KR20050024940A - Method for transmitting a calling card in using VMS and mobile communication system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for transmitting a business card by using a VMS(Voice Message Service) and a mobile communication system using the same are provided to allow a user to easily correct business card information and transmit the corrected business card to others, and store business cards of others in a personal business management box and manage them. CONSTITUTION: A sender is connected to a VMS server which provides a VMS to a receiver(S100). The sender selects whether to leave a voice message or transmit his/her business card according to an announcement of the VMS(S200). When the sender selects transmission of his/her business card, the VMS server transmits information of the sender and information of the receiver to a business card server which stores the business card of the sender(S300). The business card server extracts the stored business card by using the information of the sender(S400). The extracted business card data of the sender is transmitted to the receiver through a multimedia message server which stores and processes various types of data(S500).

Description

Method for transmitting a calling card in using VMS and mobile communication system using the same}

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a business card and a mobile communication system using the same, and more particularly, to a method and a system for transmitting a business card using a voice message service.

As times evolved and human exchanges became more active, individuals have been looking for ways to maintain their exchanges by providing their information to others. The most common of these methods is the use of a business card containing information such as their contact information. In other words, each person has a business card made of a material such as paper or plastic card, and the business card has been used in the form of delivering to the other party one by one whenever necessary during the exchange with the other party.

However, these paper business cards contain only personal information in the form of text according to the intention of the business card provider along with the image of the company logo and the like, and there is inconvenience that the business card recipient cannot understand the business card and the business card provider in the future. In addition, each time a business card provider's personal information (phone number, e-mail address, etc.) was changed, a large amount of business cards had to be produced. As a result, previously produced business cards lost their necessary value and disposed of, resulting in problems such as waste of materials and additional unnecessary costs.

As a method for solving such a problem, in recent years, various business card management software (S / W) mounted on a computer or a business card management tool provided online can be used to describe a paper business card. A method of digitally storing, storing and managing information has been developed. By such methods, a service for transmitting a business card file created and stored on a web or a computer to a mobile communication terminal using an Internet system is provided.

However, the method using the Internet system requires a connection to the Internet through a computer in order to transmit a business card to a mobile communication terminal, and thus there is a problem in that it is difficult to deliver a business card to a counterpart when a computer is not available.

On the other hand, the current mobile communication system, following the voice message service (hereinafter referred to as VMS) that is the first generation mobile communication service and the short message service (Short Message Service) that is the second generation mobile communication service, the third generation mobile As a communication service, a multimedia messaging service (hereinafter referred to as MMS) that can exchange data in various formats such as still images, music, voice, and video is provided.

With such a mobile communication service, there is an urgent need for a method of transmitting a business card between a user's mobile communication terminal, such as a VMS or an MMS.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a method for transmitting a business card from a mobile communication terminal to a mobile communication terminal using a VMS, and a mobile communication system using the same.

Mobile communication system according to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the business card data transmission service for storing the card data of the subscriber, and transmits the card data to the called party to the subscriber according to the subscriber's selection And a business card server, wherein the voice message server transmits corresponding data and control signals to the sender's business card so that the sender's business card server performs the business card transmission service according to the caller's selection to access the subscriber. Provide it to the server.

Here, the card data may be composed of various types of data including at least one of still image data, moving image data, music data, voice data, and text data.

In this case, the mobile communication system may further include a multimedia message server capable of storing and processing various types of data, and the business card server may transmit the business card data through the multimedia message server.

In addition, the business card server may further include a personal card management function of the subscriber.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a business card transmission method comprising the steps of: a) connecting a server providing a voice message service when a called party cannot receive a call; b) selecting a business card transmission according to the announcement sent from the voice message server; c) transmitting, by the server, a corresponding business card transmission signal for transmitting a business card to the calling card server; And d) transmitting the business card of the sender to the terminal of the called party using the business card transmission signal.

Here, the business card server may store a business card made up of various types of data including at least one of still image data, video data, music data, voice data, and text data.

In this case, step d) may include transmitting the sender's business card data to the called party's terminal through a multimedia message server capable of storing and processing various types of data.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a VMS generally provided will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication system 100 that provides a voice message service.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication system 100 interoperates with the terminals 110 and 111, the base stations 120 and 121, and a fixed network to provide a mobile communication subscriber with a circuit switching service. Mobile Switching Center) 130 and a VMS server 140 that is a server having voicemail and message processing functions.

Here, the operation state of the mobile communication system 100 will be described when the calling terminal 110 attempts to connect with the called terminal 111.

When the calling terminal 110 connects to the mobile switching center 130 through the base station 120, the mobile switching center 130 tracks the called terminal 111 and the incoming call is received through the base station 121 to which the called terminal 111 belongs. The connection with the terminal 111 is attempted. At this time, if the terminating terminal 111 is in an impossible state, for example, if the terminating terminal 111 is turned off or not in a state of being unable to receive the call, the originating terminal 110 selectively connects to the VMS server 140. To leave a voice message according to the VMS announcement.

Specifically, the user of the calling terminal 110 is connected to the VMS server 140 to record a voice message to be delivered to the user of the called terminal 111 in the voice mailbox (voice mailbox) provided in the VMS server 140. . When the voice message is recorded, the VMS server 140 transmits the corresponding call sender to the called terminal 111 through the mobile switching center 130, and the user of the called terminal 111 transmits the VMS through the call transmitter. By accessing the voice mailbox of the server 140, it is possible to listen to the stored voice message. As such, by accessing the VMS server 140, a user of the calling terminal 110 may leave a voice message, and a user of the called terminal 111 may listen to a voice message stored in his / her voicemail box. Voice message service can be provided.

Next, a mobile communication system for transmitting a business card using the above-described VMS will be described with reference to FIG. 2. However, in FIG. 2, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements as in FIG. 1, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication system 200 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile communication system 200 includes terminals 110 and 111, base stations 120 and 121, a mobile switching center 130, a VMS server 240, a business card server 250 and an MMS server. 260.

The VMS server 240 is similar to the VMS server 140 of FIG. 1. However, it is different from the VMS server 140 in that it can perform a function of providing a business card service in connection with the business card server 250. For example, when the user selects a business card transmission, the VMS server 240 performs a function of providing the user's information to the business card server 250.

The business card server 250 is a server having a business card mailbox and a message processing function of the user. Specifically, the business card mailbox of the business card server 250 may store a business card produced on a computer by users. The business card may be made of data in various formats such as still images, videos, and voices such as photographs. In addition, a personal business card management box for each user may be provided in the business card mailbox so that each user may store and manage a business card received in his or her business card management box. The business card server 250 also performs a message processing function for transmitting the stored business card.

The MMS server 260 is a server having a function of storing and processing multimedia messages to exchange multimedia data in various formats such as still images, music, voice, and video.

In such a mobile communication system 200, although the calling terminal 110 attempts to connect with the called terminal 111, the called terminal 111 is not in the incoming state, that is, the terminal 211 is powered off or absent because the incoming call If it is not possible, the user of the calling terminal 110, that is, the caller's selection, the user of the called terminal 111, that is, the VMS server 240 that provides a voice mail to the called party is connected. At this time, the caller may select whether to leave a voice message or transmit his or her business card according to the VMS guidement.

When the sender selects the business card transmission, the VMS server 240 accesses the business card server 250 in which the caller's business card is registered. Then, the VMS server 240 transmits the sender's information and the called party's information to the business card server 250. The business card server 250 receiving the sender and the called party information transmits the calling card of the calling party to the called party's terminal according to the information of the calling party and the called party. When the sender's business card stored in the business card server 250 is formed of data in various formats including a photo, the sender's business card may be transmitted to the terminal of the called party using the MMS server 260.

By using the mobile communication system according to the present embodiment as described above, the caller sends his or her business card stored in the business card server 250 to the called party's terminal without performing a procedure such as recording a voice message or leaving a contact number. Can transmit

The called party can view the caller's business card, register the caller's business card in his or her business card list, and store it in his or her business card management box. In addition, when the calling party's business card is registered in the called party's terminal, the calling party's business card may be displayed on the screen.

Next, a method of transmitting a business card using the VMS described above will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a view showing in order a method of transmitting a business card using a voice message service according to the present invention.

First, the caller 110 attempts to connect to the called party 111. At this time, if the called party 111 is in the impossible state, the caller 110 is connected to the VMS server 240 for providing a voice message service to the called party (S100).

Next, the caller 110 may select whether to leave a voice message or transmit his or her business card according to the announcement of the voice message service (S200).

When the caller 110 selects the voice message, the caller can record the voice message according to the conventional voice message service, the caller is transmitted to the caller, and the caller uses the caller to send the voice message stored in the voicemail box. I can listen.

On the other hand, when the sender 110 selects the card transmission according to the voice message service announcement, the VMS server transmits the sender's information and the called party's information to the business card server 250 that stores the sender's business card for card transmission. (S300). Here, the caller's business card stored in the business card server 250 is composed of various types of data such as still images, moving images, music, and voice.

Then, the card server 250 receiving the sender's information and the called party's information extracts the stored card data using the sender's information (S400).

The extracted sender's business card data is transmitted to the called party through a multimedia message server capable of storing and processing various types of data (S500).

In order for the called party 111 to display and confirm the transferred business card, the multimedia message service function, that is, the MMS function, must be mounted in the called party 111.

By using the business card transmission method for transmitting a business card using the VMS as described above, the business card can be easily transmitted and received between the mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal without using a computer.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the preferred embodiments, the embodiments are intended to illustrate and not limit the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, and the like can be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention will be limited only by the appended claims, and should be construed as including all changes or modifications.

According to the present invention, the VMS can be used to transmit not only a voice message but also its own business card information. Therefore, it is possible to easily transfer the business card between the mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal can eliminate the inconvenience of exchanging business cards between the sender and the called party.

In addition, even when the business card information is changed, it is possible to easily transmit to the acquaintances by using the mobile communication after modifying the business card information by accessing the business card server, the business card of the acquaintances can be stored and managed in the business card management box of the business card server.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication system 100 that provides a voice message service.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication system 200 according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing in order a method of transmitting a business card using a voice message service according to the present invention.

Claims (7)

A mobile communication system for providing a voice message service to a subscriber using a voice message server, And a business card server for storing a business card data of a subscriber and performing a business card transmission service for transmitting the business card data to a terminal of a called party to which the subscriber wants to access, according to a subscriber's selection. The voice message server provides the caller's business card server with the corresponding data and control signals so that the sender's business card server performs the business card transmission service according to the caller's selection to access the subscriber. Mobile communication system. The mobile communication system of claim 1, wherein the business card data comprises data of various formats including at least one of still image data, moving image data, music data, voice data, and text data. The mobile communication system of claim 2, further comprising a multimedia message server capable of storing and processing various types of data. The business card server is a mobile communication system, characterized in that for transmitting the business card data through the multimedia message server. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the business card server includes a personal card management function of the subscriber. In the method of transmitting a business card using a voice message server, a) accessing a voice message server providing a voice message service when the called party cannot receive the call; b) selecting a business card transmission according to the announcement sent from the voice message server; c) transmitting, by the voice message server, a corresponding business card transmission signal for transmitting a business card to the business card server in which the sender's business card is stored; And and d) transmitting the business card of the caller to the terminal of the called party using the business card transmission signal. According to claim 6, The business card server, A business card transmission method for storing business card data consisting of various types of data including at least one of still image data, video data, music data, voice data, and text data. The method of claim 7, wherein the d) step, Transmitting the caller's business card to the called party's terminal through a multimedia message server capable of storing and processing data in various formats.