KR100845327B1 - Method, communication terminal and buddy group management device for making buddy group - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication terminal for generating a buddy group, a buddy group management device, and a method thereof are provided to designate more than one communication terminal which carries out group communication as a buddy group, thereby minimizing traffic for adding a new buddy, consequently a user can easily and simply add the new buddy. An input unit(210) inputs signals for ID information on more than one of receiving terminals from a user. A communication unit(220) carries out group communication with the more than one of the receiving terminals based on the ID information. A registration unit(230) registers the more than one of the receiving terminals which carries out the group communication as one buddy group. A buddy group controller(240) decides whether to register the more than one of the receiving terminals as the buddy group.

Description

Communication terminal and buddy group management device for creating buddy group and method thereof {Method, Communication terminal and buddy group management device for making buddy group}

1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall system for creating a buddy group according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a communication terminal generating a buddy group according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a buddy group registration method in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a functional block diagram of a buddy group management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a buddy group registration method of a buddy group management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: group network 110: buddy group management device

120: communication terminal 130: calling terminal

140: called terminal

210: input unit 220: communication unit

230: Register 240: Buddy group control

250: storage unit 260: display unit

270: buddy group provider

410: buddy group management unit 420: data storage unit

430: extractor 440: receiver

450: transmitter

The present invention relates to a communication terminal for generating a buddy group using group communication, a buddy group management apparatus, and a method thereof, and more particularly, to designate a buddy group by designating one or more communication terminals that have performed group communication as a buddy group. It is about a technology that can be easily added.

Group communication, known as conventional point-to-multipoint communication or push-to-talk (PTT) communication, is a system that allows only one user with so-called exclusive transmission privileges to transmit information to other network members for a limited time. Say. Typically, there are a plurality of transceivers, all tuned to the same channel, that is, the same frequency. If there is any method for determining which user to send next, any number of users share the same frequency.

On the other hand, conventionally, in order to set a plurality of buddies in one group, there are a method of adding n buddy requests or registering registration of n buddies at a time in order to register n buddies in one buddy group.

However, in this case, it is time-consuming to add a buddy because the user has to request to add a new buddy group to the server that manages the buddy list by directly inputting a phone number or searching a phone book in the terminal. There are disadvantages to being cumbersome.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by designating one or more communication terminals that have performed group communication as a buddy group, thereby minimizing traffic for adding a new buddy, thereby reducing the load on the system side You can add new buddies easily and easily.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a communication terminal for generating a buddy group by using a group communication, the input unit for receiving a signal for each identification information from the user; A communication unit for performing group communication with the at least one called terminal based on the identification information; And a registration unit that registers one or more destination terminals on which the group communication is performed as one buddy group.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for generating a buddy group using group communication in a communication terminal, the method comprising: receiving a signal for identification information of each of at least one destination terminal from a user; Executing group communication with the one or more called terminals based on the identification information; And registering one or more destination terminals which have performed the group communication as one buddy group.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the buddy group management device for generating a buddy group using the group communication, when the group communication is performed in the communication terminal, the buddy group using the identification information of the communication terminal participating in the group communication A buddy group management unit for generating a; A data storage unit storing various data including identification information of the buddy group; And a transmitter for transmitting identification information of the buddy group to the communication terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the method for creating a buddy group using group communication in the buddy group management apparatus, when group communication is performed in the communication terminal, by using identification information of the called terminal participating in the group communication Creating a buddy group; Storing buddy group information including identification information of the called terminal; And transmitting the buddy group information to the communication terminal.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in describing the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals. Duplicate explanations will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an entire system for creating a buddy group according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the buddy group generation system according to the present embodiment includes a group communication network 100, a buddy group management device 110, and a communication terminal 120, and the communication terminal 120 includes a calling terminal ( 130 and the called terminal 140.

The communication terminal 120 is equipped with a processor means for predetermined arithmetic processing, such as a PDA, a mobile phone, or the like, connected to a communication network via a base station, and includes a device having hardware and / or software capable of being connected to a wired / wireless communication network. All are inclusive concepts. In addition, the communication terminal 120 is involved in group communication under the control of a communication management system connected to the group communication network 100.

In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 120 is divided into the calling terminal 130 and the called terminal 140, the calling terminal 130 refers to one terminal obtained the right to speak, the called terminal 140 is one Or it refers to a terminal consisting of more groups (140-1, 140-2, 140-3, ...).

The group communication network 100 includes a base station, a switch, a location register, and the like, and each component thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Services that can be provided in the group communication network 100 according to the present embodiment may include a push-to-talk (PTT) service, an instant messaging (IM) service, a push-to-data (PTD) service, and the like.

Here, the group communication means that one calling terminal 130 transmits / receives voice, messages, data, etc. to one or more called terminals 140. The called terminal 140 receiving the voice, message, or the like may perform the call only to the calling terminal 130 that has sent a response thereto, or may respond to a called terminal 140 other than the calling terminal 130 that has sent the response. .

The buddy group management device 110 performs a role of generating and managing buddy group information by using identification information of the destination terminal 140 for executing group communication, and in some cases, a function of controlling group communication. It may also include.

2 is a functional block diagram of a communication terminal for generating a buddy group according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the communication terminal 120 according to the present embodiment includes an input unit 210, a communication unit 220, a registration unit 230, a buddy group control unit 240, a storage unit 250, a display unit 260, and the like. It is configured to include a buddy group providing unit 270.

The input unit 210 is a device that receives a user's instruction to the communication terminal 120 and receives a signal for identification information of one or more destination terminals 140. The identification information may include anything such as an ID, an alias, and the like, in addition to a name and a phone number, if the destination terminal 140 can be identified.

The communication unit 220 performs a process related to communication via the group communication network 100. For example, the communication terminal 120 may serve to communicate with another communication terminal 120 or the buddy group management device 110 connected to the group communication network 100. When the user of the calling terminal 130 receives an identification number such as a telephone number of one or more called terminals 140 as a group communication target, each call terminal 140 is sequentially called using each phone number of the corresponding group. Can be set.

The registration unit 230 may perform a role of registering a buddy group. Here, the buddy group means a list consisting of buddies (called terminal 140 or a user of called terminal 140). In the present embodiment, one or more destination terminals 140 performing group communication may be registered as one buddy group.

The buddy group controller 240 plays a role of determining whether to register one or more destination terminals 140 that have performed group communication as a buddy group, and if it is determined that the buddy group is registered as a buddy group, the buddy group controller 240 registers the buddy group in the registration unit 230. By notifying, buddy group registration can be performed.

The storage unit 250 may store various data by a process performed in the communication terminal 120. For example, computer programs, constant data used for such processing, and variable data to be temporarily stored in a processing process can be stored. In addition, the storage unit 250 may store identification information and a buddy group list of the called terminal 140 that has performed group communication.

The display part 260 is comprised using a liquid crystal display panel, an organic electroluminescent panel, or another display device, and can display an image according to image data. In particular, when involved in group communication, for example, a table of communication terminals 120 participating in group communication, buddy group information, requests and messages issued from one communication terminal 120 to another communication terminal 120, and The response of the other communication terminal 120 may be displayed.

 The buddy group providing unit 270 is a module related to a search function of the communication terminal 120. When the buddy group providing unit 270 receives a signal for identification information of any one of the buddies included in the registered buddy group, the corresponding communication terminal 120 The buddy group to which it belongs may be displayed on the display unit 260.

If there is more than one buddy group to which the buddy belongs, the buddy group list may be listed first. Subsequently, when any one buddy group is selected from the buddy group list by the user, a list of buddies belonging to the buddy group may be displayed.

In addition, the buddy group list that can be provided by the buddy group providing unit 270 may be all buddy groups included in the communication terminal 120, or may be limited to only the buddy group generated as a result of the group communication.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a buddy group registration method in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the calling terminal 130 may receive identification information of one or more called terminals 140 to execute group communication in step 310. When the identification information of the plurality of destination terminals 140 is input in this way, group communication may be performed for the plurality of destination terminals 140 using the identification information input in step 320. Identification information of the plurality of called terminals 140 may be searched using an address book or may be directly input by a user of the calling terminal 130.

After executing the group communication, the originating terminal 130 may determine whether to register the group that performed the group communication as a buddy group in step 330. Of course, this may be determined in the communication terminal 120, it may be in the form of requesting whether to group the buddy group from the management server managing the buddy group and receiving a response thereto. A detailed description of the buddy group management method by the management server will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

If it is determined in step 330 that the corresponding group is registered as a buddy group, in step 340, the calling terminal 130 may register the called terminal 140 performing group communication as a buddy group.

In this case, determining whether to register as a buddy group may be an optional step. Therefore, in the case where step 330 is omitted, the group may be registered as a buddy group whenever the group communication is performed with the destination terminal 140 having a plurality or more than a threshold set by the user.

4 is a functional block diagram of a buddy group management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the buddy group managing apparatus 110 of the present embodiment includes a buddy group managing unit 410, a data storing unit 420, an extracting unit 430, a receiving unit 440, and a transmitting unit 450. do.

When the group communication is performed in the communication terminal 120, the buddy group manager 410 may generate a buddy group for the communication terminal 120 participating in the group communication. In order to generate a buddy group, identification information of the communication terminal 120 received from the user may be used.

The data storage unit 420 may store processes performed by the buddy group management device 110, in particular, various data related to creation of a buddy group.

Even when the communication terminal 120 does not request to register a buddy group, when the group communication is executed, the communication terminal 120 belonging to the group may be registered as a virtual buddy group. In this case, the extractor 430 of the buddy group management device 110 may receive information on which group communication is performed from the group communication system and extract information of the communication terminal 120 on which group communication is performed through log analysis. have.

The receiver 440 and the transmitter 450 communicate with the communication terminal 120 through a communication network. Specifically, the receiver 440 may receive an inquiry from the communication terminal 120 as to whether to register the group of the communication terminal 120 that has performed the group communication as a buddy group, and the transmitter 450 may respond to this or the like. The generated buddy group list and the like may be transmitted to the communication terminal 120.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a buddy group registration method of a buddy group management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 510, group communication is performed between the plurality of communication terminals 120. Thereafter, the buddy group management apparatus 110 receives an inquiry from the communication terminal 120 about whether to register the communication terminal 120 on which group communication is performed as a buddy group.

In operation 520, the buddy group managing apparatus 110 determines whether to register as a buddy group, and when it is determined that the buddy group is registered, the buddy group managing apparatus 110 registers the buddy group in step 540 and responds to the communication terminal 120 inquiring about it. Can be.

However, if it is determined in step 520 that it is determined not to register as a buddy group, the communication terminal 120 may be notified and terminated.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented in a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, by designating one or more communication terminals that have performed group communication as a buddy group, it is possible to minimize traffic for adding a new buddy, thereby reducing the load on the system side and allowing a user to easily make a new buddy. It's easy to add.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art that various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below And can be changed.

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A communication terminal for creating a buddy group using group communication, An input unit configured to receive a signal for identification information of each of one or more destination terminals from a user; A communication unit for performing group communication with the at least one called terminal based on the identification information; And And a registration unit that registers one or more destination terminals that have performed the group communication as one buddy group. The method of claim 1, And a buddy group controller configured to determine whether to register one or more destination terminals which have performed the group communication as a buddy group. The method of claim 1, And said group communication is performed using one of voice, message, wireless data communication, and a combination thereof. The method of claim 1, And a storage unit for storing data including at least one of a telephone number of each of at least one called terminal registered as the buddy group, user information corresponding to the telephone number, and a list of the buddy group. The method of claim 1, And a buddy group providing unit for providing one or more buddy groups including the predetermined called terminal when receiving a signal for identification information of a predetermined called terminal included in the buddy group. The method of claim 5, At least one buddy group including the predetermined called terminal is selected from all buddy groups registered in the communication terminal. In the method for generating a buddy group using the group communication in the communication terminal, Receiving a signal for identification information of each of at least one called terminal from a user; Executing group communication with the one or more called terminals based on the identification information; And Registering one or more destination terminals that have performed the group communication as one buddy group. The method of claim 7, wherein And determining whether to register one or more destination terminals which have performed the group communication as a buddy group. The method of claim 7, wherein And storing data including at least one of a telephone number of each of one or more called terminals registered as the buddy group, user information corresponding to the telephone number, and a list of the buddy group. The method of claim 7, wherein And when receiving a signal for identification information of a predetermined called terminal included in the buddy group, providing one or more buddy groups including the predetermined called terminal. In the buddy group management device for creating a buddy group using the group communication, A buddy group manager configured to generate a buddy group by using identification information of the called terminal participating in the group communication when group communication is performed in the communication terminal; A data storage unit for storing buddy group information including identification information of the called terminal; And And a transmitter for transmitting the buddy group information to the communication terminal. The method of claim 11, And a extraction unit for extracting identification information of the called terminal in group communication with the communication terminal. The method of claim 11, And a receiver configured to receive a request for determining whether to create a buddy group from the communication terminal. The method of claim 13, The buddy group management unit determines whether to create a buddy group according to the request. The method of claim 11, And the buddy group information includes one of a telephone number of each called terminal included in the buddy group, user information corresponding to the telephone number, and a combination thereof. A method for creating a buddy group using group communication in a buddy group management device, When the group communication is executed in the communication terminal, generating a buddy group by using identification information of the called terminal participating in the group communication; Storing buddy group information including identification information of the called terminal; And Transmitting the buddy group information to the communication terminal. The method of claim 16, And extracting identification information of the called terminal in group communication with the communication terminal. The method of claim 16, And the buddy group information includes one of a telephone number of each called terminal included in the buddy group, user information corresponding to the telephone number, and a combination thereof.

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