KR20070011978A - Method and system for notifying mobile telecommunication terminal of log on status of mobile instant messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for notifying a mobile terminal of a logon status of a mobile instant messenger are provided to notify a user of the logon status of other users through an SMS(Short Message Service) of the mobile terminal without logging on the mobile instant messenger by manipulating a key input part installed to the mobile terminal. An LBS(Location-Based Service) server(214) checks a current location by monitoring location information of the logon and logoff mobile terminals(200,202) in connection with a GPS(Global Positioning System) and the mobile network(206). An instant messenger server(216) is linked with the Internet(212), and provides an instant messenger service to the logon mobile terminal and transmits logon information to the logoff mobile terminal via a WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) gateway(210) if a communication channel is assigned between the WAP gateway and the logon mobile terminal.

Description

Method and System for Notifying Mobile Telecommunication Terminal of Log On Status of Mobile Instant Messenger}

1 is a view simply showing a system using an instant messenger as a conventional wired terminal,

2 is a diagram briefly showing a system for reporting a logon state of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram briefly showing an internal configuration of an instant messenger server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a logoff mobile communication terminal displaying logon information provided from an instant messenger server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of notifying a logon state of a mobile instant messenger in an instant messenger server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: wired terminal 102: Internet

104: web server 106: application server

200: logon mobile communication terminal 202: logoff mobile communication terminal

204: wireless access network 206: mobile communication network

208: manganese interworking device 210: WAP gateway

212: Internet 214: Instant Messenger Server

300: network interface unit 302: memory unit

304: input and output unit 306: program storage unit

308: central control unit 310: logon information database unit

The present invention relates to a method and system for reporting a logon state of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal. More specifically, the SMS (Short Message Service, SMS) message is used as the mobile terminal of the user who is in the logoff state among the users who use the mobile instant messenger mounted on the mobile terminal. The present invention relates to a method and system for reporting a logon state of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal.

With the rapid development of information and communication technology, various wireless communication services using a wireless network have been provided. The most basic wireless communication service can be considered a voice call service. Voice call service refers to a service for wirelessly performing a voice call between mobile communication subscribers regardless of time and place. Moreover, in recent years, wireless Internet services that can use the Internet via a wireless communication network have emerged even while mobile subscribers are moving, regardless of location. Therefore, mobile communication subscribers can freely move and talk with the other party anytime and anywhere using the voice call service, as well as various contents (for example, games, chats, securities, Financial transactions, news, weather, sports, traffic information, etc.) can be provided in various forms such as text, voice, and image.

With the development of mobile communication services, mobile communication terminals have evolved from the concept of mobile phones primarily focused on voice calls to mobile communication terminals with various additional functions such as camcorders, cameras and MP3 players. As various additional functions are included in the mobile communication terminal, the display device of the mobile communication terminal has also evolved from a monochrome display device to a color display device. In general, a display device of a mobile communication terminal exists for informing a user of various types of state information of the mobile communication terminal, for example, a state of use of a power source, a reception strength of radio waves, a date and time, and the like.

Nowadays, instant messengers that can exchange messages and data among a large number of users in real time on the Internet have been in the spotlight. Instant messenger is a chat service for chatting with a plurality of users by text or voice, a data transmission service for exchanging various data such as still image, video, music, etc. with other users, and various information (for example, news stock, weather, It refers to software that provides an information providing service for providing music, E-mail, etc.), and an SMS message sending service for transmitting an SMS message to a mobile communication terminal. In general, a user mounts an instant messenger on a wired terminal (eg, a personal computer, a laptop, etc.) capable of connecting to the Internet.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system using an instant messenger as a conventional wired terminal.

Conventionally, a system using an instant messenger as a wired terminal 100 is connected to the wired terminal 100, which is connected to the Internet 102, and receives a web service through the web server 104, and includes various kinds of information. And a web server 104 for providing a web service and an application server 106 connected to the Internet 102 and a web server 104 and providing an instant messenger to a wired terminal 100 requesting a connection.

When a user describes a process of using an instant messenger using the wired terminal 100, it will be described later. First, the user accesses the application server 106 using the wired terminal 100 and downloads the instant messenger. After that, the user drives the instant messenger mounted in the wired terminal 100 to use a chat service, a data transmission service, an information providing service, and an SMS message transmission service. However, such an instant messenger has a disadvantage in that the instant messenger can be properly used only when the user moves to a place where the user can connect to the Internet 102 and uses the wired terminal 100 due to the limitation of mobility.

As described above, in order to solve the problem of the instant messenger, an instant messenger has recently been installed in a mobile communication terminal. The instant messenger mounted in the mobile communication terminal is referred to as a mobile instant messenger. A user can use a mobile instant messenger without being restricted in mobility, that is, log on to the mobile instant messenger and use a chat service, a data transmission service, an information service service, and an SMS message transmission service while on the move.

However, the mobile instant messenger mounted in the conventional mobile communication terminal has the following problems. There is a problem in that the counterpart user cannot know whether to log on without the user driving the mobile instant messenger. In other words, in order to grasp the situation in which the counterpart user logs on to the mobile instant messenger, the user has to drive the mobile instant messenger by manipulating a key input unit provided in the mobile communication terminal each time, but can determine whether the counterpart user is logged on.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention, without the user to log on to the mobile instant messenger by operating the key input unit provided in the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to check the logon state of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal that can check the logon of the counterpart user Its purpose is to provide a method and system for informing.

Accordingly, according to a first object of the present invention, there is provided a logon mobile communication terminal for driving and logging on a mobile instant messenger; A logoff mobile communication terminal in a logoff state without driving the mobile instant messenger; A wireless access network that performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals, and functions as a network termination device connected directly to the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal; A mobile telecommunication network, which is a collection of telecommunication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange services to an unspecified number of subscribers through a switching center as a telephone switching network; A network interworking device that provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system, and performs a function of converting protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network; In the mobile communication system including a WAP gateway for relaying the packet data between the logon mobile terminal and the log-off mobile communication terminal wirelessly via the mobile communication network to the log off state to the mobile instant messenger. A system for informing a user of the logon information of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal that informs the user of the logoff information of the logoff user by using a short message service (SMS) message. A mobile communication system comprising: a Global Positioning System (GPS) system, a location-based service server configured to determine the current location by monitoring location information of the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal in real time in association with the mobile communication network; And interworking with the Internet and providing an instant messenger service to the logon mobile communication terminal via the WAP gateway when a communication channel is allocated between the WAP gateway and the logon mobile communication terminal. Provided is a system for informing logon information of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal comprising an instant messenger server for transmitting logon information.

In addition, according to a second object of the present invention, there is provided a logon mobile communication terminal for driving and logging on a mobile instant messenger; A logoff mobile communication terminal in a logoff state without driving the mobile instant messenger; A wireless access network that performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals, and functions as a network termination device connected directly to the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal; A mobile telecommunication network, which is a collection of telecommunication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange services to an unspecified number of subscribers through a switching center as a telephone switching network; A network interworking device that provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system, and performs a function of converting protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network; In the mobile communication system including a WAP gateway for relaying the packet data between the logon mobile terminal and the log-off mobile communication terminal wirelessly via the mobile communication network to the log off state to the mobile instant messenger. To a server that informs the user of the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal, which informs the user of the log-off of the logoff user by using a short message service (SMS) message. A network interface for interworking with the Internet and a location-based service server and providing an instant messenger service in the form of packet data to the logon mobile terminal and the logoff mobile terminal; A program storage unit including control software for transmitting the logon information which is information about the logon user who logs on the mobile instant messenger to the logoff mobile communication terminal; Drive the control software mounted in the program storage unit, monitor the logon user logging on to the mobile instant messenger by the driven control software to generate the logon information, and log off the generated logon information. A central control unit for controlling the operation of transmitting to the mobile communication terminal; A memory unit that temporarily stores data processed by the central control unit or temporarily stores data generated in a process of driving the control software; And an input / output unit for displaying the processing status of the control software as well as the processing status according to key input.

In addition, according to a third object of the present invention, there is provided a logon mobile communication terminal for logging on by driving a mobile instant messenger; A logoff mobile communication terminal in a logoff state without driving the mobile instant messenger; A wireless access network that performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals, and functions as a network termination device connected directly to the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal; A mobile telecommunication network, which is a collection of telecommunication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange services to an unspecified number of subscribers through a switching center as a telephone switching network; A network interworking device that provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system, and performs a function of converting protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network; A WAP gateway for relaying packet data wirelessly between the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network, a GPS (Global Positioning System) system, and the mobile communication network. A location-based service server configured to determine a current location by monitoring location information of a logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal in real time; When interworking with the Internet and a communication channel is allocated between the WAP gateway and the logon mobile communication terminal, an instant messenger service is provided to the logon mobile communication terminal via the WAP gateway, and the logon information is transmitted to the logoff mobile communication terminal. In a mobile communication system including an instant messenger server for transmitting, a logon information of the logon mobile communication terminal that logs on to the mobile instant messenger to the logoff mobile communication terminal is an SMS message. A method for informing logon information of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: (a) performing a user authentication on the logoff mobile communication terminal attempting to access the instant messenger server; (b) loading a user interface capable of setting all and / or a part of the logon mobile communication terminal registered with the mobile instant messenger; And (c) transmitting the logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a diagram briefly showing a system for reporting a logon state of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A system for notifying a logon state of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a logon mobile communication terminal 200, a logoff mobile communication terminal 202, a wireless access network 204, and a mobile communication network 206. ), The manganese interworking device 208, the WAP gateway 210, the Internet 212, the location-based service server 214, the instant messenger server 216, and the like.

For convenience of explanation in the following process, the information on the user logging on to the mobile instant messenger is defined as 'logon information' as the information generated by the instant messenger server 216. Logon information includes information about the personal information of a user logging on to mobile instant messenger, information about when to log on to mobile instant messenger, and the registration information registered on mobile instant messenger (for example, a friend who logs on to mobile instant messenger, Information on which group is registered in a group such as a family member or a co-worker), information on the current location of the user logging on to the mobile instant messenger, and the like.

In addition, various services, such as a chat service, a data transmission service, an information providing service, an SMS message transmission service, etc., used by a user by logging on to a mobile instant messenger, are collectively defined as an “instant messenger service”. In addition, in the following process, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the logon mobile communication terminal 200 is a mobile communication terminal in which the user has driven a mobile instant messenger, and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 is a user driving a mobile instant messenger. Assume that the mobile communication terminal in the terminated state.

According to the present invention, the instant messenger server 216 generates a logon information by monitoring all and / or a part of users logging on to the mobile instant messenger, and then logs the generated logon information to the mobile instant messenger in the form of an SMS message. The main feature is the logoff to the mobile communication terminal 202. The present invention also provides information on the current location of the user logging on to the mobile instant messenger.

The logon mobile communication terminal 200 and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 refer to a communication terminal that can use a web service in a wired / wireless communication environment, and include a communication terminal capable of using an instant messenger service with a mobile instant messenger mounted thereon. it means. The logon mobile communication terminal 200 and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 are connected to the mobile communication network 206 via the wireless access network 204 to perform a normal voice call wirelessly with another mobile communication terminal. Provide the function. In addition, the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 receives the logon information of the user logging on to the mobile instant messenger from the instant messenger server 216 in the form of an SMS message.

The log-on mobile terminal 200 and the log-off mobile terminal 202 are a wireless application protocol (Internet connection protocol), a Microsoft Internet Explorer (MIE) based on HTML using an HTTP protocol, and a handheld device transport. Internet (212) is connected via the mobile communication network (206) using a browser for Internet connection such as Handheld Device Transport Protocol, NTT DOCOMO's i-Mode or SK Telecom's 'NATE'. Interworking with the instant messenger server 216 connected to. Among the Internet access protocols used by the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202, the MIE uses a shortened version of HTML, which is abbreviated m-HTML. It uses a language called compact HTML (c-HTML).

The wireless access network 204 is a network termination device that is directly connected to the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202 by performing baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals. (Cell) unit, the cell area to which the call request and instant messenger service request generated by the logon mobile communication terminal 200 and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 are transmitted to the mobile communication network 206 or under its own control. The call request of the logged-on mobile terminal 200 and the log-off mobile terminal 202 existing in the mobile communication network 206 is transmitted to the mobile communication network 206, or the log-on mobile terminal 200 and the log existing in the cell area under its control. Refers to a device for performing location information registration to determine the location of the off mobile communication terminal (202).

In addition, the wireless access network 204 relays the instant messenger server 216, the logon mobile communication terminal 200, and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202, and logs on the mobile communication terminal 200 and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202. Allocating and releasing a wireless channel for a mobile terminal, determining a soft handoff and a hard handoff between cells for a logon mobile terminal 200 and a logoff mobile terminal 202, and transcoding. ), Vocoding, Global Positioning System (GPS) clock distribution, and operation and maintenance functions for the base station.

The mobile communication network 206 is a telephone exchange network operated by a mobile communication service provider and means a set of communication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange office, and is a CDMA-2000 service, a WCDMA service, and a mobile Internet. Services, etc., to the logon mobile communication terminal 200 and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202. The mobile communication network 206 performs basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of subscribers, location registration procedure and handoff procedure processing, interworking function with other networks, and subscription and release of an instant messenger service. The mobile communication network 206 of the IS-95 A / B / C system includes an Interconnection Network Subsystem (INS) that performs distributed call processing, a Central Control Subsystem (CCS) that performs centralization of operation and maintenance, and mobile communication. It includes a subsystem, such as a Location Registration Subsystem (RLS) that performs storage and management of information for subscribers. In addition, the mobile communication network 206 for the third and fourth generation may include an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch (not shown). The ATM switch increases the transmission speed and the efficiency of line use by transmitting packets on a cell basis. Let's do it.

The inter-working function 208 provides an interface for exchanging data between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system and converts protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network. In general, the manganese interworking device 208 connects the mobile communication network 206 and the Internet 212.

The WAP gateway 210 may relay the packet data to the log-on mobile terminal 200, the log-off mobile communication terminal 202, and the instant messenger server 216 via the mobile communication network 206 to transmit and receive packet data wirelessly. Means software and hardware associated with it. The WAP gateway 210 performs a process such as communication code conversion or protocol conversion between the mobile communication network 206 and the Internet 212 in order to quickly retrieve and display information on the Internet 212. Perform the function of interconnecting 212. That is, the WAP gateway 210 converts the WAP protocol and the Internet TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol. Accordingly, a logon mobile terminal 200 and a logoff mobile terminal 202 are used between the instant messenger server 216 connected to the Internet 212 and the WAP gateway 210 using the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol. Is transmitted and received between the WAP gateway 210 and the WAP protocol. The WAP gateway 210 converts a website address (URL) request from the mobile communication network 206 into an HTTP request according to the WAP protocol, and then, from the instant messenger server 216 according to the HTTP protocol through the Internet 212, the website. Ask for an address. In addition, the WAP gateway 210 may use a binary code so that the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202 may recognize various contents in the HTML format received from the instant messenger server 216. The conversion is transmitted to the logon mobile communication terminal 200 and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202. Since the data passing through the WAP gateway 210 is converted into a binary code, there is an advantage that the amount of data is reduced and the burden is reduced when transmitting to the mobile communication network 206.

As described above, the WAP is a general term for a communication protocol that enables the Internet 212 to be used by using a wireless communication terminal such as a logon mobile communication terminal 200, a logoff mobile communication terminal 202, or a personal information terminal. In order to solve the communication speed problem of the relatively slow wireless communication, the WAP is converted into a text code on the Internet 212 and transmitted to the wireless communication terminal. In addition, since the WAP is designed considering the contents and the wireless communication terminal to use the WAP from the model design, the WAP enables users to use the Internet 212 only with the wireless terminal.

The Internet 212 provides an access path for the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202 to connect to the instant messenger server 216 via the mobile communication network 206 and to transmit and receive packet data. Means communication network.

The location based service server 214 interoperates with a GPS (Global Positioning System) system (not shown) and the mobile communication network 206 to real-time location information of the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202 in real time. It refers to software and hardware coupled thereto that monitors the current location and transmits the result to the instant messenger server 216. That is, the location-based service server 214 determines the location information of the logon mobile communication terminal 200 that logs on to the mobile instant messenger, and transmits the determined location information to the instant messenger server 216.

The instant messenger server 216 interworks with the Internet 212, and when a communication channel is allocated between the WAP gateway 210 and the logon mobile communication terminal 200, the logon mobile terminal 200 via the WAP gateway 210. ) Means software that provides an instant messenger service and hardware coupled thereto. The instant messenger server 216 generates logon information for a user logging on to the mobile instant messenger, stores the generated logon information in a logon information database unit, and then logs off to the mobile terminal 202 in the form of an SMS message. send. In addition, the instant messenger server 216 receives the location information of the logon mobile communication terminal 214 in association with the location-based service server 214 and generates information on the current location of the user who logs on to the mobile instant messenger, and generates the information. The received information together with the logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202.

3 is a diagram briefly illustrating an internal configuration of an instant messenger server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The instant messenger server 216 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a network interface unit 300, a memory unit 302, an input / output unit 304, a program storage unit 306, a central control unit 308, and a logon information database. Section 310 and the like.

In the present invention, the instant messenger server 216 provides an instant messenger service to the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202, and logon information for all and / or some users logging on to the mobile instant messenger. To generate and store in the logon information database 310. In addition, the instant messenger server 216 receives the location information of the logon mobile communication terminal 202 in conjunction with the location-based service server 214 and generates information on the current location of the user logging on to the mobile instant messenger. The received information together with the logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202.

The network interface unit 300 interoperates with the Internet 210 and the location-based service server 214 and provides an instant messenger service to the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202 in the form of packet data. Provide the necessary communication interface.

The memory unit 302 temporarily stores data processed by the central control unit 208 or temporarily stores data generated in a process of providing an instant messenger service to the mobile communication terminal 100. The input / output unit 304 displays a processing status of providing an instant messenger service as well as a processing status according to a key input.

The program storage unit 306 performs a service subscription procedure for the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202 to be provided with the instant messenger service, and stores the user information that has been completed. Providing a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal to use an instant messenger service, a chat service, a data transmission service, an information providing service, and an SMS message transmission to a logon mobile communication terminal 200 and a logoff mobile communication terminal 202. A service for providing an instant messenger service including a service, in connection with a location-based service server 214, receives location information of a logon mobile communication terminal 200, and provides information on a current location of a user logging on to a mobile instant messenger in real time. Generated, logged on to Mobile Instant Messenger The control software to monitor all and / or a part of the user in real time to generate logon information, and transmit the generated logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 in the form of an SMS message. Doing.

The central controller 308 controls the process of providing an instant messenger service from the instant messenger server 216 to the logon mobile terminal 200 and the logoff mobile terminal 202 as a central processing unit. That is, the central control unit 308 drives the control software mounted in the program storage unit 306 and transfers the instant messenger service to the logon mobile communication terminal 200 and the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 by the driven control software. It provides a control, such as to generate the logon information to transmit the logoff to the mobile communication terminal 202 in the form of an SMS message.

The logon information database unit 310 is a logon mobile communication terminal 200 which is identified in connection with service subscription information of a user who wants to use an instant messenger service, information of a user who logs on a mobile instant messenger, and a location-based service server 212. And location information of the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 and the like. The logon information is stored in two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphic forms, including not only characters and sound forms but also still images, moving images, animations, and characters.

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a logoff mobile communication terminal displaying logon information provided from an instant messenger server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The instant messenger server 216 monitors all and / or a part of users logging on to the mobile instant messenger in real time to generate logon information, and log off the generated logon information as an SMS message as shown in FIG. 4A. Send to communication terminal 202. When the user checks the SMS message transmitted from the instant messenger server 216 by manipulating a key input unit provided in the logoff mobile terminal 202, the logon information is logged off as shown in FIG. 4B. ) Is displayed. Here, the instant messenger server 216 interoperates with the location-based service server 214 and transmits information on the current location of the user logging on to the mobile instant messenger to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 along with the logon information.

Here, the user confirms the user logged on to the mobile instant messenger by using the logon information displayed on the logoff mobile communication terminal 202, and requests the mobile instant messenger to be driven to use the instant messenger service with the user. When the key input unit is operated, the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 drives the mobile instant messenger as shown in Fig. 4C, and displays the initial screen of the mobile instant messenger in operation.

As shown in FIG. 4D, the user checks the logged on user in the mobile instant messenger driven by the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 and uses the instant messenger service with the user.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of notifying a logon state of a mobile instant messenger in an instant messenger server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In the following process, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that a user who logs on to the mobile instant messenger is a logon user, and a user who is logged off in the mobile instant messenger is a logoff user.

The logoff user attempts to connect to the instant messenger server 216 to receive the log on information to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 while not driving the mobile instant messenger (S500). The instant messenger server 216 performs user authentication on the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 requesting access (S502). On the other hand, if the user authentication fails in step S502, the instant messenger server 216 generates an error message and transmits it to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 (S510).

After step S502, the instant messenger server 216 loads the user interface required to provide logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 (S504). Here, the logoff user is configured to transmit logon information when all the users and / or some of the plurality of users who are in the logoff state log on to the user interface loaded in the logoff mobile terminal 202. .

The instant messenger server 216 monitors whether there is a logon user who logs on to the mobile instant messenger according to the information set in step S504 (S506). When a logon user who logs on to the mobile instant messenger occurs, the instant messenger server 216 generates logon information and transmits the generated logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal 202 (S508). At this time, the instant messenger server 216 is interlocked with the location-based service server 214 and receives the location information of the logon mobile terminal 200 to generate information on the current location of the logged-on user who is logged on to the mobile instant messenger. Along with the logoff to the mobile communication terminal 202.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the SMS message informs the user of the user logging on to the mobile communication terminal of the user who is in the logoff state when a user who logs on occurs among a plurality of users registered in the mobile instant messenger. Because of this, it is not necessary to run the mobile instant messenger in order to determine whether the other user is logged on.

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A logon mobile communication terminal for logging on by driving a mobile instant messenger; A logoff mobile communication terminal in a logoff state without driving the mobile instant messenger; A wireless access network that performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals, and functions as a network termination device connected directly to the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal; A mobile telecommunication network, which is a collection of telecommunication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange services to an unspecified number of subscribers through a switching center as a telephone switching network; A network interworking device that provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system, and performs a function of converting protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network; In the mobile communication system including a WAP gateway for relaying the packet data between the logon mobile terminal and the log-off mobile communication terminal wirelessly via the mobile communication network to the log off state to the mobile instant messenger. A system for informing a user of the logon information of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal that informs the user of the logoff information of the logoff user by using a short message service (SMS) message. In A GPS (Global Positioning System) system, a location-based service server configured to determine the current location by monitoring the location information of the logon mobile terminal and the logoff mobile terminal in real time in association with the mobile communication network; And Interworking with the Internet, and when a communication channel is allocated between the WAP gateway and the logon mobile communication terminal, providing an instant messenger service to the logon mobile communication terminal via the WAP gateway, and logging on to the logoff mobile communication terminal. Instant messenger server to transfer information System for informing the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The instant messenger server is connected to the mobile communication network capable of providing a portable Internet service system for informing the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting the logon information to the log-off mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The instant messenger service includes a chat service for chatting by text and voice between a plurality of logon users, a data transmission service for exchanging various data between the logon users, news stocks, weather, music, and E-mail. A system for informing logon information of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal, comprising an information providing service for providing various information and an SMS message transmitting service for transmitting the SMS message. The method of claim 1, The logon information is information about personal information of the logged-on user who logs on the mobile instant messenger, information on when the user logs on to the mobile instant messenger, and the logon user is assigned to one of a group of friends, family, and coworkers. System for informing the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises registration information which is information on whether or not. The method of claim 1, The instant messenger server receives the location information of the logon mobile communication terminal from the location-based service server and logs off the information on the current location of the logged-on user who logs on to the mobile instant messenger using the location information. System for informing the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting to the mobile communication terminal. A logon mobile communication terminal for logging on by driving a mobile instant messenger; A logoff mobile communication terminal in a logoff state without driving the mobile instant messenger; A wireless access network that performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals, and functions as a network termination device connected directly to the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal; A mobile communication network, which is a set of communication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange services to an unspecified number of subscribers through a switching center as a telephone switching network; A network interworking device that provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system, and performs a function of converting protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network; In the mobile communication system including a WAP gateway for relaying the packet data between the logon mobile terminal and the log-off mobile communication terminal wirelessly via the mobile communication network to the log off state to the mobile instant messenger. To a server that informs the user of the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal, which informs the user of the log-off of the logoff user by using a short message service (SMS) message. In A network interface unit interworking with the Internet and a location-based service server and providing a communication interface for providing an instant messenger service to the logon mobile terminal and the logoff mobile terminal in the form of packet data; A program storage unit including control software for transmitting the logon information which is information about the logon user who logs on the mobile instant messenger to the logoff mobile communication terminal; Drive the control software mounted in the program storage unit, monitor the logon user logging on to the mobile instant messenger by the driven control software to generate the logon information, and log off the generated logon information. A central control unit for controlling the operation of transmitting to the mobile communication terminal; A memory unit that temporarily stores data processed by the central control unit or temporarily stores data generated in a process of driving the control software; And Input / output unit for displaying the processing status for the control software as well as the processing status according to key input Server for notifying the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, The control software performs a service subscription procedure for the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal to be provided with the instant messenger service, and stores user information that has been completed. Providing the instant messenger service including a chat service, a data transmission service, an information provision service, and an SMS message transmission service to the logoff mobile communication terminal; and monitoring the logon user who logs on the mobile instant messenger in real time. Generating a logon information, converting the generated logon information into an SMS message form, and transmitting the logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal. Tell my server log information. The method of claim 6, The instant messenger server receives the location information of the logon mobile communication terminal from the location-based service server and logs off the information on the current location of the logged-on user who logs on to the mobile instant messenger using the location information. Server for notifying the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting to the mobile communication terminal. A logon mobile communication terminal for logging on by driving a mobile instant messenger; A logoff mobile communication terminal in a logoff state without driving the mobile instant messenger; A wireless access network that performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals, and functions as a network termination device connected directly to the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal; A mobile telecommunication network, which is a collection of telecommunication facilities that provide voice telephone or data exchange services to an unspecified number of subscribers through a switching center as a telephone switching network; A network interworking device that provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system, and performs a function of converting protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network; A WAP gateway for relaying packet data wirelessly between the logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network, a GPS (Global Positioning System) system, and the mobile communication network. A location-based service server configured to determine a current location by monitoring location information of a logon mobile communication terminal and the logoff mobile communication terminal in real time; If a communication channel is allocated between the WAP gateway and the logon mobile communication terminal, the instant messenger service is provided to the logon mobile terminal via the WAP gateway, and the logoff information is logged. In a mobile communication system including an instant messenger server for transmitting a message, logon information of the logon mobile communication terminal logging on the mobile instant messenger to the logoff mobile communication terminal is called SMS (Short Message Service). In the method of informing the logon information of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal to inform by using a message, (a) the instant messenger server performing user authentication on the logoff mobile communication terminal attempting to connect to the instant messenger server; (b) loading a user interface capable of setting all and / or a part of the logon mobile communication terminal registered with the mobile instant messenger; And (c) transmitting the logon information to the logoff mobile communication terminal; Method for informing the logon state of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal comprising a. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein step (b) (b1) monitoring the logged-on user logging on with the mobile instant messenger according to the information set in the user interface; (b2) identifying location information of the logon mobile communication terminal in association with the location-based service server; And (b3) including the location information generated in step (b2) in the logon information; Method for informing the logon state of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 9, The logon information includes subscriber information of the logon mobile terminal logging on to the mobile instant messenger, information on a time point for logging on to the mobile instant messenger, and the logon mobile terminal to any one group of a friend, family member or coworker. A method of informing a logon state of a mobile instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal, comprising registration information which is information on whether the information is specified. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein after step (c) (d) receiving a request for driving the mobile instant messenger from the logoff mobile communication terminal; And (e) relaying the logon user who is logged on according to the logon information and the instant messenger service to each other so that they can use each other; Method for informing the logon state of the mobile instant messenger to the mobile communication terminal comprising a.

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