KR100794414B1 - Method for automatic response service in SMS - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic SMS service method, wherein a subscriber sets an automatic SMS response to a subscriber management server, stores an automatic response message in a corresponding table of the subscriber, and then manages the subscriber when a short message is transmitted from a caller. The automatic response message stored in the server is transmitted to the caller.

According to the present invention, if the subscriber is unable to receive a short message due to a meeting, a business trip, or a power off, the SMS auto reply can be set to transmit a predetermined auto reply to the sender. Short message can communicate smoothly between users.

SMS, Auto Answer, Subscriber Management Server, SMS Server

Description

SSM automatic response service method {Method for automatic response service in SMS}

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a system for implementing the SMS automatic response service method of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a process of setting an auto reply in an SMS auto answer service method of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a subscriber's answering machine setting state and information regarding an answering machine are stored in a database.

4 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of a process of setting an auto reply in an SMS auto answer service method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a process for performing an answering service in the SMS answering service method of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a process for executing an answering service when a terminal is powered off in an SMS answering service of the present invention. FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: subscriber 20: caller

30: telephone network 40: internet network

50: SMS server 60: Web server

70: subscriber management server

The present invention relates to an SMS (Short Message Service) automatic response service method, and in particular, a subscriber sets an SMS automatic response in a subscriber management server, stores an automatic response message in a corresponding table of the subscriber, and then sends a short message from a caller. The present invention relates to an SMS auto responder service method for transmitting a prestored auto reply message to the sender.

With the popularization of mobile communication, providers of mobile communication and mobile phones are trying to provide more various services to users. Therefore, in addition to simple call connection through mobile communication system, information service, e-mail, Various additional services such as web surfing are being made.

The handset is also miniaturized and lightened in the terminal itself, and in terms of functionality, it is maximizing user convenience by adding and improving additional functions such as electronic organizer, alarm, and clock in addition to functions for call service.

If a new function, which is organically combined with other functions of such a mobile phone or an additional service of mobile communication, is added to the mobile phone, it will be able to supply high quality service to the user.

Short Message Service (SMS) is a two-way service that can send and receive data of relatively short length (usually 80 to 160 bytes) between mobile communication terminals regardless of the communication between mobile terminals. Unlike this, it is widely used due to the advantage that the contents are delivered to the receiver at the same time as the sender.

SMS basically sends a reply number and a message between mobile terminals, and also in the form of text, bank account inquiry, money transfer, exchange rate information, travel information, traffic information, weather forecast, leisure information, TV information, You can receive a variety of information such as news, stock information and advertisements.

In addition, credit card companies are widely used in various fields, such as electronic payment and e-commerce, in which a transaction message is transmitted through a text message to prevent a card accident.

On the other hand, when the sender previously transmits such a short message service to the receiver, if the receiver is unable to receive the short message due to a meeting, a business trip, a vacation, a trip, or the like, the short message is notified to the sender. Couldn't deliver

In this case, there is a problem that the sender does not communicate smoothly between the sender and the receiver, such as retrying the message transmission several times because there is no response from the receiver.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an SMS auto answering service method that transmits information to a sender that a short message cannot be received when the subscriber cannot receive the short message.

According to a first embodiment of an SMS answering service method of the present invention, a subscriber transmits an SMS answering setting and an answering message to an SMS server through a telephone network, and the SMS server sets the SMS answering setting and an answering message. Transmitting the request to the subscriber management server and requesting an automatic response setting; storing, by the subscriber management server, the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic reply message in a corresponding table of the subscriber; Transmitting an included short message to the SMS server; requesting, by the SMS server, the subscriber management server whether the subscriber's automatic response setting state is set; and the subscriber management server indicating the subscriber's automatic response setting state. Inquiry result, auto answering message and corresponding subscriber's message And transmitting the auto reply message stored in the table to the SMS server, and the SMS server transmitting the received auto reply message to the sender.

According to a second embodiment of an SMS answering service method of the present invention, a subscriber transmits an SMS answering setting and an answering message to a web server through an Internet network, and the web server sets up the SMS answering service and an answering automatically. Transmitting a message to a subscriber management server to request an automatic response setting; storing, by the subscriber management server, the SMS automatic response setting and an automatic response message in a corresponding table of the subscriber; Transmitting a short message including the message to the SMS server, and requesting, by the SMS server, the subscriber management server whether the subscriber is in the auto response setting state, and the subscriber management server is in the subscriber response setting state. Inquiring, when the auto answer setting is set, the auto answer setting message and the corresponding subscriber And transmitting the answering machine stored in the table to the SMS server, and sending the received answering machine to the sender by the SMS server.

According to a third embodiment of an SMS answering service method of the present invention, when a subscriber is powered off, the subscriber management server changes the answering machine setting state stored in the corresponding table of the subscriber to the answering machine setting; Sending, by the caller, a short message including the terminal number of the subscriber to an SMS server, the SMS server requesting the subscriber management server to the automatic response status of the subscriber, and the subscriber management server receiving the subscriber. And transmitting the answering machine stored in the corresponding table to the SMS server, and sending the received answering machine to the sender.

Hereinafter, the SMS answering service method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. 1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a system for implementing the SMS automatic response service method of the present invention.

As shown here, the configuration of the system for implementing the SMS answering service method of the present invention, subscriber 10, caller 20, telephone network 30, the Internet network 40, SMS server 50, Web Server 60, subscriber management server 70 and the like.

The subscriber 10 and the caller 20 not only provide a voice call function for performing a normal voice call through wireless communication with different terminals, but also create a short message to be delivered using the provided text writing function. A terminal capable of transmitting a message prepared by the telephone network 30 or the Internet network 40.

That is, the subscriber 10 and the caller 20 are terminals capable of transmitting and receiving a short message, a PC connected to the wired / wireless internet network 40, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) terminal or a telephone connected to the wired / wireless telephone network 30, It is a cell phone terminal.

The SMS server 50 is connected to the telephone network 30 and the Internet network 40. The SMS server 50 receives the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response message from the subscriber 10 as a short message and automatically transmits the SMS to the subscriber management server 70. Perform the response setup request.

That is, when the subscriber 10 wants to use the SMS answering service of the present invention, an SMS answering service should be set in the subscriber management server 70. In this case, the subscriber answering message is sent to the sender 20. The subscriber management server 70 must be registered.

Therefore, when the subscriber 10 transmits the SMS auto answer setting and auto reply to the SMS server 50 through the telephone network 30, the SMS server 50 transmits the subscriber management server through the Internet network 40. In step 70, the automatic response setting request is made.

In addition, the SMS server 50 is responsible for the transmission and reception of all short messages. The SMS server 50 uses the telephone network 30 or the Internet network 40 to bi-directionally transfer numbers and letters between various text delivery systems (eg, PC communication system, Internet server system, mobile communication terminal, etc.). To give and receive.

That is, when the subscriber 10 transmits an SMS auto response setting and an auto reply message to the SMS server 50 and makes a request for an auto response setting to the subscriber management server 70, the subscriber management server 70 transmits such information. After storing the message, the SMS server 50 transmits the response to the automatic response setting to the subscriber 10 in the short message.

In addition, when the sender 20 transmits a short message to the subscriber 10, the SMS server 50 inquires the subscriber management server 70 of the automatic response state of the subscriber 10 to answer the automatic response state. If is set, receives the automatic reply message stored in the subscriber management server 70 and transmits it to the caller (20).

In addition, when the short message requested by the sender 20 is not delivered to the subscriber 10, the SMS server 50 may receive a time designated by the sender 20 or a state in which the subscriber 10 may receive the short message. The sender 20 stores the short message requested to be transmitted until it arrives.

In addition, the SMS server 50 deletes the short message requested by the sender 20 when the subscriber 10 confirms receipt, and after the predetermined time elapses, a valid time designated by the sender 20. It serves to delete a short message that has not been delivered to the subscriber 10 up to now.

The web server 60 is connected to the Internet network 40, receives the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response message from the subscriber 10, and performs the automatic response setting request to the subscriber management server 70.

When the subscriber 10 registers the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response message in the subscriber management server 70, the subscriber 10 may use the wired / wireless telephone network 30 or the wired / wireless internet network 40.

In this case, when the subscriber 10 uses the wired / wireless telephone network 30, as described above, when the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response message are transmitted to the SMS server 50, the SMS server 50 manages subscribers. The server 70 performs an automatic response setup request.

In addition, when the subscriber 10 uses the wired / wireless Internet network 30, the web server 60 transmits the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response message to the web server 60. ) To request an auto-response setting.

When the subscriber management server 70 receives an automatic response setting request from the SMS server 50 or the web server 60, the subscriber management server 70 stores the automatic response setting and the automatic response in the corresponding table of the telephone number of the subscriber 10. do.

In addition, the subscriber management server 70 transmits a response to the automatic response setting request of the SMS server 50 or the web server 60 to the SMS server 50 or the web server 60.

In addition, the subscriber management server 70 transmits the short message to the SMS server 50 by the sender 20, the SMS server 50 requests the automatic response state of the subscriber 10, the subscriber 10. Query the auto-response status and transmit the auto-response status and auto-reply message of the subscriber 10 to the SMS server 50.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a process of setting an auto reply in an SMS auto answer service method of the present invention. As shown in the figure, first, the subscriber 10 transmits the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response message to the SMS server 50 through the telephone network 30 (step S100).

That is, the subscriber 10 wants to set up an SMS auto-reply setting and response message indicating the intention to use the SMS auto-reply service of the present invention when the user cannot attend a meeting or receive a short message by traveling. The automatic reply message is made into a short message and transmitted to the SMS server 50.

At this time, the subscriber 10 transmits the SMS auto-answer setting and the auto-reply message as a short message to a number specified by a communication company for the SMS auto-reply service of the present invention, and the short message is the telephone number of the subscriber 10. Together with the SMS server 50.

Here, the automatic reply message may be registered in the subscriber management server 70 by creating a plurality of messages according to the situation, in this case, by inserting the corresponding serial number according to the agreement set by the communication company in the plurality of automatic reply comments Can be.

When the SMS server 50 receives the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic reply message from the subscriber 10, the SMS server 50 sends the automatic response setting request including the telephone number of the subscriber 10 through the Internet network 40. Transfer to the management server 70 (step S 110).

The subscriber management server 70 stores the information on the automatic response setting and the automatic response message in the database when the automatic response setting request is transmitted (step S 120).

That is, the subscriber management server 70 stores the information on the automatic response setting and the automatic response of the subscriber 10 in the corresponding column of the database with reference to the telephone number of the subscriber 10.

3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a subscriber's answering machine setting state and information on an answering machine are stored in a database. As shown in the figure, the subscriber management server 70 stores information on the answering machine setting state and the answering machine for each phone number.

Here, the telephone numbers stored in the database of the subscriber management server 70 are all telephone numbers capable of short message calling and receiving such as a wired telephone number, a wireless telephone number, a virtual telephone number, and a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone telephone number. Include.

After the subscriber management server 70 stores the information on the automatic response setting and the automatic response message, the subscriber management server 70 transmits a response to the automatic response setting request of the SMS server 50 to the SMS server 50 (step S). 130, the SMS server 50 transmits it to the subscriber 10 (step S 140).

That is, the subscriber management server 70 transmits a short message to the SMS server 50 that the auto response setting is completed successfully or that the auto response setting has failed. 50), and the SMS server 50 transmits it to the subscriber 10.

In this case, when the short message “Failed to set auto answer” is transmitted, the subscriber 10 may repeat the auto answer set process again and try again.

4 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of a process of setting an auto reply in an SMS auto answer service method of the present invention.

The subscriber 10 uses the wired / wireless telephone network 30 and the wired / wireless internet network 40 to store the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response men in the subscriber management server 70. FIG. 4 illustrates a case of using a wired / wireless telephone network, and FIG. 4 illustrates a case of using a wired / wireless internet network.

As shown in the drawing, first, the subscriber 10 transmits the SMS auto response setting and the auto reply message to the web server 60 through the Internet network 40 (step S 200).

In this case, the subscriber 10 may access the web site designated by the corresponding communication company, go to the web page, select the auto answer setting menu, and create an auto reply. At this time, the answering machine previously designated by the communication company may be selected.

When the web server 60 transmits the SMS auto response setting and the auto reply message through the internet network 40, the web server 60 requests the auto response setting request including the telephone number of the subscriber 10 through the internet network 40. It transmits to the subscriber management server 70 (step S210).

When the subscriber management server 70 transmits the answering machine request from the web server 60, the subscriber management server 70 stores information about the answering machine setting and answering message in a database (step S 220).

The subscriber management server 70 stores the information on the automatic response setting and the automatic response message, and then transmits a response to the automatic response setting request of the web server 60 to the web server 60 (step S). 230, the web server 60 transmits it to the subscriber 10 (step S 240).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a process for performing an answering service in the SMS answering service method of the present invention. As shown therein, the sender 20 transmits a short message to the SMS server 50 for sending to the subscriber 10 via the telephone network 30 or the internet network 40 (step S 300).

When the short message is transmitted from the caller 20, the SMS server 50 transmits an automatic response setting status request message including the telephone number of the subscriber 10 to the subscriber management server 70 (step S 310). ).

That is, the SMS server 50 transmits an auto-response setting status request to the subscriber management server 70 to confirm whether the subscriber 10 has set an auto-response setting for the received short message.

The subscriber management server 70, when there is a request for the autonomous response setting state of the subscriber 10 from the SMS server 50, refers to the telephone number of the subscriber 10 and sets the autonomous response setting state of the subscriber 10. (Step S 320).

That is, the subscriber management server 70 determines whether the subscriber 10 has an automatic response setting by inquiring the answering field corresponding to the telephone number of the subscriber 10 in the database.

When the subscriber management server 70 inquires the automatic response setting state of the subscriber 10, the subscriber management server 70 displays a message indicating that the automatic response setting is not made when the subscriber 10 has not set the automatic response setting. (50) (step S330).

When the SMS server 50 receives the message that the subscriber 10 does not have an automatic response setting, the SMS server 50 transmits a short message of the caller 20 to the subscriber 10 (step S340).

When the subscriber management server 70 inquires the answering machine setting state of the subscriber 10, when the subscriber 10 is set to the answering machine, the message indicating that the answering machine is set and the caller 20 is set. Send an automatic reply to send to the SMS server 50 together (step S 350).

When the SMS server 50 receives a message indicating that the subscriber 10 has set the auto response, the SMS server 50 transmits the received auto response to the sender 20 (step S 360).

6 is a diagram illustrating a process for executing an answering service when the terminal is powered off in the SMS answering service of the present invention.

As shown here, the subscriber management server 70 checks whether the power of the subscriber 10 is turned off (step S400).

When the subscriber 10 is powered off, the subscriber management server 70 changes the auto answer setting state of the subscriber 10 stored in the database to 'auto answer setting' (step S410). ).

That is, when the answering machine setting state of the subscriber 10 is set to no answering machine, the answering machine is changed to an answering machine setting, and when the answering machine setting state of the subscriber 10 is set to an answering machine, it is left as it is.

In this state, when the caller 20 sends a short message to the subscriber 10, the caller 20 sends an SMS to the subscriber 10 via the telephone network 30 or the Internet network 40. The server 50 transmits to the server 50 (step S420).

When the short message is transmitted from the caller 20, the SMS server 50 transmits an automatic response setting status request message including the telephone number of the subscriber 10 to the subscriber management server 70 (step S430). ).

When the subscriber management server 70 receives the auto answer setting status request message from the SMS server 50, the subscriber management server 70 refers to the phone number of the subscriber 10 and transmits the auto reply message registered by the subscriber 10 to the SMS. The server 50 transmits to the server 50 (step S440).

That is, when the subscriber 10 is powered off, the automatic response setting state of the subscriber 10 is changed to 'automatic response setting', so that the automatic response setting state of the subscriber 10 from the SMS server 50 is changed. When the request message is transmitted, the subscriber 10 transmits the registered auto reply message directly to the SMS server 50.

The SMS server 50 transmits the automatic response message to the caller 20 when the automatic response message is transmitted from the subscriber management server 70 (step S450).

On the other hand, while the present invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit or field of the invention provided by the claims below It will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that it can be used.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the subscriber is unable to receive the short message due to the meeting, the business trip, or the power off, by setting the SMS auto-response, a predetermined auto-reply message is transmitted to the caller. This makes it possible to facilitate communication between short message users.

Claims (7)

Transmitting, by the subscriber, the automatic SMS response setting and the automatic reply message to the SMS server through the telephone network; Requesting automatic response setting by the SMS server transmitting the SMS automatic response setting and the automatic response message to a subscriber management server; Storing, by the subscriber management server, the SMS auto response setting and auto reply in a corresponding table of the subscriber; A sender sending a short message including the subscriber's terminal number to the SMS server; Requesting, by the SMS server, the subscriber management server whether an automatic response setting state of the subscriber is established; Transmitting, by the subscriber management server, the automatic response setting message and the automatic response message stored in the corresponding table of the subscriber to the SMS server when the automatic response setting is set as a result of inquiring the automatic response setting state of the subscriber; And The SMS server comprises the step of transmitting the received automatic response message to the sender, When the subscriber management server inquires the automatic response setting state of the subscriber, if the automatic response setting is not established, the subscriber management server transmits an automatic response non-configuration message to the SMS server; And sending a short message to the subscriber. The method of claim 1, After saving the SMS auto reply setting and auto reply comment, Transmitting, by the subscriber management server, a response to the automatic response setting request to the SMS server; And And sending, by the SMS server, a response to the received auto response setting request to the subscriber. Transmitting, by the subscriber, the automatic SMS response setting and the automatic reply message to the web server through the Internet network; Sending, by the web server, the automatic SMS response setting and the automatic reply message to a subscriber management server to request automatic response setting; Storing, by the subscriber management server, the SMS auto response setting and auto reply in a corresponding table of the subscriber; A sender sending a short message including the subscriber's terminal number to the SMS server; Requesting, by the SMS server, the subscriber management server whether an automatic response setting state of the subscriber is established; Transmitting, by the subscriber management server, the automatic response setting message and the automatic response message stored in the corresponding table of the subscriber to the SMS server when the automatic response setting is set as a result of inquiring the automatic response setting state of the subscriber; And The SMS server comprises the step of transmitting the received automatic response message to the sender, When the subscriber management server inquires the automatic response setting state of the subscriber, if the automatic response setting is not established, the subscriber management server transmits an automatic response non-configuration message to the SMS server; And sending a short message to the subscriber. The method of claim 3, After saving the SMS auto reply setting and auto reply comment, Transmitting, by the subscriber management server, a response to the automatic response setting request to the web server; And And sending, by the web server, a response to the received auto-answer setting request to the subscriber. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The subscriber and the sender is a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving a short message, SMS answering service method characterized in that the PC connected to the Internet network and PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) terminal or the telephone and mobile phone terminal connected to the telephone network. delete When the subscriber is powered off, changing the answering machine setting state stored in the corresponding table of the subscriber to the answering machine setting by the subscriber management server; A sender sending a short message including the subscriber's terminal number to an SMS server; Requesting, by the SMS server, the automatic response status of the subscriber to the subscriber management server; Sending, by the subscriber management server, the automatic response message stored in the corresponding table of the subscriber to the SMS server; And And sending, by the SMS server, the received autoresponder to the caller.

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