KR101802241B1 - Apparatus and method for transmitting message in portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmitting a message in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for using information of a recipient shared by a portable terminal as information on a point of time when a message is transmitted, An originating management unit for confirming recipient information when a reservation message is created and confirming an information sharing range for the recipient and outputting the received information, and a controller for selecting a transmission condition to be used as a transmission origin of the message among the output information sharing range, To a message server, and a message generator for generating a message to be transmitted to the receiver.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MESSAGE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmitting a message in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for using information of a recipient shared in a portable terminal as information (origination condition) of a message transmission time point.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the rapid development of a portable terminal, a portable terminal capable of wireless voice communication and information exchange has become a necessity of life. However, according to the development of the technology and the introduction of the wireless Internet, the portable terminal can not only be used for a simple phone call or a schedule management, The application range of the image taking by the remote control using the communication and the digital camera equipped is getting bigger and it satisfies the user's desire.

Among the functions of the portable terminal as described above, the short message function is often used by the users because it is relatively inexpensive as compared with the voice call.

In addition, a multimedia message service (MMS), which is a message service added with moving pictures, photographs, music files, etc. apart from a simple text message, is a representative wired / wireless integrated service combining the merits of a short message service and advantages of this mail service It is possible to provide multimedia contents, so that the frequency of use of portable terminal users is high in both domestic and overseas.

Generally, the portable terminal generates a message including a sentence input by a user, stores the created message in an archive immediately after transmitting the message at the time of completion of message creation, And provides the reservation transmission function to transmit the data at the set time.

The reservation transmission function transmits a message created at a time set by the caller, which causes a problem that the time of message transmission can be selected at the time of occurrence of a caller-based and temporal event. That is, the message is not transmitted to the receiver at the time of the occurrence of the event.

In addition, the portable terminal receiving the message has a problem of receiving only the currently generated message and confirming the received message storage box when confirming the contents exchanged with the recent sender.

In addition, since the portable terminal does not support the automatic reply message generation function for the received message, a problem arises in that a formal reply message must be generated even if a formal message is received.

Accordingly, there is a need for an apparatus and method for using an event occurring at a recipient as a message originating time, supporting an automatic reply message function, and confirming the contents of an associated message of a portable terminal, in order to solve the above problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for using recipient information of a portable terminal as information on a time at which a message is transmitted.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for using recipient information updated via a social network service in a portable terminal as information on the time at which a message is transmitted.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for automatically generating a response message in a received message in a portable terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for transmitting a message in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising: a transmission management unit for confirming receiver information when a reservation message is created, A control unit for selecting a transmission condition to be used as a message transmission time point among the output information sharing range and transmitting the reservation message and the transmission condition to a message server; and a message generation unit for generating a message to be transmitted to the recipient.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for transmitting a reservation message in a message server, the apparatus comprising: a server controller receiving and storing a reservation message and a transmission condition from a calling terminal; A transmission list generation unit for generating a transmission list of the reception message, and a transmission management unit for confirming a message satisfying a transmission condition in the transmission list and transmitting the message to the reception terminal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting a message in a portable terminal, comprising the steps of: confirming recipient information upon creation of a reservation message to confirm a range of information sharing for a recipient; Selecting a transmission condition to be used as a message transmission time point in the output information sharing range; and transmitting the reservation message and the transmission condition to a message server.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for transmitting a reservation message in a message server, the method comprising: receiving and storing a reservation message and a transmission condition from a calling terminal; Creating a transmission list of the message, and confirming a message satisfying the transmission condition in the transmission list and transmitting the message to the reception terminal.

As described above, according to the present invention, by using information of a recipient updated through a social network service in a mobile terminal as information on a point of time at which a message is transmitted, a message sending time point can be selected from various ranges.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication system for transmitting a reservation message according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting an information sharing range for each user in the portable terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a reservation message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a reservation message in a message server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of receiving a reservation message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a response message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting an information sharing range in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting a calling condition, which is a sending time of a reservation message, in a portable terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a screen for creating an automatic response message for a received message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting a calling condition for a voice message in a portable terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for using recipient information updated via a social network service in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention as information on a message origination time will be described.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication system for transmitting a reservation message according to the present invention.

1 (a) is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal for transmitting a reservation message according to the present invention.

1, the portable terminal includes a control unit 100, an origination management unit 102, a message generation unit 104, a memory unit 106, an input unit 108, a display unit 110, 112).

First, the controller 100 of the portable terminal controls overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, processing and control for voice communication and data communication are performed. In addition to the conventional functions, the control unit 100 transmits a reservation message using information of a receiver as information on the time of sending a message according to the present invention . At this time, the control unit 100 processes the information of the receiver to transmit a short message, a multimedia message, a voice message, an e-mail, etc. at a transmission time point.

Accordingly, the controller 100 sets an information sharing range for each user or group in order to select information about a message transmission time point.

In addition, the control unit 100 confirms the information of the recipient at the time of preparing the reservation message, grasps the information sharing range of the confirmed recipient, and provides information on the transmission time point.

In addition, when receiving the message, the control unit 100 automatically processes the response message to the received message. At this time, the response message may be a text message indicating a response to the received message or an emoticon expressing emotion for the received message.

The origination management unit 102 manages information on the origination time of the created message under the control of the control unit 100. The origination management unit 102 manages the information sharing range for each user or group, and confirms the information sharing range for the recipient when the message is sent.

The message generator 104 generates a message to be transmitted to the receiver under the control of the controller 100. At this time, the message generator 104 generates a message history indicating a message input by a user and a message transmitted / received to / from a receiver based on a message creation time. In addition, the message generating unit 104 generates a voice message in which the voice of the user is recorded under the control of the controller 100.

The message generator 104 generates a response message to the received message under the control of the controller 100. [

The memory unit 106 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a flash ROM. The ROM stores microcode of a program for processing and controlling the control unit 100, the call management unit 102, and the message generation unit 104 and various reference data.

The RAM is a working memory of the controller 100, and stores temporary data generated during execution of various programs. In addition, the flash ROM stores various renewable data for storage such as a phone book, an origination message, and a received message. The flash ROM stores a message history, a sentence to be included in the response message, an emoticon .

The input unit 108 includes numeric key buttons 0 to 9 and a menu key, a cancel button, an OK button, a talk button, an end button, an Internet access button, a navigation key Or direction key) buttons and a character input key, and provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the control unit 100. [ In addition, the input unit 108 generates input data for making a reservation message, that is, input data for requesting transmission time information for a reservation message.

The display unit 110 displays status information, characters, a large amount of moving images, still images, and the like that occur during the operation of the portable terminal. The display unit 110 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD), and the display unit 110 may include a touch input device, and may be used as an input device when applied to a touch input type portable terminal. In addition, the display unit 110 displays the content of the response message automatically generated for the information sharing range and the received message set for each user or group according to the present invention, and generates a short message, a multimedia message, an e-mail, .

The communication unit 112 performs a function of transmitting / receiving a radio signal of data input / output through an antenna (not shown). For example, in the case of transmission, channel coding and spreading are performed on data to be transmitted, RF processing is performed for transmission, and in case of a receiver, the received RF signal is converted into a baseband signal And performs a function of de-spreading and channel decoding the baseband signal to recover data. In addition, according to the present invention. The communication unit 112 communicates with the message server and transmits / receives the generated message, message history, and sending condition.

The functions of the call management unit 102 and the message generation unit 104 may be performed by the control unit 100 of the portable terminal. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention. For example, the control unit 100 may be configured to process all of them.

1 (b) is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a message server for transmitting a reservation message according to the present invention.

1B, the message server includes a server control unit 120, a transmission condition determination unit 122, a transmission list generation unit 124, a memory unit 126, and a communication unit 128, can do.

After storing the received message, the server control unit 120 of the message server processes the corresponding message by using a calling condition corresponding to the calling time, and transmits the message using the received calling condition according to the present invention. Generates a list, and processes to transmit a message satisfying a calling condition in the message transmission list.

The calling condition determination unit 122 determines whether a message satisfying the calling condition exists in the message transmission list. At this time, the calling condition determination unit 122 obtains the information updated by the user and confirms whether the message sending condition is satisfied.

Under the control of the server control unit 120, the transmission list generation unit 124 generates a message transmission list using a transmission condition. Herein, the message transmission list indicates a message to be transmitted to a receiver according to a calling condition.

The memory unit 126 stores microcode of the program for operating the message server and various reference data. The communication unit 128 communicates with the portable terminal, and according to the present invention, Message history, sending condition, and response message.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting an information sharing range for each user in the portable terminal according to the present invention.

2, the user-specific information sharing range is a shared range of information (e.g., condition, birthday, telephone number, hobby, etc.) updated through a social network service including a mini homepage, a blog, The terminal can use the information updated by the user as information on the transmission timing of the reservation message, that is, the update information as a transmission condition. The information sharing range can be set for each user or group. An information sharing range such as location information, contact change information, birthday information, and schedule information is set for a group corresponding to a family, Information can be classified into information to be used for the transmission condition of the reservation message.

First, the portable terminal determines in step 201 whether to set an information sharing range for each user.

If the information sharing range is not set in step 201, the portable terminal proceeds to step 213 and performs a corresponding function (e.g., standby mode).

On the other hand, if the information sharing range is set in step 201, the portable terminal proceeds to step 203 and outputs a shared range setting screen. Then, the portable terminal proceeds to step 205 and selects an item to be shared on the output shared range setting screen To select a shared range for each user or group.

Then, the portable terminal proceeds to step 207 and requests information sharing of the selected shared range. At this time, the portable terminal may request sharing permission by providing information on the information sharing range set by the user, and the user who has received the sharing request may not allow or permit the requested range, The recipient can directly edit and transmit the permitted range to send a response to the request.

Then, the portable terminal proceeds to step 209 and receives a response to the sharing request, and then registers a sharing range for each user.

Thereafter, the portable terminal terminates the present algorithm.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a reservation message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the portable terminal checks in step 301 whether to create a reservation message. Herein, the reservation message is a message that is set to a message transmission condition in the information sharing range of the user and is sent at a time when the transmission condition is satisfied, and the message is a short message. A multimedia message, a voice message, an e-mail, and the like.

If it is determined in step 301 that the reservation message is not to be created, the portable terminal proceeds to step 321 and performs a corresponding function (e.g., standby mode).

On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step 301 that the reservation message is to be created, the portable terminal proceeds to step 303 and displays a message input screen, and then proceeds to step 305 to input a message to be transmitted.

Then, the portable terminal proceeds to step 307 to check the recipient information, and then proceeds to step 309 to grasp the shared range for the recipient.

Then, the portable terminal proceeds to step 311 and outputs the shared range to the recipient. In step 313, the portable terminal inputs a calling condition for the recipient. Here, the calling condition for the recipient refers to information on the time of sending the created message, and the calling condition can be selected from the shared range for the recipient output in step 309. [

Then, the portable terminal proceeds to step 315 and confirms whether the message creation is completed.

If the message creation is not completed in step 315, the portable terminal repeats the procedure of step 315. [

When completing the message creation in step 315, the portable terminal proceeds to step 317 and creates a message history. In step 319, the portable terminal transmits the created message, the sending condition, and the message history to the message server. Here, the message history refers to a part of messages transmitted and received by a receiver based on a message creation time point, in order to allow the recipient to recognize recent contents of the message contacted by the sender by transmitting recent message contents.

For example, the portable terminal may share only the basic information of a user such as a birthday with a buddy group member to use as a sending condition, and share a schedule and playing multimedia information between lovers, Can be used as a calling condition. The information sharing range can be set for a plurality of groups or individuals in the same manner as in FIG. Accordingly, when the recipient is a friend, the portable terminal outputs basic information such as the birthday of the recipient to the recipient's shared range, and the portable terminal can select the recipient's birthday at the time of sending the created message.

Thereafter, the portable terminal terminates the present algorithm.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a reservation message in a message server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the message server first determines in step 401 whether a message is received. Herein, the message refers to a message that can be transmitted to and received from a recipient, such as a short message, a multimedia message, a voice message, an e-mail, etc. The message reception may include a message history for a recipient sent by the sender according to the present invention, Reception of a created message, and reception of a transmission condition, which is information on the transmission time point of the created message.

If it is confirmed in step 401 that the message is not received, the message server performs the process of step 401 again.

If it is determined in step 401 that the message is received, the message server proceeds to step 403 and saves the received message. In step 405, the message server creates a message transmission list using the send condition. Herein, the message transmission list is classified into messages according to calling conditions, and can be summarized as shown in Table 1 below.

Sending condition Contents Ship date Recipient information date Christmas 12/24 010-1111-1234
010-2222-1234 .
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. weather First snow day First snow day 010-1111-0000 .
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. Anniversary birthday June 12, 2011 010-1111-1111
010-2222-2222 .
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.

It is assumed that the message server receives a message from five senders and creates a message transmission list as shown in Table 1 above. The message transmission list may include a sending condition, a content, a sending time, and a recipient information. In this case, the message server classifies sending conditions by date and anniversary, sets a message transmission rank for each condition, Sort recipient information.

For example, the message server transmits a corresponding message to users corresponding to 010-1111-1234 and 010-2222-1234 at Christmas. In the same way, a message can be transmitted to the corresponding user (010-1111-1111, 010-2222-2222) in the sending condition by confirming the sending condition for the memorial. At this time, the message server can acquire information updated from each recipient in cooperation with a server providing a novel network service.

In addition, the message server can periodically check specific information (e.g., weather) and check whether the message transmission condition is satisfied by connecting with a server (e.g., a server that provides information on weather) providing specific information. That is, the message server confirms a message sending condition such as a day of first sight, and can transmit a message satisfying the calling condition.

Thereafter, the message server proceeds to step 407 to check the previously created transmission list to check whether there is an outgoing message satisfying the message sending condition. For example, the message server may check the current time or the current weather to determine the presence of the outgoing message satisfying the message origination condition.

If it is determined in step 407 that a message satisfying the message sending condition does not exist, the message server performs the process of step 407 again.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 407 that a message satisfying the message sending condition exists, the message server proceeds to step 409 and determines whether it is a valid receiving number. The message server registers the changed telephone number when the telephone number of the user is changed and verifies whether the telephone number of the recipient of the message to be transmitted is changed. This is to prevent the failure of message transmission due to the change of the recipient's phone number after the creation of the reservation message.

If it is determined in step 409 that the received number is not valid, the message server proceeds to step 413. In step 413, the validated number, which is a changed number for the recipient, is retrieved. In step 415, . In addition, if the received number is invalid, the message server may transmit a message informing that the received number is invalid to the caller who created the reservation message.

Thereafter, the message server proceeds to step 411 and transmits a message and a message history to the replaced received number.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step 409 that the received number is valid, the message server proceeds to step 411 and transmits a message and a message history to the received number.

Thereafter, the message server terminates the algorithm.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of receiving a reservation message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the portable terminal first determines whether a message is received in step 501. FIG.

If the message is not received in step 501, the portable terminal proceeds to step 511 and performs a corresponding function (e.g., standby mode).

If it is determined in step 501 that the message has been received, the portable terminal proceeds to step 503 and outputs the received message. In step 505, the portable terminal determines whether the automatic response function is set. Here, the automatic response function is a function of automatically generating a response message for a received message and transmitting the generated message as a response message.

If it is determined in step 505 that the automatic response function is set, the portable terminal automatically generates a response message in step 507, and transmits the response message to the message server in step 509. At this time, the automatically generated response message is a formal reply to the received message, and when receiving the congratulatory message, the automatically generated response message will be a message indicating auditing, and may be a message composed of emoticons expressing emotion for the received message .

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 505 that the automatic response function is not set, the portable terminal proceeds to step 513 and creates a response message by the user. Then, the portable terminal proceeds to step 515 and transmits the created message as a reservation message .

If it is confirmed in step 515 that the message is to be transmitted as a reservation message, the portable terminal performs the procedure of step 307. [

If it is determined in step 515 that the message is not transmitted as a reservation message, the mobile terminal transmits the response message generated in step 509 to the message server, and terminates the algorithm.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a response message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the portable terminal first analyzes the contents of the message received in step 601, and then proceeds to step 603 to determine the characteristics of the received message. Here, the portable terminal confirms whether it has received a message such as an audit message, a congratulatory message, and a security message.

In step 605, the portable terminal selects an emoticon corresponding to the identified message, and then proceeds to step 509 of FIG.

That is, the portable terminal transmits the emoticon to the response message to the received message. For example, the portable terminal can transmit the emoticon indicating the display of the congratulatory message to the sender.

7 is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting an information sharing range in the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the portable terminal displays information (e.g., condition, birthday, telephone number, hobby, etc.) of a user updated through a social network service including a mini homepage, a blog, It can be used as information.

Accordingly, the portable terminal sets and registers an information sharing range for each user or group.

For example, the portable terminal may share 701 basic information of a user, such as a birthday, with a group friend member and share 703 a schedule and playing multimedia information between lovers in addition to basic information of the user have. Further, the portable terminal may be configured to share (705) location information, contact change information, and backed up contact information in addition to information shared between a friend and a lover to the family member. Of course, the final information sharing range can be set by the permission of the other user. That is, when the user of the portable terminal sets and requests the information sharing range, the other user can finally permit or partially permit information sharing of the requested shared range.

The information sharing range as described above can be directly set by the user.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting a calling condition, which is a sending time of a reservation message, in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the portable terminal performs a message creation process.

At this time, the message creation may be a multimedia message, a short message, an e-mail message, a voice message, or the like.

When the user inputs a send condition input button 801 for completing the message creation or setting a send time point from the user, the portable terminal checks the information sharing range corresponding to the receiver, A list 803 can be output.

Accordingly, the user of the portable terminal can select information to be used at the time of message transmission among the corresponding information.

For example, it is assumed that the user of the portable terminal selects a weather condition, a specific date selection, a recipient information, a location condition, and an emotion condition in the information sharing range of the members of the group family.

If the user of the portable terminal transmits a message prepared according to the weather condition, the weather condition tab may be selected to set detailed weather such as a rainfall day, a first snowfall day, and the like.

In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits a message created on the anniversary of the recipient or a specific date, the user selects the anniversary by selecting the date selection tab or executes a calendar function to select a specific date for message transmission.

In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits the created message using the information of the recipient, the recipient information tab is selected to execute the function of sharing the recipient's birthday or the recipient's scheduler to select a date for message transmission.

In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits the created message by using the location information of the receiver, the user can select the route of the receiver by selecting the location condition tab and then performing a frequently visited place or a map function.

In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits a message created according to the emotion of the receiver, the user can select emotions after selecting the emotional condition tab. At this time, the portable terminal analyzes the emotion of the user registered through the novel network service, and graphs emotions for a certain period of time.

The above portable terminal can confirm the information of the user updated using the social network service (for example, frequently visited places, schedules, favorite foods, emotions, anniversaries, etc.) Information can be obtained.

9 is a diagram illustrating a screen for creating an automatic response message for a received message in the portable terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the portable terminal recognizes characteristics of received messages. That is, as shown in the figure, when the portable terminal receives the birthday message, it can recognize the message (e.g., birthday, celebration, etc.) of the received message and recognize that the message is a celebration message.

Accordingly, the portable terminal transmits the emoticon indicating the emotion to be audited. For example, the portable terminal can transmit the smile emoticon 901 indicating the audition for the congratulatory message to the sender. Here, the smiley emoticon indicates the meaning of the audit, and the "/ audit /" sign indicates the emotion expressed by the emoticon.

At this time, the portable terminal can add an additional message in addition to the outputted emoticons.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting a calling condition for a voice message in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 10, the portable terminal can enter a mode 1001 in which a voice message can be recorded as shown in (a).
In the above state, the user can input the recording button outputted on the screen and perform the voice message recording process of the user.
When the user of the portable terminal completes the voice message recording process, the portable terminal includes a field 1003 for inputting a message informing completion of voice message recording and a receiving number of the voice message as shown in (b) And outputs a dispatch menu of the voice message.
The sending menu of the voice message sets the information in the immediate dispatch menu 1005 and the information sharing range of the user to be sent immediately after the voice message is created as a message sending condition and sends a message created at the time of satisfying the sending condition And a reservation message dispatch menu 1007.
If the user selects the message transmission menu 1007, the portable terminal checks the information sharing range corresponding to the recipient as shown in (c), and outputs a list of information belonging to the range .
Accordingly, the user of the portable terminal can select information to be used at the time of message transmission among the corresponding information.
For example, it is assumed that the user of the portable terminal selects a weather condition, a specific date selection, a recipient information, a location condition, and an emotional condition in a recipient's information sharing range.
If the user of the portable terminal transmits a message prepared according to the weather condition, the weather condition tab may be selected to set detailed weather such as a rainfall day, a first snowfall day, and the like.
In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits a message created on the anniversary of the recipient or a specific date, the user selects the anniversary by selecting the date selection tab or executes a calendar function to select a specific date for message transmission.
In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits the created message using the information of the recipient, the recipient information tab is selected to execute the function of sharing the recipient's birthday or the recipient's scheduler to select a date for message transmission.
In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits the created message by using the location information of the receiver, the user can select the route of the receiver by selecting the location condition tab and then performing a frequently visited place or a map function.
In addition, when the user of the portable terminal transmits a message created according to the emotion of the receiver, the user can select emotions after selecting the emotional condition tab. At this time, the portable terminal analyzes the emotion of the user registered through the novel network service, and graphs emotions for a certain period of time.
The above portable terminal can confirm the information of the user updated using the social network service (for example, frequently visited places, schedules, favorite foods, emotions, anniversaries, etc.) Information can be obtained.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (22)

In an electronic device,
A communication unit,
A memory for storing instructions,
A memory coupled to the memory,
In response to detecting an input for creating a reservation message for another electronic device, displaying a plurality of conditions for transmitting the reservation message,
At least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions for sending information to the server and information about the at least one condition based on an input for selecting at least one condition of the plurality of conditions, ),
The plurality of conditions include:
Based on a range of information shared with the other electronic device,
Wherein the content of the plurality of conditions includes:
Updated in response to being associated with the other electronic device,
The range of information that is shared with the other electronic device includes:
Wherein the electronic device is set based on a connection between the electronic device and the other electronic device,
Wherein the reservation message comprises:
In response to detecting that the at least one condition is satisfied, from the server to the other electronic device.
The method according to claim 1,
The range of the shared information includes,
Information relating to a user, information of a multimedia being played back, information related to a schedule, information related to a location, and information related to a telephone number,
Wherein the shared information comprises:
And is shared with the other electronic device via a social network service.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Determining a message history based on messages sent to or received from the other electronic device for a designated time period that includes a time when detecting an input for creating the reservation message,
And to execute the stored instructions to send information about the message history to the server.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Responsive to receiving the message, is configured to execute the stored instructions to create a response message for the received message,
The response message includes:
Wherein the electronic device is created based on the setting of the electronic device or is created in response to detecting an input to create the response message.
5. The method of claim 4,
Determine a characteristic of the message based on identifying the content of the received message,
The response message includes:
And content associated with a characteristic of the determined message.
6. The method of claim 5,
The characteristics of the received message may include,
An acknowledgment message, a congratulatory message, and a security message,
The content may include:
Text, and an emoticon.
In a server,
A communication unit,
A memory for storing instructions,
A memory coupled to the memory,
Receiving information about at least one condition and a reservation message from the electronic device,
At least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to transmit the reservation message to another electronic device in response to detecting that the at least one condition is satisfied,
Wherein the at least one condition comprises:
Based on an input to the electronic device, selected from a plurality of conditions,
The plurality of conditions include:
Based on a range of information shared with the other electronic device,
Wherein the content of the plurality of conditions includes:
Updated in response to being associated with the other electronic device,
The range of information that is shared with the other electronic device includes:
And wherein the server is set based on the connection of the electronic device and the other electronic device.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Determining a message history based on messages sent to or received from the other electronic device for a designated time period that includes a time when detecting an input for creating the reservation message,
And to execute the stored instructions to send information about the message history to the server.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Based on the information received from the server providing the social network service,
In response to the identified information, updating information of the other electronic device,
And based on the updated information, to execute the stored instructions to detect whether the at least one condition is satisfied.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Based on information received from a server providing weather information, identifying current weather information,
And based on the identified weather information, to execute the stored instructions to detect whether the at least one condition is satisfied.
8. The method of claim 7,
And information associated with the telephone number of the other electronic device,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
If the phone number of the other electronic device is not valid, searches the valid telephone number of the other electronic device, and transmits the reservation message to the retrieved valid telephone number And to execute the stored instructions for transmission.
A method of an electronic device,
In response to detecting an input for creating a reservation message for another electronic device, displaying a plurality of conditions for transmitting the reservation message,
Transmitting information about the at least one condition and the reservation message to a server based on an input for selecting at least one condition among the plurality of conditions,
The plurality of conditions include:
Based on a range of information shared with the other electronic device,
Wherein the content of the plurality of conditions includes:
Updated in response to being associated with the other electronic device,
The range of information that is shared with the other electronic device includes:
Wherein the electronic device is set based on a connection between the electronic device and the other electronic device,
Wherein the reservation message comprises:
In response to detecting that the at least one condition is satisfied, from the server to the other electronic device.
13. The method of claim 12,
The range of the shared information includes,
Information relating to a user, information of a multimedia being played back, information related to a schedule, information related to a location, and information related to a telephone number,
Wherein the shared information comprises:
And is shared with the other electronic device via a social network service.
13. The method of claim 12,
The electronic device determines a message history based on messages sent to or received from the other electronic device for a designated time period including a time point at which an input for creating the reservation message is detected,
And transmitting information about the message history to the server.
13. The method of claim 12,
In response to receiving the message, creating a response message for the received message,
The response message includes:
Wherein the response message is generated based on a setting of the electronic device or in response to detecting an input for generating the response message.
16. The method of claim 15,
Determining the nature of the message based on identifying the content of the received message,
The response message includes:
And content associated with a characteristic of the determined message.
17. The method of claim 16,
The characteristics of the received message may include,
An acknowledgment message, a congratulatory message, and a security message,
The content may include:
Text, and emoticon.
In a method of a server,
Receiving information about at least one condition and a reservation message from the electronic device,
In response to detecting that the at least one condition is satisfied, transmitting the reservation message to another electronic device,
Wherein the at least one condition comprises:
Wherein the electronic device is selected from among a plurality of conditions based on an input to the electronic device,
The plurality of conditions include:
Based on a range of information shared with the other electronic device,
Wherein the content of the plurality of conditions includes:
Updated in response to being associated with the other electronic device,
The range of information that is shared with the other electronic device includes:
Based on which the electronic device and the other electronic device are connected
Way.
19. The method of claim 18,
Determining a message history based on messages sent to or received from the other electronic device for a designated time period that includes a time when detecting an input for creating the reservation message,
And transmitting information about the message history to the server.
19. The method of claim 18,
The information of the other electronic device is confirmed through the server providing the social network service, the information of the other electronic device is updated,
And based on the updated information, whether the at least one condition is satisfied.
19. The method of claim 18,
Based on information received from a server providing weather information, identifying current weather information,
And based on the identified weather information, detecting whether the at least one condition is satisfied.
19. The method of claim 18,
And information associated with the telephone number of the other electronic device,
Identifying whether the telephone number of the other electronic device is valid,
And if the telephone number of the other electronic device is invalid, retrieving an effective telephone number of the other electronic device and transmitting the reservation message to the retrieved valid telephone number.

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