SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR PLACING TELEPHONE CALL AND SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR REQUESTING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE

• US 20170019756A1
• Filed: 12/10/2014
• Published: 01/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taegu Kim
• Original Assignee: Taegu Kim
• Inventors: KIM, Taegu
• Granted Patent: US 10,187,744 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A simple calling method comprises setting and registering into a hot key storage a hot key corresponding to contact numbers of a called terminal; inputting a certain key and a calling trigger key on a key input interface of a calling terminal; determining whether the inputted certain key matches the hot key registered in the hot key storage; upon determination that the inputted certain key matches the hot key, converting the inputted hot key to the contact numbers of the called terminal; and processing the converted contact numbers for calling and sending a request signal to the called terminal to request a call connection with the called terminal.

Claims

1. A simple calling method comprising:

an operation S41 of setting and registering into a hot key storage a hot key corresponding to contact numbers of a called terminal 20;

an operation S42 of inputting a certain key and a calling trigger key on a key input interface 113 of a calling terminal 10;

an operation S43 of determining whether the inputted certain key matches the hot key registered in the hot key storage;

upon determination that the inputted certain key matches the hot key, an operation S44 of converting the inputted hot key to the contact numbers of the called terminal 20; and

an operation S45 of processing the converted contact numbers for calling and sending a request signal to the called terminal 20 to request a call connection with the called terminal 20.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation S41 comprising:

an operation S111 of inputting a hot key setting key on the key input interface 113;

an operation S112 of displaying a hot key input interface in a form of a user interface by a hot key setting module 11a upon receipt of the hot key setting key;

an operation S113 of inputting a hot key on the input interface via the key input interface 113;

an operation S114 of storing the inputted hot key in the hot key storage 12 by a hot key storage module 11b;

an operation S115 of displaying an actual contact numbers input interface in a form of a user interface for inputting the actual contact numbers of the called terminal 20 corresponding to the stored hot key;

an operation S116 of inputting the actual contact numbers on the actual contact numbers input interface via the key input interface 113; and

an operation S117 of correlating the inputted contact numbers with the hot key and storing the correlation by the hot key storage module 11b.

3. A location-based service simple-requesting method comprising:

an operation S210 of receiving a key value(s) from a key input interface 113;

an operation S212 of determining whether the key value(s) from the key input interface 113 matches an execution command key; and

upon determination that the key value(s) from the key input interface 113 matches the execution command key, an operation S236 of sending service request information to a service management server 130 by a user terminal 110.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein upon determination that the key value(s) from the key input interface 113 matches the execution command key, the user terminal 110 sends current location information thereof along with the service request information to the service management server 130.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein upon determination that the key value(s) from the key input interface 113 matches the execution command key, the method comprises:

extracting the location information in a location information reception module 112 in the user terminal 110; and

sending the extracted current location information along with the service request information to the service management server 130.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein upon completion of the operation S236,

a location information supply module 140 operated by a mobile communication service provider sends location information of the user terminal 110 to the service management server 130.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein when the service management server 130 receives the service request information upon completion of the operation S236, the service management server 130 requests location information of the user terminal 110 of a location information supply module 140 operated by a mobile communication service provider, and then, the location information supply module 140 operated by the mobile communication service provider sends the location information of the user terminal 110 to the service management server 130 in a response to the request.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein upon determination that the key value(s) from the key input interface 113 matches the execution command key, the method comprises:

an operation S214 of displaying a destination setting user interface 116a to query whether to input a destination for the user;

when a destination setting acceptance key signal is inputted S216 after the destination setting user interface 116a is displayed, an operation S218 of displaying a destination input user interface 116b to allow inputting of the destination;

an operation S219 of inputting the destination on the destination input user interface 116b via the key input interface 113;

an operation S220 of storing the inputted destination into a data information storage 115; and

an operation S228 of extracting current location information of the user terminal,

wherein the user terminal 110 sends the current location information thereof, the service request information and the inputted destination information to the service management server 130.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein upon determination that the key value(s) from the key input interface 113 matches the execution command key, the method comprises:

an operation S222 of checking a state of a location information reception module 112 for acquiring the location information of the user terminal 110 and determining based on the checking result whether the location information reception module is in a turn-on state;

upon determination that the location information reception module 112 is not in a turn-on state S222, an operation S224 of outputting a control command using the location information reception module control module 114g to enable the location information reception module 112 to be in a turn-on state;

an operation S226 of turning-on the location information reception module 112 in a response to the control command;

when the operation S226 is executed or it is determined that the location information reception module 112 is in a turn-on state S222, an operation S228 of extracting current location information of the user terminal 110 from the location information reception module 112.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein upon the extraction of the location information, the method comprises:

an operation S230 of converting the execution command key to an IP address of the service management server 130; and

an operation of sending the extracted current location information, and contact numbers of the user terminal 110 and the service request information to the service management server 130 having the converted IP address.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein when the extraction of the location information fails S228, the method comprises:

an operation S240 of displaying a voice-call connection user interface 116d to allow a voice-call connection request module 114j to activate voice-call connection;

when a voice-call connection acceptance key is inputted after displaying the voice-call connection user interface 116d, an operation S242 of converting the execution command key to contact numbers of the service management server 130 using a voice-call connection request module 114j; and

an operation of sending a voice-call connection signal to the service management server 130 based on the converted contact numbers from the voice-call connection request module 114j.

12. The method of claim 5, wherein, prior to the operation S236 of the sending the current location information and contact numbers of the user terminal 110 and the service request information to the service management server 130, the method comprises:

an operation S232 of displaying a paging setting user interface 116c to allow setting of paging of the service management server 130;

when a paging setting rejection key is inputted S234, an operation S236 of sending the current location information and contact numbers of the user terminal 110 and the service request information to the service management server 130; and

when a paging setting acceptance key is inputted S234, an operation S238 of sending the current location information and contact numbers of the user terminal 110 and the service request information together with paging information to the service management server 130.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

an operation S310 of checking by the service management server 130 whether the paging information is present in a signal from the user terminal 110; and

upon determination that the paging information is present in a signal from the user terminal 110, an operation of automatically calling the user terminal 110 by the service management server 130.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

an operation S310 of checking by the service management server 130 whether the paging information is present in a signal from the user terminal 110;

upon determination that the paging information is not present in a signal from the user terminal 110, an operation S312 of selecting a service provider terminal 120 based on the service request from the user terminal 110; and

an operation S314 of sending service-provider information on the selected service provider terminal 120 to the user terminal 110.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

an operation S316 of determining by the user terminal 110 whether a service provider in the service-provider information from the service management server 130 is single or plural;

upon determination that the service provider in the service-provider information from the service management server 130 is single S316, an operation S318 of displaying the single service-provider;

an operation S320 of determining whether to accept or reject the displayed service-provider;

upon determination to accept the displayed service-provider, an operation S322 of sending acceptance information to the service management server 130; and

upon determination to reject the displayed service-provider, an operation S340 of sending rejection information to the service management server 130.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

an operation S316 of determining by the user terminal 110 whether a service provider in the service-provider information from the service management server 130 is single or plural;

upon determination that the service provider in the service-provider information from the service management server 130 is plural S316, an operation S3330 of displaying the plural service-providers;

an operation S332 of determining whether to select one of the plural service-providers or reject all of the plural service-providers; and

an operation S340 of sending selection information on a selected service-provider upon determination S332 to select one of the plural service-providers, or sending rejection information to the service management server 130.