KR100579798B1 - Method for Controlling of Message Arrival Alarm and Mobile Communication Terminal therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for limiting message arrival notification and a mobile communication terminal therefor, wherein a message providing a service for limiting notification of message arrival when a message is attempted from an originating mobile communication terminal when a called mobile communication terminal is busy. The present invention relates to a method for limiting arrival notification and a mobile communication terminal for the same.

The present invention comprises a first step of receiving a message transmitted from a mobile communication network; A second step of confirming whether the mobile communication terminal is connected to the mobile communication network to use a service; As a result of the second step, a third step of storing the message in the memory without outputting a message arrival notification signal for receiving the message when the mobile communication terminal is in service, the message when the mobile communication terminal is busy Does not announce the arrival of a message, when the mobile communication terminal is in a call or when the mobile communication network and content-related data transmission and reception state that the voice message of the other party is interrupted due to the arrival of the message or not focused on the conversation with the other party There is an advantage to prevent.

Busy, message arrival notification

Description

Method for controlling message arrival notification and a mobile communication terminal for the same {Method for Controlling of Message Arrival Alarm and Mobile Communication Terminal therefor}

1 is a view showing the configuration of a mobile communication network according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a view for explaining a method for setting a message arrival notification restriction condition according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for limiting message arrival notification according to the present invention.

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100, 200: mobile communication terminal 210: control unit

220: input unit 230: memory

240: wireless communication unit 250: display unit

260: message arrival notification control unit 270: message arrival notification limit setting unit

280: output unit 300: base station (BTS)

400: base station controller (BSC) 500: exchanger (MSC)

600: Short Message Service Center (SMSC)

700: Home Location Register (HLR)

The present invention relates to a method for limiting message arrival notification and a mobile communication terminal therefor, and more particularly, to limit notification of message arrival when an attempt is made to transmit a message from an originating mobile communication terminal when a called mobile communication terminal is busy. It relates to a message arrival notification limit method for providing a and a mobile communication terminal for the same.

As the types of services provided on the basis of mobile communication networks are diversified, the number of people equipped with mobile communication terminals has gradually increased to use the services provided on the basis of communication networks.

A plurality of mobile operators have tried to secure a large number of customers by providing differentiated services from other mobile operators. The service provided to the mobile terminal user includes a call connection service, a short message service, a road guide service, a location information service of a specific person, or a game service between the most basic calling mobile terminal and the called mobile communication terminal.

In particular, the Short Message Service (SMS) is a simple message transmission between the caller and the called party, such as sending a simple message, sending an advertising message or payment confirmation message, such as easy to deliver a message even without a call connection between the calling party and the called party Because it was often used.

On the other hand, the short message attempted from the originating mobile communication terminal is automatically received by the terminating mobile communication terminal except when the state of the terminating mobile communication terminal is in an OFF state or an area where a message cannot be received, so that the user can check the message. Notified the arrival of the message in the form such as a notification sound or vibration.

However, the receiver is often uncomfortable because the message arrival notification signal is unconditionally output to the short message transmitted from the originating mobile communication terminal without considering the state of the destination mobile communication terminal. For example, when the incoming mobile terminal user receives a short message while the user is in a call, the message arrival notification sound or the message arrival notification vibration may be output once or according to a predetermined time unit depending on the message arrival notification mode of the incoming mobile terminal. For example, the called party cannot hear the other party's voice or interfere with the call.

Conventionally, a service for setting a message arrival notification according to a user's operation among the message arrival notification modes provided in the mobile communication terminal is also provided. In this case, the user has to change the message arrival notification mode directly.

In addition, when an important short message is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal when the message arrival notification mode of the mobile communication terminal is set to not notify the arrival of the message, the user often has difficulty in confirming it in a timely manner.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a message arrival notification limit method for automatically limiting the message arrival notification signal output for a message transmitted when the mobile communication terminal is busy, and a mobile communication terminal therefor. There is a technical problem.

The present invention for achieving the above object is an input unit, a memory for storing various data, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication, a display unit for indicating the current state of the mobile communication terminal or the event processing state requested by the user and voice call A mobile communication terminal including an output unit for providing audible data required when using a service or a data service, and receiving a message while communicating with a mobile communication network, limits a message arrival notification signal output according to a predetermined condition.

When receiving a message transmitted from the mobile communication network when using a service connected to the mobile communication network, a message arrival notification to set whether or not to output a message arrival notification signal indicating that the message has arrived; Limit setting unit; When receiving a message transmitted from the mobile communication network when using the mobile communication network and the service, if the message arrival notification signal limit mode is set when using the service by searching for information on whether the message arrival notification signal is outputted when using the service, the message arrival notification signal is not outputted. And a message arrival notification control unit releasing the message arrival notification restriction mode and outputting the message arrival notification signal when the service usage state is released by checking whether the service usage state is released at a predetermined cycle.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal control method for limiting the message arrival notification signal output for a message transmitted from the mobile communication network when the mobile communication terminal is connected to the mobile communication network, the mobile communication network is the mobile communication network When a message is received while the service is in use, the message arrival notification constraint, which is set not to output the message arrival notification signal, is stored in memory.

A first step of receiving a message transmitted from the mobile communication network; A second step of confirming whether the mobile communication terminal is connected to the mobile communication network to use a service; As a result of the second step, a third step of storing the message in the memory, without outputting a message arrival notification signal for receiving the message when the mobile communication terminal is in service.

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

In the detailed description of the present invention, for convenience of description, reference numeral 100 is designated as a calling party mobile communication terminal, and reference number 200 is described by dividing it into a called party mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the message referred to in the detailed description of the present invention refers to a multimedia message composed of text, music, video, image, or a combination thereof, and a short message in a text form. In the present invention, a short message will be described as an example.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a mobile communication network according to the present invention.

The mobile communication network according to the present invention is a base station for controlling a base station transceiver system (300), a base station (300) for wirelessly communicating with a calling party mobile terminal (100), a called mobile terminal (200) in a cell, and a base station (300). Controller (Base Station Controller, 400), Switching Center (Mobile Switching Center, 500) that performs the switching function, Short Message Service Center (600), which handles short message service, and all movements registered within its own area. A home location register 700 stores and manages subscriber parameters, location information, and additional service information of the subscriber for the communication terminal.

The short message transmitted from the calling mobile terminal 100 is received by the short message service center 600 via the base station 300, the base station controller 400, and the switch 500, and the short message service center 600. Transmits the received short message to the called-party mobile communication terminal 200.

The called party's mobile terminal 200 stores the message arrival notification restriction condition information requested by the user to limit the arrival of the message when the call is in progress, and receives the short message set when the short message transmitted from the short message service center 600 is received. The message arrival notification is determined based on the notification constraint.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, and will be described with reference to FIG. 3 for explaining a method for setting a message arrival notification restriction condition.

As shown, the mobile communication terminal 200, the control unit 210, input unit 220, memory 230, wireless communication unit 240, display unit 250, message arrival notification control unit 260, message arrival notification limit The setting unit 270 and the output unit 280 is included. In the case of the mobile communication terminal 200 for performing short-range communication, a short-range communication module should be mounted.

An input unit 220, a memory 230 for storing various data, a wireless communication unit 240 for performing wireless communication, a display unit 250 for indicating a current state of a mobile communication terminal or an event processing state requested by a user, Since the output unit 280 for providing audible data necessary for using a voice call service or data service is a general configuration of a mobile communication terminal, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In more detail, the controller 210 limits the message arrival notification to the short message received when the called-party mobile communication terminal 200 is not in an idle mode such as during a call. The control unit 200 stores the signal in the memory 230 and outputs a signal indicating that a short message has arrived when the mobile communication terminal 200 transitions to an idle state when the communication state is released. Here, the short message arrival notification signal is a form of any one of short message arrival notification sound transmission, short message arrival notification vibration, short message arrival notification lamp lighting, short message arrival notification video display, or a combination thereof.

The message arrival notification limit setting unit 270 is configured to set a message arrival notification restriction condition, as shown in FIG. 3, to determine whether to notify the short message when the mobile communication terminal 200 is busy. Displays the message arrival notification setting item during a call. When the message arrival notification limit setting unit 270 determines whether to output a message arrival notification signal when the message arrives by storing in the memory 230 whether the message arrival notification input by the user using the mobile communication terminal 200 is restricted. See.

When the message arrival notification control unit 260 receives the short message transmitted from the short message service center 600, the message arrival notification limit setting unit 270 searches for the message arrival notification restriction condition set by the control unit 210. Decide whether to notify the arrival of the message.

For example, when the message arrival notification restriction condition is searched, the message arrival notification control unit 260 checks whether the mobile communication terminal 200 is busy when the message arrival notification restriction is set when the call is in progress, and then the mobile communication terminal. When 200 is in a call, the transmitted short message is stored in the memory 230. In addition, the message arrival notification control unit 260 periodically checks whether the call state of the mobile communication terminal 200 is released under the control of the control unit 210, and when the call state of the mobile communication terminal 200 is released. A message arrival notification signal indicating that a new short message is stored in the memory 230 is transmitted.

In FIG. 2, the case in which the message arrival notification restriction condition is set by the user is described as an example. However, even when the destination mobile communication terminal 200 does not set the message arrival notification restriction condition, the called party mobile communication terminal 200 is busy. When a message is received, a method of setting a mobile communication terminal to limit a message arrival notification during a call is also possible.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for limiting message arrival notification according to the present invention.

The destination mobile communication terminal 200 sets a message arrival notification restriction condition according to a user's request in advance and stores the message arrival notification restriction condition in the memory 230, and then when the message arrives at the destination mobile communication terminal 200, the message arrival notification restriction condition. To determine whether to output the message arrival notification signal reflects, in Figure 4 will be described by taking an example that does not output the message arrival notification signal when the receiving mobile communication terminal 200 receives a message during the call.

When the short message service center 600 receives the short message transmitted by the calling mobile communication terminal 100 from the calling exchange 500 (S101), it transmits it to the called mobile communication terminal 200 (S103).

When the message arrival notification control unit 260 of the incoming mobile communication terminal 200 receives the short message transmitted from the short message service center 600, the mobile communication terminal 200 is in a call state under the control of the control unit 210. Check whether or not (S105).

As a result of step S105, when the mobile communication terminal 200 is in a call state, the message arrival notification control unit 260 of the incoming mobile communication terminal 200 switches to the message arrival notification restriction mode to arrive at the message to the destination mobile communication terminal 200. Without notifying (S107), the received message is stored in the memory 230 (S109).

Thereafter, the message arrival notification control unit 260 checks whether the call state of the mobile communication terminal 200 is released (S111), and releases the message arrival notification restriction mode when the call state is released as a result of step S111 (S113). ).

Subsequently, the message arrival notification control unit 260 outputs a message arrival notification signal to notify that a new message has arrived (S115). Here, the short message arrival notification signal is a form of any one of short message arrival notification sound transmission, short message arrival notification vibration, short message arrival notification lamp lighting, short message arrival notification video display, or a combination thereof.

When the mobile communication terminal 200 is in the call state as a result of step S111, the message arrival notification control unit 260 repeats the step S111 process to check whether the call state of the mobile communication terminal 200 is released, and the mobile communication When the call state of the terminal 200 is released, the subsequent operation is performed from step S113.

If the mobile communication terminal 200 is not in the call state as a result of step S105, the message arrival notification control unit 260 performs the operation of step S115 to output a message arrival notification signal.

In the present invention, a case in which the message arrival notification is restricted when an attempt is made to transmit a message from the calling mobile terminal when the called mobile terminal is busy has been described as an example, but the mobile communication terminal is a mobile communication network and a content providing server (not shown). ) And a technique for limiting a message arrival notification when a message transmission is attempted to a called-party mobile communication terminal while performing a data transmission / reception process for using a content.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the embodiments described above are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. 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.

As described above, the method for limiting message arrival notification of the present invention and the mobile communication terminal therefor do not notify that the message has arrived when the mobile communication terminal is in a call state or when the mobile communication network and content related data are transmitted and received. There is an advantage of preventing the other party's voice from being disconnected due to a message arrival notification during a call or being unable to concentrate on a conversation with the other party.

Claims (9)

An input unit, a memory for storing various data, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication, a display unit for indicating the current state of the mobile communication terminal or an event processing state requested by the user, and data necessary for using a voice call service or a data service are audited. A mobile communication terminal including an output unit for providing and limiting output of a message arrival notification signal according to a predetermined condition when receiving a message while performing communication with a mobile communication network, When receiving a message transmitted from the mobile communication network when using a service connected to the mobile communication network, a message arrival notification to set whether or not to output a message arrival notification signal indicating that the message has arrived; Limit setting unit; And When receiving a message transmitted from the mobile communication network when using the mobile communication network and the service, if the message arrival notification signal limit mode is set when using the service by searching for information on whether the message arrival notification signal is outputted when using the service, the message arrival notification signal is not outputted. A message arrival notification control unit releasing the message arrival notification restriction mode and outputting the message arrival notification signal when the service usage state is released by checking whether the service usage state is released at a predetermined cycle; Mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, When the service is used, the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the communication state or data transmission and reception state for the content using the mobile communication network. The method of claim 1, The message arrival notification signal is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that any one of the form of message arrival notification sound transmission, message arrival notification vibration, message arrival notification lamp lighting, message arrival notification video display or a combination thereof. The method of claim 1, The message is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the multimedia message consisting of text, music, video, images or a combination thereof and a short message in the form of a text. A mobile communication terminal control method for limiting the message arrival notification signal output for a message transmitted from the mobile communication network when the mobile communication terminal is connected to the mobile communication network, the mobile communication terminal is connected to the mobile communication network service When a message is received while in use, the message arrival notification constraint, which is set not to output the message arrival notification signal, is stored in memory. A first step of receiving a message transmitted from the mobile communication network; A second step of confirming whether the mobile communication terminal is connected to the mobile communication network to use a service; And A third step of storing the message in the memory without outputting a message arrival notification signal for receiving the message when the mobile communication terminal is in service as a result of the second step; Message arrival notification limit method comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein When the service is in use, the message arrival notification limit method, characterized in that the call state or data transmission and reception state for the content using the mobile communication network. The method of claim 5, wherein After the third step, Checking whether the service in use state of the mobile communication terminal is released at a predetermined cycle, and outputting a message arrival notification signal when the service in use state is released as a result of the checking; Message arrival notification limit method comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein The message arrival notification signal is a message arrival notification sound transmission, message arrival notification vibration, message arrival notification lamp lighting, message arrival notification video display or any combination thereof. The method of claim 5, wherein The message is a multimedia message consisting of a text, music, video, images or a combination thereof and a short message in the form of a message characterized in that the text message.

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