KR100267538B1 - Global mail system and service using short message service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated mail service method and apparatus thereof, wherein a wireless communication network, an Internet system, a PSTN, a PSDN mail system, and another wireless communication network enable two-way communication using SMS, thereby providing a counterpart or wired connection with another wireless communication network. Virtually giving an ID used in a wireless communication network to a communication counterpart; When transmitting and receiving an SMS message with a counterpart of another wireless communication network or a wired communication counterpart through a wireless communication terminal, converting the virtual ID and a unique ID of each counterpart; And a data conversion step of converting the SMS into data of an e-mail form used in a wired network, or converting the e-mail into data of an SMS form. An integrated mail service apparatus according to the present invention includes a wireless communication terminal for transmitting and receiving data with a wireless communication network through an SMS communication channel; Wired network mail processing unit including Internet mail processing unit, PSTN mail processing unit and PSDN mail processing unit and SMS between data used in the wired network mail processing unit and SMS used in wireless communication terminal, virtual ID grant, virtual ID and unique ID conversion And a mail processing relay unit in charge of the transmission.

Description

Integrated mail service method using short message service and device therefor

The present invention relates to an integrated mail service method and apparatus for enabling mail transmission using a short message service (hereinafter, referred to as SMS) regardless of whether a communication partner is connected to a wired or wireless network. In particular, by extending the conventional simple SMS function, it is characterized in that a mail service is possible between the radio and the radio or between the radio and the wire.

In general, a widely used mail service is to send and receive mail through an internet network using a computer including an information processing unit supporting an Internet electronic mail service. In order to receive the Internet e-mail service, the user must have an Internet address and use a computer with an information processing unit that supports the Internet e-mail receiving protocol.

Meanwhile, mail services using SMS have been introduced in digital wireless communication networks. Digital wireless communication networks are mainly composed of Global System (Standard) for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), and most of them provide SMS.

There are two modes of sending / receiving of SMS, interactive mode of one-way communication and interactive mode of two-way communication. The batch processing mode includes a message receiving mode (Mobile Termination (MT)) and a message transmission mode (Mobile Origination (MO)). Current wireless communication terminals and wireless communication networks provide all or part of the MT, MO, and interactive modes of SMS depending on products and operators.

The SMS function in the wireless communication terminal is to receive a simple message or to send a simple response message to the received message. SMS is a service that transmits short text messages less than 100 characters in English and 50 characters in Korean. The size of data that can be sent at one time is relatively smaller than that of Internet e-mail. There is a disadvantage that cannot be transmitted. On the other hand, Internet e-mail requires an e-mail address, an Internet e-mail transmission program, a computer, etc. However, SMS does not require a separate device such as a computer or a wired communication device in addition to a wireless communication terminal. Upson has the advantage of having a special address for SMS in addition to the communication terminal number.

In addition to the Internet, e-mail services are also available on Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTNs) and Public Switched Data Networks (PSDNs), which have been used to communicate internally in corporate or on-line services.

The conventional SMS is possible between users of the same wireless network or between linked wireless network users, and a one-way service from a counterpart connected to a wired network to a wireless network user is possible, but SMS with another wireless network that is not connected is implemented. Not. For example, suppose a short message is sent and received between an Internet user whose Internet address is jhjang@infobank.net and a user whose wireless communication terminal number is 016-591-1000. In this case, the Internet user may transmit a short message to the wireless communication terminal through a web service provided by the wireless communication network having the network identification number '016'. However, it is not possible to send a message from a wireless communication terminal to an Internet user whose Internet address is jhjang@infobank.net. This is because most wireless communication networks that provide SMS do not provide a message transmission function using an Internet address, and have a function of transmitting a short message only to a communication counterpart having a numeric address (wireless communication terminal number, etc.).

An object of the present invention is to use an SMS service function of a wireless communication terminal, an integrated mail service capable of transmitting and receiving a short message in both directions with a counterpart connected to a wired network such as the Internet, PSTN, PSDN, or the other connected to another wireless communication network. It is to provide a method and an apparatus thereof.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an integrated mail service system according to the present invention;

2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of an integrated mail service using the integrated mail service system according to the present invention;

3 is a view for explaining an embodiment of an ID conversion method in a mail processing relay in the integrated mail service apparatus according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary diagram of a data flow when a variable ID conversion method is used in the integrated mail service method according to the present invention;

5 is an exemplary diagram of a data flow when using a fixed ID conversion method in the integrated mail service method according to the present invention;

6 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a method of connecting a wireless communication terminal to a mail processing relay in the integrated mail service method according to the present invention;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11, 21, 211, 23, 41, 51, 61, 63, 25: Wireless communication terminal

12, 15, 26, 27, 28, 62, 68: Wireless communication network

13, 131, 29, 291, 43, 53, 64: mail processing relay

14: wired network mail processing unit 42, 52: SMSC

16: other wireless network operators

22, 24, 25, 44, 45, 54: communication partner

65, 66, 67: wired communication partner 141: Internet mail processing unit

142: public telephone mail processing unit 143: public data mail processing unit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, in the integrated mail service method for connecting the SMS of the wireless communication network and the Internet, PSTN, PSDN and other wireless communication network, a wired communication network or through a wireless communication terminal When transmitting and receiving a short message with a communication partner on another wireless communication network, virtually giving an ID used in the wireless communication network to a communication partner on a wired communication network or another wireless communication network; Matching and converting the virtual ID and a unique ID of a communication partner designated by each communication partner; and converting an SMS message into data of an e-mail type used in a wired network, or converting an e-mail into an SMS type message. It characterized in that it comprises a data conversion step.

In the integrated mail service method according to the present invention, the step of assigning the virtual ID includes a fixed ID conversion scheme for fixing a virtual ID to a specific communication partner for a predetermined period and transmitting and receiving a message with a virtual ID for the communication partner. Whenever this occurs, it is characterized in that it is a variable ID conversion method to be given variably.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the integrated mail service apparatus according to the present invention, a wireless communication terminal for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to or from a wireless communication network through a communication channel for SMS; Wired network mail processing unit including Internet mail processing unit, PSTN mail processing unit and PSDN mail processing unit and SMS between data used in the wired network mail processing unit and SMS used in wireless communication terminal, virtual ID grant, virtual ID and unique ID conversion And a mail processing relay unit in charge of the transmission.

In the integrated mail service apparatus according to the present invention, the mail processing relay unit, when transmitting and receiving an SMS message between the wireless communication terminal and the wired mail processing unit, the case of designating the wired mail processing unit in the wireless communication terminal and the In the case of designating the wireless communication terminal in the wired mail unit, the ID of the communication partner is variably converted each time the wireless communication terminal transmits or receives a message, or is fixed by specifying the ID. .

In the integrated mail service apparatus according to the present invention, the mail processing relay unit, when transmitting and receiving an SMS message between two wireless communication terminals connected to each other wireless communication network, the domain name on the unique Internet of each wireless communication network and each wireless Characterized in that the phone number used in the communication network to convert to a fixed ID combined form.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an integrated mail service system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the integrated mail service apparatus according to the present invention includes a wireless communication terminal 11 for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to or from the wireless communication network 12 through a communication channel for SMS; Wire mail network processing unit 14 including the Internet mail processing unit 141, PSTN mail processing unit 142 and PSDN mail processing unit 143, and used in the e-mail and wireless communication network 12 used in the wired network mail processing unit 14 It consists of a mail processing relay unit 13 that is responsible for solving the address recognition problem between the communication network through the mutual data conversion between the SMS and unique ID and virtual ID. In addition to the wired network, another wireless communication network 15 is also connected to the wireless communication network 12 through the mail processing relay unit 131.

The wireless communication terminal 11 may be a typical portable terminal (mobile phone, PCS phone), such as SMS is supported, or may be in the form of a portable terminal connected to an information device such as a portable computer.

The wired network mail processing unit 14 is typically a computer with a built-in processing unit that supports a wired electronic mail function. The wired network mail processing unit 14 has transmission and reception and management functions such as Internet electronic mail, online electronic mail of a PSTN, or online electronic mail of a PSDN.

The mail processing relay unit 13 converts the SMS into an e-mail type data used in a wired network or transmits an e-mail in an SMS type data in transmitting and receiving a message between the wireless communication terminal 11 and the wired mail processing unit 14. It has a data conversion function for converting the data into a unique ID, which is a recipient address of the wired network, to a virtual ID, which is an address used in a wireless communication network, or an ID conversion function, which converts the virtual ID into a unique ID, which is an address used in a wired network. The ID conversion function of the mail processing relay unit 13 assigns a virtual ID to the unique ID by assigning the virtual ID to the unique ID every time the wireless communication terminal sends and receives a message according to its implementation. It is divided into fixed ID conversion method that is fixedly specified. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an integrated mail service using the integrated mail service system according to the present invention. The difference from FIG. 1 is that there is a wireless communication network 27 directly connected through the PSDN without passing through the mail processing relay 29. In this case, it is connected by mutual protocol between wireless communication networks, and the wireless communication terminals 21 and 211 joined to each network may exchange messages as if they are joined to one network.

3 is a view for explaining an embodiment in which a virtual ID is assigned to a unique ID in the ID conversion in the mail processing relay unit in the integrated mail service apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 3, for example, if 016-333-3344 is given as a virtual ID of an e-mail address of an internet user named jhjang@infobank.net in the '016' network, a short message is sent to jhjang@infobank.net. To send, the wireless communication terminal using the 016 network transmits a message using 016-333-3344 as the recipient address, and the mail processing relay converts the virtual ID 016-333-3344 into the Internet user address jhjang@infobank.net. After that, it is sent to the wired network with the recipient address.

4 is an exemplary diagram of a data flow when a variable ID conversion method is used in the integrated mail service method according to the present invention.

In the short message transmission / reception between the wireless communication terminal 41 and the communication counterpart 44 by the variable ID conversion method, the following four types of communication are possible. First, in the case of unidirectional communication in which a communication partner 44 of a wired network or another wireless network sends a message to the wireless communication terminal 41 and terminates communication. Second, it is a case of bidirectional communication in which the communication partner 44 sends a message requesting an answer to the wireless communication terminal 41 and the wireless communication terminal 41 sends a response message thereto. Third is the case of unidirectional communication from the wireless network to which the wireless communication terminal 41 sends a message to the communication partner 44 and terminates the communication from the wireless network to the wired network or other wireless network, and the fourth is the communication partner 44 in the wireless communication terminal 41. 2) is a case of bidirectional communication between a wired network or another wireless network and a wireless network in which a message is required to be answered) and a communication partner 44 sends a response message thereto.

The variable ID conversion method in each of the four cases will be described below. In the first case, when the communication partner 44 is a wired network, a message may be sent without using a virtual ID through a path provided by the wireless network to which the wireless communication terminal 41 belongs. The most common method is the Internet web service provided by wireless network operators or the service provided by PC communication. The case where the communication partner 44 is another wireless network is the same as the third case, which is described below. In the second case, when the communication partner 44 sends a message (a) requiring a response to the mail processing relay, using the terminal number of the wireless communication terminal 41 as a reception address, the mail processing relay unit The virtual ID of the communication partner 44 is designated, and this virtual ID is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 41 using the virtual ID as the sender ID. At this time, the mail processing relay may attach the sender's unique ID to the message and transmit the message. Upon receiving the message a, the wireless communication terminal 41 creates a response message to the message and transmits the message to the mail processing relay unit 43 using the virtual ID as the reception address. The mail processing relay unit 43 converts the virtual ID into a unique ID of the communication partner 44 and sends a response message e to the communication partner 44 with the received address as the receiving address. At this time, the mail processing relay unit 43 may assign the corresponding virtual ID as a conversion ID for transmitting and receiving another message after the response message e to the request (a) arrives at the mail processing relay unit 43. . 4, K is a time until the mail relay 43 sends a message b to the wireless communication terminal 41 and receives a response message e from the wireless communication terminal 41. Indicates the time when the allocated virtual ID cannot be used as a virtual ID for other communication requests. Here, the message (b) is a data conversion of the e-mail (a) into a short message form. In the third case, when the wireless communication terminal 41 generates a message and sends the message to the communication partner 44 in one direction, the wireless communication network selects a random virtual ID from a virtual ID pool designated in advance and sets it as a receiving address. Send the partner's unique ID in the message. For example, if 3000 numbers from 011-900 -0001 to 011-900-3000 are virtual ID pools specified in 011 network, the wireless communication terminal 41 will send a message to the communication partner 44. You can select any number and write it as a virtual ID. In addition to using the virtual ID pool, there is another method of allocating a fixed virtual ID for each wireless customer group. For example, for a group of about 10,000 customers with a unique telephone number of 011-311-yyyy, always use 011-311-0000 as the virtual partner's virtual ID when you first send a message to a specific partner (44). , The partner's unique ID is included in the message and sent to the mail processing relay 43. At this time, the mail processing relay unit 43 reads the unique ID of the communication partner 44 included in the message, and transmits the message using this as the destination address. In the fourth case, the method of sending a message from the wireless communication terminal 41 to the communication partner 44 is the same as the third case, and the method of sending a response message from the communication partner 44 is the same as the first case. As in the four cases described above, in the variable ID conversion scheme, a virtual ID assigned to recognize a receiving side or a transmitting side in a wireless communication network changes each time a message is transmitted or received.

5 is an exemplary data flow in the case of using the fixed ID conversion method in the integrated mail service method according to the present invention. The wireless communication terminal 51 transmits a message requesting a response to the communication partner 54, and the communication partner. Reference numeral 54 describes a data flow in the case of sending a response message thereto. In the fixed ID conversion method, a virtual ID is fixedly assigned to a specific communication partner 54 for a predetermined period of time.

For example, in 017 network, 017-333-3345 is fixedly assigned as the virtual ID of the e-mail address of the communication partner 54 of Hjkwon@shillahotel.co.kr. In 017 network, 017-333-3345 is Hjkwon @ shillahotel. This means specifying only an e-mail address of .co.kr. That is, the wireless communication terminal 51 that wants to send a message to Hjkwon@shillahotel.co.kr may transmit the message with a reception address of 017-333-3345.

The method described so far uses a telephone number assigned to its own customer as a virtual ID in a wireless communication network where a message is transmitted or received. In this case, it is possible to implement without modifying or partially modifying the network system in the current wireless communication network. However, in addition to the virtual ID, a method of directly using an ID of another communication network can be considered. For example, if an Internet address is used as it is in a wireless communication network, and a message with an ID that does not provide a communication service is received in the wireless communication network, it is sent to the mail processing relay unconditionally, and the mail processing relay recognizes the ID. The message can be converted into a form suitable for each communication network and processed. (ID direct communication method) The ID direct communication method requires many modifications of a system in a wireless communication network.

6 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a method of connecting a wireless communication terminal to a mail processing relay in the integrated mail service method according to the present invention.

In FIG. 6, unlike the above methods, the system in the wireless communication network shows a mail service method that is not modified at all. This is to connect the wireless communication terminal 63 in front of the mail processing relay unit 64, the communication partner (65, 66, 67) sends a message delivered to the wireless communication terminal 61 to the mail processing relay unit 64, The mail processing relay unit 64 converts the data, assigns a virtual ID to the communication partners 65, 66, and 67, and transmits the message through the wireless communication terminal 63 connected to the mail processing relay unit. When the wireless communication terminal 61 wants to send a message to the communication partner 65, 66, 67, the receiver address is the address of the wireless communication terminal 63 connected to the mail processing relay unit, and the content of the communication partner ( When a unique or virtual ID of 65, 66, 67 is sent, the wireless communication terminal 63 receives the message and delivers the message to the mail processing relay 64, and the mail processing relay 64 is located in the message. Resend to the unique address of the communication partner (65, 66, 67). When performing communication between wireless communication networks, the wireless communication network 68 may be connected to the (63) by wireless or by connecting to the (64) by wire can configure a two-way SMS mail environment with the (61). The above method can reduce the stability and efficiency because the mail processing relay 64 is not directly connected to the network, but it can be implemented without modifying the network or connecting the network and the mail processing relay by wire. Lifting has the advantage.

As described above, the integrated mail service method and apparatus therefor provide an integrated two-way messaging service environment based on SMS between a wireless communication network and a wireless communication network or between a wireless communication network and a wired communication network. That is, the wireless network subscriber provides a function of transmitting a message to any wired communication (PSTN, PSDN, Internet) user or wireless network subscriber, and conversely, the wired network user or wireless subscriber can Provides the ability to send a message. By using this integrated mail service system, SMS of the world's wireless communication network enables two-way communication with other wired and wireless communication networks without major technical change, so it is expected to activate communication use by SMS, and users of communication use cheap communication network. There is an advantage that can reduce the communication cost.

Claims (6)

In the integrated mail service method for connecting the SMS through the wireless communication network and the SMS through the Internet, PSTN, PSDN and other wireless communication network, Virtually giving an ID used in a wireless communication network to a counterpart of another wireless communication network or a wired communication partner; Converting the virtual ID and the unique ID of each counterpart when transmitting / receiving an SMS message with a counterpart of another wireless communication network or a wired communication counterpart through a wireless communication terminal; And And a data conversion step of converting the SMS into data of an e-mail form used in a wired network, or converting the e-mail into data of an SMS form. The method of claim 1, wherein the granting of the virtual ID comprises: Integrated ID service method characterized in that the fixed ID conversion method for assigning a virtual ID to the communication partner for a certain period or a variable ID conversion method for varying the virtual ID for the communication partner each time a wireless communication terminal sends and receives a message. . In the integrated mail service device for connecting the SMS through the wireless communication network and the Internet through the Internet, PSTN, PSDN and SMS via other wireless communication network, A wireless communication terminal for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to or from a wireless communication network through an SMS communication channel; A wired network mail processing unit including an internet mail processing unit, a PSTN mail processing unit, and a PSDN mail processing unit; And Integrated mail service comprising a mail processing relay unit for data conversion, virtual ID grant, virtual ID and unique ID conversion and transmission between the e-mail used in the wired network mail processing unit and the wireless communication terminal; Device. The mail processing relay unit according to claim 3, In case of transmitting / receiving an SMS message between the wireless communication terminal and the wired mail processing unit, the wireless communication terminal designates the wired mail processing unit and the wired mail battery unit designates the wireless communication terminal, respectively. The integrated mail service device, characterized in that for converting the ID for the other party variably every time the wireless communication terminal transmits or receives a message, or by fixedly specifying the ID. According to claim 3, The integrated mail service device, By using the unique ID of the communication partner directly, if the wireless communication network receives a customer number that does not provide a communication service, the message is passed to the mail processing relay unit, and the mail processing relay unit is a short message or an electronic message according to the communication partner. Integrated mail service device, characterized in that for converting the data in the form of mail. According to claim 3, The integrated mail service device, An integrated mail service apparatus, characterized in that the integrated mail service is possible without modifying an existing system in a wireless network by connecting the mail processing relay unit to a wireless network through a wireless communication terminal without directly connecting the wireless network.