KR100793300B1 - Apparatus And Method For Transmitting And Receiving A Character Message In The Handy Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a text message in a portable terminal, the method of the present invention comprises a message creation step of writing a message by receiving a text information from the first portable terminal, the message is created by the first portable terminal A message importance setting step of setting the importance of the text message by receiving the importance information of the message, a message transmitting step of inserting the importance information of the message into the created message and transmitting it to the second portable terminal; and The second portable terminal includes a message receiving and receiving notification generating step of receiving the text message and generating a number notification until a reception confirmation key is input according to the importance information of the received text message.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for outputting a message reception notification until a text message receiver receives a text message in a portable terminal.

Text message, SMS, Acknowledgment, Notification, Emergency confirmation

Description

Apparatus And Method For Transmitting And Receiving A Character Message In The Handy Terminal}

1 is a view showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a method for creating and transmitting a message by a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a method for receiving a text message and generating a reception notification according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4A and 4B illustrate screens for setting message importance in a portable terminal;

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting the importance of a text message received from a specific originator in a receiving mobile terminal;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen for a process of transmitting an emergency confirmation message by a portable terminal not including an emergency confirmation message setting function.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving text messages in a portable terminal.

In recent years, as the communication technology is developed, portable terminals are being developed in a form that allows a user to communicate while moving without restriction of a place.

In addition to the existing simple phone call function, the portable terminals provide users with various additional functions (eg, text messages, emails, and the Internet).

In particular, the text message is a service that can be used at any time and anywhere at a low cost with only a portable terminal, and can send and receive messages interactively, and anyone can easily use the reply function for the convenience of the user.

For this reason, the reality is that the range of users is gradually increasing to teenagers and elderly people who may experience difficulty in using information.

When using this convenient text message, the receiver often needs to check the text message sent by the sender as needed.

For example, a sudden announcement (eg, a change in meeting time or a change in an appointment place) or a wake-up call may be included.

However, there may be a case where the text message receiver confirms the received text message late because the text message receiver does not confirm the message or does not know that the text message has been received.

In this case, the sender does not know whether the receiver has received the message sent by him or her, so he checks the reception or re-sends the text message through a separate telephone call.

This not only incurs additional costs, but also causes financial damage to the user, and has the trouble of checking whether the call is received again or resending the text message.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a text message that can facilitate the user in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for outputting a message reception notification until a text message receiver receives a text message in a portable terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for transmitting and setting the importance of a text message.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for transmitting and receiving text messages using a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a selection signal for creating a text message, setting the importance of a message, and selecting for confirming receipt of a received text message. A key input unit for receiving a signal, a key input screen for creating a text message and setting the message importance, a display unit for displaying a received text message on the screen, and a importance of the text message are determined to determine the importance of the received text message. The text message processing unit and the text message receiving notification method according to the result determined by the text message processing unit is set differently to control the text reception notification unit and the text message processing unit to control, and to control the text reception notification unit, the received message When the receipt key is input according to the importance of The controller is configured to control the output and control to output the received text message through the display unit.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of transmitting and receiving a text message using a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a message creation step in which a first portable terminal receives text information and writes a message; Message importance setting step of setting the importance of the text message by receiving the importance information of the composed message, Message transmission step of inserting the importance information of the message into the created message and transmits it to the second portable terminal And receiving, by the second portable terminal, a message receiving and receiving notification generating step of generating a number notification until a reception confirmation key is input according to the importance information of the received text message.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are represented by the same numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal includes a communication unit 110, a key input unit 120, a display unit 130, a text message processing unit 140, a message reception notification unit 150, a control unit 160, a speaker 151, And a vibration generator 152 and a lamp 153.

The communication unit 110 performs wireless communication of the portable terminal. That is, the communication unit 110 processes the radio signal received from the other portable terminal through the communication network as an intermediate frequency reception signal and outputs it to the controller 160, and transmits the transmission signal output from the controller 160 to the other portable terminal through the communication network. To send. For example, the communication unit 110 transmits a text message to another portable terminal, or performs communication so as to receive a text message transmitted by the other portable terminal.

The key input unit 120 includes various function keys, numeric keys, special keys, character keys, and the like, and transmits a key input signal corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 160.

For example, the key input unit 120 receives a selection signal for creating and sending a text message or acknowledging receipt of the text message.

For this purpose, the key input unit 120 preferably includes a keypad.

The display unit 130 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and displays various display data generated in the portable terminal on the screen.

For example, the display unit 130 displays a key input screen for receiving additional function setting information or a text message and a received text message on the screen.

The text message processor 140 receives the selection information by the user's request in the created text message, sets the importance level, determines the importance of the received text message, and transmits the determination result to the controller 160.

In addition, the text message processing unit 140 determines whether the text message reception confirmation key is input when the reception notification according to the emergency confirmation message is generated in the portable terminal, and transmits the determination result to the controller 160.

The message reception notification unit 150 sets and outputs a message reception notification signal differently according to the importance of the text message determined by the text message processing unit 140.

For example, if the importance of the received text message is determined to be normal confirmation, the normal confirmation message reception notification is output in a preset method combining any one or more of a ringtone, vibration, and silent lamp.

When the importance of the received text message is determined to be an emergency confirmation, unlike the normal confirmation message, it is preferable to output the emergency confirmation message reception notification by a preset telephone call reception notification method.

The reception notification of the normal confirmation or emergency confirmation message may be output using any one or more device combinations of the speaker 151, the vibration generator 152, and the lamp 153.

The controller 160 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, the control unit 160 controls the text message processing unit 140 for the transmission of the normal confirmation or emergency confirmation message in response to the user's selection request when the text message is created or transmitted and received, according to the importance of the received text message The operation of the reception notification unit 150 is controlled.

For example, when an emergency confirmation text message is received, a reception notification is generated until the user confirms the message by using the telephone call reception notification method currently set in the portable terminal.

In addition, the controller 160 controls to output the received text message through the display unit 130.

2 is a diagram illustrating a method for creating and transmitting a message by a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the portable terminal receives text information from the user through the key input unit 120 and composes a message (S201).

In operation S203, the portable terminal determines whether the user inputs a message creation completion key with respect to the created message.

As a result of the determination in step S203, when the message creation request key of the user is input, it is determined whether the user inputs the message importance setting request key (S205).

As a result of the determination in step S205, when a message importance setting request key of the user is input, the portable terminal displays a message importance setting menu for setting the importance of the message on the screen (S207).

Then, the portable terminal determines whether the user selects the message importance as 'emergency check' (S209).

As a result of the determination in step S209, when the user selects the importance of the message as 'emergency check', the portable terminal inserts the emergency identification information into the flag portion of the SMS data format (S211). .

The method of inserting the emergency identification information will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

In the method example shown in FIG. 2, the procedure of setting the message importance is described as a process of setting a message importance after creating a text message (S201) (S203 to S211), but the order of the two processes may be changed. .

When the process is completed, and transmits an emergency confirmation text message (S213).

The emergency acknowledgment text message is a message that the sender urgently needs to deliver to the receiver, and the message must be acknowledged by the receiver.

Therefore, it is preferable that the receiving portable terminal executes the text message reception notification until the receiver's reception confirmation key is input so that the receiver can accurately and quickly recognize that the emergency confirmation text message has been received.

The reception notification of the emergency confirmation message is preferably set to a telephone call reception notification method combining any one or more methods of ringtone, vibration, silent lamp.

As a result of the determination in step S205, if the message importance setting request key of the user is not input or as a result of the determination in the step S209, the importance of the text message to be transmitted by the portable terminal is not set to urgent check, , 'Usually confirmed' is set to perform a general text message transmission (S215).

At this time, the portable terminal outputs the preset message reception notification method regardless of the reception confirmation key input of the receiver.

The reception notification of the normal acknowledgment message may be a reception notification by any one or more of a combination of a ringtone, a vibration, and a silent lamp.

In addition, as another example, a text message transmission scheme may be set by the user, and when a transmission request is made after the completion of the text message, a guide message may be provided in a popup form to guide the setting of the importance of the text message to be transmitted.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of receiving a text message and generating a reception notification according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the portable terminal receives a text message (S301).

Then, the portable terminal determines whether the emergency message identification information is included in the received text message (S303).

In the case where the determination result of step S303 does not include the emergency confirmation classification information (for example, 'normal confirmation'), the message reception notification is executed by a preset message reception notification method, and the content of the reception message is displayed according to the setting method. 130 is output simultaneously (S309).

The reception notification of the normal acknowledgment message may be a reception notification by any one or more of a combination of a ringtone, a vibration, and a silent lamp.

However, if it is determined in step S303 that the emergency confirmation classification information is included, it is recognized as an emergency confirmation message, the mobile terminal executes a message reception notification by a preset telephone call reception notification method, the text message received according to the setting method Is displayed on the display unit 130 (S305). This continues until the user acknowledges input.

The reception notification of the emergency confirmation message is preferably set to a telephone call reception notification method combining any one or more of ringtone, vibration, silent lamp.

Then, the portable terminal determines whether the reception confirmation key of the emergency confirmation text message is input (S307).

If there is an input of the reception confirmation key as a result of the determination, it is determined that the text message receiver has received the text message, and the text message reception notification (for example, the telephone ring) is terminated.

However, if there is no input of the acknowledgment key as a result of the determination, the portable terminal determines that the receiver has not yet confirmed the emergency reception confirmation message, and repeats the process of S305 to continue receiving the message until the acknowledgment key is input. Run the notification.

4A and 4B illustrate screens for setting message importance in a portable terminal.

4A is a diagram illustrating a screen when the importance of a message is set to 'urgent check' before a text message is written in a portable terminal.

First, in the message importance setting mode, the message importance is set to 'urgent check' before composing the message as shown in the screen S401.

After that, when a text message is created and requested to be transmitted as indicated by reference numeral S402, the portable terminal sets the importance of the message as urgent confirmation and transmits it to the receiving portable terminal.

4B is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting a message importance level to 'urgent check' after a text message is written in the portable terminal.

First, as shown in reference numeral S403, when a text message is requested and a message transmission request is made through the input of a user's confirmation key, as shown in reference numeral S404, the importance of the message is set to 'urgent check' to be transmitted. Activate and display a predetermined guide message to confirm.

For example, as shown in the screen example of reference S404, a message 'Would you like to send a message set as emergency check?' Is displayed on the screen, and in response to the selection key of 'Yes' input from the user (S404). ), The portable terminal sets the importance of the text message to 'emergency check' and transmits it to the receiving portable terminal.

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting the importance of a text message received from a specific sender in a receiving portable terminal.

In particular, in FIG. 5, the mobile terminal number registered in the phone book of the receiving mobile terminal or the name of the owner of the mobile terminal is designated as a specific sender so that the importance of the text message received therefrom is always recognized as 'emergency check'. This screen shows how to do this.

After activating the menu for designating the source of the emergency text message as shown by reference numeral S501, the user selects whether to specify the name (for example, the name of the owner of the portable terminal number) or the portable terminal number.

In particular, when the source of the emergency confirmation text message is designated as the mobile terminal number as shown in FIG. 5 (S501), the receiving mobile terminal always recognizes the text message received from the number as an emergency confirmation message.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen for a process of transmitting an emergency confirmation message by a portable terminal not including an emergency confirmation message setting function.

In particular, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen to be transmitted to a portable terminal including an emergency confirmation function.

For example, between a receiving terminal and a calling mobile terminal, a combination of specific characters (for example, '# * #', etc.) is used to make an appointment as an emergency confirmation delimiter and set the settings at both portable terminals. (S601).

Thereafter, when the mobile terminal does not include the emergency confirmation message setting function, the portable terminal inserts and transmits the emergency confirmation delimiter to the message part (S602).

As another example, the portable terminal of the receiving side and the calling side may be used as an emergency confirmation delimiter by using a combination of general characters (eg, 'love', 'meeting', etc.).

First, the receiving portable terminal sets the word 'love' as an emergency confirmation phrase.

After that, when the received text message includes the word love, the mobile terminal determines that the text message is urgently confirmed and performs the reception notification until the input of the confirmation key.

In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention attached to the claims. .

As described above, in the present invention, when a text message is transmitted from a portable terminal, the sender may set and transmit the importance of the text message.

In addition, in the case of an emergency confirmation text message, a message reception notification may be output until the receiver checks the received text message, thereby enabling the user to improve convenience in using the text message.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the recipient can be urgently acknowledge the text message to be delivered urgently.

Claims (20)

In the method for transmitting and receiving text messages in a portable terminal, Creating a message by receiving text information by the first portable terminal; A message importance setting step of receiving, by the first portable terminal, the importance information of the created message and setting the importance of the text message; A message transmitting step of inserting, by the first portable terminal, the importance information of the message into the created message and transmitting it to the second portable terminal; And And receiving, at the second portable terminal, a message reception and reception notification generation step of generating a reception notification until a reception confirmation key is input according to the importance information of the received text message. How to send and receive text messages. delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, wherein the message receiving and receiving notification generating step comprises: A message receiving step of receiving, by the second portable terminal, a text message transmitted from the first portable terminal; A message importance determination step of determining the importance of the text message received by the second portable terminal; A message receiving notification step of outputting, by the second portable terminal, the received notification of the received text message and the contents of the text message in different ways; And And a second acknowledgment key input determining step for determining whether a user's reception acknowledgment key is input in relation to the message. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining the importance of the message comprises: And determining whether the text message importance information is included in a flag portion of the SMS data format received by the second portable terminal. delete The message receiving notification step of claim 6, If the second portable terminal determines that the message importance determination result for the received text message is an emergency check, the message receiving and transmitting method, characterized in that for outputting a message reception notification until the reception confirmation key is input. delete delete In the portable terminal for sending and receiving text messages, A key input unit configured to receive a selection signal for creating a text message, setting a message importance, and transmitting the selection signal for acknowledging a received text message; A display unit for displaying a key input screen and a received text message on a screen for creating a text message and setting a message importance; A text message processing unit for setting the importance of the text message and determining the importance of the received text message; A text reception notification unit which sets and outputs a text message reception notification method according to a result determined by the text message processing unit; And Control the text message processing unit, control a text reception notification unit, control the output of the message reception notification until the acknowledgment key is input according to the importance of the received message, and output the received text message through the display unit A portable terminal comprising a control unit for controlling The method of claim 12, wherein the text message processing unit, A mobile terminal, characterized in that the importance of the text message sent by the mobile terminal is set to either normal confirmation or emergency confirmation message according to the user setting. delete delete The method of claim 12, wherein the text message processing unit, And in response to a user request of the portable terminal, inserting message importance information into a flag portion of a text message data format and setting the message importance. The method of claim 12, wherein the text message processing unit, And when the source information of the text message received by the portable terminal matches the information stored in the phone book preset for emergency confirmation receiving notification processing. The method of claim 12, wherein the text message processing unit, And a case in which emergency confirmation message information is present in a flag portion of an SMS data format received by the portable terminal, the portable terminal is determined as an emergency confirmation message. delete delete

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