KR20040093868A - Method of transmitting and receiving mixture letter message in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for transmitting/receiving a mixed text message in a mobile terminal is provided to allow a sender to generate a message file by combining a text message and a background music/background image and a receiver to check a message in which the text message and the background music/background image are mixed. CONSTITUTION: A user enters a mixed message creation mode(201). When the user selects a 'text message+background image' creation menu(202), a background image file list is displayed(203). The user positions a curser at a desired background image file and inputs an ACK key(204). A corresponding background image is displayed on a screen(205). A text message is created on the selected background image(206) and a phone number of a receiver and a phone number for contacting the receiver are sequentially inputted(207,208). A short message in which the text message and the background image are mixed is generated(209) and sent to the receiver(210).

Description

Method of transmitting and receiving mixture letter message in mobile communication terminal

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving a mixed text message in a mobile communication terminal. In particular, when a message file generated by a combination of a text message and a background music / background is transmitted using a short message service (SMS), The receiving party can check the text message mixed with the background music / background.

A commonly used portable mobile communication terminal includes a user information input unit for inputting user information and a display device for displaying the input information and schedule information in a visible state. Examples of such information processing devices include digital mobile phones (cellular phones), personal digital assistants (PCS phones), and IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000). Such portable mobile communication terminals usually perform user information processing and perform various functions according to a user's request. A method commonly used in the method of performing such functions is to perform an operation of a corresponding function according to a menu selection input or a shortcut key. There is a way to make it happen. This is done by assigning a menu corresponding to a specified function and then displaying a specified menu according to a predetermined request input so that when a user selects the menu, a predetermined function according to the selected menu is performed. Through a process to perform a predetermined function according to the menu to be performed. In addition, recently, if a function is required to be performed by the user by iconizing each menu, the corresponding icon selection is made accordingly, and the function is performed by selecting the icon accordingly. The proposed method is to further increase the convenience of.

However, the mobile communication service subscribers send and receive text messages using SMS, which enables simple message transmission. SMS refers to a two-way text service that can send and receive short messages between mobile communication terminals. This allows a mobile communication service subscriber to send a short sentence of 105 bytes of information to another mobile communication service subscriber in Korean or English, including numbers or symbols, to receive a message through a public telephone network, a data communication network, or the Internet.

However, by transmitting only texts when transmitting text messages, it does not satisfy the needs of various consumers. However, by sending a ringtone (background music) in the terminal when sending a text message or by inputting a text message on the background screen, the other party can listen to the music when checking the text message, or check the text message based on the background screen If possible, it is expected to be able to meet the needs of consumers that are diversifying from day to day.

The present invention has been proposed in response to the above-described demands, and when a mobile communication terminal transmits a message file generated by a combination of a text message and a background music / background, using a short message service (SMS), the receiving side The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mixed text message transmission / reception method for checking a mixed text message with background music / background.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting a mixed text message in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving a mixed text message in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

10 control unit 11: voice memory

12: memory 13: key input

14: LCD 15: RF

16: ring tone generator 17: voice processing unit

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a text message transmission method in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a first step of displaying a mixed message preparation menu according to a user's request; A second step of selecting a background screen to be transmitted together with the text message, receiving a text message based on the background screen, and designating a counterpart to transmit a message; And generating a short message having header information indicating that the message is a mixed message of a background screen, and transmitting the short message to the terminal of the counterpart.

In addition, the present invention provides a text message transmission method in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a first step of displaying a mixed message preparation menu according to a user's request; A second step of selecting background music to be transmitted together with the text message, receiving a text message to be transmitted, and designating a counterpart to transmit a message; And generating a short message having header information indicating that the message is a mixed message of background music, and transmitting the short message to the terminal of the counterpart.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a fourth step of transmitting using a plurality of short messages continuously when the amount of the mixed message is not enough to the size of the user data of one short message.

On the other hand, the present invention provides a method for receiving a text message in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a first step of checking header information of a received short message when receiving a short message; A second step of notifying the incoming message when the short message is a text message with a mixed background image and temporarily storing the mixed text with the background image according to a result of the checking of the first step; And a third step of outputting a text message based on the background screen according to a user message confirmation request.

The present invention provides a text message receiving method in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a first step of confirming header information of a received short message when receiving a short message; A second step of notifying the incoming message when the short message is a text message having mixed background music and temporarily storing the text message having mixed background music according to the result of the checking of the first step; And a third step of outputting the background music upon outputting the corresponding text message according to a user message confirmation request.

The present invention may further include a fourth step of checking the trailer information of the mixed message and receiving all the mixed message files by continuously receiving the following short message when there is trailer information. do.

The present invention transmits a ringtone (background music) in the terminal when the text message is transmitted, so that the other party can listen to the background music when checking the text message, thereby satisfying various needs of consumers. In addition, when the text message is transmitted, the text message is input to the background screen in the terminal and transmitted, so that the other party can check the text message based on the background screen when checking the text message, thereby satisfying the needs of consumers.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

The control unit 10 of the mobile communication terminal controls the overall operation of the terminal and at the same time controls the method of transmitting and receiving a mixed message of the background music / background screen and the text message according to the present invention. Then, control of various components provided is achieved.

The voice memory 11 stores various voice data.

The memory 12 stores an operation program and a system program of the controller 10, and the operation program and the system program are usually stored in a ROM area included therein and can be erased as necessary. Electrically erasable ROMs include EEPROM and flash memory. The memory 12 also includes RAM for temporarily storing data generated during the execution of various operating programs. In particular, the memory 12 is stored in the background music / wallpaper to be mixed and transmitted with the text message, "text message + background music setting program" that can combine the background music / wallpaper when creating a text message, "text Message + wallpaper settings program ".

The key input unit 13 includes a plurality of numeric keys, menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the controller 10 by external operation.

In particular, the key input unit 13 may be provided with a "text message + background music setting button" and "text message + wallpaper setting button", the "text message + background music setting button" and "text message + wallpaper" The location of the "Setting button" can be changed to one of the existing keypad (0 ~ 9, *, #), navigation keys, function keys and side arrow keys for "Text message + Background music setting button" and "Text message + Wallpaper setting button". It may be set or a separate key may be newly added on the terminal.

Preferably, it is obvious that the main menu and its submenus can also be configured using the function of the menu as an index. That is, the "Text Message" item may be configured as a sub menu of the main menu "Create Message", and a sub menu may include "Text Message + Background Music" and "Text Message + Wallpaper". The menu "Message" + "Music Message + Background Music", "Text Message + Wallpaper" can be configured as a sub-menu, and the menu can be arbitrarily configured.

The display unit 14 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the like, and displays the state of the mobile communication terminal or the progress of the program under the control of the control unit 10. That is, the overall state of the mobile communication terminal and input user information are displayed. In particular, the display unit 14 displays a text message that is created based on the wallpaper when the text message is mixed with the background screen so that the sender can see the text message. Allows you to check text messages.

Accordingly, the controller 10 reads the menu from the memory 12 and displays the menu on the display unit 14 in response to a user's menu display request by the key input unit 13. That is, the key input unit 13 is a conventional user information input means, and has a plurality of keys suitable for a mobile communication terminal to be applied, such as a number of numeric keys and function keys, and if there is an input of each of the provided keys, Therefore, by outputting the corresponding unique key data to the control unit 10, through the key input operation of the key input unit 13 to enter the menu display mode and selection of the menu is made. Then, the controller 10 reads the menu according to the corresponding key input from the memory 12 and displays the menu on the display unit 14.

The RF unit 15 is controlled by the controller 10 and converts a signal output from the controller 10 into a radio signal. In addition, the RF unit 15 converts the radio signal received through the antenna into a desired signal and outputs it.

The ring tone generator 16 generates a ring tone through the speaker under the control of the controller 10. In general, the ring tone generator 16 notifies the reception of a text message through the speaker under the control of the control unit 10 when the call is set as a bell. Of course, although not shown in the drawing, when the call is set to vibrate when receiving a text message under the control of the control unit 10 to notify the vibration sound generation unit.

The voice processor 17 modulates the voice signal input from the microphone to convert the voice signal into voice data, demodulates the voice data input from the RF unit 15 and the voice data stored in the voice memory 11 into voice signals. Sound is output through a speaker. In particular, the voice processing unit 17 outputs the background music through the speaker so that the sender can hear the background music when transmitting the text message mixed with the background music, the text message is displayed on the receiving side when the text message mixed with the background music ( When output through 14), the background music is output through the speaker at the same time.

According to the present invention, transmission and reception of a message file generated by a combination of a text message and a background music / background screen uses a conventional SMS. However, since a normal SMS can transmit only a text message, a short message according to the SMS is generated and transmitted in the following format.

Header Message file data created by the combination of background music / background trailer

The format distinguishes an SMS message type as header information in a conventional short message, and the message data generated by the combination of the short message + background music or the combination of the short message and the wallpaper in the user data field. The created message file data ". In general, the data amount of the "message file data generated by the combination of the short message + the background music" or the "message file generated by the combination of the short message + the wallpaper" will not be sufficient because the user data size of one short message alone will be insufficient. In this case, a single "message file created by a combination of short message + background music" or "a message file generated by a combination of short message + wallpaper" should be transmitted using several short messages. Therefore, if the size of a mixed message (text message + background music or text message + wallpaper) is large, it is a recognition code indicating whether the mixed message file data continues at the end of the user data field or continues with a short message transmitted. Enter the trailer information.

In this way, since the SMS is transmitted using a short message, the SMS can be performed as it is without requiring additional services of the mobile communication service provider.

In addition, the wallpaper or background music stored in the memory 12 may be pre-assigned to the terminal itself by the mobile communication manufacturer as in a normal case, or may be downloaded from a PC using a PC-link program using a data communication cable or the Internet. It may be downloaded from a web site through a connection, or may be transmitted from another mobile communication terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a mixed text message in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The procedure for creating and transmitting a mixed message of "text message + background music" or "text message + wallpaper" is described. Indicates.

First, when a user wants to send a mixed message of "text message + background music" or "text message + wallpaper", if the user selects a mixed message composition menu added to a normal menu according to the present invention, a mixed message is created. The mode is entered (201).

Then, when the user selects a menu of "Text message + wallpaper" as the submenu in the displayed mixed message composition menu (202), the user displays the background file list (203) and waits for the user's selection. In this case, the user places the cursor on a background file to be selected using a direction key or the like and inputs a confirmation key as in the normal menu item selection (204), and the background screen is displayed on the screen (205). .

Thereafter, the user writes a text message on the background screen selected by the user (206) and sequentially receives a counterpart number to receive a mixed message (text message + wallpaper) and a number to be contacted (207, 208). In this case, receiving the other number and the number to be contacted sequentially is the same as in the case of the normal text message transmission, and the user enters a confirmation key after inputting each number.

As such, when receiving the number to be contacted with the other party's number (207, 208), a text message and a background message is mixed (mixed) short message is generated (209) and sent to the other party using the SMS (210). In this case, when the amount of mixed message (text message + wallpaper) is not enough for one short message user data size, multiple short messages are transmitted in succession, and whether the data continues or ends with the next short message. Shown as trailer information.

On the other hand, when the user selects a menu of "Text message + background music" as the submenu in the displayed mixed message composition menu (202), the user selects the user while displaying the background music file list (211). In this case, the user places the cursor on a background music file to be selected using a direction key or the like as a normal menu item selection, inputs a confirmation key (212), and listens to the background music in advance (213). .

Subsequently, the user receives a text message from the user (214) and sequentially inputs a number to be contacted with a counterpart number to receive a mixed message (text message + background music) (215, 216). At this time, receiving the other number and the number to be contacted sequentially is the same as in the case of the normal text message transmission, the user enters a confirmation key after entering each number.

As such, when receiving the contact number and the number to be contacted (215, 216), a text message and the background music is mixed (mixed) short message is generated (217) and sent to the other party using the SMS (210). At this time, if the amount of mixed message (short message + background music) is not enough for one short message user data size, several short messages are transmitted in succession, and whether the data continues or ends with the next short message. Shown as trailer information.

A case of receiving a mixed message (background music + text message or background screen + text message) transmitted as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

First, when receiving a short message according to the SMS, the header information of the short message is checked (301).

If the check result indicates that the header information is an existing text message (302), the normal text message receiving function is performed (303).

If the check result indicates that the header information is a mixed message (background music + text message or background screen + text message) (302), the mixed message is output as an alarm (304) and the mixed message is temporarily stored. (305). At this time, from the trailer information of the mixed message, it is checked whether the data continues or ends with the next short message. If the message continues, the following short message is continuously received according to steps "301" to "305". You will receive all the files.

Subsequently, when the user selects to view the mixed message, the user temporarily loads the temporarily stored mixed message file and outputs a text message based on the background screen (307). In addition, when the mixed message is mixed with the text message in the background music, when the text message is output, the corresponding background music is output together (308).

In this way, by sending and receiving the background / background music in the text message using the SMS between the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to deliver a more various types of messages than when only sending a text without the need for additional services of the service provider, You can use the received wallpaper or background music as your own wallpaper or ringtone or send it to another device.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above, by sending and receiving the background / background music to the text message using the SMS between the mobile communication terminal of the more various forms than the case of transmitting only the text without the need of additional service provider service The message can be delivered, and the received wallpaper or background music can be used as its own wallpaper or ringtone, or transmitted to other terminals, thereby increasing the convenience of the user.

Claims (6)

In the text message transmission method in a mobile communication terminal, A first step of displaying a mixed message composition menu according to a user's request; A second step of selecting a background screen to be transmitted together with the text message, receiving a text message based on the background screen, and designating a counterpart to transmit a message; And A third step of generating a short message having header information indicating that the message is a mixed background screen message and transmitting the generated short message to a terminal of the counterpart; Mixed text message transmission method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. In the text message transmission method in a mobile communication terminal, A first step of displaying a mixed message composition menu according to a user's request; A second step of selecting background music to be transmitted together with the text message, receiving a text message to be transmitted, and designating a counterpart to transmit a message; And A third step of generating a short message having header information indicating that the message is a mixed message of background music and transmitting the short message to the terminal of the counterpart; Mixed text message transmission method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A fourth step of transmitting a plurality of short messages consecutively when the amount of the mixed message is not enough for the user data size of one short message; Mixed text message transmission method in a mobile communication terminal further comprising. In the text message receiving method in a mobile communication terminal, A first step of confirming header information of the received short message when receiving the short message; A second step of notifying the incoming message when the short message is a text message with a mixed background image and temporarily storing the mixed text with the background image according to the checking result of the first step; And The third step of outputting a text message based on the wallpaper according to the user message confirmation request Mixed text message receiving method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. In the text message receiving method in a mobile communication terminal, A first step of confirming header information of the received short message when receiving the short message; A second step of notifying the incoming message when the short message is a text message having mixed background music and temporarily storing the text message having mixed background music according to the result of the checking of the first step; And The third step of outputting the background music when outputting the text message according to the user message confirmation request Mixed text message receiving method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 4 or 5, A fourth step of checking the trailer information of the mixed message and receiving all of the mixed message files by successively receiving the following short message when there is trailer information Mixed text message receiving method in a mobile communication terminal further comprising.