KR100368595B1 - Direct access system and method for direct accessing to a message mail box - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a message mailbox direct access system and method thereof.

According to the present invention, the message mailbox device stores a message provided from the calling party, and the exchange checks the position of the receiving message mailbox device when there is a message storing request from the calling mobile communication terminal via the base station and the base station controller. The mobile communication terminal directly accesses the confirmed message mailbox device and stores the desired message.

As a result, if you want to leave a message on the receiving side, you can call the desired subscriber directly without using a separate phone number or waiting for a switch, but do not have a telephone connection with the receiving side. You can connect directly to leave a message or check your messages without a phone.

Description

Direct access system and method for direct accessing to a message mail box}

The present invention relates to a message mailbox direct access system and method, and more particularly, to a message mailbox direct access system and method for directly accessing a message received in a message mailbox of a mobile communication network.

In general, mobile communication includes mobile phones and vehicle phones, which are called mobile phones, cellular phones, PCS phones, etc. The mobile phones were originally developed as telephones installed in automobiles and are now developed into mobile phones. It is now being developed into a Personal Communication System (hereinafter referred to as PCS).

Such PCS treats an individual as a subject of communication, and the communication can be made by assigning an identification number to each individual. In addition, even if the user moves or changes the type of portable mobile communication device to be able to communicate freely can be implemented by the identification number of each individual. Here, PCS has been developed with the goal of enabling data communication and video communication in addition to general voice call processing functions.

In addition to the voice call processing function pursued by general cellular phones, the PCS phone, which pursues the function of data communication, stores the message in the voice mailbox, and in order to check it, call the voice receiver's phone directly There is a hassle of waiting to switch to or using a separate number such as a message center.

In addition, since the path for checking the message received by the user can be performed only through his mobile communication terminal, there is no means or method for checking the message sent to the user when the receiving party does not have a telephone. .

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to directly access a message mailbox that manages a message when a sender who wants to store a message wants to leave a message to a receiver. It provides a message mailbox direct access system for storing corresponding messages.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for directly accessing a message mailbox using the message mailbox direct access system.

1 is a view for explaining a message mailbox direct access system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining a method for directly accessing a message mailbox according to the present invention.

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100: calling party communication unit 110: calling party mobile communication terminal

120: caller's landline phone 130: caller's PC

200: calling party mobile communication unit 210: calling party base station

220: calling party base station controller 230: calling party exchange

240: Home Location Register (HLR) 250: Calling party multimedia mailbox device

260: IWF server 300: receiving mobile communication management unit

310: receiving base station 320: receiving base station controller

330: receiving side exchange 340: receiving side multimedia mailbox device

350: IWF server 400: receiving side communication unit

Message mailbox direct access system according to one feature for realizing the above object of the present invention,

Base station;

A base station controller;

A home location register for searching for a location of a mobile communication terminal performing call processing via the base station and a base station controller;

A message mailbox device for storing a message provided from a calling party; And

When the message storage request is received from the calling mobile terminal through the base station and the base station controller, the location of the receiving message mailbox device is checked, and the mobile terminal directly accesses the checked message mailbox device to access the message. And an exchange to control the storage.

In addition, the message mailbox direct access method according to one feature for realizing the above another object of the present invention,

(a) checking whether a message storage request is requested from the wired or wireless communication terminal;

(b) checking the location of the receiving message mailbox when a message storage request is input in step (a); And

and (c) controlling the storage of the message by directly connecting the wired / wireless communication terminal to the corresponding receiving message mailbox when the location of the receiving message mailbox is confirmed in step (b).

According to the message mailbox direct access system and a method thereof, a wired / wireless communication terminal can access a corresponding message mailbox to store a message in the case of a non-subscriber, and enter a password in the case of a subscriber to check the message.

Then, embodiments will be described so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining a message mailbox direct access system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a message mailbox direct access system according to the present invention includes a calling party communication unit 100, a calling party mobile communication manager 200, a receiving mobile communication manager 300, and a receiving side communication unit 400. .

The calling party communication unit 100 includes the calling party mobile communication terminal 110, the calling party's landline telephone 120, and the calling party's PC 130, and moves through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or the Internet backbone network. The message is transmitted to the communication manager 200. Messages described in the present invention are voice, text, text, images, video, and the like.

The calling party mobile communication unit 200 includes a calling party base station 210, a calling party base station controller 220, a calling party exchange 230, a home location register (HLR) 240, and a calling party multimedia mailbox device. Including the 250 and the originating IWF (Inter Working Funcktion) server 260, the destination of the message provided from the originating communication unit 100 is confirmed and provided to the receiving mobile communication management unit (300).

In more detail, the originating base station 210 performs communication with the mobile communication terminal using a protocol defined in IS-95 in a wireless section, and the originating base station controller 220 controls the radio link and the wired link. In addition, the mobile subscriber performs a hand-off function to maintain the continuity of the call even while moving.

The originating exchange 230 generally handles call processing and supplementary service processing of mobile communication personal subscribers, personal communication application protocol processing, handover control between base station controllers (BSCs), and personal communication exchanges (PCXs). Handover control, interworking between mobile networks, network synchronization, self-operation maintenance, visiting subscriber registration, location update, billing processing, wire channel management and allocation, and the configuration of mobile subscribers' calls and other communication networks Perform the connection.

In particular, in relation to the present invention, the caller's communication unit 100 and the multimedia mailbox device are used when translating a message mailbox access signal inputted through a calling base station and a calling base station controller to confirm that the call is directly connected to the message mailbox device. Directly connect 250. Herein, when the message receiving side manages the same exchange as the calling party, the direct connection with the multimedia mailbox device 250 in the calling mobile communication management unit 200 has been described. In this case, it will connect directly with the message mailbox device that interworks with the exchange.

The home location register (HLR) 240 retrieves the location of the mobile communication terminal 110 that performs call processing via the calling base station 210 and the calling base station controller 220, thereby providing subscriber information. Enter and exchange a signal with the exchange 230.

The calling party multimedia mailbox device 250 stores a message provided from the calling party communication unit 100.

The originating Inter Working Function (IWF) server 260 is connected to the landline telephone 120 or the PC 130 of the user side via a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or the Internet backbone network to transmit a message provided from the user. It performs a function of a web server of the schedule provided to 230.

The receiving side mobile communication management unit 300 includes a receiving base station 310, a receiving base station controller 320, a receiving exchange 330, a receiving message mailbox device 340, and a receiving IWF server 350. In response to the message confirmation request from the receiving side communication unit 400, the stored message provided from the calling side mobile communication management unit 200 is stored in the receiving side communication unit via the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or the Internet backbone network ( To 400).

The receiving side communication unit 400 includes the receiving side mobile communication terminal 410, the receiving side landline telephone 420, and the receiving side PC 430, and moves the receiving side via a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or the Internet backbone network. The communication manager 300 accesses and checks the stored message as the destination.

That is, a user who wants to check the message sent to himself or herself through an authentication process of pressing a predetermined password through a wired telephone 420 or his / her PC 430 connected to the Internet even without using his mobile communication terminal. You can check the message sent to.

In the above, the message sender stores the message at the receiver as an example.

In addition, it is obvious that an example in which the receiving side confirms the message transmitted to the user may be performed through a path similar to the example mentioned above.

Hereinafter, a message storage method by direct message mailbox access according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

2 is a view for explaining a method for directly accessing a message mailbox according to the present invention.

1 and 2, first, when the terminal 110 accesses the exchange through a method of pressing a predetermined function key on the telephone number of the receiving terminal in a manner of directly accessing the message mailbox device, the exchange 230 ) Requests the home location register (HLR) 240 to locate the message mailbox device of the receiving party (the other party), preferably the multimedia mailbox device 250.

The multimedia mailbox device 250 notifies the box ID of the multimedia mailbox device of the receiving side, and the exchange receiving the box ID informs the corresponding multimedia mailbox device (LAPD) or the NOT (common line signaling) protocol. The terminal 110 connects the terminal 110 and the multimedia mailbox device 250 directly.

The terminal 110 connected to the multimedia mailbox device 250 stores messages, such as various voices, texts, videos, and videos, to be left on the receiving side.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the terminal has been described based on the mobile communication terminal device. However, it is obvious that the terminal can directly access the message mailbox according to the present invention through a wired telephone or a PC capable of connecting to the Internet.

In addition, although the embodiment of the present invention has been described that the receiving terminal receives the same exchange as the calling terminal, if the receiving exchange and the calling exchange are different, the message mailbox device is transmitted to the corresponding message exchange device via a different receiving exchange. It is obvious to be connected.

As described above, according to the present invention, the sender of the message is directly connected to the receiving party's message mailbox by pressing a predetermined function key, etc. together with the receiving party's telephone number, without establishing a call with the receiving party or performing any other operation. The message can be stored on the receiving side even if no operation is performed.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated.

As described above, according to the present invention, if a user wants to leave a message on the receiving side, the user can directly dial a desired subscriber without using a separate telephone number or wait for a switch, but does not have a telephone connection with the receiving side. Preferably, the user can directly connect to the multimedia mailbox to leave a message or check the message even when there is no phone.

Claims (8)

A home location register for searching for a location of a mobile communication terminal performing call processing via a base station and a base station controller; A message mailbox device for storing a message provided from a calling mobile communication terminal; And When the signal input from the calling mobile communication terminal is a signal requesting direct access to a receiving message mailbox device, the location of the receiving message mailbox device is checked using the home location register, and the location is checked. A switch for directly accessing a receiving message mailbox device to store a message transmitted from the calling mobile communication terminal And the calling mobile terminal further transmits a signal requesting direct access to the receiving message mailbox device by pressing a predetermined function key together with the telephone number of the receiving terminal. Message mailbox direct access system. The method of claim 1, wherein the message, Message mailbox direct access system, characterized in that at least one of the text, text, video. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the exchanger, Checking the location of the receiving message mailbox device when there is a request for storing the message from the calling landline through the public telephone switching network, and controlling the landline to directly access the confirmed message mailbox device to store the message. Message mailbox direct access system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the exchanger, And a message mailbox direct access system, when the message confirmation request is received from the receiving mobile communication terminal via the base station and the base station controller, to verify the stored message after authentication of the receiving mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the exchanger, The message mailbox characterized in that when the message confirmation request is received from the receiving landline telephone via the public switched telephone network, the user receives the authentication of the receiving landline telephone user and accesses the stored message mailbox device to check the message. Direct access system. (a) checking whether a message storage request is requested from the wired or wireless communication terminal; (b) checking the location of the receiving message mailbox when a message storage request is input in step (a); (c) controlling the storage of the message by directly connecting the wired / wireless communication terminal to the corresponding message mailbox when the location of the receiving message mailbox is confirmed in step (b); Message mailbox direct access method that includes. The method of claim 7, wherein the message, Method of directly accessing a message mailbox, characterized in that at least one of voice, text, text, video, video.