WO1999037074A1 - Storage device for a communications terminal - Google Patents

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WO1999037074A1
WO1999037074A1 PCT/DE1998/000139 DE9800139W WO9937074A1 WO 1999037074 A1 WO1999037074 A1 WO 1999037074A1 DE 9800139 W DE9800139 W DE 9800139W WO 9937074 A1 WO9937074 A1 WO 9937074A1
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Arnold GRÄUPEL
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/247—Telephone sets including user guidance or feature selection means facilitating their use
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/64—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations
    • H04M1/65—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party
    • H04M1/652—Means for playing back the recorded messages by remote control over a telephone line

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  • Modern communication terminals are used not only for the transmission of speech but also for the transmission of data. Also for reasons of compatibility with older technical methods, coding of the data by means of tones or tone sequences (in the following simply referred to as tone sequences for the sake of brevity) is also used for transmission over digital communication links.
  • the system of DTMF tone sequences (Dual Tone Multiple Frequency) is most often used in this context.
  • the aim of the invention is to make the use of these tone sequences for a wide variety of applications as easy as possible for a user of a modern communication terminal.
  • a typical user often needs a variety of different tone sequences to handle different applications, e.g. for querying the account balance tone sequences for the account number, personal identification number, tone sequences for controlling the bank's application program, etc.
  • the administration of many such tone sequences becomes slightly confusing.
  • the invention tries to achieve an improvement.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a preferred exemplary embodiment of a communication terminal with a memory device according to the present invention.
  • the invention provides a storage device (SPE) for communication terminals (KEG) in which data are stored, with the aid of which the communication terminal is able to is set to transmit a tone sequence via a communication link.
  • This storage device is preferably a so-called subscriber identity module (SIM, Subscriber Identity Module).
  • SIM subscriber identity Module
  • Such modules are known from the GSM standard from cellular telephony. For example, they have the form of plastic cards on which a memory chip is accommodated, which can be connected to the communication terminal via electrical contacts.
  • An application program can also be stored on this storage device, which enables the user, for example, to use information technology services via a communication link. Such services often expect the transmission of data in the form of tone sequences.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention provides that this application program controls an application by transmitting one or more tone sequences.
  • the account number or an identity code for example, must be transmitted to the account-holding bank.
  • the corresponding application program stored on the memory device effects the transmission of the corresponding tone sequences to the system of the account-maintaining bank.
  • a communication connection to a system is set up, on which a corresponding program runs, with which the account management is possible.
  • an application program the tone sequence of the account number stored on the storage device, e.g. in DTMF format to the bank's system.
  • the application program does not have to be stored in the memory device for this; it can also be stored in the communication terminal or already provided by the bank via the communication connection.
  • tone sequences e.g. transmit a promotion code for balance requests in the form of a tone sequence.
  • the bank computer reports the current account balance. This can e.g. by a voice announcement or by a tone sequence, which is then decoded by the communication terminal and shown on a display.
  • Devices for coding and decoding data in the form of tone sequences are known to the person skilled in the art, for example known from modem technology.
  • the invention has the advantage, among other things, that the storage of tone sequences on the storage device can take place independently of the communication terminal.
  • a PC with a ne suitable additional device and suitable software can be used. If the tone sequences are used for remote control of sequences, changes in the control tasks can be implemented very simply by changing the tone sequence on the memory device.
  • the tone sequence is generated dynamically as a result of a user input and is stored on the storage device. This can e.g. by using an appropriate program. Encryption can also be implemented in this way.
  • tone sequences command sequences for control tasks

Abstract

An audio sequence is transmitted via a voice channel of a communications link with the aid of data stored in the storage device of a communications terminal with the purpose of controlling actions.

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Speichereinrichtung für ein KommunikationsendgerätStorage device for a communication terminal
Moderne Kommunikationsendgeräte werden nicht nur zum Übertragen von Sprache sondern auch zur Übertragung von Daten verwendet. Auch aus Gründen der Kompatibilität zu älteren technischen Verfahren wird dabei häufig auch bei einer Übertragung über digitale Kommunikationsverbindungen noch eine Ko- dierung der Daten durch Töne oder Tonfolgen (im folgenden der Kürze halber einfach als Tonfolgen bezeichnet) verwendet. Am häufigsten findet wohl das System der DTMF-Tonfolgen (Dual Tone Multiple Frequency) in diesem Zusammenhang Verwendung. Die Erfindung verfolgt das Ziel, einem Benutzer eines moder- nen Kommunikationsendgerätes die Anwendung dieser Tonfolgen für unterschiedlichste Anwendungen so leicht wie möglich zu machen. Ein typischer Anwender benötigt zur Abwicklung verschiedener Anwendungen oft eine Vielzahl unterschiedlichster Tonfolgen, z.B. zur Abfrage des Kontostandes Tonfolgen für die Kontonummer, die persönliche Identifikationsnummer, Tonfolgen zur Steuerung des Anwenungsprogrammes der Bank, etc. Die Verwaltung vieler derartiger Tonfolgen wird leicht unübersichtlich. Hier versucht die Erfindung, eine Verbesserung zu erreichen.Modern communication terminals are used not only for the transmission of speech but also for the transmission of data. Also for reasons of compatibility with older technical methods, coding of the data by means of tones or tone sequences (in the following simply referred to as tone sequences for the sake of brevity) is also used for transmission over digital communication links. The system of DTMF tone sequences (Dual Tone Multiple Frequency) is most often used in this context. The aim of the invention is to make the use of these tone sequences for a wide variety of applications as easy as possible for a user of a modern communication terminal. A typical user often needs a variety of different tone sequences to handle different applications, e.g. for querying the account balance tone sequences for the account number, personal identification number, tone sequences for controlling the bank's application program, etc. The administration of many such tone sequences becomes slightly confusing. Here the invention tries to achieve an improvement.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch eine Speichereinrichtung für ein Kommunikationsendgerät nach Anspruch 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by a storage device for a communication terminal according to claim 1.
Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand untergeordneter Patentansprüche. Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand bevorzugter Ausführungsbeispiele und mit Hilfe von Figuren näher beschrieben.Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of subordinate claims. The invention is described in more detail below with the aid of preferred exemplary embodiments and with the aid of figures.
Figur 1 zeigt in schematischer Weise ein bevorzugtes Ausfüh- rungsbeipiel eines Kommunikationsendgerätes mit einer Speichereinrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung.FIG. 1 schematically shows a preferred exemplary embodiment of a communication terminal with a memory device according to the present invention.
Um dem Anwender eines Kommunikationsendgerätes eine möglichst komfortable Handhabung von Tonfolgen zur Verwendung in unter- schiedlichsten Situationen zu ermöglichen, sieht die Erfindung eine Speichereinrichtung (SPE) für Kommunikationsendgeräte (KEG) vor, in der Daten gespeichert sind, mit deren Hilfe das Kommunikationsendgerät in die Lage versetzt wird, eine Tonfolge über eine Kommunikationsverbindung zu übertra- gen. Bei dieser Speichereinrichtung handelt es sich vorzugsweise um einen sogenannten Teilnehmer-Identitäts-Modul (SIM, Subscriber Identity Module) . Solche Module sind durch den GSM-Standard aus der Mobilfunk-Telefonie (Cellular Phone) bekannt. Sie haben beispielsweise die Form von Plastikkarten, auf denen ein Speicherbaustein untergebracht ist, der über elektrische Kontakte mit dem kommunikationsendgerät verbunden werden kann.In order to enable the user of a communication terminal to handle tone sequences as conveniently as possible for use in a wide variety of situations, the invention provides a storage device (SPE) for communication terminals (KEG) in which data are stored, with the aid of which the communication terminal is able to is set to transmit a tone sequence via a communication link. This storage device is preferably a so-called subscriber identity module (SIM, Subscriber Identity Module). Such modules are known from the GSM standard from cellular telephony. For example, they have the form of plastic cards on which a memory chip is accommodated, which can be connected to the communication terminal via electrical contacts.
Auf dieser Speichereinrichtung kann auch ein Anwendungspro- gramm gespeichert sein, welches dem Anwender z.B. die Nutzung informationstechnischer Dienste über eine Kommunikationsverbindung ermöglicht. Solche Dienste erwarten häufig die Übermittlung von Daten in der Form von Tonfolgen. In diesem Fall sieht eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform der Erfindung vor, daß dieses Anwendungsprogramm eine Anwendung durch Übertragung einer Tonfolge oder mehrerer Tonfolgen steuert. Im Falle ei- ner Anwendung, bei der z.B. der Kontostand des Anwenders über eine Kommunikationsverbindung abgefragt werden soll, muß z.B. die Kontonummer oder eine Identitätskennzahl an die kontoführende Bank übermittelt werden. Dazu bewirkt das entsprechende auf der Speichereinrichtung gespeicherte Anwendungsprogramm die Übertragung der entspechenden Tonfolgen an das System der kontoführenden Bank.An application program can also be stored on this storage device, which enables the user, for example, to use information technology services via a communication link. Such services often expect the transmission of data in the form of tone sequences. In this case, a preferred embodiment of the invention provides that this application program controls an application by transmitting one or more tone sequences. In the case of ner application in which, for example, the account balance of the user is to be queried via a communication link, the account number or an identity code, for example, must be transmitted to the account-holding bank. For this purpose, the corresponding application program stored on the memory device effects the transmission of the corresponding tone sequences to the system of the account-maintaining bank.
Dabei wird zunächst eine Kommunikationsverbindung zu einem System aufgebaut, auf dem ein entsprechendes Programm abläuft, mit dem die Kontoführung möglich ist. Anschließend übertrat z.B. ein Anwendungsprogramm die auf der Speichereinrichtung gespeicherte Tonfolge der Kontonummer, z.B. im DTMF- Format an das System der Bank. Das Anwendungsprogramm muß dazu nicht in der Speichereinrichtung gespeichert sein; es kann auch in dem Kommunikationsendgerät gespeichert sein oder über die Kommunikationsverbindung von der Bank bereitsge- stellt werden.First, a communication connection to a system is set up, on which a corresponding program runs, with which the account management is possible. Then e.g. an application program the tone sequence of the account number stored on the storage device, e.g. in DTMF format to the bank's system. The application program does not have to be stored in the memory device for this; it can also be stored in the communication terminal or already provided by the bank via the communication connection.
Danach wird z.B. ein Aktionscode für Kontostandsabfragen in Form einer Tonfolge übertragen. Der Bankrechner teilt daraufhin den augenblicklichen Kontostand mit. Dies kann z.B. durch eine Sprachansage oder durch eine Tonfolge geschehen, die dann vom Kommunikationsendgerät dekodiert und auf einem Dis- play dargestellt wird. Einrichtungen zur Kodierung und Deko- dierung von Daten in Form von Tonfolgen sind dem Fachmann z.B. aus der Modem-Technik bekannt.Then e.g. transmit a promotion code for balance requests in the form of a tone sequence. The bank computer then reports the current account balance. This can e.g. by a voice announcement or by a tone sequence, which is then decoded by the communication terminal and shown on a display. Devices for coding and decoding data in the form of tone sequences are known to the person skilled in the art, for example known from modem technology.
Die Erfindung hat u.a. den Vorteil, daß das Speichern von Tonfolgen auf der Speichereinrichtung unabhängig vom Kommunikationsendgerät erfolgen kann. Dazu kann z.B. ein PC mit ei- ne geeigneten Zusatzgerät und einer geeigneten Software verwendet werden. Bei einer Verwendung der Tonfolgen zur Fernsteuerung von Abläufen können Änderungen der Steueraufgaben durch eine Änderung der Tonfolge auf der Speichereinrichtung sehr einfach realisiert werden.The invention has the advantage, among other things, that the storage of tone sequences on the storage device can take place independently of the communication terminal. For example, a PC with a ne suitable additional device and suitable software can be used. If the tone sequences are used for remote control of sequences, changes in the control tasks can be implemented very simply by changing the tone sequence on the memory device.
Bei einer Weiterentwicklung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß die Tonfolge als Ergebnis einer Benutzereingabe dynamisch erzeugt und auf der Speichereinrichtung gespeichert wird. Dies kann z.B. durch den Einsatz eines entsprechenden Programmes geschehen. Auf diese Weise ist auch eine Verschlüsselung realisierbar.In a further development of the invention it is provided that the tone sequence is generated dynamically as a result of a user input and is stored on the storage device. This can e.g. by using an appropriate program. Encryption can also be implemented in this way.
Schließlich bedeutet die Speicherung von Tonfolgen auf der Speichereinrichtung, daß die Tonfolgen (Kommandosequenzen bei Steuerungsaufgaben) nicht mehr vom Benutzer selbst eingegeben werden müssen. Der Benutzer muß diese Tonfolgen nicht einmal kennen. Dies bietet insbesondere im Falle komplexer oder langer Tonfolgen bedeutende Vorteile. Finally, the storage of tone sequences on the storage device means that the tone sequences (command sequences for control tasks) no longer have to be entered by the user himself. The user does not even have to know these tone sequences. This offers significant advantages especially in the case of complex or long tone sequences.

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1. Speichereinrichtung (SPE) für ein Kommunikationsendgerät (KEG) , in der Daten gespeichert sind, mit deren Hilfe das Kommunikationsendgerät in die Lage versetzt wird, eine Tonfolge über eine Kommunikationsverbindung zu übertragen.1. Storage device (SPE) for a communication terminal (KEG), in which data are stored, with the aid of which the communication terminal is enabled to transmit a tone sequence via a communication link.
2. Speichereinrichtung (SPE) nach Anspruch 1, in der auch ein Anwendungsprogramm (AWP) gespeichert ist, welches eine Anwen- düng durch Übertragung einer Tonfolge oder mehrerer Tonfolgen steuert . 2. Storage device (SPE) according to claim 1, in which an application program (AWP) is also stored, which controls an application by transmitting a tone sequence or several tone sequences.
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