KR100661829B1 - Mobile communication system, mobile terminal and method for providing profile SMS transmission service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile communication system capable of providing a profile SMS transmission service for transmitting a profile SMS including information of a receiver to a sender's mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication system according to the present invention includes a home location register, a mobile switching center, a short message center and a profile server. The home location register registers and manages information of a subscriber's mobile communication terminal, profile SMS transmission service registration information, and location information. The mobile switching center performs a function of connecting the mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication network, and the short message center is connected to the mobile communication network and sends and receives SMS to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile switching station. The profile server registers and manages the profile SMS, which is a message for notifying the caller of the subscriber's information. In addition, the profile server has a unique number as a called number for receiving the profile SMS transmitted from the subscriber's mobile communication terminal, and based on the profile SMS transmission service registration information stored in the home location register when a call is sent from the caller to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal. The subscriber's profile SMS is transmitted to the sender's mobile communication terminal through the short message center.

Restriction of incoming calls, provision of recipient information, mobile communication terminal, call, SMS

Description

Mobile communication system, mobile communication terminal and method for providing profile SMS transmission service thereof

1 is a view schematically showing the overall configuration of a mobile communication system for providing a profile SMS transmission service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a profile server 400 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of registering a profile SMS in the profile server 400 according to the first embodiment in order.

FIG. 4 is a diagram sequentially illustrating a method of selecting activation and deactivation of a profile SMS transmission service according to a first embodiment.

5 is a view showing in order a method of providing a profile SMS transmission service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing in order a method of providing a profile SMS transmission service according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view showing in order a method of providing a profile SMS transmission service performed in a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a mobile communication service provided by a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication service for transmitting a message of a called party to a caller while an outgoing traffic channel is opened.

In the mobile communication system, when a call is not formed for the call origination and the incoming call, a service for informing the called party and the calling party is provided. First, in the caller side, services such as a voice mail box and a text message are provided so that the caller can inform the caller of the caller if the caller does not respond to the call attempted by the caller. On the other hand, when the called party fails to answer the incoming call from the called party's side, the number and the calling party number are displayed on the liquid crystal display of the mobile communication terminal together with the same character as the missed call, indicating that the incoming call was not answered. In addition, when a caller leaves voice and text to the called party by using a voice mail or text message service, the caller checks the voice and text, and the caller's telephone number or caller's number is called along with the incoming call. It is possible to know the situation. However, these services require callers not only to pay for the voice mail or text service, but also have to perform cumbersome tasks to leave voice or text, so callers do not use voice mail and text messaging services. There is a lot.

Therefore, the caller may be wondering why the called party does not answer the call and may waste time trying to continue the call. In addition, when the sender sends a text message to the called party, the caller may not know whether the receiving party has confirmed the text message, which may cause further curiosity.

In order to solve this problem, a mobile communication service that allows a caller to obtain the receiver's information by allowing the called party to deliver a message to the caller while the call sent by the caller is normally processed and the outgoing traffic channel is open. It is a required situation.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is a mobile communication that can provide a profile SMS transmission service for transmitting a profile SMS, including the profile of the receiver, information indicating that the receiver can not be called or incoming call to the sender It is to provide a system and a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a profile SMS transmission service providing method capable of transmitting a profile SMS of a receiver to a sender.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication system comprising: a home location register for registering and managing information of a mobile communication terminal of a subscriber, profile SMS transmission service registration information, and location information; A mobile switching station for connecting the mobile communication terminal with a mobile communication network; A short message center connected to the mobile communication network and transmitting and receiving a short message service (SMS) to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile switching center; And a profile server that registers and manages a profile SMS that is a message for notifying the caller of the subscriber information, wherein the profile server uses a unique number as a called number for receiving the profile SMS transmitted from the subscriber's mobile communication terminal. When the call is transmitted to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal, the profile SMS is transmitted to the caller's mobile communication terminal through the short message center based on the profile SMS transmission service registration information stored in the home location register.

The profile server may include: a receiving unit receiving the profile SMS transmitted through the mobile communication network by routing of the short message center based on the called number; A profile SMS storage unit for storing the received profile SMS; A profile SMS transmitter for transmitting the profile SMS stored in the profile SMS storage; And a control unit controlling the profile SMS storage unit and the profile SMS transmitter based on the profile SMS transmission service registration information of the subscriber received from the home location register.

The profile SMS storage unit stores and manages at least one profile SMS for each subscriber to correspond to a selection function code. The profile server may have a number combined with the unique number and the selection function code as a called number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a profile SMS transmission service, wherein the profile SMS transmission service providing method of transmitting a profile SMS, which is a message informing a caller of subscriber information, is performed in the mobile communication system. The home location register for managing the information of the subscriber and a profile server for storing and managing the profile SMS of the subscriber and having a unique called number,

a) calling from a caller's mobile terminal;

b) checking whether the profile SMS transmission service is registered and whether the profile SMS transmission service is activated or not based on the subscriber information stored in the home location register; And

c) if the profile SMS transmission service is registered and activated, transmitting the profile SMS of the subscriber stored in the profile server to the sender's mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication system further includes an SMSC for delivering an SMS, and before the step a),

a-1) receiving the subscriber's profile SMS together with the called number of the profile server from the subscriber's mobile terminal at the SMSC;

a-2) forwarding the profile SMS from the SMSC to the profile server using the called number of the profile server; And

a-3) registering the profile SMS with the profile server.

In addition, after the step a-3),

a-4) receiving a location registration request of a changed location from the subscriber's mobile communication terminal;

a-5) checking profile SMS transmission service registration information based on subscriber information stored in the home location register together with location registration according to the location registration request;

a-6) receiving a request for activation or deactivation of a registered profile SMS transmission service from a subscriber's mobile communication terminal; And

a-7) registering the activation or deactivation of the profile SMS transmission service registered in the profile server.

The mobile communication system further includes a first mobile switching station to which the caller's mobile communication terminal is connected, and a second mobile switching station to which the subscriber's mobile communication terminal is connected,

Before step b) above,

b-1) the home location register sending the location request received from the first mobile switching center to the second mobile switching center;

b-2) the home location register receiving a response to the location request; And

b-3) forwarding the response to the location request to the first mobile switching center.

It may further include.

A mobile communication terminal according to another aspect of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal connected to a mobile communication network through a mobile switching station, which is connected to the mobile switching station and receives a call transmitted through the mobile communication network; A profile SMS storage unit for storing a profile SMS informing the caller of the call received through the receiver, the information of the receiver; A transmitter for transmitting the profile SMS stored in the profile SMS storage to the sender's mobile communication terminal through the mobile switching center; And information related to registration and activation of the profile SMS transmission service to the mobile switching center through the transmission unit based on a user's selection, and a message related to a profile SMS transmission transmitted from the mobile switching station; The message is an AWIM (Alert with information message) containing a specific record type related to the profile SMS transmission, which is transmitted from the mobile switching center, and is registered after the registration and activation of the profile SMS transmission service. A profile SMS transmission control section for controlling transmission of the profile SMS on the basis of the call being generated when the call is received by the switching center.

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According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a profile SMS transmission service, wherein the profile SMS transmission service providing method is performed in a mobile switching center to which a receiver's mobile communication terminal is connected, wherein the profile SMS is a message including information of the receiver. Created and stored in the recipient's mobile communication terminal, registration and activation information of the profile SMS transmission service based on the recipient's selection is registered in the mobile switching station by the receiver's mobile communication terminal,

a) receiving a call from the caller's mobile terminal;

b) checking whether the profile SMS transmission service is registered and activated;

c) when a profile SMS transmission service is registered and activated, transmitting an Alert with information message (AWIM) including a specific record type related to profile SMS transmission to the receiver's mobile communication terminal;

d) receiving a corresponding profile SMS from the receiver's mobile terminal based on the record type of the AWIM; And

e) transmitting the profile SMS received from the receiver's mobile terminal to the sender's mobile terminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

First, a mobile communication terminal and a receiver information providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

1 is a view schematically showing the overall configuration of a mobile communication system for providing a profile SMS transmission service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication system includes a mobile communication terminal (100, 100 '), a base station (200, 200'), a mobile switching center (300, 300 '), a home location register (310), a visitor location register (320), a profile server (400). , Short message center 450 and web server 600.

The mobile switching centers 300 and 300 'and the short message center 450 are connected to each other via the mobile communication network 10, and the web server 600 is connected to the profile server 400 via the Internet 20.

The mobile station 100 may be wirelessly connected to the base station 200 as an interface device of the sender and the receiver to perform a voice call through the mobile switching center 300. In addition, the user accesses the short message center 450 and transmits and receives an SMS with the receiver-side mobile communication terminal or profile server 400.

A base station controller (hereinafter referred to as a BSC) 200 includes a base transceiver station (BTS), which is a device configured as a wireless transceiver, and makes a voice call through a wireless link with the mobile communication terminal 100 through a BTS. And a short message to the mobile communication terminal 100.

The mobile switching center (hereinafter referred to as MSC) 300 is responsible for mobility management, location registration / management, authentication, handover, roaming, and the like. In addition, when the incoming request from the mobile communication terminal 100 is received through the BSC 200, an outgoing call is transmitted to the called party's mobile communication terminal 100 'and the other party's mobile communication terminal 100 for the outgoing call. If there is a response from '), the channel is allocated to form a communication path between the mobile communication terminals 100 and 100'. In addition, the MSC 300 forms a channel for transmitting and receiving data between the short message center 450 and the web server 600 through the profile server 400.

The home location register (hereinafter referred to as HLR) 310 is a mobile subscriber database having subscriber terminal information, subscription information, location information, authentication function, and the like. In addition, the HLR 310 performs a function of setting a registration of a profile SMS transmission service and activation / deactivation of the service.

Visitor location register 320 (hereafter referred to as VLR) 320 is used in addition to the HLR 310 used by MSCs 300 and 300 'to retrieve information for processing calls to or from visiting subscribers. Another location register. It may be present inside the MSCs 300 and 300 'or may be separate and may serve more than one MSC.

The profile server 400 is a server that provides a profile SMS transmission service for transmitting a profile SMS, which is a message including subscriber information such as profile information of a subscriber who is a receiver, emoticons, information indicating a call restriction or unreachable status, and the like. . That is, the profile server 400 includes a profile SMS including subscribers' own profiles, emoticons, messages that allow the receiver to notify the caller that the recipient cannot be restricted or cannot be called, such as greetings and various image expressions. It registers, stores and manages and sends the stored profile SMS to the sender based on the recipient's settings. At this time, the profile SMS may be transmitted along with the transmission of a ring-to-yu (sound source) that is currently in service. If the call processing is normally performed, the profile SMS may be transmitted while the outgoing traffic channel is open.

In addition, the profile server 400 is a specific unique number, such as 010-200-XXX (where X is any 0 to 9 so that the profile SMS transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100 can be received through the SMSC 450). Number).

The short message service center (hereinafter referred to as SMSC) 450 transmits the profile SMS transmitted from the profile server 400 and the short message transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100 through the MSC 300 to the corresponding mobile communication terminal. Or transmits to the profile server 400.

The web server 600 uses the phone number information of the mobile communication terminal subscribers registered in its community website, and if necessary, the web server 600 sends the mobile phone terminal numbers and SMS, MMS or other information of the community subscribers to the SMSC 450 in the mobile communication network. Authorize to send SMS, MMS or other information to the subscribers.

The profile SMS created by the web server 600 may be registered in the profile server 400 through the Internet 20, and may edit and manage the profile SMS already registered.

2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a profile server 400 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The profile server 400 is a server that performs a function of transmitting a profile SMS of a receiver to a caller when the receiver is a subscriber subscribed to a profile SMS transmission service, and includes a receiver 410, a profile storage unit 420, and a server controller. 440 and the profile transmission unit 430.

Receiving unit 410, if the subscriber creates a profile SMS in the mobile communication terminal 100 and transmits the unique number (010-200-XXX) of the profile server as the destination, the profile SMS by the routing operation of the SMSC 450 Receive

The profile SMS storage unit 420 stores and manages the profile SMS transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100.

The profile SMS transmitter 430 transmits the profile SMS of the receiver, which is the subscriber, stored in the profile SMS storage 420 to the sender.

The server controller 440 manages the subscription of the profile SMS transmission service, registers the profile SMS created by the subscriber in the mobile communication terminal 100, and manages the activation or deactivation of the profile SMS transmission service based on the selection. . For example, when the subscriber selects the activation of the profile SMS transmission service, the profile SMS transmission unit 430 is controlled not to send the profile SMS when the call is sent from the caller.

In addition, the profile server 400 may have a called number (010-200-XXXY) appended with the number (Y) to the unique number (010-200-XXX). Where Y is a feature code consisting of any number from 0 to 9 representing the characteristics of the profile SMS, for example, '0' represents the deactivation of the profile SMS transmission service, and 1 to 9 represents the profile SMS transmission service. Simultaneously with activation, '1' can be defined by the recipient being displayed during a meeting, and '2' by the recipient being displayed while driving. In addition, by setting the transmission of the profile SMS according to the code type as described above, the profile SMS may be transmitted when a call is made until the incoming call or transmitted even when the call is not made until the incoming call. This allows subscribers to more easily register and set up a profile SMS.

In this case, the server controller 440 controls the profile SMS storage unit 420 and the profile SMS transmitter 430 so that the profile SMS corresponding to 'Y' is set and transmitted to the caller.

Next, a method of registering a profile SMS created by the subscriber of the profile SMS transmission service in his mobile communication terminal 100 with the profile server 400 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of registering a profile SMS in the profile server 400 according to the first embodiment in order.

First, the subscriber of the profile SMS transmission service generates his / her profile SMS using text, emoticons, etc. in his mobile communication terminal 100 (S110). The generated profile SMS transmits the SMS using the unique number (010-200-XXX) of the profile server 400 (S120).

Next, the profile SMS transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100 is received by the SMSC 450 and routed using the unique number of the profile server 400 to be transmitted to the profile server 400 (S130). The profile SMS thus delivered is received through the receiving unit 410 of the profile server 400 and registered and stored in the profile SMS storage unit 420 (S140).

On the other hand, the profile SMS can be registered and stored in the profile server 400 directly after the subscriber is created by accessing the web server 600 through the Internet (20) (S150).

Next, a process of selecting activation and deactivation of the profile SMS transmission service when the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 100 exists in the service cell of the MSC 300 of the visitor network will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

FIG. 4 is a diagram sequentially illustrating a method of selecting activation and deactivation of a profile SMS transmission service according to a first embodiment.

First, when a subscriber requests location registration to the MSC 300 of the visitor network using the mobile communication terminal 100, the VLR 320 serving the MSC 300 is the HLR 310 of the mobile communication terminal 100. Request a location registration (S210). The HLR 310 which is requested to register the location of the mobile communication terminal 100 performs the location registration of the mobile communication terminal 100 and registers the profile SMS transmission service of the mobile communication terminal 100 with a response message for the location registration. Information is transmitted to be recorded in the VLR 320 (S220).

Next, the mobile communication terminal 100 requests activation to allow the profile SMS transmission service to be provided or deactivation to prevent the profile SMS transmission service from being provided (S230). Then, the MSC 300 uses the specific feature code set to register the activation or deactivation of the service using the registration information of the profile SMS transmission service recorded in the VLR 320, and the HLR 310. It requests the activation / deactivation registration of the service to (S240). Here, the function code is '*' and a predetermined number of digits, for example, '* XXY'. X and Y may be numbers from 0 to 9. Therefore, * XX is a code for accessing the profile server 400 for activation / deactivation, and Y may be a selection code for profile SMS selection. That is, if Y is 0, it means deactivation and any one of 1 to 9 may be set to mean activation. In addition, when the profile SMS corresponding to each of 1 to 9 is stored in the profile SMS storage unit 420 of the profile server 400, the activation of the profile SMS corresponding to each number may be set. In addition, when a call is made to each incoming code, the transmission mode for sending or not transmitting the call can be set.

The HLR 310 registers the activation or deactivation of the profile SMS transmission service to the profile server 400 using the function code (S250).

When the activation or deactivation of the profile SMS transmission service is registered, the profile server 400 transmits a response message for registration to the HLR 310 (S260), and the HLR 310 transmits a response message to the MSC 300. (S270).

Next, referring to FIG. 5, when the activation of the profile SMS transmission service for providing various profile SMS information of the called party to the calling party is registered, a method of transmitting the profile SMS of the called party to the caller will be described in detail.

5 is a view showing in order a method of providing a profile SMS transmission service according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the caller's mobile communication terminal 100 'transmits a call to access the receiver's mobile communication terminal 100 (S310). The MSC 300 ′ receiving the call originated from the mobile communication terminal 100 ′ transmits the location request to the HLR 310 (S320). The HLR 310 performs a location request to the MSC 300 to which the receiver's mobile communication terminal 100 is connected (S330), and receives a response message for the location request from the MSC 300 (S340).

Then, the HLR 310 checks whether the receiver is a subscriber registered in the profile SMS transmission service and also checks whether the profile SMS transmission service is activated (S350).

If the receiver is a subscriber of the profile SMS transmission service and the profile SMS transmission service is activated, the HLR 310 requests the profile SMS of the receiver from the profile server 400 (S360), and delivers the profile SMS from the profile server 400. Receive (S370).

The HLR 310 transmits the location request response message received from the MSC 300 and the profile SMS received from the profile server 400 to the sender side MSC 300 '(S380).

The sender side MSC 300 'transmits the received profile SMS to the caller's mobile communication terminal 100'.

In this way, the sender can obtain various information of the receiver, profile, restriction information, emoticon, etc. through the receiver's profile SMS, and can receive the receiver's profile SMS even when the receiver's mobile communication terminal is turned off. In addition, the number of messages transmitted and received can be reduced by simultaneously transmitting the response message for the location request and the profile SMS to the sender side MSC.

6 is a view showing in order a method of providing a profile SMS transmission service according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that the HLR 310 delivers a response message to the location registration request received from the MSC 300 of the called party.

Specifically, the caller's mobile communication terminal 100 'transmits a call to access the receiver's mobile communication terminal 100 (S410). The MSC 300 'receiving the call originated from the mobile communication terminal 100' transfers a location request to the HLR 310 (S420). The HLR 310 performs a location request to the MSC 300 to which the receiver's mobile communication terminal 100 is connected (S430) and receives a response message for the location request from the MSC 300 (S440).

Then, the HLR 310 forwards the response message for the received location request to the MSC 300 'of the calling party (S441), confirms whether the receiver is a subscriber registered with the profile SMS transmission service, and also sends the profile SMS. Check whether the service is activated (S450).

If the receiver is a subscriber of the profile SMS transmission service and the profile SMS transmission service is activated, the HLR 310 requests the profile SMS of the receiver from the profile server 400 (S460) and delivers the profile SMS from the profile server 400. Received (S470).

The HLR 310 transmits the profile SMS received from the profile server 400 to the caller side MSC 300 '(S480).

The sender side MSC 300 'transmits the received profile SMS to the caller's mobile communication terminal 100'.

In this way, the sender can obtain the receiver's information through the receiver's profile SMS. In addition, the number of transmission and reception messages can be increased by transmitting the response message and the profile SMS for the location registration separately to the MSC 300 'of the calling party, respectively, without the structural changes of the MSC 300' and the HLR 310. Since it can be used, its implementation is easier than in the first embodiment.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. The third embodiment of the present invention differs from the first and second embodiments in that the profile SMS is stored and managed in the receiver's mobile communication terminal and is not transmitted through the profile server 400 since it is transmitted from the receiver's mobile communication terminal.

7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal 700 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal 700 includes a receiver 710, a profile SMS transmission controller 730, a profile SMS storage 750, and a transmitter 770.

The receiver 710 is wirelessly connected to the BSC 200 to receive a call transmitted through the MSC 300, and the transmitter 770 is wirelessly connected to the BSC 200 to make a call through the MSC 300. Send.

The profile SMS transmission controller 730 provides a setting function for profile SMS transmission, and sets profile SMS transmission service registration and activation in the MSC 300 when profile SMS transmission is set by the user. In addition, the profile SMS transmission control unit 730 is a record type included in the Alert with information message (AWIM), which is a message transmitted from the MSC 300 when a call is received, and a record type arbitrarily defined in relation to the profile SMS transmission. Based on the profile SMS storage unit 750 to transmit the profile SMS can be transmitted.

The profile SMS storage unit 750 stores the profile SMS to be transmitted to the caller when the profile SMS transmission function is set. The profile SMS may include a user profile including a greeting, a message for notifying the user of the incoming or outgoing call, an emoticon, etc., and a message set and edited by the user.

8 is a view showing in order a method of providing a profile SMS transmission service performed in the mobile communication terminal 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

The caller's mobile communication terminal 100 'transmits a call to the MSC 300 in order to access the receiver's mobile communication terminal 700 (S510). The MSC 300 of the called party receiving the call originated from the mobile communication terminal 100 'is connected to the HLR 310 to confirm whether the mobile communication terminal 700 is a subscriber registered in the profile SMS transmission service and also the profile. Check whether the SMS transmission service is activated (S520).

If the receiver is a subscriber of the profile SMS transmission service and the profile SMS transmission service is activated, the MSC 300 of the called party sends a mobile communication message (AWIM) including a record type arbitrarily defined in relation to the profile SMS transmission. It transmits to the terminal 700 (S530).

The mobile communication terminal 700 receiving the Alert with information message (AWIM) transmits an acknowledgment message (ACK) to the MSC 300 (S540), and transmits to the profile SMS storage unit 750 based on the transmitted record type. The stored profile SMS is transferred to the MSC 300 (S550).

The profile SMS of the receiver mobile communication terminal 700 transmitted as described above is transmitted in the state where the traffic channel is open and is routed from the SMSC 450 to be routed through the calling MSC 300 'to the calling mobile communication terminal 100'. (S560, S570).

As described above, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the profile SMS of the receiver can be transmitted to the sender, thereby reducing the effort that the sender can consume for accessing the receiver.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various other changes and modifications are possible.

According to the present invention, the receiver can limit the incoming call of the incoming call according to the status of the recipient, and even if the recipient has set the call restriction, the receiver can send an SMS indicating that the incoming call is restricted. In order to avoid unnecessary connection effort, the communication channel occupied by unnecessary use of the mobile communication system can be reduced.

In addition, the profile SMS transmission service according to the present invention can transmit a profile SMS including profile information of a receiver including a greeting, an emoticon, etc. together with a service such as Ring to You, and can also be utilized simultaneously with the caller information service. It can be implemented by adding only profile SMS transmission service function while utilizing the communication system as it is. Therefore, it can be utilized without new equipment investment and new additional service can be created. In addition, it can be used as a specialized service by providing a variety of profiles of subscribers as subscribers, and has high utilization in connection with conventional SMS supplementary services.

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A home location register that registers and manages information of a subscriber's mobile communication terminal, profile SMS transmission service registration information, and location information; A mobile switching station for connecting the mobile communication terminal with a mobile communication network; A short message center connected to the mobile communication network and transmitting and receiving a short message service (SMS) to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile switching center; And And a profile server for registering and managing a profile SMS, which is a message for notifying the caller of the subscriber information. The profile server has a unique number as a called number for receiving the profile SMS transmitted from the subscriber's mobile communication terminal, and the profile SMS transmission service stored in the home location register when a call transmitted to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal is transmitted. And the profile SMS is transmitted to the caller's mobile communication terminal through the short message center based on the registration information. The method of claim 1, The profile server A receiving unit for receiving the profile SMS transmitted through the mobile communication network by routing the short message center based on the called number; A profile SMS storage unit for storing the received profile SMS; A profile SMS transmitter for transmitting the profile SMS stored in the profile SMS storage; And Control unit for controlling the profile SMS storage unit and the profile SMS transmission unit based on the profile SMS transmission service registration information of the subscriber received from the home location register Mobile communication system comprising a. The method of claim 2, The profile SMS storage unit stores and manages at least one profile SMS for each subscriber to correspond to a selection function code. And the profile server has a number combined with the unique number and the selection function code as a called number. The method of claim 3, The control unit, A mobile communication system for setting activation and deactivation of a profile SMS transmission service based on the selection function code. The method according to claim 3 or 4, The selection function code may be any number from 0 to 9, 0 is a code for deactivation of the profile SMS transmission service, and 1 to 9 each have a corresponding profile SMS. The method of claim 1, And a network interworking device for connecting the internet network to which a web server is connected and the mobile communication network to which the profile server is connected. And the profile server receives a profile SMS of a subscriber created in the web server through the network interworking device. A profile SMS transmission service providing method performed in a mobile communication system and transmitting profile SMS which is a message informing a caller of information of a subscriber, The mobile communication system includes a home location register that manages the subscriber's information and a profile server that stores and manages the profile SMS of the subscriber and has a unique called number. a) calling from a caller's mobile terminal; b) checking whether the profile SMS transmission service is registered and whether the profile SMS transmission service is activated or not based on the subscriber information stored in the home location register; And c) if the profile SMS transmission service is registered and activated, transmitting the profile SMS of the subscriber stored in the profile server to the caller's mobile terminal; Profile SMS transmission service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The mobile communication system further includes an SMSC for delivering an SMS, Before step a), a-1) receiving the subscriber's profile SMS together with the called number of the profile server from the subscriber's mobile terminal at the SMSC; a-2) forwarding the profile SMS from the SMSC to the profile server using the called number of the profile server; And a-3) registering the profile SMS with the profile server Profile SMS transmission service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 8, After step a-3), a-4) receiving a location registration request of a changed location from the subscriber's mobile communication terminal; a-5) checking profile SMS transmission service registration information based on subscriber information stored in the home location register together with location registration according to the location registration request; a-6) receiving a request for registration of activation or deactivation of a registered profile SMS transmission service from a subscriber's mobile communication terminal; And a-7) registering activation or deactivation of a profile SMS transmission service registered in the profile server;  Profile SMS transmission service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 7, wherein The mobile communication system further includes a first mobile switching station to which the caller's mobile communication terminal is connected, and a second mobile switching station to which the subscriber's mobile communication terminal is connected, Before step b) above, b-1) the home location register sending the location request received from the first mobile switching center to the second mobile switching center; b-2) the home location register receiving a response to the location request; And b-3) forwarding the response to the location request to the first mobile switching center. Profile SMS transmission service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 7, wherein The mobile communication system further includes a first mobile switching station to which the caller's mobile communication terminal is connected, and a second mobile switching station to which the subscriber's mobile communication terminal is connected, Before step b) above, b-1) the home location register sending the location request received from the first mobile switching center to the second mobile switching center; b-2) the home location register receiving the response to the location request; C), c-1) forwarding the response to the location request together with the profile SMS to the second mobile switching center; And c-2) the second mobile switching center transmitting the profile SMS to a caller's mobile terminal; Profile SMS transmission service providing method further comprising. A mobile communication terminal connected to a mobile communication network through a mobile switching center, A receiving unit connected to the mobile switching center to receive a call transmitted through the mobile communication network; A profile SMS storage unit for storing a profile SMS informing the caller of the call received through the receiver, the information of the receiver; A transmitter for transmitting the profile SMS stored in the profile SMS storage to the sender's mobile communication terminal through the mobile switching center; And A message related to a profile SMS transmission transmitted from the mobile switching center, by registering information on the registration and activation of the profile SMS transmission service on the basis of a user's selection to the mobile switching center through the transmitting unit, the profile transmitted from the mobile switching center. The message related to the SMS transmission is an Alert with information message (AWIM) containing a specific record type related to the profile SMS transmission, and is generated when a call is received by the mobile switching center after the profile SMS transmission service is registered and activated. Profile SMS transmission control unit for controlling the transmission of the profile SMS on the basis of Mobile communication terminal comprising a. delete delete In the profile SMS transmission service providing method performed in a mobile switching center connected to a mobile communication terminal of a receiver, The profile SMS is a message containing the information of the receiver is created and stored in the mobile terminal of the receiver, Registration and activation information of the profile SMS transmission service based on the selection of the recipient is registered with the mobile switching center by the recipient's mobile communication terminal, a) receiving a call from the caller's mobile terminal; b) checking whether the profile SMS transmission service is registered and activated; c) when a profile SMS transmission service is registered and activated, transmitting an Alert with information message (AWIM) including a specific record type related to profile SMS transmission to the receiver's mobile communication terminal; d) receiving a corresponding profile SMS from the receiver's mobile terminal based on the record type of the AWIM; And e) transmitting the profile SMS received from the receiver's mobile terminal to the sender's mobile terminal; Profile SMS transmission service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 15, After step c) And receiving an ACK, which is an acknowledgment message of the AWIM, from the mobile communication terminal.

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