KR100623299B1 - Method and system for providing free charge message service - Google Patents

Abstract

A free message service method and system are disclosed. The method is a method for providing free message service through a system comprising a message service center, a message providing system, a location server and a billing server, wherein the message providing system receives a message from the message service center and from the location server. Obtaining location information of the originating terminal that originated the message; Determining whether the calling terminal is located in a preset free message service area based on the obtained location information of the calling terminal; When the calling terminal is located in the free message service area, editing the message by inserting advertisement information provided by the affiliate store into the message; And transmitting a free message, which is the edited message, to a receiving terminal. Therefore, since the calling terminal does not require a separate action for using the free message in advance as in the prior art, it is possible to use the free message service more conveniently. Also, from the merchant's point of view, advertisement information suitable for the place where the calling terminal is located is provided. By selecting and transmitting with a message has the effect of maximizing the advertising effect.

Handset, Geolocation, Free Messages, Advertising

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FREE CHARGE MESSAGE SERVICE}

1 is an overall system configuration for a free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a free message providing system of the free message management server shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a free message service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exemplary view of a free message screen linked to an advertisement according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

100; Calling terminal 150; Receiving terminal

200; Messy service center 300; Free message management server

310; A message receiver 320; Positioning unit

330; Message editing unit 340; Edit message transmitter

350; Charge limiting 360; Member Judging Department

370; Period information determination unit 375; Use number judgment part

380; Advertising database 385; Member Database

390; Free Message Service Zone Database

395; Advertisement reply unit 400; Location server

500; Billing server 600; franchisee

The present invention relates to a free message service method and a system according to the present invention. More particularly, when a calling terminal is located in a free message service area, an advertisement of a service affiliate store provided in the area is added to a message, and The present invention relates to a free message service method and system for allowing a caller to use a message service free of charge by having a service fee charged to an affiliated store.

With the rapid development of the information and telecommunications industry, the functions of terminals (particularly mobile phones) have been improved rapidly compared to the past, and the terminal has now become a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS). ), And enables terminal users to send and receive text messages or multimedia messages with other terminal users.

However, such SMS or MMS is a paid service, and the terminal user must additionally pay for text or multimedia data in addition to the existing call charge. After all, the terminal user's desire to use a message such as SMS or MMS is full, but in reality, it is burdensome in terms of cost and thus cannot use SMS or MMS.

Therefore, a free message service linked to the advertisement is provided. That is, the merchant distributes a free message usage right associated with its affiliated store advertisement to the member for the purpose of advertising its affiliated store, and the member can use the free message service by using the free message usage right. Meanwhile, the affiliated store refers to an affiliated store of a free message service provider.

However, according to such a prior art method, a process of granting a member a right to use a message for free must be performed in advance, which is a cumbersome problem.

The distribution of tangible or intangible tokens in any manner, for example in the form of coupons off-line or electronic barcodes in the form of digital data on-line. In addition, from the member's point of view, a separate procedure for using free messages, for example, if a user receives a free message ticket in the form of a coupon type, must register through the Internet, and in the case of receiving intangible content Download process is required.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems and to present a more convenient free message usage method, an object of the present invention is to advertise in the message when the originating terminal that sent the message is located in the preset free message service area; It is to provide a free message service method and system according to the insertion and transmit the edited message to the receiving terminal, and processing the service charge for the message to the merchant.

A free message service system according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a message service center for receiving a message and destination information for the message from an originating terminal; A location server for receiving caller terminal information and providing location information for the caller terminal; Receiving the message from the message service center and receiving the location information from the location server, and if it is determined that the calling terminal is located in a preset free message service area, generates the edited free message based on the message; A free message management server for transmitting the generated free message to the message service center; And receiving the information on the result of the free message transmission from the message service center or the free message management system to calculate the charge information for using the free message data, and joining the charge according to the calculated charge information to the free message management server. Characterized in that it comprises a billing server for processing to bill the merchant.

In addition, the free message service system according to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the advertising database for storing a plurality of advertising information for each merchant; Message receiving unit for receiving a message; A location checking unit for obtaining location information of the calling terminal and confirming whether a point corresponding to the location information is located in a preset free message service area; A message editing unit for extracting advertisement information of the affiliated store from the advertisement storage unit and editing the message by inserting the extracted advertisement information into the message when the branch is located in the free message service area; And an edit message transmitter for transmitting a free message, which is a message edited by the message editor, to a receiving terminal.

And a free message service method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a method for providing a free message service through a system comprising a message service center, a message providing system, a location server and a billing server, A) Receiving, by a message providing system, a message from the message service center and obtaining location information of the originating terminal that has sent the message from the location server; B) determining whether the calling terminal is located in a preset free message service area based on the obtained location information of the calling terminal; C) if the calling terminal is located in the free message service area as a result of the determination, editing the message by inserting advertisement information provided from the affiliate store into the message; And D) transmitting the free message which is the edited message to a receiving terminal.

Hereinafter, a free message service method and system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the drawings.

First, a free message service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram for a free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a free message providing system of the free message management server shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and 4 is an exemplary view of a free message screen linked to an advertisement according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the overall system for a free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the message service center 200, free message management server 300, location server 400 and billing server 500 ), And the like.

The message service center 200 may be, for example, a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) (not shown) as a means for transmitting a message sent by the calling terminal 100 to the receiving terminal 150 in a communication network. And a multimedia message service center (MMSC) (not shown) for serving a multimedia message in association with the SMSC.

The free message service used in the present invention is a generic meaning collectively for a message transmission / reception service including SMS or MMS, and text data usage fee is defined as a fee charged by a member using SMS or MMS.

The message service center 200 receives a message transmitted from the originating terminal 100 via a base station (not shown), an exchanger (not shown), and sets a transmission path of the message through destination information. In addition, the message is transmitted to the free message management server 300 in association with the free message management server 300 and the message edited by the free message management server 300 (hereinafter, referred to as a "free message") is returned. Transmit to the receiving terminal through the set transmission path.

Preferably, the message service center 200 determines whether the message is a message subject to free messages.

That is, it is checked whether or not the destination information includes free message identification information for identifying that the message is a message targeted for free message service, and only when the destination information includes free message identification information, the message is sent to the free message management server 300. Send the message. If not, a general message transmission process is performed, which is already known, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the free message identification information is information input to the calling terminal 100 selectively, and the calling terminal 100 receives additional information such as '#' along with the receiving terminal telephone number and transmits it.

That is, the information on the free message area for performing the free message service may be performed offline. For example, in the place where the Jinhae naval port is held, a notice is posted on the board such as "the place where the free message is provided." In this case, a guide phrase, "To send a message by adding '#' to the end of the recipient's phone number, may be posted to use the free message." Then, the user checks the guide text, and then writes a message to the calling terminal 100 and adds '#' to the end of the received phone number and sends the message.

The destination information and the message including the free message identification information ('# ") are transmitted to the message service center 200 via the base station and the exchange, and the message service center 200 transmits the free message to the destination information. Check whether the identification information '#' is included.

In addition, preferably, the message service center 200 periodically searches for the location of the originating terminal 100 from the location server 400 in association with the location server 400, and thus, the origination service provided from the location server 400. By determining whether the calling terminal 100 is located in the free message service area through the location information of the terminal 100, it may be determined whether the message is a message targeted for free message service.

In addition, the message service center 200 transmits the message service usage information for each originating terminal recorded in the message service center to the charging server 500 in association with the charging server 500. That is, by sending information on the usage message of the free message service for each sender to the billing server 500, the billing server 500 can calculate the fee for using the free message service. Hereinafter, a detailed description of the charge for using the free message will be described in the free message management server 300 and the charging server 500.

The free message management server 300 provides a free message service to the calling terminal 100 located in the free service area in conjunction with the terminals provided in the message service center 200 and the affiliated store 600.

The affiliated store 100 is a provider affiliated with a free message management server 300 to provide a free message service. That is, the free message management server 300 is a means for mediating a free message service among communication services, and the affiliated store is a means for serving free messages by being affiliated with the free message management server 300.

In addition, the affiliated store 600 becomes a sponsor for other companies, events, festivals, etc. sponsored by it. Therefore, the affiliated store 600 may be understood as a concept including a sponsored company, and the affiliated store 600 may manage a free message management server 300 only in a predetermined region or a member of the affiliated store. It is desirable to conclude a contract so that the free message service can be used only for the terminal of the registered user.

Hereinafter, the free message providing system implemented in the free message management server will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the free message providing system of the free message management server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an advertisement database 380, a message receiving unit 310, a location checking unit 320, and a message editing unit. 330 and the edit message transmitter 340. And, preferably, further includes a member determination unit 360, period information determination unit 370, service usage frequency determination unit 375 and charge limiting unit 350.

The advertisement database 380 stores a plurality of advertisement information for each affiliate store. That is, the free message providing system may receive advertisement information from a terminal provided in an affiliate store through a network, and store the classified information for each affiliate store.

The message receiving unit 310 receives a message from the message service center 200, and preferably receives a message from the message service center 200 only when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

That is, as described above, the message receiving unit 310 receives the message when the message service center 200 determines that the destination information received from the calling terminal 100 includes free message identification information.

The location determiner 320 acquires the location information of the originating terminal 100 that has sent the message received by the message receiving unit 310 and checks whether the originating terminal 100 is located in a preset free message service area. On the other hand, the process of obtaining the location information of the calling terminal 100 will be described below with respect to the location server 400.

The free message service area (hereinafter, referred to as a service area) is an area that allows the use of the free message service for the calling terminal 100, and is a place and area where merchants respectively support a free message service. Such information about the service area is preferably provided in the free message service area database (hereinafter referred to as a service area database) 390.

The free message providing system further includes a free message service area information generation unit (hereinafter, referred to as a service area information generation unit) (not shown) for the free message service area from a plurality of terminals provided at the affiliate store. Receive the information, and set the free message service area through the received information, preferably stores the merchant information supporting the free message service for each area.

As such, the positioning unit 320 searches the free message service area database 390 to determine whether the calling terminal 100 is located in the service area, and when the calling terminal 100 is located in the service area, the calling terminal ( Extract merchant information corresponding to the area where 100) is located.

Also, preferably, the positioning unit 320 may obtain location information of the receiving terminal 150 to receive the message, and extract affiliate store information corresponding to the area where the receiving terminal 150 is located.

On the other hand, the free message identification information included in the destination information is not only information for identifying that the free message, but also information for confirming that allows the location tracking of the calling terminal 100.

When the message determining unit 330 determines that the calling terminal 100 is located in the service area by the location checking unit 320, the message editing unit 330 extracts the advertisement information of the affiliated store and adds the advertisement information through the extracted advertisement information ( Hereinafter referred to as a 'free message'.

That is, the message editing unit 330 receives the affiliated store information extracted by the location checking unit 320, searches the advertisement database 380, and provides advertisement information of the affiliated store that provides a free message in an area where the calling terminal 100 is located. To extract. The extracted advertisement information is inserted into the message to generate the free message to which the advertisement information is added.

On the other hand, the free message is shown in Figure 4, the advertisement information may be, for example, information of the content to promote the festival, such as supported by the merchant, preferably, such advertisement information is text, image, and Contains information of any one or more of the video.

Also, preferably, the advertisement information further includes access information of the affiliated store, and the access information is URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information, and the originating terminal 100 accesses the affiliated store server through the access information and swaps it. (WAP Push) may further receive additional advertisement information.

The edit message transmitter 340 transmits the free message edited by the message editor 330 to the message service center 200. Preferably, the edit message transmitter 340 removes the free message identification information included in the destination address SMS_DestinationAddress of the message. Transmission to the service center 200. Meanwhile, the free message providing system may be implemented in the message service center 200. In this case, the edit message transmitting unit 340 may directly transmit the free message to a designated receiving terminal.

In addition, the edit message transmitter 340 transmits the result of the free message to the charge limiter 350.

The charge limiting unit 350 processes the data usage fee for the free message so that the calling party is not charged. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the technical method of the charging limit is described based on the TIA / EIA-41 standard, the charging limiting unit 350 adds a merchant phone number (MIN) to the SMS_OriginalOriginatingAddress of the SMS field. In the billing indicator (SMS_ChargeIndicator) field, 2, which is a value indicating SMS_OriginalOriginatingAddress, is set. Then, the billing server 500 charges the text data usage fee for each sender according to the text data usage history of the caller provided from the message service center 200. The merchant 600 provides a free message service for the calling terminal 100. ) There will be a charge for text data usage in the future.

According to another embodiment, the charge limiting unit 350 collects the free message usage information for each calling terminal on a periodic basis, preferably on a monthly basis, and directly provides it to the billing server 500. To this end, the free message service system will basically need to establish a billing information database (not shown) on a per merchant basis.

The member determination unit 360 checks whether the originating terminal 100 that has sent the message received by the message receiving unit 310 is the originating terminal 100 of the affiliated member. On the other hand, the free message providing system further comprises a member database 385, it is preferable to store the member information for each merchant in the member database (385).

In this case, the message editing unit 330 may determine whether to edit the message through the determination result of the member determination unit 360 in addition to the determination result of the position checking unit 320. That is, the message editing unit 330 performs a message editing process when the calling terminal 100 is the calling terminal 100 of the member of the affiliated store.

The period information determining unit 370 determines whether the message received by the message receiving unit 310 is within a date and / or a designated period during which the free message service is available. In this case, the message editing unit 330 may determine whether to edit the message based on the determination result of the period information determining unit 370 in addition to the determination result of the positioning unit 320. That is, the message editing unit 330 performs a message editing process within a designated period as a result of the determination by the period information determining unit 370.

Accordingly, the merchant 600 may provide a free message at a specific place or region by limiting the date and / or time. For example, when the cherry blossom festival period is from April 5, 2005 to April 12, 2005, from 1 pm to 7 pm, the affiliated store 600 that sponsors the cherry blossom festival may have a cherry blossom festival place, Or a free message service can be provided in a limited space in the place.

The usage count determining unit 375 determines whether the calling terminal 100 has exceeded the preset number of free message service usages when the message reception unit 310 receives the message. In this case, the message editing unit 330 may determine whether to edit the message based on the determination result of the usage count determination unit 375 in addition to the determination result of the positioning unit 320. That is, when it is determined that the number of times of using the free message service is not exceeded, the message editing process is performed. In addition, the message providing system may further build a database (not shown) in which information such as the number of free message service usage for each calling terminal is constructed.

According to the above, the free message providing system provides a free message when the condition of the decision result of the member determining unit 360, the period information determining unit 370, or the usage count determining unit 375, which is the aforementioned additional aspect, is satisfied. As described above, it is preferable that the free message can be set to be serviced when all of the conditions according to the combination of the above components are met or, optionally, when the conditions are satisfied.

The advertisement reply unit 395 generates advertisement information to be provided to the terminal that has sent the message and transmits it. For example, the advertisement information includes at least one of a merchant name, a free message service usage period, a service usage frequency, and advertisement contents. The service usage count includes information on the total usage count and future service usage count, and preferably further includes the access information. The advertisement information is provided to the calling terminal in the form of text, an image, and a video.

The location server 400 receives the calling terminal information, that is, calling terminal identification information identifying the calling terminal 100 from the positioning unit 320 in association with the positioning unit 320, and corresponds to the calling terminal identification information. The location information is calculated by positioning the location of the calling terminal 100, and the calculated location information is transmitted to the location checking unit 100.

On the other hand, the location server 400 is preferably a location information service server based on LBS (Location Based Service), LBS is a service based on the location information after generating the location information of the person or thing through a communication network Say.

In addition, as a location tracking technology for providing LBS service, there are a network-based technology using a base station reception signal and a handset-based technology using a GPS receiver, and there is a hybrid technology that combines the two technologies. Since such a technical scheme is a known technical matter, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, the location information providing service is not limited to the above-described technical scheme, and in addition to this, a technical scheme for acquiring all the location information including Zigbee, UWBa, RFID, LD, and the like may be applied.

The billing server 500 receives the information on the result of using the free message from the message service center 200 or the charge limiting unit 350 to calculate the charge information on the use of the free message data, and the service according to the calculated charge information. Process the bill so that the merchant can use the fee.

That is, the billing server 500 subtracts the free message usage amount according to the present invention from the text data usage fee in the monthly communication fee charged to the user of the calling terminal 100 according to the information received from the charge limiting unit 350. To issue a communication fee payment notice to the user side of the calling terminal 100.

On the other hand, as a system for processing billing for communication charges, the description of the billing processing is a conventional technique that is known and implemented in various ways, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a free message service method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

3 is a flowchart of a free message service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Although not shown in the drawing, first, the originating terminal 100 composes a message through SMS or MMS, and then transmits the message along with destination information to receive the message. The message and destination information is transmitted to the message service center 200 via the base station and the exchange, and the message service center 200 determines whether the message is a free message service target message, and then the message is a free message service target. This is transmitted to the free message management server 300. The message thus transmitted performs a free message service process through the following process in a free message providing system implemented in the free message management server 300.

Meanwhile, when the calling terminal 100 is located in a specific area, the calling terminal 100 may identify that the area is a free message service area through offline or online, and may recognize that the message is a free message before composing the message. It is desirable that the destination information can be transmitted together with the message identification information.

Hereinafter, a free message service method performed when the free message providing system receives the message will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the free message providing system receives the message from the message service center 200 (S 310) and obtains location information on the originating terminal 100 through the location server 400. (S 320).

Then, it is determined whether the calling terminal 100 is located in a preset free message service area through the location information (S330). In this case, it is preferable to perform the determination process through a service area database search process, and the description of the service area database 390 is the same as described above, and thus will be omitted.

On the other hand, preferably further comprises the step of determining all or selectively the following conditions. That is, whether the originating terminal 100 that has sent the message is a terminal of the affiliate member, the message is a message sent within a specified date and / or a specified period, and the message exceeds a preset number of free message service usage. It is determined whether the message is sent (S340).

As a result, when the calling terminal 100 is located in the service area, the advertisement information of the affiliate store is inserted into the message to edit the message to generate a free message to which the advertisement information is added (S 350).

Preferably, when the determination result of S 340 is satisfied, S 350 is performed.

However, if the conditions of S 330 or S 330 and S 340 are not satisfied, the message without advertisement information is added to the receiving terminal as it is in a general message transmission method (S 390).

As described above, the free message generated after the message editing process is transmitted to the receiving terminal 150 (S370), and preferably, the charge processing for the data usage fee for the free message transmission is performed (S360). On the other hand, the description of the process by the free message providing system in connection with the billing server 500 to limit the processing charges to the originating terminal 100 is the same as described above in the description of Figure 1 and 2 will be described below Omit.

Then, the advertisement information including any one or more of a merchant name, a free service use period, a free service use number, and advertisement contents is transmitted to the calling terminal 100 that has sent the message (S380). On the other hand, preferably, the advertisement information further includes access information, and the calling terminal 100 provided with the advertisement information may further receive additional advertisement information by accessing an affiliated store server through the access information.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone having ordinary skill in the art will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various changes or modifications can be made.

As described above, according to the present invention free message service method and system, free message service more conveniently because the calling terminal that sends the message does not require a separate action for using the free message in advance as in the prior art. There is an effect that can be used.

In addition, the merchant has the effect of maximizing the advertising effect by selecting the advertisement information suitable for the place where the originating terminal is located and sent along with the message.

In addition, the originating terminal also has the effect of efficiently using the free message service by returning information on the use of the free message service and advertisement information for the merchant.

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A message service center for receiving a message from the originating terminal and destination information on the message; A location server for receiving caller terminal information and providing location information for the caller terminal; Receiving the message from the message service center and receiving the location information from the location server, and if it is determined that the calling terminal is located in a preset free message service area, generates the edited free message based on the message; A free message management server for transmitting the generated free message to the message service center; And Receive information on the result of the free message transmission from the message service center or the free message management system to calculate the charge information for the use of the free message data, and the fee based on the calculated rate information is affiliated to the free message management server Free message service system comprising a billing server to process the billing to the merchant. The method of claim 1, wherein the message service center is And when the destination information includes free message identification information identifying that the message is a free message, transmitting the message to the free message management server. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the free message is Free message service system comprising the advertisement information for each affiliate. The method of claim 1, wherein the free message service area is The free message service system comprising an area where the affiliated store is located. An advertisement database for storing a plurality of advertisement information for each affiliate store; Message receiving unit for receiving a message; A location checking unit for obtaining location information of the calling terminal and confirming whether a point corresponding to the location information is located in a preset free message service area; A message editing unit for extracting advertisement information of a corresponding affiliate store from the advertisement database and editing the message by inserting the extracted advertisement information into the message when the branch is located in the free message service area; And And an edit message transmitter for transmitting a free message, which is a message edited by the message editor, to a receiving terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein the free message providing system Further comprising a member determination unit for determining whether the message is from the originating terminal of the affiliated member, And the message editing unit edits the message when the message is a message sent from the calling terminal as a result of the determination by the member determining unit. The method of claim 5, wherein the free message providing system Further comprising a period information determination unit for determining whether the message is a message written within a specified date and / or a specified period, And the message editing unit edits the message when the message is a message written within a specified date and / or a specified period as a result of the determination of the period information determining unit. The method of claim 5, wherein the free message providing system When the message is received, the caller terminal further comprises a usage count determination unit for determining whether or not a predetermined number of free message service usage, And the message editing unit edits the message when it is determined that the number of times of free message service usage is not exceeded as a result of the determination of the number of times of service usage determination. The method of claim 5, wherein the free message providing system And a charge limiting unit configured to limit charges for the use of the free message service of the calling terminal. The method of claim 9, wherein the charge restriction portion Free message providing system, characterized in that the linkage with the billing server to transmit the usage information on the use of the free message service of the calling terminal to the billing server. The method of claim 9, wherein the charge restriction portion Free message providing system, characterized in that the linkage with the message service center transmits the usage information on the use of the free message service of the calling terminal to the message service center. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the usage information is The affiliated party identification information is set in the SMS_OriginalOriginatingAddress of the message, and a billing indicator (SMS_ChargeIndicator) is set to a value indicating the SMS_OriginalOriginatingAddress. The method of claim 5, wherein the free message providing system The response message to the advertisement information, the free message providing system further comprises an advertisement reply unit for generating the free message service information and transmitting to the calling terminal. The method of claim 13, wherein the free message service information is A free message providing system, comprising any one or more of a merchant name, free message service usage period information, free message service usage count information, advertisement information, and merchant server access information. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 11, 13 and 14, The message receiving unit, in conjunction with a message service center, provides the message service when the message information includes free message identification information identifying that the message is a free message in destination information received from a calling terminal. Free message providing system, characterized in that receiving the message from the center. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 11, 13 and 14, The advertisement information, free information providing system comprising any one or more of text information, image information, video information and merchant server access information. A method of providing free message service through a system comprising a message service center, a message providing system, a location server and a billing server, A) receiving, by the message providing system, a message from the message service center, and obtaining location information of the originating terminal that sent the message from the location server; B) determining whether the calling terminal is located in a preset free message service area based on the obtained location information of the calling terminal; C) if the calling terminal is located in the free message service area as a result of the determination, editing the message by inserting advertisement information provided from the affiliate store into the message; And D) transmitting a free message which is the edited message to a receiving terminal. The method of claim 17, I) determining whether the message service center includes free message identification information identifying that the message is free message information in the destination information for the message received from the originating terminal. And performing steps A) to D) when the destination message includes the free message identification information. 19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein step B) B-1) further comprising the step of determining whether the message is from the originating terminal of the merchant member, the step C) And if the message is a message originating from the originating terminal of the affiliated member, editing the message. 19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein step B) B-2) determining whether the message is a written message within a specified date and / or a specified period, and in step C) And when the message is a message created within a specified date and / or a specified period of time, editing the message. 19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein step B) B-3) when the message is received, further comprising the step of determining whether the calling terminal has exceeded a predetermined number of free message service usage, in step C), And the message is edited when the number of times of free message service usage is not exceeded as a result of the determination. 19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein step D) D-1) generating free message service information as reply information to the advertisement information, and transmitting the generated free message service information to the calling terminal. The method of claim 17 or 18, E) the free message service method further comprising the step of transmitting the charging information for the use of the free message to the charging server. The method of claim 23, wherein E-1) the billing server further comprises the step of receiving the billing information and processing to claim the billing according to the billing information to the merchant. The method of claim 17 or 18, Iii) a merchant identification information is set in the SMS_OriginalOriginatingAddress of the message, and a billing indicator (SMS_ChargeIndicator) is set to a value indicating the SMS_OriginalOriginatingAddress. 19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein in step A) The message providing system obtains the location information from the location server, A-1) transmitting, by the message providing system, the calling terminal identification information and the location information providing request information for the calling terminal to the location server; And A-2) free message service method comprising the step of generating the location information of the calling terminal corresponding to the calling terminal identification information by the location server to the message providing system.

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