KR20070035679A - Method and system for providing short message service including background image - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a short message service including a background image.

The present invention includes a handoff and a radio resource management function as a terrestrial infrastructure for exchanging data with a mobile communication terminal wirelessly based on a predetermined protocol, and relays the use of a short message service of the mobile communication terminal. A wireless access network; A mobile communication network which relays the short message service to a counterpart as a set of communication facilities for providing a voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange station; In a mobile communication system including a content providing server interworking with the mobile communication network and the Internet and providing a background image used as a sketch of the short message service, the background image selected according to a user's preference is composed of a sketch, and A method for providing a short message service including a background image for including a predetermined message and transmitting the same to a counterpart, the method comprising the steps of: (a) the content providing server performing user authentication after receiving a connection request; (b) providing list information on the background image; And (c) provides a method for providing a short message service comprising a background image comprising the step of receiving selection for the background image.

According to the present invention, since the background image displayed on the mobile communication terminal can be selected according to the user's taste in the process of using the short message service, there is an effect of making the individuality stand out more for the modern man who wants to reveal his unique personality. .

Mobile terminal, short message service, background, image

Description

Method and System for Providing Short Message Service Including Background Image}

1 is a simplified diagram illustrating a system for providing a short message service including a background image according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing simply the internal configuration of the content providing server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a short message service including a background image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4A to 4E are diagrams exemplarily illustrating screens of a mobile communication terminal providing a short message service including a background image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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100: mobile communication terminal 102: wireless access network

104: mobile communication network 106: manganese interworking device

108: WAP gateway 110: Internet

112: content providing server 200: network interface unit

202: memory unit 204: input / output unit

206: program storage unit 208: central control unit

210: background image database unit

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a short message service including a background image. In more detail, a short message service is used to transmit a predetermined message to the counterpart, and the background image selected by the user's preference is composed of a sketch, and a background image is transmitted to the counterpart by including a predetermined message thereon. A method and system for providing a short message service are included.

Information and communication technology is changing the lifestyle of modern people. Nearly all homes, schools and offices have Internet-enabled personal computers that enable them to acquire information through Web sites, purchase products through e-commerce, and exchange news via e-mail. Just a few years ago, people could only use voice communication-oriented mobile services using mobile terminals. Recently, however, a wireless internet service that can receive a data communication service using the internet has appeared in a mobile communication terminal.

As the mobile communication service has evolved, the mobile communication terminal has evolved from the concept of a voice call-oriented mobile phone to a mobile communication terminal having various functions such as a camcorder, a camera, and an MP3 player. As various functions are included in the mobile communication terminal, the display device of the mobile communication terminal has also evolved from a black and white display device to a color display device. In general, a display device of a mobile communication terminal exists to inform 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. As a result of the development of information and communication technology, the spread of mobile communication terminals with color display devices and the use of wireless Internet services have become commonplace, and various contents providing businesses have emerged.

Short message service is a two-way text transmission service that can send and receive a predetermined message consisting of a total of 80 bytes of short text between mobile communication terminals regardless of the communication between mobile communication terminals. It is widely used due to the advantage that the contents are delivered to the receiver at the same time as sending. The short message service basically transmits a predetermined message consisting of a reply number and text between mobile terminals, and also travel information, traffic information, weather forecast, leisure information, TV information, news, stock information, You can also receive various information such as advertisements.

However, despite the evolution of display devices of mobile communication terminals into color display devices, the short message service still transmits only certain messages composed of black and white. Therefore, for the modern man who wants to reveal his unique personality, the short message service is simply displayed in black and white, so that it is easily fed up and makes the other person feel bored. In addition, the mobile communication service provider has a disadvantage in that a short message service displayed in black and white in a saturated communication market has a limitation in providing a differentiated service.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention transmits a predetermined message to a counterpart using a short message service, and configures a background image selected according to a user's preference as a sketch, and includes a predetermined message thereon. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing a short message service including a background image to be transmitted to a mobile station.

Accordingly, according to a first object of the present invention, a ground infrastructure for exchanging data with a mobile communication terminal wirelessly based on a predetermined protocol includes a handoff and a radio resource management function, and the short message service of the mobile communication terminal ( Short message service) and a wireless access network to relay the use; A mobile communication network which relays the short message service to a counterpart as a set of communication facilities for providing a voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange station; In a mobile communication system including a content providing server interworking with the mobile communication network and the Internet and providing a background image used as a sketch of the short message service, the background image selected according to a user's preference is composed of a sketch, and A method for providing a short message service including a background image for including a predetermined message and transmitting the same to a counterpart, the method comprising the steps of: (a) the content providing server performing user authentication after receiving a connection request; (b) providing list information on the background image; And (c) provides a method for providing a short message service comprising a background image comprising the step of receiving selection for the background image.

In addition, according to a second object of the present invention, a ground infrastructure for exchanging data with a mobile communication terminal wirelessly based on a predetermined protocol includes a handoff and a radio resource management function, and the short message service of the mobile communication terminal ( Short message service) and a wireless access network to relay the use; In a mobile communication system including a mobile communication network which relays the short message service to a counterpart as a set of communication facilities for providing a voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange station, the background selected according to a user's preference. A system for providing a short message service including a background image, comprising an image as a draft and including a predetermined message thereon to be transmitted to a counterpart, the short message service interworking with the mobile communication network and the Internet. It provides a system for providing a short message service including a background image, characterized in that it comprises a content providing server for providing a background image used as a sketch of the service.

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.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing a short message service including a background image according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A system for providing a short message service including a background image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 100, a wireless access network 102, a mobile communication network 104, a network interworking device 106, and a WAP gateway ( 108, the Internet 110, the content providing server 112, and the like.

Brief description of the main features of the present invention. When a user wants to send a predetermined message to the other party using a short message service, the background image provided from the content providing server 112 is composed of a sketch, which includes a predetermined message thereon, and then is transmitted to the other party. There is a characteristic. Here, in the present invention, the background image is composed of a sketch in the state of downloading the background image selected according to the user's preference from the content providing server 112, and includes a predetermined message thereon so as to be directly transmitted to the other party, or in advance. If the user selects a background image according to a user's preference by accessing the content providing server 112, the content providing server 112 receives a predetermined message from the mobile communication terminal 100 to include the background image and transmit the message to the other party. It may be.

The mobile communication terminal 100 may use a web service in a wired / wireless communication environment, and a background image provided through the content providing server 112 may be configured as a sketch in the process of transmitting a predetermined message to a counterpart using a short message service. And a communication terminal including a predetermined message thereon and transmitted to the other party. The mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the mobile communication network 104 via the wireless access network 102 to provide a voice call function to perform a conventional voice call wirelessly with another mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal 100 downloads or selects a background image according to a user's preference through the content providing server 112, and later downloads or selects a user's preference in a process of transmitting a predetermined message to a counterpart using a short message service. The selected background image is composed of a sketch, and the message is transmitted to the other party by including a predetermined message thereon.

The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a wireless application protocol (Internet connection protocol), an MIE (Microsoft Internet Explorer) based on HTML using an HTTP protocol, a handheld device transport protocol, and an NTT DOCOMO. Access to the Internet 110 via the mobile communication network 104 using a browser for Internet access, such as i-Mode or SK Telecom's 'NATE', and works with the content providing server 112 connected to the Internet 110. Done. Among the Internet access protocols used by the mobile communication terminal 100, MIE uses a shortened version of HTML, which is abbreviated m-HTML. In the case of i-Mode, a language called compact HTML (c-HTML), which is a subset of HTML, is used. use.

The wireless access network 102 is a network termination device that is directly connected to the mobile communication terminal 100 by performing baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmitting / receiving a wireless signal. Each of the wireless access networks 102 is arranged in units of cells. Transmits a call request and a background image request generated from the communication terminal 100 to the mobile communication network 104, or transmits a call request of the mobile communication terminal 100 existing in the cell area under its control to the mobile communication network 104; It refers to a device for performing location information registration for identifying the location of the mobile communication terminal 100 existing in the cell area under its control.

In addition, the wireless access network 102 relays the content providing server 112 and the mobile communication terminal 100, and allocates and releases a radio channel for the mobile communication terminal 100, and an inter-cell soft handoff for the mobile communication terminal 100. It performs soft hand off and hard hand off decisions, transcoding and vocoding, global positioning system (GPS) clock distribution, and operation and maintenance functions for the base station.

The mobile communication network 104 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. Provide a service and the like to the mobile communication terminal 100. The mobile communication network 104 performs basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of subscribers, location registration procedure and handoff procedure processing, interworking with other networks, and subscription and release of travel information services. The mobile communication network 104 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 104 for the third and fourth generation may include an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch (not shown). The ATM switch increases the transmission rate and the efficiency of line use by packet transmission per cell. .

The inter-working function 106 provides an interface for data exchange 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 106 interconnects the mobile communication network 104 and the Internet 110.

The WAP gateway 108 refers to software for relaying and transmitting packet data wirelessly between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the content providing server 112 via the mobile communication network 104 and hardware coupled thereto. The WAP gateway 108 performs a process such as communication code conversion or protocol conversion between the mobile communication network 104 and the Internet 110 in order to quickly retrieve and display information on the Internet 110. Performs a function of interconnecting 110. That is, the WAP gateway 108 converts the WAP protocol and the Internet TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol. Accordingly, the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol is used between the WAP gateway 108 and the content providing server 112 connected to the Internet 110, and the WAP protocol is used between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the WAP gateway 108. FIG. Transmission and reception of data is performed by using a. The WAP gateway 108 converts a website address (URL) request from the mobile communication network 104 into an HTTP request according to the WAP protocol, and then, from the content providing server 112 according to the HTTP protocol through the Internet 110, the website. Ask for an address. In addition, the WAP gateway 108 converts a variety of content in the HTML format received from the content providing server 112 into a binary code so that the mobile communication terminal 100 can recognize the content to the mobile communication terminal 100. send. Since the data passing through the WAP gateway 108 is converted into a binary code, there is an advantage that the amount of data is reduced and the burden on transmission to the mobile communication network 104 is reduced.

As described above, the WAP is a general term for a communication protocol that enables the Internet 110 to be used using a wireless communication terminal such as a mobile communication terminal 100 or a personal information terminal. In the WAP, in order to solve a communication speed problem of a relatively slow wireless communication, the WAP is converted into a text code on the Internet 110 and transmitted to a 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 110 only with the wireless terminal.

The Internet 110 refers to a communication network that provides a connection path for the mobile communication terminal 100 to transmit and receive packet data after connecting to the content providing server 112 via the mobile communication network 104.

The content providing server 112 is interworked with the mobile communication network 104 and the Internet 110, and when a communication channel is allocated between the WAP gateway 108 and the mobile communication terminal 100, the mobile communication via the WAP gateway 108 is performed. Software for providing a background image used as a sketch of the short message service to the terminal 100 means a hardware coupled thereto. In addition, the user may upload a still image and a video stored in the mobile communication terminal 100 to the content providing server 112 to configure a background image to be used for the short message service.

2 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a content providing server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The content providing server 112 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a network interface unit 200, a memory unit 202, an input / output unit 204, a program storage unit 206, a central control unit 208, and a background image database. Section 210 and the like.

In the present invention, when the content providing server 112 receives a connection request from the mobile communication terminal 100, it performs a user authentication using the stored user information, and in the process of transmitting a predetermined message to the counterpart using a short message service. Allows you to download or select a background image to use.

The network interface 200 interworks with the mobile communication network 104 and the Internet 110 and provides a communication interface for providing a background image to the mobile communication terminal 100 in the form of packet data.

The memory unit 202 temporarily stores data processed by the central control unit 208 or temporarily stores data generated in a process of providing a background image to be used as a sketch of a short message service to the mobile communication terminal 100. Function The input / output unit 204 displays the processing status for providing the background image as well as the processing status according to the key input.

The program storage unit 206 allows the user to select a background image to be used as a sketch according to a taste in the process of transmitting a predetermined message to the counterpart using a short message service, and selects the selected background image to the mobile communication terminal 100. When the user creates a predetermined message to the other party and requests transmission using a short message service while the background image selected according to the downloading operation or the user's preference is stored in the background image database unit 210, the background image selected in advance is selected. Is composed of a sketch, and includes control software for including a predetermined message and transmitting the same to a counterpart.

The central control unit 208 controls a process of providing a background image used as a sketch in the process of using a short message service from the content providing server 112 to the mobile communication terminal 100 as a central processing unit. That is, the central control unit 208 drives the control software mounted on the program storage unit 206, and searches the background image database unit 210 for a background image to be used as a sketch in the short message service according to the driven control software. In the process of providing to the mobile communication terminal 100 or transmitting a predetermined message to the counterpart, a background image selected according to a user's preference is composed as a sketch, a predetermined message is included thereon, and then the work is transmitted to the counterpart.

The background image database unit 210 stores user information on a user who wants to use a background image, a background image to be used as a sketch in a short message service, and the like. The background image is stored in a 2D graphic form or a 3D graphic form including various data such as still images, moving images, animations, and characters.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a short message service including a background image according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

When a user wants to send a predetermined message to the other party using a short message service but includes a background image as a sketch, the user runs a web browser provided in the mobile communication terminal 100 to establish a connection with the content providing server 112. Will try (S300).

When the connection is successful by performing user authentication with the content providing server 112 (S302), the content providing server 112 provides the mobile communication terminal 100 with the list information of the background image to be used as a sketch of the short message service. (S304).

The background image is selected according to the user's taste according to the list information of the background image provided in step S304, and the selected background image is downloaded from the content providing server 112 (that is, the content providing server 112 is used in the process of using the short message service). If you want to include a message to the other party directly without passing through a background image, including the background image as a sketch), the selected background image is stored in the content providing server 112 (that is, the content providing server in the process of using a short message service ( If it is desired to include a predetermined message to the other party via 112) and include a background image as a sketch) (S306).

The user composes a predetermined message using the short message service, but includes the background image provided from the content providing server 112 as a sketch and transmits it to the counterpart (S308). On the other hand, if the user authentication fails in step S302, the content providing server 112 generates an error message and transmits to the request mobile communication terminal 100 (S310).

4A to 4E are diagrams exemplarily illustrating screens of a mobile communication terminal providing a short message service including a background image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In the process described below, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal 100 downloads the background image from the content providing server 112 and then constructs the downloaded background image as a sketch, and transmits the message to the other party by including a predetermined message thereon.

When the user connects to the content providing server 112 by driving a web browser provided in the mobile communication terminal 100, the mobile communication terminal 100 displays an initial screen provided from the content providing server 112 as illustrated in FIG. 4A. Display as shown.

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 100 displays list information on the background image included in the content providing server 112 as shown in FIG. 4B. Here, it is assumed that the user selects 'sharks and friends' among the background images provided from the content providing server 112.

The content providing server 112 transmits the background image selected by the user to the mobile communication terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 4C. When the user inputs a predetermined message to the background image provided from the content providing server 112 as shown in FIG. 4D, and manipulates a 'confirmation' button among the provided key input units, the mobile communication terminal 100 displays FIG. 4E. As shown in FIG. 1, a background image is composed of a sketch, and a short message service including a predetermined message is transmitted to the counterpart.

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, since the background image displayed on the mobile communication terminal can be selected according to the user's taste in the process of using the short message service, the personality is more suitable for the modern person who wants to reveal his unique personality. It's a compelling effect.

In addition, the mobile communication service provider that secures mobile subscribers is more differentiated than the competitors in the saturated communication market. Therefore, it is possible to secure an advantageous position in securing new mobile subscribers. There is an advantage.

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A ground infrastructure that exchanges data wirelessly with a mobile communication terminal based on a predetermined protocol, and includes a handoff and radio resource management function, and a wireless access network which relays the use of a short message service of the mobile communication terminal; ; A mobile communication network which relays the short message service to a counterpart as a set of communication facilities for providing a voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange station; In a mobile communication system including a content providing server interworking with the mobile communication network and the Internet and providing a background image used as a sketch of the short message service, the background image selected according to a user's preference is composed of a sketch, and In the method for providing a short message service including a background image, including a predetermined message to be sent to the other party, (a) the content providing server performing user authentication after receiving a request for access; (b) providing list information on the background image; And (c) receiving selection for the background image Method for providing a short message service comprising a background image comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein after step (c) (d1) the mobile communication terminal downloading the background image; (d2) receiving the predetermined message; (d3) constructing the downloaded background image as a sketch and including the predetermined message thereon; And (d4) directly transmitting the predetermined message including the background image to a counterpart; Method for providing a short message service comprising a background image comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein after step (c) (d5) the mobile communication terminal selecting the background image and terminating the connection with the content providing server; (d6) receiving the predetermined message; And (d7) transmitting the predetermined message in cooperation with the content providing server, and including the previously selected background image in the predetermined message through the content providing server and transmitting the predetermined message; Method for providing a short message service comprising a background image comprising a. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is The content providing server may not only provide the background image in the form of a finished product, but also upload the still image and / or video generated by the mobile communication terminal possessed by the user to the content providing server to use as the background image. A method for providing a short message service comprising a background image characterized by. A ground infrastructure that exchanges data wirelessly with a mobile communication terminal based on a predetermined protocol, and includes a handoff and radio resource management function, and a wireless access network which relays the use of a short message service of the mobile communication terminal; ; In a mobile communication system including a mobile communication network which relays the short message service to a counterpart as a set of communication facilities for providing a voice telephone or data exchange service to an unspecified number of subscribers through an exchange station, the background selected according to a user's preference. In a system for providing a short message service including a background image, comprising an image as a sketch, and including a predetermined message thereon to be transmitted to the other party, A content providing server that interworks with the mobile communication network and the Internet and provides a background image used as a sketch of a short message service. System for providing a short message service comprising a background image comprising a. The method of claim 5, The content providing server downloads the background image to the mobile communication terminal, and then transmits the predetermined message including the background image to the other party directly from the mobile communication terminal. How to Provide Services. The method of claim 5, The content providing server selects the background image and then receives the predetermined message from the mobile communication terminal when the user wants to transmit the predetermined message to the other party using the short message service. A system for providing a short message service including a background image, wherein the background image is transmitted to the counterpart including a background image. The method of claim 5, The content providing server may not only provide the background image in the form of a finished product, but also provide a still image and / or a video generated by the mobile communication terminal as the background image. System that provides services.

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