KR100650700B1 - Device and method for sending call using short message service - Google Patents

Abstract

A call origination device using a short message and a method thereof are provided to enable a receiving user to easily connect with a particular telephone number or a URL(Uniform Resource Locator) included in the text of a short message, when an origination user sends the short message by including the particular telephone number or the URL in the message. An origination terminal(110) is capable of transmitting a short message, and sends the short message by including a telephone number or a URL distinguished by a predetermined identifier in the text of the short message. An SMSC(Short Message Service Center)(130) receives the short message from the terminal(110), and transmits the message to a receiving terminal(150). The receiving terminal(150) receives the message from the SMSC(130), is capable of recognizing the identifier included in the text of the message, and accesses the telephone number or the URL associated with the identifier.

Description

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENDING CALL USING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE}

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional short message service process.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a short message applied to a conventional short message service.

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for making a call using a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a short message according to the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of sending a call using a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

11: outgoing mobile terminal 13: base station

15: Mobile Exchange 16: Short Message Service Center (SMSC)

17: Home Location Register (HLR) 20: General Short Message

21: Message body 22: Callback number

100: telephone call device using a short message 110: calling terminal

111: originating base station 112: originating mobile exchange

120: mobile communication network 130: short message service center (SMSC)

140: home location register (HLR) 150: incoming terminal

151: terminating base station 152: terminating mobile switch

160: IWF / PSDN 161: Internet

162: external server 200: short message according to the present invention

210: Message body 211: Identifier

220: callback number

The present invention relates to a short message service (SMS) in a mobile communication network. In particular, when a caller transmits a short message using a mobile communication terminal, a telephone number or URL included in a body of the short message is a uniform resource. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for making a connection with a locator.

Due to the rapid development of the current mobile communication technology, the mobile communication terminal is not only providing a call function but also being developed to perform various additional functions. One of the most common functions of these additional functions is the short message service (SMS).

In general, short message service (SMS) utilizes a wireless signal link with No.7 signaling network used in a personal communication network to provide relatively short data (usually 80 to 160 bytes) regardless of whether there is a call between terminals. Speak the service to send. Such a short message service (SMS) can send a message at a low cost, can easily deliver the same content to a large number of people, and can leave the message in a form that is easy to check later, even if it is difficult to call immediately It has the advantages of being widely used. Short Message Service (SMS) has also recently gone beyond simple interpersonal message transmission, and has been widely used for various purposes such as intergroup transmission, reservation transmission, email arrival notification, personal information management, stock information notification, product information notification, and financial information notification. As a result, consumers' desire for various services using short messages is also increasing.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional short message service process.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the conventional short message service system, when a caller sends a text message through the mobile communication terminal 11, the transmitted signal is transmitted to the mobile switching center 15 of the mobile communication company via the base station 13. The message transmitted to the mobile switching center 15 is then sent to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) 16. The mobile switch 15 then locates the called party's mobile communication terminal 12 using the Home Location Register (HLR) 17 and sends a text message to the corresponding base station 14. As a result, the text message is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 12 of the receiver.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a short message applied to a conventional short message service.

Referring to FIG. 2, the short message 20 generally includes a message body 21 and a call back number 22 in which information to be transmitted to the called party is described. Here, the callback number 22 includes the caller's telephone number or a third party's telephone number, or the URL number information for the wireless Internet access, and when the called person presses a specific button, the telephone number or URL included in the callback number 22 You can connect with.

In addition, as the information processing capacity of the mobile communication terminal increases, a larger amount of information can be written in the body 21 of the short message 20.

However, when using the conventional short message service as described above, the URL for accessing a specific phone number or a specific Internet site, file, program, etc. is not included in the message body 21 instead of the callback number 22 of the short message 20. Even if described, a method of directly accessing the specific telephone number or URL is not presented. Therefore, when the called party wants to connect to a specific phone number or URL described in the message body 21, he or she must enter the phone number or URL to be remembered or written in the memo sheet, and then connect again. There is a problem that causes inconvenience to users of short messages because it needs to be input again.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is that when a short message service is used through a mobile communication terminal, when a calling user includes a specific phone number or URL in a text message body, the called user receives a text message. An apparatus and method for easily connecting to a specific phone number or URL included in the text are provided.

The apparatus for transmitting a telephone call using a short message according to the present invention for achieving the above object is capable of transmitting a short message in a mobile communication network, and includes a telephone number or a URL separated by a predetermined identifier in a body of the short message. Transmitting terminal to send; A short message service center (SMSC) for receiving the short message from the calling terminal and transmitting the short message to a called terminal; and receiving the short message from the short message service center (SMSC), the predetermined message included in a body of the short message. Recognize the identifier, characterized in that it comprises a called terminal connected to the phone number or URL associated with the predetermined identifier.

In addition, a method for making a call using a short message according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in a mobile communication network, a short message including a phone number or URL separated by a predetermined identifier in the body of the short message input to the originating terminal A first step of transmitting to a service center (SMSC); A second step of transmitting, by the SMSC, the short message service center to the called terminal; The terminating terminal, identifying a telephone number or URL associated with a predetermined identifier included in a body of the short message; And a fourth step in which the called terminal accesses the phone number or the URL.

In addition, the recording medium in which the computer program is recorded in the present invention for achieving the above object, in a mobile communication network, a short message service by including a phone number or URL distinguished by a predetermined identifier in the body of the short message input to the originating terminal A first step of transmitting to a center (SMSC); A second step of transmitting, by the SMSC, the short message service center to the called terminal; The terminating terminal, identifying a telephone number or URL associated with a predetermined identifier included in a body of the short message; And a program for causing the computer to execute the fourth step of connecting the called terminal to the telephone number or the URL.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that reference numerals and like elements among the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for transmitting a call using a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the apparatus 100 for transmitting a call using a short message according to the present invention may include a calling and receiving terminal 110 and 150, a base station 111 and 151, and a mobile switch 112 connected to a mobile communication network 120. 152, a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) 130, and a Home Location Register (HLR) 140. The called terminal 150 may access an external server 162 connected to the Internet 161 through the IWF / PSDN 160.

First, the calling and receiving terminals 110 and 150 are portable devices such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA), and are equipped with software for processing a short message (SMS). It is possible. In addition, the source and destination terminals 110 and 150 are provided with a keypad for inputting a short message, and have a wireless data processing unit for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the input short message.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 4, the originating terminal 110 may transmit a phone number or URL included in a body of the short message by a predetermined identifier. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a short message according to the present invention. 4 (a) and (b), the short message 200 according to the present invention includes a message body 210, a predetermined identifier 211, and a call back number 220. . The message body 210 includes information for the caller to transmit to the called party as well as a specific phone number (for example, 010-3010-****) or an external server 162 connected to the Internet 161. A URL (for example, http://m.daum.net) is described. The phone number or URL is identified by a predetermined identifier 211. The predetermined identifier 211 may be formed as a special character (for example, ☎, ⓘ, etc.) or an icon displayed on one side or both sides of the phone number or URL. In addition, the predetermined identifier 211 can be distinguished by modifying the form so that the telephone number or URL can be distinguished from other characters described in the message body 210. The callback number 220 may include a caller's phone number or a third party's phone number as described in the related art, or URL address information for wireless Internet access.

In addition, the transmitting terminal 110, when transmitting the short message 200, option information for recognizing a phone number or URL distinguished by the predetermined identifier 211 to the header (header) for the short message; You can send it. The option information includes information about whether a predetermined identifier 211 is included in the body 210 of the short message 220 and whether a telephone number or a URL is described in association with the predetermined identifier 211. Included.

The base stations 111 and 152 are network termination devices that are directly connected to the mobile communication terminals 110 and 150 to transmit and receive wireless signals. The mobile switching centers 112 and 152 are connected to the base stations 111 and 152 to perform call processing and relay functions for the mobile communication terminals 110 and 150.

The short message service center (SMSC) 130 performs functions such as storage, routing, transmission, and re-delivery of the short message (SMS) 200. The short message service center (SMSC) 130 receives the short message 200 from the originating terminal 110 through the originating base station 111 and the originating mobile exchange 112, and receives the short message 200 from the called party's mobile exchange ( 152 and the destination terminal 150 to the destination terminal 150. In addition, the short message service center (SMSC) 130 is for recognizing a phone number or URL distinguished by the predetermined identifier 211 in the header for the short message 200 received from the originating terminal 110. When the option information is not included, it is preferable to set the option information.

The home location register (HLR) 140 records and keeps location information for the mobile communication service subscriber and provides subscriber information. The subscriber information includes a mobile identification number (MIN), an electronic serial number (ESN), and registered service information of the calling and receiving terminals 110 and 150.

The called terminal 150 receives the short message 200 from the short message service center (SMSC) 130 and recognizes a predetermined identifier 211 included in the body 210 of the short message 200. And a phone number or URL associated with the predetermined identifier 211. Therefore, it is preferable that the called terminal 150 is capable of wireless internet access.

Also, the called terminal 150 determines whether a predetermined identifier 211 is included in the body 210 of the short message 220 through the option information stored in the header for the received short message 220 and the predetermined information. It may be known whether a telephone number or URL is listed in association with the identifier 211. Therefore, it is preferable that the called terminal 150 is configured to provide a processing menu for a phone number or URL associated with the predetermined identifier 211. When a phone number is listed in association with the predetermined identifier 211 in the message body 210, the processing menu includes, for example, a function of 'calling', 'sending an SMS' or 'storing a phone book'. It is desirable to provide. The called terminal 150 may access the corresponding telephone number by telephone when selecting the 'call' menu. In addition, the called terminal 150 may transmit a short message to the corresponding telephone number when selecting the 'SMS call' menu. Furthermore, the called terminal 150 may store the phone number in the internal memory by selecting the 'store phone book' menu. On the other hand, when a URL is described in the message body 210 in association with the predetermined identifier 211, the processing menu may provide a function such as 'URL access' or 'URL storage', for example. It is preferable. When the 'terminal access' menu is selected, the called terminal 150 may access an external server 162 corresponding to the URL through the Internet 161. In addition, the called terminal 150 may store the URL in the internal memory by selecting the 'Save URL' menu.

The IWF / PSDN 160 functions to connect the mobile communication network 120 and the Internet 160. The called terminal 150 according to the present invention may access the external server 160 corresponding to the URL included in the short message body received through the IWF / PSDN 160 and the Internet 160. The external server 160 is connected to the Internet 160 to provide various information, data, files, programs, and the like.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of sending a phone call using a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, the short message 200 according to the present invention is input to the calling terminal 110 by the caller (S100). The short message 200 includes a message body 210, a predetermined identifier 211, and a call back number 220. The message body 210 includes information for the caller to transmit to the called party as well as a specific phone number (for example, 010-3010-****) or an external server 162 connected to the Internet 161. A URL (for example, http://m.daum.net) is described. The phone number or URL is distinguished by a predetermined identifier 211 made of, for example, a special character (☎, ⓘ, etc.) or an icon. In addition, the predetermined identifier 211 can be distinguished by modifying the form so that the telephone number or URL can be distinguished from other characters described in the message body 210.

In addition, in step S110, the calling terminal 110 transmits the option information for recognizing a phone number or URL distinguished by the predetermined identifier 211 to the short message when the short message 200 is transmitted. Can be included in the header for the The option information includes information about whether a predetermined identifier 211 is included in the body 210 of the short message 220 and whether a telephone number or a URL is described in association with the predetermined identifier 211. Included.

As described above, the short message 200 inputted to the originating terminal 110 is transmitted to the short message service center (SMSC) 130 through the originating base station 111, the originating mobile exchange 112, and the mobile communication network 120. (S120).

The short message service center (SMSC) 130 may recognize a phone number or URL distinguished by the predetermined identifier 211 in a header for the short message 200 received from the calling terminal 110. If the option information is not included, it is preferable to set the option information (S130).

The short message service center (SMSC) 130 obtains the location information of the called terminal 130 from the home location register (HLR) 140, and then sends the short message 200 to the incoming mobile exchange 152 and the incoming call. It transmits to the destination terminal 130 through the base station 151 (S140).

Thereafter, the called terminal 150 receives the short message 200 from the short message service center (SMSC) 130, and the predetermined identifier 211 included in the body 210 of the short message 200. Recognize (S150). The called terminal 150 determines whether the predetermined identifier 211 is included in the body 210 of the short message 220 through the option information stored in the header for the received short message 220 and the predetermined identifier. It may be known whether or not a phone number or URL is described in association with 211.

The destination terminal 150 identifies a phone number or URL associated with a predetermined identifier 211 included in the body 210 of the short message 200 and accesses the phone number or URL (S160). In addition, in the present invention, by providing a processing menu for the phone number or URL associated with the predetermined identifier 211 to the called terminal 150, it is possible to access or store the phone number or URL. For example, when a phone number is listed in association with the predetermined identifier 211 in the message body 210, the processing menu stores, for example, 'calling', 'sms sending' or 'phone book storage'. ', And so on. The called terminal 150 may access the corresponding telephone number by telephone when selecting the 'call' menu. In addition, the called terminal 150 may transmit a short message to the corresponding telephone number when selecting the 'SMS call' menu. Furthermore, the called terminal 150 may store the phone number in the internal memory by selecting the 'store phone book' menu. On the other hand, when a URL is described in the message body 210 in association with the predetermined identifier 211, the processing menu may provide a function such as 'URL access' or 'URL storage', for example. It is preferable. When the 'terminal access' menu is selected, the called terminal 150 may access an external server 162 corresponding to the URL through the Internet 161. In addition, the called terminal 150 may store the URL in the internal memory by selecting the 'Save URL' menu.

The call transmission method using the short message according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves such as transmission over the Internet. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by those equivalent to the claims.

According to the present invention as described above, in the case of using a message short message service through a mobile communication terminal, even if a specific phone number or URL is included in the body of the short message, the called party can easily access the specific phone number or URL. There is an advantage.

Claims (10)

In a mobile communication network, a short message can be transmitted, and a calling terminal for transmitting a short message including a telephone number or a URL separated by a predetermined identifier in a body of the short message; A short message service center (SMSC) for receiving the short message from the calling terminal and transmitting the short message to a called terminal; and Receiving the short message from the short message service center (SMSC), it is possible to recognize a predetermined identifier included in the body of the short message, and includes a called terminal connected to the telephone number or URL associated with the predetermined identifier Call origination device using a short message, characterized in that the. The method of claim 1, wherein the calling terminal transmits, when transmitting the short message, option information for recognizing a phone number or a URL distinguished by the predetermined identifier in a header for the short message. Call origination device using a short message. The method of claim 1, wherein the short message service center (SMSC) has the specific option information when the header for the short message does not include option information for recognizing a telephone number or URL identified by the predetermined identifier. Call sending device using a short message, characterized in that for setting. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined identifier is formed as a special character displayed on at least one side of the telephone number or the URL. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined identifier is formed by modifying the form of the telephone number or the URL. In a mobile communication network, a first step of transmitting a short message service center (SMSC) by including a phone number or a URL separated by a predetermined identifier in the body of the short message input to the originating terminal; A second step of transmitting, by the SMSC, the short message service center to the called terminal; The terminating terminal, identifying a telephone number or URL associated with a predetermined identifier included in a body of the short message; And And a fourth step in which the called terminal accesses the phone number or the URL. The method of claim 6, wherein in the first step, When the short message is transmitted, the calling terminal transmits an option information for recognizing a phone number or URL distinguished by the predetermined identifier in the header for the short message and transmits the short message. Outgoing method. The method of claim 6, wherein in the second step, The SMSC may set the specific option information when the header for the short message does not include option information for recognizing a phone number or URL identified by the predetermined identifier. Call transmission method using a short message comprising a. The short message of claim 6, wherein the predetermined identifier is formed as a special character displayed on at least one side of the telephone number or URL, or is formed by modifying the telephone number or URL. How to make a call. A recording medium on which a computer program is recorded. In a mobile communication network, a first step of including a phone number or a URL distinguished by a predetermined identifier in the body of the short message input to the calling terminal to transmit to the short message service center (SMSC); A second step of transmitting, by the SMSC, the short message service center to the called terminal; The terminating terminal, identifying a telephone number or URL associated with a predetermined identifier included in a body of the short message; And And a computer program having recorded thereon a program for causing the computer to execute the fourth step of connecting the called terminal to the telephone number or URL.

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