KR101403226B1 - system and method for transferring message - Google Patents

Abstract

A character based on the selection of a sender or a receiver, a voice-based message transmission system, and a transmission method are provided. The provided message transmission system includes an application for providing a matching guide application program to a sender and a receiver, an interface providing an interface for inputting message information and voice information including text and recipient character information to the sender, And a character providing unit including a message generating unit for generating a message based on the input information and a transmitting unit for transmitting the generated message to a receiver through a wireless communication network and providing a character information and voice information desired by the receiver Operating server; A sender side message transmission device connected to the operation server through a wireless communication network to select a text, character information and voice information provided in the interface providing unit and input a message; And a message analyzing unit for analyzing the received message and for reproducing the received message according to the analysis result, and displaying the received message on the display unit A message receiver for receiving the message; .

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for transferring messages,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a message transmission system and a transmission method, and more particularly, to a system and method for transmitting a message based on a character or voice selected by a sender or a receiver capable of transmitting a desired character information and a voice information- And a transmission method.

It is to be appreciated that dual-processor and / or other multi-processor environments for mobile computing devices (e.g., personal digital assistants (PDAs), smart phones, handheld computers, And an application processor running the processor and the operating system of the device. Further, individual processors in such an environment may be connected to peripherals and / or external memory, which may be divided into three areas, each corresponding to a modem processor, an application processor, and inter-processor communication.

To accomplish various computing tasks, individual processors in a multi-processor mobile computing environment and / or memory areas to which these processors are associated interact with each other. Accordingly, an application running on a mobile computing device utilizing an application processor is utilizing a wireless data connection provided by a modem processor, and as another example, a mobile computing device may connect to or tether a mobile device via one or more interfaces. ≪ / RTI > to another computing device that is running on the network. In this example, the mobile computing device and the tethered device may utilize a common Internet Protocol (IP) address on the wireless data connection of the mobile device.

Meanwhile, social network services are booming with the spread of smartphones. For example, social network services represented by Twitter, Facebook, etc. can strengthen the personal relationships with friends, alumni, seniors, and fellow people in the Internet space and build diverse new contacts, Function. Accordingly, various services have been developed and provided in order to meet the expectation of users enthusiastic about the social network.

In addition, as the production of User Generated Contents has been activated recently, user-created contents have begun to take a large portion in the content market. Users who are mainly producing static contents such as text and photographs are interested in video with the development of multimedia contents technology, and video shooting, editing, and sharing technology are being developed in an easy-to-use direction for the general public.

Accordingly, when a user sends and receives a message through a mobile device such as a smart phone, the user can transmit a multimedia file without using a text-oriented message or use an interface via a 2D / 3D avatar to a mobile device.

Among these, a multimedia message service (MMS) for transmitting a multimedia file attached to a text is used. The sender creates text directly according to the MMS message specification through a mobile device, attaches a multimedia file such as an image and a moving picture, To a mobile device.

In addition, when a 3D avatar is supported by a mobile device, the avatar plays a role of providing a dynamic interface between the receiver and the mobile device, not a character representing the user who transmits the message. As described above, in the case of the service using the MMS or the avatar, the advanced message service is provided as compared with the conventional text-based message transmission. However, the MMS does not support the function of creating and delivering the animation directly, Is merely an interface for the receiving user and does not provide a way for the calling user to directly express the animation.

Accordingly, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-85954 (published on August 10, 2009) discloses a method in which a user adds message information including animation information A user interface providing unit for providing a user interface for inputting a message, a message generating unit for generating a message based on the input information, and a message transmitting unit for transmitting the generated message, A method and apparatus for transmitting an animation-based message have been proposed. Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-85954 discloses that since a sender uses an animation-based message that is an audiovisual method, information can be transmitted more effectively than text, and animation information according to a sender's personal taste is used, There is an advantage that it can be improved.

However, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-85954, when a sender inputs any one of text, animation information, and copyright information in a message generation unit when a message is transmitted, When the message reproducing unit of the message receiving apparatus outputs the text, the voice (good) is output at the same time as the reproduction of the operation (greeting) (Text-To-Speech) function)) In this process, there is a sufficient amount of time between the sender and the receiver (between the sender and the receiver, such as friends, alumni, There is a limitation in communication and there is a problem that the personal taste of the sender can not be sufficiently transmitted to the receiver. In other words, the animation information that can be obtained from the operation menu can be provided through creation, uploading, and downloading in the user interface providing unit. However, the text corresponding to the operation menu is input as simple words and sentences, There is a problem in that the sender who composes a message does not sufficiently convey the intention such as the feeling or the message to be delivered to the receiver. As a result, both the sender and the receiver can lose interest in the message delivery method through the operation menu It is. In particular, in the case of the message delivery method using the operation menu as described in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-85954, since the operation menu is not a character representing the receiver who receives the message, the above problem is weighted .

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the general problems of the conventional message delivery method,

The object of the present invention is to enable selection of various voices corresponding to a character and a character so that the sender can sufficiently express the intention such as an emotion or a message to be delivered, The present invention provides a message transmission system and a transmission method that can be used by both a sender and a receiver.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a system and method for providing a message that can induce a continuous interest of a sender and a recipient by concurrently performing a product advertisement or a corporate advertisement in conjunction with various characters, And to provide a transmission system and a transmission method.

As a concrete means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems,

An interface providing unit for providing an interface for inputting message information and voice information including a text and a character information of a receiver to an originator, and an interface providing unit for providing a matching guide application program to a sender and a receiver, And a character providing unit including a message generating unit for generating a message based on the voice information and a transmitting unit for transmitting the generated message to a receiver through a wireless communication network and providing character information and voice information desired by the receiver server;

A sender side message transmission device connected to the operation server through a wireless communication network to select a text, character information and voice information provided in the interface providing unit and input a message; And

A message analyzing unit for analyzing the received message, and a controller for reproducing and displaying the received message according to an analysis result, wherein the message analyzing unit analyzes the received message, A receiver side message receiving device having a message reproducing unit; And a voice-based message transmission system.

Preferably, the character information provided by the interface providing unit may include at least one of person information corresponding to a sender or a receiver, or background information corresponding to a message content.

Preferably, the operation server may further include a user character generating unit for generating the character based on the photograph or moving picture transmitted from the sender-side message transmission device or the recipient-side message reception device.

As another specific means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems,

The caller connects the caller-side message transmission device to the operation server and calls an interface provided by the interface provider;

Inputting at least one of character information and voice information including text, character information, and background information by selecting various modes included in the interface of the operation server;

Generating a message on the basis of information input by the caller through the interface in the message generation unit of the operation server;

Transmitting a message generated by a transmitting unit of the operation server to a receiver-side message receiver through a wireless communication network;

Receiving a message transmitted from an operation server at a message receiving unit of a receiver-side message receiving apparatus;

Analyzing a message received by the message analyzing unit of the receiver-side message receiving apparatus; And

Reproducing the text, the character information and the voice information in the message reproducing unit of the receiver-side message receiving device; And a voice-based message transmission method.

Preferably, in the step of inputting the character information in the interface, the caller pays a predetermined amount and can input the generated character information based on the photograph of the caller or the receiver or the moving picture through the user character generating unit of the operation server.

Preferably, the receiver-side message receiver, when receiving the message sent by the sender with the character information and the voice information desired by the receiver, connects the receiver-side message receiver to the operation server and pays a predetermined amount, Voice information can be downloaded.

Preferably, the background information is generated by a business operator such as a restaurant or a coffee shop, or a seller of various goods by accessing an operation server, paying a predetermined amount, and generating business information or goods as background information in a user character generating unit .

As described above, in the character-based message transmission system and transmission method according to the present invention, the caller or the recipient can select various voice information corresponding to the character information and the character, And the recipient can receive the message with the character information or the voice information of the desired form, so that the sender and the receiver can use the message effectively. In addition, the present invention can provide continuous background information of a sender and a recipient by providing background information that can be used to advertise a commodity or a company in association with various character information, and an advertiser can receive an advertisement effect There is an advantage that it can be increased.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a character-based message transmission system by selecting a sender or a receiver according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining a character-based message transmission system by selecting a sender or a receiver according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an interface in a character-based message transmission system by selecting a sender or a receiver according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an information menu in a character-based message transmission system by selecting a sender or a receiver according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second screen area in order to explain character information in a character-based message transmission system by selecting a sender or a receiver according to the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a character-based message transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the accompanying drawings of the present invention may be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, so that those instructions, which are executed through a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, Thereby creating means for performing functions. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory It is also possible to produce manufacturing items that contain instruction means for performing the functions described in the flowchart block (s) on the accompanying drawings. Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible for the instructions to perform the processing equipment to provide steps for executing the functions described in the flowchart block (s).

Additionally, each block shown in the accompanying drawings may represent a portion of a module, segment, or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

1 and 2, a message transmission system 100 according to the present invention includes an operation server 130, a sender side message transmission device 110 for transmitting a message, And a receiver-side message receiving device 120 for receiving and outputting a message. In this case, the message transmission device 110 and the message reception device 120 may be understood as devices that can send and receive messages to each other via wireless communication, such as smart phones, PMPs, and UMPCs, The protocol and language used may be variously changed under the conditions that the message transmission device 110 and the message reception device 120 simultaneously support. In addition, in the present invention, the message transmission device 110 and the message reception device 120 have a function of transmitting 2D / 3D character information together with text, for example. At this time, the message transmission device 110 and the message reception device 120 are subscribed to an operation server for sending and receiving a message including character information or voice information, and an application for using a message including such character information or voice information The case where it is installed will be described as an example.

2, the operation server 130 includes an application 131 for providing a matching guide application program to a sender and a receiver, and an interface for inputting message information and voice information including the character information of the receiver to the sender A message generating unit 133 for generating a message based on the input information, and a transmitting unit 134 for transmitting the generated message to a receiver through a wireless communication network do. In addition, the operation server 130 further includes a character providing unit 135 for providing character information so that the receiver can select the character information of the caller.

The application provider 131 provides a matching guide application program to the message transmitter 110 of the sender and the message receiver 132 of the receiver. Such an application program charges a predetermined amount when the caller or the receiver downloads the call, and the caller or the receiver pays a fixed amount of money. (The operation server is not shown in the drawing but may further include a billing unit. )

3, the interface providing unit 111 includes a first screen area 211 in which a caller can select an information input mode for inputting text, character information, and voice information, and a second screen A user interface 210 including a region 212 may be provided. At this time, the interface 210 of FIG. 2 may be displayed on the screen of the sender side message transmission device such as the smart phone, the PMP, and the UMPC. In the first screen area 211, a text input mode, a character information input mode, and a voice information input mode may be provided. The text input mode may include a Korean input mode, an English capital letter input mode, Mode may be provided. Accordingly, the user can input text, character information, and voice information by selecting a corresponding input mode in the first screen area 211. [

For example, when the caller selects the text input mode in the first screen area 211 and inputs the Korean text of "Let's have dinner together tonight" and selects the character information input mode, The caller provides the information menu 213 in which the caller can select various character information and the caller selects the desired character information through the provided information menu 213 and inputs the selected character information into the first screen area 211, , The interface providing unit 131 provides the voice information input mode 213 in which the caller can select the voice information corresponding to the character information so that the caller can select the voice information You can. At this time, the character information and the voice information are information that can accurately convey the intention of the sender, such as an emotion or a message to be conveyed. If the intention is to transmit the emotion to be begged, the character and the person in the form of an anthropomorphic animal Information may be voice information in the form of a baby voice, and when it is intended to convey a coercive feeling, it may be voice information of bold voice tone to character information of a general person or a personified horrible animal form. 3, the interface providing unit 132 may display the input items of the caller in the second screen area 212 to enable the caller to confirm the input, and the second screen area 212 ) May further provide a preview menu (not shown in the figure) that allows the caller to hear the selected voice information.

The character information 310 provided in the interface providing unit 132 may include at least one of the person information 311 corresponding to the recipient or the background information 312 corresponding to the message content The operation server 130 may further include a user character generator 136 for generating the corresponding person information 311 on the basis of a picture or moving picture transmitted from the sender side message transmission device 110 . In other words, the person information 311 may be a person who is a character-cultured person or an anthropomorphic animal of a face of a sender or a receiver, out of character information provided in the form of a person or an anthropomorphic animal, The operation server 130 may further include a user character generator 136 to generate character-coded character information based on a photograph or a moving image of a sender or a recipient transmitted from the sender-side message transmission device 110 Information 311) can be generated and provided. In this case, the person information 311 may be a state in which the user character generating unit 136 has previously created a photograph or a moving picture of the receiver to which the sender is frequently contacted, and the user character generating unit 136 may generate a photograph Or a moving picture, and a predetermined amount of money may be charged as needed to generate the person information 311. [

In addition, the background information 312 corresponding to the content of the message can be provided as a real shop or an image of a restaurant or a place (coffee shop, etc.) to be eaten in the evening. At this time, a real image or image of the restaurant or coffee shop provided in the background information 312 can be provided to the caller in the character information input mode, and when the caller selects the character information in the first screen area of the inter- The desired character information 310 can be obtained by selecting at least one of the background information 311 and the background information 312.

Here, in order to provide the background information 312 to the sender, the operation server 130 can obtain a real image or image for the background information to the operators of the restaurant or the coffee shop. At this time, The user character generating unit 136 may generate the background information 312 and the operation server 130 may charge a predetermined amount to the operators of the restaurant or the coffee shop as needed. In particular, the background information 312 may be information on a place where the seller of various commodities currently available on the market, such as a mainstream having a unique trademark, drinks, household goods, clothes, 136 to generate background information.

According to this, the sender can accurately convey the intention such as the feeling or the message to be transmitted, through the character information 310 including the person information 311 and the background information 312. For example, when the caller transmits a message 'Let's have dinner together' to the recipient, the sender can select a desired evening menu as background information, so that the sender can accurately communicate the intention such as the menu desired by the caller.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the message generator 133 may generate a message based on the information input by the caller through the interface 210 provided by the interface providing unit 132. As a concrete example, the message generating unit 133 has a function of converting information input to the interface providing unit 132 into a script, and can automatically configure a connection operation between the respective operations. In addition, when the message generating unit 133 automatically configures the connection operation between the respective operations, the message generating unit 133 may convert the entire connected operation into a script. At this time, the message generated by the message generating unit 133 may include text, character information, and voice information. The character information may include a graphic (e.g., an avatar, an object and a background) For example, caller voice information, sound and music, etc.).

The transmitting unit 134 may transmit the message generated by the message generating unit 133 to the receiving-side message receiving apparatus 120 through the wireless communication network. The transmitted message may include text, character information, and voice information.

The recipient message receiving device 120 includes an application program provided by the application providing unit 131 and a message receiving unit 121 receiving the message transmitted from the transmitting unit 134 through the wireless communication network, A message analyzing unit 122 for analyzing the received message, and a message reproducing unit 123 for reproducing and displaying the received message according to the analysis result. At this time, the message analyzing unit 122 may analyze the text, character information, and voice information included in the received message, and the message reproducing unit 123 may reproduce text, character information, . For example, if the analysis result message is 'Let's have dinner together today' as described above, the voice information may be outputted while the character information is output, and at the same time, the text may be output in a speech ball form or other form.

In addition, the recipient-side message receiving device 120 can set character information and voice information desired by the recipient through the application provided in the application. The sender setting in the receiver-side message receiver device is such that the recipient of the message can set the character information and the voice information of the sender himself / herself in advance in the receiver device. To this end, the receiver-side message receiver device 120 The character providing unit 135 can access the operating server 120 and download character information and voice information from the character providing unit 135. Alternatively, the character information applied in the caller setting may be the person information generated by the user character generating unit 136. [ To this end, in the operation server 130, the user character generating unit 136 generates the corresponding character information based on the picture or moving picture transmitted from the receiver-side message transmission device 120.

The calling party message transmission device 110 is connected to the operation server 130 through a wireless communication network and selects desired text, character information and voice information from the interface 210 provided in the interface providing module 132, do. In the present invention, the functions of the message transmission device 110 and the message reception device 120 for receiving and inputting messages, respectively, are distinguished in the present invention, but this is merely an example for facilitating understanding of the present invention. 2, the message transmitting apparatus 100 and the message receiving apparatus 120 may include a message input function and a receiving function, respectively. In this case, And the message receiving device 120 may include components of each other.

Hereinafter, a message transmission method of the present invention implemented through the above-described system will be described.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the message transmission method of the present invention, the caller connects the message transmission device 110 to the operation server and calls the interface 210 provided in the interface providing step (S1).

The sender selects various modes included in the first screen area 211 of the interface 210 of the operation server and inputs at least one of character information and voice information including text, character information, and background information S2).

The message generator 133 of the operation server automatically configures the connection operation of each operation based on the information input by the caller through the interface 210 and generates a message corresponding to the entire operation connected thereto (S3) .

The transmitting unit 134 of the operation server transmits the generated message to the receiving-side message receiving apparatus 120 through the wireless communication network (S4).

The message receiver of the receiver receives the message transmitted from the operation server in the message receiver 121 (S5).

The message analyzing unit 122 of the message receiving apparatus analyzes the received message (S6).

The message reproducing unit 123 of the message receiving apparatus reproduces text, character information, and voice information according to the analysis result (S7).

At this time, after the caller generates character-based character information, that is, character information, based on the photograph or moving picture of the sender or the receiver, not the character information provided in the character information input mode of the interface, In the case of transmission, the sender transmits a photograph or a moving picture stored in the sender side message transmission device to the user character generating unit 136 of the operation server, and then pays a predetermined amount, and the character- Information is selected from the interface to generate a message.

In addition, when the receiver receives a message sent by the sender as character information and voice information that he / she wants rather than character information and voice information selected by the caller, the recipient accesses the receiver side message receiver to the operation server, The student 135 can download the desired character information or voice information. Alternatively, if a certain amount of money is transmitted after transmitting a picture or a moving picture stored in the reception-side message reception device, the operation server transmits the picture or the moving picture to the user character generation section 136 based on the picture or moving picture transmitted from the recipient- And generates person information and provides it to the receiving-side message transmission device. Accordingly, the receiver can set desired character information and voice signal through an application installed in the receiver-side message transmission device.

On the other hand, a business operator such as a restaurant or a coffee shop or a seller of various goods accesses an operation server and pays a predetermined amount, and then provides his or her business or product to the caller by generating the background information from the user character generating unit 136 So that a direct advertisement effect can be obtained.

Therefore, the message transmission system and transmission method of the present invention as described above can transmit a message using character information and voice information that can accurately convey a sentence such as an emotion or a message to be transmitted by a sender, It is possible to receive the message sent by the sender by using the desired character information and the voice information, so that it is useful to both the sender and the receiver. By using the advertisement of the product or the advertisement of the company as the background information, Advertisers can benefit from the continued interest of recipients.

100: message transmission system 110: sender side message transmission device
120: Receiver side message receiving device 130: Operation server
121: message receiving unit 122: message analyzing unit
123: message playback unit 131:
132: interface providing unit 133: message generating unit
134: Transmission unit 135: Character offering
136: user character generating unit 210: interface
211: first screen area 212: second screen area
213: Information menu 310: Character information
311: Character information 312: background information
410: Voice information

Claims (7)

An interface providing unit for providing an interface for inputting message information and voice information including a text and a character information of a receiver to an originator, and an interface providing unit for providing a matching guide application program to a sender and a receiver, And a character providing unit including a message generating unit for generating a message based on the voice information and a transmitting unit for transmitting the generated message to a receiver through a wireless communication network and providing character information and voice information desired by the receiver server;
A sender side message transmission device connected to the operation server through a wireless communication network to select a text, character information and voice information provided in the interface providing unit and input a message; And
A message analyzing unit for analyzing the received message, and a controller for reproducing and displaying the received message according to an analysis result, wherein the message analyzing unit analyzes the received message, A receiver side message receiving device having a message reproducing unit; And a voice-based message transmission system according to the selection of a sender or a receiver.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the character information provided by the interface providing unit includes at least one of character information corresponding to a sender or a recipient or background information corresponding to a message content or a character selected by a sender or a recipient, Transmission system.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation server further comprises a user character generating unit for generating a character based on a photograph or a moving picture transmitted from the sender's message transmission device or the recipient's message reception device. Voice - based message transmission system.
The caller connects the caller-side message transmission device to the operation server and calls an interface provided by the interface provider; Inputting at least one of character information and voice information including text, character information, and background information by selecting various modes included in the interface of the operation server; Generating a message on the basis of information input by the caller through the interface in the message generation unit of the operation server; transmitting the message generated in the transmission unit of the operation server to the receiver side message receiver through the wireless communication network; Receiving a message transmitted from an operation server at a message receiving unit of a receiver-side message receiving apparatus; Analyzing a message received by the message analyzing unit of the receiver-side message receiving apparatus; And reproducing the text, character information and voice information in a message reproducing unit of the receiver-side message receiving apparatus; A method for transmitting a message based on a selection of a sender or a receiver,
The background information may be obtained from a store operator of a restaurant or a coffee shop, or a seller of a mainstream, drink, household goods, or clothing having a unique trademark by accessing an operation server and paying a predetermined amount, And transmitting the generated message to the caller. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: delete delete delete

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