KR101100312B1 - Instant Messaging service method for Mobile Communication Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention automatically retrieves the user's telephone number when sending a message to an offline user among a plurality of users registered to the terminal in order to send and receive an instant message (IM). An instant messaging method of a mobile communication terminal to transmit a message, the method comprising: executing an instant messaging operation, when a user to receive a message is offline, automatically searching for and inputting the user's telephone number, If a does not exist, the method includes directly inputting a telephone number, inputting a message to be transmitted to the user, and transmitting the input message to a searched or inputted telephone number. The process of sending a message to send is larger than the prior art. Is reduced as well as the operation is easy, because it can transmit a message directly using the phone number found there is an effect that can improve user convenience significantly.

IM, SMS, mobile phone, offline, phone number

Description

 Instant Messaging service method for Mobile Communication Terminal

1 is a diagram illustrating a network structure for instant messaging of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an instant messaging method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

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10: input unit 20: control unit

30: output section 70: memory section

The present invention relates to an instant messaging method of a mobile communication terminal, and particularly, when a message is transmitted to an offline user among a plurality of users registered to the terminal for transmitting and receiving an instant message (IM). The present invention relates to an instant messaging method of a mobile communication terminal which enables a user to transmit a message through SMS by searching for a telephone number of the user.

CDMA 2000 1x, Wideband Code Division Multiple (WCDMA / UMTS)

Wireless communication systems such as Access / Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (GPRS), General Packet Radio System (GPRS), and CDMA 20001xEV-DO (Evolution in Data Only) are systems that perform third-generation wireless communications. As the connection with the Internet becomes possible in a system capable of data transmission, researches are being conducted to access various services available only on the Internet to a mobile communication system.

On the other hand, with the proliferation of the Internet and the increased use of computers in everyday life, most Internet users use MSN (Microsoft) rather than regular e-mail to communicate with their colleagues or buddies. I prefer to use Instant Messaging Service (Network), Internet Relay Chat (IRC), I Seek You (ICQ), etc.

The instant messaging service can easily know whether a selected coworker or friend is connected to the Internet, and if connected, can not only exchange instant messages with them continuously but also attach files according to the type of service. It is also possible.

However, when using the instant message as described above in the mobile communication terminal according to the prior art, the operation is cumbersome and inconvenient because it must be transmitted through a general short messaging service (SMS) to send a message to an offline user. There is a problem.

In other words, if the user needs to send a message to a user who is disconnected while using an instant message, the main menu of the terminal needs to access an SMS menu that allows the user to send a short message. After entering the user's number and the transmission message in sequence, the message entered with the entered number is transmitted.

Therefore, in the above case, in order to send a message to the disconnected user, a plurality of key buttons for accessing the SMS menu from the main menu and for inputting the corresponding phone number and message must be pressed in order. Since the receiver number must be input for the received message for the transmitted message, the problem arises that the input and utilization are very cumbersome.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, when sending a message to a disconnected user, grasping the user's connection status to retrieve the user's telephone number, and transmits the message to the retrieved telephone number It is an object of the present invention to provide an instant messaging method of a mobile communication terminal that can greatly improve user convenience.

An instant messaging method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a first step of executing an instant messaging operation; A second step of determining an instant messaging connection status for a receiver of an instant message to be sent; A third step of inputting and sending an instant message when the receiver is online; A fourth step of automatically searching for and inputting the telephone number of the receiver from phonebook data when the receiver is offline; and directly inputting a telephone number for the receiver if the telephone number of the receiver does not exist as a result of the search; And a fifth step of inputting a message to be transmitted to the recipient through a short message creation mode, and transmitting the input message to the short message which is searched or directly input to the recipient's telephone number.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, an instant messaging service of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is an instant messaging service applicable to a mobile communication system capable of transmitting and receiving data through a mobile communication network, and is input by a terminal capable of accessing a predetermined instant message network in the mobile communication network. Sends a message to be transmitted to a selected message receiver or a member of a message receiving group through a.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network structure for instant messaging in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

In order to perform the instant messaging operation of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, an Internet protocol (IP) is supported and a mobile communication terminal provided with an application program for interworking with an IM server providing a corresponding instant message service. And a base transceiver subsystem (BTS) connected to the terminal through a wireless channel to exchange radio messages, and a base station controller (BSC) for controlling access by the base transceiver subsystem (BTS). ) Is configured to include.

The IM server is, for example, a service server that provides a known instant messaging service such as MSN, IRC, ICQ, etc., and divides subscribed users by user identifiers, and provides status, reception mode, and message receiver for each subscribed user. It manages lists and subscriber environment information and delivers messages between users who are connected to the Internet.

The terminal includes a physical layer, a media access control (MAC) layer, and a link access control (LAC) layer of the IS-2000 standard, and is based on PPP (Point to Point Protocol) and IP based on User Datagram Protocol (UDP) / Supports Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and SIP.

The base station includes a physical layer, an MAC layer, and an LAC layer of the IS-2000 standard. The base station controller includes a physical layer, an ATM layer, and an ADA5 (Adaption ATM Layer 5) layer supporting a connection through a relay line.

Therefore, in the network structure for instant messaging configured as described above, when a user of the mobile communication terminal sends a message to a specific person from a list of accessors stored in the terminal, the message written by the user through his terminal may be connected to the mobile communication network. It is transmitted to a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server that performs a proxy function of a mobile communication network on the Internet.

The SIP server transmits information on the message to an IM server, and the IM server confirms subscriber information about a terminal transmitting the message, and then the user wants to transmit the message. The message is delivered only to recipients who are connected to the Internet, that is, online.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

According to the present invention, a mobile communication terminal includes an input unit 10 having a plurality of key buttons for inputting a message or a control command of the terminal, and the terminal according to a control command transmitted from the input unit 10. And a control unit 20 for controlling the overall operation of the controller, and an output unit 30 for displaying the result data according to the control command of the control unit 20 and the data input from the input unit 10 to the outside. .

At this time, the control unit 20 performs an operation of the terminal according to an input control unit 21 for determining and reading a control command or a message transmitted from the input unit 10 and a control command transmitted from the input control unit 21. A main control unit 22 for controlling and enabling an instant messaging operation to be performed according to the program, and for performing an operation according to an instant messaging program mounted to the main control unit 22. It is configured to include an output control unit 23 to implement a menu.

In addition, the control unit 20 further includes a memory unit 24 storing an instant messaging program and a plurality of control programs for the operation of the main control unit 22.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an instant messaging method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, an instant messaging program is executed to perform instant messaging with a plurality of registered users through a mobile communication network, and an instant message is transmitted and received with a plurality of users connected through the executed instant messaging program.

In order to send a message to a specific user, the user's Internet connection status is determined, and when the user is online, the user directly inputs and transmits a message to be sent (S2, S3).

At this time, when the user is offline, the phone number of the user is automatically retrieved from the phonebook data stored in the terminal.

As a result of searching for the telephone number of the user who is offline, if the telephone number exists, the user enters the short message writing mode in order to input a message to be sent. (S4, S6)

In addition, when the search result does not exist, the user inputs a telephone number to directly send a message. When the telephone number is input, the user enters a short message creation mode to input a message to transmit. (S5)

When the message writing is completed, the completed message is transmitted to the searched or inputted phone number and the result is displayed. (S7)

As described above, the instant messaging method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings. However, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, and an instant message is sent to an offline user. In the case of transmitting the technical idea of the present invention to automatically search the phone number of the user to transmit a message can be easily applied by those skilled in the art within the protected scope.

In the instant messaging method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention configured as described above, when a user who wants to send a message is offline, the message is automatically transmitted to the user by searching for the user's telephone number and transmitting the message. Since the message transmission process for sending is greatly shortened compared to the prior art, it is not only easy to operate, but also the user's convenience can be greatly improved since the message can be directly transmitted using the retrieved phone number.

Claims (3)

A first step of executing an instant messaging operation; A second step of determining an instant messaging connection status for a receiver of an instant message to be sent; A third step of inputting and sending an instant message when the receiver is online; A fourth step of automatically searching for and inputting the telephone number of the receiver from phonebook data when the receiver is offline; and directly inputting a telephone number for the receiver if the telephone number of the receiver does not exist as a result of the search; And And a fifth step of inputting a message to be sent to the receiver through a short message writing mode, and transmitting the input message to a short message by searching for or directly inputting the telephone number of the recipient. Messaging method. delete The method of claim 1, The fifth step includes entering the short message input mode from the instant messaging operation; Inputting the message to be sent to the receiver through the short message input mode; And when the input of the message is completed, transmitting the message inputted to the searched or inputted phone number in the fourth step.

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