KR20100101975A - System and method for providing message service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for providing a message service including a contents providing server are provided to easily supply the contents related to the image if the image is selected in the image message. CONSTITUTION: A message management server(60) receives a message from a first mobile terminal(13). The image in which the message management server is related to text is referred and the image is mixed in message. The message management server transmits the image message mixing image in message with the second mobile terminal(17). The contents list includes the file route of the contents.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGES {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to a system and method for providing a message service.

Recently, with the development of communication technology and widespread use of mobile terminals, various additional functions such as video call, message transmission, and image transmission have been added in addition to voice call function. That is, the mobile terminal transmits a message, accesses the wireless Internet, receives a web service, and downloads, stores and plays multimedia data such as an address book, photo animation, video, and ringtone.

The message transmission service may transmit and receive a basic short message service (SMS) and further, may transmit and receive a multimedia message system (MMS) to which multimedia data may be attached. The short message service is basically provided with a function of transmitting a reply number and a message between mobile terminals. The multimedia message service is a next-generation message service that exchanges multimedia files such as graphics, video clips, and music files using a mobile terminal.

The user is using a message adding service to decorate a message more colorfully due to the spread of mobile terminals supporting color screens. The message addition service extracts the text included in the message and transmits the image including the emoticon corresponding to the text to the receiver in combination with the message.

Previously, only images associated with a message could be sent to the recipient. Accordingly, when the user wants the content of the latest issue or news related to the text included in the message, the user can search the content related to the text by using an internet search. However, when the user directly searches for content associated with the text, it is time consuming and sometimes the user does not find the desired content.

The present invention provides a message service providing system and method capable of providing content associated with text included in a message.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a message service providing system and method that can easily be provided with content associated with the text contained in the message without the user directly searching.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in a system for providing a message service from a first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal, by extracting text from the message received from the first mobile terminal, by searching for an image associated with the text A message management server for combining the image with the message; And a content providing server searching for contents associated with the image and transmitting the contents to the second mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a method for providing a message service from a first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal by a message service providing system, extracting at least one text from a message received from the first mobile terminal; ; Searching for the associated image for each text and combining the at least one image with the message and transmitting the combined image to the second mobile terminal; And analyzing the content request signal received from the second mobile terminal and transmitting the request content to the second mobile terminal.

The system and method for providing a message service according to the present invention has an effect of providing content related to text included in a message.

And, the additional service management system and method according to the present invention has an effect that can easily be provided with the content associated with the image when the user selects the image in the image message.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

If the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal capable of performing a specific application such as a message can be transmitted, its type is irrelevant, for example, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PCS (Personal Communication Service), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), CDMA △ 2000 (1X, 3X) phones, Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) phones, Dual Band / Dual Mode phones, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) phones, Mobile Broadband It may be a mobile communication terminal that may include communication functions such as a System) phone, a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) phone, and a Smart phone.

For convenience of understanding and explanation of the present invention, the mobile terminal can be described assuming that it is a mobile communication terminal. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals and duplicate description thereof will be omitted. do.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the message service providing system 100 includes a first mobile terminal 13, a second mobile terminal 17, a base station 20, a mobile communication switching center 30, a packet switching support node 40, Message service center 50, message management server 60 and content providing server 70.

The first mobile terminal 13 and the second mobile terminal 17 are wirelessly connected to the base station 20 to perform a call function for performing a conventional voice call or a video call by wireless communication with another mobile terminal or a landline telephone. to provide. Here, an example of transmitting a message from the first mobile terminal 13 to the second mobile terminal 17 will be described. When a user inputs a message through an input unit (not shown) of the first mobile terminal 13, the first mobile terminal 13 determines a signal input through the input unit and generates a message. Then, the first mobile terminal 13 transmits a message to the mobile communication switching center 30 through the base station 20. Here, the message may be at least one of a Short Message Service (SMS), a Long Message Service (LMS), and a Multimedia Message Service (MMS).

The second mobile terminal 17 receives an image message from the message management server 60. When the user of the second mobile terminal 17 confirms the image message and selects the desired image, the second mobile terminal 17 determines the request image and generates an image transmission signal including the request image. The second mobile terminal 17 transmits the generated image transmission signal to the message management server 60 through the message service center 50. The second mobile terminal 17 may receive a content list from the message management server 60. The user of the second mobile terminal 17 checks the received content list. When the user inputs a desired content list, the second mobile terminal 17 determines the input request content and determines a file access path associated with the request content. A content request signal is generated and transmitted to the content providing server 70 through the packet exchange support node 40.

When the base station 20 performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of a wireless signal, the base station 20 is connected to the first mobile terminal 13 and the second mobile terminal 17 through a wireless channel.

The mobile switching center (MSC) 30 receives a message received from the first mobile terminal 13 through the base station 20 and includes a mobile identification number (MIN) and parameters of the content of the message. The message is sent to the message service center 50.

In addition, the mobile communication switching center 30 is a service switching point (SSP) for providing an intelligent network service, and processes incoming and outgoing calls of a user, location registration and handoff procedures, and interworking functions with other networks. To perform. In addition, the mobile communication switching center 30 confirms the voice call and the message call transmitted from the user, transmits the message to the message service center 50, establishes a session between the message service center 50, and establishes a session between the first mobile terminal 13. And the second mobile terminal 17 to provide a voice call service and a message transmission service.

The Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) 40 is configured to support the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) of the first mobile terminal 13 and the second mobile terminal 17. It supports mobility management, outgoing / outgoing call processing procedures, and session management and authentication functions to handle the sending and receiving of data packets. In addition, the packet-switching support node 40 (40) checks the data call transmitted from the first mobile terminal 13 and the second mobile terminal 17 and transmits it to the service control server, the data call between the service control server It establishes a session for transmission to provide a packet data service to the first mobile terminal 13 and the second mobile terminal 17.

The message service center 50 determines and transmits the requested message from the first mobile terminal 13 of the user through the mobile communication switching center 30. The message service center 50 transmits various messages such as SMS, LMS and MMS to the first mobile terminal 13 and the second mobile terminal 17. The message service center 50 stores the message received from the first mobile terminal 13, which is the transmitting mobile terminal, and transmits the message to the second mobile terminal 17, which is the receiving mobile terminal, via the mobile communication switching center 30. In this case, when the power of the second mobile terminal 17 is turned off or the message is not transmitted because it is located in a shaded area, the message is stored until a predetermined time set in advance or until the second mobile terminal 17 is in a state in which it can be received. do.

The message service center 50 extracts subscriber identification information from the message received from the mobile telecommunication switching center 30. In addition, the message service center 50 determines whether the subscriber identification information is subscribed to the message addition service, and generates an image message generation request signal including the message and the subscriber identification information if the subscriber identification information is subscribed to the message addition service. The message service center 50 transmits an image message generation request signal to the message management server 60 to perform the generated message addition service. The message service center 50 extracts the image message from the image message request signal received from the message management server 60 and transmits the image message to the mobile communication switching center 30 to transmit the image message to the second mobile terminal 17. At this time, the mobile communication switching center 30 transmits an image message to the second mobile terminal 17. The message service center 50 may be at least one of a short message service center (SMSC) supporting SMS, a long message service center (LMSC) supporting LMS, and a multimedia message service center (MMSC) supporting MMS. .

The message management server 60 processes the message by using the image message generation request signal. The message management server 60 extracts subscriber identification information from the image message generation request signal and searches for a message additional service associated with the subscriber identification information. The message management server 60 extracts text from a message and extracts an image associated with the text if the content providing supplementary service is a message adding service. The message management server 60 combines the image with the message and transmits the image to the second mobile terminal 17. The message management server 60 generates a list request signal including a request image received from the second mobile terminal 17 to provide the content list to the second mobile terminal 17 and transmits the list request signal to the content providing server 70. do. Message management server 60 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The content providing server 70 extracts the request image using the list request signal received from the message management server 60 and retrieves the content associated with the request image. The content providing server 70 arranges the content to generate a content list, and transmits the generated content list to the message management server 60. The content providing server 70 extracts the request content using the content request signal received from the second mobile terminal 17 and transmits the extracted request content to the second mobile terminal 17. The content providing server 70 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

2 is a block diagram showing a message management server 60 of a message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the message management server 60 includes a communication unit 610, a message controller 620, a text extractor 630, an image message manager 650, and an image database 640.

The communication unit 610 receives an image message generation request signal, an image transmission signal, and a content list, and transmits an image message request signal and a content list. The communication unit 610 receives an image message generation request signal and an image transmission signal from the message service center 50, and receives a content list from the content providing server 70. The communication unit 610 transmits the image message request signal and the content list to the message service center 50.

When the message controller 620 receives the image message generation request signal from the communication unit 610, the message controller 620 extracts subscriber identification information from the image message generation request signal, and the user of the first mobile terminal 13 adds a message using the subscriber identification information. Determine if you are subscribed to the service. In addition, the message controller 620 provides an image message generation request signal to the text extraction unit 630 to extract text from the message if the content providing additional service is one of the message additional services. Upon receiving the text, the message controller 620 provides the text and the message to the image message manager 650. The message controller 620 generates an image message request signal including an image message and subscriber identification information to transmit the image message generated by the combiner 657 to the second mobile terminal 17. The message controller 620 controls the communication unit 610 to transmit the image message request signal to the message service center 50.

When the image controller receives the image transmission signal from the communication unit 610, the message controller 620 generates a list request signal including the request image extracted from the image transmission signal to request a content list. When the message controller 620 receives the content list from the communication unit 610, the message controller 620 controls the communication unit 610 to transmit the content list to the second mobile terminal 17. The message controller 620 controls all functions performed by the message management server 60 in addition to a function for performing an additional content providing service.

The text extractor 630 extracts text from the message. The text extractor 630 extracts a message from an image message generation request signal under the control of the content controller 720, and extracts text from the message. The text extractor 630 provides the extracted text to the message controller 620. Here, the text may be at least one of a word, a sentence, and a paragraph. The text extractor 630 may determine the meaning of the extracted text. The text extractor 630 provides the message controller 620 with the meaning of the text.

The image message manager 650 extracts an image associated with the text and combines the extracted image in the message. To this end, the image message manager 650 includes an image extractor 655 and a combination unit 657.

The image extractor 655 searches for an image associated with the text. The image extractor 655 searches for and extracts an image associated with text from the image database 640. The image extractor 655 may extract an image associated with the meaning of the text extracted by the text extractor 630 from the image database 640 without searching for an image associated with the text.

The combining unit 657 combines the image with the message to generate an image message. The combiner 657 generates an image message by combining the image extracted by the image extractor 655 into the message, and provides the generated image message to the message controller 620. In addition, the combination unit 657 may associate an image list with the content and combine the image with the content list associated with the message to generate an image message.

The image database 640 stores images matched with text. In addition, the image database 640 may be stored by matching the image to the meaning of the text.

3 is a block diagram showing a content providing server 70 of a message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the content providing server 70 may include a transmitter 710, a content controller 720, a searcher 730, a generator 740, a content extractor 750, and a content database 760. It includes.

The transmitter 710 receives the list request signal and the content request signal and transmits the content list and the requested content. The transmitter 710 receives the list request signal from the message management server 60 and the content request signal from the second mobile terminal 17. The transmitter 710 transmits the content list to the message management server 60 under the control of the content controller 720, and transmits the requested content to the second mobile terminal 17.

The content controller 720 provides the searcher 730 to generate a content list when the list request signal is received from the transmitter 710. The content controller 720 provides the request image to the generator 740 when the searcher 730 extracts the request image. The content controller 720 controls the content extractor 750 to extract the request content when the content request signal is received from the transmitter 710. The content controller 720 controls all the functions performed by the content providing server 70 in addition to the function of generating a content list or extracting the requested content.

The searcher 730 extracts the request image by using the list request signal. The searcher 730 analyzes the list request signal provided from the content controller 720 and extracts the request image. The searcher 730 provides the extracted request image to the content controller 720.

The generation unit 740 generates a content list by arranging contents related to the request image. The generation unit 740 searches for and extracts at least one content related to the request image provided from the content control unit 720 to the content database 760, and generates a content list by sorting the extracted plurality of contents in priority order. . The generation unit 740 determines a file access path of the extracted content, and generates a content list including the file access path of the content. Here, the file access path may be a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

The generation unit 740 may set the priority based on at least one of a registration date, preference, accuracy, and popularity, and the preference, accuracy, and popularity may be set based on at least one of age and gender. The generation unit 740 may set the popularity in more detail based on comments, inquiries, and recommendations. For example, the generation unit 740 generates a content list by including the predetermined number by sorting the searched content by the latest registration date when setting the registration date as the priority. Here, the predetermined number may be set by receiving an input from a service provider and may be set through a predetermined algorithm (for example, a program and a probability model).

The content extractor 750 extracts a file access path of the requested content from the content request signal received from the content controller 720. The content extractor 750 extracts the requested content located in the file access path from the content database 760. The content extractor 750 provides the extracted request content to the content controller 720.

The content database 760 stores a plurality of contents. The content database 760 is associated with an image to store content.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the message service providing system 100 extracts text from a message (S120). The message management server 60 of the message service providing system 100 receives a message from the first mobile terminal 13 via the mobile communication switching center 30. The message management server 60 extracts text from the message. Here, the text may be any one of words, sentences and paragraphs.

The message service providing system 100 combines the image with the message (S140). The message management server 60 of the message service providing system 100 extracts an image associated with the extracted text and generates an image message by combining the extracted images with the message. Then, the message management server 60 transmits the image message to the second mobile terminal 17. When the user using the second mobile terminal 17 selects an image associated with the content to be provided in the image message, the second mobile terminal 17 generates an image transmission signal including the image selected by the user to generate a message management server ( 60).

The message service providing system 100 generates a content list including content associated with the image (S160). When the message management server 60 of the message service providing system 100 receives the image transmission signal from the second mobile terminal 17, the message management server 60 extracts an image from the image transmission signal. The message management server 60 generates a list request signal including the image. The content providing server 70 searches for content associated with the image extracted from the list request signal, and creates a content list by sorting the contents in priority order. The content providing server 70 transmits the content list to the second mobile terminal 17. When the user of the second mobile terminal 17 selects the desired content through the content list, the second mobile terminal 17 transmits a content request signal including the requested content to the content providing server 70.

The message service providing system 100 extracts the requested content using the content request signal (S180). The content providing server 70 of the message service providing system 100 analyzes a content request signal, extracts request content desired by a user, and transmits the extracted request content to the second mobile terminal 17.

5 and 6 are flowcharts showing in detail the method of providing the message service shown in FIG.

5 and 6, the first mobile terminal 13 transmits a message to the message service center 50 (S211). When the first mobile terminal 13 receives a message through the input unit, the first mobile terminal 13 determines the input signal and generates a message. The first mobile terminal 13 transmits the message to the mobile communication switching center 30 through the base station 20, and the mobile communication switching center 30 transmits the message to the message service center 50. The message service center 50 receives a message from the mobile telecommunication switching center 30.

The message service center 50 transmits an image message generation request signal including the message to the message management server 60 (S213). The message service center 50 extracts subscriber identification information from the message and generates an image message request generation signal including the message and the subscriber identification information. The message service center 50 transmits an image message generation request signal to the communication unit 610 of the message management server 60.

The message management server 60 extracts text from the message (S215). When the message controller 620 of the message management server 60 receives the image message generation request signal from the communication unit 610, the message controller 620 extracts subscriber identification information from the image message generation request signal. The message controller 620 determines whether the subscriber is subscribed to the content providing additional service among the message adding service using the subscriber identification information. If the message controller 620 is subscribed to the content providing additional service, the message controller 620 provides an image message generation request signal to the text extractor 630. The text extractor 630 extracts a message from the image message generation request signal and extracts text from the message. Here, the text may be at least one of a word, a sentence, and a paragraph.

The message management server 60 generates an image message by combining the image with the message (S217). The message controller 620 of the message management server 60 provides text to the image message manager 650 to generate an image message. The image extractor 655 of the image message manager 650 searches for and extracts an image related to text from the image database 640. The combiner 657 of the image message manager 650 generates an image message by combining the image with the message. The message controller 620 generates an image message request signal including an image message and subscriber identification information to transmit the image message to the second mobile terminal 17.

The message management server 60 transmits an image message request signal to the message service center 50 (S219). The transmitter 710 of the message management server 60 transmits an image message request signal provided from the message controller 620 to the message service center 50.

The message service center 50 transmits the image message to the second mobile terminal 17 (S221). The message service center 50 extracts the image message in the image message request signal. Then, the message service center 50 determines the information of the second mobile terminal 17 which is the receiving mobile terminal from the image message request signal and transmits the image message to the second mobile terminal 17.

The second mobile terminal 17 transmits the image transmission signal to the message management server 60 (S223). When the user of the second mobile terminal 17 inputs an image associated with the content in the image message, the second mobile terminal 17 determines the input signal and generates an image transmission signal including the request image. The second mobile terminal 17 transmits an image transmission signal to the communication unit 610 of the message management server 60.

The message management server 60 extracts the request image from the image transmission signal (S225). When the message control unit 620 of the message management server 60 receives the image transmission signal from the transmission unit 710, the message control unit 620 extracts the request image from the image transmission signal to request the content list server 70 from the content providing signal. The message controller 620 includes the extracted request image and generates a list request signal to request a content list.

The message management server 60 transmits a list request signal to the content providing server 70 (S227). The communication unit 610 of the message management server 60 transmits a list request signal to the transmission unit 710 of the content providing server 70 under the control of the message control unit 620. The transmitter 710 provides a list request signal to the content controller 720.

The content providing server 70 extracts the request image from the list request signal (S229). The search unit 730 of the content providing server 70 analyzes the list request signal provided from the content control unit 720 to extract a request image, and provides the extracted request image to the content control unit 720.

The content providing server 70 generates a content list including content associated with the request image (S231). The generation unit 740 of the content providing server 70 searches for and extracts a plurality of contents related to the request image provided from the contents control unit 720, and extracts a plurality of contents from the contents database 760. Determine the file access path. The generation unit 740 generates the content list by sorting the contents in order of priority. The generation unit 740 stores the file access path of the content in the content list. Here, the generation unit 740 may set the priority based on at least one of a registration date, preference, accuracy, and popularity, and the preference, accuracy, and popularity may be set based on at least one of age and gender.

The content providing server 70 transmits a content list to the message management server 60 (S233). The transmitter 710 of the content providing server 70 transmits a content list to the communication unit 610 of the message management server 60. The transmitter 710 provides the content list to the message controller 620.

The message management server 60 transmits the content list to the second mobile terminal 17 (S235). When the message controller 620 of the message management server 60 receives the content list from the content providing server 70, the message controller 620 controls the communication unit 610 to transmit the content list to the message management server 60. The communication unit 610 transmits the content list to the second mobile terminal 17 under the control of the message control unit 620.

The second mobile terminal 17 transmits a content request signal to the content providing server 70 (S237). When the user of the second mobile terminal 17 checks the content list and inputs the desired content, the second mobile terminal 17 determines the input signal and sends a content request signal including a file access path corresponding to the content. Create The second mobile terminal 17 transmits the content request signal to the transmitting unit 710 of the content providing server 70 through the packet switching support node 40. At this time, the transmitter 710 provides the received content request signal to the content controller 720.

The content providing server 70 extracts a file access path from the content request signal (S239). The content extraction unit 750 of the content providing server 70 extracts a file access path of request content requested by a user of the second mobile terminal 17 from the content request signal received from the content control unit 720.

The content providing server 70 extracts the requested content from the content database 760 (S241). The content extraction unit 750 of the content providing server 70 extracts the requested content located in the file access path from the content database 760.

The content providing server 70 transmits the requested content to the second mobile terminal 17 (S243). The communication unit 610 of the content providing server 70 transmits the requested content to the second mobile terminal 17 through the packet exchange support node 40 under the control of the content control unit 720.

The second mobile terminal 17 transmits an image message request signal to the message service center 50 (S245). In other words, the second mobile terminal 17 transmits the image message received from the first mobile terminal 13 to the first mobile terminal 13 and the subscriber identification number of the first mobile terminal 13. Generates an image message request signal comprising a. The second mobile terminal 17 transmits an image message request signal to the message service center 50.

The message service center 50 transmits the image message to the first mobile terminal 13 (S247). The message service center 50 extracts an image message to be delivered and subscriber identification information to be delivered from the image message request signal. Then, the message service center 50 transmits the image message to the first mobile terminal 13 by using the subscriber identification information.

The first mobile terminal 13 transmits a content list request signal to the content providing server 70 (S249). When the user of the first mobile terminal 13 checks the image message and inputs an image associated with the content, the first mobile terminal 13 determines the input request image. The first mobile terminal 13 generates a content list request signal including the request image and transmits the generated content list request signal to the transmitting unit 710 of the content providing server 70.

The content providing server 70 transmits the content list to the first mobile terminal 13 (S251). The content control unit 720 of the content providing server 70 determines the content list request signal provided from the transmission unit 710, and provides the content list request signal to the search unit 730. The searcher 730 extracts the request image from the content list request signal. The generation unit 740 searches for content associated with the request image in the content database 760 and determines a file access path of the content. The generation unit 740 sorts the contents in order of priority to generate a contents list including the contents and a file access path of the contents. The transmitter 710 transmits the content list to the first mobile terminal 13 through the base station 20 under the control of the content controller 720.

The first mobile terminal 13 transmits a content request signal to the content providing server 70 (S253). When the user of the first mobile terminal 13 checks the content list and inputs the desired content, the first mobile terminal 13 uses the input signal to include a content request signal including a file access path corresponding to the content. Create The first mobile terminal 13 transmits a content request signal to the transmitting unit 710 of the content providing server 70.

The content providing server 70 transmits the content to the first mobile terminal 13 (S255). The content extraction unit 750 of the content providing server 70 determines a content request signal, and extracts a file access path of the requested content from the content request signal. The content extractor 750 extracts the requested content located in the file access path from the content database 760. The transmitter 710 transmits the requested content to the first mobile terminal 13 under the control of the content controller 720.

Here, for example, the second mobile terminal 17 transmits the received image message to the first mobile terminal 13, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The second mobile terminal 17 transmits the received image message to the first mobile terminal. The mobile terminal 13 can transmit to a mobile terminal used by a third party other than the mobile terminal 13.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a message service according to another embodiment of the present invention in detail. Since steps S211 through S225 shown in FIG. 7 are the same as steps S211 through S225 described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 7, the message management server 60 transmits a content request signal to the content providing server 70 (S311). The message controller 620 of the message management server 60 generates a content request signal including the request image to search for content associated with the extracted request image. The communication unit 610 transmits a content request signal to the communication unit 610 of the content providing server 70 under the control of the message control unit 620.

The search unit 730 of the content providing server 70 extracts the request image from the content request signal provided from the content control unit 720 (S313). The searcher 730 provides the extracted request image to the content controller 720.

The content extraction unit 750 of the content providing server 70 searches for and extracts content associated with the request image from the content database 760 (S315). The content extractor 750 provides the extracted content to the content controller 720.

The transmitter 710 of the content providing server 70 transmits the content to the second mobile terminal 17 under the control of the content controller 720 (S317).

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a message service according to another embodiment of the present invention in detail. Since steps S211 through S215 shown in FIG. 8 are the same as steps S211 through S215 described in FIGS. 5 and 6, description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 8, the image extractor 655 of the message management server 60 searches for and extracts an image associated with text extracted by the text extractor 630 from the image database 640. The message controller 620 generates an image request signal including the image to request the content providing server 70 for a content list associated with the extracted image. The communication unit 610 transmits the image request signal to the transmission unit 710 of the content providing server 70 (S417).

The search unit 730 of the content providing server 70 extracts an image from the image request signal received from the content control unit 720 (S419).

The generation unit 740 of the content providing server 70 extracts the content by searching the content database 760 associated with the image by using the image extracted by the search unit 730. The generation unit 740 determines a file access path of the extracted content and generates a content list by arranging the contents in priority order (S421). At this time, the generation unit 740 includes the file access path of the content in the content list.

The transmission unit 710 of the content providing server 70 transmits a content list to the communication unit 610 of the message management server 60 (S423). The combiner 657 associates the content list with the image, and generates an image message by combining the image associated with the content list with the message (S425).

The message controller 620 of the message management server 60 generates an image message request signal including the image message to transmit the image message to the second mobile terminal 17. The communication unit 610 transmits the image message request signal provided from the message control unit 620 to the message service center 50 (S427).

The message service center 50 determines the image message request signal, extracts the image message, and transmits the image message to the second mobile terminal 17 using the image message request signal (S429).

When the user of the second mobile terminal 17 checks the image message and inputs an image associated with the content to be checked in the image message, the second mobile terminal 17 displays the content list associated with the image. Display through the display unit (not shown). Thereafter, when the user of the second mobile terminal 17 inputs the content to be requested in the content list, the second mobile terminal 17 determines the input signal and recognizes a file access path associated with the input signal. The second mobile terminal 17 generates a content request signal including a file access path of the content requested by the user in order to request content from the content providing server 70. The second mobile terminal 17 transmits the generated content request signal to the transmitting unit 710 of the content providing server 70 (S431).

The content extraction unit 750 of the content providing server 70 extracts a file access path of the requested content from the content request signal (S433).

The content extraction unit 750 of the content providing server 70 extracts content located in a file access path from the content database 760 (S435).

The transmitter 710 of the content providing server 70 transmits the requested content to the second mobile terminal 17 (S437).

Message service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means may be recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like.

The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic media such as floppy disks. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute optical-optical media and program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like, are included. In addition, the above-described medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a message management server of a message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a content providing server of a message service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are flowcharts showing in detail the method of providing the message service shown in FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a message service according to another embodiment of the present invention in detail.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a message service according to another embodiment of the present invention in detail.

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50: Message Service Center

60: message management server

70: content providing server

100: message service providing system

620: message control unit

630: text extraction unit

640: image database

650: image message management unit

655: image extraction unit

657: combination

720: content control unit

730: search unit

740: generation unit

750: content extraction unit

760: content database

Claims (12)

In the system for providing a message service from the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal, A message management server extracting text from a message received from the first mobile terminal, searching for an image associated with the text, and combining the image with the message; And And a content providing server for retrieving content associated with the image and transmitting the content to the second mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, And the content providing server searches for contents associated with the image, and generates a list of contents to be transmitted to the second mobile terminal by sorting the contents in order of priority. 3. The method of claim 2, The message management server transmits an image message combining the image to the message to the second mobile terminal, analyzes an image request signal received from the second mobile terminal, and outputs the content list associated with the image to the second mobile terminal. Message service providing system, characterized in that for transmitting to the mobile terminal. 3. The method of claim 2, The message management server, And associating the content list with the image and transmitting the content list to the second mobile terminal. The method according to claim 2 or 4, The content list includes a file access path of the content, The content providing server extracts a file access path of the content by analyzing a content request signal received from the second mobile terminal, extracts the content located in the file access path, and transmits the content to the second mobile terminal. Message service providing system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The message may be any one of a short message service (SMS), a long message service (LMS), and a multimedia message service (MMS), and an image message combining the image with the message. Message service providing system, characterized in that the multimedia message service. In the method for providing a message service from the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal, the message service providing system, Extracting at least one text from a message received from the first mobile terminal; Searching for the associated image for each text and combining the at least one image with the message and transmitting the combined image to the second mobile terminal; Analyzing the content request signal received from the second mobile terminal and transmitting the request content to the second mobile terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein After searching for an associated image for each text and combining the at least one image with the message to the second mobile terminal, The method further comprises: generating a content list by searching for content associated with the request image extracted from the image transmission signal received from the second mobile terminal, and transmitting the content list to the second mobile terminal. How to Provide. The method of claim 8, Searching for the content associated with the request image extracted from the image transmission signal received from the second mobile terminal to generate a content list, and transmitting the content list to the second mobile terminal, Extracting a request image by analyzing an image transmission signal received from the second mobile terminal; Retrieving at least one content associated with the request image; Sorting the at least one content in priority order and generating the content list including a file access path of the content; And And transmitting the content list to the second mobile terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein Searching for the associated image for each text and combining the at least one image with the message and transmitting the combined image to the second mobile terminal; Extracting an image associated with each text; Retrieving at least one content associated with the image to generate a content list; And And combining the image with the content list associated with the message. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The content list includes a file access path of the content, Analyzing the content request signal received from the second mobile terminal and transmitting the request content to the second mobile terminal, Extracting a file access path of the requested content by analyzing the content request signal received from the second mobile terminal; Extracting the request content located in the file access path; And And transmitting the request content to the second mobile terminal. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program that can be read by the message service providing system by implementing instructions executable in the message service providing system by the method of any one of claims 7 to 11.

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