System and method for line-controlling connection of telephone network, and computer network, only telephone number and its recording medium

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

The present invention relates to a line control system that simultaneously controls the signal / data flow of both the corresponding telephone network and the computer network based on the telephone number.

【0002】

[Conventional technology]

In the fixed telephones and the like currently used, the telephone number is mainly used for routineizing the connection with the other party. After the connection, the telephone network is used to select some service, so a PB signal is used to identify this selection, and the guidance is given by voice. On the other hand, in a computer network such as an IP network, a unique address different from a telephone number is used for routing. Therefore, information on the Internet is mainly provided on a computer such as a personal computer. On the other hand, in recent years, VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) technology has been developed to realize voice communication on the IP network (Internet network), and in the future, the IP network (IP network) will be used for general telephone terminals using the VoIP line. It will be possible to provide services (information) of the Internet). Currently, telephone terminals that can provide services on the Internet to telephones are being developed, and are expected to become widespread in the future.

【0003】

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, as described above, in the IP network and the like, since an address different from the telephone number is used for routing, it is not possible to access by only the telephone number. Therefore, it was not possible to provide a calling service and an information providing service on the Internet at the same time using only a telephone number.

【0004】

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a line control system, a line control method, and a recording medium thereof that can simultaneously provide a call service and services / information provided via a computer network using only a telephone number. Is to provide.

【0005】

[Means for solving problems]

The line control system of the present invention is a control device that is connected to a telephone network and a computer network and controls the connection between an information source on the computer network and a destination on the telephone network. It is equipped with an address conversion database that has an address conversion table that associates the telephone number of the called party with the address corresponding to the information source connected to the computer network for each predetermined special number used together with the number, and the calling side via the telephone network. When the special number and the telephone number of the called party are received from the terminal, the information that connects the calling terminal to the computer network corresponding to the telephone number of the called party based on the address conversion table corresponding to the special number. It is characterized in that it is connected to both the source and the called party terminal connected to the telephone network.

【0006】

Further, in the line control system of the present invention, the line control system connects the calling side terminal with the information source and the receiving side terminal, and then receives data sent from the information source and the receiving side terminal. The feature is that the transmitted voice data is multiplexed on one line and transmitted to the calling terminal.

【0007】

Further, in the present invention, in the calling terminal, the data multiplexed and transmitted over the one line is separated into data from the information source and voice data, and the data transmitted from the information source. Is output to display information from the information source, and the voice data sent from the called party terminal is output to talk to the called party.

【0008】

Further, in the control system of the present invention, the data sent from the information source corresponds to the service provided by the recipient and is intended to assist the understanding of the content of the service provided by the recipient. And.

【0009】

Further, in the line control system of the present invention, the information source connected to the computer network distributes predetermined distribution information to the user, and the line control system is in a call between the caller and the called party. In addition, the distribution information distributed from the information source is transmitted to both the calling side terminal or the calling side terminal and the called side terminal.

【0010】

Further, in the line control system of the present invention, the address conversion database has an address conversion table that associates a specific telephone number with the address of an information source such as a homepage on the Internet for each special number, and the line control system has an address conversion table. The caller can access an information source such as a homepage on the Internet by using the special number and a specific telephone number.

【0011】

Further, in the line control system of the present invention, the address conversion database has an address conversion table for associating the telephone number of the called party with the address of the information source further linked from the address of the information source for each special number. The line control system is characterized in that the linked information sources can be sequentially accessed by a predetermined instruction operation of the caller.

【0012】

Further, the line control method of the present invention is a line control method that uses a computer system to control the connection between an information source on the computer network and a destination on the telephone network, and is used together with the telephone number of the destination. For each predetermined special number, a procedure for storing an address conversion table that associates the telephone number of the called party with the address corresponding to the information source connected to the computer network, and the special number from the calling terminal via the telephone network. When the recipient's telephone number is received, the calling terminal is sent to the information source and telephone network connected to the computer network corresponding to the recipient's telephone number based on the address conversion table corresponding to the special number. It is characterized by including a procedure for connecting to both connected callee terminals.

【0013】

The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium on which software, which, when installed in a computer system, serves as a device for performing the method according to claim 8, is recorded. A line control system can be easily realized by using it.

【0014】

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entire communication system including the line control system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

【0015】

First, an outline of the present embodiment will be described. As mentioned above, the replacement of the existing telephone network is routinely performed using dialed numbers. On the other hand, in computer networks such as IP networks, different addresses (IP addresses, etc.) are used for routing. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the service to be provided is identified by using a telephone number to which a special number (hereinafter referred to as a special number) is added or a set of a specific telephone number and a destination telephone number, and the information thereof. Translate to the address corresponding to the source and allow access to this source. Further, in the present embodiment, the telephone line routinely routed with a normal telephone number and the data consisting of information from the computer network (IP network) are integrated into one line (multiplexed as an IP packet), and the calling side Send to terminal 8 and provide services such as call service and information provision on the IP network at the same time.

【0016】

However, the telephone terminal connected to the line control system 1 as the calling terminal 8 is a telephone terminal that can adapt to each service provided. As this telephone terminal, for example, an Internet-compatible telephone that supports IP (Internet Protocol) and has a display function of data (hereinafter referred to as display data) obtained from an information source on a computer network, or voice data and display data by IP. A set of a telephone and a display device connected to a modem or the like that can separate the data (in this case, voice data is converted into a voice signal and sent to the telephone, and display data is sent to the display device to display the information). is there. In addition, a VoIP-compatible personal computer or the like can be used as the calling terminal 8. Further, when the called party receives a service other than the call service as well as the calling party, the configuration / function of the called party terminal 9 is the same as that of the calling party.

【0017】

In the communication system using the line control system 1 of the present embodiment, not only the telephone number but also the information provided on the Internet and other distribution information can be provided at the same time. For example, at the time of voice guidance using a voice response device, it is possible to display the content linked with the voice on the display screen of the calling terminal 8. In addition, it is possible to access the homepage on the Internet simply by dialing the telephone number. It is also possible to provide distribution information such as advertisements during a call and display the distribution information on the display unit of the user's telephone terminal or a display device connected to the telephone terminal. Furthermore, it is possible to access information further linked from the information obtained above. In the following description, a telephone number with a special number added will be used for making a call, but an incoming call will be received after connecting to the main line control system 1 using a connection number for connecting to the line control system 1 as a special number. You may make a call to the previous telephone number.

【0018】

Next, the configuration of the line control system 1 of the present embodiment and the entire communication system including the line control system 1 will be described.

【0019】

Address translation database 2: An address translation table that associates the telephone number of the called party with the information providing server 10a, which is an information source on a computer network such as the Internet, for each special number included in the dial number sent from the caller. Have. Alternatively, this address translation database 2 may be constructed for each special number. In the present embodiment, an IP address will be used as the address of the information source on the computer network. When the address translation database 2 receives a dial number including a special number sent from the caller together with an instruction from the service control device 7, it refers to the address translation table corresponding to this special number and further corresponds to this dial number. Translates to an IP address and passes this IP address to the service controller 7.

【0020】

Further, the address translation database 2 further includes an address translation table corresponding to instruction information for selecting the information or service provided by the information providing server 10a when the information or service can be selected in more detail. This instruction information is sent from the calling side terminal 8 by a predetermined instruction operation by the caller. Further, this address translation table may be further created for each called party using the line control system 1. The address translation database 2 includes a processing unit that performs processing such as search and address translation, and a non-volatile recording device such as a hard disk or a magneto-optical disk that stores an address translation table. In addition, this processing unit (not shown) is composed of a memory, a CPU (central processing unit), etc., and a program (not shown) for realizing each function of this processing unit is loaded into the memory and executed. The function shall be realized by.

【0021】

Line control device 3: Controls circuit switching with the telephone network according to instructions from service control device 7. Also, voice data and display data are multiplexed (as IP packets) on one line. It also controls whether data is sent to both the calling side and the called side, or only to the calling side. Information control device 4: Instructed by the service control device 7, the information related to the service of the main line control system 1 and the flow of data on the computer network are controlled.

【0022】

Voice / data conversion device 5: Converts a voice signal into voice data (IP packet), and converts the voice data converted into an IP packet into a voice signal. Voice control device 6: At the instruction of the service control device 7, guidance is sent from the main line control system 1 to the user, and control related to voice information such as PB sound is performed. Service control device 7: To select each service provided by this system in response to an instruction from the caller by dialing (PB sound, etc.), or to switch lines or provide information according to each service, to each of the above devices. Give instructions. If no special number is added to the dialed number dialed by the caller, the line control system 1 provides a normal call service via the telephone network.

【0023】

Next, the operation of the line control system 1 of the present embodiment configured in this way will be described with reference to examples. The operation example described below is an example, and is not limited to the following processing flow.

【0024】

[Example 1-1] In this embodiment, in addition to the telephone service provided by a conventional voice response device or the like, content information linked to the service content is provided to the caller. First, an outline of the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

【0025】

First, the caller dials the telephone number of the voice response device 9'with a special number (for example, "00 x 1") (). Based on the received special number ("00 x 1"), the line control system 1 determines that the requested service is not a normal call service but a service that provides content information linked to the service content of the called party. , Connect to the voice response device 9'corresponding to the sent telephone number, and further convert it to the IP address of the information source on the IP network corresponding to the voice response device 9', and convert the corresponding content information. Access the information providing server 10a to acquire the content information ().

【0026】

Then, to the caller, the call service from the voice response device 9'(voice guidance; "service start is number 1 ...") and the above content information (display screen; 1: to the service start screen, 2: Provide () to the service stop screen. At this time, the calling side and the line control system 1 are connected by an IP line, and the line control system 1 and the voice response device 9'are connected by a normal telephone line. Further, when there is an instruction from the calling terminal 8 by a PB sound or the like, the processing in the line control system 1 or the voice response device 9'and the information providing server 10a are notified of the instruction in response to this instruction ().

【0027】

Next, the routine operation in the line control system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

【0028】

First, the caller dials the telephone number ("00 x 1-0333333333") to which the special number ("00 x 1") is added from the calling terminal 8 (). When the line control device 3 receives the telephone number to which this special number is added, the line control device 3 notifies the service control device 7 that there is an incoming call (). The service control device 7 determines that the service is a connection service to the voice response device 9'by the special number ("00 x 1") dialed from the calling terminal 8, and corresponds to this special number ("00 x 1"). Select the address translation table to be translated, and issue an instruction to translate the destination telephone number ("0333333333") to the corresponding IP address in the address translation database 2.

【0029】

Next, when the address translation database 2 receives the above instruction from the service control device 7, the address translation database 2 refers to the designated address translation table, and further, the IP of the corresponding information providing server 10a from the destination telephone number ("0333333333"). Determine the address ("132.222.8.001"). Then, this IP address is passed to the service controller 7 ().

【0030】

Next, the service control device 7 instructs the information control device 4 and the line control device 3 to connect to the information providing server 10a and the voice response device 9', respectively (). The information control device 4 connects to the information providing server 10a with the IP address (132.222.8.001) received with the instruction from the service control device 7, and the line control device 3 receives the instruction from the service control device 7. Connect to the voice response device 9'with a telephone line from the telephone number ("0333333333") ().

【0031】

Next, the operation of each part accompanying the flow of the audio data and the display data in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

【0032】

The information control device 4 receives display data (display 1 data, display 2 data, ...) from the information providing server 10a, and the line control device 3 receives a voice signal (voice line) from the voice response device 9'. (). Next, the information control device 4 and the line control device 3 notify the service control device 7 that the display data and the voice signal have been received (). Upon receiving this notification, the service control device 7 instructs the information control device 4 and the line control device 3 to perform the following (or later) processing.

【0033】

The voice / data conversion device 5 converts the voice from the line control device 3 into IP packet data (voice 1 data, voice 2 data, ...) according to the instruction of the service control device 7, and converts this voice data into data. Send to information control device 4 (). Next, the information control device 4 multiplexes the display data acquired from the information providing server 10a and the voice data received from the voice / data conversion device 5 (voice 1 data, display 1 data, voice 2 data ,. ..), send to line controller 3 (). Then, the line control device 3 transmits the multiplexed data received from the information control device 4 to the calling terminal 8 ().

【0034】

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide information (content) corresponding to this guidance together with voice such as guidance from the voice response device 9'only by the telephone number.

【0035】

[Example 1-2] Next, refer to FIG. 5 for an outline of the operation when an instruction or instruction information using PB sound or the like is transmitted in order to obtain more detailed information from the calling terminal 8. I will explain. In this example, it is assumed that the instruction number is sent as an instruction using a PB sound or the like or instruction information. Further, the address translation database 2 has an address translation table corresponding to the voice response device 9'and further corresponding to the instruction number and the IP address.

【0036】

First, the line control device 3 receives the instruction number (3 in the example of FIG. 5) by the PB sound or the like from the calling terminal 8 (). Next, the line control device 3 notifies the service control device 7 of this instruction number (). Next, the service control device 7 instructs the information control device 4 and the line control device 3 to perform the following processing according to the instruction number.

【0037】

First, the service control device 7 causes the address translation database 2 to determine the IP address corresponding to the received instruction (instruction number: 3 in the figure) (). Then, the information control device 4 is instructed to access the IP address (132.222.8.003) determined by the address translation database 2 (). Next, the information control device 4 accesses the information providing server 10a corresponding to the IP address according to the instruction from the service control device 7 (). Further, the line control device 3 transmits the PB sound received from the calling terminal 8 to the voice response device 9'in response to an instruction from the service control device 7. In FIG. 5, when the instruction number sent from the calling terminal 8 is a PB sound, the PB sound data is converted into a voice PB sound by the route [I] in the figure and sent to the voice response device 9'. Send. In the case of instruction information (data), the PB sound corresponding to this instruction information is transmitted to the voice response device 9'by the route [II] in the figure.

【0038】

In this embodiment, in order to further link to the related information corresponding to the plurality of services provided by the voice response device 9', the caller has an address translation table that associates the instruction number with the IP address. It is possible to change the display screen that displays the corresponding provided information by the instruction (PB sound, instruction information, etc.).

【0039】

[Example 2] In this embodiment, when a store or company is called, information on the store or company is provided to the sender. For example, when asking for delivery, the delivery menu of the store is displayed or discounted products are displayed on the calling terminal 8. This allows the caller to place an order with reference to this menu during a call. The calling terminal 8 and this system are connected by an IP line, and the system and the called terminal 9 are connected by a voice-only telephone line. The operation outline of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

【0040】

First, the caller dials the telephone number of the called party with a special number (for example, "00 x 2") added (). When the line control device 3 receives the telephone number to which the special number is added, the line control device 3 notifies the service control device 7 that there is an incoming call. The service control device 7 determines that this special number (00 × 2) is a service that provides related information of the recipient, connects to the recipient with the recipient's telephone number, and further connects to the recipient's telephone number. Converts to the IP address of the information providing server 10a corresponding to the called destination, accesses it, and acquires the related information (). Then, the caller is provided with the call service and information related to the called party (). The information provided in the information providing server 10a may be changed from the called party via the network (), or may be changed by data communication via the line control system 1 (').

【0041】

Further, in the present embodiment, in order to distinguish the callee from a normal telephone, the voice control device 6 is used to provide guidance to notify the called party that the call is received by the service using this system before the call. You may want to insert it.

【0042】

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the service control device 7 determines that the service is a service for notifying the called terminal 9 of the service of this system by a special number, and the voice control device 6 and the line control device 3 are notified. , Give instructions to give guidance to the called party () When the line control device 3 is connected to the called side terminal 9 and there is a response from the called side terminal 9, the voice control device 6 informs the called party via the line control device 3 that this system is not a normal incoming call. Give guidance to inform you that the call is received from the service you used (). Then, the call line between the caller and the callee is switched ().

【0043】

[Example 3-1] In this embodiment, information such as an advertisement is delivered to the terminal screen of the caller during a call. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the calling terminal 8 is an Internet-compatible terminal and the called terminal 9 is a normal telephone terminal. Therefore, there is an IP line between the calling terminal 8 and this system, and a voice-only telephone line between this system and the called terminal 9. The operation outline of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

【0044】

First, the caller dials a phone number with a special number (for example, "00x3") (). When the line control device 3 receives the telephone number to which the special number is added, the line control device 3 notifies the service control device 7 that there is an incoming call. The service control device 7 determines that this special number ("00 x 3") is a service that provides distribution information such as advertisements to the caller, connects to the recipient with the recipient's telephone number, and further connects to the recipient. Converts the telephone number information of the information distribution server 10b to the IP address of the information distribution server 10b, accesses it, and acquires the distribution information (). Then, the line control system 1 sends information such as an advertisement obtained from the information distribution server 10b to the calling terminal 8 during a call between the caller and the called party (). The calling terminal 8 displays the received information such as an advertisement on the display screen.

【0045】

Next, the flow of the voice signal / data and the display data at the time of a call in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

【0046】

Data / signal flow from the caller to the called party (): The voice data transmitted from the calling terminal 8 is passed to the voice / data conversion device 5 via the line control device 3 and the information control device 4. Then, it is converted into a voice signal by the voice / data conversion device 5, and transmitted to the called terminal 9 via the line control device 3.

【0047】

Signal / data flow from the called party and information distribution server 10b (): The voice signal from the called terminal 9 is passed to the voice / data conversion device 5 via the line control device 3, and this voice / data conversion device Converted to audio data by 5. Then, this voice data is passed to the information control device 4, and the information control device 4 multiplexes the voice data and information such as advertisements obtained from the information distribution server 10b and passes it to the line control device 3. Then, the multiplexed voice data and information data such as advertisements are transmitted from the line control device 3 to the calling terminal 8.

【0048】

[Example 3-2] In this embodiment, information such as an advertisement is delivered to the terminal screens of both the caller side and the callee side during a call. In this embodiment, it is assumed that both the calling terminal 8 and the called terminal 9 are Internet-compatible terminals. Therefore, both the calling terminal 8-this system and this system-incoming call are IP lines. The operation outline of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

【0049】

First, the caller dials a special number (for example, "00x4") + the called party's phone number (). When the line control device 3 receives the telephone number to which the special number is added, the line control device 3 notifies the service control device 7 that there is an incoming call. The service control device 7 determines that this special number ("00 x 4") is a service that provides distribution information such as advertisements to both the caller and the callee, and connects to the callee with the callee's telephone number. Furthermore, the telephone number of this recipient is converted to the IP address of the information distribution server 10b for access, and the distribution information is acquired (). Then, during a call between the caller and the callee, information such as advertisements obtained from the information distribution server 10b is transmitted to both the caller and the callee (). The calling terminal 8 and the called terminal 9 display information such as received advertisements on the display screen.

【0050】

Next, the flow of the voice signal / data and the display data at the time of a call in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

【0051】

Data / signal flow to the called party (): The voice data transmitted from the calling terminal 8 is passed to the information control device 4 via the line control device 3. Then, the information control device 4 multiplexes the voice data and the information such as advertisements obtained from the information distribution server 10b, and passes the voice data to the line control device 3. Then, the multiplexed voice data and information data such as advertisements are transmitted from the line control device 3 to the called side terminal 9.

【0052】

Signal / data flow to the caller (): The voice data transmitted from the called terminal 9 is passed to the information control device 4 via the line control device 3. Then, the information control device 4 multiplexes the voice data and the information such as advertisements obtained from the information distribution server 10b, and passes the voice data to the line control device 3. Then, the multiplexed voice data and information data such as advertisements are transmitted from the line control device 3 to the calling terminal 8.

【0053】

As described above, in the 3-1 and 3-2 embodiments, information such as advertisements can be provided to the terminal screens used by the caller and the callee during the call. In this case, by charging a predetermined charge to the company that publishes the advertisement, it is possible to return the charge to the telephone charge of the caller.

【0054】

[Example 4] This embodiment provides a service that enables access to a WEB page (home page) or the like provided on an IP network only by a telephone number. The operation outline of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

【0055】

First, the caller dials a special number (eg, "00x5") + a specific phone number (). When the line control device 3 receives a specific telephone number to which a special number is added, the line control device 3 notifies the service control device 7 that an incoming call has been received. The service control device 7 determines that the service accesses the WEB page with this special number ("00 x 5"), and converts the specific telephone number sent to the IP address (or URL :) of the corresponding WWW server 10c. To access and get page information (). Then, the corresponding page information is obtained from the WWW server 10c, and this page information is transmitted to the calling terminal 8 (). Of course, VoIP can also provide voice at the same time. In this embodiment, information on the Internet can be acquired only by a telephone number without going through an Internet service provider.

【0056】

As described above, in each of the embodiments described above, not only the telephone service but also the provision of related information and the access to the Internet can be performed by using only the telephone number. Therefore, it is possible to access specific Internet information or the like by charging for incoming calls such as toll-free numbers, or to implement a service that can be provided to the sponsor by charging a third party when an advertisement is placed. When billing according to the service is performed in this way, the address translation database 2 is configured to further have billing information according to the service. The service control device 7 obtains the corresponding billing information from the address translation database 2 according to the service requested by the caller, and outputs the billing information to a separately prepared billing processing device (not shown).

【0057】

In addition to the Internet, the present invention may use a LAN or dial-up network as the computer network. Further, the program for realizing the functions of the address conversion database 2 and the service control device 7 in FIG. 1 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into the computer system and executed. You may control the line by doing so. That is, this program creates an address conversion table that associates the telephone number of the recipient with the address corresponding to the information source connected to the computer network for each predetermined special number added to the telephone number of the recipient. When a telephone number with a special number added is received from the calling terminal 8 via the memorizing procedure and the telephone network, the calling terminal 8 is sent to the called destination's telephone based on the address conversion table corresponding to this special number. It includes a procedure for connecting to both the information source connected to the computer network and the called party terminal 9 connected to the telephone network, which correspond to the number.

【0058】

The term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. In addition, the "computer system" shall include the homepage providing environment (or display environment) if the WWW system is used. The "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a portable medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magneto-optical disk, ROM, or a CD-ROM, or a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. .. Furthermore, a "computer-readable recording medium" is a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In addition, it shall include those that hold the program for a certain period of time.

【0059】

Further, the program may be transmitted from a computer system in which this program is stored in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

【0060】

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the design and the like within a range not deviating from the gist of the present invention are also included. ..

【0061】

[Effect of the invention]

As described in detail above, the line control system of the present invention uses a telephone number to which a special number is added, and an address that associates the telephone number of the called party with the address of an information source on the computer network for each special number. When a telephone number with a special number is received with a conversion table, it is connected to both the corresponding information source and the called party terminal based on this address conversion table. Further, the data sent from the information source on the computer network and the voice data from the receiving terminal are multiplexed on one line and transmitted to the calling terminal. Further, on the calling terminal, information from the information source is displayed and a call is made with the called party. Therefore, according to the present invention, the telephone call service and the information providing service on the computer network can be simultaneously performed by using only the telephone number.

【0062】

Further, in the present invention, since the information provided and displayed to the caller assists the understanding of the content of the service provided by the callee, the number of re-listening and inquiries is reduced, and the caller also receives the call. Convenience is also improved for people. Further, in the present invention, since the distribution information is provided at the same time during the call between the caller and the called party, it is possible to place an advertisement or the like during the call of the user, and in this case, the advertiser of the advertisement or the like is charged. It can also be returned to the user.

【0063】

Further, according to the present invention, by using a telephone number to which a special number is added, it is possible to access an information source such as a homepage on the Internet only by the telephone number. You can get information on the Internet without having to. In addition, this makes it possible to provide a service that can provide specific Internet information and the like by incoming charges such as the current toll-free number and third party charges to sponsors.

【0064】

Further, according to the present invention, it has an address conversion table for associating the telephone number of the called party with the address of the information source to be further linked from the address of the information source, and the linked information sources can be sequentially accessed. The information displayed on the side terminal can be changed in sequence according to the instruction of the caller.

[Simple explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1]

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the whole communication system including the line control system which is one Embodiment of this invention.

[Figure 2]

It is a figure explaining the operation outline of Example 1-1.

[Fig. 3]

It is a figure explaining the routine operation of Example 1-1.

[Fig. 4]

It is a figure explaining the operation of each part with the flow of audio data and display data in Example 1-1.

[Fig. 5]

It is a figure explaining the operation outline of Example 1-2.

[Fig. 6]

It is a figure explaining the operation outline of Example 2.

[Fig. 7]

In the second embodiment, it is a figure explaining the operation outline at the time of inserting the voice guidance into the notification to the destination.

[Fig. 8]

It is a figure explaining the operation outline of Example 3-1.

[Fig. 9]

It is a figure explaining the flow of voice signal / data and display data at the time of a call in Example 3-1.

[Fig. 10]

It is a figure explaining the operation outline of Example 3-2.

[Fig. 11]

It is a figure explaining the flow of voice signal / data and display data at the time of a call in Example 3-2.

[Fig. 12]

It is a figure explaining the operation outline of Example 4.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Line control system 2 ... Address translation database 3 ... Line control device 4 ... Information control device 5 ... Voice / data converter 6 ... Voice control device 7 ... Service controller 8 ... Caller terminal 9 ... Callee terminal 9'... Voice response device 10a ... Information providing server 10b ... Information distribution server 10c ... WWW server