JP2005148859A - Message control device, terminal device and message transmission control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control the transmission of message to receiving terminals, considering the priority order of messages, the importance of messages and the transmission method of message to receiving terminals based on a character string contained in messages, which are desired as a transmitting terminal by a terminal device. <P>SOLUTION: The message control device 20 acquires, as a transmitting-side condition for the terminal device as a transmitting terminal, the priority order of messages, the importance of messages, and transmission methods of messages to receiving terminals set based on character strings contained in messages from the terminal device, and registers them in a transmitting-side condition database 23. The message control device 20 determines a transmission method of message to receiving terminals based on the transmitting-side condition and controls the transmission of message according to the determination result. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a message control device, a terminal device, and a message transmission control method.

Conventionally, it is determined whether or not the capacity of the file is larger than the specified value specified by the user on the transmission side. If the file size is equal to or smaller than the specified value, the file is transmitted as it is. An information processing apparatus that transmits the address of the storage unit and transmits the address of the storage unit has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-259307 A

  However, in the conventional information processing apparatus, transmission is only controlled based on the file capacity. Therefore, the message is received at the receiving terminal without considering the message priority order, the importance of the message, and the message transmission method to the receiving terminal based on the character string included in the message, which is desired when the terminal device becomes the transmitting terminal. Had been sent to. Therefore, the transmission method of the message cannot be controlled by determining the transmission method of the message to the receiving terminal based on these conditions.

  Therefore, the present invention considers the message priority order, the importance of the message, and the message transmission method to the receiving terminal based on the character string included in the message, which is desired when the terminal device becomes the transmitting terminal. The purpose is to control transmission to the receiving terminal.

  The message control device according to the present invention is set based on at least one of the priority order of the message, the importance level of the message, or the character string included in the message as the transmission side condition when the terminal device becomes the transmission terminal A transmission-side condition storage unit that stores a transmission method of a message to a reception terminal, a registration unit that acquires a transmission-side condition from a terminal device and registers the transmission-side condition in the transmission-side condition storage unit, and a message reception terminal based on the transmission-side condition Transmission control means for determining a transmission method to the message and controlling message transmission according to the determination result.

  According to such a message control device, as a transmission side condition when the terminal device becomes a transmission terminal, to the message reception terminal set based on the priority of the message, the importance of the message, and the character string included in the message Can be acquired from the terminal device and stored. Then, the message control device can determine the transmission method of the message to the receiving terminal based on the transmission side condition, and can control the transmission of the message according to the determination result.

  Therefore, the terminal device can set the message priority order, the importance level of the message, and the transmission method of the message to the receiving terminal based on the character string included in the message, which are desired when becoming a transmitting terminal, as the transmitting side condition. The message control device can control the transmission of the message to the receiving terminal in consideration of the transmission side condition.

  The terminal device according to the present invention is a message receiving terminal set based on at least one of message priority, message importance, or a character string included in a message as a transmission-side condition when becoming a transmitting terminal. It is characterized by comprising notifying means for notifying the message control apparatus that controls the transmission of the message to the transmission method.

  According to such a terminal device, a message priority order, a message importance level, and a message transmission method to a receiving terminal based on a character string included in the message, which are desired when becoming a transmitting terminal, are set as transmitting side conditions. The message control device can be notified. Therefore, the message control device can control the transmission of the message to the receiving terminal in consideration of the transmission side condition notified from the terminal device.

  The message transmission control method according to the present invention is set based on at least one of message priority, message importance, or a character string included in a message as a transmission-side condition when the terminal device becomes a transmission terminal. The transmission method of the received message to the receiving terminal is acquired from the terminal device, the acquired transmitting-side condition is registered in the transmitting-side condition storage means for storing the transmitting-side condition, and the message is sent to the receiving terminal based on the transmitting-side condition. A transmission method is determined, and message transmission is controlled according to the determination result.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a terminal device becomes a transmitting terminal, a message priority order, a message importance level, and a message transmission method to a receiving terminal based on a character string included in the message are desired. In consideration of this, it is possible to control the transmission of the message to the receiving terminal.

〔Communications system〕
As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 includes a first messaging system 10, a message control device 20, and a second messaging system 30. The communication system 1 is configured by connecting different systems, a first messaging system 10 and a second messaging system 30 via a message control device 20. In addition, there is no restriction | limiting in the connection method of the 1st messaging system 10 and the 2nd messaging system 30. FIG.

  The first messaging system 10 includes a mobile terminal 10a, a radio base station 10b, a mobile communication network 10c, and a message server 10d. The second messaging system 30 includes a multimedia messaging service (hereinafter referred to as “MMS”) terminal 30a, a radio base station 30b, a mobile communication network 30c, and an MMS relay / server 30d.

  The mobile terminal 10a connects to the mobile communication network 10c via the radio base station 10b and transmits / receives a message to / from the message server 10d. The mobile terminal 10a transmits and receives messages to and from the MMS terminal 30a and the message control device 20 via the message server 10d. The message server 10d transmits / receives a message to / from the MMS relay / server 30d via the message control device 20. The message server 10d transmits and receives messages to and from the mobile terminal 10a via the mobile communication network 10c. For example, an i-mode (registered trademark) server can be used as the message server 10d. For example, an i-mode (registered trademark) terminal can be used as the mobile terminal 10a.

  The MMS terminal 30a is connected to the mobile communication network 30c via the radio base station 30b and transmits / receives a message to / from the MMS relay / server 30d. The MMS terminal 310a transmits and receives messages to and from the mobile terminal 10a and the message control device 20 via the MMS relay / server 30d. The MMS relay / server 30d transmits and receives messages to and from the message server 10d via the message control device 20. The MMS relay / server 30d transmits and receives messages to and from the MMS terminal 30a via the mobile communication network 30c.

  The message control device 20 controls message transmission. The message control device 20 relays messages between the first messaging system 10 and the second messaging system 30. Hereinafter, a case where the MMS terminal 30a is a transmission terminal and the mobile terminal 10a is a reception terminal will be described as an example. The transmitting terminal is a terminal device that transmits a message, and the receiving terminal is a terminal device that receives a message.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the message control device 20 includes a message server interface 21, an MMS relay / server interface 22, a transmission side condition database 23, a terminal information database 24, a registration unit 25, a message control unit 26, A message storage unit 27 and an indirect transmission control unit 28 are provided.

  The message server interface 21 is an interface with the message server 10d. The MMS relay / server interface 22 is an interface with the MMS relay / server 30d. The message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 receive a control message from a terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10 a or the MMS terminal 30 a and input it to the registration unit 25.

  The control message received by the message control device 20 includes a condition notification message for notifying the transmission side condition when the terminal device becomes a transmission terminal, and a reference message for inquiring the transmission side condition registered in the message control device 20. is there. The condition notification message includes a sender condition. The transmission side condition is a transmission method of a message desired when the terminal device becomes the transmission terminal to the reception terminal. The transmission side condition is set by the terminal device based on at least one of the priority of the message, the importance of the message, and the character string included in the message. Hereinafter, message priority, message importance, and character strings included in a message are collectively referred to as “basic items”.

  As a method for transmitting a message to a receiving terminal, for example, there are direct transmission and indirect transmission. Indirect transmission is a method in which a message addressed to a receiving terminal is stored in the message storage unit 27, the storage destination is notified to the receiving terminal, and when a message request is received from the receiving terminal, the stored message is transmitted to the receiving terminal. . The direct transmission is a method of transmitting a message addressed to the receiving terminal to the receiving terminal without storing the message in the message storage unit 27 and notifying the receiving terminal of the storage destination. The message storage unit 27 is a message storage unit that stores a message.

  The transmission side condition includes a determination condition for determining a transmission method and a transmission method that is specified when the determination condition is met. Determination conditions are set for basic items. The message priority is the priority for sending a message. The importance of the message is the importance of the content of the message. The priority and importance of the message can be specified using control data indicating the priority and importance. As a specific character string included in the message, for example, a character string indicating priority and importance such as “urgent”, “emergency”, and “important” can be designated. The transmission method designates either direct transmission or indirect transmission.

  For example, the condition on the transmission side based on the priority and importance of the message is that the control data indicating the priority and importance is in three stages, for example, “high, medium, low”. If the importance is “medium” or less, send it indirectly ”. As described above, the determination condition may be set by specifying the priority order or the importance level, or may be set by specifying the priority order or the threshold value of the importance level. Sender conditions based on character strings include “Send directly if the subject or text contains“ Urgent ”or“ Emergency ”text, or“ Important ”text in the subject or text. If it is, you can set it to "Indirect transmission". As described above, the determination condition can be set by designating a part including a character string, such as a subject or a body.

  The determination condition may be set by combining a plurality of items from the basic items. For example, the transmission-side condition can be set by combining a plurality of items such as “transmit directly when priority is“ high ”and importance is“ high ””. Further, the determination condition may be set by combining the basic item with another item (hereinafter referred to as “additional item”). As additional items, message capacity, message destination address, message format, presence / absence of data attached to the message, its format, and the like can be used. The message format includes multipart / mixed, multipart / related, multipart / alternative, and the like. The data attached to the message includes an attached file. Data formats include JPEG format and MPEG format.

  For example, the transmission side condition is “indirect transmission when the importance is“ low ”and the message capacity exceeds 1 kbyte”, “importance is“ medium ”or more, and the destination address is“ @abc ” . xyz. com ”is included,“ send directly ”,“ priority is “medium” or lower, and destination address is “123 @ abc. xyz. com ”,“ Indirect transmission ”,“ Subject or text includes “Urgent”, and if the format is “multipart / mixed”, send directly ”,“ Subject or text is “important” Can be set in combination with basic items and additional items such as “indirect transmission when a JPEG file is attached to the message”. The determination condition can be set for a part or all of the transmission destination address.

  One terminal device can also set a plurality of transmission side conditions. In this case, the transmission side condition is given a priority order to use the transmission side condition for determining the transmission method. For example, numbers can be assigned to the transmission-side conditions in the order of priority.

  The message control device 20 is set as the transmission destination address of the control message. In the present embodiment, the “system @ sender domain” in which the message control device 20 receives notifications and inquiries about the transmission side condition is used as the transmission destination address. The transmission side conditions are set in the order of “transmission method, determination condition” in the body of the condition notification message. When the determination condition is set only for the basic items, they are set in the order of “message priority, message importance, character string included in message, part including character string”. When the decision condition is set by combining an additional item with a basic item, the decision condition is “message priority, message importance, character string included in the message, part including the character string, message capacity, The destination address, message format, presence / absence of data attached to the message, or format of the data ”are set in this order.

  Further, when one terminal device notifies a plurality of transmission-side conditions, a priority for using the transmission-side conditions for determining a transmission method is given to the transmission-side conditions included in the condition notification message. In this case, in the body of the condition notification message, the transmission-side conditions and the priority order in which they are used are set in the order of “transmission method, decision condition, priority in use”. “*” Is set for items not used for the determination condition. An item for which “*” is set is not used as a determination condition and is not considered as a transmission-side condition.

  For example, when the body of the condition notification message is “indirect, medium or less, *, *, *”, the transmission side condition is “indirect transmission when the priority is“ medium ”or less”. If the message body of the condition notification message is "Direct, *, *, Urgent, Subject or Body", it indicates the sender's condition of "Send directly if the subject or body contains the string" Emergency "" . When the body of the condition notification message is “Direct, High, *, Important, Subject”, “Send directly when the priority is“ High ”and the subject contains the string“ Important ”” Indicates the sending side condition.

  If the message of the condition notification message is “indirect, medium or less, *, *, *,> 1k, *, *, *,” “the priority is medium or less, and the message capacity exceeds 1 kbyte. In this case, the transmission side condition “indirect transmission” is indicated. When the text of the condition notification message is “direct, *, high, *, *, *, abc@domain.com, *, *”, “the importance is“ high ”and the destination address is“ abc @ domain ”” . com "indicates a transmission side condition of" direct transmission ". If the message of the condition notification message is "Direct, *, *, Urgent, Subject or Body, *, *, *, None", "Subject or body contains the string" Emergency "and is attached to the message The transmission side condition “transmit directly when there is no data” is shown. Thus, by setting the determination conditions included in the text of the condition notification message for a plurality of items, it is possible to indicate a determination condition that combines a plurality of items.

  Also, for example, when the sending condition is numbered in ascending order from the highest priority and the decision condition is composed of only basic items, the condition notification message text is “indirect, *, medium or lower, * , *, 1 indicates that the transmission side condition of “indirect transmission when the importance level is“ medium ”or lower” and the priority order of using the transmission side condition are the first and the highest.

  The message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 obtain a control message from the registration unit 25 and transmit it to a terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a. The control messages transmitted by the message control device 20 include a reference response message and a confirmation message. The reference response message is a response to the reference message, and includes the transmission-side condition and the priority order of the terminal device that has received the inquiry. The confirmation message is a message that the message control device 20 inquires about the notified transmission-side condition.

  In addition, the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 are transmitted from a terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a to the request for accessing the portal site of the message control device 20 and to the transmission condition setting page. The side condition and the confirmation result are received and input to the registration unit 25. The message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 acquire the transmission side condition setting page and the confirmation page from the registration unit 25, and transmit them to the terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a.

  The transmission-side condition setting page is a page for the terminal device to input and set the transmission-side condition and notify the message control device 20. The transmission-side condition setting page is configured so that a determination condition, a transmission method, and a priority order in which the transmission-side condition is used for determining the transmission method can be input. The confirmation page is a page for the terminal device to confirm the set transmission-side condition, and for the message control device 20 to inquire about the notified transmission-side condition. On the confirmation page, the transmission-side conditions notified from the terminal device, the priority order thereof, and the inquiry items regarding the transmission-side conditions from the message control device 20 are shown. The confirmation result is a result of the terminal device confirming the confirmation page.

  Further, the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 receive terminal information associated with the address of the terminal device from the message server 10 d and the MMS relay / server 30 d and input them to the registration unit 25. The terminal information is information relating to a terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a. For example, the terminal device processing capability relating to at least one of the message format or the data format attached to the message, the terminal device There is a message capacity that can be received and processed, and a message capacity that the terminal device can display. The processing capability can be indicated by combining a message format and data format with possible processing types for the message and data in that format. Examples of processing types include message and data reception processing, display processing, and processing processing. The displayable capacity can be determined, for example, by the displayable screen size.

  Further, the MMS relay server interface 22 receives a message from the MMS terminal 30a to the mobile terminal 10a via the MMS relay / server 30d. The MMS relay / server interface 22 inputs the received message to the message control unit 26. The MMS relay / server interface 22 transmits, to the MMS terminal 30a, a delivery confirmation notification that notifies the transmitting terminal that the message has been transmitted to the mobile terminal 10a that is the receiving terminal. The MMS relay / server interface 22 acquires a delivery confirmation notification from the message control unit 26 and receives an instruction for transmission to the MMS terminal 30a. The MMS relay / server interface 22 transmits the acquired delivery confirmation notification to the MMS terminal 30a via the MMS relay / server 30d in accordance with an instruction from the message control unit 26.

  The message server interface 21 acquires a message from the MMS terminal 30a to the mobile terminal 10a and a message from the message control device 20 to the mobile terminal 10a from the message control unit 26 or the indirect transmission control unit 28, and transmits them to the mobile terminal 10a. Receive instructions. The message server interface 21 transmits the acquired message to the mobile terminal 10a via the message server 10d in accordance with an instruction from the message control unit 26 or the indirect transmission control unit 28. The message server interface 21 receives a request for a message stored in the message storage unit 27 from the mobile terminal 10 a and inputs the request to the indirect transmission control unit 28. The message server interface 21 receives a message delivery notification for notifying that a message has been transmitted to the mobile terminal 10a from the message server 10d. The message server interface 21 inputs the received message delivery notification to the message control unit 26.

  The transmission-side condition database 23 is a transmission-side condition storage unit that stores transmission-side conditions of terminal devices such as the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a. The transmission side condition database 23 is a message on the basis of at least one of the priority order of the message, the importance of the message, or the character string included in the message as the transmission side condition when the terminal device becomes the transmission terminal. The transmission method to the receiving terminal is stored. The transmission-side condition database 23 stores a determination condition, a transmission method, and a priority order in which the transmission-side condition is used for determining the transmission method as necessary in association with the address of the terminal device. The terminal information database 24 is terminal information storage means for storing terminal information related to terminal devices such as the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a. The terminal information database 24 stores terminal information in association with the address of the terminal device.

  The registration unit 25 is a registration unit that acquires a transmission-side condition from a terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a and registers it in the transmission-side condition database 23 that is a transmission-side condition registration unit. The registration unit 25 acquires a condition notification message from the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22. The registration unit 25 acquires the transmission side condition from the condition notification message. The registration unit 25 acquires the address of the terminal device from the transmission source address of the condition notification message. The registration unit 25 registers the transmission side condition in the transmission side condition database 23 in association with the address of the terminal device that has acquired the transmission side condition. As described above, the registration unit 25 acquires the transmission-side condition from the terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a by the condition notification message.

  In addition, the registration unit 25 acquires an access request to the portal site from the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22. The registration unit 25 inputs a transmission-side condition setting page addressed to the terminal device that has requested access to the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22, and instructs transmission to the terminal device. Then, the registration unit 25 acquires the transmission-side condition input to the transmission-side condition setting page from the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22. The registration unit 25 creates a confirmation page indicating the acquired transmission-side conditions and requesting confirmation from the terminal device. The registration unit 25 inputs a confirmation page to the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 and instructs transmission to the terminal device.

  The registration unit 25 acquires confirmation results from the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22. In the case of the confirmation result that there is no error in the transmission side condition, the registration unit 25 registers the transmission side condition shown on the confirmation page in the transmission side condition database 23 in association with the address of the terminal device. The registration unit 25 registers the corrected transmission-side condition in the transmission-side condition database 23 in association with the address of the terminal device in the case of the confirmation result that the transmission-side condition after correction is notified because there is an error. To do. As described above, the registration unit 25 may acquire the transmission-side condition from the terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a by using the transmission-side condition setting page.

  When the registration unit 25 acquires a plurality of transmission-side conditions from a single terminal device, whether or not the transmission-side conditions and the priorities for using the transmission-side conditions for determining the transmission method are consistent with each other. Judging. When there is no contradiction, the registration unit 25 registers a plurality of transmission-side conditions in association with the address of the terminal device and a priority order for using the transmission-side conditions for determining the transmission method in the transmission-side condition database 23. When there is a contradiction, when a plurality of transmission-side conditions are acquired by a plurality of condition notification messages, the registration unit 25 contradicts the notified transmission-side conditions and their priorities. A confirmation message for inquiring whether or not is correct is input to the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 to instruct transmission to the terminal device. In addition, when a plurality of transmission-side conditions are acquired by using the transmission-side condition setting page, the registration unit 25 contradicts the notified transmission-side conditions and their priorities. A confirmation page for inquiring whether the order is correct is created and input to the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22 to instruct transmission to the terminal device. Then, the registration unit 25 registers the correct transmission-side conditions and their priorities in the transmission-side condition database 23 based on the response to the confirmation message and the confirmation result for the confirmation page.

  Further, the registration unit 25 acquires terminal information from the first messaging system 10 and the second messaging system 20 and registers them in the terminal information database 24. The registration unit 25 acquires terminal information associated with the address of the terminal device from the message server 10d and the MMS relay / server 30d from the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22. The registration unit 25 registers terminal information in the terminal information database 24 in association with the acquired address of the terminal device. The terminal information may be manually set in the terminal information database 24.

  When the registration unit 25 newly acquires the transmission-side conditions, the priority order, and the terminal information for the terminal device for which the transmission-side conditions and terminal information are already registered, the registration unit 25 and the terminal information database 24 In addition, the newly acquired transmission-side conditions, their priorities, and terminal information are registered and updated.

  The registration unit 25 acquires a reference message from the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22. The registration unit 25 searches the transmission-side condition database 23 based on the transmission source address of the reference message, and acquires the transmission-side conditions and the priority order of the terminal device that has inquired. The registration unit 25 creates a reference response message addressed to the terminal device that has made an inquiry including the acquired transmission-side condition and its priority order, and inputs the message to the message server interface 21 and the MMS relay / server interface 22. Instruct to send. In this way, the registration unit 25 notifies the terminal conditions such as the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a of the transmission-side conditions stored in the transmission-side condition database 23 and their priorities. Therefore, the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a can refer to the transmission side conditions registered in the message control device 20 and the priority order thereof.

  The message control unit 26 is a transmission control unit that determines a message transmission method and controls message transmission according to the determination result. The message control unit 26 determines the message transmission method based on the transmission side condition. The message control unit 26 acquires a message from the MMS terminal 30a to the mobile terminal 10a from the MMS relay / server interface 22. The message control unit 26 searches the transmission side condition database 23 based on the acquired transmission source address of the message, and acquires the transmission side condition when the MMS terminal 30a becomes the transmission terminal.

  When there is one transmission side condition, the message control unit 26 compares the determination condition included in the transmission side condition with the message. When the message matches the determination condition, the message control unit 26 determines the transmission method included in the transmission-side condition as the transmission method of the message to the mobile terminal 10a. If the message does not meet the determination condition, the message control unit 26 determines a transmission method other than the transmission method specified when the message matches, as the transmission method of the message to the mobile terminal 10a. That is, the message control unit 26 determines indirect transmission when the designated transmission method is direct transmission, and determines direct transmission when the designated transmission method is indirect transmission.

  For example, when the transmission side condition is “send directly when the subject or text includes the text“ urgent ”, the message control unit 26 includes the text“ urgent ”in the subject or text. If the message meets the decision conditions, it is decided to send directly. On the other hand, the message control unit 26 determines indirect transmission when the subject or text does not include the character string “urgent” and the message does not meet the determination condition.

  Further, when there are a plurality of transmission side conditions, the message control unit 26 compares the message with the determination condition included in the transmission side condition having the highest priority used for determining the transmission method. When the message matches the determination condition of the transmission side condition having the highest priority, the message control unit 26 determines the transmission method included in the transmission side condition as the transmission method of the message to the mobile terminal 10a. When the message does not match the determination condition of the transmission side condition with the highest priority, the message control unit 26 compares the determination condition of the transmission condition with the next highest priority with the message. In this way, the message control unit 26 compares the determination condition included in the transmission side condition with the message in the order of priority of the transmission side condition. Then, when the message matches the determination condition, the message control unit 26 determines the transmission method included in the transmission side condition as the transmission method of the message to the mobile terminal 10a. The message control unit 26 transmits a transmission method other than the transmission method specified when the message does not match the determination condition of the transmission side condition with the lowest priority, or matches the determination condition of the transmission side condition with the highest priority. Is determined as the transmission method of the message to the mobile terminal 10a.

  Note that the message control unit 26 may determine a predetermined default transmission method when the message does not match any of the determination conditions.

Further, the message control unit 26 can determine the default transmission method even when the transmission side condition is not registered.

  When the determined transmission method is direct transmission, the message control unit 26 inputs the message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a acquired from the MMS relay / server interface 22 to the message server interface 21 and instructs transmission to the mobile terminal 10a. . As a result, the message is transmitted directly to the mobile terminal 10a.

  When the determined transmission method is indirect transmission, the message control unit 26 stores the message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a acquired from the MMS relay / server interface 22 in the message storage unit 27 in association with the address indicating the storage destination. The message storage unit 27 holds a message in association with an address indicating a storage destination. As an address indicating the storage destination, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address can be used. Then, the message control unit 26 notifies the mobile terminal 10a of the storage destination and notifies that the message has been stored. Specifically, the message control unit 26 creates a URL notification message that notifies the mobile terminal 10a of the URL address storing the message. The message control unit 26 inputs the created URL notification message to the message server interface 21 and instructs transmission to the mobile terminal 10a. As a result of these processes, the mobile terminal 10a can grasp the storage location and request a message, the stored message is transmitted from the message control device 20, and the message is indirectly transmitted to the mobile terminal 10a.

  In this way, the message control unit 26 controls message transmission according to the determined message transmission method to the mobile terminal 10a. Further, the message control unit 26 may convert the message so that the mobile terminal 10 a can process it, and then input the message to the message server interface 21 or store it in the message storage unit 27. In this case, the message control unit 26 acquires the terminal information of the mobile terminal 10a from the terminal information database 24 based on the transmission destination address of the message, and performs conversion based on the acquired terminal information. For example, the message control unit 26 converts the format of the message and the format of the data attached to the message into a format that can be processed by the mobile terminal 10a, or the capacity that allows the mobile terminal 10a to receive and display the message. Or convert to

  The indirect transmission control unit 28 controls transmission of messages stored in the message storage unit 27. When receiving a message request from the receiving terminal, the indirect transmission control unit 28 controls to transmit the stored message to the receiving terminal. The indirect transmission control unit 28 acquires a request for a message stored in the message storage unit 27 from the mobile terminal 10a from the message server interface 21. Specifically, the indirect transmission control unit 28 acquires a URL browsing request. The URL browsing request is for requesting a message stored in association with the URL address, and includes a URL address indicating the storage destination of the message. The indirect transmission control unit 28 searches the message storage unit 27 based on the URL address included in the URL browsing request, and acquires a message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a. Then, the indirect transmission control unit 28 inputs the acquired message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a to the message server interface 21 and instructs transmission to the mobile terminal 10a. Further, the indirect transmission control unit 28 notifies the message control unit 26 that the message has been transmitted to the mobile terminal 10a.

  In the case of direct transmission, the message control unit 26 acquires a message delivery notification from the message server interface 21. In the case of indirect transmission, the message control unit 26 receives notification from the indirect transmission control unit 28 that the message has been transmitted to the mobile terminal 10a. Thus, when the message control device 20 receives a message delivery notification or transmits a message stored in the message storage unit 27 to the mobile terminal 10a, the message control unit 26 sends a delivery confirmation notification to the MMS terminal 30a. create. The message control unit 26 inputs the created delivery confirmation notification to the MMS relay / server interface 22 and instructs transmission to the MMS terminal 30a. Note that when a message is transmitted from the mobile terminal 10a to the MMS terminal 30a, the same processing is performed except that the processing direction is changed from the mobile terminal 10a to the MMS terminal 30a.

  Next, the terminal device will be described taking the mobile terminal 10a as an example. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 10 a includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, a storage unit 13, an input unit 14, and a display unit 15. Note that the MMS terminal 30a has the same configuration as the mobile terminal 10a.

  The communication unit 11 is connected to the mobile communication network 10c via the radio base station 10b, and transmits and receives messages and the like with the message server 10d. And the communication part 11 transmits / receives a message etc. with the MMS terminal 30a or the message control apparatus 20 via the message server 10d. Specifically, the communication unit 11 transmits / receives a message to / from another terminal device such as a mobile terminal or the MMS terminal 30a. The communication unit 11 acquires and transmits a message from the control unit 12 to another terminal device. The communication unit 11 receives a message from another terminal device transmitted from the message control device 20 by direct transmission or indirect transmission, and inputs the message to the control unit 12. In addition, the communication unit 11 acquires a condition notification message and a reference message from the control unit 12 and transmits them to the message control device 20. The communication unit 11 receives a reference response message and a confirmation message from the message control device 20 and inputs them to the control unit 12.

  Further, the communication unit 11 obtains the access request to the portal site, the transmission-side condition input to the transmission-side condition setting page, and the confirmation result from the control unit 12 and transmits them to the message control device 20. The communication unit 11 receives the transmission condition setting page and the confirmation page from the message control device 20 and inputs them to the control unit 12. Further, the communication unit 11 acquires a URL browsing request from the control unit 12 and transmits it to the message control device 20.

  The memory | storage part 13 memorize | stores the transmission side conditions of the mobile terminal 10a, terminal information, the address of the mobile terminal 10a, etc. The input unit 14 acquires the input content from the user of the mobile terminal 10 a and inputs it to the control unit 12. The user uses the input unit 14 to input transmission-side conditions, instructions for the mobile terminal 10a, and the like to the mobile terminal 10a. The input unit 14 can use a key, a microphone, or the like. The display unit 15 displays messages, various pages, input contents from the input unit 14, information stored in the storage unit 13, and the like. The display unit 15 can use a display or the like.

  The control unit 12 controls the mobile terminal 10a. The control unit 12 is a message receiving terminal set based on at least one of the priority of the message, the importance of the message, or the character string included in the message, as a transmitting-side condition when the terminal device becomes a transmitting terminal. This is notification means for notifying the message control device 20 of the transmission method to the message.

  When notifying using the condition notification message, the control unit 12 acquires the transmission-side condition input by the user from the input unit 14 and creates a condition notification message including the acquired transmission-side condition. The control unit 12 acquires the address of the mobile terminal 10a from the storage unit 13. The control unit 12 sets the address of the message control device 20 as the transmission destination address of the condition notification message, and sets the address of the mobile terminal 10a as the transmission source address. The control unit 12 inputs the created condition notification message to the communication unit 11 and instructs transmission to the message control device 20. In this way, the control unit 12 notifies the message control device 20 of the transmission side condition. Further, the control unit 12 stores the transmission-side condition acquired from the input unit 14 in the storage unit 13.

  When notifying using the transmission side condition setting page, the control unit 12 activates a browser and accesses the portal site of the message control device 20. Specifically, the control unit 12 inputs an access request to the portal site of the message control device 20 to the communication unit 11 and instructs transmission to the message control device 20. Then, as a response to the access request, the message control device 20 transmits a transmission side condition setting page. The control unit 12 acquires a transmission side condition setting page from the communication unit 11 and inputs it to the display unit 15. The user inputs the transmission side condition from the input unit 14 to the transmission side condition setting page displayed on the display unit 15. The control unit 12 acquires the transmission-side condition input by the user on the transmission-side condition setting page from the input unit 14 and inputs it to the communication unit 11 to instruct transmission to the message control device 20.

  Thereafter, the message control device 20 transmits a confirmation page. The control unit 12 acquires a confirmation page from the communication unit 11 and inputs the confirmation page to the display unit 15. The user confirms the transmission-side condition indicated on the confirmation page displayed on the display unit 15 and inputs the confirmation result from the input unit 14. The control unit 12 acquires a confirmation result from the input unit 14. The control unit 12 acquires, for example, a confirmation result that there is no error in the transmission-side condition or a confirmation result that the corrected transmission-side condition is notified because there is an error. The control unit 12 inputs the acquired confirmation result to the communication unit 11 and instructs transmission to the message control device 20. In this way, the control unit 12 notifies the message control device 20 of the transmission side condition. Further, the control unit 12 stores the transmission side condition notified to the message control device 20 in the storage unit 13.

  The mobile terminal 10a transmits a plurality of condition notification messages or inputs a plurality of transmitter conditions on the transmitter condition setting page when it is desired to register a plurality of transmitter conditions in the message control device 20. . When transmitting a condition notification message, the user inputs from the input unit 14 a transmission-side condition and a priority order to use the transmission-side condition for determining a transmission method. And the control part 12 acquires the transmission side conditions which the user input from the input part 14, and its priority. The control unit 12 assigns the priority order to the transmission side condition, and creates a condition notification message including the transmission side condition to which the priority order is assigned.

  In addition, when inputting to the transmission side condition setting page, the user uses the transmission side condition and the transmission side condition from the input unit 14 to determine the transmission method on the transmission side condition setting page displayed on the display unit 15. Enter the priority. Then, the control unit 12 acquires from the input unit 14 the transmission-side conditions input by the user on the transmission-side condition setting page and their priorities, inputs them to the communication unit 11, and instructs transmission to the message control device 20. .

  At this time, since the notified sender condition and its priority order are inconsistent, the message control device 20 may transmit a confirmation message or a confirmation page inquiring which condition or priority order is correct. In this case, the user selects the correct transmission-side conditions and priority from the transmission-side conditions and their priorities indicated in the confirmation message and confirmation page, and inputs them from the input unit 14 as confirmation results. The control unit 12 inputs the confirmation result to the communication unit 11 and instructs transmission to the message control device 20. Further, the control unit 12 stores the transmission-side conditions notified to the message control device 20 and their priorities in the storage unit 13. Note that the mobile terminal 10a does not need to notify the transmission-side condition when it does not wish to control message transmission based on the transmission-side condition.

  Further, the control unit 12 creates a reference message, sets the address of the mobile terminal 10 a as a transmission source address, inputs it to the communication unit 11, and instructs transmission to the message control device 20. And the message control apparatus 20 transmits a reference response message as a response with respect to a reference message. The control unit 12 acquires the reference response message from the communication unit 11 and inputs the transmission-side conditions and the priority order included in the reference response message to the display unit 15. The user can confirm the transmission condition and its priority registered in the message control device 20 by confirming the transmission condition and its priority displayed on the display unit 15. In this way, the mobile terminal 10a can refer to the transmission-side conditions registered in the message control device 20.

  In addition, the control unit 12 acquires a URL notification message from the message control device 20 from the communication unit 11. The control unit 12 performs a URL browsing operation. The URL browsing operation is to display the URL address included in the acquired URL notification message on the display unit 15 or start the web browser, request the message stored in the URL address, receive it, and display it. This is the process to do. Then, the control unit 12 creates a URL browsing request and inputs it to the communication unit 11 to instruct transmission to the message control device 20. The control unit 12 acquires a message from another terminal device such as the MMS terminal 30a from the communication unit 11. The control unit 12 inputs the acquired message to the display unit 15. In addition, the control unit 12 stores the acquired message in the storage unit 13.

[Message transmission control method]
First, the sending condition notification and registration procedures in the message sending control method will be described by taking as an example the case where the MMS terminal 30a notifies the sending condition and the message control apparatus 20 registers. FIG. 4 shows a case where a condition notification message is used. First, the MMS terminal 30a transmits a transmission request (MM1_M_submit.REQ) requesting transmission of a condition notification message to the message control device 20 to the MMS relay / server 30d (S101). The transmission request includes a condition notification message including a transmission-side condition and, if necessary, its priority. The condition notification message is once stored in the MMS relay / server 30d (S102). The MMS relay / server 30d transmits a transmission response (MM1_M_submit.RES) notifying that the transmission request has been received to the MMS terminal 30a (S103).

  Thereafter, the MMS relay / server 30d transmits a condition notification message to the message control device 20 using MM4_Forward.REQ (S104). The message control device 20 notifies the MMS relay / server 30d that the condition notification message has been received (S105). Further, the message control device 20 transmits a transmission response notifying that the transmission-side condition included in the received condition notification message is registered to the MMS relay / server 30d using MM4_Forward.RES (S106). The MMS relay / server 30d notifies the message control device 20 that the transmission response has been received (S107). The message control device 20 registers the transmission-side conditions and the priorities included in the received condition notification message in the transmission-side condition database 23 (S108).

  FIG. 5 shows a case where the transmission condition setting page is used. First, the MMS terminal 30a accesses the portal site of the message control device 20 (S201). The message control device 20 transmits the transmission side condition setting page to the MMS terminal 30a (S202). The MMS terminal 30a inputs the transmission-side conditions and, if necessary, the priority order of the transmission-side conditions to the transmission-side condition setting page, and transmits them to the message control device 20 (S203). The message control device 20 creates a confirmation page using the received transmission side condition and its priority, and transmits it to the MMS terminal 30a (S204). The MMS terminal 30a confirms the transmission-side conditions and the priority order shown on the confirmation page, and transmits the confirmation result to the message control apparatus 20 (S205).

  In the case of the confirmation result that there is no error, the message control device 20 registers the transmission side conditions and the priority order shown in the confirmation page in the transmission side condition database 23 in association with the address of the MMS terminal 30a. In the case of a confirmation result that the message control device 20 notifies the corrected transmission side condition and priority order because there is an error, the message control apparatus 20 associates it with the address of the MMS terminal 30a and corrects the transmission side condition and priority order. Is registered in the transmission side condition database 23 (S206).

  Next, a message transmission / reception procedure in the message transmission control method performed after registration of the transmission side condition will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, first, the MMS terminal 30a transmits a transmission request (MM1_M_submit.REQ) requesting transmission of a message to the mobile terminal 10a to the MMS relay / server 30d (S301). The transmission request includes a message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a. The message is stored once in the MMS relay / server 30d (S302). The MMS relay / server 30d transmits a transmission response (MM1_M_submit.RES) notifying that the transmission request has been received to the MMS terminal 30a (S303).

  The MMS relay / server 30d transmits a transfer request (MM4_Forward.REQ) requesting transfer of the message to the mobile terminal 10a to the message control device 20 (S304). The transfer request includes a message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a. The message control device 20 notifies the MMS relay / server 30d that the transfer request has been received (S305). Further, the message control device 20 receives the message and transmits a transfer response (MM4_Forward.RES) notifying that the transfer has been accepted to the MMS relay / server 30d (S306). The MMS relay / server 30d notifies the message control device 20 that the transfer response has been received (S307).

  The message control device 20 determines the transmission method of the received message to the mobile terminal 10a based on the transmission side condition (S308). When the determined transmission method is direct transmission, the message control device 20 transmits a message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a to the message server 10d. As a result, the message control device 20 performs an incoming call notification for notifying the message server 10d that a message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a has arrived (S309). The message server 10d notifies the message control device 20 that the message has been received (S310). The message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a is once stored in the message server 10d (S311).

  The message server 10d transmits an incoming call notification (Message Notification) notifying that the message has arrived to the mobile terminal 10a (S312). The mobile terminal 10a that has received the incoming call notification transmits a message reception request (HTTP GET) for requesting a message to the message server 10d (S313). Then, the message server 10d transmits a message from the MMS terminal 30a to the mobile terminal 10a to the mobile terminal 10a (S314). As described above, the message is directly transmitted to the mobile terminal 10a.

  The message server 10d transmits a message delivery notification to the message control device 20 (S315). The message control device 20 notifies the message server 10d that the message delivery notification has been received (S316). The message control device 20 that has received the message delivery notification transmits a delivery confirmation notification (MM4_delivery_report.REQ) to the MMS relay / server 30d (S317). The MMS relay / server 30d transmits a delivery confirmation notification response (MM4_delivery_report.RES) for notifying that the delivery confirmation notification has been received to the message control device 20 (S318). Then, the MMS relay / server 30d transmits a delivery confirmation notification (MM1_delivery_report.REQ) to the MMS terminal 30a (S319). Note that the processing of steps (S317) to (S319) related to the delivery confirmation notification is not limited to the end of step (S316), but after step (S310), which is the end of message transmission by message control device 20. It doesn't matter. The timing for performing the processing related to the delivery confirmation notification depends on the implementation.

  On the other hand, when the transmission method determined in step (S308) is indirect transmission, the message control device 20 stores the message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a in the message storage unit 27 in association with the URL address (S320). Regarding the processing in the case of indirect transmission, the processing after step (S320) is shown in FIG.

  After storing the message (S320), the message control device 20 sends a URL notification message including the URL address indicating the storage location of the message to the message server 10d to notify the incoming call (S321). The message server 10d notifies the message control device 20 that the URL notification message has been received (S322). The URL notification message is once stored in the message server 10d (S323). Then, the message server 10d transmits an incoming notification (Message Notification) to the mobile terminal 10a (S324), and the mobile terminal 10a transmits a message reception request (HTTP GET) to the message server 10d (S325). The message server 10d transmits a URL notification message to the mobile terminal 10a (S326).

  The mobile terminal 10a that has received the URL notification message performs a URL browsing operation (S327). The mobile terminal 10a transmits a URL browsing request (HTTP GET) to the message control device 20 (S328). The message control device 20 acquires the corresponding message from the message storage unit 27 based on the received URL browsing request. The message control device 20 transmits the acquired message addressed to the mobile terminal 10a to the mobile terminal 10a via the message server 10d (S329). As described above, the message is indirectly transmitted to the mobile terminal 10a.

  The message control device 20 that has transmitted the message in response to the URL browsing request transmits a delivery confirmation notification (MM4_delivery_report.REQ) to the MMS relay / server 30d (S330). Then, steps (S331) and (S332) similar to steps (S318) and (S319) shown in FIG. 6 are performed. Even when a message is transmitted from the mobile terminal 10a to the MMS terminal 30a, the same processing as in FIGS. 6 and 7 is performed except that the processing direction is changed from the mobile terminal 10a to the MMS terminal 30a.

〔effect〕
According to the communication system 1, the message control device 20, and the message transmission control method, the message control device 20 has, as a transmission-side condition when a terminal device such as the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a becomes a transmission terminal, The transmission method to the receiving terminal of the message set based on the priority of the message, the importance of the message, and the character string included in the message is acquired from the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a and registered in the transmission side condition database 23. Can be kept. And the message control apparatus 20 can determine the transmission method to the receiving terminal of a message based on the transmission side conditions, and can control the transmission of the message according to the determination result.

  Therefore, the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a specify the message priority order, the importance level of the message, and the transmission method to the receiving terminal of the message based on the character string included in the message, which are desired when becoming the transmitting terminal. Can be set as a condition. The message control device 20 can control the transmission of the message to the receiving terminal in consideration of the transmission side condition.

  In addition, the message control device 20 can control message transmission every time a message is transmitted, that is, in units of transmission, and can change the transmission method in units of transmission. Furthermore, the message control apparatus 20 can update the transmission-side conditions registered in the transmission-side condition database 23 when a new transmission-side condition is acquired from the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a.

  Further, according to the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a, the message priority order, the importance level of the message, and the transmission method to the receiving terminal of the message based on the character string included in the message, which are desired when becoming the transmitting terminal, are transmitted. It can be set as a side condition and notified to the message control device 20. Therefore, the message control device 20 can control the transmission of the message to the receiving terminal in consideration of the transmission side condition notified from the mobile terminal 10a or the MMS terminal 30a.

[Example of change]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the terminal device notifies that it does not want to control the message transmission based on the basic item and the additional item as the transmission side condition, and the message control device 20 sets the basic item and the additional item as the transmission side condition of the terminal device. It may be registered in the transmission side condition database 23 that it is not desired to control message transmission based on.

  In addition, the terminal device can request deletion of the transmission-side condition once registered. For example, the terminal device transmits a condition notification message in which “*” or “,” is set for all items, or designates deletion of the transmission-side condition on the transmission-side condition setting page. Deletion can be requested to the message controller 20. The registration unit 25 deletes the transmission-side condition of the terminal device that has received the deletion request from the transmission-side condition database 23.

  Further, the message control device 20 can set an initial value (default value) for the transmission side condition. In this case, the terminal device can request registration of an initial value as a transmission-side condition. For example, the terminal device transmits a condition notification message in which “*” or “,” is set for an item for which an initial value is to be used, or specifies an initial value for an item for which an initial value is to be used on the transmission side condition setting page. As a result, the message control device 20 can be requested to register an initial value as a transmission-side condition. The registration unit 25 registers the initial value of the specified item in the transmission condition database 23 as a transmission condition.

  Further, the terminal device can request a change to the initial value after registering the transmission-side condition. For example, the terminal device transmits a condition notification message in which “*” or “,” is set for the item to be changed to the initial value, or specifies the initial value for the item to be changed to the initial value on the transmission condition setting page. As a result, the message control device 20 can be requested to change to the initial value. The registration unit 25 changes the item that received the request for the transmission side condition registered in the transmission side condition database 23 to the initial value. If the terminal device wants to specify or change the initial value for all items, it sends a condition notification message with “*” or “,” for all items, You can specify initial values for all items on the condition setting page.

  Further, the terminal device may request a change for some items of the registered transmission-side conditions. For example, the terminal device sets “*” or “,” for an item that does not need to be changed, and transmits a condition notification message in which a new condition is set for the item that needs to be changed, to the message control device 20. Can request changes for some items. The registration unit 25 changes only the items that need to be changed with respect to the transmission-side conditions registered in the transmission-side condition database 23, and items that do not need to be changed, such as items that are set with “*” or “,”. Do not change the registration details.

  In the communication system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the message control device 20 is installed between the first messaging system 10 and the second messaging system 30 independently of the first messaging system 10 and the second messaging system 30. However, the message control device 20 may be installed in either the first messaging system 10 or the second messaging system 30. Alternatively, either the message server 10d or the MMS relay / server 30d and the message control device 20 may be configured integrally.

  The types of terminal devices are not limited to the mobile terminal 10a and the MMS terminal 30a, and the network is not limited to the mobile communication networks 10c and 30c. The type of transmission method of the message to the receiving terminal is not limited to direct transmission and indirect transmission. For example, the transmission method includes a method in which a message is divided into a plurality of messages and transmitted. The transmission side condition can also specify both direct transmission and indirect transmission as the transmission method. In this case, the message control unit 26 performs both processing for direct transmission and processing for indirect transmission.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the message control apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the notification of the transmission side condition by the condition notification message which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and registration. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the notification of the transmission side condition by the transmission side condition setting page which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and a registration. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the transmission / reception of the message by the direct transmission which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the transmission / reception of the message by indirect transmission which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication system 10 1st messaging system 10a Mobile terminal 10b, 30b Radio base station 10c, 30c Mobile communication network 10d Message server 11 Communication part 12 Control part 13 Storage part 14 Input part 15 Display part 20 Message control apparatus 21 Message server interface 22 MMS relay / server interface 23 transmission side condition database 24 terminal information database 25 registration unit 26 message control unit 27 message storage unit 28 indirect transmission control unit 30 second messaging system 30a MMS terminal 30d MMS relay / server

Claims (3)

As a transmission side condition when a terminal device becomes a transmission terminal, the message priority set to the message, the importance of the message, or the message set to the reception terminal based on at least one of the character strings included in the message Transmitting condition storage means for storing the transmission method;
A registration unit that acquires the transmission-side condition from the terminal device and registers it in the transmission-side condition storage unit;
A message control apparatus comprising: a transmission control unit that determines a transmission method of the message to the receiving terminal based on the transmission side condition and controls transmission of the message according to the determination result.   As a transmission side condition when becoming a transmission terminal, a transmission method to the reception terminal of the message set based on at least one of the priority order of the message, the importance of the message, or the character string included in the message A terminal device comprising notification means for notifying a message control device that controls transmission of the message. As a transmission side condition when a terminal device becomes a transmission terminal, the message priority set to the message, the importance of the message, or the message set to the reception terminal based on at least one of the character strings included in the message Obtaining a transmission method from the terminal device;
Register the acquired transmission-side condition in the transmission-side condition storage means for storing the transmission-side condition;
Determining a transmission method of the message to the receiving terminal based on the transmission side condition;
A message transmission control method, wherein transmission of the message is controlled according to the determination result.

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