KR100831986B1 - Portable communication system with various short message transmission functions and method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable communication system capable of transmitting various types of text messages and a method thereof, wherein the portable communication system according to the present invention is stored in advance when a call is received in a situation where a telephone call cannot be made directly with the other party. A portable communication terminal for selecting an arbitrary message from among the plurality of messages and transmitting the selected message to the counterpart through the base station; And a server for transmitting the message transmitted from the portable communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal of the called party. According to such a portable communication system, when a telephone call is made when a telephone call cannot be made directly in a public place, a desired message can be transmitted to a person who has made a telephone call without causing damage to others.

Description

Portable communication system with various short message transmission functions and method for the same

1 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a portable communication system having various message transmission functions according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method of a portable communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method of a portable communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a text message selection method of the portable communication system illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3.

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10: first terminal (other) 20: second terminal (person)

30: base station

The present invention relates to a portable communication system, and more particularly, to a portable communication system and a method for transmitting various types of text messages.

Due to the rapid increase in the possession and use of telephones, the conveniences and inconveniences associated with using telephones are continuing. For example, when you are in a meeting, or when you have difficulty making direct phone calls, such as at a seminar or watching a movie, you can set your mobile phone's call alert setting to vibrate or silent to avoid harming others. do. At this time, when a call is received, the user is in a difficult situation in which the incoming call cannot be answered aloud and the incoming call cannot be ignored.

In such a case, the user may send a text message to the person who has called through the mobile phone instead of making a phone call. However, the text message transmission function currently provided in the mobile phone can not only be accessed through several steps, but also a keypad must be input one by one using a keypad. In the case of a user who is poor in operation, there is a problem in that it takes a long time to transmit a text. In particular, when the user is in a meeting or attending a seminar, a problem arises in that the user cannot concentrate on the meeting or seminar.

Technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a mobile communication system capable of transmitting a desired message to a person who has made a call in a range that does not harm another person when the call is made when a telephone call cannot be made directly in a public place. To provide a method.

In order to achieve the above object, a portable communication system having a variety of message transmission functions according to the present invention, when a call is received in a situation that can not make a direct telephone call with the other party, any of a plurality of messages stored in advance A portable communication terminal for selecting and transmitting the selected message to the counterpart through the base station; And a server for transmitting the message transmitted from the portable communication terminal to the portable communication terminal of the called party.

In order to achieve the above object, in the portable communication system having various message transmission functions according to the present invention, when a message is to be transmitted to a counterpart during a phone call, a portable communication system selects any message among predetermined messages stored in advance and is selected. A portable communication terminal for transmitting a message to a counterpart in the telephone call through a base station; And a server for transmitting the message transmitted from the portable communication terminal to the counterpart portable communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a message transmission method of a portable communication system according to the present invention includes: (a) receiving a call from a counterpart; (b) determining whether the incoming call can be made directly; (c) selecting a random message among a plurality of stored messages when the telephone call cannot be directly made as a result of the determination in the step (b); And (d) transmitting the message selected in step (c) to the other party.

In order to achieve the above object, a message transmission method of a portable communication system according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) determining whether to transmit a text message while in a telephone call; (b) if it is determined to send the text message, selecting any one of a plurality of pre-stored messages; And (c) transmitting the message selected in step (b) to another terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a portable communication system having various message transmission functions according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a portable communication system according to the present invention includes a user terminal 20 (ie, a second terminal) and a counterpart terminal 10 that performs voice or text data transmission / reception with the user terminal 20 ( That is, the first terminal) and the base station 30 supporting the wireless communication service between these terminals 10 and 20. The operation of the portable communication system having such a configuration is as follows.

First, when a user is in a meeting or when it is difficult to make a direct phone call, such as at a seminar or watching a movie, when a call is received from the first terminal 10 on the other side (see arrow ①), the user may call instead of the phone call. The phone is connected to the other party so that a predetermined message can be delivered (see arrow ②). The user selects an arbitrary message among a plurality of messages previously stored in the second terminal 20, and transmits the selected message to the first terminal 10 of the counterpart through the base station 30. (See arrow ③). When a predetermined message is transmitted from the second terminal 20 through the base station 30, the counterpart confirms the message transmitted from the user (see arrow ④). At this time, the message selection window is displayed as soon as the user connects the phone so that the message selection can be performed immediately without going through several steps of operation.

According to such a portable communication system, when a telephone call is made when a telephone call cannot be made directly in a public place, a desired message can be transmitted to a person who has made a telephone call without causing damage to others.

In addition, the portable communication system according to the present invention is a predetermined pre-stored if you want to send an arbitrary message to the other party during the telephone call, or if another telephone call is made during the telephone call and the telephone call cannot be made. It selects a message and transmits it to the other party on the phone call or the other party on the phone.

Such a function can express one's intention by sending an appropriate message to the other party, even when it is difficult to answer the call and when the desired answer cannot be made due to circumstances, even when the telephone can be answered. .

The message transmitted at this time may be a text message and / or a video message, or may be a voice message in which the selected text message is converted into voice. The message can be stored and changed by the user.                     

Such a message is transmitted by using a Short Message Service (SMS) service using a wireless communication network.

An SMS service, called a short message or text message service, is a type of wireless data communication service that can transmit simple text messages using a mobile phone system. The SMS service is similar to the calling service in that it is similar to the calling service to receive a text or text message in the form of a wireless network. However, the SMS service is distinguished from the calling service in that it can receive and transmit data. This is called a short message because the size of the message that can be delivered at one time is quite short, the length of the message varies slightly depending on the mobile phone system.

In a domestic SMS service using CDMA (Code Division Multiplex Access) or PCS (Personal Communications Service) networks, 80-byte messages can be transmitted at a time. One byte corresponds to one letter, number, or one special character, so if only these characters are used, up to 80 characters can be sent. However, when using Hangul, two bytes are required to represent one character, so up to 40 characters can be sent in Korean. On the other hand, the Global Standard for Mobiles (GSM) system, which accounts for more than 80% of the world's mobile phone systems, can send up to 160 characters at a time. Possible features

The message transmission method of the portable communication system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 as follows. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method of a portable communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a method of transmitting a text message when a user does not have a direct telephone call.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a call is received from the other party (step 210), it is first determined whether the user can make a direct phone call (step 220). As a result of the determination, if the user can make a direct phone call, the user makes a direct phone call (step 230). If the user is in a meeting, seminar, or watching a movie, it is difficult to make a direct phone call. It is determined whether to transmit (step 240).

If it is determined in step 240 that the text message is to be transmitted, the user selects an arbitrary message among the plurality of messages stored in the user terminal 20 (step 250), and transmits the selected message to the counterpart terminal 10. (260 steps). In this case, the transmitted message may be a text message and / or a video message, or may be a voice message in which the selected text message is converted into voice. The message is transmitted to the counterpart terminal 10 through an SMS (Short Message Service) service using a wireless communication network.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method of a portable communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention. 3 illustrates a method in which a user selects an arbitrary message during a phone call and transmits the selected message to the other party on the call or another party who has called during the phone call.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user determines whether to send a text message while performing a phone call (step 232) (step 242). In this case, the transmission of the message is used to express an intention to the other party by transmitting an appropriate message to the other party instead of speaking to the other party when the user can answer a desired call due to circumstances around the user even if the user can answer the call. It can be used to deliver an arbitrary message to the other party of the incoming call.

If it is determined in step 242 to transmit a message during a call, the user selects an arbitrary message among a plurality of messages stored in the user terminal 20 (step 252), and sends the selected message to the other terminal 10. Transmit (step 262). In this case, the transmitted message may be a text message and / or a video message as in the case of FIGS. 1 and 2, or a voice message in which the selected text message is converted into a voice, and the message is transmitted through an SMS service using a wireless communication network. Is sent.

4 is a diagram illustrating a text message selection method of the portable communication system illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3. 4 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 20 when a call is received. Referring to FIG. 4, when a call comes in, the user terminal 20 displays caller information that has been dialed together with a message 21 indicating that the call has come (22). When such a caller information display function is provided to the terminal, there is an advantage in that the selection of a message to be transmitted to the called party is facilitated.

When a call comes in, the user presses a call key provided in the terminal or opens a folder to answer the call. Upon receiving the ignition, a message list 23 to be transmitted is displayed on the terminal, and the user selects a desired list from the displayed message list and transmits the selected message to the counterpart in the form of text or voice data. At this time, the function of transmitting the message by voice or text is adjusted according to the setting state of the terminal. Table 1 below shows an example of a message stored in the user terminal 20.

Table 1

 number message One We are in the middle of a meeting now 2 Could you walk again in 10 minutes? 3 I'm driving now 4 It's a little difficult right now, so I'll call you back in 10 minutes. 5 Please don't find me 6 Pick up the handset and wait a minute 7 There is no cell phone owner here 8 I'm talking to someone now 9 I'm going to go out and have a meeting. 10 I can't answer the phone right now

The message 23 displayed on the user terminal 20 may include, in addition to the above work-related messages, messages that can be secretly transmitted without the knowledge of those around them if they cannot speak directly due to circumstances.

For example, you can include messages such as "The thief invaded", "Please save," etc. to use if a thief invades your home, or "Stay a little while" and "I love you." It may contain a message.

In the above, as an embodiment of the present invention has been specifically illustrated for the message transmission of the wireless telephone, in addition to the message transmission of the portable devices capable of wireless communication, for example, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) equipped with a wireless communication function The present invention can also be applied.                     

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

As described above, according to the portable communication system and method having various message transmission functions according to the present invention, even if the user is in a situation where it is difficult to answer the call or the call can be answered, the desired words can be spoken by circumstances. When not, you can express your intention to the other party by sending the appropriate message to the other party instead of speaking.

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When a call is received in a situation where a telephone call cannot be made directly with the other party, a random message among a plurality of messages including at least one of a pre-stored text message, a video message and a voice message is selected, and the selected message is selected. A portable communication terminal for transmitting to a counterpart through a short message service (SMS) service using a wireless communication network; And And a base station for transmitting the message transmitted from the portable communication terminal to a mobile communication terminal of the called party through an SMS service using a wireless communication network. If you want to send a message to the other party during a phone call, select any one of predetermined messages including at least one of pre-stored text messages, video messages and voice messages, and send the selected message to SMS using a wireless communication network. A portable communication terminal for transmitting to a counterpart in the telephone call through a service; And And a base station for transmitting the message transmitted from the portable communication terminal to the counterpart portable communication terminal through an SMS service using a wireless communication network. delete delete (a) receiving a call from the other party; (b) determining whether the incoming call can be made directly; (c) if it is determined in step (b) that the telephone cannot be called directly, any of a plurality of messages including at least one of a pre-stored text message, a video message and a voice message Selecting; And (d) transmitting the message selected in step (c) to a counterpart via an SMS service using a wireless communication network. (a) determining whether to send a message while in a telephone call; (b) if it is determined to transmit the message, selecting any one of a plurality of messages including at least one of a pre-stored text message, a video message and a voice message; And (c) transmitting the message selected in step (b) to another terminal through an SMS service using a wireless communication network. delete delete A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 5 or 6 on a computer. The method of claim 1, And the portable communication terminal displays caller information indicating a phone number of the counterpart when a call is received. The method of claim 5, wherein Incoming call from the other party, And when a call is received from the counterpart, displaying caller information indicating the phone number of the counterpart.

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