KR101493714B1 - Mobile Terminal and Method for Receiving SMS thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for receiving a text message, and more particularly, to a method for receiving a large-capacity text message, And by outputting the stored large amount of data immediately after the receiver selects the confirmation of the text message, the time consumed when checking the large-capacity text message is minimized, and at the same time, the convenience of the user who confirms the large-capacity text message can be improved .

Mobile terminal, mass data, multimedia data, line download, free download

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for receiving the same,

[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and method for downloading large amount of data prior to reception of a text message. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal and method for accessing a large- And more particularly to a portable terminal for notifying a user of the reception of a text message after downloading and storing the large amount of data first, and a method for receiving the text message.

As the spread of the portable terminal rapidly spreads, the portable terminal provides a phone call and a text message sending / receiving function. At this time, the text message means a short message composed of text data of a certain capacity, a long message composed of a large amount of text data, and a multimedia message composed of text data and multimedia data such as photograph, music, and video.

That is, the capacity of a short message limited to a specific capacity (for example, 80 bytes) is increased so that users can provide a long message, which can be composed of a large amount of text data, to another person, (Including voice and music data), moving image data, and the like, which are obtained by using the functions of photographing, video recording, and recording, can be added to the text data and provided to others by a multimedia message.

At this time, the user who has received the long text message accesses the server providing the text data, checks the long text message after downloading the text data from the server, and the user who receives the multimedia message accesses the server providing the multimedia data , And after the multimedia data is downloaded from the server, the multimedia message is confirmed. That is, in order for a user to check a long message or a multimedia message, a user must access a server that provides a large amount of text data or multimedia data, wait for completion of downloading a large amount of text data or multimedia data, Upon completion, you can then check the long message or multimedia message.

Therefore, time for downloading a large amount of text data or multimedia data is consumed, and therefore, a problem arises in that it is difficult to exchange opinions with the other party who has transmitted a long message or a multimedia message. Also, during the time of downloading text data or multimedia data, the user can not use other functions provided by the portable terminal.

In order to solve such conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for downloading a large amount of text data or multimedia data prior to performing a text message reception notification when a received text message is a long text message or a multimedia message, And a method of receiving a text message.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for downloading a large amount of data prior to receiving a text message reception notification and providing a text message reception notification after completion of downloading of a large amount of data, And a method of receiving the text message.

In order to achieve the above objects, a mobile terminal for downloading a large amount of data prior to receiving a text message according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit for receiving a text message reception signal and for receiving the text message, A storage unit for storing text data constituting a received text message and storing multimedia data constituting the text message; and a display unit for displaying the text message, A controller for receiving a text message and accessing a server included in the text message to download a large amount of data included in the received text message; and a control unit for receiving a text message received by the wireless communication unit Outputs a notification, and transmits the text message It characterized by comprising an output unit configured to output.

In addition, the text message includes a short message composed of text data of less than a specific capacity, a long message composed of large capacity text data, and a multimedia message composed of text data and multimedia data.

In addition, the storage unit may include a message storage unit for storing text data constituting the received text message, and a storage unit for storing text data and multimedia data in the text message, And a data storage unit for storing the multimedia data.

The wireless communication unit may further include an input unit for receiving an acknowledgment signal for confirming a text message received from the wireless communication unit.

In addition, when the confirmation message is input in the input unit, the control unit may map the text message stored in the message storage unit or the text data stored in the message storage unit, if the text message to be verified is a text message including large- And extracts the multimedia data stored in the storage unit.

If the text message to be checked is a text message containing large amount of data when the confirmation signal is input from the input unit and the multimedia message is not present in the message storage unit or in the data storage unit, And downloading the respective data.

The control unit controls the output unit to output the text data stored in the message storage unit when the text message is a short message when the confirmation signal is input from the input unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for prioritizing downloading of a large amount of data prior to receipt of a text message, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether the text message is a text message required to be downloaded first, Receiving a text message if the text message is a text message requiring downloading, accessing a server included in the received text message and downloading and storing the large-capacity data existing in the received text message first, and storing the large- And outputting a reception notification of the text message including the text message.

In addition, the text message includes a short message composed of text data of less than a specific capacity, a long message composed of large capacity text data, and a multimedia message composed of text data and multimedia data.

The step of downloading and storing the multimedia data may further include storing text data constituting the text message, storing text data in the message storage when the text message includes multimedia data, And storing the multimedia data in a mapped location.

The method may further include receiving an acknowledgment signal for confirming the text message after outputting a receipt notification of the text message, receiving a text message to be confirmed at the input of the acknowledgment signal, Determining whether or not the large-capacity data is stored if it is determined that the received large-capacity data is a text message including large-capacity data; and if the large-capacity data included in the text message is stored, And outputting the text message.

If it is determined that the large-capacity data is not stored, the method further comprises downloading the large-capacity data by accessing the server included in the text message, storing the downloaded large-capacity data, and outputting the text message.

The method may further include outputting the short message if the text message is a short message.

As described above, according to the present invention, if the received text message is a long message or a multimedia message, the high-capacity text data or the multimedia data is preferentially downloaded prior to the reception of the text message reception notification, Thus, there is an effect that the time for downloading the large amount of data can be canceled and the exchange of opinions between the calling party and the called party can be swiftly performed.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of enabling the other functions of the portable terminal to be used during the time of downloading the large-capacity data by canceling the time for downloading the large-capacity data, and when the receiver selects the received text message, So that the convenience of the user can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a description of technologies that are well known in the art and not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to omit the unnecessary description so as to convey the key of the present invention more clearly without fading.

In the present invention, a portable terminal is a portable terminal that can receive and confirm a text message and can be used in place of a mobile communication terminal, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a smart phone. In addition, in the present invention, the mobile terminal may be a terminal regardless of a communication method such as a terminal based on a CDMA system, a terminal based on a WCDMA system, a terminal based on a GSM system, and a terminal based on an All- .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a mobile terminal for downloading a large amount of data prior to reception of a text message according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

1, the mobile terminal 10 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a control unit 130, an output unit 140, and a storage unit 150. At this time, the storage unit 150 includes a message storage unit 151 and a data storage unit 152.

The wireless communication unit 110 performs normal wireless communication between the portable terminal 10 and the mobile communication network. That is, the wireless communication unit 110 performs transmission / reception of voice data through the mobile communication network, transmission / reception of a text message, and detects a reception signal of a text message.

At this time, the text message includes a short message composed of text data not exceeding a specific capacity (for example, 80 bytes), a long message composed of large capacity text data of 80 bytes or more, and a multimedia message including video data, . In addition, it is preferable that a text message including a large amount of data used in the present invention and requiring pre-downloading is referred to as a long message and a multimedia message.

The input unit 120 provides a control unit 130 with a signal corresponding to a key input from the user to control the operation of the portable terminal 10. [ The input unit 120 may be configured with a conventional keypad. The input unit 120 may include a touch screen, a touch pad, a scroll wheel, or the like. At this time, the input unit 120 includes a key for confirming a text message received from the wireless communication unit 110. In addition, the input unit 120 may include a microphone (not shown) for acquiring an audio signal input from the outside.

The control unit 130 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal 10. The control unit 130 includes transmission means for encoding / modulating a signal transmitted from the wireless communication unit 110 and reception means for demodulating / decoding the received signal. That is, the controller 130 may include a modem and a codec.

In particular, when a reception signal of a text message is transmitted from the wireless communication unit 110, the control unit 130 determines whether the text message transmitted from the wireless communication unit 110 is a text message that needs to be downloaded first. As a result of the determination, if the text message is a text message that needs to be downloaded first, the text message is received. The controller 130 parses the received text message and extracts the address of the server stored in a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) form in a text message and accesses the server. The control unit 130 downloads the large amount of data included in the text message from the connected server and stores the large amount of data in the storage unit 150. At this time, if the text message is a long message, the controller 130 downloads the large-capacity text data from the server and stores it in the message storage unit 151. If the text message is a multimedia message, the server 130 downloads the multimedia data, ). The control unit 130 downloads the multimedia data and then controls the storage unit 150 to store the text data in the message storage unit 151 and store the text data in the data storage unit 152.

When the download of the text data of the long message is completed or the download of the multimedia data is completed, the control unit 130 controls the output unit 140 to provide the reception of the text message to the user, and outputs the reception notice.

When the control unit 130 receives an acknowledgment signal for confirming the text message received from the input unit 120, it determines whether the text message to be checked first is a text message to be downloaded. If the text message is a long text message, the control unit 130 searches text data stored in the message storage unit 151. If the text message is a multimedia message, The multimedia data mapped with the text data stored in the message storage unit 151 is searched. If each piece of data exists as a result of the search, the control unit 130 controls the output unit 140 to output an application message by driving an application capable of outputting a text message. On the contrary, if there is no data, the controller 130 accesses the server corresponding to the URL included in the text message, downloads each data, and stores the downloaded data in the storage unit 150, And controls the output unit 140 to output a text message.

The control unit 130 controls the output unit 140 to output a text message (i.e., a short message) stored in the message storage unit 151 if the text message to be checked first is not a text message requiring downloading .

The output unit 140 displays a series of operation states, operation results, and a plurality of pieces of information in the internal block of the mobile terminal 10 under the control of the controller 130. The output unit 140 may be a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes). The output unit 140 may include a speaker (not shown) for outputting the analog audio signal converted from the digital audio signal output from the controller 130.

In the present invention, when the input unit 120 is configured as a touch screen, the touch screen simultaneously performs the functions of the input unit 120 and the output unit 140. Further, the touch screen receives information by the user's hand or a stylus. The touch screen detects position information of a position input by a user and transmits the position information to the control unit 130. The control unit 130 touches an operation state and an operation result corresponding to the transmitted position information and a plurality of information And outputs it to the screen.

The storage unit 150 stores information related to the operation of the program for controlling the portable terminal under control of the control unit 130 and a text message provided from the wireless communication unit 110. [ At this time, the storage unit 150 includes a message storage unit 151 and a data storage unit 152.

The message storage unit 151 stores text data constituting a short message and a long message among the text messages provided by the wireless communication unit 110 and text data included in the multimedia message.

The data storage unit 152 stores multimedia data that is video data, audio data, and moving picture data included in the multimedia message. If the text message provided by the wireless communication unit 110 is a multimedia message, the text data included in the multimedia message is stored in the message storage unit 151 and is mapped to the location of the message storage unit 151 in which the text data is stored It is preferable that the multimedia data included in the multimedia message is stored in the data storage unit 152.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for prioritizing downloading of large amount of data prior to reception of a text message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, if the control unit 130 receives the received text message reception signal from the wireless communication unit 110 in step S201, the control unit 130 determines whether the text message is first downloaded -downloading is necessary. At this time, it is preferable that a text message requiring downloading is a long message including a large amount of data and a multimedia message. If the mobile terminal that transmitted the text message is a synchronous mobile terminal, it can determine whether it is a text message requiring priority downloading with a specific TID (Teleservice ID). In case of an asynchronous portable terminal, a specific PID (Protocol ID) Port can be used to determine if it is a text message that needs to be downloaded first.

If it is determined in step S202 that the text message is a text message that needs to be downloaded first, the control unit 130 proceeds to step S203. If the text message does not require downloading, the control unit 130 proceeds to step S208, And outputs a reception notification informing that the user has received the notification.

In step S203, the wireless communication unit 110 receives the text message and provides the text message to the controller 130. In step S204, the controller 130 determines that the text message has been received. In step S204, the control unit 130 determines whether the reception of the text message is completed. If the reception of the text message is not completed, the control unit 130 returns to step S203 and controls the wireless communication unit 110 to complete the reception of the character data. Conversely, when the reception of the character data is completed, the controller 130 proceeds to step S205 and determines whether the received text message includes the large-capacity data.

If it is determined in step S205 that the text message received by the wireless communication unit 110 is a text message that does not include the large-capacity data, the control unit 130 proceeds to step S208 to output a reception notification for notifying the user that the text message has been received (140).

On the contrary, if it is determined in step S205 that the text message received by the wireless communication unit 110 includes a large amount of data, the control unit 130 parses the text message in step S206, (Uniform Resource Locator), and connects to the server corresponding to the extracted URL. At this time, if the portable terminal 10 is a synchronous portable terminal, the URL can be confirmed from the UD (User Data). In case of the asynchronous portable terminal, the URL can be confirmed using a specific IEI (Information ID).

In step S207, the controller 130 downloads the large amount of data from the connected server and stores the large amount of data in the storage unit 150. [ More specifically, if the text message is a long message, the control unit 130 downloads a large-capacity text data constituting the long message and stores it in the message storage unit 151. If the text message is a multimedia message, And downloads the multimedia data to the data storage unit 152. If the text message is a multimedia message, the control unit 130 maps the location of the message storage unit 151 storing the text data constituting the multimedia message to the location of the data storage unit 152 storing the multimedia data, do.

In step S207, when the storage of the large-capacity text data or the multimedia data is completed, the controller 130 outputs a reception notification for notifying the user that the multimedia message composed of the long text message or the text data and the multimedia data is received And controls the output unit 140.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of confirming a text message including multimedia data according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, when the control unit 130 receives an acknowledgment signal for confirming the received text message from the input unit 120 in step S301, the control unit 130 controls the input unit 120 120 determines whether the text message corresponding to the confirmation signal received first is a downloaded text message. That is, the control unit 130 determines whether the text message is a short message, a long message, or a multimedia message.

If it is determined in step S302 that the text message is a short message, the control unit 130 proceeds to step S307 to start an application for outputting the short message. In step S308, the control unit 130 outputs a short message to the application And controls the output unit 140 to output the output signal.

On the contrary, if it is determined in step S302 that the text message is a long text message or a multimedia message, that is, a text message including a large amount of data, the control unit 130 searches the storage unit 150 in step S303. More specifically, if the text message is a long text message, the control unit 130 searches the message storage unit 151 to determine whether the text data constituting the long text message is stored in the message storage unit 151. If the text message is a multimedia message, the control unit 130 searches the data storage unit 152 for storage of the multimedia data at a location mapped to the message storage unit 151 storing the text data constituting the multimedia message .

In step S304, the controller 130 proceeds to step S307 if the large-capacity data is stored in the storage unit 150. In step S307, More specifically, if the text data of the long message is stored in the message storage unit 151 and the multimedia data of the multimedia message is stored in the data storage unit 152, the controller 130 proceeds to step S307.

On the other hand, if the large volume data is not stored in the storage unit 150 in step S304, the controller 130 proceeds to step S305 and accesses the server corresponding to the URL included in the text message. Then, in step S306, the controller 130 downloads the large-volume data included in the text message and stores the large-size data in the storage unit 150. [ More specifically, if the text data of the long message is not stored in the message storage unit 151 and the multimedia data of the multimedia message is not stored in the data storage unit 152, the control unit 130 The flow advances to step S305.

In step S305, the control unit 130 accesses a server capable of downloading text data constituting a long message, or accesses a server capable of downloading multimedia data constituting the multimedia message. In step S306, the control unit 130 downloads text data or multimedia data from the connected server according to the type of the text message, and stores the text data or the multimedia data in the message storage unit 151 or the data storage unit 152, respectively.

In step S307, the control unit 130 drives an application for outputting a long message or a multimedia message. In step S308, the control unit 130 controls the output unit 140 to output each message.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

According to the present invention, multimedia data is preferentially downloaded and stored prior to providing a reception notification of a text message including multimedia data to a user, and then a reception notification is provided to the user, whereby a user can receive a text message including multimedia data It is possible to prevent a waste of time consumed for downloading the multimedia data.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a mobile terminal for downloading a large amount of data prior to reception of a text message according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for prioritizing downloading of large amount of data prior to reception of a text message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

And,

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of confirming a text message including multimedia data according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

10: portable terminal 110: wireless communication unit

120: input unit 130:

140: output unit 150: storage unit

151: Message storage unit 152: Data storage unit

Claims (13)

A wireless communication unit for receiving a text message; A storage unit for storing at least one of text data and multimedia data included in the text message received by the wireless communication unit; An output unit for outputting a reception notification of the text message received by the wireless communication unit or the text message; And The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a text message from the wireless communication unit; determining whether the text message includes multimedia data; storing the multimedia data in the storage unit if the multimedia message includes multimedia data; And a control unit for controlling the display unit to output a reception notification of the display unit. delete delete delete delete delete delete Determining whether multimedia data is included in the text message when the text message is received in the terminal; Downloading the multimedia data if the multimedia message includes multimedia data; And And outputting a reception notification of the text message after the download of the multimedia data is completed. delete delete delete delete delete

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