KR101163486B1 - Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a message transmission and reception apparatus and a method, and more particularly to a message transmission and reception apparatus and method for configuring a screen in consideration of the type in displaying at least one message transmitted and received.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a message transmission and reception apparatus includes a control unit for determining whether a command for requesting confirmation of a message is generated, a type of a message corresponding to the command, and a screen generation unit for configuring the screen „according to the determination result. And a display unit for displaying the configured screen.

Messages, chat lists, Short Message Service (SMS), Long Text Service (LTS), Multimedia Message Service (MMS), Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)

Description

Apparatus and method for transmitting / receiving message}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a message, and more particularly, to an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a message and configuring a screen in consideration of the type thereof in displaying at least one message transmitted and received.

The mobile terminal not only enables a user carrying the phone to make a phone call, but can also transmit and receive various types of information in the form of a text or an image, and can be usefully used to receive information through the wireless Internet. .

In addition, a Short Message Service (SMS) for transmitting a short message as a means for providing information between a user and a user, a mobile communication service provider and a user, and a general company and a user through a mobile communication terminal is used. do.

The short message service is a two-way short message that can send and receive a short text message of 80 to 90 bytes in total regardless of the presence or absence of a call between the mobile communication terminals, that is, without a session between the mobile communication terminals. As a service, unlike e-mail, it is widely used due to the advantage that the contents are delivered to the receiver at the same time as the sender's dispatch.

The short message service basically transmits a reply number and a message between mobile terminals, and also in the form of text, bank account inquiry, money transfer, exchange rate information, travel information, traffic information, weather forecast, leisure information, TV information. It can also be used to provide a variety of information, such as news, stock information, and advertisements. In addition, credit card companies are also used for electronic payments and e-commerce, which send transaction authorizations via text messages to prevent card accidents.

Such a short message service is an add-on function most commonly used in a mobile communication terminal. The multimedia message service (MMS: multimedia messaging) that transmits a multimedia message with various emoticons, pictures, etc., goes beyond simply transmitting a text message as text. services have emerged, and services written and transmitted in SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) have also emerged.

As the short message service or the multimedia message service is popularized, many users are increasingly transmitting and receiving messages in a chat format. In other words, users who exchange messages do not simply transmit and receive messages in order to convey any information, but instead use conversations using messages.

On the other hand, a message may be distinguished from simply composed of text and multimedia content according to its type. When the message is displayed in the same manner, the user may have difficulty in checking the content of the message due to the characteristics of each message.

In addition, even when a plurality of different types of messages are simply displayed in the order of received time, the user may have difficulty in checking the contents of the messages.

Therefore, the emergence of the invention to determine the display method and order in consideration of the type of message is required.

An object of the present invention is to configure a screen in consideration of the type in displaying at least one message transmitted and received.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the message transmission and reception apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit for determining whether a command for requesting the message confirmation occurs, and determines the type of the message corresponding to the command, according to the determination result And a display generator configured to configure a screen and a display configured to display the configured screen.

In the message transmission / reception method according to an embodiment of the present invention, determining whether a command for requesting message confirmation occurs, determining a type of a message corresponding to the command, and configuring a screen according to the determination result. And displaying the configured screen.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

According to the message transmission and reception apparatus of the present invention as described above, in displaying at least one message transmitted and received, the screen is configured in consideration of the type thereof, thereby allowing the user to easily grasp the contents of the transmitted and received message. .

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

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating that a message is transmitted and received between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal user may attempt a call request in order to deliver some information to the counterpart terminal user. That is, a call can be made with a counterpart terminal by using a voice.

On the other hand, as the Short Message Service (SMS) has emerged, a user who simply wants to transmit some information can transmit only a certain size of text without configuring a call with a counterpart terminal.

In addition, when a specific situation occurs, when the call configuration with the counterpart terminal is not easy, the user may transmit information through a message. That is, if a user wants to make a voice call, the call intention or environment of the user requesting the call and the user requesting the call greatly affects whether or not the call is configured.

For example, when a user of terminal A 110 attempts to make a call request to a user of terminal B 120, the user of terminal B 120 is in a situation where it cannot respond to the call request or recognizes an incoming call. If not, the call between the terminal A (110) and the terminal B (120) can not be made.

In contrast, in the case of the message 115, once the user of the terminal A 110 transmits, the user of the terminal B 120 may check the received message 115 at a desired place and time.

With the spread of such message services, many users have used them, and users who use them as chats have also appeared. That is, on the Internet, users can communicate by exchanging texts with each other instead of voice, and mobile communication terminal users also communicate by transmitting and receiving text instead of voice using their terminals.

1 is a diagram illustrating a message being transmitted and received between a user of a terminal A 110 and a user of a terminal B 120. When the terminal A 110 transmits a message A 115, the mobile communication system 200 sends a message. The message A 115 is transmitted to the terminal B 120 with reference to the destination information included in the A 115.

In addition, the user of the terminal B 120 that has received the message A 115 may compose and transmit the message B 125 in response to the received message 115. Accordingly, the mobile communication system 200 The message B 125 is transmitted to the terminal A 110 with reference to the destination information included in the message B 125.

On the other hand, the user of the terminal receiving the message does not know when the message will be received, the screen of the terminal is left off. For example, after the user of terminal A 110 transmits message A 115, the user of terminal A 110 may not know when the message will arrive from terminal B 120. Accordingly, even after the message A 115 is transmitted, the user of the terminal A 110 turns off the screen by closing the flip, folder, or slide of the terminal 110.

However, when a message is received while the screen is turned off, the user opens the flip, folder, or slide to turn on the screen. At this time, the user checks the received message as the standby screen appears. In order to do this, you have to go through cumbersome procedures.

In addition, a user who wants to continuously send and receive a message with a counterpart terminal user may want to compose a new message while checking a previously exchanged message as in the Internet. According to the conventional received message screen configuration, only a newly received message Since the display, the user should check the message previously sent and received through a separate process.

To this end, the terminal, that is, the message transmitting and receiving device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be generated in the screen configuration in the normal mode or in the screen configuration in the chat mode.

Here, the general mode may be understood as a screen mode that displays only the message received on the screen when a message is received as in the prior art, and the chat mode is a terminal that transmits a message as well as the received message when the message is received. It can be understood as a screen mode that displays a message previously transmitted and received on the screen. That is, according to the chat mode, the screen may be composed of a list of transmitted and received messages (hereinafter referred to as a chat list).

On the other hand, there is no problem in displaying a text message in a chat list on the screen, but a problem may occur in displaying a multimedia content type message in a chat list. That is, due to the narrow screen of the terminal, it is not easy to simultaneously display a plurality of multimedia contents, and when the plurality of multimedia contents are simultaneously displayed, the user cannot clearly identify each multimedia contents.

Accordingly, the message transmission and reception apparatus 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention may change the screen configuration by referring to the type of the message that is the confirmation request target. That is, the message transmitting and receiving apparatus 300 displays a message in a chat list together with a previously transmitted and received message when the message is a text message, and simply displays the message on the screen when the message is a multimedia content message.

In addition, the message transmission and reception apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention sequentially generates the command to check the received message in the reverse order of time with respect to the received at least one message, starting from a recently received message. In this case, the screen may be configured with reference to the type of each message corresponding to the generated command, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 9.

In selecting the screen configuration, if the screen mode is set to the general mode, the message transceiving device 300 may display only the corresponding message regardless of the type of the message.

The mobile communication network of the mobile communication system 200 may be based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), or Global System for Mobile Telecommunication (GSM). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the mobile communication network of the system 200 may be based on other types of mobile communication methods.

2 is a diagram illustrating a mobile communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the mobile communication system 200 includes a base station 211 and 212, a radio network controller (RNC) 220, and a mobile communication exchanger ( Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 230, Equipment Identity Register (EIR) 240, Service Control Point (SCP) 280, Home Location Register (HLR) 250 ), An authentication device (Authentication Center; AuC) 260, and a short message service center (SMSC) 270.

The terminals 110 and 120 may be mobile communication devices such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the terminals 110 and 120 may hold a terminal identifier. The terminal identifier is a unique value for identifying the terminals 110 and 120 from other terminals, and may be assigned for each terminal by the terminal manufacturer or an authorized institution when the terminals 110 and 120 are produced.

An information card including a subscriber identifier may be connected to the terminals 110 and 120. The subscriber identifier is unique information for identifying a subscriber, for example, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). In addition, the information card may generate an authentication value using a predetermined authentication function, which may be used when authenticating a subscriber in a mobile communication network.

The information card may be detachably connected to the terminals 110 and 120, or may be fixed to the terminals 110 and 120 to prevent the subscriber from detaching the information card from the terminals 110 and 120 arbitrarily. The information card may include a memory capable of storing data and a central processing unit (CPU) capable of performing a predetermined operation. Examples of such information cards include a subscriber identity module (SIM) card and a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card.

In FIG. 2, each of the devices constituting the mobile communication system 200 is illustrated one by one. However, this is only an outline of the basic configuration of the mobile communication system 200, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Therefore, the mobile communication system 200 may include a plurality of respective devices, and some equipment may be removed and operated. In addition, the mobile communication system 200 may be operated by integrating two or more devices into one, and a function performed by one device may be divided into a plurality of devices.

The base stations 211 and 212 are primary access points of the terminals 110 and 120, and may transmit and receive various signals and data with the terminals 110 and 120. That is, the base stations 211 and 212 may perform a wireless modem function consisting of an antenna and a transmission / reception modem. The communication channel from the terminals 110 and 120 toward the base station is called an uplink channel, and the communication channel from the base stations 211 and 212 toward the terminals 110 and 120 is called a downlink channel.

The radio network controller 220 may control the base stations 211 and 212 and manage radio resources. More specifically, the radio network controller 220 may instruct the base stations 211 and 212 to allocate the communication channel to the terminals 110 and 120, and control the transmission output of the base stations 211 and 212. In addition, the wireless network controller 220 may support handover for the terminals 110 and 120 moving between the base stations 211 and 212.

The mobile communication exchange 230 may be connected to one or more radio network controllers 220 to relay communication between the terminal A 110 and the terminal B 120. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile communication exchange 230 may perform an authentication operation for the user of the terminal (110, 120).

The equipment identity register 240 may manage terminal identifiers of terminals produced by the terminal manufacturer. An example of the terminal identifier is IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). The terminal identifier of the newly produced terminal may be obtained directly from the terminal manufacturer, or may be obtained from a server (not shown) that handles registration for the new terminal of each manufacturer.

The service control device 280 may manage the intelligent network service to be provided to the terminals 110 and 120. For example, the service control device 280 may manage a message transmission service based on a short message service (SMS) or an unstructured supplementary services data (USSD) with respect to the terminal 100.

Preferably, the service control device 280 may drive the service logic suitable for the terminal (110, 120) according to the attribute information of the terminal (110, 120). The service control device 280 may manage attribute information of various terminals produced by the terminal manufacturer. Of course, there is a separate server (not shown) that manages the attribute information, and the service control apparatus 280 may access the corresponding server to check the attribute information of the terminals 110 and 120. The attribute information may refer to a function of the terminal 110 or 120 such as a language supported by the terminal 110 or 120, a screen resolution of the terminal 110 or 120, or a type of codec included in the terminal 110 or 120. May contain information indicating performance.

The home location register 250 may manage location information of the subscriber (eg, a VLR (Visitor Location Register) address, an MSC address, etc. where the terminals 110 and 120 are currently located) and subscriber additional service information.

The authentication device 260 may support authentication for the mobile subscriber and encryption function for the wireless call interval. Although the authentication device 260 is shown as an independent device from the home location register 250 in FIG. 2, the authentication device 260 may be included in the home location register 250.

When the terminal A 110, which wants to send a message to the terminal B 120, transmits the message, the short message service center 270 determines that the destination included in the message is the terminal B 120, and transmits the message to the terminal B 120. 120). In addition, a message transmitted from the terminal B 120 to the terminal A 110 is also transmitted through the same process.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a message transmitting and receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the message transmitting and receiving device 300 includes a communication unit 310, a storage unit 320, a control unit 330, an input unit 340, and a screen generation unit. It comprises a 350 and the display unit 360. In the present invention, the role of the message transmitting and receiving device 300 may be performed by the terminals 110 and 120.

The communication unit 310 transmits a message written by a user and receives a message from a counterpart terminal. Here, the message may be a short message, a long message, a multimedia message, or a synchronized multimedia integration language (SMIL) message.

A short message means a message of 90 bytes or less composed of text without media, a long message means a message of 90 to 2048 bytes without media, and a multimedia message consists of image, video, and audio. The message refers to a message, and the SMIL message refers to a message arranged by synchronizing images, videos, and audio in time and space.

The storage unit 320 temporarily stores a message being prepared by the user, or stores a transmitted message and a received message. In storing the transmitted and received messages, the storage unit 320 may store the messages by grouping the counterpart terminals. For example, when there is a message transmitted / received to / from the counterpart terminal A and a message transmitted / received to / from the counterpart terminal B, the storage unit 320 stores the messages transmitted / received between the counterpart terminal A, and transmits / receives a message transmitted / received between the counterpart terminal B. Can be grouped and stored.

The storage unit 320 may include a hard disk, a flash memory, a compact flash card (CF), a secure digital card (SD), a smart card (SM), a multimedia card (MMC) or a memory stick. As a module capable of inputting / outputting, the module may be provided inside the message transmission / reception apparatus 300 or may be provided in a separate device. When the storage unit 320 is provided in a separate device, the communication unit 310 may communicate with the separate device to transmit and receive data.

The controller 330 determines whether a command for requesting confirmation of a message is generated and determines a type of a message corresponding to the command. That is, the controller 330 determines whether the message corresponding to the generated command is a text message (hereinafter referred to as a first message) or a multimedia content message (hereinafter referred to as a second message). The first message includes a short message and a long message, and the second message includes a multimedia message and a SMIL message.

In addition, when a request command for confirming each of the received at least one message is sequentially generated, the controller 330 determines whether a message corresponding to each request command is a first message or a second message. can do. In this case, the controller 330 may determine not only the message corresponding to the request command but also the type of the received message before the corresponding message is received.

In addition, the controller 330 performs overall control of the communicator 310, the storage 320, the input unit 340, the screen generator 350, and the display 360.

The screen generator 350 configures a screen according to the determination result of the controller 330.

That is, when the message to be confirmed request is the first message, the screen generation unit 350 generates a screen (chat list) consisting of a message previously transmitted and received between the counterpart terminal that sent the first message together with the first message. When the message that is the confirmation request target is the second message, a screen composed of multimedia contents is generated.

In addition, as described above, when a request command for confirming each of at least one previously received message is sequentially generated, the controller 330 determines whether a message corresponding to each request command is a first message or a second message. In this case, the screen generator 350 may generate a screen with reference to this.

That is, when the command for confirming the received message in the reverse order of time is sequentially generated with respect to the at least one received message, starting from a recently received message, the screen generating unit 350 may be configured to the generated command. If the message corresponding to the generated command is the first message, the screen generating unit 350 may transmit the first message together with the first message. When the screen (chat list) composed of previously transmitted and received messages is generated, and the message corresponding to the generated command is the second message, the screen generator 350 generates the screen composed of multimedia contents.

In addition, when the message corresponding to the generated command is the first message and the second message is received before the first message, the screen generator 350 may advance the counterpart terminal that transmits the first message together with the first message. A screen (chat list) including information about the transmitted and received messages and the second message may be generated. Detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

The display unit 360 may display a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or a plasma capable of displaying an input image signal. The module is provided with an image display means such as a display (PDP, Plasma Display Panel), and serves to display a screen configured by the screen generator 350.

The input unit 340 receives a message confirmation request command from a user. A command input by the user, such as a selection command for selecting an icon, may be input through the input unit 340. The input unit 340 may include a button, a wheel, a jog shuttle, and the like to receive a command from the user. . In addition, when the provided display unit 360 provides a touch screen function, the display unit 360 may serve as the input unit 340. For example, a user may enter a command for selecting a specific icon by touching a finger or other tool with one of a plurality of icons displayed on a background screen.

Here, the input unit 340 may be a single device by itself. For example, the wireless remote controller may serve as the input unit 340. That is, the user can input information using buttons and wheels provided in the wireless remote controller, and when the wireless remote controller is provided with an inertial sensor, the user can input information corresponding to the corresponding movement trajectory by applying movement to the wireless remote controller. It may be.

In addition, the message confirmation request command may be generated when the user wants to confirm the received message. That is, when a message is received, the user can check the message by opening a flip, folder, slide, etc. and switching the screen to the on state, where a message confirmation request command may occur.

4 is a diagram illustrating a chat list screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the chat list screen 400 includes information 410 representing a counterpart terminal user, a newly received message 440, a previously transmitted and received message 420, 430 and a message input area 450.

The information (hereinafter referred to as counterpart identification information) 410 indicating the counterpart terminal user may be a name of a counterpart previously input, or may be a phone number or an icon. For example, when the phone number of the counterpart terminal that has transmitted / received the message is stored in the storage unit 320 together with the name of the counterpart terminal user, the counterpart name is displayed as counterpart identification information, If the phone number is not stored in the storage unit 320, the phone number may be displayed as the counterpart identification information.

4 illustrates messages 420, 430, and 440 transmitted and received with a specific counterpart. The user may switch the counterpart by using left and right arrow buttons. In addition, the user may switch between the transmitted and received messages 420, 430, and 440 using the up and down arrow buttons, or may cause the message input area 450 to be focused. In this case, when a specific message is focused, it may be displayed in an expanded form. Reduction and expansion of each message item constituting the chat list will be described later with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8.

In addition, the message types 461, 462, and 463 may be displayed in each message item. For example, S may be displayed for a short message, L may be displayed for a long message, and M may be displayed for a multimedia message.

5 is a diagram illustrating a message original screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the message original screen 500 includes counterpart identification information 510 and received messages 520 and 530.

Here, the received messages 520 and 530 may include at least one of the text 520 and the multimedia content 530. In the present invention, if the received message is a multimedia message or a SMIL message, that is, a second message, the message may be a message. The transceiver 300 outputs a message original screen 500.

That is, it displays only the currently received message without displaying the previously transmitted / received message. Accordingly, the user can confirm that the received message is the second message and can check the multimedia contents without any separate procedure.

The output of the message source screen 500 operates regardless of the preset screen mode. When the received message includes multimedia content even when the screen mode is set to the chat mode, the message transmitting / receiving apparatus 300 displays the message source screen. Through 500, the multimedia message or the SMIL message may be displayed.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a chat list screen according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the second message together with the counterpart identification information 610 and the first and second messages 620 and 640 transmitted and received on the chat list screen 600. It is shown that information 630 is displayed.

Here, the information 630 of the second message may be configured to include the type of the message and the title of the message. For example, the second message information 630 may include a message title input by a user who transmits a message together with M, which means a multimedia message, as a type of message.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a message item according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the first message is reduced or expanded on a chat list screen.

As described above, the user may switch the focus of the message item, wherein the focused message item may be displayed in an expanded form 720 and the unfocused message item may be displayed in a reduced form 710.

To this end, the controller 330 may determine whether the message item is in focus, and the screen generator 350 may determine whether the message item is reduced or expanded according to the determination result.

When the message item is reduced, the screen generator 350 includes only one or two lines of the entire text included in the message in the message item area. When the message item is expanded, the screen generator 350 is included in the message. You can include the full text in the message item area or include three or four lines of the full text in the message item area.

In addition, when the message item is expanded, the screen generator 350 may include a date and time when the message is transmitted or received in the message item area.

8 is a diagram illustrating a message item according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the information of the second message is reduced or expanded on the chat list screen.

If the message item 810 is reduced, the screen generator 350 includes the type of message and the title of the message in the message item area. If the message item 820 is expanded, the screen generator 350 includes the message. The number of attached files, the date and time the message was sent or received can be included in the message item area.

9 is a diagram illustrating screen switching according to types of messages according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, when the command for confirming the received message in the reverse order of time occurs sequentially with respect to the received at least one message, starting with a recently received message, for example, the input unit 340 may be used. When a message confirmation request command is input from the user or the screen is turned on, the screen generator 350 may configure the screen by referring to each message type corresponding to the generated command.

When a plurality of messages are received, a message display method may be changed according to a message checking time point by a user. As shown in FIG. 9, when a plurality of messages 911, 912, 913, 921, 922, and 923 are received. Assuming the message display is as follows: Here, it is assumed that there is no message transmitted or received before the first first message 911 is received.

When a message confirmation request command occurs immediately after the first first message 911 is received, the screen generator 350 generates a chat list screen. That is, to generate a chat list screen consisting of the first first message (911).

Since the chat list screen including the first message has been described above with reference to FIG. 4, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

If a message confirmation request command occurs immediately after the second first message 912 is received, the screen generator 350 may include a chat list including a first first message 911 and a second first message 912. Create a screen.

When a message confirmation request command occurs immediately after the first second message 921 is received, the screen generator 350 generates a message original screen. That is, only the first second message 921 is displayed on the screen. In this case, when another message confirmation request command is generated, the screen generator 350 may generate a chat list screen including the first first message 911 and the second first message 912.

Since the message original screen composed of the second message has been described above with reference to FIG. 5, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When a message confirmation request command occurs immediately after the second second message 922 is received, the screen generator 350 generates a message original screen. That is, only the second second message 922 is displayed on the screen. In this case, when another message confirmation request command occurs, the screen generation unit 350 generates a message source screen for the first second message 921, and generates a screen again when a message confirmation request command occurs again. The unit 350 may generate a chat list screen including the first first message 911 and the second first message 912.

When the message confirmation request command occurs immediately after the third first message 913 is received, the screen generator 350 may include the first first message 911, the second first message 912, and the first first message. A chat list screen consisting of the information of the second message 921, the information of the second second message 922, and the third first message 913 is generated.

Since the chat list screen including information of the first message and the second message has been described above with reference to FIG. 6, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When a message confirmation request command is generated immediately after the third second message 923 is received, the screen generator 350 generates a message original screen composed of the third second message 923. In this case, when another message confirmation request occurs, the screen generation unit 350 displays information of the first first message 911, the second first message 912, the first second message 921, and the second. A chat list screen composed of the information of the second message 922 and the third first message 913 is generated.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a message screen output process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to output the message screen, the control unit 330 of the message transmission and reception apparatus 300 first determines whether a message confirmation request command has occurred (S1010).

Thus, when it is determined that the message confirmation request command has occurred, the controller 330 determines the type of message corresponding to the command (S1020). That is, the controller 330 determines the type of the most recently received message or the type of the received message before the most recently confirmed message is received.

If it is determined that the message is the first message, the screen generator 350 generates a chat list screen in operation S1030. That is, the screen generation unit 350 generates a screen composed of a message previously transmitted and received between the corresponding first message and the counterpart terminal that has transmitted it.

In this case, when the second message is received before receiving the first message according to the determination result, the screen generator 350 may transmit and receive a message previously transmitted and received between the counterpart terminal that transmitted the first message together with the first message. A screen composed of information about the second message may be generated.

On the other hand, if the type of the determined message is the second message, the screen generating unit 350 generates a message original screen (S1040). That is, the screen generator 350 generates a screen composed of multimedia contents included in the second message.

The screen generated by the screen generator 350 is displayed through the display 360 (S1050).

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. You can understand that there is. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating that a message is transmitted and received between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a message transmission and reception apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a chat list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a message original screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view illustrating a chat list screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a message item according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating a message item according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating screen switching according to types of messages according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a message screen output process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (14)

A storage unit for storing a message; A controller for determining whether a new message requested for confirmation is a text-based message or a multimedia-based message; And As a result of the determination, if the message is a text-based message, a message in which the message previously sent and received with the user who sent the new message and the new message are extracted from the storage unit, and the screen is generated by displaying the extracted plurality of messages in a chat list form. And, if the message based on the multimedia, and includes a screen generating unit for generating and displaying a screen that the new message is output alone, The screen generation unit, When a command for checking a new message is received, a screen is generated by referring to the type of new message corresponding to the generated command, and the new message corresponding to the generated command is a text-based message and before the message. When a multimedia-based message is received, a new message, a message previously transmitted or received with the user who sent the new message, and a display information indicating that the message is a multimedia-based message are generated and displayed. Message transmitting and receiving device. delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The text-based message includes a short message and a long text message. The message based on the multimedia message transmission and reception device, characterized in that it comprises a multimedia message (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)) message (Multimedia Message). A determination step of determining whether the new requested message is a text-based message or a multimedia-based message; As a result of the determination, if the message is a text-based message, a message in which the message previously sent and received with the user who sent the new message and the new message are extracted and the extracted plurality of messages are output in a chat list form, and the multimedia-based message is generated. A screen generation step of generating a screen on which the new message is output alone; And A display step of displaying the generated screen; The screen generation step, When a command for checking a new message is received, a screen is generated by referring to the type of a new message corresponding to the generated command, and the new message corresponding to the generated command is a text-based message and the new message. If a multimedia-based message has been previously received, generating a screen in which a new message, a message previously transmitted and received with the user who sent the new message, and display information indicating that the message is a multimedia-based message are output. Message transmission and reception method comprising the. delete delete delete delete delete 9. The method of claim 8, The text-based message includes a short message and a long text message. The message based on the multimedia includes a multimedia message and a Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) message.

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