KR100575731B1 - Mobile communication terminal for telephone number searching system and telephone number searching method using thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a phone number search system and method using a mobile communication terminal, and when using a phone number guide service of a telephone company to search a phone number using a conventional mobile communication terminal only knows partial information about the search target Ramen search is difficult, and only a representative phone number of the various phone numbers, so if you do not make a call, you have to use the same service again, it is difficult to obtain additional information other than the phone number, using the wireless Internet function of the mobile communication terminal In case of searching, it is difficult to search smoothly according to the communication environment, and the unfamiliar user has a problem that the search is not easy. In view of the above problems, the present invention inputs a search term of a telephone number into a mobile communication terminal and transmits a predetermined Internet server address and the received search term to a palm message service center in a palm message service format. By acquiring relevant phone number and additional information through server, it can be processed into long message format or multimedia message format and delivered to mobile communication terminal requesting search, so that users who are not familiar with wireless internet can easily use it. The phone number information and related information related to the entered search word can be easily confirmed by the user with visual information, and the search can be performed even through an incorrect search word.

Description

Mobile communication terminal for phone number search and phone number search method using same {MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR TELEPHONE NUMBER SEARCHING SYSTEM AND TELEPHONE NUMBER SEARCHING METHOD USING THEREOF}

1 is a screen procedure showing a mobile terminal terminal search word transmission step of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a search progress of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the procedure of an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: mobile communication terminal 20: long message service message format

30: long message service center 40: commercial Internet server

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal for searching a phone number and a phone number search method using the same. In particular, when a long message service function of a mobile communication terminal is used to transmit a search word and an address of an Internet server to be searched to a long message server, For example, the long message server searches online through the corresponding Internet server and converts the result into a long message or a multimedia message to the mobile terminal requesting the search so that the user can use the mobile terminal anytime, anywhere. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal for searching a telephone number without searching a desired telephone number and a telephone number search method using the same.

With the spread of mobile communication terminals, it is possible to make and receive phone calls anytime and anywhere, which has led to a revolutionary change in real life. In addition, due to the portability of the mobile communication terminal, more and more users always carry the mobile communication terminal, and various functions are added to help real life.

In order to make a voice call, the most characteristic feature of a mobile terminal, the precondition that the other party's phone number must be known must be satisfied. However, for a phone number not stored in the phone book of the mobile terminal, even if the mobile terminal is carried, the relevant information can be obtained when the call can be made.

The most common way to obtain an unknown telephone number using a mobile terminal has been to use the telephone company's telephone number guide service 114. However, in this case, you need to know the exact relative information (for example, the approximate location and trade name, the name of the building or place, etc.), and if the information is unclear, accurate telephone number guidance cannot be expected. In addition, the related information is unknown, and the telephone number to be spoken must be memorized. Although direct access to the telephone number directed to the value-added service is possible, additionally expensive service costs must be paid.

In addition, the phone number guided by the receptionist is representative of a number of contactable telephone numbers, and in most cases, only one is provided. Therefore, if the guide number is incorrect, you should call the telephone company again and request a re-search.

Another method is to search for a desired phone number after accessing the Internet using the Internet access function of the mobile communication terminal. In this case, a user who is not familiar with the wireless Internet environment is expensive for data communication. The search is difficult. In addition, due to the limitations of the wireless Internet through a mobile communication terminal, it is difficult to search many telephone numbers smoothly, and there is a problem in that the connection is disconnected or the search speed becomes slow depending on the communication environment.

As described above, in order to search for a telephone number using a conventional mobile communication terminal, a telephone company's telephone number guide service is mostly used. In this case, if only partial information about a search target is known, the search is difficult, and various telephone numbers are used. Since only the representative phone number of the guide does not call, there was a problem that it is difficult to obtain additional information other than the phone number as well as to use the same service again. In addition, the telephone company's telephone number guide service is based on voice guidance, there was also the inconvenience to remember to enter the phone number. In addition, when a search is attempted using a wireless Internet function of a mobile communication terminal, a smooth search is difficult according to a communication environment, and an unfamiliar user has a problem that the search is not easy.

In view of the above problems, the present invention inputs a search word into a mobile phone terminal and transmits a predetermined Internet server address and the received search word to a long message service center in the form of a long message service. Acquire relevant phone number and additional information through internet server, process it into long message format or multimedia message format and deliver it to the mobile communication terminal that requested the search. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal for searching a phone number so that it can be easily identified and a phone number search method using the same.

One embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the telephone number request means for making a telephone number search request message according to the message service format and input the telephone number related search word and the Internet server address received to the message service center; and; And a message receiving means for receiving and providing the result obtained by providing the telephone number related search word to the Internet server address included in the telephone number search request message in a message format. do.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a user inputs telephone number search information in a message editing menu of a mobile communication terminal, generates a telephone number search message using the input or selected Internet server address as a calling party number, and sends the message to a message service center. Transmitting; Receiving, by the message service center, confirming that the message is a phone number retrieval message through the included caller's telephone number information; If the message is a phone number search message, extracting an Internet server address and search information, requesting a search from a corresponding Internet server, and receiving a result; The message service center receiving the result may include processing the message into a message having a predetermined format and transmitting the message to the mobile communication terminal.

When described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings of the present invention as described above.

1 is a screen sequence diagram illustrating a mobile terminal terminal search word transmission step according to an embodiment of the present invention, which extends a text message editing function as shown.

First, as shown in FIG. 1A, when a user selects a message transmission menu to search for a telephone number, a screen for requesting input of a telephone number for sending a new message appears. It is desirable to support a function that allows the user to directly enter the address of the Internet server for the phone number search.

FIG. 1B is a screen that appears when a user wants to search for an incoming phone number instead of directly inputting the user, and selects a list of searchable phone numbers.

FIG. 1C is a phone book search screen that appears when a user wants to search a phone book in FIG. 1B, in which case, one of the Internet servers is selected. Since it is an Internet server, it does not have a phone number and has an Internet address in the email address field. The address of the Internet server is preferably an address of a server supporting phone number search using a mobile communication terminal.

1D illustrates a case where the receiver is set to "Hanmir" by the above procedure. As described above, when the address can be directly inputted in English using the mobile communication terminal, the address of the server may be displayed in the "recipient" area, and even if it is not supported, the server address stored in the phone book. Can be included in the long message service's message to be generated.

1E illustrates a message input process and inputs phone number search information to be searched. In this case, it should be noted that the search can be performed using uncertain information or a part of the information. This makes it possible to search using uncertain information, so you can search for a phone number with just some information. As described above, the function of the message creation and transmission menu that can input the server address in the "recipient" area may be collectively called a telephone number request means. In addition, as an additional restriction, an area to which a target to be searched belongs can be further specified, thereby increasing the efficiency of the search. In this case, we chose industry as an additional search term option, and we chose a game as a region. Through this, it is possible to limit the search area to search among the phone numbers for each industry located in Gyeonggi-do. Note that these additional search terms are not essential to the present invention, and may be an embodiment that may be used to assist in improving the accuracy of the search.

In the above embodiment, the menu of the mobile communication terminal for first selecting the receiver's phone number is taken as an example, and the specific order may be different according to the menu progress provided by the mobile communication manufacturer.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a search progress according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a search progress in a phone number search system divided into a terminal area, a wireless area, and a wired area as shown. Base stations and related wireless communication stations which are essential for the wireless communication of the mobile communication terminal are omitted for convenience.

Accordingly, a brief configuration for achieving the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 10 capable of receiving a telephone number related search word and transmitting it in an LSM message format with a predetermined Internet server address; Recognizing the telephone number search request received in the LMS message format, the Internet server 40 of the included address is requested to search the search contents, and after receiving the result, the mobile terminal 10 processes the result in the LMS format. A long message service center (LMSC) 30 for transmitting to the system; An Internet server 40 is connected through an Internet server address recognized by the LMSC and provides the LMSC with the results of the requested telephone number search contents in an appropriate form. The Internet server 40 may be a server that is currently used commercially, or may be an Internet server for searching a mobile phone number for supporting the present invention. As an example, tel.hanmir.com is currently a commercial server that provides phone number search.

First, in the terminal area, a user generates and transmits a phone number search information and an Internet server address as an LMS message through a mobile communication terminal. The transmitted LMS message includes relevant information (URL, search word, option 1, option 2) as shown in the drawing, and is transmitted to the LMSC 30 through the base station.

The LMSC 30 receives the information, extracts information about an internet server address, search terms, and options, accesses the commercial server 40 through the Internet server address, and provides a corresponding search word and options to obtain a search result.

The commercial server 40 preferably has a separate phone number search function for the mobile communication terminal 10, and the search results include information such as a brief location, phone numbers, and additional information (map, photo). Etc.) to the LMSC (30). On the contrary, it should be noted that the LMSC 30 having received the general search result may analyze the information and extract information such as desired phone number and location.

The LMSC 30 receives a corresponding search result and converts it into an LMS or a multimedia message service (MMS) according to the type of information included in the LMSC 30 to the mobile communication terminal 10 so that the user can check the search result. The LMSC 30 is also called MMSC. For convenience, the LMSC 30 is referred to as LMS if the contents of the message are long documents, and MMS if the content includes multimedia information such as pictures or music. You can optionally generate messages or MMS messages.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, when a user wants to search for a phone number, the user enters a phone number search menu (actually, an LMS message transmission menu) and edits a search word. It has already been described that additional search terms can be specified by selecting options in addition to the search terms.

Creates and sends an LMS message with the entered search term (and options) information, including the Internet server address the user selected before or after entering the search term in the recipient phone number field.

The transmitted LMS message is provided to the LMSC via the base station, where the LMSC confirms the information in the recipient telephone number field. In the general LMS message, the recipient's telephone number will be inputted numerically. However, in the present invention, since the address of the Internet server is inputted, it can be easily distinguished. If the mobile terminal transmits a specific string or part of an address that the LMSC can recognize, rather than the direct use of the Internet server address by the system developer, the LMSC may select one of the pre-stored Internet server addresses. have. If the received LMSC is a general LMSC, the corresponding processing is performed.

If the LMS message is a message for a phone number search request, the LMSC extracts an Internet server address and a search word, connects to a commercial server indicated by the Internet server address by wire / wireless, passes the search word, and receives the result. The result consists of various search result telephone numbers and related information as described above.

Upon receiving the search result, the LMSC generates an LMS message if it is text information according to the type of information included in the result, and generates an MMS message if the multimedia information is included, and transmits the MMS message to the mobile terminal user.

The user who receives the transmitted LMS or MMS message confirms a search result through the received message. In some cases, it may be possible to receive a message configured to select a telephone number on the received message and connect the telephone directly or store it in the telephone directory.

As described above, when the phone number is searched by using the text message (short, long message) function of the mobile communication terminal, the text phone number and related information can be obtained at a time by a simple operation, thereby increasing the efficiency of the search. .

As described above, a mobile communication terminal for searching a phone number of the present invention and a method for searching a phone number using the same have a predetermined Internet server address and input after inputting a search word related to a phone number through a message writing and sending function of the mobile communication terminal. When a search word is transmitted to a long message service center in the form of a long message service, the long message center obtains relevant telephone numbers and additional information through a commercial Internet server, processes the text into a long message format or a multimedia message format, and requests a search. By making it easy to use, it can be easily used even by users who are not familiar with the wireless Internet by using the easy method, and the user can easily check the phone number information and related information related to the entered search terms by visual information and inaccurate search terms. Also through Since the search can be performed, the user's convenience can be greatly improved.

Claims (5)

Telephone number request means for making a telephone number search request message according to a message service format and inputting the received telephone number related search word and an Internet server address to a message service center; And a message receiving means for receiving and providing the result obtained by providing the telephone number related search word to the Internet server address included in the telephone number search request message in a message format. Mobile communication terminal for searching the telephone number. 2. The telephone number requesting means according to claim 1, wherein the telephone number requesting means includes a recipient contact inputting means capable of inputting an Internet server address, an editing means capable of inputting and editing a user's text, and a text message format for the message inputted to the editing means. And a text message service transmitting means for providing the message service center to the message service center. 3. The text message service requesting means according to claim 2, wherein the text message service transmitting means provides an additional menu to the editing means to further select separate search options including region, business type, etc. Mobile communication terminal for retrieving a phone number, characterized in that added to. Inputting telephone number search information from a message editing menu of a mobile communication terminal, generating a telephone number search message using the input or selected Internet server address as a calling party number, and transmitting the message to a message service center; Receiving, by the message service center, confirming that the message is a phone number retrieval message through the included caller's telephone number information; If the message is a phone number search message, extracting an Internet server address and search information, requesting a search from a corresponding Internet server, and receiving a result; And a message service center which receives the result, converts the message into a message in a predetermined format and transmits the message to the mobile communication terminal. The message service center of claim 4, wherein the Internet server has a separate telephone number search function for a mobile communication terminal and generates a list of search results into a list including information on a brief location, a telephone number, and additional information. Phone number search method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that provided in the.

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