KR100792336B1 - Multimedia service system and method thereof for interoperating with web client - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a web client-linked multimedia service system and a method thereof. That is, the system includes a web client (hereinafter referred to as MMSWC) for generating SMS content or MMS content; A called terminal for receiving the generated SMS content or MMS content; A value added server (hereinafter referred to as VAS) interworking with the MMSWC and XML-based HTTP to transmit the SMS content or MMS content to a mobile communication service network; And a multimedia message service center (hereinafter, MMSC) connected to the VAS based on the MM7 protocol and connected to the called terminal based on the MM1 protocol to transmit the SMS content or MMS content to the called terminal. The multimedia message and the SMS message can be easily transmitted using the content or the own content, and the service provider can flexibly combine the multimedia content and the SMS content with the VAS.

Web client, multimedia message, MMS, SMS, content

Description

Web service interworking multimedia service system and its method {MULTIMEDIA SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR INTEROPERATING WITH WEB CLIENT}

1 is a block diagram showing a web client-linked multimedia service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an MMSWC according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing an interface provided by the SMS transmission unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing an interface provided by the production MMS transmission unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary view showing an interface provided by the own MMS transmitter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart showing an interlocking rule between an MMSWC and a VAS according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart showing an interlocking rule between an MMSWC and a VAS according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a web client-linked multimedia service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of Codes on Major Parts of Drawings *

100: called terminal

200: MMSC

300: SMSC

400: VAS

500: web client

The present invention relates to a multimedia service system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a web client linked multimedia service system and a method thereof.

Recently, the multimedia message service is spreading around mobile terminals both at home and abroad, and the contents of the service are also evolving from still image transmission to services based on various media combinations.

On the other hand, when creating a multimedia message combined with media, the effects of each media can be specified using SMIL, for example, screen and sound synchronization, and image expression method. Input methods are used in mobile terminals and web environments such as mobile phones and PDAs. Due to the limitations, it was difficult to implement a convenient interface.

In order to solve this problem, a method for providing the above-described interface in a mobile terminal is described in detail in "Method for creating a multimedia message in a mobile communication terminal" in "Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-0014098 (published February 07, 2005)". Described.

However, due to the limitation of contents according to the limited memory capacity of the mobile terminal and the poor interface of the mobile terminal itself, the practical use thereof is weak. In particular, in order to satisfy various needs of users, interworking with a web client is indispensable.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a web client-linked multimedia service system and method capable of producing / editing multimedia content.

In addition, another object of the present invention, by setting a predetermined transmission rule between the value-added server interworking with the web client, the existing SMS, pre-produced multimedia content and / or the produced / edited multimedia content in accordance with the rule The present invention provides a web client-linked multimedia service system and a method for flexibly interworking between the web client and the value-added server.

In order to achieve the above object, a web client interworking multimedia service system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a web client for generating SMS content or MMS content (hereinafter, MMSWC); A called terminal for receiving the generated SMS content or MMS content; A value added server (hereinafter referred to as VAS) interworking with the MMSWC and XML-based HTTP to transmit the SMS content or MMS content to a mobile communication service network; And a multimedia message service center (hereinafter, MMSC) connected to the VAS based on the MM7 protocol and connected to the called terminal based on the MM1 protocol to transmit the SMS content or MMS content to the called terminal. do.

In addition, the web client-linked multimedia service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, (A) XML-based HTTP to the value-added server (hereinafter referred to as VAS) receives a selection of content to be transmitted to the destination terminal by the web client (hereinafter MMSWC) Transmitting through; (B) determining, by the VAS, whether the content is MMS content or SMS content and transmitting the MAS content to a multimedia message service center (hereinafter referred to as MMSC); (C) requesting the MMSC to transmit a MMS notification message to a short message service center (hereinafter referred to as SMSC) in order to transmit the contents to a called terminal; (D) the SMSC transmitting an MMS notification message to a called terminal; And (E) the called terminal accessing the MMSC and downloading the contents based on the content address information included in the MMS notification message.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a web client-linked multimedia service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a web client (hereinafter referred to as MMSWC 500) for generating SMS content or MMS content and transmitting it to a called terminal to be described later through a mobile communication service network; A called terminal 100 receiving the transmitted SMS content or MMS content; A value-added server (hereinafter referred to as VAS 400) for interworking with the MMSWC 500 to transmit the SMS content or MMS content to a mobile communication service network; And a multimedia message service center connected to the VAS 400 based on the MM7 protocol and transmitting the SMS content or the MMS content to the called terminal 100 by accessing the called terminal 100 based on the MM1 protocol. MMSC, 200). Here, the system further includes a short message center (hereinafter, SMSC, 300) connected to the MMSC 200 and the VAS 400 to transmit an MMS notification message or an SMS to the called terminal 100, respectively.

The MMSWC 500 generates SMS content and MMS content and transmits the SMS content to the destination terminal 100 through the mobile communication service network. Here, the MMS content is authored by each MMSWC 500 subscriber using the ready-made MMS content by the content provider CP or the value-added service provider VASP, and the MMSWC 500. ) Is divided into MMS content. Accordingly, the MMSWC 500 is divided into an SMS module, a manufactured MMS module, and a self-made MMS module, respectively. The MASWC 500 may interoperate or separate the modules from each other according to a predetermined interlocking rule in the VAS 400 to be described later. It is possible to provide a very flexible system. A detailed description of the MMSWC 500 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

The VAS 400 is interworked with the MMSWC 500 according to the rules defined in FIGS. 6 to 7 to be described later, and the SMS content or MMS content transmitted from the MMSWC 500 is interworked with a mobile communication service network. The MMSC 200 transmits the data based on the MM7 protocol. In addition, the VAS 400 may provide an application provided directly by a Value Added Service Provider (VASP) to the subscriber terminal 100 subscriber through a mobile communication service network (or a general wired / wireless network).

First, the MMSWC 500 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an MMSWC according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 2, the MMSWC 500 includes an MMSWC manager 520; And an MMSWC user interface (hereinafter, MMSWC-UI) 510. In addition, the MMSWC-UI 510 may be configured to be flexible to each of the following elements for each module (flexible), SMS transmission unit 511; Production MMS transmission unit 512; And own MMS transmitter 513.

The MMSWC manager 520 transmits and receives the MMS content and the related message through XML based on the VAS 400 according to a predetermined rule. Accordingly, MMS content transmission and reception made in an XML format such as SMIL, X, SIS, and the like are possible.

The MMSWC-UI 510 receives a multimedia message, such as SMS content or MMS content, to be transmitted to the called terminal 100 from the user and transmits it to the VAS 400. For example, the MMSWC-UI 510 provides an interface as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 to the user.

3 is an exemplary view showing an interface provided by an SMS transmission unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the SMS transmission unit 511 includes various SMS formats 511A and actual terminals provided in advance by a value-added service provider. Pseudo-mobile station (510A) similar in shape is provided through a graphic to provide a user-friendly environment.

In the case of FIG. 3, when "text" on the model terminal 510A is selected by the user, various types of SMS formats 511A are provided to the user, and the SMS format 511A and / or the model terminal 510A is provided. Directly receive the SMS on the screen of the VAS 400 and transmits it.

4 is an exemplary view showing an interface provided by a production MMS transmitter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the production MMS transmitter 512 is a ready-made MMS format 512A by a value-added service provider. If the "color" on the model terminal 510A is selected by the user, various multimedia forms of the MMS format 512A such as an image, audio, video, etc. are provided to the user.

5 is an exemplary view showing an interface provided by the own MMS transmitter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the own MMS transmitter 513 is various MMS formats 512A prepared in advance by a value-added service provider and / Or with the self-made MMS format (513A), by providing an editing tool such as the pseudo-mobile station (510A) to the user, the pre-made MMS content can be edited by the user.

In the case of FIG. 5, when "color" on the model terminal 510A is selected by the user, a predetermined image is provided to the user, and the user creates the content to be transmitted to the called terminal 100 using the provided image and the editing tool. .

The SMS content or MMS content produced as described above is transmitted to the VAS 400 according to a predetermined interworking rule.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 6 to FIG. 7, the interworking rules between the MMSWC 500 and the VAS 400 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. Basically, the XML-based relationship between the MMSWC 500 and the VAS 400 is based on XML. Data is sent and received via HTTP.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an interworking rule between an MMSWC and a VAS according to an embodiment of the present invention, and exemplarily illustrates an order applied when the own MMS is transmitted. Similarly, the present invention may be applied to the manufactured MMS and SMS. It is easy to understand.

First, when a user terminal (not shown) requests to drive a web client for transmitting multimedia content (ie, SMS or MMS) on the web, the VAS 400 provides an MMSWC 500 to the user terminal (S601). . At this time, the MMSWC-500 displays the MMSWC-UI 510 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 on the user terminal screen.

Subsequently, a user authentication process for the MMSWC 500 is performed (S602-S603). That is, the MMSWC 500 receives user meta information and transmits it to the VAS 400, and the VAS 400 performs confirmation for the corresponding user. Since the user confirmation process is similar to the general user authentication process, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Thereafter, after the user authentication process, when the MMSWC 500 receives at least one content from the user, the VAS 400 transmits address information to the MMSWC 500 together with detailed information about each content (S604). In addition, the MMSWC 500 transmits a response message to the VAS 400 (S605). Here, the detailed information about the content is written in XML, and the address information is preferably a URL.

Then, the MMSWC 500 performs an editing operation (strictly, an authoring operation) on the selected content as described in FIG. 5 and the description thereof (S606).

Subsequently, the MMSWC 500 performs a mobile terminal (not shown) authentication for the user (S607-S609). That is, when the MMSWC 500 transmits the user's mobile terminal information to the VAS 400, the VAS 400 transmits an authentication number to the mobile terminal, and transmits an ACK message to the MMSWC 500 to process the result. Answer

Then, the MMSWC 500 receives the charging information and the authentication number from the user and transmits it to the VAS 400, and the VAS 400 responds to the processing result thereof (S610-S611).

Thereafter, the MMSWC 500 transmits the MMS content to the VAS 400, and the VAS 400 transmits a response message to the MMSWC 500 (S612-S613). That is, the MMSWC 500 transmits the MMS content information to the VAS 400 through XML-based HTTP, and transmits the URL information in which the physical file of the MMS content is present to the VAS 400 together (ie , For pre-made MMS content). At this time, in the case of own MMS content, it is separately encoded in "base64" and transmitted.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an interworking rule between an MMSWC and a VAS according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and an order applied when the MMSWC 500 selects specific MMS content while using a service provided by the VAS 400. By way of example.

That is, when the MMSWC 500 selects at least one MMS content and requests the VAS 400 for information on the MMS content, the VAS 400 provides URL information on the MMS content (S701-S702). ). Here, when the MMSWC 500 requests information about the MMS content, the MMSWC 500 transmits Contents ID (CID) of the MMS content.

Then, the MMSWC 500 performs an editing operation (strictly authoring operation) on the selected content, as described in FIG. 4 and the description thereof (S703).

Hereinafter, since the steps 704 to 710 are the same as the above steps 607 to 613, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The operation method of the web client-linked multimedia service system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the MMSWC 500 receives a content selection from the user to be transmitted to the called terminal 100 and transmits it to the VAS 400 (S801-S802). At this time, the MMSWC 500 provides the user with the MMSWC-UI 510 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 to select or author MMS content. In addition, the MMSWC 500 transmits the content to the VAS 400 according to the procedure shown in FIGS. 6 to 7. The MMSWC 500 transmits the produced MMS content to the VAS 400 through XML-based HTTP, and further performs one encoding (that is, base64 encoding) in the case of the original MMS content. , It is transmitted to the VAS (400).

The VAS 400 determines whether the content is MMS content or SMS content and transmits the content to the MMSC 200 if it is MMS content (S803-S804). The content may vary, and for example, refers to multimedia content such as an image, video, audio, video, text, and the like. Accordingly, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the content is not MMS content, but is SMS content. However, according to the development of technology, even if another type of content is used, it can be seen that the technical spirit of the present invention is not departed.

Then, the MMSC 200 requests the SMSC 300 to transmit an MMS notification message (S805) in order to transmit the contents to the called terminal 100. That is, since the MMSC 200 and the destination terminal 100 transmit data based on the MM1 protocol, the MMSC 200 and the destination terminal 100 receive address information of content to be transmitted to the destination terminal 100 using the MMS notification message. The MMS agent included in the called terminal 100 is connected to the MMSC 200 by a wake-up push method or a pull method.

Accordingly, the SMSC 300 transmits an MMS notification message to the called terminal 100 (S806).

Then, the called terminal 100 accesses the MMSC 200 based on the content address information included in the MMS notification message and downloads the content (S807).

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step 803, if the content is not MMS content, SMS content, VAS 400 transmits the content to the SMSC 300 (S803, S808). Then, the SMSC 300 transmits the content to the called terminal 100 (S809).

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications or changes are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, a multimedia client and an SMS message can be transmitted from a web client, thereby providing a convenient user interface by integrating and providing existing transmission environments such as text, video, audio, and video. It is effective.

Further, according to the present invention, the user side can easily transmit the multimedia message and the SMS message by using the produced content or own content, and the service provider side flexibly integrates the multimedia content and SMS content such as the produced content or the own content into the VAS. It can work.

Claims (15)

A web client for generating SMS content or MMS content (hereinafter referred to as MMSWC); A called terminal for receiving the generated SMS content or MMS content; A value added server (hereinafter referred to as VAS) interworking with the MMSWC and XML-based HTTP to transmit the SMS content or MMS content to a mobile communication service network; A multimedia message service center (hereinafter, MMSC) connected to the VAS based on the MM7 protocol and connected to the called terminal based on the MM1 protocol to transmit the SMS content or MMS content to the called terminal; And It is connected to the MMSC and VAS, respectively, and includes a short message center (hereinafter referred to as SMSC) for transmitting an MMS notification message or SMS to the called terminal, The MMSWC is, An MMSWC manager performing message transmission / reception related to the MMS content and the MMS content through the VAS and XML-based HTTP; And And a MMSWC-UI for receiving and / or selecting SMS content or MMS content to be transmitted to the called terminal and transmitting the same to the VAS. delete delete The method of claim 1, wherein the MMSWC-UI, An SMS transmitter for providing at least one pre-produced SMS content and receiving and transmitting SMS content through a graphic pseudo-mobile station similar in form to a real terminal; A production MMS transmission unit which provides ready-made MMS contents and selects and transmits at least one MMS contents through the model terminal; And At least one MMS content generated through the selection and editing of the MMS content by providing a predetermined tool for editing the MMS content in the model terminal together with at least one MMS content prepared in advance and self-produced MMS content. Web client-linked multimedia service system comprising a custom MMS transmission unit for transmitting the. The method of claim 4, wherein the MMSWC-UI, And at least one of the SMS transmission unit, the production MMS transmission unit, and the own MMS transmission unit are modularized. The method according to any one of claims 1, 4, and 5, wherein the MMSWC is Performing mobile terminal authentication for the MMSWC user, receiving billing information and authentication number from the user, transmitting the MMSWC user to the VAS, transmitting the MMS content to the VAS, and receiving a response to the transmission; Web client interworking multimedia service system. The method of claim 6, wherein the MMSWC, Web-linked multimedia service system, characterized in that for transmitting the MMS content information and the URL information in which the physical file of the MMS content exists via XML-based HTTP. In the web client-linked multimedia service method, (A) a web client (hereinafter referred to as MMSWC) receives a selection of content to be sent to a called terminal and transmits it via XML-based HTTP to a value added server (hereinafter referred to as VAS); (B) determining, by the VAS, whether the content is MMS content or SMS content and transmitting the MAS content to a multimedia message service center (hereinafter referred to as MMSC); (C) requesting the MMSC to transmit a MMS notification message to a short message service center (hereinafter referred to as SMSC) in order to transmit the contents to a called terminal; (D) the SMSC transmitting an MMS notification message to a called terminal; And And (E) the called terminal accessing the MMSC and downloading the contents based on the content address information included in the MMS notification message. According to claim 8, wherein (B) step, And if the content is SMS content, the VAS transmits the content to a called terminal through SMSC. The method of claim 8, wherein step (A) is If the MMS content is a home-made MMS content, after performing the encoding, the web client linked multimedia service method, characterized in that for transmitting to the VAS. The method of claim 8, wherein step (A) is (A1) the MMSWC interworking with the VAS to perform a user authentication process; (A2) when the MMSWC receives a selection of at least one content, receiving address information together with detailed information about the content from the VAS; (A3) the MMSWC performing editing on the selected content; (A4) the MMSWC performing mobile terminal authentication for the user; (A5) receiving, by the MMSWC, the charging information and the authentication number from the user and transmitting the received information to the VAS, and receiving the processing result from the VAS; And (A6) the MMSWC transmitting the MMS content to the VAS, and receiving the response message from the VAS. The method of claim 11, wherein step (A6), The MMSWC transmits the MMS content information and the URL information in which the physical file of the MMS content exists to the VAS through XML-based HTTP. The method of claim 8, wherein step (A) is (A1) the MMSWC selecting at least one MMS content and requesting information on the MMS content from a VAS to receive URL information on the MMS content; (A2) the MMSWC performing editing on the selected content; (A3) the MMSWC performing mobile terminal authentication for the user; (A4) receiving, by the MMSWC, the charging information and the authentication number from the user and transmitting the received billing information and the authentication number to the VAS, and receiving the processing result from the VAS; And (A5) the MMSWC transmitting the MMS content to the VAS and receiving a response message from the VAS. The method of claim 13, wherein the step (A1), When the MMSWC requests the information on the MMS content, Web services linked multimedia service method, characterized in that for transmitting the content ID (CID) of the MMS content. The method of claim 13, wherein step (A6), The MMSWC transmits the MMS content information and the URL information in which the physical file of the MMS content exists to the VAS through XML-based HTTP.

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