KR20050111940A - A mobile phone having a function of transferring message which is made a reservation to be sent and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile telephone having a message reservation transmission function and a message reservation transmission method for a mobile telephone, wherein when a message for transmission is input into a mobile telephone, a transmission reservation time can be set, and a set transmission reservation time arrives. In one case, the message entered by the user is transmitted to the receiver.

Since the present invention described above can transmit a message to be transmitted at a convenient time point by the user, the user can send the message at a desired time without paying attention to the time of sending the message. To provide.

Description

A mobile phone having a function of transferring message which is made a reservation to be sent and the method

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to message transmission using a mobile phone. In particular, a mobile phone device having a message reservation transmission function for allowing a message to be transmitted when a transmission reservation time arrives by enabling a transmission reservation time for a message to be transmitted can be set. And a text message reservation transmission method of a mobile phone.

In general, mobile phones are used for voice calls, but short message services (SMS) or voice message services by voice mailboxes are also widely used. It is possible for the short message or voice message service to transmit a desired message, regardless of the call status of the other party, and after the text or voice message is input in the waiting state and transmitted after the user's request for transmission, the caller calls the other party. There is no hassle to perform, because it is possible to use a relatively low price compared to voice calls.

However, such a message service is transmitted in real time by the call connection between the sender's mobile phone and the receiver's mobile phone after composing a message. In addition, the voice message is set to be output from the terminal of the receiver when the receiver accesses the voicemail server. As a result, the conventional message service does not implement a function that allows the user to create and store a message in advance, and then transmit the message at a desired time, or delete or modify a message stored before sending.

Therefore, if the sender saves a message, such as a congratulation or condolence, on the other party's congratulations in advance, the message is transmitted at a specific point in time, and the message stored at the point before the shipment is additionally stored. The ability to edit is required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is a mobile telephone and a mobile telephone having a message reservation transmission function that allows a message stored at the transmission reservation time to be transmitted to a receiver when the transmission reservation time desired for transmission with a message is stored in the mobile telephone. It is to provide a message reservation transmission method of.

A mobile telephone having a message reservation transmission function of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a communication unit for performing wireless communication with a communication network; An input / output unit configured to receive user information and output external input information; A storage unit which stores driving information of the mobile phone, information received from the outside, and user input information; And a control unit for controlling the mobile phone, wherein the control unit receives and stores a message to be transmitted, a receiver identification information, and message information consisting of a scheduled transmission time of the message, and then transmits the message. When the reservation time arrives, the message information may include a message control unit for controlling the message information to be transmitted corresponding to the identification information of the corresponding receiver.

Message reservation transmission method of the mobile phone of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of: receiving a message to be transmitted from the user, the recipient identification information and the message information having a transmission reservation time; And transmitting the message information according to the receiver identification information through a communication network when the transmission reservation time arrives.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a message reservation transmission method of a mobile phone, including: receiving a message to be transmitted from a user, message identification having a recipient identification information, and a transmission reservation time; Transmitting the message information to a mobile communication company server of the mobile phone and classifying and storing the message information for each user; And transmitting, by the mobile telecommunication company server, the message information according to the receiver identification information when the transmission reservation time arrives.

Hereinafter, a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile telephone having a message reservation transmission function according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the configuration of the message control unit.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile telephone 100 having a message reservation transmission function according to the present invention includes a communication unit 110, an input / output unit 120, a storage unit 130, a controller 140, and a message controller 150. It can be configured as.

The mobile phone 100 may be a portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA having a communication function for performing voice or data communication through a mobile communication network by using an RF signal.

The communication unit 110 provides an RF wireless communication function of the mobile phone 100, and performs RF communication through a mobile communication network using a widely used mobile communication method such as CDMA and IMT2000. The communication unit 110 converts the digital data desired to be transmitted into an RF analog signal, performs intermediate frequency amplification and high frequency amplification, and then outputs it through an antenna configured in the communication unit. After the desired signal is extracted by band filtering and amplifying the input RF signal, the extracted signal is converted into digital data and output to the controller 140. The digital data output to the controller 140 is output through a display unit, a speaker, or the like of the input / output unit 120 or stored in the storage unit 130.

The input / output unit 120 includes a display unit such as an LCD for displaying transmission / reception information and user input information, a keypad unit for inputting characters, symbols, etc., and a function selection command of a mobile phone. The microphone is configured to receive a voice and a speaker for outputting the received voice signal. Typically, the input / output unit 120 may further include a data port such as an earphone port, a microphone port, or a USB.

The storage unit 130 is an information storage device such as a flash memory, and stores software for driving a mobile phone, user input information, and information received from the outside. The user input information includes message information to be transmitted, and the message information includes a message to be transmitted, recipient identification information, and a transmission reservation time. The message to be transmitted may be stored as text or voice data.

The control unit 140 is configured in a single chip form such as an MPU and has a conversion output such as compression and decompression of data to perform wireless communication, a call connection request signal by a user's dial, or a connection request signal to a wireless Internet network. In this case, DTMF signal generation according to the dial, call connection control or wireless internet connection are performed, and the functions of a general mobile phone such as audio signal processing input and output are controlled. The controller 140 may be configured to include a ROM that stores a predetermined program and a RAM that provides a driving area of the program.

When the user selects a message input, the message controller 150 outputs a message information input screen for inputting message information to the display unit, and outputs a message, a recipient identification information, and a transmission schedule time input from the user in a predetermined format. After converting to a data format, the data is stored in the storage unit 130. Thereafter, when the transmission reservation time arrives by comparing the current time and the transmission reservation time, the controller 140 requests the controller 140 to transmit the stored message information through the mobile communication network. The control unit converts the message information into the RF signal and outputs it through the mobile communication network to be transmitted in correspondence with the receiver identification information.

As shown in FIG. 2, the message controller 150 that performs the above-described function may be composed of a comparison module 151 and a message transmission module 152. The comparison module compares the current time with the transmission reservation time, and the message transmission module 152 converts the message information input on the output of the message information input screen and the message information input screen into a data format of a predetermined format, and compares the comparison module. If the transmission scheduled time arrives by the message information is transmitted to the receiver mobile phone via the mobile communication network.

One embodiment of the predetermined data format for the message information may be implemented in a message unit consisting of a header and data. In the header, sender and receiver identification information and a reservation time for transmission are recorded, and data for a message to be transmitted is recorded.

Although the message controller 150 of FIG. 1 and the message controller 150a of FIG. 4 to be described below are illustrated as one configuration of the controller 140, the message controller 150 is separated from the controller 140 in the form of a separate single chip. Alternatively, the data may be configured in the form of software stored in the storage and driven by the controller 140.

The message transmission control unit 150b of FIG. 4 may also be configured in the form of a separate chip or software stored in a storage unit of the mobile communication company server 200.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of still another configuration of the message control unit 150 of FIG.

The message controller 150 ′ shown in FIG. 3 determines whether an email address or a telephone number is determined by checking receiver identification information from the message information input by the user, and according to the determination result, transmits a message or transmits a message through a mobile communication network. It is configured to send email through internet communication network.

The message control unit 150 ′ of FIG. 3 performing the above-described function includes a comparison module 151, a message transmission module 152, a recipient identification information search module 153, a data format conversion module 154, and an email transmission module ( 155).

The comparison module 151 and the message transmission module 152 perform the same functions as those of FIG. 2, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The receiver identification information search module 153 determines whether the receiver identification information is email address information or a telephone number of the receiver's mobile phone.

The data format conversion module 154 converts the message information into an appropriate email data format when the recipient identification information is email address information.

The email transmission module 155 requests the controller 140 to access the wireless Internet network. After the email transmission module 155 is connected to the wireless Internet network, the email transmission module 155 transmits the message information converted by the data format change module 154 to the email server 300 ( 4).

By the above-described configuration, the user can input the message, the receiver identification information, and the message information having the transmission reservation time through the message information input screen outputted to the display unit by the input / output unit 120 and the message controller 150, 150 '. . The input message information is stored in the storage unit 130, and when the transmission reservation time arrives, the message control unit 150, 150 'is transmitted to the receiver mobile phone or the receiver email server corresponding to the receiver identification information through the mobile communication network. .

Figure 4 shows a modified embodiment of the present invention, showing the application of the configuration of the mobile telephone of the present invention to a mobile communication network system. That is, among the functions of the message controllers 150 and 150 ′ described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the mobile communication company server 200 performs transmission reservation time determination, data format conversion, and message information transmission.

As shown, the mobile telephone 100 'has a message controller 150a having a different configuration from the message controller of FIGS. 1 to 3, and a message transmission controller 150b is configured in the mobile telecommunication company server 200. .

When the user selects to transmit a message, the message controller 150a outputs a message information input screen on the display unit of the input / output unit 120 to input a message, recipient identification information, and a transmission reservation time. The user inputs a message to be transmitted through a keypad or a microphone by referring to a message information input screen, and then inputs a receiver identification information and a transmission reservation time using the keypad. Thereafter, when the user selects the message information transmission using a button such as a send, the message information is converted into a transmission format of a predetermined form such as a packet, and then transmitted to the mobile communication company server 200. The storage unit of the mobile communication company server 200, which is not shown, is classified and stored according to the user's identification information (user phone number, mobile phone identification number, etc.).

The message transmission controller 150b performs the same configuration and function as the message controllers 150 and 150 'shown in FIG. 2 or 3.

That is, the message transmission control unit 150b of the mobile communication company server 200 periodically extracts the transmission reservation time from the message information transmitted and stored for each user using the comparison module 151 and compares it with the current time. When the transmission reservation time arrives as a result of the comparison, if the receiver identification information is the telephone number of the receiver's mobile phone, the message is transmitted to the corresponding receiver mobile phone 600. On the other hand, if the recipient identification information is an email address, the message information is converted into a format suitable for an email transmission protocol through a wired or wireless Internet network such as IMAP, POP3, SMTP, and the like, and then the recipient's email is transmitted through the mobile communication network and the Internet network. Send message information to the email server that provides the service.

That is, the message information that the user wants to transmit is transmitted to the receiver mobile phone or the receiver's e-mail server 300 only after a scheduled transmission time.

The message transmission reservation system of the mobile telephone of FIG. 4 described above is to apply the configuration of the mobile telephone having the message transmission reservation function of the present invention separately to the mobile telephone and the mobile communication company server, and to change the simple design of the configuration of the present invention. This can be said. Therefore, the system of FIG. 4 also belongs to the scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile telephone according to the present invention and the message reservation transmission method will be described with reference to the configuration of the mobile telephone of FIGS. 1 to 3 and the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 to 7.

5 and 6 are flowcharts showing an embodiment of a message reservation transmission method of a mobile phone according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a view showing another embodiment of a message transmission process in FIGS. 5 and 6.

Referring to FIG. 5, the message reservation transmission method of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: storing a message including transmission reservation time information largely, when a transmission reservation time is reached, attempting a call connection, and receiving It can be divided into a step of transmitting a message to a mobile phone.

That is, in step S510, the user inputs the message information including the transmission reservation time through the message information input screen of the mobile phone and the keypad of the input / output unit 120, and stores the message information in the storage unit 130. In operation S520, the message controller 150 periodically compares the current time with the transmission reservation time using the comparison module 151 to determine whether the transmission reservation time has arrived. When the scheduled transmission time arrives, the message transmission module 152 of the message control unit 150 requests the call connection with the receiver mobile phone 600 corresponding to the receiver identification information to the control unit 140 in step S530. 140 makes a call connection request to the mobile communication company server. In step S540, the mobile telecommunication company server sets up a call connection with the receiving mobile telephone and then performs setup required for message transmission in step S550. When the call connection is completed, the mobile telephone transmits a message to the receiving mobile telephone through the mobile communication company server in steps S560 and S570.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a case where the message transmission process of FIG. 5 is performed in the mobile telecommunication company server as in the description of FIG. 4. Referring to FIG. 6, the message transmission process is largely performed by a message information input step including a transmission reservation time, a message transmission step, a classification storage step for each user, a transmission reservation time, and a call connection attempt. It can be divided into the steps of sending a message.

That is, in step S610, the user inputs the message information including the transmission reservation time through the message input screen of the mobile phone and the keypad of the input / output unit 120. Thereafter, the call connection process described in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is performed. Next, in step S620, the mobile phone transmits message information including the transmission scheduled time to the mobile communication company server (SMS server, voicemail server, WAP server, etc.). In step S630, the mobile communication company server classifies the message information for each user and stores the message information in a storage unit not shown in the drawing.

Thereafter, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, in operation S640, the transmission reservation time is determined by comparing the current time and the transmission reservation time. When the transmission reservation time arrives, in step S650, the message is transmitted to the receiving mobile phone.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process after the message information storing step S510 or the user-specific classification storing step S630 of FIGS. 5 and 6 when the recipient identification information may have an email address or a phone number. .

User input message information having the receiver's mobile phone number or e-mail address as the identification information of the receiver is stored in the storage unit 130 of the mobile phone 100 as shown in FIG. 5 or as shown in FIG. 6. After being stored in the storage unit (not shown in FIG. 7), as shown in FIG. 7, the comparison module 151 of the message control unit 150 ′ of FIG. 3 or the message transmission control unit 150b of FIG. The transmission reservation time is compared to determine whether the transmission reservation time has arrived (reservation time comparison step).

 When the transfer reservation time arrives, in step S720, it is determined whether the recipient identification information is an email address or a phone number of a mobile phone (identification information search step).

As a result of the determination in step S720, when the receiver identification information is a phone number, the mobile communication company server 200 performs a call connection (call connection step) to the corresponding mobile phone in step S730, in step S740, SMS, etc. Transmits the message information to the receiver's mobile phone and terminates (message information transmission step).

As a result of the determination in step S720, when the recipient identification information is an e-mail address, the data format conversion unit 154 of FIG. 3 converts the message information into an e-mail data format transmitted through a wired / wireless internet network in step S750. The message information in which the data format is converted is transmitted to the e-mail server managing the e-mail address account of the recipient through the wired / wireless internet network in step S760 (email transmission step).

In the above-described process of FIG. 7, the receiver identification information retrieval step S720 and the data format conversion step S750 may be performed before the reservation time comparison step S710.

In the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but the present invention may be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described in the detailed description of the present invention, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

In the present invention as described above, if a user inputs and stores a message to be transmitted at a future time point in a convenient time zone, the user can transmit the message at a desired future time point. Accordingly, the present invention not only allows users to enter a message to be sent at a future point in time, but also to send a message at a desired time without paying attention to the timing of the message to be sent. Provide convenience.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile telephone having a message reservation transmission function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the message control unit of FIG. 1.

3 is a diagram illustrating still another configuration of the message control unit of FIG. 1;

4 is a view showing a message reservation transmission system applying the configuration of the present invention to a mobile communication network system as a modified embodiment of the present invention;

5 and 6 are a flow chart showing another embodiment of the message reservation transmission method of the mobile telephone according to the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating a process after the message information storing step S510 or the user-specific classification storing step S630 of FIGS. 5 and 6.

Claims (10)

A communication unit for performing wireless communication with a communication network; An input / output unit configured to receive user information and output external input information; A storage unit which stores driving information of the mobile phone, information received from the outside, and user input information; In the mobile telephone comprising a control unit for controlling the mobile telephone, The control unit receives and stores a message to be transmitted, message information including a recipient identification information and a transmission scheduled time of the message, and when the transmission scheduled time arrives, the message information identifies the corresponding recipient. A mobile telephone having a message reservation transmission function, characterized in that it has a message control unit for controlling to be transmitted corresponding to the information. The method of claim 1, wherein the message control unit A comparison module for comparing a current time and the transmission reservation time; And a message transmission module for transmitting the message information to a mobile telephone having a telephone number corresponding to the identification information when the transmission reservation time arrives. The method of claim 1, wherein the message control unit A comparison module for comparing a current time and the transmission reservation time; An identification information search module for determining whether the user identification information is a phone number or an email address; An information conversion module for converting the message information into an e-mail information format when the identification information is an e-mail address; An e-mail transmission module for transmitting the message information converted by the information conversion module to an e-mail server corresponding to the e-mail address through a wireless internet communication network when the transmission reservation time arrives as a result of the comparison of the comparison module; And, And a message transmission module for transmitting the message information to a mobile telephone having a telephone number corresponding to the identification information when the transmission reservation time arrives. The mobile telephone according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the recipient identification information is any one of a telephone number and an email address. The mobile telephone according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the message is composed of any one of voice and text information. The message transmission method using a mobile phone, Receiving a message to be transmitted from a user, message identification information having a recipient identification information and a transmission reservation time; And, And transmitting the message through a mobile communication network when the transmission reservation time has been reached or when the transmission reservation time has elapsed. The message transmission method using a mobile phone, Receiving a message to be transmitted from the user, message information having a receiver identification information and a transmission reservation time; Transmitting the message information to a mobile communication company server of the mobile phone and classifying and storing the message information for each recipient; And, And transmitting, by the mobile telecommunication company server, the message information corresponding to the receiver identification information when the transmission reservation time has been reached. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of transmitting the message information comprises: Determining whether the transmission reservation time has arrived; When the reservation time arrives, performing a call connection with a mobile telephone having a telephone number corresponding to the receiver identification information; And, And transmitting the message information to the receiver's mobile telephone. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the transmitting of the message information, Determining whether the transmission reservation time has arrived; Determining whether the recipient identification information is a phone number or an email address when the reservation time arrives; If the user identification information is a telephone number, performing a call connection with a mobile telephone having a telephone number corresponding to the receiver identification information; Transmitting the message information to the receiver's mobile telephone; Converting the message information into an email data format when the user identification information is an email address; And, And transmitting the message information converted by the data format conversion to an e-mail server corresponding to the e-mail address through a wired / wireless internet communication network. 8. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the message is one of a voice and a text message.