KR100846923B1 - Method for transmitting and replying short message - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of transmitting and receiving a text message to and from a foreign country is provided. The originating terminal sends a text message including the telephone number of the receiving terminal at home and abroad to the originating service server. The originating service server transmits a text message to the receiving service server in the area to which the recipient terminal belongs through the Internet network. The receiving-side service server transmits the telephone number of the calling-side terminal and the telephone number of the receiving-side terminal to the message recording device. The message recording device generates an identification number corresponding to the two telephone numbers and transmits the identification number to the reception side service server. The receiving-side service server transmits a text message including the identification number in the calling number field to the telephone number of the receiving-side terminal. When the receiving terminal returns a reply, the reply text message is delivered to the receiving service server. The receiving-side service server transmits the telephone number and the identification number of the receiving-side terminal to the message recording device. The message recording apparatus finds the telephone number of the calling terminal from this information and transmits it to the receiving service server. The receiving-side service server transmits a text message to the calling-side service server corresponding to the telephone number of the calling-side terminal. The originating service server transmits a reply text message to the telephone number of the originating terminal.

Text message, SMS, transmission, reply, recording device, service server, identification number.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a text message,

1 is a network diagram of a conventional text message transmission system.

2 is a network diagram of a text message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining an identification number generating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a table showing the relationship between the calling party number, the receiving party number, and the identification number in Fig.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a text message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of responding to a text message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary screen of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100 originating terminal 200 mobile communication network

300 originating service server 400 Internet network

500 receiving-side service server 600 mobile communication network

700 Receiving terminal 800 Message recording device

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method of transmitting and receiving a text message in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of transmitting and receiving a text message in a text message transmission system including a service server and a message recording device.

In recent years, the word 'global village' has become commonplace, and inter-country communication has been frequent. In accordance with this trend, roaming service in the field of mobile communication is rapidly developing. Is rapidly dropping.

However, a short message service having an inexpensive cost structure requires services and devices to be prepared in accordance with the language structure of each country, so that despite the large demand, the market size of the inter-country service is not growing And the roaming service is provided only for the voice service due to the difference in the character structure between countries and difficulty in establishing the infrastructure.

The inventor of the present invention has proposed a system as shown in FIG. 1 in order to solve such a problem.

The process of transmitting a text message in FIG. 1 is as follows. The originating terminal 100 first inputs the number of the originating service server 300 into the reception number field and inputs the telephone number of the recipient terminal 700 into the text message and transmits the same. The originating service server 300 extracts the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 by analyzing the contents of the text message and transmits the extracted telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 to the receiving side service corresponding to the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 And transmits a text message to the server 500 through the Internet 400. [ Then, the receiving service server 500 transmits a text message to the receiving terminal 700 corresponding to the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 through the mobile communication network.

1, when the recipient terminal 700 receives a text message and wishes to transmit the recipient text message to the originator's terminal 100, the recipient's terminal 700 transmits the recipient's phone number To the mobile communication network 600. Since the telephone number of the calling-side terminal 100, which is the receiving-side telephone number, is the telephone number of the terminal in the foreign country, If this is not supported, you can not send a reply text message. Accordingly, in order to reply from the receiving terminal 700 to the calling terminal 100 in the conventional text message transmission system as shown in FIG. 1, when transmitting a text message from the originating terminal 100 to the receiving terminal 700 for the first time And so on. That is, the receiving terminal 700 inputs the number of the receiving service server 500 into the receiving number field, and transmits the reply text message by inputting the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 into the text message content .

In order to reply to the received text message in the conventional text message transmission system as shown in FIG. 1, it is inconvenient to know the number of the service server on the reply side. It is difficult to say that it is a true reply.

The present invention provides a method of transmitting and replying to a text message using a message recording device connected to a receiving service server and recording transmission information of a text message, It has its purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for transmitting a text message, the method comprising the steps of: a calling side service server receiving a text message including a telephone number of a receiving side terminal from a calling side terminal, A first step of identifying an area to which the receiving terminal belongs from a telephone number of the receiving terminal and transmitting a text message to a receiving service server corresponding to the corresponding area; and a receiving step of receiving a text message A second step of extracting a telephone number of a calling side terminal and a telephone number of a receiving side terminal and transmitting the telephone number of the calling side terminal to a message recording device; and a step of storing the telephone number of the calling side terminal, If there is no record of transmission, it generates an identification number, A third step of the receiving service server transmitting the text message to the telephone number of the receiving terminal using the identification number received from the message recording device as a calling number; When a reply text message is generated in the receiver side terminal and transmitted to the receiver side service server through the mobile communication network, the receiver side server having received the reply text message including the identification number in the receiver number field, And a fifth step of extracting the identification number and transmitting it to the message recording apparatus. The message recording apparatus searches for a text message transmission record including the telephone number and the identification number of the reception terminal, And transmitting the extracted telephone number to the reception side service server; A seventh step of transmitting a reply text message to a calling side service server corresponding to the telephone number of the calling side terminal using the telephone number of the calling side terminal received from the message recording device as a receiving number; And an eighth step of transmitting a reply text message to the telephone number of the calling terminal.

If there is a transmission record in the third step, the message recording apparatus can transmit the identification number in the transmission record to the receiving-side service server.

In the fourth step, the receiving-side service server can transmit the contents of the text message in which the telephone number of the receiving-side terminal is removed in the contents of the text message.

In the seventh step, when the receiver side service server transmits the reply text message, the receiver side service server may transmit the receiver's phone number by inputting the telephone number of the receiver side terminal in the calling number field.

The identification number may be selected from a plurality of telephone numbers of the receiving service server.

The message recording apparatus may be embedded in the receiving-side service server. Alternatively, the message recording apparatus may be provided as a separate apparatus.

When there is a text message transmission from a plurality of source terminals to one destination terminal, the message recording device may generate a different identification number each time a text message is transmitted from each source terminal to a destination terminal .

The message recording apparatus may generate duplicate identification numbers when the receiving terminals are different from each other.

The transmission of a text message between the calling service server and the receiving service server can be performed via the Internet.

The transmission of a text message between the calling service server and the receiving service server can be performed through a dedicated line.

The transmission record stored in the message recording device may include information on the calling side service server, a telephone number of the calling side terminal, a telephone number of the receiving side terminal, and an identification number assigned thereto.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

2 is a network diagram of a text message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The text message transmission system includes a calling terminal 100, mobile communication networks 200 and 600, a calling service server 300, an Internet network 400, a receiving service server 500, a receiving terminal 700, A recording apparatus 800, and the like.

2, the user of the originating terminal 100 prepares a text message to be transmitted to the recipient terminal 700 and transmits the text message to the originating service server 300. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7A, the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 including the country code "81-011-222-3333" is included in the text message content.

The generated text message is transmitted to the originating service server 300 through the mobile communication network 200. The originating service server 300 analyzes the content of the text message to extract the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 and transmits the extracted telephone number to the receiving service server 500 corresponding to the country to which the receiving terminal 700 belongs, (400). In FIG. 1, the source service server 300 and the receiver service server 500 are connected through the Internet 400, but this is merely an example and can be connected by a dedicated line or other various methods.

The message recording apparatus 800 receives the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 and the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 from the receiving service server 500 and generates an identification number to be transmitted to the receiving service server 500 send. In the present invention, the message recording apparatus 800 may be provided separately from the receiving service server 500, or may be provided in a form embedded in the receiving service server 500. In the embodiment of the present invention, the transmission record stored in the message recording device 800 includes information on the calling service server 300, the telephone number of the calling terminal 100, the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700, And an identification number assigned to them may be included.

The receiving service server 500 transmits a text message to the receiving terminal 700 corresponding to the telephone number from which the country code is removed from the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 through the mobile communication network 600. [ At this time, the identification number received from the message recording device 800 is input in the calling number field.

2, the process of returning a text message from the receiving terminal 700 to the calling terminal 100 proceeds in the reverse direction of the process of transmitting the text message described above. That is, when the receiving terminal 700 generates and sends a reply text message, the text message is transmitted to the identification number. The identification number is one of a plurality of telephone numbers of the receiving service server 500. Then, the receiving-side service server 500 sends the identification number to the message recording device 800. The message recording apparatus 800 extracts the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 using the identification number and the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 and transmits the extracted telephone number to the receiving service server 500.

The receiving service server 500 transmits a reply text message to the calling service server 300 corresponding to the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 through the Internet network 400. [ Then, the originating service server 300 transmits a reply text message to the originating terminal 100.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting a text message and a method of transmitting a text message in the text message transmission system will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a text message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The calling terminal 100 provides a screen for creating a text message and provides a reception number field for inputting a reception number and a transmission number field for inputting a transmission number, And transmits the text message to the calling service server 300 (S501).

7A is an example of a screen of the calling terminal 100 displaying a screen for inputting the contents of a text message. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), in the present invention, a telephone number "81-011-222-B" including the country code of the receiving side terminal 700, as well as the contents of the text message, 3333 ". This telephone number consists of the country code and the telephone number used in the country. You can also enter the country code and telephone number separately, such as "81-0112223333". In addition, it is also possible to input in the manner of using an international call such as "81-11-222-3333 "

In FIG. 7 (b), which is the telephone number input screen of the receiving terminal 700, the number of the calling service server 300 is input. The text message transmitted from the calling terminal 100 in FIG. 7 (b) is transmitted to the calling service server 300 corresponding to "02-8888-9999".

7C, which is a telephone number input screen of the calling terminal 100, is a screen example in which "010-333-5555", which is the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 itself, is input. In one embodiment of the present invention, the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 may be automatically entered.

The calling service server 300 analyzes the contents of the text message and extracts the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 (S503). That is, in the embodiment of FIG. 7A, the contents of the text message are analyzed to extract the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 called "81-011-222-3333 ".

Next, the calling service server 300 sets the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 as the calling number to the receiving service server 500 corresponding to the country to which the receiving terminal 700 belongs, Message (S505). In the embodiment of Fig. 7A, the extracted country code is " 81 " in country code "81-011-222-3333 " Side service server 500 of the originating terminal 100 transmits the contents of the same text message as a calling number by using the telephone number "010-333-5555" of the originating terminal 100 as a text message. At this time, the calling side service server 300 may transmit the telephone number "011-222-3333" to which the receiving side country code is deleted, to the receiving side service server 500.

Next, the receiving service server 500 extracts the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 from the calling number field of the text message, extracts the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 from the contents of the text message, The telephone number of the calling terminal 100 and the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 are transmitted to the message recording apparatus 800 for recording the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 (S507).

The message recording apparatus 800 checks whether a text message transmission record including the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 and the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 exists (S509). If there is no transmission record, the identification number is transmitted to the receiving service server 500 (S511). Since the identification number is used as a receiving telephone number when transmitting the reply text message from the receiving terminal 700 to the receiving service server 500, the identification number is selected and used from among a plurality of telephone numbers assigned to the receiving service server 500 . In the embodiment of the present invention, the transmission record stored in the message recording device 800 includes information on the calling service server 300, the telephone number of the calling terminal 100, the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700, And an identification number assigned to them may be included.

The receiving side service server 500 inputs the identification number received from the message recording device 800 into the calling number field and transmits the text message content in which the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 is removed in the text message content to the receiving terminal 700 in step S513.

The receiving terminal receives the text message (S515). FIG. 7 (d) is a view showing a screen example of the receiving terminal 700 that has received the text message. In Fig. 7 (d), it can be confirmed that the calling number, which is an identification number, is displayed together with the contents of the text message.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of responding to a text message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows a process after receiving a text message at the receiving terminal 700 at the end in the flowchart of FIG.

The receiving terminal 700 checks whether the reply function for the text message received by the user is selected (S517). When the reply function for the text message received by the user is selected, the receiving terminal 700 provides a screen for creating the reply text message, inputs the identification number into the receiving number field, When the user inputs a reply text message and requests a dispatch, the created reply text message is transmitted to the receiving service server 601 having the identification number input through the mobile communication network 600, To the server 500 (S519).

That is, when "menu" is selected by the user on the screen displaying the text message received from the receiving terminal 700 in FIG. 7 (e), and "① Reply" is selected from the menu list, the receiving terminal 700 ) Provides a screen in which a reply text message can be generated as shown in FIG. 7 (f). Fig. 7 (g) is an example of a screen for inputting the receiver side number. In the present invention, the identification number "02-8000-9001" 7 (h) shows an example of a screen for inputting the calling party number, and it is confirmed that the telephone number "011-222-3333" of the receiving terminal 700 is inputted because the reply text message is transmitted.

Next, the receiving service server 500 receiving the reply message extracts the telephone number of the receiving terminal 700 from the calling number field, extracts the identification number from the receiving number field, and transmits it to the message recording apparatus 800 S521).

The message recording apparatus 800 retrieves a text message transmission record including the telephone number and the identification number of the receiving terminal 700 (S523). Then, the telephone number of the calling terminal 700 is extracted from the retrieved text message transmitter lock and transmitted to the receiving service server 500 (S525). For example, in the embodiment of FIG. 7, the message recording apparatus 800 records the transmission history including the telephone number "011-222-3333" of the receiving terminal 700 and the identification number "02-8000-9001 & 010-333-5555 ", which is the telephone number of the calling-side terminal 100, from the retrieved text message transmission record, and transmits the extracted telephone number to the service server 500. [

The receiving side service server 500 inputs the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 received from the message recording device 800 into the receiving number field and transmits the telephone number of the calling side service server 500 corresponding to the telephone number of the calling terminal 100 (Step S527).

The originating service server 300 transmits a text message to the telephone number of the originating terminal 100 (S529).

The calling terminal 100 receives the reply text message (S531).

The process from step S527 to step S531 will be described with reference to the screen example of FIG. 7, the receiving-side service server 500 inputs the telephone number "010-333-5555" of the calling-side terminal 100 into the receiving number column, and transmits the telephone number to the calling- Send a text message. Then, the originating service server 300 transmits a text message to the telephone number "010-333-5555" of the originating terminal 100. [ 7 (i) is a screen example of the calling terminal 100 that has received the reply text message.

Now, generating the identification number in the message recording apparatus 800 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a view for explaining an identification number generating method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a block diagram of a message recording apparatus 800 in which the intermediate apparatuses of the text message transmission system are omitted and the sending terminals 101, 102, 103 and receiving terminals 701, 702, and 703 shown in FIG. In addition, the telephone number of the calling side terminal and the telephone number of the receiving side terminal are simply indicated as A number, B number, C number, D number, E number, and F number.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a relationship between a telephone number of a calling side terminal, a telephone number of a receiving side terminal, and an identification number in a chart for easy viewing.

In the case of transmitting a text message from A number to B number in Fig. 3, the message recording apparatus 800 generates an identification number "02-8000-9001 ". In the message recording apparatus 800, data "AB02-8000-9001" is recorded. Here, the data recorded in the message recording apparatus 800 is the data described above in the embodiments of FIGS. 2, 5, and 6, and the same is applied hereinafter.

Secondly, when a text message is transmitted from the C number to the B number, the message writing device 800 generates an identification number "02-8000-9002 ". In the message recording apparatus 800, data "CB02-8000-9002" is recorded.

In this way, an identification number is generated when transmitting a text message from the originating terminals 101, 102, 103 to the receiving terminals 701, 702, 703.

In the present invention, the telephone number of the calling terminal is extracted using the identification number generated in the above-described manner when the text message is returned. That is, when the message recording apparatus 800 receives the telephone number of the receiving terminal "B" and the identification number "02-8000-9001" at the time of the text message return, the message recording apparatus 800 starts searching for the data And eventually retrieves the data "AB02-8000-9001". Through this search result, it is possible to extract the "A" number which is the telephone number of the calling side terminal. As another example, if the telephone number of the receiving terminal "B" and the identification number "02-8000-9003" are received in the message recording apparatus 800 at the time of text message reply, Data retrieval is started and data "EB02-8000-9003" is retrieved from the table of FIG. 4, whereby the "E" number, which is the telephone number of the calling terminal, can be extracted.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when there is a text message transmission from a plurality of originating terminals to one recipient terminal, Each time a text message is sent to the terminal, a different identification number can be generated. 3, when a text message is transmitted from one of the plurality of source terminals 101, 102, and 103 to one destination terminal 701, the message recording apparatus 800 receives the message "02-8000-9001 & 02-8000-9002 ", "02-8000-9003 ". By doing so, it is possible to prevent an error that a plurality of pieces of data are retrieved in the message recording device 800 at the time of returning a text message.

However, generating a different identification number in each case of transmitting a text message from the originating terminal to the recipient terminal in this way may result in resource waste. Accordingly, in an embodiment of the present invention, the message recording apparatus 800 may generate duplicate identification numbers when the receiving terminals are different from each other. This is because the data recorded in the message recording apparatus 800 is not duplicated. For example, when a text message is transmitted from the originating terminal 101 to the recipient terminal 701 in FIG. 3, and when a text message is transmitted from the originating terminal 102 to the recipient terminal 702 , And when the text message is transmitted from the originating terminal 103 to the recipient terminal 703, the same identification number "02-8000-9001" is generated. In this case, it can be confirmed that the data recorded in the message recording apparatus 800 are not overlapped with each other as "AB02-8000-9001", "CD02-8000-9001", and "EF02-8000-9001" in FIG. 4 . As described above, when the receiving terminals are different, there is no problem in extracting the telephone number of the calling terminal from the message recording device 800 even if the same identification number is duplicated.

While the present invention has been described with reference to several preferred embodiments, these embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to transmit and receive a text message by using a message recording device for recording text message transmission information, so that it is possible to more easily and accurately reply a text message.

Claims (12)

The originating service server extracts the telephone number of the recipient terminal from the contents of the originating service server that has received the text message including the telephone number of the recipient terminal from the originating terminal, And transmitting a text message to a receiving-side service server corresponding to the area, A second step of extracting the telephone number of the calling terminal and the telephone number of the receiving terminal from the text message received from the calling service server and transmitting the extracted telephone number to the message recording device; The message recording apparatus checks whether there is a text message transmission record including the telephone number of the calling terminal and the telephone number of the receiving terminal, generates an identification number if there is no transmission record, and transmits the identification number to the receiving service server , A fourth step of transmitting the text message to a telephone number of the receiving terminal using the identification number received from the message recording device as a calling number; A fifth step of extracting the telephone number and the identification number of the receiving terminal and transmitting the extracted telephone number and the identification number to the message recording apparatus, the receiving service server receiving the reply text message including the identification number in the receiving number column from the receiving terminal, The message recording apparatus searches for a text message transmission record including the telephone number and the identification number of the receiving terminal, extracts the telephone number of the calling terminal from the retrieved text message transmission record, and transmits the extracted telephone number to the receiving service server Wow, A seventh step of transmitting a reply text message to a calling side service server corresponding to the telephone number of the calling side terminal using the telephone number of the calling side terminal received from the message recording device as a receiving number; The originating service server transmits the reply text message to the telephone number of the calling terminal in the eighth step And transmitting the text message. The method according to claim 1, And if there is a transmission record in the third step, the message recording device transmits the identification number in the transmission record to the receiving side service server. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the receiving-side service server transmits the contents of the text message in which the telephone number of the receiving-side terminal is removed in the text message content. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the receiving service server transmits the reply message by inputting the identification number into the calling number field when transmitting the reply text message in the seventh step. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the identification number is selected from a plurality of telephone numbers of the receiving service server. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, Wherein the message recording apparatus is built in the receiving-side service server. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, Wherein the message recording device is provided as a separate device. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The message recording apparatus generates different identification numbers each time a text message is transmitted from each of the calling terminal to the receiving terminal when there is a text message transmission from a plurality of calling terminals to one receiving terminal And transmitting the text message. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, Wherein the message recording apparatus is capable of duplicating the same identification number when the receiving terminals are different from each other. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, Wherein the transmission of a text message between the calling service server and the receiving service server is performed via the Internet. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, Wherein the transmission of the text message between the calling service server and the receiving service server is performed through a dedicated line. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, Wherein the transmission record stored in the message recording device includes information on a calling side service server, a telephone number of a calling side terminal, a telephone number of a receiving side terminal, and an identification number assigned to the sending side terminal server. Way.

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