Patent Application
20130109366
This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. ยง119 of Taiwan Patent Application No. 100139668, filed Oct. 31, 2011, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a communication system and a communicating connection method thereof, in more particularly to the communication system and the communicating connection method thereof for using a cloud platform to audio-connect two-way to multi-way communication.
2. Description of the Related Art
Many people frequently use mobile phones to make calls in indoor space, and the foregoing reason includes:
1. The mobile phone is easily portable and therefore convenient to use.
2. The mobile phone stores phone books which allow users to quickly find out contact person data. Since all people phone numbers are not easily remembered. Using the mobile phone to find contact person data and dial phone numbers is convenience.
3. Wherever the users are, the mobile phone can be answered and dialed any time.
Although the mobile phone may have the foregoing advantages, it still has defects as the following:
1. When the user is in an indoor environment, the user must walk around to find a location with stronger signals due to weaker indoor signals and poor communication quality.
2. Electromagnetic wave generated by the mobile phone may harm human bodies. When the communication quality becomes poor, signals have to be boosted up to maintain the quality, which would lead to the issue of strong electromagnetic waves.
3. Heavy users of the mobile phone would suffer form the cost of the bill.
In another word, the user may have many concerns, such as dangerous electromagnetic wave, clear communication quality, communication expense or mobility, while using the mobile phone to make calls.
Recently, communication software, such as Skype, MSN, and the like, has the advantage of saving expenses and is widely applied to corporations or personal users. Its applied technique is VoIP (Voice over IP) that transmits audio data through IP networks and that is so called Internet telephone.
Regarding Skype network telephone, two computers installed with Skype application programs can communicate with each other through headsets and microphones by linking Internet. However, if a call is from a normal telephone number or if an incoming call is from a normal telecommunication, Skype-In or Skype-out must be used to perform subsequent service.
To satisfy demands, designing a communication system and a communicating connection method thereof to prevent the user from being harmed by electromagnetic wave and avoid problems of weaker indoor signals and higher expenses in prior arts becomes an important issue.
In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the inventor(s) of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and finally developed a communication system and a communicating connection method thereof as a principle objective to overcome the problems of high phone expenses, stronger electromagnetic wave and weaker indoor signals.
To achieve the foregoing objective of the invention, a communication system is provided and includes a first user side, a second user side and a cloud platform. The first user side has a first identification code, a first space identification code or a combination thereof. The second user side has a second identification code, a second space identification code or a combination thereof. The cloud platform includes a cloud database and a cloud processing module. The cloud database stores the first identification code, the first space identification code or the combination thereof, or stores the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof. The cloud processing module receiving a calling request of the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof from the first user side, and matching and establishing a voice communication link between the first user side and the second user side by a VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) technique. Wherein, the first user side transmits the first identification code, the first space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform to position a location of the first user side, and transmits the calling request of the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform, and the second user side transmits the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform to position a location of the second user side.
Wherein, the first user side comprises a first mobile phone end or a first telephone end, and the first mobile phone end comprises the first identification code, and the first telephone end comprises the first space identification code.
Wherein, after the first user side is positioned, the cloud platform is audio-connected to the first mobile phone end, the first telephone end and the second user side to make a three-way communication.
Wherein, the first telephone end wirely or wirelessly communicates the cloud platform, and the first telephone end wirelessly communicates the first mobile phone end to synchronously transmit the first space identification code of the first telephone end and the first identification code of the first mobile phone end to the cloud platform.
Wherein, the second user side comprises a second mobile phone end or a second telephone end, and the second mobile phone end comprises the second identification code, and the second telephone end comprises the second space identification code.
Wherein, after the first user side is positioned, the cloud platform is audio-connected to a first mobile phone end, a first telephone end and the second user side, the second mobile phone end to make a four-way communication.
Wherein, the first identification code or the second identification code is a phone number or an IPv6 address capable of identifying an identity.
Wherein, the first space identification code or the second space identification code is a phone number or an IPv6 address capable of identifying a space location.
Wherein, the first identification code and the first space identification code are an identification code of the IPv6 address, and the first user side detects the identification code capable of identifying a space location through the identification code capable of identifying an identity to position a location of the first user side, and the first user side automatically notifies that the cloud platform is completed with positioning.
Wherein, the second identification code or the second space identification code are an identification code of the IPv6 address, and the second user side detects the identification code capable of identifying a space location through the identification code capable of identifying the identity to position a location of the second user side, and the second user side automatically notifies that the cloud platform is completed with positioning.
To achieve the objective of the invention, a communicating connection method is further provided and applied to a communication system. The communication system includes a first user side, a second user side and a cloud platform. The communicating connection method includes the following steps: utilizing a cloud database of the cloud platform to store a first identification code, a first space identification code or a combination thereof, or store a second identification code, a second space identification code or a combination thereof; utilizing the first user side to transmit the first identification code, the first space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform to position a location of the first user side; transmitting a calling request of the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform through the first user side; receiving the calling request of the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof through a cloud processing module of the cloud platform; transmitting the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform through the second user side, thereby positioning a location of the second user side; and utilizing the cloud processing module to match and establish a voice communication link between the first user side and the second user side by a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technique.
The communication system and the communicating connection method thereof of the invention can overcome problems of high phone expenses, stronger electromagnetic wave and weaker indoor signals. Simultaneously, the invention can prevent the users from being endangered by electromagnetic wave and make a clear call at anywhere and provide a function of dialing numbers on the mobile phone held by the user real-time and still retain the privacy of the user. The called end may not obtain the location of the calling end as the user. The invention has mobility and widespread and can be quickly disposed to provide the user in overseas and can also be applied in the whole world, not limiting in any individual country or area.
The foregoing and other technical characteristics of the present invention will become apparent with the detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the illustration of the related drawings.
With reference to
The first user side 11 can wirely or wirelessly communicate with the cloud platform 12, and the first telephone end 112 is wirelessly connected to the first mobile phone end 111 to synchronously transmit the first space identification code 1120 of the first telephone end 112 and the first identification code 1110 of the first mobile phone end 111 to the cloud platform 12.
Simultaneously, the first user side 11 transmits the first identification code 1110, the first space identification code 1120 or the combination thereof to the cloud platform 12, thereby positioning the location of the first user side 11. The second user side 13 also transmits the second identification code 1310, the second space identification code 1320 and the combination thereof to the cloud platform 12 to position the location of the second user side 13. Moreover, in order to allow the first user side 11 communicating with the second user side 13, the first user side 11 can transmit the calling request of the second identification code 1310, the second space identification code 1320 or the combination thereof to the cloud platform 12.
In another word, with the communication system 1 of the invention, after positioning the first user side 11, the cloud platform 12 is audio-connected to the first mobile phone end 111, the first telephone end 112 and the second user side 13 to achieve three-way communication. Alternatively, after positioning the first user side 11, the cloud platform 12 is audio-connected to the first mobile phone end 111, the first telephone end 112 and the second mobile phone end 131, the second telephone end 132 to achieve a four-way communication. To further understand the technical feature of the invention, two-way, three-way and four-way communication are, but not limited to, taken as an embodiment, and ordinary skill in the art can easily complete the conference call system through the communication system of the invention.
With reference to
When the user I 21 returns to the home 91, the user I 21 detects the IPv6 address capable of identifying space location in the telephone 212 at home 91 through the IPv6 address capable of identifying identity. Therefore, the location of the user I 21 can be confirmed at home 91. Simultaneously, the mobile phone 211 of the user I 21 can transmit the IPv6 address capable of identifying the identity to the cloud platform 12. The telephone 212 of the user I 21 can transmit the IPv6 address capable of identifying the space identification to the cloud platform 12 to automatically notify the cloud platform 12 that the user I 21 has been completed with positioning.
When the user I 21 would like to make a call with the user II 22, the mobile phone 211 of the user I 21 can be inputted with a phone number of the user II 22 and dialed to the cloud platform 12. The mobile phone 221 of the user II 22 is switched on through a normal telecommunication system and the cloud platform 12 is also established to audio-connect the telephone 212 at home 91 of the user I 21 to make a two-way communication.
It should be noted that when the user I 21 uses the mobile phone 211 to dial the mobile phone 221 of the user II, the telephone 212 at home 91 of the user I 21 also rings. The user I 21 can freely select the mobile phone 211 or the telephone 212 to make a call with the user II 22 to increase the convenience.
According to the first embodiment, the invention further provides a second embodiment as an example.
With reference to
When the user I 21 returns to home 91, the user I 21 can detect the IPv6 address, which can identify the space location, in the telephone 212 at home 91 through the IPv6 address capable of identifying the identity. The location of the user I 21 can be confirmed at home 91. Simultaneously, the mobile phone 211 of the user I 21 can transmit the IPv6 address capable of identifying the identity to the cloud platform 12. The telephone 212 of the user I 21 can transmit the IPv6 address capable of identifying the space location to the cloud platform 12 to automatically notify the cloud platform 12 that the user I 21 has been completed with positioning.
When the user II 22 is at home 92, the user II 22 can detect the IPv6 address, which can identify the space location, in the telephone 22 at home 92 through the IPv6 address capable of identifying the identity. The location of the user II 22 can be confirmed at home 92. The mobile phone 221 of the user II 22 can transmit the IPv6 address capable of identifying the identity to the cloud platform 12. The telephone 222 at home 92 of the user II 22 can transmit the IPv6 address capable of identifying the space location to the cloud platform 12 to automatically notify the cloud platform 12 that the user II 22 has been completed with positioning.
When the user I 21 would like to make a call with the user II 22, the user I 21 can transmit the IPv6 address of the user II 22 capable of identifying the identity and the IPv6 address capable of identifying the space location to the cloud platform 12. Furthermore, after the user I 21 is positioned, the cloud platform 12 can be audio-connected to the mobile phone 211 and the telephone 212 of the user I 21 and the user II 22 to make a two-way communication. The transmission manner disclosed by the invention is only an example, not a restriction. The ordinary skill in the art can easily replace with other transmission manners to incorporate with the communication system 1 of the invention.
More specifically, when the user I 21 dials the number to the user II 22, the telephone 212 at home 91 of the user I 21, the mobile phone 221 of the user II 22 and the telephone 222 at home 92 of the user II 22 are ringing simultaneously. The incoming call number can be displayed or not displayed on the mobile phone 221 of the user II 22 upon demands. As shown in
Furthermore, as shown in
It should be noted that when the user would like to be positioned, the application program installed in a smart phone can, but not limited to, be used to select the current location, such as home, office or meeting rooms, through a keypad or a touch panel. In addition, if the user does not use the smart phone, the user can make a free call to represent that the user is at home. If the user is in the office, the user can call another toll free number to represent that the user is in the office. Accordingly, the user can freely set manual positioning or automatic positioning based upon the functions and location of the mobile phone used by personals.
During the process of depicting the communication system 1 of the invention, a concept of communicating connection method of the communication system 1 according to the invention has been simultaneously depicted. To further understand the invention, the following flowchart is provided.
With reference to
In step S11, utilize a cloud database to store a first identification code, a first space identification code or a combination thereof or stores a second identification code, a second space identification code or a combination thereof.
In step S12, utilize a first user side to transmit the first identification code, the first space identification code or the combination thereof to a cloud platform to position a location of the first user side.
In step S13, transmit a calling request of the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform through the first user side.
In step S14, receive the calling request of the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof through a cloud processing module.
In step S15, transmit the second identification code, the second space identification code or the combination thereof to the cloud platform through the second user side to position a location of the second user side.
In step S16, utilizing the cloud processing module to match and establish a voice communication link between the first user side and the second user side by a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technique.
The detail depiction and embodiments of the communicating connection method according to the invention have been described in the communication system of the invention, and there is no need to describe herein.
The communication system and the communicating connection method thereof according to the invention have one or more advantages as the following:
1. The communication system and the communicating connection method thereof of the invention can overcome problems of high telephone bills, stronger electromagnetic wave and weaker indoor signals in prior arts.
2. The communication system and the communicating connection method thereof of the invention can prevent the users from being endangered by electromagnetic wave and make a clear call at anywhere.
3. The communication system and the communicating connection method thereof of the invention can provide a function of dialing numbers on the mobile phone held by the user real-time and still retains the privacy of the user. The called end may not obtain the location of the calling end as the user.
4. The communication system and the communicating connection method thereof of the invention have mobility and widespread and can be quickly disposed to provide the user in overseas and can also be applied in the whole world, not limiting in any individual country or area.
The invention improves over the prior art and complies with patent application requirements, and thus is duly filed for patent application. While the invention has been described by device of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those generally skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100139668 | Oct 2011 | TW | national |
