KR20010010175A - Method for providing Voice Mail Service in wireless network system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a voice mail service of a mobile communication system. When a new voice message arrives at a voice mail box (S1), the voice mail box 160 is a voice mail box according to the present invention. After confirming that the service item, that is, the voice notification and listening service item for the arrival of the new voice mail message is registered (S2), if the service item is not registered, the service operation is terminated, and the service item If this is registered, the call is connected to the terminal 100 of the subscriber (S3), the voice notification that the new voice message has arrived (S4), and then the subscriber who received the arrival notification of the new voice message Confirm whether or not the listening request signal can be received from the terminal of the reception request signal (S5). If received, the new voice message arrived at the voice mail box 160 is transmitted to the terminal 100 so that the subscriber can listen to the new voice message (S6). By terminating the service, as soon as a new voice message arrives in the voice mailbox 160, the subscriber can recognize and selectively listen.

Description

How to provide voice mail service in mobile communication system {Method for providing Voice Mail Service in wireless network system}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a voice mail service in a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to provide a voice mail service in a mobile communication system for notifying the arrival of a new voice message to a voice mail subscriber and selectively listening to the voice message. It is about a method.

In general, a mobile communication system is provided with a voice mail system (VMS) and provides a voice mail service for recording a voice message through a telephone and delivering the recorded voice message to a subscriber. Currently, a short message service (SMS) is used to notify the arrival of a new voice message in a voice mailbox, or to notify the subscriber of the arrival or reception of a new voice message by using a notification tone.

However, subscribers who cannot use the short message service can only be notified of the arrival of a new voicemail message at the time of receiving and receiving a call, so they are not notified of the arrival as soon as a new voice message arrives at the voicemail box. There was a problem in that the use of the voice mailbox service is reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to notify the subscriber of the arrival of a message as soon as a new voice message arrives at the voice mailbox and to selectively listen to the arrival message. It is to provide a voice mailbox service providing method of a mobile communication system.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system to which the voice mailbox service providing method according to the present invention is applied;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a voice mailbox service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of registering or canceling a voice mail service item according to the present invention in FIG. 2.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

100: mobile communication terminal (MS: Mobile Station)

110: base station (BTS)

120: base station controller (BSC)

130: mobile switching center (MSC: Mobile Switching Center)

140: Visitor Location Register (VLR)

150: Home Location Register (HLR)

160: mobile communication voice mailbox (VMS: Voice Mail System)

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing a voice mailbox service of a mobile communication system according to the present invention is a method of implementing a voice mail service of a mobile communication system, the method comprising: confirming arrival of a new voice message of a registered voice mailbox subscriber; Stage 1; Connecting a call to a designated terminal of the corresponding subscriber; And a third step of transmitting the new voice message so that the call can be listened to when the call is connected. In particular, the third step informs the terminal of the subscriber of the arrival of the new voice message. And transmitting the new voice message according to the listening selection, and recording the transmission time of the new voice message of the third step and adding a charge according to the recorded time. Thus, as soon as a new voice message arrives at the voice mailbox, it can be selectively listened to.

Hereinafter, a voice mailbox service providing method of a mobile communication system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which a voice mailbox service providing method according to the present invention is applied, a mobile communication terminal (MS) 100, a base station controller (BTS) 110, Base Station Controller (BSC) 120, Mobile Switching (MSC) 130, Visitor Location Register (VLR) 140, Home Location Register (HLR) Location Register (150), and a mobile communication voice mailbox (VMS: Voice Mail System) (160).

The mobile communication terminal 100 is notified of the arrival of a new voice message to the voice mailbox 160 through the switch 130, the base station 110 and the base station controller 120 from the mobile communication voice mailbox 160. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) terminal.

The base station 110 performs communication with the terminal 100 through a wireless section under the control of the base station controller 120, and the base station controller 120 matches between the base station 110 and the exchange 130. In addition to performing a function, the base station 110 is controlled.

The mobile communication exchange 130 performs an exchange function to process the request for receiving and receiving the terminal 100, performs a network interworking function with another mobile communication exchange, and the visitor location register 140 and the home location. The subscriber 150 performs information inquiry on the subscriber, and connects a call connected to the mobile communication voice mailbox 160.

The visitor location register 140 is a database that stores and manages data of all mobile communication subscribers in the area of the exchange 130. The visitor location register 140 performs functions such as location registration and deletion of a subscriber and inquiry of subscriber information.

The mobile communication voice mailbox 160 stores and manages voice messages and phone numbers left in the subscriber, and uses a short message service when a new voice message arrives in front of the subscriber in the voice mailbox 160. The subscriber sends a short message, and the subscriber using the voice notification and listening service according to the present invention provides a voice notification and listening service function by directly connecting a call to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 100.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a voice mail service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and may be applied to the mobile communication system as shown in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 2, when a new voice message arrives first at the voice mailbox 160 (S1), the voice mailbox 160 is configured to display a voice mail service item, that is, a voice mailbox new voice message, according to the present invention. After confirming that the voice notification and listening service item for arrival is registered (S2), if the service item is not registered, the service operation is terminated, and if the service item is registered, the terminal of the subscriber The call is connected to 100 (S3), and a new voice message is notified by voice (S4).

Subsequently, when the reception request of the new voice message is received, it is confirmed whether or not the reception request signal can be received from the terminal of the subscriber who has received the new voice message. The new voice message arrived at the voice mailbox 160 is transmitted to the terminal 100 so that the subscriber can listen to the new voice message (S6), and then terminates, corresponding to the listening time of the new voice message. Charge is to be performed, and service is terminated when a request for listening is not received.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of registering or canceling a voice mail service item according to the present invention in FIG. 2. First, a subscriber communicates with a mobile communication switch through wireless communication with a base station 110 using a mobile communication terminal 100. When requesting a connection to its voice mailbox 160 (130) (S11), the mobile communication exchange 130 requests a connection to the voice mailbox 160 (S12). The voice mailbox 160 connects the call with the subscriber through the path of the exchange 130, the base station 110, and the terminal 100, and registers a voice mail message arrival notification and listening service. Press 1, then press 2. An item selection guide broadcast, such as, is transmitted to the switch 130 (S13), and the switch 130 transmits the guide broadcast to the terminal 100 through the base station 110 (S14). After the subscriber listens to the announcement through the terminal 100, the subscriber selects a desired service item (for example, 1 or 2) to register (or terminate) the selected service item with the mobile communication switch 130. Request (S15), the mobile communication exchange 130 transmits a registration (or termination) request of the selected service item to the mobile communication voice mailbox 160 (S16).

Subsequently, the mobile communication voice mailbox 160 registers (or terminates) the requested service item (that is, voice notification and listening service item for arrival of a new voice mail message) to the subscriber and registers (or terminates) the subscriber. ) To the mobile switching center 130, for example, "Voice mailbox arrival notification and listening service has been registered (or terminated)." Notifies the voice message, such as (S17), the mobile communication exchange 130 transmits the informed voice message to the mobile communication terminal 100 through the base station controller 120 and the base station 110 to the corresponding subscribers. Listens to the voice message to recognize that the service item selected by the user is registered (or terminated) (S18).

As described in detail above, according to the method for providing a voice mailbox service of a mobile communication system according to the present invention, as soon as a new voice message arrives in a mobile communication voice mailbox, a new voice message is voiced by connecting a call to the subscriber's terminal from the voice mailbox. In addition to the notification of the arrival of the subscriber, if the subscriber wants to hear the new voice message immediately arrived when the call is connected, the subscriber can immediately recognize the arrival status of the new voice message In addition, it is possible to immediately listen to a new voice message arriving at a voice mailbox without immediately attempting to connect a new call, thereby maximizing the efficiency of using the voice mailbox service.

Claims (3)

In the voice mailbox service implementation method of a mobile communication system, A first step of confirming arrival of a new voice message of a registered voice mailbox subscriber; Connecting a call to a designated terminal of the corresponding subscriber; And And a third step of transmitting the new voice message so that the call can be heard when the call is connected. The method of claim 1, The third step is to notify the terminal of the subscriber of the arrival of the new voice message, the voice mail service providing method of the mobile communication system, characterized in that for transmitting the new voice message according to the subscriber's listening choices The method of claim 1, Recording the transmission time of the new voice message of the third step and adding a charge according to the recorded time.