KR101258594B1 - Method of confirming a message in a mobile communication terminal and the mobile communnication terminal thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A message checking method of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for performing the same are disclosed. The message checking method of the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a message from the server and temporarily stores the message in a buffer, converts the content included in the message into a file accessible to the user, and then plays the content. Sequentially downloading to the user memory in order. The user of the mobile communication terminal can reduce the time taken to check the contents included in the received message.

Multimedia message, mobile terminal, buffer, download

Description

Method of confirming a message in a mobile communication terminal and the mobile communnication terminal

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system to which a message checking method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

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

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a message checking method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Brief description of the main parts of the drawing

2: calling mobile terminal

20: Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC)

200: receiving mobile communication terminal

The present invention relates to a message confirmation method of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for performing the same.

Multimedia message service (Multimedia Message Service) provides a function for transmitting and receiving multimedia messages between mobile communication terminals or a mobile communication terminal via the Internet using a wireless Internet data transmission service.

The multimedia message created by the calling party was transmitted to the receiving mobile terminal via the MMSC (Multimedia Message Service Center). The receiving mobile communication terminal downloads all the contents included in the message received from the MMSC to the user memory of the mobile communication terminal, and plays the contents one by one when the download is completed.

Therefore, when receiving a large message, there is a problem that the user of the receiving mobile communication terminal takes a long time to check the message.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to identify and perform a message of a mobile communication terminal to reduce the time it takes for a user to check the contents included in a received message by separately downloading and playing the contents included in the message. It is to provide a mobile communication terminal for.

The technical objects to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical matters mentioned above, and other technical subjects which are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. There will be.

Message confirmation method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of receiving a message from the server and temporarily storing it in a buffer; And converting the contents included in the message into a file accessible to the user, and sequentially downloading the contents into the user memory according to the playback order of the contents.

After the content is downloaded to the user memory in the form of a file, the content is played.

While playing the content, other content stored in the buffer is downloaded to the user memory.

When the download of the other content is completed to the user memory and the play time of the content being played expires, the play of the downloaded other content is started.

The content is downloaded to the user memory and the content is played back at the same time.

Mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless transceiver for receiving a message from the server; A buffer for temporarily storing a message received through the wireless transceiver; A user memory for storing data accessible by the user; And a controller which converts the contents included in the message into a file accessible to the user and sequentially downloads the contents to the user memory.

The controller reproduces the content after downloading the content to the user memory.

The controller downloads another content stored in the buffer into the user memory while playing the content.

When the download of the other content to the user memory is completed and the play time of the content being played expires, the controller starts to play the downloaded other content.

The controller downloads the content to the user memory and simultaneously plays the content.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system to which a multimedia message checking method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, the calling mobile terminal 2 is equipped with a program for performing a multimedia message service. The user can directly compose a multimedia message using a function (camera, built-in sound, etc.) of the mobile communication terminal (2).

The multimedia message created by the calling mobile communication terminal 2 is transmitted to the receiving mobile communication terminal 200 through the MMSC 20 using the email server 32 and the voice mail server 34.

That is, the email server 32 and the voice mail server 34 transmit the multimedia message to the MMSC 20 when the multimedia message sender wants to compose and transmit the multimedia message by email or voice mail using the mobile communication terminal 2. The MMSC 20 converts the message format and transmits the multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal 200.

The MMSC 20 performs transmission and reception of multimedia messages, performs message format conversion and address format conversion, and performs an SMS transmission function for notifying the reception side mobile communication terminal 200 of the multimedia message reception.

The MMSC 20 consists of an MMS relay 22 and an MMS server 24. The MMS relay 22 is a device for exchanging multimedia messages, providing a real-time multimedia exchange function, establishing a connection between a multimedia message transmission and reception terminal, resource management, It performs resource release function and multimedia message notification function.

The MMS server 24 performs a real time streaming function of the multimedia message, a function of storing and managing the multimedia message in a database, and a push function for notifying reception of the multimedia message.

To this end, the MMSC 20 is connected to the short message service center (SMSC) 40, the subscriber DB 52, the home location register (HLR) 54, the billing system 56. In addition, the MMSC 20 is connected to various email servers 32, voice mail servers 34, and advertiser servers 36 through the Internet network 30.

The SMSC 40 is responsible for notifying the user of the multimedia message that the multimedia message has been received by text message. The subscriber DB 52 and the HLR 54 manage and provide profile information of the multimedia message service subscriber. Manages information related to the transmission and reception of messages.

The billing system 56 generates and manages billing information according to the multimedia content and transmission details of the user of the calling mobile terminal 2 that composes and / or transmits the multimedia message.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 200 includes a wireless transceiver 210, a data processor 220, a buffer 230, a controller 240, a memory 250, an input unit 260, and a display unit. 270, and an audio processor 280.

The wireless transceiver 210 performs a communication function of the mobile communication terminal 200. The wireless transceiver 210 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.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless transceiver 210 receives a notification message that the multimedia message has arrived from the MMSC 20, and transmits the message transmitted from the calling mobile terminal 2 through the MMSC 20 Receive and temporarily store in the buffer 230.

The data processor 220 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating a transmitted signal and a receiver for demodulating and decoding a received signal.

The buffer 230 temporarily stores the multimedia message transmitted from the MMSC 20 through the wireless transceiver 210. The multimedia message stored in the buffer 230 may include various multimedia contents.

The controller 240 performs overall control of the mobile communication terminal 200 and may include the above-described data processor 220.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 240 parses the multimedia message stored in the buffer 230 to classify each content, and the file type (eg: JPEG file, MP3 file, MPEG) that the user can access the content. Files) and download them to the user memory 255 of the memory unit 250.

In addition, the control unit 240 plays the downloaded content in the user memory 255, the file type (ex) that the user can access other content stored in the buffer 230 while the specific content is being played (ex : Decodes the image into a JPEG file, an MP3 file, an MPEG file, etc., and downloads the image into the user memory 255 of the memory unit 250.

The memory unit 250 includes a user memory 255 that stores data accessible to a user. In the user memory 255, respective contents constituting the multimedia message temporarily stored in the buffer 230 are downloaded in the form of a file. For example, in the case of image content, it is downloaded to the user memory 255 in the form of a bitmap file or a JPEG file, so that the user can access the file. In addition, the memory unit 250 includes a program memory for storing programs for controlling the general operation of the mobile communication terminal 200.

The input unit 260 includes various buttons for inputting numeric and text information and function buttons for setting various functions. The input unit 260 may be implemented as a keypad including a direction key, a jog dial, a touch screen, a joystick, and the like. In an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 260 receives a download request of a multimedia message from a user and provides it to the control unit 240.

The display unit 270 outputs various display information output from the mobile communication terminal 200, various menu screens, etc., and includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED). In addition, the display unit 270 may include two or more display devices, including an external display unit and an internal display unit. In an embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 270 displays an image file, a video file, and the like downloaded to the user memory 255 under the control of the controller 240.

The audio processor 280 plays a function of reproducing the audio signal decoded by the data processor 220 through the speaker SPK or transmitting the audio signal generated from the microphone MIC to the data processor 220. In an embodiment of the present invention, the audio processor 280 plays and outputs a sound file downloaded to the user memory 255 of the memory unit 250 under the control of the controller 240.

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for checking a multimedia message of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the multimedia message created by the calling mobile communication terminal 2 is transmitted to the MMSC 20, the MMSC 20 notifies of the arrival of the multimedia message by the M-notification.ind message. To transmit to the receiving side mobile communication terminal 200 (S310). The receiving mobile terminal 200 transmits an M-notifyresp.ind message, which is a response message to the notification message, to the MMSC 20.

When the user of the receiving mobile terminal 200 requests confirmation of the multimedia message through the input unit 260 (S320: Y), the control unit 240 transmits the multimedia message through the wireless transceiver 210 MMSC Request to 20, and accordingly the multimedia message received from the MMSC 20 is temporarily stored in the buffer 230 (S330).

In more detail, the control unit 240 transmits a WSP / HTTP GET.req message to the MMSC 20 through the wireless transceiver 210. The WSP / HTTP GET.req message is a message for requesting data connection to the MMSC 20. The WSP / HTTP GET.req message is transmitted from the calling mobile terminal 2 since the receiving mobile terminal 200 is ready to receive a multimedia message. The MMSC 20 requests a multimedia message to be sent.

When receiving the WSP / HTTP GET.req message from the receiving mobile communication terminal 200, the MMSC 20 transmits a multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal 200.

The receiving mobile terminal 200 temporarily stores the multimedia message received from the MMSC 20 through the wireless transceiver 210 in the buffer 230.

The multimedia message consists of a header and a body. The header contains information such as the address of the sender, the address of the receiver, the type of message, etc. The body includes contents (ex: sound file, image file, text file, video file, etc.) included in each slide, and SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia). Intergration Language) file is included. At this time, the contents included in the body are encrypted with binary data.

The SMIL file includes information about a content reproduction method, and specifically, information about a size and type of each content, a content reproduction or display duration, a content reproduction order, and the like.

The control unit 240 parses the content included in the multimedia message (S340), and the file can be accessed by the user from the buffer 230 to the user memory 255 of the memory unit 250 according to the playback order of the content. Download in the form (S350).

When the download to the user memory 255 is completed, the control unit 240 plays or displays the corresponding content during the playback time or display time set in the SMIL file.

As such, while the content downloaded to the user memory 255 is being played or displayed, other contents temporarily stored in the buffer 230 are downloaded to the user memory 255 in the form of a file under the control of the controller 240 ( S360).

More specifically, the case in which the content included in the multimedia message includes a sound file, an image file, and a video file, and the playback order of the corresponding content set in the SMIL file are a sound file, an image file, and a video file will be described.

First, the control unit 240 is a file type (eg: AMP file, MP3 file) that the user can access the sound file of the binary data type stored in the buffer 230, the user memory 255 of the memory unit 250 Download to.

When the sound file is downloaded to the user memory 255, the controller 240 controls the audio processor 280 to play the sound file downloaded to the user memory 255, and the buffer 230 while the sound file is played. The image file in the form of binary data stored in the file) can be downloaded to the user memory 255 of the memory unit 250 in a file format (eg: bitmap file, JPEG file) accessible to the user.

When the image file is downloaded to the user memory 255 and the reproduction of the sound file ends, the image file downloaded to the user memory 255 is displayed on the display unit 270. In addition, the video file stored in the buffer 230 is downloaded to the user memory 255 while the image file is displayed.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the contents included in the multimedia message are separately downloaded and played, and the other contents are downloaded to the user memory 255 while one content is being played. Accordingly, the user of the mobile communication terminal can reduce the time taken to check the content included in the received message.

In the above-described embodiment, the content is reproduced after the download of the content from the buffer 230 to the user memory 255 is completed, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the content may be reproduced while the content is downloaded from the buffer 230 to the user memory 255.

In the above-described embodiment, the multimedia message has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical idea of the present invention is applied to a message that can include various contents.

In the above description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment, it is common in the art to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such changes are within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the contents included in the multimedia message are separately downloaded and played, and the other contents are downloaded to the user memory while one content is being played. Accordingly, the user of the mobile communication terminal can reduce the time taken to check the content included in the received message.

Claims (14)

Receiving and storing a multimedia message including a plurality of contents and including reproduction order information of each of the plurality of contents in a buffer; Parsing the received multimedia message for each content; Converting the first content stored in the buffer into a file accessible to a user based on the play order information and downloading the first content into a user memory; Playing the first content; And During playback of the first content, converting the second content stored in the buffer into a file that a user can access based on the playback order information and downloading the second content into a user memory; Message confirmation method of the mobile communication terminal comprising a. delete delete The method of claim 1, When the download of the other content to the user memory is completed and the playing time of the content being played expires, Message playback method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that to start the playback of the other content has been downloaded. The method of claim 1, And downloading one of the plurality of contents into the user memory and simultaneously playing the downloaded contents. A wireless transmission / reception unit including a plurality of contents and receiving a multimedia message including reproduction order information of each of the plurality of contents from a server; A buffer for temporarily storing the received multimedia message; A user memory for storing data accessible by the user; And Parsing the multimedia message temporarily stored in the buffer for each content, converting the first content stored in the buffer into a file that a user can access based on the play order information, and storing the first message stored in the user memory; A controller configured to convert the second content stored in the buffer into a file that a user can access and download it to the user memory while playing content; Mobile communication terminal comprising a. delete delete The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit, And when the download of the second content is completed to the user memory and the play time of the first content being played expires, playback of the downloaded second content is started. The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit, And downloading the content to the user memory and simultaneously playing the content. The method of claim 1, The multimedia message, the message confirmation method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that further comprises the size (size), type, content playback time information of each of the plurality of contents. The method of claim 6, The multimedia message further comprises size, type, content reproduction time information of each of the plurality of contents. The method of claim 1, The plurality of contents may include at least two or more of a sound file, an image file, and a video file. The method of claim 6, The plurality of contents, at least two of a sound file, an image file and a video file, the mobile communication terminal.

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