System and method for providing information of outgoing call

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9432507-B2
Application number	US-201514645754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2015
Priority date	Apr 11, 2014
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

An outgoing call information providing device includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store program code and a processor configured to execute the program code to receive a call connection request signal from a caller party terminal, the call connection request includes (i) a phone number of a called party terminal and (ii) a source code indicating a source from which the caller party terminal obtained the phone number of the called party terminal; extract the source code from the call connection request signal; parse the extracted source code; generate outgoing call channel information based on the parsed source code, the outgoing call channel information indicating the source; and transmit the call connection request signal according to the phone number of the called party terminal such that the called party terminal receives the generated outgoing call channel information with a phone number of the caller party terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An outgoing call information providing device comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store program code; and
at least one processor configured to execute the program code to,
receive a call connection request signal from a caller party terminal, the call connection request includes (i) a phone number of a called party terminal and (ii) a source code indicating a source from which the caller party terminal obtained the phone number of the called party terminal,
extract the source code from the call connection request signal,
parse the extracted source code,
generate outgoing call channel information based on the parsed source code, the outgoing call channel information indicating the source, and
transmit the call connection request signal according to the phone number of the called party terminal such that the called party terminal receives the generated outgoing call channel information with a phone number of the caller party terminal.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
generate the source code when the phone number of the called party terminal is obtained by the caller party terminal, and
provide the source code to the caller party terminal when a calling function is activated by the caller party terminal, the calling function being activated when the phone number of the called party terminal is obtained by the caller party terminal, the calling function being used to generate the call connection request.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine whether the extracted source code is an authorized source code after the call connection request is received by determining whether source code previously allocated to the caller terminal is substantially similar to the source code in the call connection request signal.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the outgoing call channel information includes information indicating the source from which the caller party terminal obtained the phone number of the called party terminal, the phone number of the called party terminal being a target of the call connection request signal transmitted from the caller party terminal.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the outgoing call channel information indicates that the call connection request signal is generated by at least one of:
(i) dialing the phone number of the called party terminal;
(ii) selecting the phone number of the called party from a contact list of the caller party terminal;
(iii) obtaining the phone number of the called party terminal is via a link from a webpage;
(iv) obtaining the phone number of the called party from an advertising medium;
(v) obtaining the phone number of the called party from a database; and
(vi) obtaining the phone number of the called party being via a scan of a quick response (QR) code.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
generate a caller party application to be provided to the caller party terminal, the caller party application inserting the generated outgoing call channel information into the call connection request signal, and
generate a called party application to be provided to the called terminal, the called party application transforming the outgoing call channel information into display data, the display data being displayed by the called party terminal when the called party receives the call connection request signal.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the caller party application detects the outgoing call channel, matches the outgoing call channel with the source code when a calling function is activated in the caller party terminal, and inserts the matching source code into the call connection request signal when the call connection request signal is generated.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the display data includes at least one of text data, audio data, image data, and video data.

9. The device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to the program:
provide the caller party application to the caller party terminal, and
provide the called party application to the called party terminal.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the display data is one of (i) provided to the outgoing call information providing device by the caller party terminal and (ii) extracted from a webpage associated with the caller party terminal.

11. A method of providing outgoing call channel information, the method comprising:
receiving, by at least one processor, a call connection request signal from a caller party terminal, the call connection request including (i) a phone number of a called party terminal and (ii) a source code indicating a source from which the caller party terminal obtained the phone number of the called party terminal;
extracting, by the at least one processor, the source code from the call connection request signal;
generating, by the at least one processor, outgoing call channel information by parsing the source code, the outgoing call channel information being based on at least one portion of the parsed source code, the outgoing call channel information indicating the source; and
transmitting, by the at least one processor, the call connection request signal according to the phone number of the called party terminal such that the called party terminal receives the generated outgoing call channel information with a phone number of the caller party terminal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein
the source code is generated when the phone number of the called party terminal is obtained by the caller party terminal; and
the generated source code is provided to the caller party terminal when a calling function is activated by the caller party terminal,
the calling function being activated when the phone number of the called party terminal is obtained by the caller party terminal,
the calling function being used to generate the call connection request.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining, using the at least one processor, whether the extracted source code is an authorized source code, after the call connection request is received, by determining whether source code previously allocated to the caller terminal is substantially similar to the source code in the call connection request signal.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the outgoing call channel information includes information indicating the source from which the caller party terminal obtained the phone number of the called party terminal, the phone number of the called party terminal being a target of the call connection request signal transmitted from the caller party terminal.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the outgoing call channel information indicates that the call connection request signal is generated by at least one of:
(i) dialing the phone number of the called party terminal;
(ii) selecting the phone number of the called party being from a contact list of the caller party terminal;
(iii) obtaining the phone number of the called party terminal via a link of a webpage;
(iv) obtaining the phone number of the called party terminal from an advertising medium;
(v) obtaining the phone number of the called party terminal from a database; and
(vi) obtaining the phone number of the called party via a scan of a quick response (QR) code.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying, using the at least one processor, the outgoing call channel information on a screen of the called pa

Assignees

• Naver Corp

Inventors

• Jeong Hyeon Su

Classifications

• H04M3/4365 Primary

  based on information specified by the calling party, e.g. priority or subject · CPC title

• H04M3/5158

  in combination with automated outdialling systems (devices for signalling identity of wanted subscriber H04M1/26) · CPC title

• H04M2203/2038

  Call context notifications · CPC title

• H04M2203/6081

  Service authorization mechanisms · CPC title

• H04M3/42042

  Notifying the called party of information on the calling party (details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72) · CPC title