KR100869951B1 - Method for receiving e-mail setting information in mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for receiving e-mail setting information of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method for automatically receiving e-mail setting information by e-mail login to a web server. The present invention provides a process of transmitting, by a mobile terminal, email login information and a phone number to a swap server, a swap server transmitting email login information to an email server, and receiving access information via email login information from an email server; A method of receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal includes a step of generating, by a swap server, email setting information including access information and email login information to a mobile terminal, and transmitting the message to the mobile terminal, and receiving the message by the mobile terminal. According to the present invention, each time the e-mail service is used, the e-mail setting information set every time can be automatically received, and by storing the received e-mail setting information, it is easy to use the e-mail service later, so that the user's convenience can be improved. Can be.

Email, login, WAP, web, setting information

Description

Receiving e-mail setting information of mobile terminal {METHOD FOR RECEIVING E-MAIL SETTING INFORMATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL}

1 is a view schematically illustrating a communication relationship between a mobile terminal, a swap server, and an email server for receiving email setting information according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile terminal for receiving email setting information according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation of a mobile terminal for receiving email setting information according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating operations of a mobile terminal, a swap server, and an email server for receiving email setting information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart schematically illustrating operations of a mobile terminal, a swap server, and an email server for receiving email setting information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for receiving e-mail setting information of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method for automatically receiving e-mail setting information by e-mail login to a web server.

In modern society, more and more people are carrying personal mobile terminals. Users of mobile terminals tend to require additional functions such as a function of transmitting and receiving an electronic notebook, text or graphics as well as a simple phone call.

Accordingly, a system for implementing a function of transmitting and receiving an e-mail using a mobile terminal among various functions implemented by the mobile terminal has been developed. E-mail transmission and reception using a mobile terminal has the advantage of being able to send and receive e-mail according to the user's needs beyond the limits of time and place, such as when the user is out of the work area, the user is moving or no computer environment.

In such a mobile terminal, for example, an email transmission / reception method using a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) terminal, first, e-mail setting information, that is, an account and a profile must be set in the mobile terminal. The profile may be received in the form of an OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) Client Provisioning (CP) when a mobile terminal is released or a request for setting information from an operator server. However, since the account includes setting information of the e-mail server such as Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) / POP (Post Office Protocol) and e-mail ID and password information, user input is required. .

Therefore, when sending an e-mail using a mobile terminal, the e-mail setting information may be downloaded from the operator server by connecting to a web or web server and inputting an e-mail type, a user account, and a password. However, since the email setting information is examined by the email server and serviced by the email server, if there is a change in the email server, it is not reflected unless the operator server checks it every time. There is a security shortcoming that it needs to be published on the swap.

In addition, if the operator server does not support the service of the e-mail setting information, the user manually sets the e-mail setting information such as user name, e-mail address, SMTP server / port, POP / IMAP (Internet Messaging Access Protocol) server / port, and secure connection. It is not easy for general users to make settings because it is necessary to enter a connection).

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for receiving e-mail setting information of a mobile terminal in which an e-mail service is easily performed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal in which email setting information is automatically received to facilitate an email service.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal, which can automatically receive email setting information only by inputting a phone number when logging in an email.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a method of receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal, the process of the mobile terminal to send the email login information and phone number to a swap server, the swap server emails the email login information Transmitting to the server, receiving access information through the email login information from the email server, and the swap server generates email setting information including the access information and the email login information as a message to the mobile terminal. Transmitting and receiving the message by the mobile terminal.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal, the process of sending the mobile terminal an email login information and a phone number to a swap server, and the swap server transmitting the email login information. Transmitting to an e-mail server, generating, by the e-mail server, e-mail setting information including access information through the e-mail login information and the e-mail login information as a message, and transmitting the message to the mobile terminal;

And receiving, by the mobile terminal, the message.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, in the embodiment of the present invention, "e-mail login information" is information required when logging in using an e-mail connected to a web or a swap, and means an e-mail type, an e-mail account, and a password. And "access information" is the information of the mobile terminal that can be known through the email login information in the email server, SMTP server / port, POP / IMAP server / port, means a secure connection. In addition, "user information" is information of a user who can know through the above-mentioned email login information, and means a user name and an email address.

In addition, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile terminal for providing convenience to a user, and includes a mobile phone, a wired / wireless phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, and audio. It can be any information communication device and multimedia device such as a device, an MP3 player, a notebook, a personal computer, and the like, and it will be apparent that the present invention can be applied to the application thereof.

Example

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a communication relationship between a mobile terminal, a swap server, and an e-mail server for receiving e-mail setting information according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the configuration of a system for receiving email setting information according to the present invention includes a mobile terminal 100, a swap server 130, and an email server 150.

The mobile terminal 100 may use a voice call, a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), or the like, and has a built-in camera to photograph a subject according to a user's request, Built-in MP3 player can play music according to user's needs.

The mobile terminal 100 may use an email service according to the present embodiment. The mobile terminal 100 is connected to the swap server 130 through the wireless communication network 170, and is connected to the email server 150 when the e-mail login from a specific site. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may receive the email setting information from the swap server 130 or the email server 150 as an SMS, and store the received email setting information.

A wireless application protocol (WAP) server 130 is connected between an internet server providing various information and a mobile terminal 100 receiving information provided from the internet server, and thus, between the internet server and the mobile terminal 100. It converts heterogeneous data and heterogeneous protocols. Alternatively, the swap server 130 may provide its own information to the mobile terminal 100.

The swap server 130 connects the mobile terminal 100 and the email server 150 according to the present embodiment. When the swap server 130 receives the e-mail login information from the mobile terminal 100, the swap server 130 may receive the access information from the e-mail server 150 and generate e-mail setting information including the information as an SMS. The generated SMS is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100.

The e-mail server 150 is software related to a computer system that processes an e-mail transmission and reception function. When the e-mail user requests transmission and reception of a message written by the mobile terminal 100, the e-mail server 150 transmits the e-mail address to the e-mail address of the recipient and sends the received message to the e-mail address. It is kept in the email mailbox of the recipient so that the recipient can log in and view it at any time.

The email server 150 extracts the user's access information through the email login information when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless communication network 170 and the swap server 130 to log in to the email. In addition, the e-mail server 150 may generate e-mail setting information including e-mail login information and access information by SMS and transmit the e-mail setting information to the mobile terminal 100.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal for a method of receiving email setting information according to the present embodiment will be described. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile terminal for receiving e-mail setting information according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention is a typical of the RF unit 101, the key input unit 103, the display unit 105, the control unit 107, and the memory unit 109 Has a configuration.

The RF unit 101 performs a wireless communication function of the mobile terminal 100. The RF unit 101 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal. The RF unit 101 is connected to the swap server 130 according to the present embodiment to send and receive email. That is, the RF unit 101 may transmit a signal for requesting the connection of the swap server 130 to the swap server 130 and receive a connection approval signal from the swap server 130. The RF unit 101 may be connected to the email server 150 through the swap server 130.

The key input unit 103 receives a user's operation signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. The key input unit 103 performs operations such as accessing the swap server 130, sending and receiving e-mails, and inputting a phone number for receiving e-mail setting information according to the present embodiment.

The display unit 105 displays data that is controlled and controlled by the controller 107. The display unit 105 displays each site when accessing a specific site to be serviced when accessing the swap server 130 according to the present embodiment. The display unit 105 displays an email login at the selected site, and displays a telephone number input for receiving email setting information according to the present embodiment. In addition, the display unit 105 displays the email setting information received from the swap server 130 or the email server 150 by SMS.

The controller 107 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. The controller 107 controls the communication function with the swap server 130 and the email server 150 according to the present embodiment. The controller 107 accesses the swap server 130 and transmits email login information to the swap server 130 when a phone number is input. In addition, the controller 107 may control to store the e-mail setting information received from the swap server 130 or the e-mail server 150 in the memory unit 109.

The memory unit 109 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The memory unit 109 stores the e-mail setting information received according to this embodiment.

Hereinafter, operations of the mobile terminal, the swap server, and the e-mail server for the e-mail setting information receiving method according to the present embodiment will be described. 3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation of a mobile terminal for receiving email setting information according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 schematically illustrates an operation of a mobile terminal, a swap server, and an email server for receiving email setting information according to the present invention. It is a flow chart shown.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the operations of the mobile terminal, the swap server, and the e-mail server for the method for receiving mail setting information according to the present embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 107 is a mobile terminal. Recognize the standby state of (S301).

Next, the controller 107 checks whether the connection to the swap server 130 (S303). Referring to FIG. 4, when the controller 107 requests a swap connection to the swap server 130 (S401), a connection approval signal is sent from the swap server 130 to the mobile terminal 100. The transmission is made by S403. If the connection to the swap server 130 is not confirmed, the controller 107 performs a corresponding function according to the user's request (S319).

When connected to the swap server 130, the controller 107 checks whether the e-mail setting information is stored (S305). This process proceeds to check whether the e-mail setting information received via the RF unit 101 is already stored in the memory unit 109 according to the present embodiment. If the e-mail setting information is stored, the control unit 107 performs a corresponding function according to a user request, for example, an e-mail transmission function (S319).

If the e-mail setting information is not stored, the controller 107 checks whether or not an e-mail is logged in (S307). The user logs in an email at a specific site connected to the swap server 130 through the key input unit 103. This process is the same as the process S405 of FIG. 4.

When the e-mail is logged in, the controller 107 checks whether the e-mail setting information receiving function is set (S309). The e-mail setting information receiving function is a function according to the present embodiment and should be set in association with the swap server 130 or the e-mail server 150.

If it is confirmed that the e-mail setting information receiving function is set, the control unit 107 recognizes the telephone number input (S311). When the user confirms that the e-mail setting information receiving function is set, the user inputs his / her telephone number using the key input unit 103. This process is the same as the process S407 of FIG. 4.

Next, the operation of the mobile terminal 100, the swap server 130, and the e-mail server 150 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. If the control unit 107 recognizes the telephone number input through the above-described process S311 and S407, the control unit 107 transmits the email login information to the swap server 130 (S409). Here, the email login information means an email type, an email account, and a password.

Subsequently, the swap server 130 transmits the received email login information to the email server 150 (S411). The e-mail server 150 extracts the access information by using the received e-mail login information, and transmits the extracted access information to the swap server 130 (S413). Here, the access information is information of the mobile terminal 100 that can be known through the e-mail login information in the e-mail server 150, and means an SMTP server / port, a POP / IMAP server / port, and a secure connection.

Thereafter, the swap server 130 generates email setting information including SMS user information through the email login information received from the mobile terminal 130 and access information received from the email server 150 (S415). Here, the user information is information of a user who can know through the email login information, and means a user name and an email address.

Next, the swap server 130 transmits the generated SMS to the mobile terminal 100 (S417). The mobile terminal 100 receives the SMS (S419). This process will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

As described above, referring back to FIG. 3, the control unit 107 receives the email setting information as an SMS (S313). Here, the e-mail setting information is information that should be set in the mobile terminal 100 when the e-mail is transmitted by connecting to the swap server 130 through the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user name, e-mail address, SMTP server / port, and POP / IMAP. Includes server / port and secure connections.

Subsequently, the controller 107 checks whether the received e-mail setting information is stored (S315). Here, when a signal not storing the received information is input, the controller 107 terminates all processes.

On the other hand, if a signal for storing the received information is input, the control unit 107 stores the received e-mail setting information in the memory unit 109 (S317). By using the email setting information stored in the memory unit 109, the problem of setting the email setting information every time the user uses the email sending service can be solved.

5 is a flowchart schematically illustrating operations of a mobile terminal, a swap server, and an email server for receiving email setting information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, referring to operations of a mobile terminal, a swap server, and an e-mail server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the above processes from S401 to S411 are performed from S501 to S511 in FIG. 5. . Therefore, in this embodiment, description of the processes from S501 to S511 which are performed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment will be omitted.

As in the above-described step S411, when the swap server 130 transmits the email login information received from the mobile terminal 100 to the email server 150 (S511), the email server 150 uses the received email login information. Email setting information including user information and access information may be generated by an SMS (S513). That is, as in the above-described step S415, the e-mail setting information may be generated as an SMS in the swap server 130, or as in this process, may be generated in the e-mail server 150.

Next, the email server 150 transmits the generated SMS to the swap server 130 (S515), and the swap server 130 transmits the received SMS to the mobile terminal 100 (S517).

The mobile terminal 100 receives the SMS (S519). In this process, as in the above-described embodiment, referring to FIG. 3, the controller 107 receives the email setting information as an SMS (S313). Subsequently, the controller 107 checks whether the received e-mail setting information is stored (S315), and when a signal for storing the received information is input, the control unit 107 stores the received e-mail setting information in the memory unit 109 (S317). .

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, the method for receiving e-mail setting information of the mobile terminal is not limited to the above-described embodiment and may be variously modified within the scope not departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. This will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal, which has logged in to the swap server by email, can automatically receive email setting information from the swap server or email server by transmitting only a phone number. Therefore, by automatically receiving the e-mail setting information set every time when using the e-mail service and storing the received e-mail setting information, it is easy to use the e-mail service afterwards, thereby improving user convenience.

Claims (10)

In the method for receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal, Transmitting, by the mobile terminal, email login information and telephone number to a swap server; Transmitting, by the swap server, the email login information to an email server, and receiving access information through the email login information from the email server; Generating, by the swap server, email setting information including the access information and the email login information as a message and transmitting the message to the mobile terminal; Receiving, by the mobile terminal, the message. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting to the mobile terminal comprises: And the swap server transmits the message using the transmitted telephone number as a called number. In the method for receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal, Transmitting, by the mobile terminal, email login information and telephone number to a swap server; Transmitting, by the swap server, the email login information to an email server; Generating, by the e-mail server, access information through the e-mail login information and e-mail setting information including the e-mail login information as a message and transmitting the message to the mobile terminal; Receiving, by the mobile terminal, the message. The method of claim 3, wherein the receiving process comprises: And the email server transmits the message using the transmitted telephone number as a called number. The method according to claim 2 or 4, The received email setting information message is in the form of a text message email setting information receiving method of a mobile terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving step comprises: And receiving, by the mobile terminal, the received email setting information. The method of claim 5, wherein the login information and the telephone number transmission process are performed. And checking if the e-mail setting information is stored, and proceeding if the e-mail setting information is not stored. The method of claim 1 or 3, wherein the e-mail setting information, Method of receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a user name, email address, SMP server / port, PIP / IP server / port, secure connection. The method of claim 8, wherein the email login information, Receiving the email setting information of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the email type, email account, password. The method of claim 8, wherein the connection information, SMP server / port, PIP / IP server / port, a method for receiving email setting information of a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a secure connection.

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