KR100471669B1 - Method for Expression of Emotion Using Vibration Apparatus of Mobile Communication Terminal and Mobile Communication Terminal therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for expressing emotions by using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal therefor are provided to recognize words showing a user's feeling, which are included in a text sentence, when a message is displayed, thereby expressing the recognized words through vibrations. CONSTITUTION: When a user logs in, an instant messenger module of a mobile communication terminal is driven(S101). When a text is received from other party through the instant messenger module(S102), a message processing module decides whether a character string expressing the user's emotions is included in the received text(S103). If so, the message processing module controls a vibration device of the terminal so as to be driven with vibration information(S104). The message processing module recognizes the vibration information corresponding to words showing the user's emotions, and commands the vibration device or a controller to be driven according to the recognized information(S105).

Description

Method for expression of emotion using vibrating device of mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal for same {Method for Expression of Emotion Using Vibration Apparatus of Mobile Communication Terminal and Mobile Communication Terminal therefor}

The present invention relates to a method for expressing emotion using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for the same. More particularly, when a message is displayed in a mobile communication terminal, a word representing an emotion included in a text sentence is recognized and vibrated. The present invention relates to a method for expressing emotion and to a mobile communication terminal for the same.

Instant messenger is software and hardware that allows two or more users to send a small amount of text data in real time. A user can register a contact and send and receive messages with a contact on the contact list displayed on the messenger screen. In recent years, the use of messenger has become possible in mobile communication terminals as well as PCs, and its use is increasing rapidly.

The instant messenger communicates mainly on texts, and currently displays graphic emoticons instead of displaying texts directly in order to overcome the limitation of expressing a user's expression in text only when a doctor or emotion is transmitted. When sending messages using mobile phones or PDAs, images and emoticons are used as means of communication.

In addition, even in the case of a short message which occupies the largest portion of the mobile communication terminal in addition to the voice call, only text or emoticons are used as a means of communication.

However, the method of communication using an image or an emoticon used in an instant message or a short message through the instant messenger has a limitation in that only visual emotions can be expressed.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve all the disadvantages and problems of the prior art as described above, unlike the conventional emoticons in the form of visual emotion display, it is possible to transfer a new concept of emotion using the vibration function of the mobile communication terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for expressing emotion using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for the same.

The above object of the present invention includes a message processing module and a vibration device for recognizing an emotion expression string of text received by the mobile communication terminal so that the emotion expression string can be expressed through vibration, and the emotion expression method in the mobile communication terminal. When the text message is received by the mobile communication terminal, the first step of determining whether the received text includes the emotional expression string; A second step of recognizing a vibration intensity and a vibration duration for the emotional expression string when the received text includes the emotional expression string; A third step of driving the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration intensity and duration; It is achieved by the emotion expression method using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal comprising a.

In addition, the object of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal comprising a message processing module and a vibration device for recognizing the emotional expression string of the text received by the mobile communication terminal to be expressed through the vibration, wherein The message processing module includes: an emotion expression string recognition unit determining whether an emotion expression string is included in the received text when text is received by the mobile communication terminal; An emotion expression string analysis unit recognizing a vibration intensity and a duration specified for the emotion expression string recognized by the emotion expression string recognition unit; A vibration device driving control unit configured to drive the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration intensity and duration recognized by the emotion expression string analysis unit; It is achieved by a mobile communication terminal comprising a.

Details of the above object and technical configuration of the present invention and the resulting effects thereof will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.

First, Figure 1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system for explaining the present invention.

As shown, the mobile communication system performs a base station 10 (BTS) that performs radio section communication with the mobile communication terminal 100 (100 '), a base station controller (20, BSC) that controls the base station, and call exchange. Switch 30 (MSC) in charge, Short Message Service Center 40 (SMSC) providing short message service, Packet data service node 50 (PDSN) and data core network for data service to mobile communication terminal 100 60, DCN.

In addition, the mobile communication system is connected to a messenger server 300 for providing a messenger service to the mobile communication terminal 100, and provides an instant message between the mobile communication terminals 100 and 100 ′ through the messenger server 300. Allows for transmission and reception.

That is, the instant messenger service in the mobile communication terminal 100 is a messenger for providing a messenger service through the mobile communication system by the mobile communication terminals 100 and 100 ′ of each user in which an instant messenger module (not shown) is installed. It is executed as it is connected to the server 300.

As the messenger is driven through a user login, the mobile communication terminal 100 (100 ') receives a list of users registered as a contact and a connection state from the messenger server 300 and displays them through a messenger window. It is possible to transmit and receive a message through the messenger server 300 between the mobile communication terminal (100, 100 ') of the users.

In the present invention, when the mobile communication terminal 100 receives a text message from another user such as a contact person through the short message service center 40 or the messenger server 300 that provides a short message service, the text message. Instead of visually displaying the emotion expression string included in the text display, or simultaneously with the text display, the emotion or feeling to be expressed by the emotion expression string is expressed by driving the vibration device.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the mobile communication terminal 100 of the present invention is a control unit 110 for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100, such as call attempt, text message transmission, instant message transmission according to the user's instructions and the user An input unit 120 for outputting corresponding data to the controller 110 according to an input, a memory 130 for storing various data, key data generated from the input unit 120, and various types of the controller 110. A display unit 140 for receiving and displaying an information signal, an audio unit 150 for processing a voice signal input and output through a speaker and a microphone, and a vibration device 160 for performing message reception notification, call reception notification, and the like through vibration. And a radio transceiver 170 for radio signal transmission and reception with the base station.

The mobile communication terminal 100 may include an instant messenger module 180 for transmitting and receiving instant messages between mobile communication terminals, and a short message management module for managing short messages transmitted and received through the short message service center 40. 190 and a message processing module 200 for processing an instant message or a short message received through the instant messenger module 180 and the short message management module 190.

The instant messenger module 180 is installed in the mobile communication terminal 100 to transmit / receive messages between the mobile communication terminals 100 of users registered in advance as a conversation partner through the messenger server 300 for providing an instant messaging service. In order to enable the user to log in, by displaying the contact list registered from the messenger server 300 and the login status information of the contact on the display unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 through the messenger window, Allows conversations through text transmission and reception between logged in users.

The message processing module 200 recognizes an emotion expression string included in the short message or the instant message received by the mobile communication terminal 100, and vibrates the device 160 according to vibration information corresponding to the emotion expression string. ) Is driven.

The vibration device 160 is generally configured by attaching an eccentric rotating body to the axis of the motor, the vibration information is information indicating the strength of the vibration and / or driving time of the vibration device, the vibration device 160 is vibration It must be able to be driven variably according to specific intensity and driving time according to the information.

Next, the message processing module 200 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a block diagram of a message processing module according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the vibration information storage unit 210, emotion expression string recognition unit 220, emotion expression string analysis unit 230 and vibration A character string (for example, / laugh /, / 1,4) for expressing a specific emotion in the text received from the other party through the instant messenger module 180 or the short message management module 190, including the device driving control unit 240. /) By driving the vibration device 160 according to the vibration information (vibration strength, vibration duration) for the corresponding emotion expression string to enable the expression of emotion through vibration.

The vibration information storage unit 210 stores vibration information including vibration intensity and vibration duration information corresponding to each word representing emotion, and the emotion expression string interpreter 230 includes a word included in the emotion expression string. Enables retrieval and recognition of vibration intensity and vibration duration information (e.g. laughter, tears).

In this case, the vibration information stored in the vibration information storage unit 210 may be previously stored as initial setting information, or may be set or changed by a user.

When the text is received through the instant messenger module 180 or the short message management module 190, the emotion expression string recognition unit 220 determines whether the received text includes the emotion expression string, If it is included, and transmits it to the emotion expression string analysis unit 230.

When the emotion expression string interpreter 230 receives the emotion expression string from the emotion expression string recognizer 220, the emotion expression string interpreter 230 recognizes a vibration intensity and a duration specified for the emotion expression string.

The vibration device driving control unit 240 causes the vibration device 160 of the mobile communication terminal 100 to be driven according to the vibration intensity and the duration time recognized by the emotion expression string analysis unit 230.

In the present invention, the emotion expression string is a character string for expressing emotions through vibrations. The emotion expression string recognition unit is arranged before and after the words representing emotions such as '/ laugh /' and '/ tear /' and the words ( 220 may include a special character for distinguishing an emotional expression string from the text.

In this case, the vibration information storage unit 210 should store vibration information on words representing emotions such as 'laugh' and 'tear', and the vibration information for each word may be stored according to the user's direct setting. It may be.

In addition, the emotion expression string may include a pair of numbers and special characters directly indicating the vibration intensity and vibration duration, such as '/ 1,4 /', '/ 2,3 /', etc. The unit 230 directly transmits the number pairs to the vibrator driving controller 240 so that the vibrator 160 is driven according to the vibration intensity and the vibration duration indicated by the number pairs.

When the emotional expression string includes a plurality of pairs of numbers representing vibration intensity and vibration duration, such as '/ 1,4,2,3,5,6 /', the emotional expression string analyzer 230 Each of the number pairs is transmitted to the vibration device driving control unit 240, and the vibration device driving control unit 240 is the vibration device 160 of the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the corresponding vibration intensity and duration for each number pair. To be driven sequentially.

On the other hand, when the emotion expression string is composed of a pair of numbers directly indicating the vibration intensity and vibration duration as described above, the configuration of the vibration information storage unit 210 for storing the separate vibration information may be omitted, the emotion expression The string may consist of a single number representing only one of vibration intensity and vibration duration.

In addition, in the present invention, instead of displaying the emotion expression string, the vibration device 160 may be driven to express emotions through vibration. The driving of the vibration device 160 may be a graphic emoticon (pictogram) for expressing the emotion. And text directly.

Meanwhile, in the case of the instant messenger service, as the text is transmitted and received in real time with the other party, the message processing module 200 should be driven as the text is received through the instant messenger module 180, and in the case of the short message service, the short message is received from the other party. Rather than being driven by receiving the message, the mobile communication terminal user who receives the message should be driven by performing a predetermined key input for recognizing the short message.

In addition, in the above description, the separate message processing module 200 recognizes the emotion expression string from the text received through the instant messenger module 180 or the short message management module 190 and controls the vibration device. The 200 may be included in the instant messenger module 180 or the short message management module 190.

In the above description, the emotion expression string recognition unit 220 is included in the message processing module 200, so that the text received by the instant messenger module 180 or the short message management module 190 is transmitted to the message processing module 200. Although the description has been made to recognize the emotion expression string, the instant messenger module 180 or the short message management module 190 recognizes the emotion expression string directly from the received text, and the emotion expression string is present in the text. In this case, the corresponding emotion expression string or emotion expression word or text may be delivered to the message processing module 200.

Referring to the emotion expression method of the present invention to express the emotion through the driving of the vibration device as described above with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

First, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a method of delivering an emotion of an instant message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, when the instant messenger module 180 of the mobile communication terminal 100 is driven in response to a user login (S101), and text is received from a conversation partner through the instant messenger module 180 (S102), a message The processing module 200 determines whether the received text includes an emotion expression string (eg, / laugh /, / 1,4 /) (S103).

As a result of the determination, when the received text includes the emotion expression string, the message processing module 200 recognizes the vibration information (vibration strength and vibration duration) for the emotion expression string, and performs a mobile communication terminal ( The vibration device 160 of 100 is controlled to be driven at the corresponding vibration intensity and vibration duration (S104).

In this case, when the emotion expression string includes a special character for distinguishing the emotion expression string and a word representing the emotion, such as '/ laugh /', the message processing module 200 stores the stored information in the vibration information storage unit 210. The vibration device 160 or the mobile communication terminal 100 may recognize the vibration information corresponding to the word representing the emotion, that is, the vibration intensity and the vibration duration information so that the vibration device 160 may be driven according to the recognized information. Command to the control unit 110 (S105).

If the emotion expression string is composed of a pair of numbers that directly represent the vibration intensity and the vibration duration, such as '/ 1,4 /', the message processing module 200 may display the vibration intensity and the vibration duration indicated by the number pair. The vibration device 160 is driven over time.

In this case, when the emotion expression string includes a plurality of pairs of numbers representing the vibration intensity and the vibration duration, such as '/ 1, 4, 2, 5 /', the message processing module 200 for each number pair The vibration device 160 of the mobile communication terminal 100 is sequentially driven according to the vibration intensity and duration.

Next, the mobile communication terminal 100 communicates through a text display other than the emotion expression string among the received texts through the driving and display unit 140 of the vibration device 160 according to the vibration information indicated by the emotion expression string as described above. The message transmitted by the counterpart is transmitted to the user (S105), and an emoticon corresponding to the emotion expression string may also be displayed.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S103 that the text received from the conversation counterpart does not include the emotion expression string, the message processing module 200 displays the display unit of the mobile communication terminal 100 without driving the vibration device 160. The received text is displayed through 140 (S106).

Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting emotions in a short message according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, a short message is received from the short message service center 40 through the short message management module 190 of the mobile communication terminal 100 (S201), and according to a user's key input, the short message is received. When the recognition is requested (S202), the message processing module 200 of the mobile communication terminal 100 receives a short message from the short message management module 190 and expresses an emotional expression string (eg, laughter / , / 1,4 /) is determined (S203).

As a result of the determination, when the received text includes the emotion expression string, the message processing module 200 recognizes the vibration information on the emotion expression string, and the vibration device 160 of the mobile communication terminal 100. Instructs the control unit 110 of the vibration device 160 or the mobile communication terminal 100 to be driven at the vibration intensity and the vibration duration (S204).

In this case, when the emotion expression string includes a special character for distinguishing the emotion expression string and a word representing the emotion, such as '/ laugh /', the message processing module 200 stores the stored information in the vibration information storage unit 210. Recognizes vibration information corresponding to the word representing the emotion, that is, vibration intensity and vibration duration information, so that the vibration device 160 can be driven according to the recognized information, the emotion expression string is' / 1,4 / When made of a pair of numbers that directly represent the vibration intensity and the vibration duration, such as', the vibration device 160 is driven according to the vibration intensity and the vibration duration represented by the number pair.

In addition, as described with reference to FIG. 4, when the emotion expression string includes a plurality of pairs of numbers representing vibration intensity and vibration duration, such as '/ 1,4,2,5 /', a message processing module ( 200 causes the vibration device 160 of the mobile communication terminal 100 to be sequentially driven according to the vibration intensity and duration for each pair of numbers.

Subsequently, the mobile communication terminal 100 uses a text display other than the emotion expression string among the received texts through the driving and display unit 140 of the vibration device 160 according to the vibration information indicated by the emotion expression string as described above. The message may be delivered to the user (S205), and an emoticon corresponding to the emotional expression string may be displayed together.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S203 that the short message does not contain the emotional expression string, the message processing module 200 is the display unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 without the vibration device 160 is driven. The short message is displayed through (S206).

As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Should be. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Therefore, the emotion expression method using the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention and the mobile communication terminal for the same when the user talks to the other party through a messenger or when receiving a short message, the conventional form of the icon for text and visual emotion display Unlike the emoticon of, there is an advantage in that the vibration function of the mobile communication terminal can express and transmit a change in emotions such as sadness and joy more in depth and in various ways.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system for explaining the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a message processing module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of delivering emotion of an instant message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting emotions in a short message according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: base station (BTS) 20: base station controller (BSC)

30 Switchboard (MSC) 40: Short Message Service Center (SMSC)

50: packet data service node (PDSN) 60: data core network (DCN)

100, 100 ': mobile communication terminal 110: control unit

120: input unit 130: memory

140: display unit 150: audio unit

160: vibration device 170: wireless transceiver

180: instant messenger module 190: short message management module

200: message processing module 210: vibration information storage unit

220: emotion expression string recognition unit 230: emotion expression string analysis unit

240: vibration device driving control unit 300: messenger server

Claims (14)

An emotion expression method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a message processing module and a vibration device for recognizing an emotion expression string of text received by a mobile communication terminal so that the emotion expression string can be expressed through vibration, When the text message is received by the mobile communication terminal, the message processing module determining whether the received text includes an emotional expression string; A second step of recognizing vibration information on the emotion expression string when the received text includes the emotion expression string; A third step of driving the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration information; Emotional expression method using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication terminal is configured to include an instant messenger module for the instant messaging between the mobile communication terminal through a messenger server providing an instant messaging service, The first step, Transmitting, by the instant messenger module, text of an instant message received from a conversation counterpart to the message processing module; And Determining, by the message processing module, whether the received text includes an emotion expression string; Emotional expression method using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication terminal is configured to include a short message management module for managing a short message received through a short message service center for providing a short message service to the mobile communication terminal, The first step, Receiving, by the short message management module of the mobile communication terminal, a short message from a short message service center; Transmitting a text of the short message to the message processing module by a short message management module when a key input for recognition of the received short message is made by a mobile communication terminal user; And Determining, by the message processing module, whether the received text includes an emotion expression string; Emotional expression method using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The emotion expression string includes a word representing emotion and special characters arranged before and after the word to distinguish the emotion expression string from the received text. The second step, Extracting a word representing an emotion included in the emotion expression string; And Searching for vibration information preset for the extracted word; Emotional expression method using a vibration device of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 4, wherein The vibration device is a vibration device capable of adjusting the vibration intensity and the vibration duration, the vibration information includes at least one of vibration intensity information and vibration duration information, The third step, the emotion expression method using a vibration device of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for driving the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration intensity information and the vibration duration information according to the vibration information. The method of claim 1, The vibration device is a vibration device that can adjust the vibration intensity and vibration duration, The emotion expression string includes a pair of numbers representing vibration intensity and vibration duration information as vibration information, and special characters for distinguishing the emotion expression string from the received text. The third step is the emotion expression method using a vibration device of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for driving the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration intensity information and the vibration duration information for the pair of numbers. The method of claim 6, The emotion expression string may include a plurality of pairs of numbers representing vibration information. The third step, the emotion expression method using the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for sequentially driving the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the corresponding vibration intensity and duration for the plurality of number pairs. A mobile communication terminal comprising a message processing module and a vibration device for recognizing an emotion expression string of text received by a mobile communication terminal so that the emotion expression string can be expressed through vibration, The message processing module, An emotion expression string recognition unit determining whether an emotion expression string is included in the received text when text is received by the mobile communication terminal; An emotion expression string analyzer configured to recognize preset vibration information with respect to the emotion expression string recognized by the emotion expression string recognizer; And A vibration device driving control unit configured to drive the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration information recognized by the emotion expression string analysis unit; Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 8, The mobile communication terminal is configured to include an instant messenger module for the instant messaging between the mobile communication terminal through a messenger server providing an instant messaging service, The instant messenger module transfers the text of the instant message received through the messenger server to the message processing module. The method of claim 8, The mobile communication terminal is configured to include a short message management module for managing a short message received through a short message service center for providing a short message service to the mobile communication terminal, The short message management module transfers the text of the short message to the message processing module when a key input for recognition of the short message received from the short message service center is made by the mobile communication terminal user. Communication terminal. The method of claim 8, The emotion expression string includes a word representing emotion and special characters arranged before and after the word to distinguish the emotion expression string from the received text. The emotion expression string analysis unit extracts a word representing an emotion included in the emotion expression string, and searches for vibration information on the extracted word. The method of claim 11, The vibration device is a vibration device capable of adjusting the vibration intensity and the vibration duration, the vibration information includes at least one of vibration intensity information and vibration duration information, And the vibration device driving control unit drives the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration intensity information and the vibration duration information according to the vibration information. The method of claim 8, The vibration device is a vibration device capable of adjusting vibration intensity and vibration duration, and the emotion expression string is a pair of numbers representing vibration intensity and vibration duration as vibration information, and for distinguishing an emotion expression string from the received text. Including special characters, And the vibration device driving control unit drives the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration intensity information and the vibration duration information for the number pair. The method of claim 13, The emotion expression string may include a plurality of pairs of numbers representing vibration information. And the vibration device driving control unit sequentially drives the vibration device of the mobile communication terminal according to the vibration strength and the duration of the plurality of pairs of numbers.