KR100698756B1 - Address book sharing method and system for performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An address book sharing method and a system for performing the method are provided to mutually share an address book of a messenger with a phone book of a mobile communication terminal to update the shared address book, thereby efficiently managing information on acquaintances. A phone book unit(102) stores a lot of personal information. A controller(101) receives a user's messenger address book to compare the messenger address book with the phone book unit(102), and updates the phone book unit(102). If omitted information of the messenger address book exists in the phone book unit(102), the omitted information is added to the phone book unit(102). A transceiver(106) receives the messenger address book from a messenger server, and transmits the phone book unit(102) to the messenger server. A menu unit(104) sets an update mode of the phone book unit(102).

Description

How to share address book and system to do it {ADDRESS BOOK SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME}

1 is a block diagram illustrating an address book sharing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the components of the mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1.

3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating an address book sharing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates an address book update method when information is missing.

4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating an address book sharing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates an address book updating method when stored information is inconsistent with each other.

5A to 5D are diagrams illustrating an address book sharing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an address book sharing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating a process of notifying a schedule to a specific group in an address book sharing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an address book sharing method and a system for performing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an address book sharing method for sharing an address book of a messenger and a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, and a system for performing the same.

In general, a mobile communication terminal includes a phone book for storing information of a call partner, and provides a user with a menu for registering information in the phone book and searching for stored information. In addition, the phone book is configured to store not only the telephone number of the call partner but also various information such as an address, an e-mail address, an anniversary date, and the like.

In recent years, the use of a real-time information delivery service program called a messenger (Messenger) in addition to the mobile communication terminal has been increasingly used to exchange information with the conversation partner stored in the address book of the messenger.

Users using both the mobile communication terminal and the messenger are increasing, and the lists of acquaintances registered in the mobile communication terminal and the messenger of the same user are mostly similar.

On the other hand, the user registered the information of the call partner or the chat partner in the mobile communication terminal and the messenger respectively to manage the acquaintances.

As such, when registering and managing this separately, when a new counterpart is registered, the information must be registered in the mobile communication terminal and the messenger, and the information must be changed in both cases even when the pre-stored counterpart information is changed. There was a inconvenience in managing the double acquaintances.

In addition, there is a problem that the information registered in the mobile communication terminal and the messenger often do not match, the information of acquaintances are not integrated and managed, and incorrect information is not corrected.

Therefore, there is a need for a new system that is easy to manage and that can integrate the mobile communication terminal and messenger address book information.

An object of the present invention is to provide an address book sharing method and a system for performing the same, which can efficiently manage the information of acquaintances as the phone book of the mobile communication terminal and the address book of the messenger are mutually updated.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an address book sharing method and a system for performing the same, in which the information is updated on the other side even if the information is registered or modified in only one of the mobile communication terminal and the messenger. .

In order to achieve the above object, the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a phone book storing a plurality of personal information and the user's messenger address book to compare the phone book and the messenger address book And a control unit for updating the phone book.

The address book sharing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a messenger server storing a messenger address book of conversation partners who send and receive instant messages and a mobile communication terminal in which information of call partners is stored in a phone book. The messenger server and the mobile communication terminal share and update the messenger address book and the phone book.

Address book sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the step of comparing the address book and the phone book of the mobile communication terminal and updating the information by sharing the messenger address book and the phone book according to the comparison result It features.

The address book sharing method and the system for performing the same according to the present invention can efficiently manage the information of acquaintances by sharing and updating the phone book of the mobile communication terminal and the address book of the messenger.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail preferred embodiments of the address book sharing method and a system for performing the same according to the present invention.

1 is a view showing an address book sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the components of the mobile communication terminal of FIG.

Referring to Figure 1, the address book sharing system of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal 100, a base station (Base Transceiver System: BTS, 110), a base station controller (BSC, 120), exchanger connected to each other by wire or wireless (Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 130), Packet Data Serving Node (Packet Data Serving Node: PSDN, 140), gateway server 150, messenger server 210 and computer 200.

The mobile communication terminal 100 is a device that can register and edit information of a call partner, and stores information of a plurality of call partners. Here, the call partner information means a phone number, an e-mail address, a birthday, an anniversary, and the like.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 may share a phone book in which information of a call partner is stored and a messenger address book of a user of the mobile communication terminal 100.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes a controller 101, a phone book 102, a menu 104, a transceiver 106, and a display 108.

The control unit 101 is a part for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100, and in particular, in the present invention, the process of updating the phone book 102 by sharing the address book of the phone book 102 and the messenger server 210. To control.

The phone book 102 stores information of a plurality of call partners.

The menu unit 104 stores menus that can be selected by a user, for example, a menu for registering and editing information in the phone book 102 and a menu for setting a method of sharing information with the messenger address book. do.

When the transceiver 106 shares information with the messenger address book, the transceiver 106 transmits the information of the phone book 102 to the messenger server 210 and receives the messenger address book information from the messenger server 210.

The display unit 108 displays the registration and editing status of the phone book 102, the information sharing status with the messenger address book, and the like.

Meanwhile, the BTS 110 provides a mobile wireless network service for the mobile communication terminal 100, and the BSC 120 controls and manages one or more BTSs 110 located in a cell, and controls traffic and signals related to call processing. Method, mobility management, and so on.

The MSC 130 provides a circuit switching service to a user of the mobile communication terminal 100 in association with a fixed network, and for user traffic between the mobile communication network and another MSC 130 in a general telephone network or the same or another mobile communication network. An automatic system for constructing connection points.

The PDSN 140 is connected to the Internet and provides various multimedia services, and serves to process address book information packets of the phone book 102 and the messenger server 210 of the mobile communication terminal 100.

The gateway server 150 receives the phone book 102 information packet from the PDSN 140 and transmits the message to the messenger server 210, and receives the messenger address book information from the messenger server 210 to the PDSN 140. It is in charge of transmitting.

In addition, the gateway server 150 converts the hypertext generation language (HTML) into a wireless network language, for example, Wireless Markup Language (WML), or converts the wireless network language into HTML.

The messenger server 210 manages a database for storing operation state information of subscribers subscribed to a messenger service, a registered contact list, and the like, and provides a real-time messenger service to subscribers using a messenger through the computer 200. Serves to serve.

The computer 200 has a messenger, which is a real-time information transmission service program, to allow a user to communicate in real time with chat partners registered in the messenger server 210, as well as to use file transfer and voice services.

In addition, it is possible to add a new chat partner to the messenger server 210, or to modify the information of existing chat partners, and to update the messenger address book by sharing the messenger address book and the phone book 102 information of the mobile communication terminal 100. Can be set.

In the address book sharing system configured as described above, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits the information of the phone book 102 to the messenger server 210 via the PDSN 140, the gateway server 150, and the like. The messenger address book information is shared with the phone book 102 and the messenger address book by transmitting the messenger address book information to the mobile communication terminal 100 via the gateway server 150 and the PDSN 140.

For example, the mobile communication terminal 100 and the messenger server 210 may automatically exchange information between the phone book 102 and the messenger address book on a predetermined time basis. As another example, a user may manually set whether information is shared through the mobile communication terminal 100 or a messenger.

The mobile communication terminal 100 receiving the messenger address book information may compare the information in the phone book 102 with the messenger address book to update the information stored in the phone book 102. Similarly, the computer 200 receiving the information of the phone book 102 may compare the messenger address book with the phone book 102 to update the messenger address book stored in the messenger server 210.

Detailed description thereof will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, an update process in the case where some of the phone book 102 and the messenger address book information are missing will be described in detail.

3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating an address book sharing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates an address book update method when information is missing.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the contact list stored in the phone book 102 of the mobile communication terminal 100 is compared with the contact list stored in the messenger server 210. As a result of the comparison, the information of the 'friend 4' stored in the messenger server 210 is not stored in the mobile communication terminal 100, and the information of the 'friend 3' stored in the mobile communication terminal 100 is stored in the messenger server 210. It is not stored. Accordingly, the missing part of the list of the chat partner or the call partner is updated. That is, the information of the 'friend 4' is additionally stored in the phone book 102 in the mobile communication terminal 100, and the information of the 'friend 3' is additionally stored in the messenger server 210.

In addition, when a part of the information of the same contact or call partner is missing, the update is made in a similar manner. As shown in FIG. 3B, the friend 6 is stored in both the mobile communication terminal 100 and the messenger server 210, but there is a difference in the content of the stored information. In this case, the information of 'friend 6' stored in the phone book 102 is compared with the information of 'friend 6' stored in the messenger server 210. According to the comparison result, the phone book 102 further stores home phone number and email information, and the messenger server 210 additionally stores a mobile phone number and birthday information.

In this way, as the address book is shared and updated between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the messenger server 210, even if the conversation partner information is stored in only one side, the corresponding information can be used by both.

Next, an update process when the address book information stored in the mobile communication terminal 100 and the messenger server 210 is inconsistent will be described in detail.

 4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating an address book sharing process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates an address book updating method when stored information is inconsistent with each other.

Referring to FIG. 4A, as a result of comparing the phone book 102 of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the messenger address book of the messenger server 210, it is determined that the cell phone numbers of the friend 5 do not match.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4B, the mobile communication terminal 100 maintains the information of the 'friend 5' previously stored, and the information regarding the 'friend 5' received from the messenger server 210. Can be stored separately. The same applies to the messenger server 210.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4c, the control unit 101 notifies the user via the display unit 108 whether to update the information of the 'friend 5' with the recently changed information. When the user selects to update, as shown in FIG. 4D, the information of 'friend 5' is modified, and the modification is notified to the user through the display unit 108. If the user does not agree to update the information, the previously stored information is retained. Of course, the messenger server 210 may determine whether or not to update the information.

Hereinafter, a method of setting the above-described address book sharing process will be described in detail.

5A to 5D are diagrams illustrating an address book sharing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a user manipulates the mobile communication terminal 100 to display a menu on the display 108. Here, the menu may be set in various ways.

Subsequently, the user operates the mobile communication terminal 100 to select a phone book update menu from the menu, and as a result, a screen as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed.

Subsequently, when the user selects the automatic update setting menu, a screen as shown in Fig. 5C is displayed. In this case, the user sets an update cycle, a messenger address to be linked, an update method, and the like. For example, the update period may be set in hours, days, weeks, months, and the like. As shown in Figs. 4A to 4D, the updating method is to set a method of updating when inconsistent information occurs.

On the other hand, when the user selects the user update menu, a screen as shown in FIG. 5D is displayed. In this case, the user inputs a messenger address to be linked, selects an update start item, shares information with the messenger address book, and updates the phone book.

5A to 5D may be applied in the same manner to a messenger program using a computer.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an address book sharing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when attempting to update a phone number of the mobile communication terminal 100, first, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits a phone book update signal to the gateway server 150 (S300).

Subsequently, the gateway server 150 recognizes the phonebook update signal and transmits a messenger address book search request signal to the messenger server 210 (S310).

Subsequently, the messenger server 210 transmits address book information to the gateway server 150 (S320), and the gateway server 150 transmits the address book information to the mobile communication terminal 100 again (S330).

Subsequently, the mobile communication terminal 100 compares the received messenger address book information with the phone book 102 and updates the phone book information (S340).

Hereinafter, the process of updating the messenger address book by the messenger server 210 will be described in detail.

The messenger server 210 transmits an address book update signal to the gateway server 150 (S350).

Subsequently, the gateway server 150 recognizes the address book update signal and requests the mobile phone terminal 100 to search for the phone book (S360).

Subsequently, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits the phonebook information corresponding to the search request to the gateway server 150 (S370), and the gateway server 150 transmits the corresponding phonebook information to the messenger server 210 again. It transmits (S380).

Subsequently, the messenger server 210 compares the received phone book information with the messenger address book and updates the messenger address book (S390).

Meanwhile, as described above, when the address book is shared between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the messenger server 210, the schedule set in the mobile communication terminal 100 or the messenger is also shared. Hereinafter, a process of notifying a schedule set in the mobile communication terminal 100 or the messenger in the address book sharing system will be described in detail.

7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating a process of notifying a schedule to a specific group in an address book sharing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The user may register the schedule for each group registered in the mobile communication terminal 100 or the messenger. For example, birthdays or anniversaries of people registered in the address book, meeting dates of a group of clubs, and the like can be registered. In this case, even if the schedule is registered only in either of the mobile communication terminal 100 or the messenger, the schedule is also shared as the address book is shared.

When the schedule is shared in this way, it may be necessary to inform a certain group (eg, a club group) of the schedule on the corresponding date.

If the user is set to send a message when a schedule is set, as shown in Figure 7a, displays a screen asking the user whether to send a message for each group. If the user chooses to send the message, the message is sent to the group.

In this case, the user may select a message sending method for each group. As shown in FIG. 7B, a short message transmission, a messenger message transmission, or the like may be selected. Whether to send a short message or a messenger message is determined according to a user's setting, and a message sending method may be selected according to on-off states of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the messenger.

As such, even if a schedule is registered in only one of the mobile communication terminal 100 or the messenger server 210, the schedule is shared so that the user can efficiently manage the schedule and easily notify the schedule to a specific group.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art having ordinary knowledge of the present invention will be able to make various modifications, changes, additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications, changes and Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, an address book sharing method and a system for performing the same according to the present invention have an advantage of efficiently managing information of acquaintances by sharing and updating a phone book of a mobile communication terminal and an address book of a messenger. .

In addition, the address book sharing method and the system for performing the same according to the present invention has the advantage that the information is shared on the other side even if the information is registered or modified in only one of the mobile terminal and the messenger to integrate the information of acquaintances have.

 In addition, the address book sharing method and the system for performing the same according to the present invention has the advantage that the user can efficiently manage the schedule because the schedule set in the mobile communication terminal and the messenger is shared.

Claims (19)

A phone book for storing a plurality of personal information; And And a control unit for receiving a messenger address book of a user and comparing the phone book with the messenger address book to update the phone book. The method of claim 1, And if there is missing information in the phone book of the messenger address book, adding the missing information to the phone book. The method of claim 1, And when the phone book and the messenger address book do not match for the same person, changing the phone book to recently changed information. The method of claim 1, And when the phone book and the messenger address book are inconsistent with respect to the same person, additionally storing information of the messenger address book in the phone book. The method of claim 1, And the controller compares the phone book and the messenger address book with one or more criteria selected by name, by phone number, by email address, and by group. The method of claim 1, A transceiving unit which receives the messenger address book from a messenger server and transmits the phone book to the messenger server; And And a menu unit for setting an update mode of the phone book. The method of claim 6, The update mode may include an automatic update mode for repeating updates at regular intervals and a manual update mode for arbitrarily setting an update by a user. The method of claim 1, The control unit, if there is a group schedule stored in the messenger address book or phone book, the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting a text message or a message to the members of the group. A messenger server configured to store messenger address books of conversation partners who exchange instant messages; And In the phone book includes a mobile communication terminal that stores the information of the call partner, And the messenger server and the mobile communication terminal share and update the messenger address book and the phone book. The method of claim 9, And if the messenger address book is missing from the phone book, or if the phone book is missing from the messenger address book, missing information is added to the messenger server and the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 9, And if the phone book and the messenger address book do not match for the same person, information of the messenger server and the mobile communication terminal is changed based on recently changed information. The method of claim 9, And if the phone book and the messenger address book are inconsistent with respect to the same person, corresponding information is further stored in the messenger server and the mobile communication terminal. Comparing a messenger address book with a phone book of a mobile communication terminal; And And updating the information by sharing the messenger address book and the phone book according to the comparison result. The method of claim 13, The comparing may include comparing the messenger address book and the phone book by one or more criteria selected by name, by phone number, by email address, and by group. The method of claim 13, The updating may include missing information in the messenger address book or missing information in the messenger address book. The missing information is added to the messenger server and the mobile communication terminal. How to share an address book. The method of claim 13, The updating of the address book sharing method, characterized in that the information of the messenger server and the mobile communication terminal is changed based on recently changed information when the phone book and the messenger address book do not match for the same person. The method of claim 13, The updating of the address book sharing method, characterized in that for storing the corresponding information in the messenger server and the mobile communication terminal when the phone book and the messenger address book is inconsistent with the same person. The method of claim 13, And the messenger address book or the phone book is updated in an automatic update mode in which updates are repeated at regular intervals or in a manual update mode in which a user arbitrarily sets an update. The method of claim 13, If there is a group schedule stored in the messenger address book or phone book, address book sharing method further comprising the step of transmitting a text message or a message to the message.

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