KR100705032B1 - Simulcast message transmitting method of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a broadcast message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal, so that when the broadcast message is transmitted from a mobile communication terminal to a plurality of counterparts, the phone number of the other party can be corrected and the user can be identified. Accordingly, the present invention provides a message broadcasting transmission method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a group name or telephone number for broadcasting a message; and (b) displaying the entered group name or telephone number. Thereafter, checking or modifying a plurality of phone numbers to broadcast the message; (c) after checking or modifying the phone number, receiving a password for authenticating a user; and (d) And transmitting the message to each of a plurality of telephone numbers.

Mobile phone, message, broadcast, password, phone number modification

Description

Broadcasting message transmission method of mobile terminal {SIMULCAST MESSAGE TRANSMITTING METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL}

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

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10: control unit 20: RF unit

30: data processor 40: audio processor

50: key input unit 60: memory unit

70: display unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a broadcast message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal for transmitting a single message to a plurality of counterparts during authentication.

In general, mobile communication terminals are used for voice calls, but the use of Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service (Multimedia Messaging Service) is increasing.

The message service is able to successfully transmit a desired message even when the other party is busy, for example, regardless of the call state of the other party's mobile communication terminal, and it is possible to perform the service at a lower price than the voice call. to be.

In addition, recently, a multi-message transmission service for simultaneously transmitting the same message to a plurality of counterparts has been provided. Instead of inputting a phone number of a counterpart to send a message, only by pressing a group key set as a group, a message is transmitted. Convenience is increasing.

However, when sending such a broadcast message, the user is not provided with a function for verifying or correcting whether a plurality of counterpart numbers designated as an authentication key or a group that can authenticate a user is correct, and thus an unintentional message is sent, which wastes communication costs. There is a problem.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to authenticate the user through the input of a password when transmitting a broadcast message from the mobile communication terminal, and to input the phone number of the other party to input the message The present invention provides a broadcast message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal which prevents an unintended message from being transmitted by allowing editing.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting a broadcast message of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: (a) receiving a group name or telephone number to which the message is to be broadcast; And checking or modifying a plurality of telephone numbers for broadcasting the message, (c) receiving or modifying the telephone number, receiving a password for authenticating a user, and (d) inputting the password. And transmitting the message to each of the plurality of telephone numbers.

In the step (a), the telephone number of the other party to which the message is to be broadcast is directly input through a key input unit.

The step (a) is characterized in that for receiving the selection of the telephone number of the other party to broadcast the message selected from the stored phone book.

The message may be a short message (SMS) or a multimedia message (MMS).

Accordingly, the mobile terminal user can prevent the unintentional transmission of a large amount of messages.

Hereinafter, a method for transmitting a broadcast message of a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the RF unit 20 of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention performs communication of the mobile communication terminal. The RF unit 20 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal.

The data processor 30 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating a transmitted signal and a receiver for demodulating and decoding a received signal. That is, the data processor 30 may be configured of a modem and a codec.

The audio processor 40 reproduces a received audio signal output from the data processor 30 or transmits a transmission audio signal generated from a microphone to the data processor 30.

The key input unit 50 includes keys for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions. In addition, the key input unit 50 may include a position moving key, a group selection key, a transmission key, and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory unit 60 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The memory 60 stores and stores a program for controlling the general operation of the mobile communication terminal and a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to a group to which a broadcast message is to be transmitted according to an embodiment of the present invention as one group key. Password is stored to authenticate the user when a message occurs.

The controller 10 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal, and may include a data processor 30. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, if a phone number for transmitting a plurality of broadcast messages is input, a modification / editing screen is provided so as to undergo a confirmation procedure of the input phone number.

In addition, after modifying the phone number, if the confirmation key is input to receive a password to authenticate the user to control only to send the message to the other party number in turn.

The display unit 70 displays messages and telephone numbers generated during program execution under the control of the controller 10.

Referring to FIG. 1, referring to an operation of a mobile communication terminal, when a broadcast message is sent, a user inputs a message to be transmitted through the key input unit 50, and then inputs a message broadcast transmission key.

Thereafter, if the telephone number of the counterpart to which the broadcast message is to be transmitted is selected as the group key, the telephone number is directly input, or the stored telephone number is selected, the selected telephone numbers are listed. At this time, if a confirmation key is not input from the user, the control unit 10 provides a function of modifying / editing the selected phone numbers to transmit the broadcast message to the display unit 70.

Subsequently, when the broadcast message transmission confirmation key is input to the phone numbers modified by the user, the controller 10 receives the password and transmits the broadcast message to authenticate the message transmission by the mobile terminal user.

The broadcast message transmission method by such a configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 as follows.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the method of transmitting a broadcast message according to the present invention includes: (a) receiving a group name or telephone number to which the message is to be broadcast; and (b) displaying the input group name or telephone number. And checking or modifying a plurality of telephone numbers for broadcasting the message, (c) receiving or modifying the telephone number, receiving a password for authenticating a user, and (d) inputting the password. Transmitting the message to each of the plurality of telephone numbers.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured in this way in more detail as follows.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a message to be transmitted from a mobile communication terminal user to a counterpart mobile communication terminal is completed and input (S100), and a broadcast transmission key of a message to be sent is input (S110), the controller 10 Receive a phone number of the other party to send a message (S120).

Here, the message is preferably a short message (SMS) or a multimedia message (MMS).

At this time, when the phone number of the other party to which the broadcast message is to be transmitted is input as the group key, the group name and the phone number corresponding to the input group key are received and listed (S130).

In addition, the phone number of the other party to which the broadcast message is to be transmitted is directly input by the user through the key input unit 50 (S140), or is selected and received from a phone number registered and stored as a phone book of the mobile communication terminal. (S160).

Subsequently, when the user selects and inputs the phone numbers listed on the display unit 70 and a confirmation key is input from the user (S180), the user requests input of a password for confirming that the user (S200), and only when the passwords match. The message is transmitted to a plurality of phone numbers corresponding to the broadcast message transmission (S210).

On the other hand, if there is a phone number to modify or delete among the broadcast message transmission phone numbers selected by the user, if the user does not press the confirmation key, the user can modify the phone number by moving the cursor after a certain time (S190). ).

If the confirmation key is input from the user after the modification is completed, the controller 10 receives a password to authenticate the user as described above. At this time, the control unit 10 compares the input password and the password set by the user in the memory unit 60 and transmits a message written to each of the plurality of phone numbers entered only when matching.

As such, when the broadcast message is transmitted, the selected counterpart phone numbers are listed so that the user can confirm, modify or delete them, and transmit the message by authenticating the user with a password to prevent unintended messages from being transmitted. can do.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Of course, any person skilled in the art can make various modifications, and such changes are within the scope of the claims.

According to the present invention as described above, when the broadcast message is transmitted from the mobile terminal, an unintended message is transmitted by authenticating the user by inputting a password and allowing the user to edit the phone number of the other party to be sent. It is effective to prevent that.

In addition, it is possible to reduce misunderstandings caused by unintentional message transmission and to reduce communication charges.

Claims (4)

Receiving a group name or telephone number for broadcasting a message; Confirming or modifying the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number or the group name; After checking or modifying the telephone number, receiving a password for user authentication; And If the password matches a preset password, respectively transmitting the message to each of the telephone numbers; Broadcast message transmission method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, In the receiving of the telephone number, the method of transmitting a broadcast message of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that receiving a telephone number of a counterpart to which the message is to be broadcast transmitted from a key input unit. The method of claim 1, The step of receiving the telephone number, the broadcast message transmission method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that receiving the telephone number of the other party selected in the phone book. The method of claim 1, The checking or modifying the telephone number may include modifying the telephone number and then editing or deleting the telephone number.

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