KR20110109361A - Method and apparatus for schedule information function using sms message in handheld terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

In a portable terminal, a schedule notification method using a short message service (SMS) may include receiving an SMS message and determining whether to remind a user at a specific point in time of a content of the received SMS message using a search engine. And when the content of the received SMS message needs to be reminded to the user at a specific time point, generating and storing the message based on the content of the received SMS message, and storing the specific time point. Recognizing and performing the stored message.

Description

TECHNICAL AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULE INFORMATION FUNCTION USING SMS MESSAGE IN HANDHELD TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a method and device for scheduling notification in a portable terminal, and in particular, extracts a content to remind the user in a short message service (SMS) received from the portable terminal, and reminds the user when necessary. It relates to a method and apparatus for letting.

Short message service (SMS) services in mobile terminals are used for various purposes as well as call functions. For example, a bank may inform a user of a card / account transaction through an SMS message, or provide a notification and notification service to members through an SMS message. In another example, the hospital may remind the patient through an SMS message. As such, users are increasingly receiving a lot of personal information and life patterns through SMS messages.

On the other hand, due to personalization of the portable terminal, a portable terminal service which analyzes data of the portable terminal to extract life patterns and provides the necessary services automatically by recognizing the current user's situation in order to provide a customized service to the user Is getting a lot of attention.

The existing SMS service is a service that many people use in a portable terminal, and a lot of information related to user's personal information and life pattern is often stored and stored in the form of SMS message. In particular, in the case of information related to a schedule, a user frequently registers as a separate schedule or separately stores and manages it as a permanent message. In other words, after a user receives a personal appointment or schedule related notification message through an SMS message, the user has to check the SMS message and then manage it separately and check the contents directly at a necessary time or place. Also, the user may not remember the contents of the notification message of the SMS message and may just pass it.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus for reminding an SMS message received from a portable terminal when necessary so that a user does not forget notifications, notifications or schedules.

An object of the present invention is to provide a schedule notification method and apparatus using a short message in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for analyzing a content of an SMS message when receiving an SMS message in a portable terminal, and reminding the SMS message when necessary so that a user does not forget a schedule or a notification content. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a more convenient and smart terminal service method and apparatus by increasing the ease of SMS management of a user in a portable terminal and increasing the data utilization in the portable terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a schedule notification method using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal, receiving the SMS message, and using the search engine Determining whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time point; and when the contents of the received SMS message should be reminded to the user at a specific time point, based on the contents of the received SMS message. And generating a message and storing the message, and recognizing the specific time point and performing the stored message.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a schedule notification method using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal, receiving the SMS message, and using the search engine Determining whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time point; and recognizing the specific time point, and displaying the SMS message back to the user.

According to a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a schedule notification device using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal, the control unit for receiving an SMS message, and using the search engine A message analyzing unit that determines whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time point, and when the contents of the received SMS message should be reminded to the user at a specific time point, based on the contents of the received SMS message. And a memory unit for generating and storing the remind message, and a recognition module for recognizing the specific time point and performing the stored message.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a schedule notification device using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal, the control unit for receiving an SMS message, and using the search engine And a message analyzing unit that determines whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time point, and a recognition module that recognizes the specific time point and displays the SMS message back to the user.

As described above, the mobile terminal analyzes the contents of the SMS message and reminds the user of the SMS message already received at the time required by the situation awareness module, thereby preventing the user from forgetting the schedule or the notification. have. In addition, it is possible to increase the convenience by showing that the SMS message is received again, and the range of use of the portable terminal may be more diverse.

1 is a block diagram of a simple portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a schedule notification using a short message in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an exemplary view of executing the message according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a device diagram for schedule notification using a short message in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described a schedule notification method and apparatus using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal. In particular, by analyzing the contents of the SMS message received from the mobile terminal, and retrieves possible data from the received SMS message in a specific situation, and stores the relevant message, the mobile terminal recognizes the specific situation Provides the ability to receive related messages again. That is, when a schedule related SMS message is received, the portable terminal determines whether there is a time or place related content in the received SMS message contents, and if it is necessary to be reminded in a specific situation, stores the SMS message after When the time is approaching or the location is sensed, the user is informed of the reminder message when necessary.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal includes a module 100 for analyzing an SMS message content, a module 110 for recognizing a state and a situation of the portable terminal, and the message manager for managing a message. 120).

When the SMS message is received, the message analysis module 100 analyzes the content of the received SMS message to determine whether the message is to remind the user. For example, when using an engine that extracts time or place information from the SMS message, the message may be extracted by extracting the time or place from the contents of the SMS message to recognize a specific time or a specific place and execute the remind message. In addition, when a natural language processing engine is included, a more accurate and convenient remind message function can be implemented by analyzing the meaning of messages such as "meeting announcement" and "meet." The remind message may be a message reconstructed based only on specific contents of the received SMS message, or may be the same message as the received SMS message.

The context awareness module 110 may include any module of the portable terminal, including the context awareness engine. For example, the situation recognition module 110 may be a global positioning system (GSP) or various sensors to recognize time, place, location, and state.

For example, the situation recognition module 110 recognizes that the schedule is approaching through a situation recognition engine using a time, GPS, etc. in the portable terminal when the remind message is set through schedule extraction. The message is executed. Alternatively, when the portable terminal is located near a specific place extracted from an SMS message, the message is notified.

Although mainly described in relation to the schedule / location, as another example, the use of the message function can be further enhanced when the precise situation can be recognized using a variety of modules, such as an acceleration sensor, an illumination sensor, a camera of the portable terminal. In addition, based on the user's usage history, it is possible to extract the desired situation for the message and to recommend and predict the service.

The message manager 120 has a module for storing and managing the message in the portable terminal. The message manager 120 manages the message as a list and manages the message and a database storing the message, the time point and the situation. In addition, it has a more comprehensive meaning and function according to the configuration of the user interface (UI) of the terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a schedule notification using a short message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the portable terminal receives the SMS message in step 200, the message analysis module 100 analyzes the received SMS message content by using a corresponding search engine on the received SMS message in step 201. In this case, it is determined whether the contents of the SMS message should be reminded to the user in a specific situation. That is, the message analysis module 100 may include a schedule extraction engine or a natural language processing engine that grasps the meaning of the message content. Alternatively, a specific format for recognizing a specific situation and a specific state may be defined, and when the SMS message is received in the corresponding message format, the situation may be extracted by analyzing the message format.

In step 203, the message analysis module 100 determines whether the SMS message includes content to be reminded of a specific situation.

If the SMS message includes content to be reminded in a specific situation in step 203, the message manager 120 proceeds to step 205 to generate a remind message based on the content of the received SMS message. Configure and store, and store information on when to execute the configured message.

That is, when the message to remind the user at a specific time is extracted through the message analysis, the situation to be reminded and the content of the message are stored in the database. The stored message related information may include functions such as deletion, modification, and re-registration by a user or a terminal through a user interface (UI) of the terminal.

In step 207, the context aware module 110 checks the time, location, and state of the portable terminal. The state of the portable terminal can be confirmed through various sensors. For example, the situation recognition element of the portable terminal includes time, location, state, etc. These elements are determined by the engine whether the situation using the module of various terminals such as GPS, acceleration sensor, illumination sensor.

Then, if the situation recognition module 110 determines that the specific situation registered in the message manager 120 is the situation recognition engine, the message manager 120 executes the stored message. In other words, the user may be aware of a particular situation by displaying the message or via an alarm sound.

In a specific example, in the first embodiment, the doctor may send an SMS message for attention or the like after treating the patient's disease or operating the patient.

If the doctor avoids taking a shower in a dry place or hot water, and should not exercise sweating, the doctor sends a message to the patient about the situation and condition to be careful. The sent SMS message may be analyzed and set as the message based on the analyzed content. When the portable terminal user does not recognize and detects a situation to be avoided, the portable terminal executes the stored message to remind the user of the doctor's instructions once again. At this time, the terminal extracts the user's exercise amount for the degree of dryness, humidity and temperature considered sweating, and the exercise of sweating through a message analysis as a situation value that can be measured by the sensor. In addition, the message analysis may apply a specific reference value inside the terminal by the natural language processing engine, and may receive a real number in a specific format by sharing a message template with a doctor. After extracting the situation and state, the sensor measures humidity and temperature in the terminal, the degree and speed of the user's movement, the GPS for measuring the amount of exercise, the acceleration sensor, and the like, and the message requesting attention to the user. Send a reminder message.

As another example, when user A is promised to go shopping with friend B on a weekend, discounts and points received via SMS message from a department store-specific brand last month while user A is going to a department store with a friend on weekends The message containing the coupon is received and notified to the user. In other words, when a coupon SMS message is received last month, the user A sets the location information of the corresponding department store while setting the message, and registers to execute the message when the user A reaches near the department store during the coupon validity period. The portable terminal is equipped with a GPS so that the message is executed when the department arrives at a certain radius. Accordingly, user A may use the coupon at the department store to shop at a discounted amount and buy a gift to friend B as a point.

As another example, User A attends a mountain club meeting every Saturday morning, and the president of the club sets a weekly location and date for the next meeting, notifying members via SMS messages between Monday and Thursday and contacting them by Friday. waiting. Based on the schedule history and communication history of the user A, the portable terminal executes the notification SMS message of the chairman as the message on a Thursday evening, and if the user A has not sent an SMS message to the chairman of the club on a Thursday evening, it is returned on a Friday afternoon. Generate the message.

Finally, when the user receives the SMS message "10 AM meeting" (100), the portable terminal analyzes the text message content and extracts schedule related information. Referring to FIG. 3, which shows an example of executing the message, the extracted time information may be automatically input 310 to be reminded to the user 30 minutes before a predetermined time, and may be manually modified by the user. The message is registered with the user's final confirmation, and when the time is reached, the message is displayed to the user (320). For example, the message is displayed to prompt the user to select whether to view the message content or to exit and exit. If the user selects to view the message content, the message content is displayed (325).

As described above, an example of the operation described above is a simple example using various sensors and message analysis methods, and the message service through the context-aware terminal may be implemented in various ways based on the operation process of the present invention. According to this can provide a more convenient service to the user.

4 illustrates a schedule notification device using an SMS message in a portable terminal of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the controller 400 controls the overall operation of the terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice calls and data communications, and processes calendar notification functions using SMS messages in addition to the usual functions. In the following description, description of the processing and control of the conventional control unit 400 is omitted.

Although not shown, the portable terminal includes a program memory, a data memory, a nonvolatile memory, and the like. The program memory stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the terminal. The program memory may use a flash memory. The data memory temporarily stores data generated during the operation of the terminal. The data memory may use random access memory (RAM). The nonvolatile memory stores system parameters and other storage data (telephone number, SMS message, image data, etc.). The nonvolatile memory may use an EEPROM. According to the present invention, the message analyzer 424 stores a message list to remind the user at a specific situation or a specific time point based on the analysis result.

The key pad 408 includes 0 to 9 numeric keys, a menu key, a cancel key, a confirm key, a call key (TALK), an end key (END), an internet access key, and navigation keys. A plurality of function keys such as (up / down / left / right) are provided, and key input data corresponding to a key pressed by a user is provided to the controller 400. The display unit 410 displays status information, various moving images and still images generated during the operation of the portable terminal. The display unit 410 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

The speaker 414 and the microphone 416 connected to the codec 412 connected to the control unit 400 are voice input / output blocks used for a voice call. The codec 412 converts PCM (pulse code modulation) data provided from the control unit 400 into an analog voice signal, transmits the same through the speaker 416, and receives the voice signal received through the microphone 414. Converted to PCM data and provided to the control unit 400.

The RF module 420 lowers the radio frequency (RF) signal received through the antenna 418 to the baseband processor 422, and provides a baseband from the baseband processor 422. The signal is raised in frequency and transmitted through the antenna. The baseband processor 422 processes a baseband signal transmitted and received between the RF module 420 and the controller 400. For example, in the case of using the CDMA communication method, a function of channel coding and spreading data to be transmitted and despreading and channel decoding the received signal is performed. Perform

The message analyzer 424 analyzes the contents of the SMS message provided from the controller 400 to determine whether the message is to remind the user. For example, when using an engine that extracts time or place information from the SMS message, the message may be extracted by extracting the time or place from the contents of the SMS message to recognize a specific time or a specific place and execute the remind message. In addition, when a natural language processing engine is included, a more accurate and convenient remind message function can be implemented by analyzing the meaning of messages such as "meeting announcement" and "meet." The remind message may be a message reconstructed based only on specific contents of the received SMS message, or may be the same message as the received SMS message.

The situation recognition module 110 checks the time, location, and state of the portable terminal and provides the result to the controller 400. The state of the portable terminal can be confirmed through various sensors. For example, the situation recognition element of the portable terminal includes time, location, state, etc. These elements are determined by the engine whether the situation using the module of various terminals such as GPS, acceleration sensor, illumination sensor.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

Message Analysis Module: 100, Situational Awareness Module: 110, Message Manager: 120

Claims (20)

In the schedule notification method using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal,
Receiving an SMS message,
Determining whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time using a search engine;
Generating and storing a remind message based on the contents of the received SMS message when it is necessary to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time point;
Recognizing the specific time point, and performing the stored message.
The method of claim 1,
Determining whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message using the search engine at a specific time point,
If the contents of the received SMS message, including at least one of time or place information, the contents of the received SMS message is determined to be a mesh to remind the user at a specific time, or
And determining the contents of the received SMS message as a message to remind the user at a specific point in time through message semantic analysis using a natural language processing engine.
The method of claim 1,
Generating the remind message based on the content of the received SMS message,
Refer to the contents of the received SMS message, and convert to the predefined message format;
Via the user interface, said remind message is defined.
The method of claim 1,
The process of performing the stored message,
Display the stored message at a recognized point in time, or
And alerting the user with an alarm sound at a recognized point in time.
The method of claim 1,
The specific time point,
And is recognized by one of the time, location and state of the portable terminal.
6. The method of claim 5,
The state of the portable terminal is characterized in that it is recognized through the sensor.
In the schedule notification method using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal,
Receiving an SMS message,
Determining whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time using a search engine;
Recognizing the specific time point, and displaying the SMS message back to the user.
The method of claim 7, wherein
Determining whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message using the search engine at a specific time point,
If the contents of the received SMS message, including at least one of time or place information, the contents of the received SMS message is determined to be a mesh to remind the user at a specific time, or
And determining the contents of the received SMS message as a message to remind the user at a specific point in time through message semantic analysis using a natural language processing engine.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The specific time point,
And is recognized by one of the time, location and state of the portable terminal.
The method of claim 9,
The state of the portable terminal is characterized in that it is recognized through the sensor.
In a schedule notification device using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal,
A control unit for receiving an SMS message,
A message analyzer to determine whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time using a search engine;
A memory unit for generating and storing a remind message based on the contents of the received SMS message when it is necessary to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time point;
And a recognition module for recognizing the specific time point and performing the stored message.
12. The method of claim 11,
The message analyzer,
If the contents of the received SMS message, including at least one of time or place information, the contents of the received SMS message is determined to be a mesh to remind the user at a specific time, or
And determining the content of the received SMS message as a message to remind the user at a specific point in time through message semantic analysis using a natural language processing engine.
12. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
Refer to the contents of the received SMS message, and convert to the predefined message format;
Via the user interface, define the remind message.
12. The method of claim 11,
The recognition module,
Display the stored message at a recognized point in time, or
Device for alerting the user by sounding an alarm at a recognized specific time.
12. The method of claim 11,
The specific time point,
Wherein the device is perceived by one of time, location and state of the portable terminal.
16. The method of claim 15,
The state of the portable terminal is characterized in that the recognition through the sensor.
In a schedule notification device using a Short Message Service (SMS) in a portable terminal,
A control unit for receiving an SMS message,
A message analyzer to determine whether to remind the user of the contents of the received SMS message at a specific time using a search engine;
And a recognition module for recognizing the specific time point and displaying the SMS message back to the user.
The method of claim 17,
The message analyzer,
If the contents of the received SMS message, including at least one of time or place information, the contents of the received SMS message is determined to be a mesh to remind the user at a specific time, or
And determining the content of the received SMS message as a message to remind the user at a specific point in time through message semantic analysis using a natural language processing engine.
The method of claim 17,
The specific time point,
Wherein the device is perceived by one of time, location and state of the portable terminal.
The method of claim 19,
The state of the portable terminal is characterized in that the recognition through the sensor.

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