CN100518231C

CN100518231C - Method for receiving fax by multimedia short message

Info

Publication number: CN100518231C
Application number: CNB2005100852515A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐政; 王柏鸥; 晁战云
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2005-07-21
Filing date: 2005-07-21
Publication date: 2009-07-22
Anticipated expiration: 2025-07-21
Also published as: CN1901596A

Abstract

This invention discloses a method for receiving faxes by multimedia short messages including: 1, a fax sending user dials a specific access number to cut in an intelligent network platform, 2, the user inputs the mobile terminal number information of the receiver and transmits the fax, 3, the platform buffer-stores the received fax and transmits it to a fax process server, 4, the server analyzes the data and codes them to a form of multimedia information to be sent to the multimedia information center, 5, the center sends the data to the mobile communication terminal of the receiver in the mode of multimedia information, in which, mobile phone users can receive faxes at any time by their own terminals since this invention utilizes the original INTERNET information interface and not need to reform the color message system and mobile communication system.

Description

A kind of method of utilizing multi-media SMS to receive faxes

Technical field

The present invention relates to data communication field, specifically, relate to a kind of method from fax to portable terminal that in 2.5 third-generation mobile communication systems, utilize multimedia messages to send.

Background technology

In present data communication field, the general receiving-transmitting sides of the fax that uses between the user all is the wirephoto machine that is arranged in fixed-line telephone network, the fixed-site of receiving faxes, this makes facsimile service be difficult to satisfy the demand of often carrying out the personage of mobile office, the radio facsimile technology has also appearred certainly recently, but need the such special equipment of radio facsimile machine, carry inconvenience.

High speed development along with mobile communication technology, mobile network's data transmission capabilities improves greatly, traditional character message breath technology has developed into multi-media SMS breath technology, Multimedia Messaging Service (as " multimedia message " business of China Mobile's release, " color E " business that CHINAUNICOM releases etc.) begins widespread usage gradually, the individual mobile communication terminal of meanwhile powerful large-screen is also more and more universal, and the browsing information amount is bigger on individual mobile communication terminal picture and text become a reality.But, still find no at present and utilize multimedia messages to come the relevant public technology or the patent of transmitting facsimile data.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to propose the method that a kind of common mobile subscriber utilizes multimedia messages to receive faxes, make the user receive faxes and to break away from traditional facsimile machine, and can receive faxes whenever and wherever possible.

A kind of method of utilizing multi-media SMS to receive faxes comprises the following steps:

The first step: the facsimile transmission user uses facsimile machine to dial specific access code and inserts intelligent network platform;

Second step: the facsimile transmission user imports recipient's mobile terminal number information, sends fax;

The 3rd step: intelligent network platform sends to the facsimile data buffer memory that receives the fax processing server and handles;

The 4th step: the fax processing server is analyzed facsimile data, and facsimile data is encoded to the form of multimedia messages, sends to the multimedia messages center;

The 5th step: the multimedia messages center sends to recipient's mobile communication terminal with facsimile data in the mode of multimedia messages.

Method of the present invention has been utilized the existing INTERNET information interface in multimedia messages center, need not do any technological transformation to MMS system and mobile communication system the mobile phone user is received faxes anywhere or anytime by the terminal of oneself, bring convenience for the business people of frequent mobile office.Facsimile transmission and reception that while this method provides do not need simultaneous operation, and easy to use, along with the function of portable terminal is become stronger day by day, the business of utilizing individual mobile terminal to receive faxes will be able to widespread usage.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the method that proposes of the present invention;

Fig. 2 implements the system construction drawing that the present invention proposes a specific implementation of method;

Fig. 3 is the implementation process schematic diagram of a specific embodiment of the inventive method.

Embodiment

The present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.

As shown in Figure 1, the method for the present invention's proposition comprises the following steps: the first step: the facsimile transmission user uses facsimile machine to dial specific access code and inserts intelligent network platform; Second step: the facsimile transmission user imports recipient's mobile terminal number information, sends fax; The 3rd step: intelligent network platform sends to the facsimile data buffer memory that receives the fax processing server and handles; The 4th step: the fax processing server is analyzed facsimile data, and facsimile data is encoded to the form of multimedia messages, sends to the multimedia messages center; The 5th step: the multimedia messages center sends to recipient's mobile communication terminal with facsimile data in the mode of multimedia messages.

Fig. 2 implements the system construction drawing that the present invention proposes a specific implementation of method, and as shown in Figure 2, the related equipment of method of implementing the present invention's proposition comprises:

Intelligent network business exchange point SSP: as the tie point of existing telephone network and intelligent network, the function that inserts intelligent network function collection is provided, SSP can be an independently physical equipment, also can be used as the part of service control point (SCP), it can detect the call request of calling out the fax services access code, to call out to change and control, response will be made in the request of service control point, and allow the service logic in the service control point to influence call treatment by service control point.

Service Control Point of intelligent network SCP: be the core component of intelligent network, storaging user data and service logic; The major function of service control point is to receive the automated voice services logic that the call information of sending here from Service Switching Point starts fax services, play voice to the user, receive recipient's Mobile Directory Number of user's input and the form of facsimile data with file is saved among the ip intelligent peripherals IP temporarily.

Intelligent network ip intelligent peripherals IP: interim function of preserving fax paper when being responsible for the voice resource file of storage service control point automatic speech requirements of process and receiving faxes information.

Fax paper server: be used for preserving and managing all fax papers that this operation system receives.

Fax processing server: be the core component of native system, two big major functions are arranged.

1. provide the file transfer support to Service Control Point of intelligent network SCP, help service control point that fax paper is saved in the fax paper server.

2. from the fax paper server, obtain fax paper, resolve the fax paper content, the convert file form, and organize the multi-media SMS content according to the interface specification of Multimedia Message center MMSC, at last multi-media SMS is sent to multimedia messages center MMSC.

Database: provide the storage support to above each parts.

The multimedia messages center is a Core Feature point of existing 2.5 generation mobile network multi-media SMS business, analyzes the number of pages of fax paper, and resolves into one or more of multimedia messagess according to the facsimile data amount and send to the multi-media SMS center.

Below in conjunction with the embodiment among Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 the method that the present invention proposes is done a detailed explanation:

1) does the office direction data on all switches in the telecom operation scope, can insert into automatic speech navigation Service when specifying access code to guarantee that the user dials;

2) facsimile transmission side uses facsimile machine to dial the access code of this fax services appointment.

3) intelligent network business exchange point SSP is dealt into the fax services service logic of moving in the service control point (SCP) with this calling, and navigates to user speech.

4) the prompting user imports recipient's Mobile Directory Number and receives the number of user's input.

5) continue to give sender's playback, prompting input subscription time also receives the temporal information that the user imports.Then, the prompting user is ready to fax and sends fax, and the service control point (SCP) receives the facsimile data that this user sends, and the e-file of fax with the TIF form is kept among the ip intelligent peripherals IP.

6) service control point (SCP) sends to the fax processing server with the positional information of this fax e-file in ip intelligent peripherals IP in the mode of message, after the fax processing server is received the above-mentioned message of service control point, just fax paper is taken off and is saved to from ip intelligent peripherals IP in the fax paper server, simultaneously the positional information of this fax paper in file server replied to the service control point (SCP) according to the positional information of fax paper.

7) service control point (SCP) receives 7) after the answer message of described fax processing server, according to 5) in the fax recipient Mobile Directory Number that receives in Service Database, insert fax and transmit task record, this record has comprised 7) positional information of described fax paper in file server.

8) the fax processing server reads the data record in the Service Database, carries out subsequent treatment, and is specific as follows:

1. obtain out from the fax paper server according to the fax paper of the fax paper positional information in the data record with the TIF form.

2. analyze the content of fax paper, fax paper is decomposed according to the paging number and be converted to several JPEG picture files.

3. according to the interface specification at multimedia messages center above-mentioned each JPEG picture file in is 2. respectively organized a multi-media SMS breath MMS, the pictorial information of MMS is one of them above-mentioned JPEG picture, and added text information illustrates that this multimedia message is which page or leaf of fax simultaneously.Like this, if fax paper has the n page or leaf, will form n bar multimedia message data so.

4. the 3. middle multimedia message data that generates is sent to the multimedia messages center by INTERNET in order.

9) final multimedia messages center sends to portable terminal by WAP gateway with multimedia message.So far, the user just can check the fax that receives by the mode of multimedia message picture.

Claims

1, a kind of method of utilizing multi-media SMS to receive faxes is characterized in that comprising the following steps:

The first step: the access code that the facsimile transmission user uses facsimile machine to dial the appointment of this fax services inserts intelligent network platform;

2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that: in described second step, the facsimile transmission user can also import recipient's reservation time of reception before sending fax.

3, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that: intelligent network platform is buffered in the facsimile data that receives among the ip intelligent peripherals IP in described the 3rd step.

4, method according to claim 3 is characterized in that intelligent network platform is buffered in the facsimile data that the receives e-file with the TIF form among the ip intelligent peripherals IP.

5, method according to claim 1, the portable terminal that it is characterized in that described recipient is a mobile phone.

6, method according to claim 3 is characterized in that in described the 3rd step that intelligent network platform sends to the fax processing server with facsimile data and handles and specifically to comprise the following steps:

(1) service control point of the intelligent network platform positional information of e-file in ip intelligent peripherals IP of will faxing sends to the fax processing server in the mode of message;

(2) after the fax processing server is received the above-mentioned message of service control point, positional information according to fax paper is taken out fax paper and is saved in the fax paper server from ip intelligent peripherals IP, simultaneously the positional information of this fax paper in the fax paper server replied to service control point;

(3) after service control point is received and replied message, in Service Database, insert the task record of the forwarding of faxing, comprise the positional information of fax paper in file server in the record according to fax recipient's mobile terminal number.

7,, it is characterized in that the fax processing server sends to the multimedia messages center by Internet with facsimile data in described the 4th step according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 described methods.

8, according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 described methods, it is characterized in that in described the 5th step multimedia messages center by WAP gateway just facsimile data send to recipient's mobile communication terminal in the mode of multimedia messages.

9, method according to claim 6, it is characterized in that described the 4th the step specifically comprise:

(1) the fax processing server reads data record in the Service Database, obtains out from the fax paper server according to the e-file of will faxing of the fax paper positional information in the data record;

(2) the fax processing server is analyzed the content of fax paper, fax paper is decomposed according to the paging number and converts several JPEG picture files to;

(3) interface specification according to the multimedia messages center respectively is encoded into a multi-media SMS breath, added text information explanation simultaneously with each JPEG picture file;

(4) the fax processing server sends to the multimedia messages center in order with the multimedia messages that generates.