JP2010508596A - Message icon combination method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is an SMS message icon combination technique, in which a first step of calculating the surplus capacity of the SMS in the mobile communication terminal, a second step of calculating the number of lines of the user message, and an appropriate number of icons are provided. Mobile communication by comprising a third step of selecting, a fourth step of mapping between icons and words, and a fifth step of selecting an attachment position of the icon and combining the icon with the SMS message. When sending an SMS message to a terminal, a visual effect is added by selecting an icon best suited to the context of the message from the icon set installed for each model of the receiving terminal, and the emotion of the message creator is added. There is an advantage that can be expressed effectively.

Description

  The present invention relates to an icon combination method for an SMS message (Short Message Service). In the SMS message icon combination method, when an SMS message is transmitted to a mobile communication terminal, an icon that is optimal for the context of the message is selected from an icon set that is installed for each model of the receiving terminal, and is visually attached. An effect is added, and the emotion of the message creator is effectively expressed.

  In general, SMS is a text service that allows mobile phone users to exchange short sentences without additional equipment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system using SMS messages. Here, reference numeral 10 is a mobile communication terminal of a subscriber who receives a mobile communication service, and reference numeral 20 performs baseband signal processing, wire-to-wire conversion, and radio signal transmission / reception. The reference station 30 is a control station (Base Station Controller, BSC) that controls the base station 20, and the reference numeral 40 is connected to the control station 30. The mobile communication company server that performs the exchange function and provides the mobile communication terminal 10 with the mobile communication service including the SMS service.

  As mobile communication terminals 10 such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) continue to spread, the number of people using character services has also increased rapidly. Unlike e-mail, SMS messages are The contents can be transmitted at the same time as shipping, and is positioned as one of the firm communication means.

  SMS is a method of transmitting a reply number and message contents between terminals, providing weather forecast / news / stock information, searching for necessary information, sending / receiving e-mails via the Internet / PC communication, etc. Various information retrieval services required for the service can be provided. Because it is interactive and easy to use, the use of middle and old people outsiders as well as young people is increasing. South Korean card companies are expanding their scope of use for electronic payments / e-commerce, such as transmitting transaction approval details in text messages to prevent card accidents.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of an icon combined with a conventional SMS message. In the conventional technology, in order to complement the shortness of the text-based SMS message service, a technology for combining icons as shown in FIG. 2 with SMS has been provided.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of combining icons with SMS messages. When combining a text message and an icon, for example, if the note icon in FIG. 2 is matched with a word having a matching meaning such as “music, song, karaoke, CD, singer”, etc., the mobile communication terminal of the Korean manufacturer 10 icons are not enough (60 Samsung, LG93), so icons are hardly attached to messages. If the number of words matched with the icon is large, the icon is excessively attached, the service quality deteriorates, the icon insertion position is inappropriate as shown in FIG. 3, and the message quality is low. .

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a more appropriate icon combination as compared to FIG. 3. In the case of FIG. 3, it is appropriate that the icons are attached as shown in FIG. However, the conventional technology has not been developed to the technology of attaching icons as shown in FIG.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an SMS message icon combination method capable of providing a service for attaching an appropriate number of icons while icons are attached to many messages. Objective. It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for determining an optimum icon attachment position, and to improve the quality of a result message to which an icon is attached.

  In order to solve the above technical problem, an SMS message icon combination method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first step of calculating a surplus capacity of the SMS in the mobile communication terminal, and a step of calculating the number of message lines. Two stages, a third stage for selecting an appropriate number of icons, a fourth stage for mapping between icons and words, and a fifth stage for selecting an icon attachment position and combining the icons with the SMS message. Inclusion is a technical feature.

  According to the SMS message icon combination method of the present invention, when an SMS message is transmitted to a mobile communication terminal, an icon that is best suited to the context of the SMS message is selected and attached to each icon set for each model of the receiving terminal. By doing so, there is an advantage that a visual effect can be added to the message, the emotion of the message creator can be effectively expressed, and an icon character service can be provided.

It is a block block diagram of the mobile communication system using a general SMS message. It is a figure which shows the example of the icon combined with the conventional SMS message. It is a figure which shows the example which combined the icon with the conventional SMS message. It is a figure which shows the example of a more suitable icon combination about the case of FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for combining icons of SMS messages according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a detailed flowchart showing an operation of selecting an appropriate icon number. In FIG. 5, it is a figure which shows the example of a mapping between an icon and a word. In FIG. 5, it is a figure which shows the example of a mapping between an icon and a word. In FIG. 5, it is a figure which shows the example of a mapping between an icon and a word. In FIG. 5, it is a figure which shows the example of a mapping between an icon and a word. In FIG. 5, it is a figure which shows the example which selects the adhesion position of an icon. In FIG. 5, it is a figure which shows the example which selects the adhesion position of an icon by applying a priority allocation system. It is a figure which shows the example which applies the logic which excludes the icon already used in FIG. 12, and selects the attachment position of an icon. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an SMS message icon combination method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example by which the extended icon was combined with the SMS message by the icon combination method of the SMS message by 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example which divided | segmented the extended icon and the SMS message into the area | region into right and left by the icon combination method of the SMS message by 2nd Example of this invention, and has arrange | positioned the extended icon on the left side of the SMS message. It is a figure which shows the example which has arrange | positioned the extended icon to the right side of an SMS message by the icon combination method of the SMS message by 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example which has arrange | positioned the extended icon to the upper end of the SMS message by the icon combination method of the SMS message by 2nd Example of this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. When a well-known function or specific description related to the present invention blurs the gist of the invention, it is omitted. The terms to be described later are defined in consideration of the functions in the present invention, and differ depending on the intention of the user, the operator, or precedents, and the meaning of each term is defined in the entire contents of this specification. Must be interpreted on the basis.

  According to the present invention, when an SMS message is transmitted to a mobile communication terminal, an icon most suitable for the context of the SMS message is selected and attached in an icon set mounted for each model of the receiving terminal. In order to provide an icon character service by adding various effects and effectively expressing the emotion of the message creator.

Hereinafter, an SMS message icon combination method according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an SMS message icon combination method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A first step (ST1) for calculating the SMS surplus capacity in the mobile communication terminal 10, a second step (ST2) for calculating the number of user message rows, and a third step (ST3) for selecting the appropriate number of icons. ), And a fourth stage (ST4) for mapping between the icon and the word, and a fifth stage (ST5) for selecting the attachment position of the icon and combining the icon with the SMS message. In the first stage, the number of input bytes of the message is set to 80 bytes, and the surplus capacity of the SMS message is calculated.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting an appropriate number of icons. The third stage is an eleventh stage (ST11) for setting the number of rows L when the SMS message is output to the mobile communication terminal 10 (i = L), and “2 × i” for the bytes of the remainder space M. 12th step (ST12) for determining whether or not> M, and if “2 × i> M”, a 13th step (ST13) that returns to the 12th step after performing “i = i−1”. ) And the 14th step (ST14) for determining that the number of appropriate icons is i unless “2 × i> M”.

  7 to 10 show examples of mapping methods between icons and words. In step ST4, mapping between icons and words using one or more of 1) mapping by specific meaning, 2) mapping by related meaning, 3) mapping by emotion, and 4) mapping by the whole atmosphere. I do.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the icon attachment position is selected, and FIG. 12 shows an example in which the icon attachment position is selected by the priority assignment method. In step ST4, at the time of mapping between icons and words, mapping is performed by assigning priority to each icon. Step ST5 includes inserting a space character before the word to which the icon is attached so that the word to which the icon is attached and the icon are output on the same line. In ST5, if the remaining capacity is insufficient compared to the number of bytes of space characters, an icon is attached in front of the word.

  FIG. 13 shows an example in which the icon attachment position is selected by applying the logic for eliminating the icons already used in FIG. Step ST5 includes assigning an attachment position number to the icon so that the attachment position of the icon is determined.

<Process for selecting the appropriate number of icons>
1) Calculation of surplus capacity: 80 bytes-Number of input bytes of user message 2) Calculation of number of lines of user message 3) Selection of appropriate number of icons 4) Mapping between icon and word 5) Selection of icon attachment position Also, icon The mapping method between words and words will be described as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the following mapping method can be performed.
1) In the case of mapping by specific meaning “Music, musical notes, songs”; “Moon, Crescent Moon, 15th Night Moon, Star, Night Sky”; “Sun, Sun, Sun”; “Sad, Tears, Crying”, etc. , It is possible to set and map icons with specific meanings.

2) In the case of mapping by related meanings: "Karaoke, CD, singer";"Good night, good night, dream";"Sunny, throat, summer, good weather"; A matching icon can be set and mapped.

3) In the case of mapping by emotions Set icons that match emotions for “LaLa, Ru, Pleasant, Fun”; “Quiet, Quiet, Smooth”; “Pleasant, Fun”; “Sad, Cry” Can be mapped.

  4) When mapping according to the overall atmosphere

等に対して、全体の雰囲気が一致するアイコンを設定してマッピングすることができる。

For example, an icon having the same overall atmosphere can be set and mapped.

<How to use mapping logic between icons and words>
In the present invention, when four or more mapping DBs are separately managed and the number of words mapped in one text message is larger than the calculated number of appropriate icons, 1) mapping word by method> 2) Mapping words according to method> 3) Mapping words according to method> 4) Mapping priority is assigned in the order of mapping words, and words with higher priority are selected and icons are combined. Such a priority assignment method is for preferentially matching appropriate icons.

  The mapping by the whole atmosphere has some unclear points,

等の単語は、最近、１０〜２０代のＳＭＳ使用者が習慣的に相手方に対する好意を伝えるために用いる単語であることを考えると、メッセージ全体の雰囲気と連関があることが分かる。

It can be seen that the word “etc.” is related to the atmosphere of the entire message, considering that the SMS users in their 10s and 20s have recently been habitually used to convey their favor to the other party.

  Although it is an informal survey result, the reliability is not high, but recently, a certain mobile SMS company randomly extracted about 2000 SMS messages,

等が含まれたメッセージが３０％を上回った。このような結果によると、

Etc. included more than 30% of messages. According to these results,

のような単語を、アイコンマッピング単語として登録させておけば、３０％以上のメッセージに

If you register a word like this as an icon mapping word, you can get more than 30% of messages

のうち一つのアイコンが付着されるものである。したがって、アイコン付着の頻度を高める結果が得られるが、使用され過ぎる単語であるので、単調さを与えることがあり得る。したがって、このような単語の優先順位を最低に低くすることにより、他のアイコンが付着される可能性を高めることができる。

One of the icons is attached. Therefore, although the result of increasing the frequency of icon attachment is obtained, since it is a word that is overused, it may be monotonous. Therefore, by lowering the priority of such words to the minimum, the possibility of attaching other icons can be increased.

  When only the mapping method based on the specific meaning which is the method of 1) is used, there are many cases where too few icons are attached to a message in which icons are combined, or icons are not attached from the beginning. When all the words corresponding to 1) to 4) are collectively included in one DB, too many icons are likely to be attached.

  In the example of FIG. 11, the message looks messy as an example in which too many icons are attached by batch matching. In FIG. 11, a total of seven icons are used. However, when the appropriate number of icons is the number of message lines when the capacity is sufficient, it is preferable that two icons be removed. The message of the icon combination result to which the above-described priority assignment method is applied is as shown in FIG.

  If logic for eliminating the icons already used is added here, the types of used icons increase as shown in FIG. That is, even if the priority is high, the already used icon is not used, and a substitute icon is searched.

<Icon attachment position selection logic I>
FIG. 3 shows a case where an icon matched with the word “umbrella” is output on the next line according to the SMS message output method of the mobile communication terminal. In order to display the “umbrella” and the corresponding icon on the same line, a process of inserting as many space (blank) characters as necessary before the “umbrella” must be added as shown in FIG. However, if the number of bytes in the remainder space is insufficient compared to the number of bytes of white space characters to be inserted, attaching an icon in front of the “umbrella” provides the next best effect.

<Icon attachment position selection logic II>
In the example of FIG.

のように「お酒一杯」の後にアイコンが付着された。「お酒（ＳＵＬ）」との単語をマッチング単語として登録させる場合、

As shown in the figure, an icon was attached after “full of sake”. When registering the word “Sake” as a matching word,

のように、より適切な位置に付着され得るが、これは、

Can be attached at a more appropriate location,

のような不適切な組合せを生成させる恐れがある。従って、マッチング単語としては、「お酒一杯」、「お酒飲」、「お酒 飲」「居酒屋」のような単語を登録しなければ、不適切なマッチングを避けることができないので、

It is possible to generate an inappropriate combination such as Therefore, if you do not register words such as “full of alcohol”, “drink”, “drink” and “izakaya” as matching words, inappropriate matching cannot be avoided.

のようにアイコンの付着位置が決定されるが、適切な位置ではないことが分かる。

As shown, the icon attachment position is determined, but it is understood that the position is not appropriate.

  In order to solve these problems, information such as “Sake full: 4”, “Drink: 2”, “Drink: 3”, “Izakaya: 0” is registered in a separate DB. Keep it. The number after the matching word is the number of bytes that means the attachment position of the icon. That is, in the case of “full of liquor”, an icon is attached 4 bytes before the last position of the matching word, and in the case of “drinking”, an icon is attached 2 bytes before and “drink” In the case of, the icon is attached 3 bytes before.

  In the case of “Izakaya” with an attachment position number of 0, an icon is attached to the last position of the matching word. When using this logic, the result of adhesion is

のようにより見やすい組合せ結果が得られる。このように、本発明は、できるだけ多くのメッセージにアイコンが付着されるようにすると共に、付着されるアイコンの個数が好ましい値となるようにする。

As a result, a combination result that is easier to see can be obtained. As described above, the present invention makes it possible to attach icons to as many messages as possible and to set the number of icons to be attached to a preferable value.

  Hereinafter, a second embodiment according to the technical idea of the SMS message icon combination method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an SMS message icon combination method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. A mapping table made up of extended icons composed of combinations of icons and text characters and corresponding words is prepared (ST10). The extended icon may be configured by arranging icons and general text characters in a line, or may be configured in a three-dimensional manner arranged vertically. Various extended icons can be registered in advance by combining several icons and several text characters.

  Next, the SMS surplus capacity in the mobile communication terminal is calculated (ST20). In general, the number of input bytes of the user message is set to 80 bytes, and the surplus capacity of the SMS message is calculated. The calculation of the extra capacity of the SMS is for checking in advance the space in which the extension icon can be inserted.

  Further, mapping between the extended icon and the word is performed (ST30). As described above, mapping is performed using one or more of 1) mapping based on specific meanings, 2) mapping based on related meanings, 3) mapping based on emotions, and 4) mapping based on the overall atmosphere. At this time, the mapping between the extended icon and the word is performed by assigning a priority to each extended icon. In addition, since the total number of bytes of the extension icon cannot exceed the surplus capacity of the SMS, the extension icons can be selected in descending order of priority within the range of the surplus capacity of the SMS.

  Finally, an extension icon is combined with the SMS message (ST40). As a method of combining an extension icon with an SMS message, there are a method of inserting the extension icon into the SMS message as it is, and a method of dividing the screen and showing the extension icon only on one side. The extended icons arranged in a row can be inserted into the SMS message as they are, but it is difficult to insert an extended icon in which icons and text characters are combined in a three-dimensional form. Therefore, the SMS message can be combined so that the extended icon area and the message area are divided and displayed.

  FIG. 15 illustrates an example in which an extended icon is combined with an SMS message by the SMS message icon combination method according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. By using a human face icon and a text combination of “=” and “3” as an expansion icon corresponding to “Taiiki”, a person who is enthusiastic is expressed. In this case, since it can be arranged in a line with text characters, it can be inserted into the SMS message as it is, and the SMS message can be combined, and the above-mentioned details can also be applied as it is to the details regarding the arrangement of the extended icons.

  FIG. 16 shows an example in which the extended icon and the SMS message are divided into left and right areas and the extended icon is arranged on the left side of the SMS message by the SMS message icon combination method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. An angry person was expressed by arranging a combination of text characters such as “<”, “|”, “>”, etc. as an extension icon corresponding to “angry” in three dimensions on the left and lower ends of the human face icon. In this case, it cannot be inserted into the SMS message as it is, and as shown in the figure, the screen is divided into left and right, the extended icon is arranged in the left extended icon area, and the SMS message is output in the right message area. Are combined. When dividing the screen in this way, it is not easy to use several extended icons. Therefore, first, priorities are assigned, and the extended icon having the highest priority among the mapped extended icons is assigned to the SMS message. Can be included.

  FIG. 17 shows an example in which an extended icon is arranged on the right side of the SMS message by the SMS message icon combination method according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It was expressed that it rained by arranging several “/” at the upper end of the icon indicating an umbrella as an extended icon corresponding to “rain”. As described above, the screen is divided into left and right, and the SMS message is combined so that the extended icon is arranged on the right side.

  FIG. 18 shows an example in which an extended icon is arranged at the upper end of the SMS message by the SMS message icon combination method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As an extended icon corresponding to “subway”, several icons indicating a person's face are arranged in a row, and a combination of text characters “|” and “m” is arranged on the left and right and the bottom, so that several people Expressed on the subway. The SMS message is combined so that the screen is divided vertically, the extended icon area is placed at the top, and the message area is placed at the bottom.

  As described above, the second embodiment of the present invention shows an extended icon composed of a combination of an icon and a text character in combination in the SMS message, so that various expressions can be obtained as compared with a case where only an individual icon is attached. It is possible and can improve the quality of the result.

Claims (16)

An SMS message icon combination method comprising:
(A) calculating the SMS surplus capacity in the mobile communication terminal;
(B) calculating the number of lines in the user message;
(C) selecting an appropriate number of icons;
(D) mapping between icons and words;
(E) selecting an icon attachment position and combining the icon with the SMS message.   2. The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 1, wherein in the step (a), in order to calculate a surplus capacity of the SMS message, the number of input bytes of the user message is set to 80 bytes. Said step (c) comprises:
(C-1) setting (i = L) the number of rows L when the SMS message is output to the mobile communication terminal;
(C-2) determining whether “2 × i> M” with respect to the bytes of the remainder space M;
(C-3) If “2 × i> M”, performing “i = i−1” and then returning to the step (c-2);
(C-4) If not “2 × i> M”, the method of combining icons of SMS messages according to claim 2, further comprising: determining that the number of appropriate icons is i.   In the step (d), the mapping between the icon and the word is 1) a mapping for a word having a specific meaning, 2) a mapping for a word having a matching meaning, and 3) a mapping for a word having a matching emotion. 4) The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 3, wherein the icon combination is performed using any one or more of mappings for words having the same overall atmosphere.   5. The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 4, wherein, in the step (d), when mapping between the icon and a word, mapping is performed by assigning a priority to each icon.   The step (e) includes inserting a space character before the word to which the icon is attached so that the word to which the icon is attached and the icon are output on the same line. Item 6. The SMS message icon combination method according to any one of Items 1 to 5.   In the step (e), when the space character is inserted, if the surplus capacity is insufficient compared to the number of bytes of the space character to be inserted, the icon is attached before the word to which the icon is attached. The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 6.   The SMS message icon combination according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the step (e) includes the step of assigning an attachment position number to each icon so that the attachment position of the icon is determined. Method. An SMS message icon combination method comprising:
(A) preparing a mapping table composed of extended icons composed of combinations of icons and text characters, and corresponding words;
(B) calculating a surplus capacity of the SMS message in the mobile communication terminal;
(C) mapping between extended icons and words;
(D) combining the expanded icon with the SMS message, and an SMS message icon combination method.   The step (C) includes any one of mapping for a word with a specific meaning, mapping for a word with a related meaning, mapping for a word with a matching emotion, and mapping for a word with the same overall atmosphere. The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 9, comprising the step of mapping between an icon and a word using the above.   The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 10, wherein the step (C) further includes assigning a priority to each extended icon when mapping between the extended icon and a word.   In the step (C), among the extended icons to which the priority is assigned, the extended icons are arranged in the order of higher priority so that the total number of bytes of each extended icon does not exceed the surplus capacity of the SMS. The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of:   The step (D) includes inserting a space character before the word to which the extension icon is attached so that the word to which the extension icon is attached and the extension icon are output on the same line. Item 13. The SMS message icon combination method according to any one of Items 9 to 12.   In the step (D), when the space character is inserted, an icon is attached in front of the word to which the icon is attached if the surplus capacity is insufficient compared to the number of bytes of the space character to be inserted. The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 13, comprising steps.   The SMS message icon combination method according to claim 14, wherein the step (D) includes attaching an attachment position number to the extended icon so that the attachment position of the extended icon is determined. The step (C) further includes selecting an extension icon that does not exceed the surplus capacity of the SMS and has the highest priority,
The step (D)
Dividing the SMS message area into an extended icon area and a message area;
The SMS message icon combination according to claim 11, further comprising: combining the extended icon with an SMS message so that the extended icon is output in the extended icon area and the SMS message is output in the message area. Method.

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