet. The communication protocol of this voice packet can be It is accepted by skype (Internet telephony software).

In addition, the contact database 119 further includes a point-to-point transmission type 215 for identifying whether the user can communicate with the callee without going through the telecommunications provider.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting an Internet phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. The Internet phone connection method of a preferred embodiment of the present invention mainly includes the following steps:

First, the user dials a representative number (step 301 ) to connect to the Internet phone connection system. Next, the Internet phone connection system obtains the user's incoming call identification code according to the user's phone number, IP address or Internet phone code, and at the same time requires the user to input a receiver code (step 303). Then, according to the user's caller identification code and the callee code, go to the contact database to retrieve the corresponding contact information (step 305). Then, according to the retrieved contact information, obtain a callee's type of Internet phone operator and a callee's account number (step 307). Finally, according to the type of the Internet phone operator and the called account, the voice message is sent to the called account in the form of a digital voice packet communication protocol conforming to the type of the Internet phone operator, so as to achieve voice communication (step 309).

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method for connecting an Internet phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. The detailed flow of the Internet phone connection method of the present invention mainly includes the identification of the user, and the conversion and transmission of the voice message, these two parts.

In the user's identification part, the user first dials a representative number, and then connects to the Internet telephone connection system through the public switched telephone network or VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) system (step 401). Next, the interactive switching system in the Internet phone connection system receives the incoming phone number to obtain the user's caller identification code (step 403), and requires the user to input the receiver code (step 405). Then, according to the user's caller identification code and the receiver code, the corresponding contact information is obtained from the contact database (step 407).

After the contact information is obtained, according to the type of the callee code in the contact information, it is judged whether the callee code is a type that requires the callee's authorization (step 409). If authorization is not required, or authorization is required (step 411), and the receiver has authorized to answer the user's incoming call, then link to the receiver account in the contact information, and enter the voice message conversion and transmission part.

When entering the voice message conversion and transmission part, the user’s voice signal is first converted into a digital voice packet with a specific communication protocol (depending on the carrier) (step 413), and then the digital voice packet is sent to the VoIP signal transmitter (step 415), then the network phone signal transmitter will transmit the digital voice packet to the called account through the Internet (step 417), and the user can talk to the called person (step 419).

To sum up, through a small number of representative numbers, users of indoor phones or mobile phones can dial to users of PC terminals, which expands the scope of use of traditional Internet telephony. In addition, the internet phone connection system can automatically link to the relevant receiving account, and the user does not need to input the receiving account (such as an internet phone number or skype account) by himself, which increases the convenience.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this field Those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, may use the method and technical content disclosed above to make some changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but if they do not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims (14)

1. A network telephone connection system, which uses the Internet to achieve voice communication, and is characterized in that the network telephone connection system includes: An interactive switching system for receiving a callee code or a voice message input by a user, wherein the callee code is used to identify a callee, the callee code or the voice message can be entered through the public switched telephone network; a contact database for storing at least one contact information required by the user, and the contact information includes a calling account; A receiver information selection circuit is to retrieve the corresponding contact information from the contact database according to the receiver code; a VoIP signal converter for converting the voice message into at least one digital voice packet; and At least one network phone signal transmitter is used to transmit the digital voice packet to the called account through the Internet. 2. The Internet phone connection system according to claim 1, wherein said contact information further includes a user caller identification code and the callee code, wherein the user caller identification code is used to identify The identity of the user. 3. The Internet phone connection system according to claim 2, wherein said contact information further includes an Internet phone operator category, so as to select the communication protocol type of the digital voice packet. 4. The Internet phone connection system according to claim 2, wherein said contact information further includes a user code, so that the callee can identify the user. 5. The Internet phone connection system according to claim 2, wherein said contact information further includes a callee code category and an answering authorization code, so as to determine whether the callee should answer the call The voice message delivered by the recipient. 6. The Internet telephone connection system according to claim 1, wherein said interactive exchange system can further receive the receiver code or the voice message input by a personal computer or Internet telephone via the Internet . 7. A method for connecting an Internet phone, using the Internet to achieve voice communication, characterized in that the method for connecting an Internet phone includes the following steps: receiving a representative number dialed by a user; obtaining a caller identification code of the user, and requiring the user to input a receiver code; According to the callee code, search a contact database of a VoIP connection system, so as to obtain a corresponding contact information; According to the contact information, obtain a callee's type of Internet phone operator and a callee's account number; and According to the type of the Internet phone operator and the called account, a voice message is sent to the called account in the format of the digital voice packet communication protocol conforming to the type of the Internet phone operator, so as to achieve voice communication. 8. The network phone connection method according to claim 7, wherein said contact information includes an answer authorization code and a callee code category. 9. The network phone connection method according to claim 8, wherein it is determined whether the callee code requires the callee's authorization according to the callee code category. 10. The internet phone connection method according to claim 8, wherein it is judged according to the answering authorization code whether the receiver can answer the voice message delivered by the user. 11. The Internet phone connection method according to claim 7, wherein, according to the user's caller ID (caller ID) and the callee code, the corresponding account number of the callee is taken out, and the account number of the callee is recorded in the contact database. 12. The Internet phone connection method according to claim 11, further comprising: converting the voice message input by the user into at least one digital voice packet; and The digital voice packet is delivered to the called account through the Internet, so that the user can communicate with the called. 13. The Internet phone connection method according to claim 12, wherein said voice message is transmitted to the Internet phone connection system through the public switched telephone network or the Internet. 14. The Internet phone connection method according to claim 12, wherein said digital voice packet conforms to the communication protocol defined by the Internet phone operator type, and the Internet phone operator type is stored in the contact database .

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