KR20060071241A - Apparatus and method for filtering sms and wireless communication terminal and method using it - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a short message filtering device and a method thereof, a wireless communication terminal using the same and a method thereof.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention transmits a short message received through a base station in a wireless communication terminal to a short message filtering device using WAP (Wireless Applicaion Protocol), and selects a short message satisfying a predetermined filtering condition from the short message filtering device. Short message filtering to effectively block spam messages sent to an unspecified number by performing a series of processes (such as storing a short message in an inbox and outputting a message reception signal) according to the reception of the short message. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, a method thereof, a wireless communication terminal using the same, and a method thereof.

3. Summary of the Solution of the Invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for filtering a short message, comprising: message transmitting and receiving means for receiving a short message from a wireless communication terminal and transmitting a filtered short message to the wireless communication terminal; Message storing means for storing, for each user, a short message received from the wireless communication terminal via the message transmitting and receiving means; And filtering the received short message according to a predetermined filtering condition for each user, and selectively transmitting a short message satisfying the predetermined filtering condition to the message transmitting / receiving means to be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal. Including means.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a wireless communication terminal.

Wireless communication terminal, short message, filtering, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)

Description

Apparatus and method for filtering SMS and wireless communication terminal and method using it             

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a short message filtering system according to the present invention;

2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a short message filtering device interworking with a wireless communication network side of a short message filtering system according to the present invention;

3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal of the short message filtering system according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of filtering a short message according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

10: wireless communication terminal 20: short message filtering device

21: message storage unit 22: message filtering unit

23: message transmission and reception unit 31: wireless transmission and reception device

32: central processing unit 33: codec                 

34: storage device 35: audio output device (speakers)

36: display device (LCD) 37: input device (keypad)

38: voice input device (microphone)

The present invention relates to a short message filtering device and a method thereof, a wireless communication terminal using the same and a method thereof, and more particularly, a short message received through a base station in a wireless communication terminal using a WAP (Wireless Applicaion Protocol) A message is transmitted to a message filtering device, and a short message satisfying a predetermined filtering condition is selectively received from the short message filtering device to store a series of short messages (storing a short message in a receiving box and outputting a message reception signal). The present invention relates to a short message filtering device and a method thereof, a wireless communication terminal using the same, and a method for effectively blocking spam messages sent to an unspecified number.

In the present invention, the wireless communication terminal, such as a mobile communication terminal, a PCS (Personal Communication Service) terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication (IMT-2000) terminal, a wireless LAN terminal, and the like through wireless communication, A portable terminal capable of transmitting and receiving text and video data.                         

There may be various advantages of the wireless communication terminal, but above all, it is said that the greatest advantage is in the mobility provided to the user who is calling. Due to this mobility, the number of wireless communication subscribers has increased exponentially, and in recent years, wireless communication terminals are widely used by the general public. In particular, short message service (SMS) is a service that can exchange short text messages between wireless communication terminals, and is widely used because it is easy to implement and use, and can provide various additional services without directly using a call path. .

As the use of short messages has spread, the use of short messages as an advertising medium has recently increased. In particular, short messages are widely used in advertising because they are inexpensive and can be mass-delivered.

However, as the number of advertisements using short messages increases, inconveniences of receiving unsolicited text messages also increase. Because short messages are a much more personal means of communication than fax and e-mail, unwanted spam messages can dig into your privacy, disrupting your work and causing discomfort. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a way to block spam messages that users do not want.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems and to meet the above requirements, and received from a wireless communication terminal using a WAP (Wireless Applicaion Protocol) in a short message filtering device interworking with a wireless communication network. After the short message is filtered according to a predetermined filtering condition, the short message is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal, and the wireless communication terminal stores a series of short message messages (stores a short message in a receiving box and outputs a message reception signal). It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for filtering a short message for effectively blocking spam messages sent to an unspecified number of persons.

The present invention also provides a short message received by a wireless communication terminal through a base station to a short message filtering device using a WAP (Wireless Applicaion Protocol), and the short message satisfying a predetermined filtering condition from the short message filtering device. In order to effectively block a spam message sent to an unspecified number by selectively receiving and performing a series of processes (storing a short message in an inbox, outputting a message reception signal, etc.) according to receiving a short message, Another object is to provide a wireless communication terminal having a message filtering function and a method thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a short message filtering device, comprising: message transmitting and receiving means for receiving a short message from a wireless communication terminal and transmitting a filtered short message to the wireless communication terminal; Message storing means for storing, for each user, a short message received from the wireless communication terminal via the message transmitting and receiving means; And a message filtering means for filtering the received short message according to a predetermined filtering condition for each user, and selectively transmitting the short message satisfying the predetermined filtering condition to the message transmitting and receiving means to be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal. Characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the method of the present invention, in a short message filtering method, the short message filtering device receiving a short message from a wireless communication terminal; Storing the received short message; Filtering the received short message according to a filtering condition preset for each user; And selectively transmitting a short message that satisfies the predetermined filtering condition to the wireless communication terminal so as to perform a process according to receiving the short message.

On the other hand, the apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above another object, the wireless communication terminal, wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly; The short message received through the radio transmission and reception means is transmitted to the short message filtering means linked to the wireless communication network through the radio transmission and reception means, and the short message filtered through the short message filtering means is received through the radio transmission and reception means. Control means for outputting a message reception notification signal after storing; Storage means for storing the short message received from the short message filtering means according to the control of the control means; And output means for outputting a message reception notification signal according to the control of the control means.

In addition, the method of the present invention, the method for filtering a short message in a wireless communication terminal, the wireless communication terminal receiving the short message and transmitting to the short message filtering device interworking with the wireless communication network; Receiving the filtered short message from the short message filtering device; And storing the short message received from the short message filtering device and outputting a message reception notification signal.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a short message filtering system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the short message filtering system according to the present invention transmits the received short message to the short message filtering device 20 through a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), and the short message filtering device 20. After receiving the short message filtered from the wireless communication terminal 10 and the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) from the wireless communication terminal 10 for displaying and storing the message in the inbox and output the message reception notification signal, according to the user request It includes a short message filtering device 20 for storing the short message received by the user for each user, and filtering according to a predetermined condition to transmit to the wireless communication terminal.

When the short message is received, the wireless communication terminal 10 transmits the short message to the short message filtering device 20 without storing or displaying the inbox immediately. At this time, the wireless communication terminal 10 transmits message information such as caller information, incoming time, and user information such as a phone number and a terminal unique number (ESN) together with a short message. The configuration of the wireless communication terminal 10 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

On the other hand, the short message filtering device 20 is provided in the WAP application interworking with the wireless communication network, as shown in Figure 2, the short message received from the wireless communication terminal 10 through the message transmission and reception unit 23, Message storage unit 21 for storing the information for each user, and filtering the received short message according to a predetermined filtering condition for each user, and selectively sending the short message satisfying the predetermined filtering condition to the message transmission / reception unit 23. Receives a short message from the message filtering unit 22 and the wireless communication terminal 10 through a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), and the short message received from the message filtering unit 22 to the wireless communication terminal And a message transmitting and receiving unit 23 for transmitting to (10).

The message transceiver 23 receives a short message, message related information, and user information from the wireless communication terminal 10 through a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). The message transceiving unit 23 transmits the filtered short message received from the message filtering unit 22 to the wireless communication terminal 10 through a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), and the wireless communication terminal 10. The short message received by) is stored in the inbox and the message reception notification signal is output.

The message storage unit 21 transfers the short message received from the wireless communication terminal 10 from the message transmission / reception unit 23, that is, stores it in the inbox for each user. The short message stored in the message storage unit 21 can be accessed through user authentication, and the message can be checked and deleted.

The message filtering unit 22 filters the received short message according to a predetermined filtering condition for each user, and selectively transmits a short message that satisfies the predetermined filtering condition to the message transmitting and receiving unit 23 so as to wirelessly transmit the short message. To be transmitted to the communication terminal (10). That is, the message filtering unit 22 blocks transmission to the wireless communication terminal 10 by not transmitting the short message that does not satisfy the predetermined filtering condition to the message transmitting / receiving unit 23, and sets the predetermined message. The short message satisfying the filtering condition is transmitted to the message transceiver 23 to be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 10.

Referring to Figure 3 will be described in more detail with respect to the configuration of the wireless communication terminal of the short message filtering system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wireless communication terminal of the short message filtering system according to the present invention includes a wireless transmission / reception device 31, a central processing unit (MSM) 32, a codec 33, and a storage device. 34, a voice output device (speaker) 35, a display device (LCD) 36, an input device (keypad, side key) 37, and a voice input device (microphone) 38 are included.

The radio transmitting and receiving apparatus 31 transmits and receives a signal (including a short message) wirelessly through an antenna.

The central processing unit (MSM) 32 drives and controls the wireless communication terminal, and the short message filtering device 20 through the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) receiving the short message received through the wireless transmission and reception device 31 After receiving the filtered short message from the short message filtering device 20 and storing it in the storage device 34 (receives), a message reception notification signal is outputted (voice output device (speaker) 35). And a display device (LCD) 36. Since the subsequent process is the same as the process after receiving a conventional short message, it will not be described in detail.

Meanwhile, the codec 33 converts a digital voice signal received from the wireless transmitting and receiving device 31 into an analog voice signal under the control of the central processing unit 32 and outputs a voice output device (speaker) 35. ), And converts the analog voice signal received from the voice input device (microphone) 38 into a digital voice signal and transmits the digital voice signal to the central processing unit 32 so as to be transmitted through the wireless transmitting and receiving device 31.

The storage device 34 stores a program and a file system (image, character, icon) for driving the wireless communication terminal, and the short message filtering device under the control of the central processing unit (MSM) 32. The short message received from (20) is stored in the Inbox.

The voice output device (speaker) 35 outputs the analog voice signal received from the codec 33, and the voice input device (microphone) 38 receives the analog voice signal and receives the codec (CODEC). (33).

The display device (LCD) 36 outputs a screen according to the control of the CPU 32, in particular, a short message reception notification screen, a short message confirmation screen, and the like.

 The input device (keypad) 37 receives a menu selection signal including a short message confirmation request signal through a button.

Referring to Figure 4 will be described once again the overall operation of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of filtering a short message according to the present invention.

First, the short message filtering device 20 is provided with a receiving box for each user, and filtering conditions are set for each user.

On the other hand, if the wireless communication terminal 10 receives a short message through the base station (401), and transmits the received short message to the short message filtering device 20 in conjunction with the wireless communication network (402). At this time, the wireless communication terminal 10 transmits message information such as caller information, incoming time, and user information such as a phone number and a terminal unique number (ESN) together with a short message.

Then, the short message filtering device 20 stores the short message received from the wireless communication terminal 10 in a corresponding inbox provided for each user (403), and the short message received from the wireless communication terminal 10 is It is checked whether the predetermined filtering condition is satisfied (404).

As a result of the check 404, if the received short message satisfies a predetermined filtering condition, the short message is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal to perform a process according to the reception of the short message (405).

On the other hand, if the check result 404, if the received short message does not satisfy a predetermined filtering condition is not transmitted to the wireless communication terminal, the wireless communication terminal 10 blocks the output according to the reception of the short message. (406).

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, the present invention transmits a short message received through a base station in a wireless communication terminal to a short message filtering device using a WAP (Wireless Applicaion Protocol), and satisfies a predetermined filtering condition from the short message filtering device. By selectively receiving a message and performing a series of processes (such as storing the short message in the inbox and outputting a message reception signal) according to the reception of the short message, it is possible to effectively block the spam message sent to an unspecified number. It works.

Claims (7)

In the short message filtering device, Message transmitting and receiving means for receiving a short message from a wireless communication terminal and transmitting a filtered short message to the wireless communication terminal; Message storing means for storing, for each user, a short message received from the wireless communication terminal via the message transmitting and receiving means; And A message filtering means for filtering the received short message according to a predetermined filtering condition for each user, and selectively transmitting the short message satisfying the predetermined filtering condition to the message transmitting / receiving means to be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal. Short message filtering device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The message transmission and reception means, Receiving a short message from the wireless communication terminal using a wireless application protocol (WAP) and transmitting the filtered short message to the wireless communication terminal using a wireless application protocol (WAP). Short message filtering device characterized in that. In the short message filtering method, Receiving, by the apparatus for filtering a short message, a short message from a wireless communication terminal; Storing the received short message; Filtering the received short message according to a filtering condition preset for each user; And Selectively transmitting a short message that satisfies the predetermined filtering condition to the wireless communication terminal to perform a process according to receiving the short message; Short message filtering method comprising a. In a wireless communication terminal, Wireless transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving signals wirelessly; The short message received through the radio transmission and reception means is transmitted to the short message filtering means linked to the wireless communication network through the radio transmission and reception means, and the short message filtered through the short message filtering means is received through the radio transmission and reception means. Control means for outputting a message reception notification signal after storing; Storage means for storing the short message received from the short message filtering means according to the control of the control means; And Output means for outputting a message reception notification signal according to the control of the control means Wireless communication terminal having a short message filtering function comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The control means for transmitting and receiving a short message with the message filtering means, A wireless communication terminal having a short message filtering function, characterized in that it is made using a wireless application protocol (WAP: Wireless Application Protocol). The method according to claim 4 or 5, The step of the control means for transmitting the short message to the message filtering means, The short message received through the wireless transmission and reception means together with the message information including the caller information and the incoming time and the user information including the telephone number and the terminal unique number (ESN) to the short message filtering means through the wireless transmission and reception means. A wireless communication terminal having a short message filtering function, characterized in that for transmitting. In the short message filtering method in a wireless communication terminal, Receiving, by the wireless communication terminal, a short message and transmitting the short message to a short message filtering device interworking with a wireless communication network; Receiving the filtered short message from the short message filtering device; And Storing the short message received from the short message filtering device and outputting a message reception notification signal; Short message filtering method in a wireless communication terminal comprising a.

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