KR100606813B1 - A Method and System for Exchangeing Personal Information Management Using Mobile Handset - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for exchanging PIM information of a mobile communication terminal and an exchange system therefor. The method for exchanging PIM information according to the present invention includes a password transfer step of transmitting a password for requesting PIM information to a second terminal side for a first terminal side; A PIM information request step of requesting PIM information by transmitting the password and its specific number to the first terminal at the second terminal receiving the password; And the first terminal side is characterized in that it comprises a PIM information providing step of confirming the password and specific number transmitted from the second terminal and providing PIM information to the second terminal.

Terminal, PIM, Password, Exchange

Description

Method and system for exchange of PIM information of mobile communication terminal

1 is a control block diagram illustrating a conventional PIM information exchange system.

Figure 2 is a control block diagram illustrating a PIM information exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a PIM information exchange method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

20,30 ......... Mobile communication terminal 22,32 ......... RF transceiver

23,33 ......... Memory 24,34 ......... Control

40 ............ Base 50

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a PIM exchange method of a mobile communication terminal that enables the exchange of PIM through various communication means while preventing the leakage of personal information.

1 is a control block diagram illustrating a PIM information exchange system using a conventional mobile communication terminal.

The conventional mobile communication terminal 10 is implemented in a variety of functions away from the conventional phone function as the memory capacity is increased, the recent mobile communication terminal 10 shown is a function such as an address book, phone notebook, schedule management, memo pad Is now implemented.

A personal information management (PIM) function for organizing personal information related to functions such as an address book, a phone book, a schedule manager, a memo pad, and the like implemented in the mobile communication terminal 10 is provided, and the information is stored in the memory 11 of the terminal. Stored.

In some cases, it is necessary for terminal users to update such PIM information by exchanging them with each other. If such PIM information is leaked to a third party, there is a problem that can cause a great damage to the user.

Accordingly, in the conventional terminal 10, as shown in FIG. 1, PIM information is exchanged between the terminals 10 by using an infrared port, which is a short range wireless communication means 15, without using the RF transceiver 13, Users will meet in person to exchange PIM information.

Such PIM information exchange is performed by the control of the controller 17 according to a program stored in the terminal memory 13, and the PIM information exchanged by short-range wireless communication updates existing information stored in the memory 11. Let's do it.

However, the case of the PIM exchange method of the conventional mobile communication terminal having the above configuration has the following limitations.

The conventional mobile communication terminal 10 uses an infrared port for exchanging PIM information. Such a communication method is possible only in a terminal having an infrared port, even if there is an infrared port. Due to the nature of the method, there is a limitation that they must meet each other or be located in close proximity.

It is an object of the present invention to implement a PIM exchange method and system for a mobile communication terminal, which is not limited to an infrared port and can exchange the terminal PIM by various communication means.

It is another object of the present invention to implement a PIM exchange method and system for a mobile communication terminal which can exchange PIM by various communication means and can prevent information leakage by a third party.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for exchanging PIM information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a password transferring step of transmitting a password for requesting PIM information to a second terminal; A PIM information request step of requesting PIM information by transmitting the password and its specific number to the first terminal at the second terminal receiving the password; And the first terminal side is characterized in that it comprises a PIM information providing step of confirming the password and specific number transmitted from the second terminal and providing PIM information to the second terminal.

The method for providing a password for the second terminal from the first terminal side includes various wired / wireless communication and direct conversation.

Immediately before the password transfer step, a password is requested from the second terminal to the first terminal.

The request for a password for the first terminal may include wired / wireless communication and direct conversation.

The password may be a number of a storage where the PIM information of the first terminal is stored.

The PIM information requesting step and the PIM information providing step are performed through a base station.

And the second terminal comprises updating the PIM information for the first terminal by the PIM information provided from the first terminal.

After the process of updating the PIM information for the first terminal is terminated, the second terminal notifies that the PIM information update is completed.

The request for changing the password is characterized in that it is transmitted via an SMS message.

PIM information exchange system of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object, if the PIM information is requested by the storage for storing the PIM information, and the provided password, generating a message containing the PIM information of the storage; A first terminal having a message generating means and a transmitting means for transmitting the message; PIM information requesting means for requesting PIM information to the first terminal according to the password if a password is provided at the first terminal side, and if the PIM information is provided from the first terminal, the first terminal according to the information. And a second terminal having an updating means for updating the PIM information for the PIM information.

The password is characterized in that the number of the PIM information store.

When updating of the PIM information by the updating means is performed, it is characterized in that it comprises a means for generating and sending a message for changing the password to the first terminal.

The present invention enables the PIM information to be exchanged through various paths while preventing the PIM information leakage by a third party when exchanging the PIM information.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a PIM exchange method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a control configuration diagram illustrating a mobile communication terminal of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a PIM information exchange method.

In the illustrated PIM information exchange system of the mobile communication terminal, the first terminal 20 provides PIM information to another terminal, and the second terminal 30 receives PIM information from the first terminal 20 and receives the PIM information. And a wireless communication network for enabling a wireless connection between the first terminal and the second terminal.

The first and second terminals 20 and 30 of the present embodiment may include system command units 21 and 31 for performing wireless communication and system control, and a user interface 25 for enabling the user to access and manipulate the terminal. 35).

The system command units 21 and 31 of the present embodiment include the RF transceivers 22 and 32 performing wireless communication with the base station 40 and the switching center 50, and a memory in which programs or data for system control are stored ( 23 and 33 and a controller 24 for performing system control of the terminal based on programs stored in the memories 23 and 33 according to signals input by the user interfaces 25 and 35 and the RF transmitters and receivers 22 and 32. , 34).

The RF transceiver 22 and 33 perform wireless communication with the base station 40 and the switching center 50 to receive an SMS message or to receive information on another terminal when receiving a call connection signal. Under the control of the controllers 24 and 34, the data is stored in the message storage of the memory 23 and 33.

The user interfaces 25 and 35 include microphones 26 and 36 for a call, speakers 27 and 37, key input devices 28 and 38, and display units 29 and 39 for displaying a terminal operating state. do.

The user can operate the terminal through the key input devices 28 and 38, and the user can use functions such as editing and scheduling of the address book of the terminal through the key input devices 28 and 38.

In the first terminal 20 of the present embodiment, PIM information such as an address book or a schedule is stored in a specific storage in the memory 23, and the PIM information stored by the operation of the key input device 28 is displayed on the display unit 29. It is also possible to.

When the PIM information is requested from the second terminal 30 by the password provided by the user to the user of the second terminal 30, the first terminal 20 of the present embodiment generates a message including the PIM information of the storage. And message generating means.

In addition, the first terminal 20 of the present embodiment includes a transmission means for transmitting the message to the second terminal 30 when the message including the PIM information is generated. In this embodiment, since the security of the PIM information can be maintained by exchanging passwords, the PIM information can be exchanged between terminals even when an infrared port or Bluetooth function, which is near field communication, is not used.

In addition, the second terminal 30 of the present embodiment is provided with PIM information requesting means for requesting the first terminal 20 for PIM information according to the password if a password is provided from the first terminal 20 side.

In this embodiment, the request means for the PIM information is made by the RF transmitter / receiver unit 32, but the request for the PIM information can be made through a short range communication means such as an Internet network or an infrared port, and can be made by various communication means. The present invention is not limited to the RF transceiver 32.

In addition, the second terminal 30 of the present embodiment is provided with updating means for updating the PIM information of the terminal by this new information when a message including the PIM information is transmitted from the first terminal.

The following describes the operation of the PIM information exchange system of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention having the configuration as described above. In the mobile communication terminal constituting the system for PIM information exchange according to the present embodiment, the following programs for implementing the PIM information exchange method may be stored in various forms in a flash memory, each part of the terminal, and other recording media.

If the user wants to use the PIM information exchange method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment, a process for requesting a password required for requesting PIM information from the second terminal 30 side for the first terminal 20 side; Is preceded (60th step).

In the present embodiment, the password is requested by RF wireless communication via the base station 40, but the password is requested by wired communication means such as the Internet or UBS cable and RF or short-range wireless communication. It is also possible to include a method and to be requested by direct dialogue so that various modifications can be made depending on the embodiment.

When a password is requested from the first terminal 20 side, a password delivery step of informing the user of the first terminal 20 of the PIM information required for requesting PIM information to the second terminal 30 is performed. (Step 61).

In the present embodiment, the password is transmitted to the second terminal 30 by RF wireless communication. However, as in the case of requesting the password as described above, the password may be transmitted by various communication means including wired / wireless communication and direct communication. Do.

The password may be a number of a storage where the PIM information of the second terminal 30 is stored. In this case, the PIM information to be delivered may be easily specified. The password is automatically generated by the internal program of the terminal, but it is preferable that the password can be arbitrarily changed by the user for security.

If the second terminal 30, which has received the password for requesting the PIM information from the first terminal 20, wishes to newly request or update the PIM information of the first terminal 20, input the already provided password. When the PIM information request function is selected, a message for requesting PIM information is generated according to a program stored in the memory 33 under the control of the terminal device controller 34.

The generated PIM information request message is transmitted to the first terminal 20 through the RF transceiver 32 (step 63).

The first terminal 20 receives the PIM information request message from the second terminal 30, checks the fact that the PIM information is requested in the transmitted message, and determines whether the password is correct (steps 65 and 67). ).

If the transmitted password is correct, the controller 24 of the first terminal 20 generates a message including PIM information, and the message is transmitted to the second terminal 30 through the RF transceiver 22. (Step 69, step 70).

In the PIM information exchange method of the present embodiment, the PIM information requesting step and the PIM information providing step are performed by RF wireless communication via the base station 40 and the switching station 50, respectively. The present invention is also possible, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

When a message including PIM information is received from the first terminal 20 to the second terminal 30, the second terminal 30 stores the new PIM information according to the PIM information included in the message, or the existing PIM. The information is updated (step 71).

As described above, in order to automatically extract and store PIM information, it is preferable that the PIM information be recorded in a predetermined format that can be easily extracted, and the second terminal 30 is included in the message. An algorithm capable of extracting PIM information should be provided.

After the process of extracting the PIM information for the second terminal 30 and updating or storing the existing one is completed, the first terminal 20 returns to the first terminal 20 under the control of the controller 34. Notifying that the update of the PIM information has ended, a message is generated to change the password of the corresponding repository. Notification of the fact that the update of this PIM information is completed is delivered via SMS message (step 73).

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but is determined by the matters described in the claims, and it is obvious that it includes various modifications and adaptations made by those skilled in the art in the same range as the matters described in the claims.

According to the above configuration, the PIM can be exchanged through various means, in particular, a base station, but not by a limited method such as an infrared port, but by adding a security function including a password to a terminal by a third party. It is possible to prevent information leakage.

Claims (12)

A password transferring step of transmitting a password for requesting PIM information to the first terminal side to the second terminal side; A PIM information request step of requesting PIM information by transmitting the password and its specific number to the first terminal at the second terminal receiving the password; And And a PIM information providing step of confirming the password and the specific number transmitted from the second terminal and providing PIM information to the second terminal at the first terminal side. . The method of claim 1, wherein the password is transmitted through various wired / wireless communication or direct communication. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of requesting a password from the second terminal to the first terminal immediately before the password transfer step. The method of claim 3, wherein the request for the password for the first terminal includes direct communication with wired and wireless communication. The method of claim 1, wherein the password is a password of a repository in which the PIM information of the first terminal is stored. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the PIM information requesting step and the PIM information providing step are performed via a base station. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second terminal further comprises updating the PIM information for the first terminal by the PIM information provided from the first terminal. PIM Information Exchange. The method of claim 7, wherein the second terminal notifies that the PIM information update is completed after the process of updating the PIM information for the first terminal is completed. The method of claim 8, wherein the notification is performed through an SMS message, and the second terminal requests the first terminal to change a password through the notification. A first terminal having a storage for storing PIM information, message generating means for generating a message including PIM information of the storage when the PIM information is requested by a provided password, and a transmitting means for transmitting the message; PIM information requesting means for requesting PIM information to the first terminal according to the password if a password is provided at the first terminal side, and if the PIM information is provided from the first terminal, the first terminal according to the information. And a second terminal having an updating means for updating the PIM information for the PIM information of the mobile communication terminal. The system according to claim 10, wherein the password is a number of the PIM information storage. The PIM information exchange system according to claim 10, further comprising means for generating and sending a message for changing a password to the first terminal when the PIM information is updated by the updating means. .

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