KR100367591B1 - Mail service apparatus and method for communication terminal equipmetnt based on internnet protocol - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for a mail service of a communication terminal using the Internet protocol, and more particularly, to enable not only voice communication but also data communication. The present invention for this purpose, the state detection unit 240 for detecting the on-hook / off-hook state of the Internet phone, the display unit 250 for displaying communication-related information and the e-mail being created, and when the off-hook state The memory 230 for temporarily storing the mail being in progress, the network interface unit 270 for transmitting and receiving voice or data, and the mail being written by the user are displayed on the display unit 250, and the status detection unit ( When the 240 detects the off-hook status, the controller 270 temporarily stores the current mail in the memory 230 and sends the completed mail to the network interface 270 based on the SMTP protocol.

Description

Mail service device and method of communication terminal using internet protocol {MAIL SERVICE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMETNT BASED ON INTERNNET PROTOCOL}

The present invention relates to a communication service, and more particularly, to a mail service apparatus and method of a communication terminal using the Internet protocol.

With the recent popularization of multimedia communication services, the Internet is rapidly becoming established in our society.

MIPS (Multimedia IP System) for the multimedia communication service, as shown in Figure 1, the gateway system 110, the feature server 120, the PC phone 130, 140 for voice calls and communication terminals using the Internet protocol (hereinafter, (Abbreviated to Internet phone) 150, 160.

The gateway system 110 performs both protocol conversions for connection between a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or an Internet network and a LAN (LAN) network, such as PC phones 130 and 140 or Internet phones 150 and 160. Will set the call path.

The feature server 120 is connected to the gateway system 110 in the form of a PC or embedded in a board form to provide additional functions such as a voice mail system (VMS), and the gateway system 110 and the PC. By checking the message at the time of call setup between phone 130, 140 or Internet phone 150, 160, the on-hook / off-hook state of the corresponding terminal is determined.

The PC phones 130 and 140 or the Internet phones 150 and 160 are voice-based terminals operating on a LAN, and information of an extension number, an IP address, and a group number is stored in an internal memory. .

Recently, due to the spread of Voice Over IP (VoIP) technology, various types of Internet phones have been developed and released.

However, the conventional Internet phone has a disadvantage in that the use efficiency of the Internet phone is lowered by providing only voice communication.

That is, in the related art, only a voice communication is provided by an Internet phone, so when using data communication such as mail transmission, only a PC may be used.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for a mail service of a communication terminal using an internet protocol invented to enable data communication as well as voice communication in order to improve the disadvantages of the related art.

1 is a block diagram of a general MIPS.

2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an operational flowchart for an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5 are exemplary views showing a mail creation screen in an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

210: control unit 220: protocol storage unit

230: memory 240: status detection unit

250: display unit 260: key matrix unit

270 network interface unit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a display unit for displaying call-related information and a mail in preparation, a memory for storing a mail in writing when off-hook, and a network interface for transmitting and receiving voice or data. And a control unit which displays the mail being created by the user on the display unit, and when the off-hook state is detected during the mail creation, temporarily stores the mail in the memory and sends the completed mail to the recipient according to the SMTP protocol. It is characterized by.

In addition, the present invention is to set the mail creation mode in order to achieve the above object, to determine whether the off-hook during the creation of the mail, and when the off-hook in the above is to temporarily store the mail being created Determining whether or not the on-hook again, and if the on-hook is displayed in the above, the step of displaying the mail stored in order to create a mail, and when the mail is completed, the step of transmitting the mail to the recipient side.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown therein, a key matrix unit 260 for creating and transmitting an e-mail, and a state detecting unit for detecting an on-hook / off-hook state of an Internet phone. 240, a display unit 250 for displaying communication-related information and a mail in preparation, a memory 230 for storing a current mail in the off-hook state, and a TCP for transmission control for voice communication. (Transmission Control Protocol) and a protocol storage unit 220 for storing SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) for mail transmission, which is part of the Internet Protocol (IP), for establishing a connection path, and a network for transmitting and receiving voice or data By using the interface unit 270 and the key matrix unit 260, the mail being prepared by the user is displayed on the display unit 250, and the state detecting unit 240 detects an off-hook state during the mail creation. Temporarily storing the created mail in the memory 230 and displaying communication related information on the display unit 250, and when the enter key provided in the key matrix unit 260 is input after the mail is written, the protocol storage unit 220 The control unit 270 for transmitting the mail to the network interface unit 270 based on the SMTP protocol stored in the).

The display unit 250 is composed of 4 lines * 20 characters of LCD (LCD).

Referring to the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

MIPS in the present invention is configured in the same manner as the configuration of Figure 1, the voice call is made by the gateway system 110 as in the prior art.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail for the case of the mail service.

When the program button is pressed in the key matrix unit 260, the controller 210 displays a menu on the display unit 250 including a mail read, a mail write, and the like.

First, when the user wants to view the received mail, when the user selects the mail reading menu using the key matrix unit 260, the controller 210 displays the mail list received from the feature server 120 through the network interface unit 270. It is displayed on the display part 250.

Thereafter, when the user selects a mail number that the user wants to read, the controller 210 displays the mail on the display 250 as text so that the user can read the received mail.

In the case where there are a plurality of received mails, the user can read the desired mail by selecting the corresponding mail using the key matrix unit 260.

In addition, if a user selects a mail writing method using the key matrix unit 260 when the user wants to write a mail, the controller 210 displays the message on the display unit 250 as illustrated in FIG. 4.

At this time, the user using the key matrix unit 260 to display the IP of the receiver side on the display unit 250, the comma (.) Is automatically taken every three digits when the IP input and the IP input is completed Press 'Enter' to change to a new line.

Thereafter, when the user creates a mail using the key matrix unit 260, the controller 210 displays the mail being created on the display unit 250.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, when the mail is finished and the user presses the 'enter key' in the key matrix unit 260, the controller 210 refers to the SMTP stored in the protocol storage unit 220. The created mail is transmitted to the feature server 120 through the network interface 270 to send the mail to the recipient.

If the state detection unit 240 detects the off-hook state of the Internet phone while composing the mail, the control unit 210 stores the current mail in the memory 230, and the display unit 250 displays a counterpart phone number, Information such as the current time, date, etc. is displayed and the state detecting unit 240 checks whether the Internet phone is in an on-hook state.

After that, when the Internet phone is in the on-hook state, the controller 210 displays the mail temporarily stored in the memory 230 so that the user can continue to write the mail on the display unit 250.

Accordingly, when the mail writing is finished and the user presses the 'enter key', the controller 210 refers to the SMTP stored in the protocol storage 220 and sends the created mail to the feature server through the network interface 270. 120 to send the mail to the recipient.

As described in detail above, the present invention has an effect of providing convenience to a user as well as improving product performance by enabling a mail service in an Internet phone.

Therefore, the present invention enables voice communication and data communication using an Internet phone having one IP address.

Claims (2)

In a communication terminal using the Internet protocol, Display means for displaying call-related information and a mail in preparation; Memory means for storing the current mail in the off-hook state; The mail currently being written is displayed on the display means, and when the message is off-hook during the mail creation, the current mail is temporarily stored in the memory means, and when the message is on-hook, the stored mail is displayed on the display means again, and the completed mail is displayed. And a control means for transmitting the message to the receiver side. In the information display method of the communication terminal using the Internet protocol, A first step of temporarily storing a mail being created when the mail creation mode is set to off-hook while creating a mail; A second step of displaying the mail stored in the on-hook state from the off-hook state; And a third step of transmitting the completed mail to the receiver.