KR20050032816A - Multi-user service method for mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-user service method of a mobile communication terminal, which allocates telephone numbers for a plurality of users to a terminal, and has a database for each user's telephone number, so that one terminal can be used by a plurality of users. Receiving a plurality of telephone numbers, constructing a database for each telephone number of the user, extracting and determining a receiver telephone number included in the call signal when a call signal is received; If the receiver's telephone number is the current user's telephone number, storing the caller's telephone number in the current user database, and transmitting a preset call ring; and as a result of the determination, the receiver's telephone number corresponds to the receiver's telephone number if it is not the current user's telephone number. Storing the caller's telephone number in a database By being, there is an effect that one terminal is a plurality of users can use.

Description

MULTI-USER SERVICE METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a multi-user service method of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to assign a phone number for a plurality of users to a terminal, and to provide a database for each user's phone number to use a single terminal for a plurality of users. It relates to a multi-user service method of a mobile communication terminal suitable for.

Nowadays, mobile communication terminals are so widespread that they have become a necessity of life, and they are used abundantly regardless of age or sex, and a mobile phone number is given to a user of a mobile communication terminal.

However, there are cases where a mobile communication terminal user wants to select and receive a call according to the caller and the time. For example, a terminal used for work may not want to talk outside business hours. If you turn off the terminal, you will not be able to answer other personal calls.

For this reason, mobile services are providing additional services such as two-number service, which provides users with additional telephone numbers in addition to the basic telephone numbers.

In general, a two-number service means a service that connects two different incoming telephone numbers to one terminal and connects a call signal received at each telephone number to one terminal.

The two-number service will be described below. When the call signal is received from the mobile communication terminal subscribed to the two-number service by the user, the control unit (for example, the mobile communication modem unit) of the terminal detects the called number of the call signal and displays the called number on the display unit. Send the incoming ring.

The controller of the terminal determines whether a call signal is answered by the user's selection of a call button or a call ring that has been sent. If the call is answered, the controller forms a call path with the calling party of the incoming call signal, and the terminal is formed through the formed call path. The user speaks with the caller.

If the user does not answer the incoming call signal, the controller transmits the set auto-answer message according to whether the auto-answer is set or switches to the voice mailbox.

This two-number service allows users to utilize two phone numbers as needed.

However, this two-number service cannot be used by multiple users because the user database (DB) for a call is configured in the terminal.

As described above, since the conventional mobile communication terminal has only one database therein, a number of users cannot use different telephone numbers.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention allocates telephone numbers for a plurality of users to a terminal, and includes a database for each user telephone number, and when a call signal is received, data of an incoming telephone number connected with the call signal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-user service method of a mobile communication terminal in which one terminal can be used by a plurality of users by storing the information as a base.

The present invention for achieving the above object is assigned a number of telephone numbers of a plurality of users, constructing a database for each user telephone number, and when a call signal is received, the receiver phone number included in the call signal is extracted; And storing the caller's telephone number in the current user database if the receiver's telephone number is the current user's telephone number, and transmitting a preset call ring to the current user's database. If it is not the user's telephone number, characterized in that it comprises the step of storing the caller's telephone number in the database corresponding to the receiver's telephone number.

The incoming call signal is characterized in that it contains data in the form of "caller phone number * receiver phone number".

The telephone numbers of the plurality of users are composed of one main number and at least one auxiliary number, and the call signal received by the main number includes data of a "caller's telephone number *" type.

The process of switching from the current user's phone number to another user's phone number includes entering a preconfigured user selection menu and selecting a user phone number to be converted, and inputting a preset password of the selected user's phone number. Characterized in that made.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of a multi-user service method of the present invention has a feature as described above.

In order to perform the multi-user service of the present invention, the telephone numbers (MIN, MIN1, MIN2, ...) of multiple users to be allocated to the terminal at the time of service application are registered in the base station, and the terminal applying for the multi-user service is the telephone number. Are configured to construct a database (DB) for each user's telephone number.

In addition, when the call signal is transmitted from the base station to the terminal for which the multi-user service is applied, data of a "caller's phone number * recipient's phone number" form is transmitted, and the terminal receives the data of the form and extracts the receiver's phone number. Perform an operation (e.g., send an incoming ring or store a caller's phone number in the user DB).

In addition, a menu for converting the user's telephone number to be used from among the telephone numbers of the plurality of users assigned to the terminal should be configured.

1 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a multi-user service method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, receiving a telephone number for a plurality of registered users by registering a multi-user service, constructing a database (DB) for each user's telephone number, and when a call signal is received, the call signal is received. Determining an incoming telephone number for the received telephone number; if the received telephone number is a user telephone number currently being used, storing the outgoing telephone number in a user DB in use, and displaying an incoming ring transmission and outgoing telephone number; As a result of the determination, if the received telephone number is not the telephone number currently being used, storing the outgoing telephone number in a DB corresponding to the received telephone number.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of switching a user in a terminal after registering a multi-user service. As shown, entering a user selection menu preconfigured in the terminal to select a user phone number to use the terminal, inputting a password for the selected user phone number and determining whether it matches the previously stored password; If the input password matches a pre-stored password, the selected password is switched to the selected user's telephone number. If the input password does not match, the step is repeated.

Referring to the operation of the present invention made of these steps are as follows.

When a user applies for a multi-user service to a mobile operator, the operator allocates telephone numbers for the number of users he / she wants to apply for, and transmits the allocated telephone numbers and information about the terminal (for example, ESN) to the base station (not shown). Register at city). At this time, the terminal to which the multi-user service is applied is assigned a number of telephone numbers of a plurality of users, and a DB for each assigned user telephone number is configured.

When the base station transmits a call signal to the terminal to which the multi-user service is applied, the base station transmits data including the form of "caller's phone number * recipient's phone number", and the terminal extracts and determines the receiver's phone number from the received data of the form. . For example, if the caller's phone number is "XXXXXXXXXX" and the receiver's phone number assigned due to the multi-user service is "0000000000", the call signal containing the data of the form "XXXXXXXXXX * 0000000000" from the base station to the terminal is sent. Is sent.

Then, the number of users assigned to the terminal is 4, and the user telephone numbers for them are "0000000000" (hereinafter MIN), "000XXXX000" (hereinafter MIN1), "0000000XXX" (hereinafter MIN2), "000XXXXXXX" ( In the following description, it is assumed that MIN3).

If a call signal is received while the terminal is in use with the user's phone number MIN, the "caller's phone number * recipient's phone number" data included in the call signal is extracted, and the recipient's phone number of the extracted data is currently Determines whether the user's phone number in use or another user's phone number.

As a result of the determination, if the receiver's telephone number included in the call signal data is MIN, the calling party's telephone number is stored in the call DB of the user currently being used, and the preset incoming ring is sent and the calling party's telephone number is displayed on the terminal display window.

On the other hand, if the caller's telephone number included in the call signal data is not MIN, that is, one of MIN1, MIN2, and MIN3, for example, MIN2, the caller's telephone number is stored in the DB of the MIN2. At this time, the terminal does not notify the current user that the call signal has been received, and the calling party transmits predetermined data to automatically disconnect the call.

In addition, when the user telephone number MIN is to be switched to another user telephone number (MIN1, MIN2, MIN3), the user who wants to switch among the user telephone numbers configured in the sub-items by entering the user selection menu preconfigured in the terminal Select your phone number.

When the user telephone number (for example, MIN1) to be switched is selected, a user password input window for switching to the MIN1 is displayed and a password is input.

If the input password matches the pre-stored user password of the selected user telephone number MIN1, the user telephone number of the terminal is set to MIN1.

If the user's telephone number of the terminal is set to MIN1 through the above process, the caller's telephone number received to MIN1 can be checked before being changed to MIN1.

As described above, the present invention can use one terminal for a plurality of users, and the billing for using the terminal is billed for each user.

In addition, the present invention can separately register one main number and one or more auxiliary numbers when applying for a multi-user service, and when the call signal is transmitted from the base station to the main number, the data of the "caller's telephone number *" type is transmitted from the terminal, The data after the '*' is extracted, and if the extracted data is empty, it is recognized as a main number, and if there is a recipient's phone number, that is, a "caller's phone number * recipient's phone number" form, the caller is determined to be received as an auxiliary number. The phone number can also be stored in the user DB.

As described in detail above, the present invention allocates telephone numbers for a plurality of users to a terminal, and includes a database for each user telephone number, and when a call signal is received, a database of an incoming telephone number connected with the call signal. By storing as, there is an effect that a single terminal can be used by multiple users.

1 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a multi-user service method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a user switching process of the present invention.

Claims (4)

Receiving telephone numbers of a plurality of users and constructing a database for each user telephone number; Extracting and determining a receiver's telephone number included in the call signal when the call signal is received; As a result of the determination, if the receiver telephone number is the current user telephone number, storing the calling party telephone number in the current user database and transmitting a preset call ring; And storing the caller's telephone number in a database corresponding to the receiver's telephone number if the receiver's telephone number is not the current user's telephone number. The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming call signal includes data in the form of " caller phone number * recipient phone number ". The telephone number of the plurality of users is composed of one main number and one or more auxiliary numbers, the call signal received by the main number is characterized in that the data of the "caller phone number *" type is included. Multi-user service method of a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of switching from the current user's phone number to another user's phone number comprises: entering a preconfigured user selection menu and selecting a user's phone number to be switched; And inputting a preset password of the selected user's telephone number.