KR20120071701A - Method for web-to-phone message transfer'control and message gateway device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A web-to-phone message transmission control method and message gateway apparatus thereof are provided to authenticate additional service registration states by receiving a web-to-phone message like a communication message which is transmitted and received between subscribers. CONSTITUTION: An SMSG(Short Message Service Gateway) determines the additional service registration authentication of a web-to-phone message(S105). When the web-to-phone message is necessary to authenticate the additional service registration, the SMSGW authenticates the sender of the web-to-message as an additional service subscriber(S113). The SMSGW processes the additional service of the web-to-phone message in case the sender is additional service subscriber(S117).

Description

METHOD FOR WEB-TO-PHONE MESSAGE TRANSFER'CONTROL AND MESSAGE GATEWAY DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a web-to-phone message transmission control method and a message gateway device performing the same.

Recently developed mobile communication terminals have various message transmission functions such as SMS / MMS (Short / Multimedia Message Service) as well as voice calls, and when the contents to be delivered are simple or the voice call is impossible, The use of messages is increasing because they are much more convenient and save money.

In particular, a web-to-phone (W2P) SMS refers to an SMS transmitted from a website (eg, magicn.com, ktfmembers.com) or a client application (eg, MSN messenger).

However, in the related art, messaging presence service authentication is performed for all web-to-phone messages. Therefore, there is a problem that a lot of load on the messaging infrastructure and authentication infrastructure.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort to provide a web-to-phone message transmission control method for performing supplementary service subscription authentication only when a web-to-phone message is a communication message transmitted and received between subscribers, and a message gateway device performing the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling web-to-phone message transmission is provided. The method includes: a method of controlling a web-to-phone message transmission by a message service gateway device, the method comprising: determining whether the web-to-phone message is a message requiring additional service subscription authentication; If it is determined that the additional service subscription authentication is necessary, authenticating whether the sender of the web-to-phone message is an additional service subscriber; And when the caller is the supplementary service subscriber, transmitting a web-to-phone message subjected to supplementary service processing to the called party terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a message service gateway device is provided. The apparatus may include: a determination unit that determines whether a web-to-phone message is a message that requires additional service subscription authentication; An authentication unit for authenticating whether the sender of the web-to-phone message is an additional service subscriber if it is determined that the additional service subscription authentication is necessary; And when the caller is the subscriber of the additional service, if the web-to-phone message that has undergone additional service processing is transmitted to the called party terminal or if the additional service subscription authentication is unnecessary, the web-to-phone message is sent to the called party terminal without the additional service subscription authentication procedure. It includes a message service gateway device including a transmitting unit for transmitting.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by performing supplementary service subscription authentication only when the web-to-phone message is a communication message transmitted and received between subscribers, the authentication request and authentication response load of the messaging infrastructure and the authentication infrastructure are reduced. Therefore, the equipment expansion cost is expected to be reduced, and through such a cost reduction, web-to-phone messaging additional service processing can be provided to the customer.

1 is a diagram illustrating a web-to-phone message transmission network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a message service gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a series of flowcharts of a method for controlling web-to-phone message transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of processing an additional service of a web-to-phone message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a web-to-phone message transmission and a message service gateway apparatus performing the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a web-to-phone message transmission network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile terminal 100 is a terminal which a user can carry and communicate with while moving and can transmit and receive a message through a mobile communication network. Here, the message includes a message provided through a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS).

The web-to-phone message transmission network that delivers the web-to-phone message to the mobile terminal 100 includes the SMSC 200, the SMSGW 300, the HLR 400, the additional service authentication apparatus 500, the W2P SME 600, and the web server 700. ).

The SMSC 200 collectively shows a configuration of providing a message service in a mobile communication network, and includes a short message service center (SMSC) or a multimedia message service center (MMSC).

The SMSGW 300 is a message gateway device that transmits and receives a message transmitted and received in a mobile communication network (not shown) and an internet network (not shown). That is, it is responsible for delivering a web-to-phone message transmitted from the web server 700 to the mobile terminal 100.

The home location register (HLR) 400 provides various information such as subscriber's origination, incoming status, and additional services and subscriber location information.

The additional service authentication apparatus 500 includes a subscriber information DB (not shown) that stores terminal information and additional service information as well as personal information of a mobile communication service subscriber, and manages subscriber information stored in the subscriber information DB (not shown). Check whether the additional service is subscribed. For example, CAPRI equipment, which is a service authentication system in a service infrastructure defined in the SMS standard, may correspond.

The W2P Short Message Entity (SME) 600 is a system for transmitting a web-to-phone message received from the web server 700 to the SMSC 200 and receiving a reception result.

The web server 700 is a server that provides various web services through a wired / wireless internet network (not shown) and provides a web-to-phone message service. Here, the web-to-phone message service is a service for transmitting a message from the web to the terminal.

At this time, the SMSGW 300 determines whether to authenticate the additional service subscriber based on whether the web-to-phone message is an inter-subscriber communication message, and selectively performs the additional service subscriber authentication according to the determination result. The configuration of the SMSGW 300 is as shown in FIG.

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a message service gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the SMSGW 300 includes a receiver 301, an extractor 303, a determiner 305, a storage 307, an authenticator 309, a processor 311, and a transmitter 313. It includes.

The receiver 301 receives a transmission message SUBMIT SM from the W2P SME 600 which performs a call processing of a web-to-phone message.

The extractor 303 may include a call origination indicator (COI) field in a call number of a web-to-phone message, SME type information of a SUBMIT SM, and a SUBMIT SM message from a SUBMIT SM. Extract.

The determination unit 305 determines whether the web-to-phone message is authorized to subscribe to the web-to-phone message by determining whether the web-to-phone message is a message transmitted / received between subscribers, that is, a 'customer communication message' based on the information extracted by the extractor 303.

The storage unit 307 stores information that is a reference for determining whether to determine the additional service subscription authentication of the determination unit 305.

Table 1 includes reference information for determining whether to authenticate additional service subscription in SME type information managing the characteristics of the SME interworking with the transmission request of the SMSGW 300.

Field name Size Value SME Type 8bit bit # 0 = 0: The SME outgoing message does not require authentication bit # 0 = 1: The corresponding SME outgoing message contains the subject of authentication required bit # 1 = 0: No Call Origination (COI) field SME bit # 1 = 1: SME with COI field support

Referring to Table 1, it is possible to distinguish whether a message sent by a corresponding SME includes a message for performing authentication of a messaging supplementary service through bit # 0 Value. In addition, it manages whether the corresponding SME supports the Call Origination Indicator (COI) field on the SMS call processing interworking standard through bit # 1 Value. This is to check and process the COI field only for the SUBMIT SM message of the SME that supports the COI field for backward compatibility.

Table 2 shows authentication required / unneeded caller ID data management information.

division Explanation List of station numbers Authentication Required Caller ID White List Authentication request can be performed for SUBMIT SM messages 010
011
016
017
018
019 Authentication not required Caller ID data (black list) Failure to perform authentication request for SUBMIT SM message 01000000000
0000

Referring to Table 2, the supplementary service is performed so that the subscriber service is performed only for the SUBMIT SM message included in the authentication-received calling number station data and having the originating number of the station number that is not included in the authentication-received caller station data. Information.

Table 3 shows outgoing call type fields in SUBMIT SM messages. This newly defined field in the SUBMIT SM message serves to classify the originating call type and is set by the originating system, W2P SME 600.

Field name Size Value Call Origination Indicator 8bit bit # 0 = 0: terminal dispatch bit # 0 = 1: Web (system) dispatch bit # 1 = 0: communication between customers bit # 1 = 1: Not for customer-to-client communication

When the authentication unit 309 determines that the additional service subscription authentication is necessary through the determination unit 307, the authenticator 309 authenticates whether the sender of the web-to-phone message is the additional service subscriber.

When the authentication unit 309 succeeds in authenticating the supplementary service subscriber, the processing unit 311 performs message supplementary service processing of attaching an additional function to the web-to-phone message. Here, the embodiments of the message supplementary service are listed for clarity as follows. In other words, if you send a text message message service, text-type emoticons suitable for text message contents are automatically combined and delivered in SMS form, and the message sender sets a nickname to be attached at the end of the message in advance and creates a message. SMS nickname service that is automatically attached to the nickname when sent, character text service that expresses my status in a fun way instead of the existing simple text as well as my character in the form of the avatar is sent along with the message.

The transmitter 313 transmits the SUBMIT SM message or the SUBMIT SM message that has not been processed to the called party, that is, the mobile terminal 100.

As such, the SMSGW 300 distinguishes an unnecessary web-to-phone message from a web-to-phone message that requires additional service subscription authentication, and performs authentication only for a web-to-phone message that requires additional service subscription authentication.

Here, web-to-phone messages that require additional service subscription authentication are categorized as characters that the customer directly enters and sends the text from the web site or application.

In addition, web-to-phone messages that do not require additional service subscription authentication are classified as SMS sent by the system / server at a specific time / event rather than by the customer. For example, a notification SMS sent when a message is posted in the My Homepage guestbook, a personal authentication SMS at the time of a small payment, a new service provider SMS, a change number SMS (after a voice call to the previous number, Number change guide SMS transmitted).

Next, the web-to-phone message transmission control method will be described based on the above-described configuration.

First, Figure 3 is a series of flow chart of the web-to-phone message transmission control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the web server 700 transmits a web-to-phone message to the W2P SME 600 (S101). Then, the W2P SME 600 transmits a SUBMIT SM message of the web-to-phone message to the SMSGW 300 (S103).

The SMSGW 300 determines whether the SUBMIT SM message is a message that requires additional service subscription authentication (S105).

If it is determined in step S105 that the additional service subscription authentication is unnecessary message, and transmits the SUBMIT SM message received in step S103 to the SMSC (200) (S107).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S105 that the message is required to subscribe to the additional service, the additional service authentication device 500 requests the authentication of the caller is the additional service subscriber (S109) and receives a response (S111).

The SMSGW 300 determines whether the sender subscribes to the additional service based on the response received in step S111 (S113).

In this case, when the additional service subscription authentication fails, the sender is not the additional service subscriber and transmits a SUBMIT SM message received in step S103 to the SMSC 200 (S115).

On the other hand, if the additional service subscription authentication is successful, after the additional service processing (S117) subscribed to by the caller, and transmits the additional service processed (SUBMIT SM) message to the SMSC 200 (S119).

Then, the SMSC 200 inquires (S121), and receives (S121) the called party's location of the SUBMIT SM message received in step S107, step S115, or step S119 (S123). In operation S125, the web to phone message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 using the called party's location.

In this case, the transmitted web-to-phone message includes an additional service processed message or an additional service not processed message.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of processing an additional service of a web-to-phone message according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is an operation of the SMSGW 300. In this case, the same reference numerals as those of FIG. 2 are used to describe the same components as those of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, the receiver 301 receives a SUBMIT SM message from the W2P SME 600 (S201).

The determination unit 305 determines whether the value of bit # 0 included in the SME Type field of the transmission (SUBMIT SM) message extracted by the extraction unit 303 is 1 (S203). That is, it is determined whether '1', which is a value indicating that authentication is required as defined in Table 1, is set.

At this time, if it is set to '1', the determination unit 305 determines whether the value of bit # 1 contained in the SME Type field of the SUBMIT SM message is 1 (S205). That is, it is determined whether '1', which supports a COI field, is set as defined in Table 1.

In this case, when it is set to '1', the determination unit 305 sets each value of bit # 0 and bit # 1 contained in the COI field of the SUBMIT SM message extracted by the extraction unit 303 to '0'. It is determined whether or not (S207). That is, it is determined whether the terminal dispatch (bit # 0 = 0) and the message for communication between customers (bit # 1 = 0) are defined as defined in Table 3.

When the value of bit # 1 is not set to '1' in step S205 or when each value of bit # 0 and bit # 1 is set to '0' in step S207, the extraction unit 303 It is determined whether the extracted caller ID is included in the authentication required station number defined in Table 2 and not included in the authentication unnecessary station number (S209).

Here, when the condition of step S209 is satisfied, the authentication unit 307 performs the additional service subscription authentication (S211) and determines whether the additional service subscription authentication is successful (S213).

At this time, if the additional service subscription authentication is successful, the processor 311 performs the additional service processing to which the sender subscribed to the SUBMIT SM message received in step S201 (S215).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

Claims (10)

In the message service gateway device to control the Web-to-Phone message transmission,
Determining whether the web-to-phone message is a message requiring additional service subscription authentication;
If it is determined that the additional service subscription authentication is necessary, authenticating whether the sender of the web-to-phone message is an additional service subscriber; And
If the caller is the additional service subscriber, transmitting a web-to-phone message subjected to additional service processing to a called party terminal
Web to phone message transmission control method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
After the transmitting step,
If it is determined that the additional service subscription authentication is an unnecessary message, transmitting the web-to-phone message to the called party terminal without the additional service subscription authentication procedure;
Web to phone message transmission control method further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The determining step,
Receiving a transmission message from a web-to-phone message call processing apparatus; And
Determining whether the additional service subscriber authentication is necessary by checking whether the web-to-phone message is a message transmitted / received between subscribers based on information contained in a predetermined specific field of the transmission message.
Web to phone message transmission control method comprising a. The method of claim 3,
The determining step,
Extracting the calling number of the web-to-phone message from the transmission message; And
And determining whether the station number of the calling number is included in a predefined station number requiring additional service subscription authentication and whether the predefined additional service subscription authentication is not included in an unnecessary station number.
The authenticating step,
And performing the additional service subscription authentication when the station number is included in the station number requiring the subscriber authentication but is not included in the unnecessary station number. The method of claim 4, wherein
The determining step,
Before the step of extracting the calling number, determining whether the caller type information supports a Call Origination Indicator field; And
In the case of supporting the originating call type field, determining whether the message is transmitted or received between subscriber stations through information contained in the originating call type field.
Web to phone message transmission control method further comprising. The method of claim 5,
The determining step,
Before determining whether to support the originating call type field, determining whether the caller type information includes a subscriber authentication required indicator.
Web to phone message transmission control method further comprising. A determination unit that determines whether a web-to-phone message is a message requiring authentication of subscription of an additional service;
An authentication unit for authenticating whether the sender of the web-to-phone message is an additional service subscriber if it is determined that the additional service subscription authentication is necessary; And
When the caller is the subscriber of the additional service, the web-to-phone message that has been processed by the additional service is transmitted to the called party's terminal or, if it is determined that the additional service subscription authentication is unnecessary, the web-to-phone message is sent to the called party's terminal without the additional service subscription authentication procedure. Transmission
Message service gateway device comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
Further comprising a receiving unit for receiving a transmission message from the web-to-phone message call processing device,
The determination unit,
Message service gateway device for determining whether the additional service subscriber authentication is necessary by checking whether the web-to-phone message is a message transmitted and received between subscribers based on the information contained in a predetermined specific field of the transmission message. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising: an extraction unit for extracting the calling number of the web-to-phone message from the transmission message,
The determination unit,
Message service gateway device for determining whether the station number of the caller number is included in the station number requiring the additional service subscription authentication predefined and whether the predefined additional service subscription authentication is not included in the unnecessary station number. 10. The method of claim 9,
Extracting unit for extracting the sender type information from the transmission message,
The determination unit,
Determining whether the caller type information includes a subscriber authentication required indicator, and supports a Call Origination Indicator field, and determines whether the message is transmitted and received between the subscriber terminal through the information contained in the dispatch call type field Message Service Gateway Device.

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