KR20100130526A - Method for processing message and system therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for processing a message and a message processing system are provided to extract receiver corresponding to a keyword inputted through a terminal, thereby transmitting a message. CONSTITUTION: A message server(20) receives a reception keyword and a message from a sending terminal. The message server transmits the receiving keyword and the message. A communication network server(10) receives the receiving keyword and the message from the message server. The communication network server extracts intrinsic connection information corresponding to the receiving keyword. The communication network server requests to the message server to transmit the message to a receiving terminal having the intrinsic connection information.

Description

Message processing method and message processing system {METHOD FOR PROCESSING MESSAGE AND SYSTEM THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a message processing method and a message processing system, and more particularly, when a terminal inputs a destination of the message in the form of a keyword when the terminal transmits the message, the communication network server searches for the communication network and corresponds to the keyword input through the terminal. The present invention relates to a message processing method and a message processing system which can facilitate user's convenience by extracting a destination and transmitting a message.

With the spread of terminals for sending and receiving messages, the development of various leisure cultures and busy daily life has led to the general use of messages in service activities for cultural life. In particular, the use of the wireless Internet and the combination of text and mail using a variety of media (wired internet, broadcast media) is active. To this end, service companies are marketing their services using numbers that can be easily remembered by users (hereinafter referred to as 'specific numbers'). However, in order to use the service, the user must bear the inconvenience of storing the specific number that is different for each service or company in the phone book of the terminal or remembering and using it by the user.

Therefore, there is a need for a method in which a user can conveniently use a corresponding service without storing a specific number in the phone book or memorizing it directly.

An object of the present invention is that when a terminal transmits a message and inputs a destination of the message in the form of a keyword, the communication network server searches the communication network, extracts a destination corresponding to the keyword entered through the terminal, and transmits the message. It is to provide a message processing method and a message processing system that can be planned.

The message processing system according to the present invention includes a message server for receiving and transmitting a received keyword and a message from a calling terminal, receiving the received keyword and a message from the message server, and extracting unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword. And a communication network server requesting the message server to transmit the message to a receiving terminal having the unique connection information.

The communication network server of the message processing system according to the present invention includes a wired / wireless communication unit which communicates with a message server receiving a received keyword and a message from a calling terminal, and receives the received keyword from the message server through the wired / wireless communication unit. And a controller for extracting unique connection information corresponding to a received keyword and requesting the message server to transmit the message to a connection target terminal having the unique connection information.

The originating terminal of the message processing system according to the present invention includes a key input unit for receiving a key input from a user, a communication interface unit for communicating with a message server, and a message and recipient information input from the user through the key input unit. And determining whether the receiver information corresponds to at least one unique connection information previously stored. If the receiver information does not correspond to the at least one unique connection information, the receiver information is determined as a received keyword, and the communication interface unit determines the received information. And a control unit for transmitting a message and a received keyword to the message server.

A message processing method of a communication network server in a message processing system according to the present invention includes a keyword receiving step of receiving, by a communication server, a received keyword from a message server receiving a received keyword and a message from an originating terminal, and the receiving server receiving the received keyword. A connection information extraction step of extracting unique connection information corresponding to the transmission request step of requesting the message server to transmit the message to the connection target terminal having the unique connection information.

In a message processing method of a calling terminal in a message processing system according to the present invention, a message input step of receiving a recipient information and a message input from a calling terminal, and at least one of the unique connection information in which the calling terminal stores the recipient information in advance. A connection information determination step of determining whether it corresponds to one, a keyword determination step of determining the receiver information as a received keyword when the calling terminal does not correspond to at least one of the stored unique connection information; And a transmitting request step of transmitting, by the originating terminal, the received keyword and the message to a message server, and transmitting the received keyword to a communication network server.

According to the present invention, when a terminal transmits a message and inputs a destination of the message in the form of a keyword, the communication network server searches for the communication network, extracts a destination corresponding to the keyword input through the terminal, and transmits the message. The present invention provides a message processing method and a message processing system.

Even if the user of the calling terminal does not know the unique connection information of the receiving terminal and there is no unique connection information for the receiving terminal in the calling terminal, the network server searches the communication network to find out the unique connection information of the receiving terminal corresponding to the received keyword. Therefore, even if the user does not have information on the receiving terminal, it is convenient to easily transmit the message to the desired receiving terminal.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are denoted by the same reference numerals wherever possible. In the following description and the annexed drawings, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a diagram illustrating a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The message processing system according to the present embodiment includes a communication network server 10, a message server 20, a calling terminal 30, and a receiving terminal 40. The communication network 50 is connected to the communication network server 10 and the message server 20, and the calling terminal 30 and the receiving terminal 40 are connected through the communication network 50 and transmit and receive messages through the message server 20. do.

The calling terminal 30 receives the receiver information and the message from the user and requests the message server 20 to send the message to the receiving terminal 40 by transmitting the received message and the recipient information to the message server 20. do. The calling terminal 30 according to the present embodiment may receive a received keyword instead of the receiver information. Even if the received keyword is input in this way, the calling terminal 30 transmits the received keyword and the message to the message server 20.

The message server 20 receives the recipient information and the message from the calling terminal 30, checks the recipient information, and transmits the message to the receiving terminal 40 corresponding to the recipient information. If the message server 20 according to the present embodiment receives the received keyword and the message from the calling terminal 30, the message server 20 sends the received keyword to the communication network server 10 to find out the receiving terminal 40 corresponding to the received keyword. send. When the receiving terminal 40 corresponding to the received keyword is notified from the communication network server 10, the message server 20 transmits a message to the receiving terminal 40.

The communication network server 10 receives a received keyword from the message server 20 and extracts unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword. In addition, the communication network server 10 determines the terminal having the unique connection information to the receiving terminal 40 and notifies the message server 20.

The calling terminal 30 may receive receiver information as information on the receiving terminal 40 to receive the message of the calling terminal 30 after composing the message or before composing the message through a user input. . The recipient information includes unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40. The unique connection information is unique information such as a phone number, an e-mail address, an IP address, etc. which the calling terminal 30 or the receiving terminal 40 may have, and data transmission and reception of the calling terminal 30 and the receiving terminal 40 may be performed. It may be information provided to enable it.

Instead of the unique connection information, the calling terminal 30 according to the present embodiment has a keyword for a terminal to receive a message as receiver information, that is, a receiving terminal 40 (hereinafter, referred to as a 'receiving keyword'). Can be entered. When the calling terminal 20 transmits a message and a received keyword to the message server 20, the message server 20 transmits the received keyword to the communication network server 10. The communication network server 10 searches the communication network 50 to find unique connection information corresponding to the terminal corresponding to the received keyword.

The received keyword includes at least one of a string including at least one letter, number, or special character, an image, an avatar, an emoticon, and a video. That is, any data that can be transmitted by wire or wireless by the calling terminal 30 may be a received keyword.

The communication network server 10 searches the communication network 50 to extract unique connection information for at least one terminal corresponding to the received keyword. The terminal having the unique connection information extracted corresponding to the received keyword as described above is referred to as a 'connection target terminal'. In this embodiment, the receiving terminal 40 becomes a connection target terminal.

When the unique connection information corresponding to the receiving terminal 40 is extracted, the communication network server 10 transmits the unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40 to transmit the message received from the calling terminal 30 to the receiving terminal 40. Send to server 20. Thus, when the user of the calling terminal 30 wants to transmit a message, the phone number of the receiving terminal 40 is memorized or a speed dial number corresponding to the telephone number of the receiving terminal 40 stored in the calling terminal 30, You can avoid the hassle of memorizing names. Even if the user does not know the unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40, even if the unique connection information for the receiving terminal 40 does not exist in the calling terminal 30, the communication network server 10 according to the present embodiment is a communication network The search terminal 50 can determine the receiving terminal 40 corresponding to the received keyword. Accordingly, the user can transmit a message to the desired receiving terminal 40 by inputting the receiving keyword to the calling terminal 30 and transmitting the received keyword to the communication network server 10.

The message transmitted from the calling terminal 30 to the receiving terminal 40 through the message server 20 according to the present embodiment may be short message service (SMS) and multimedia message service (MMS), as well as email (E-mail), As long as the transmitting terminal 30 such as an image or a video is data that can be transmitted by wire or wirelessly, the target terminal can be any number.

Also, in the present embodiment, the communication network server 10 and the message server 20 are described as being provided separately, but in another embodiment, the communication network server 10 may be implemented including the message server 20.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a communication network server in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communication network server 10 according to the present embodiment includes a wired / wireless communication unit 12, a database 14, and a first control unit 16.

The wired / wireless communication unit 12 performs a wired / wireless communication function of the communication network server 10. The wired / wireless communication unit 12 according to the present embodiment receives the received keyword transmitted from the transmission terminal 30 under the control of the first control unit 16 to be described later, and transmits it to the first control unit 16. In addition, the wired / wireless communication unit 12 notifies the message server 20 of the reception terminal 40 corresponding to the reception keyword, that is, the connection target terminal, under the control of the first control unit 16.

The database 14 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The database 14 stores various kinds of information necessary for controlling the operation of the communication network server 10. In the database 14 according to the present embodiment, if at least one received keyword can be stored, unique connection information corresponding to each received keyword can be stored.

The first controller 16 controls the overall operation of the communication network server 10. The first controller 16 according to the present embodiment extracts the unique connection information of the reception terminal 40 corresponding to the reception keyword, that is, the connection target terminal, when the reception keyword is transmitted from the transmission terminal 30. To this end, the first controller 16 may include a connection information extractor 18.

The connection information extracting unit 18 searches and extracts the unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40 by searching the database 14 or the communication network 50 under the control of the first control unit 16, and extracts the extracted result of the first control unit ( 16) to pass. If the unique connection information for the receiving terminal 40 corresponding to the corresponding received keyword is stored in the database 14, the connection information extracting unit 18 does not search the communication network 50 under the control of the first controller 16. It is possible to extract the unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40 from the database 14 without. In addition, if the unique connection information corresponding to the receiving terminal 40 cannot be found in the database 14, the connection information extracting unit 18 searches for the communication network 50 under the control of the first controller 16 to receive the receiving terminal 40. Unique connection information of) can be extracted.

In addition, the connection information extracting unit 18 may extract any information related to the received keyword. For example, if the received keyword is 'Chinese cuisine', the connection information extracting unit 18 searches the Internet network and uses the homepage address of 'www.chinafood.kr' as unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40. You can also extract.

The first control unit 16 transmits the unique connection information of the connection target terminal having the unique connection information extracted by the connection information extraction unit 18, that is, the reception terminal 40, to the message server 20. 20 may be controlled to transmit a message received from the calling terminal 30 to the receiving terminal 40.

3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an originating terminal in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The calling terminal 30 according to the present embodiment includes a communication interface unit 31, a key input unit 33, a display unit 35, a memory 37, and a second control unit 39.

The communication interface 31 performs a wired or wireless communication function of the calling terminal 30. The communication interface 31 according to the present embodiment transmits the receiver information and the message to the message server 20. At this time, if the recipient information does not include the unique connection information, the recipient information is a received keyword.

The key input unit 33 is provided with keys for receiving numbers and letters and keys for setting various functions to receive input from a user. The key input unit 33 of the calling terminal 30 according to the present exemplary embodiment may include at least one key to receive receiver information including a message or a received keyword from a user.

The display unit 35 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and outputs various display data generated by the calling terminal 30. When the LCD is implemented by using a touch screen, the display unit 35 may operate as an input means. The display unit 35 according to the present exemplary embodiment may display a message input window for the user to input a message.

The memory 37 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The memory 37 stores various kinds of information necessary for controlling the operation of the calling terminal 30. The memory 37 according to the present embodiment may store at least one unique connection information. At this time, the unique connection information may be stored in the form of a phone book, and may be stored in correspondence with a shortcut number and a name.

The second control unit 39 controls the overall operation of the calling terminal 30.

The second controller 39 according to the present exemplary embodiment may determine whether the receiver information is the received keyword by determining whether the receiver information received through the key input unit 33 is unique connection information previously stored in the memory 37. . If the receiver information is not the unique connection information stored in the memory 37, the second controller 39 determines the receiver information as the received keyword. On the other hand, if the receiver information is unique connection information previously stored in the memory 37, the second controller 39 transmits the unique connection information and the message stored in the memory 37 to the message server 20 in response to the receiver information. As a result, the message server 20 may transmit a message to the receiving terminal 40.

According to another exemplary embodiment, the second controller 39 may control the display unit 35 to display a pop-up window asking whether the receiver information input by the user includes a received keyword. For example, if a pop-up window of 'is a receiving keyword?' Is displayed on the display unit 35, and a confirmation key corresponding to 'yes' of 'yes' or 'no' is input through the key input unit 33, the recipient information. Is to contain the received keyword.

According to another exemplary embodiment, the second controller 39 may generate an indicator indicating that the receiver keyword is included in the receiver information when the receiver information includes the received keyword. The second control unit 39 may transmit the receiver information and the message together with the identifier when the message information is transmitted to the message server 20 through the communication interface unit 31. As a result, the message server 20 can know that the receiver information includes the received keyword through the identifier.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message processing method in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The calling terminal 30 receives an input of a message and a received keyword from the user (S62). The second controller 39 of the calling terminal 30 may receive a message and a received keyword through the key input unit 33, and the input message and the received keyword may be stored in the memory 37 by the second controller 39. ) Can be stored.

The calling terminal 30 transmits the message and the received keyword to the message server 20 (S64), and the message server 20 transmits the received keyword to the communication network server 10 (S66). The communication network server 10 extracts unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword (S68). The first control unit 16 of the communication network server 10 determines as a connection target terminal having unique connection information, that is, the receiving terminal 40 (S70). The first controller 16 of the communication network server 10 requests the message server 20 to transmit a message to the receiving terminal 40 (S72). In this case, the communication network server 10 may request a message transmission by transmitting the unique connection information of the reception terminal 40 extracted in step S68 to the message server 20. Thereafter, the message server 20 transmits a message to the receiving terminal 40 (S74).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a message processing method in a message processing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The calling terminal 30 receives an input of a message and a received keyword from the user (S82). The second control unit 39 of the calling terminal 30 may receive the message and the receiver information through the key input unit 33, and the input message and the receiver information may be stored in the memory 37 by the second control unit 39. ) Can be stored.

The second control unit 39 of the calling terminal 30 determines whether the receiver information input in step S82 is pre-stored unique connection information (S84). If the recipient information is pre-stored unique connection information, the recipient information may be a phone number previously registered in the phone book of the calling terminal 30 as well as a shortcut number or name stored corresponding to the phone number. . That is, the second controller 39 determines that the receiver information is not unique connection information when the receiver information input in step S82 is not a phone number, a shortcut number, or a name stored in the memory 37 of the calling terminal 30. do.

As a result of the determination in step S84, when the receiver information is pre-stored unique connection information (S84: YES), the second controller 39 transmits the message and the receiver information to the message server 20 (S86). Thus, the calling terminal 30 may request that the message server 20 transmit the message to the receiving terminal 40. When receiving the receiver information, that is, the unique connection information and the message from the calling terminal 30, the message server 20 transmits the message to the receiving terminal 40 using the receiver information transmitted in step S86 (S100).

As a result of the determination in step S84, when the receiver information is not previously stored unique connection information (S84: No), the second control unit 39 determines the receiver information as a reception keyword (S88). The calling terminal 30 transmits a message and a received keyword to the message server 20, and the message server 20 transmits the received keyword to the communication network server 10.

The communication network server 10 extracts unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword (S94), and determines the terminal having the unique connection information as the connection target terminal, that is, the receiving terminal 40 (S96). Thereafter, the first control unit 16 of the communication network server 10 requests the message server 20 to transmit a message to the receiving terminal 40 (S98). In this case, the communication network server 10 may request a message transmission by transmitting the unique connection information of the reception terminal 40 extracted in step S68 to the message server 20. The message server 20 which has received a request for message transmission from the communication network server 10 transmits a message to the receiving terminal 40 (S100).

6 is a diagram illustrating a message window for a caller to receive a received keyword and a message from a user in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the message is 'one chicken pizza set, one risotto' 112, and the incoming call number corresponding to the unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40 is 'pizza shop'. 114 is prepared. In addition, a column corresponding to the receiver information of the calling terminal 30 is input in a column for filling out a 'sender' corresponding to the calling terminal 30.

The calling terminal 30 receives a message of 'one chicken pizza set, one risotto' 112 and a recipient information of 'pizza shop' 114 from the user. The calling terminal 30 according to the present embodiment may receive a received keyword through a receiving telephone number input window of the receiving terminal 40. In general, the calling terminal 30 may receive a phone number of the receiving terminal 40 as well as a shortcut number or name corresponding to the telephone number in the receiving telephone number input window. All of the shortcut numbers or names are stored in the calling terminal 30 in correspondence with the telephone number, and the second control unit 39 of the calling terminal 30 is the same as the above number. It is regarded as unique connection information for 40).

In the present embodiment, 'pizza shop' 114 is assumed to be a name not previously stored in the calling terminal 30. The second control unit 39 of the calling terminal 30 receives the 'pizza shop' 114 because the unique connection information corresponding to the 'pizza shop 114' is not already stored in the calling terminal 30. Decide on In this case, the second controller 39 may generate an identifier indicating that the 'pizza shop' 114 is a reception keyword and transmit the message and the reception keyword together with the message server 20.

The communication network server 10 receives a message “one chicken pizza set, one risotto” 112 and a received keyword “pizza shop” 114 through the message server 20. In this case, the message server 20 may receive the location information of the calling terminal 30 from the calling terminal 30 and transmit the same to the communication network server 10. The communication network server 10 searches the communication network 50 to extract unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword 'pizza shop 114'. The communication network server 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment may extract unique connection information corresponding to the 'pizza shop' 114 by referring to the location information of the calling terminal 30. For example, when the network server 10 searches for the network 50, the unique connection information of the receiving terminal 40 corresponding to the 'pizza shop' 114 located at the closest distance from the position of the calling terminal 30. Can be extracted. The communication network server 10 transmits the unique connection information of the reception terminal 40 determined as described above to the message server 20, so that the message server 20 sends a 'chicken pizza set, risotto to the reception terminal 40. One message '112' can be transmitted.

In the present embodiment, only one received keyword is described. However, if there are multiple received keywords, the network server 10 applies logical operations such as an AND operation or an OR operation to the plurality of received keywords, and then the result is the result. Unique connection information corresponding to the value may be extracted. Even in such a case, as in FIG. 6, the calling terminal 30 may receive a plurality of received keywords through a received phone number input window.

As described above, the specification and the drawings have been described with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, although specific terms are used, it is only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the invention. It is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

The message processing method and the system in the communication system of the present invention can provide a variety of services to the user by transmitting a message by extracting a connection target terminal according to the received keyword from the communication network server even if the user inputs only the received keyword. Since the user does not have to memorize the telephone number of the receiver, etc., the user's convenience can be achieved.

1 is a diagram illustrating a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a network server in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a calling terminal in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message processing method in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a message processing method in a message processing system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating a message window for a caller to receive a received keyword and a message from a user in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (9)

A message server for receiving and forwarding received keywords and messages from a calling terminal, A communication network server that receives the received keyword and message from the message server, extracts unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword, and requests the message server to transmit the message to a receiving terminal having the unique connection information. Message processing system, characterized in that. A wired / wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a message server receiving a received keyword and a message from a calling terminal; A control unit which receives the received keyword from the message server through the wired / wireless communication unit, extracts unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword, and requests the message server to transmit the message to a receiving terminal having the unique connection information. Communication network server of the message processing system, characterized in that it comprises a. A key input unit for receiving a key input from a user, A communication interface for communicating with the message server; Receiving a message and receiver information input from the user through the key input unit, determining whether the receiver information corresponds to at least one stored unique connection information, and if the receiver information does not correspond to the at least one unique connection information, And a control unit for determining receiver information as a reception keyword and transmitting the message and the reception keyword to the message server through the communication interface unit, and transmitting the reception keyword to a communication network server. Calling terminal. A keyword receiving step of receiving, by a communication server, the received keyword from a message server receiving the received keyword and a message from a calling terminal; A connection information extraction step of extracting, by the communication server, the unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword; And a transmission request step of requesting, by the communication server, the message server to transmit the message to a receiving terminal having the unique connection information. The method of claim 4, wherein The received keyword comprises at least one of a string, an image, an avatar, an emoticon, a nickname, and a video including at least one letter, number, or special character. The method of claim 4, wherein The unique connection information message processing method of the communication network server, characterized in that it comprises at least one of the telephone number, email, IP (Internet Protocol) address of the receiving terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein the extracting the connection information comprises: Determining, by the communication network server, whether unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword is previously stored; And when the unique connection information is previously stored, the communication network server, determining the stored unique connection information as unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword. How messages are processed. The method of claim 7, wherein And processing the communication network to extract the unique connection information corresponding to the received keyword by searching the communication network when the unique connection information is not stored in advance. Way. A message input step of receiving, by the calling terminal, recipient information and message input from a user; A connection information determination step of determining, by the calling terminal, whether the receiver information corresponds to at least one of previously stored unique connection information; A keyword determining step of determining, by the calling terminal, the receiver information as a received keyword when the receiver information does not correspond to at least one of the stored unique connection information; And a transmitting request step of transmitting, by the calling terminal, the received keyword and the message to a message server, and transmitting the received keyword to a communication network server.

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