KR101812344B1 - Mobile terminal, system and method for transmitting message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication device for receiving a message, a sensing unit for sensing a touch input of a user, and a mobile communication unit for modifying and adding interest information to a message according to a touch input of a user sensed through a sensing unit, And a control unit for controlling the transmission of the message. The present invention also relates to a message management system and a message management server including a message management server for determining whether to register the message on a bulletin board by comparing interest information added to a message transmitted from the mobile terminal with a preset reference value.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a message transmission system,

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal for delivering a message to which interest information is added.

A mobile terminal is a handheld device having at least one or more of a portable and capable of voice and video communication, a function for inputting / outputting information, and a function for storing data.

Such a mobile terminal has complicated functions such as photographing and video shooting, reproduction of music or video file, reception of game and broadcasting according to the development of communication technology and user's desire, and a comprehensive multimedia device . In addition, various services capable of transmitting and receiving a message through a mobile terminal are provided. In addition to text messaging, also known as SMS (Short Message Service), there is a multimedia message service (MMS) service.

On the other hand, the social network service which enables the formation of a human network on the web due to the development of the Internet and wireless communication is actively used. There are many cases in which social network services are used to retrieve and use the latest information rather than Internet search for business and various information sharing. Due to the nature of the human network, which is common to each other, it is more reliable and more concise than information It can be. As such, the user's demand for reliable information sharing on a common object of interest continues to grow, whether online or offline.

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that is capable of transmitting interest information to a message and transmitting the message to another mobile terminal of a user group maintaining a constant relationship.

The present invention also relates to a message transmission method and system capable of selectively providing reliable information by automatically registering as a post by a server when interest information added to a message transmitted by a mobile terminal meets a predetermined criterion.

A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit for receiving a message, a sensing unit for sensing a touch input of a user, and a mobile communication unit for modifying and adding interest information to the message according to a touch input of a user, And a controller for controlling the wireless communication unit to transmit a message to which interest information has been added through the wireless communication unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes a recommended number of times, and the control unit may change and add the interest information so that the recommendation number is increased by 1 according to the touch input of the user .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes transmission route information or a comment of the message.

A message transmission system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile terminal for modifying and adding interest information according to a touch input of a user to a received message and transmitting a message to which interest information is added to another terminal through a wireless communication network, And a message management server for comparing the interest information added to the message transmitted from the terminal with a predetermined criterion and determining whether to register the message as a post.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes a recommended number of times, and the mobile terminal can change and add the interest information so that the recommended number of times is increased by one according to the touch input of the user have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the message management server may register the message as a post if the recommended number of times is equal to or greater than a preset reference value.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes transmission route information or a comment of the message.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a message transmission method including receiving a message from a mobile terminal, modifying and adding interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to a touch input of the user, And transmitting the added message.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes a recommendation count, and the step of modifying and adding the interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to the touch input of the user includes: May be increased by one.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the recommendation count is equal to or greater than a preset reference value, the message management server further includes registering the message as a post.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes transmission route information or a comment of the message.

According to the present invention as described above, interest information is added to a received message and transmitted to another mobile terminal, so that interest contents can be easily shared only by a message group in a user group having a common object of interest.

Further, according to the present invention, when the interest information added to the message meets a predetermined criterion, the message management server automatically registers the message as a post, There is an advantage that reliable information can be easily acquired without going through a process of searching for a post or the like.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message transmission system according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method according to the present invention.
5A to 5C are diagrams for explaining an application example of a message transmission method according to the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, or a combination thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player A portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation, and the like.

However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IRDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, NFC (Near Field Communication), etc. can be used as short range communication technology have.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

In the present invention, the microphone serves as an acoustic sensor. That is, when the user hits the terminal to sense the user's operation with respect to the terminal, the user can sense the vibration of the terminal through the microphone 122. A shock sensor may be used instead of this microphone. The microphone and shock sensor can sense the operation of the user's terminal instead of the sensing unit.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the location of the mobile terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, a touch sensor 142, and a tilt sensor 143.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor 142 may take the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, or a touch pad.

The touch sensor 142 may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific part of the display part 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific part of the display part 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 142 can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor 142, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of a mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is wrapped by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals associated with functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include receiving a call signal, receiving a message, inputting a key signal, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or allows data in the mobile terminal 100 to be transmitted to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or when various command signals input from the cradle by the user are transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals input from the cradle or the power source may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped terminal body.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance.

In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

The terminal body is equipped with a power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message transmission system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the message transmission system according to the present invention includes a first mobile terminal 10 for transmitting an initial message, a second mobile terminal 11-1 for sequentially receiving a message from the first mobile terminal 11-2, 11-3, third mobile terminals 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, fourth mobile terminals 13-1, 13-2, (1N-1) and a message management server (20).

The first mobile terminal 10 transmits the message to another mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit. At this time, the message may be transmitted according to a short message service or a multimedia message service, or the message may be transmitted using any one of a communication method capable of terminal-to-terminal data communication such as a short-range communication (NFC) .

The second mobile terminals 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3, the third mobile terminals 12-1, 12-2, 12-3 and 12-4, the fourth mobile terminals 13-1 and 13-2 2), the Nth mobile terminal 1N-1 adds the interest information to the received message and delivers it to the other mobile terminal. When the user wants to 'thumb up' the received message according to the setting of the user Only the interest information is added. For example, in the second mobile terminal, the mobile terminal 11-3 does not recommend a received message (thumb down), and does not transmit a message to another mobile terminal.

The interest information indicates the degree of interest of the mobile user who has received the message, and includes the recommended number of users. A transmission path, a comment, and the like. In FIG. 3, 'n' represents a recommendation count included in the interest information. When the mobile terminal 'recommends' the message and transmits it to another mobile terminal, the recommended number 'n' increases by one. That is, the second mobile terminal 11-1, which has received the message from the first mobile terminal 10, can recommend or dismiss the message. When the second mobile terminal 11-1 does not recommend the message, the recommended number of times is not increased any more and no message is transmitted to another mobile terminal. When the second mobile terminal 11-1 recommends the message, the recommendation number is incremented by one to 'n = 1', and transmission route information, comments, and the like are further input according to the user's touch input . The message to which interest information such as recommendation count, transmission route information, and comment is added is transmitted to the third mobile terminals 12-1 and 12-2 of the receiver group set by the user. In addition, if the third mobile terminal 12-1 recommends the message, the recommendation number is incremented by one to become 'n = 2', and interest information including the recommendation number is added to the message, And is transmitted to the terminal 13-1. In this manner, interest information is added to a message and transmitted, so that the sharing of interest contents in a user group having a common interest object can be easily performed only by message transmission.

The message management server 20 monitors the recommended number of messages transmitted between the mobile terminals and compares the recommended number of times with the preset reference value N to register the message as a bulletin board message 21 when the same is reached. As described above, when the user of the mobile terminal desires to transmit the received message to another mobile terminal again, the user can 'recommend' the message. In this case, the recommendation count is incremented by 1 each time the message is transmitted again to another mobile terminal through an arbitrary mobile terminal. In the case where the recommended number of times is equal to a predetermined reference value due to repetitive message transmission between mobile terminals, it is possible to assume that the message is an object of interest of a large number of users or contains reliable contents. The management server 20 may register the message as a post on a predetermined bulletin board. In addition, in registering the message as a post, the message management server 20 may classify and register the message in a bulletin board according to various categories by using sex, age, region, etc. of the mobile terminal user who recommended and transmitted the message . Meanwhile, the recommendation of the message and the delivery process thereof are usually performed in a user group that maintains a constant relationship. Accordingly, the message transmission system according to the present invention can provide a reliable post Since the automatic registration can be selectively performed, there is an advantage that the convenience of the user is increased.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method according to the present invention.

The method for transmitting a message according to the present invention is characterized in that the first mobile terminal 10 of the message transmission system shown in FIG. 3 or the mobile terminal of the previous stage (for example, the previous stage of the third mobile terminal is the second mobile terminal) I.e., the second mobile terminal 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, the third mobile terminal 12-1 (11-1, 11-2, 11-3) which receives the message from the mobile terminal 11-1, 12-2, 12-3, and 12-4, the fourth mobile terminals 13-1 and 13-2, the Nth mobile terminal 1N-1, and the message management server 20.

The predetermined mobile terminal receives the message (S110). The message may be a message whose recommendation count received by the second mobile terminal 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 in FIG. 3 is '0' 2, 12 - 3, 12 - 4) may be a message having a recommendation number of '1' or more.

The user of the mobile terminal receiving the message determines whether to recommend the mobile terminal by touch input (S120). If it is not recommended in step S120, the message is no longer transmitted and the interest information is not changed.

In step S120, if the message is recommended, a receiver selection window for receiving the message is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal, and a recipient or a receiver group is selected according to the touch input of the user (S130).

If the recipient is selected in step S130, the process of changing the interest information is performed. The interest information may include recommendation count, transmission route information, comments, and the like. The transmission route information setting and the comment input are selectively performed by the user and input / changed according to the touch input of the user (S140). The transmission path information indicates transmission path information from the mobile terminal that originally transmitted the message to the present, and may include information of the user transmitting the message, a relationship between the message sender and the receiver, and the like. Meanwhile, step S140 may be omitted since it is an optional process.

If the mobile terminal that has received the message recommends the message, the recommendation number included in the interest information is increased by 1 (S150). The recommendation count is incremented by 1 each time the message is recommended and transmitted. If the recommendation count is increased by 1 in step S150, the interest information is changed accordingly, and the changed interest information is added to the message. Meanwhile, the steps from S130 to S150 are not limited to the order shown in FIG. 4, and steps S140 and S150 for changing interest information are performed first, and then step S130 for selecting a recipient is performed .

The message management server 20 monitors the recommended number of times added to the message and compares the recommended number with a preset reference value (S160).

If the recommended number of times is equal to or greater than a preset reference value, the message management server 20 registers the message as a post (S170). At this time, the message is transmitted to the message management server 20 and may be separately stored.

Next, the message to which the interest information changed in steps S140 and S150 is added is transmitted to the recipient or recipient group selected in step S130. If it is determined in step S160 that the recommended number of times is not greater than the preset reference value, the process proceeds to step S180 without directly performing step S170.

Hereinafter, an application example of the message transmission method will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C. 5A to 5C show an example in which a message transmission method according to the present invention is applied to a mobile terminal.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the received message 201 is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. In addition, a space for displaying interest information is provided on the screen of the mobile terminal, separately from the received message 201. The transmission path information 202 and the recommendation number (thumb up) 203 are displayed. Quot; UP " button 204 for the case where it is not recommended, and a " DOWN "

The message received by the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 5A is a case in which the recommendation count is '1', and the transmission route information also appears as '0: to friends who are friendly from Hong Kil Dong' and '1: to friends from Kim Kang Soon'. That is, it can be seen that '0' and '1' in the transmission path information 202 indicate the recommended number 203.

After receiving such a message, if the message is not recommended, the user touches the DOWN button 205 and the message is no longer delivered to another mobile terminal. On the other hand, in the case of recommending the message, the user touches the UP button 204, and as shown in FIG. 5B, a receiver (or receiver group) selection window for receiving the message on the screen of the mobile terminal And the user selects the recipient.

After the recipient to receive the message is selected, the interest information added to the message can be changed. 5C, the original message 211 is displayed, and the comment input portion 212 and the transmission path information input portion 213 are provided. At this time, the number '2' shown in front of the transmission path information input part 213 means the number of times of recommendation. That is, since the user has touched the UP button 204 in FIG. 5A, the recommendation number of the message is increased by 1, and the recommended number of times increased by 1 is added to the transmission path information input portion 213 in the front part. 2 'is displayed. In addition, the recommendation number 214 is displayed on the side of the message 211, and it can be seen that the recommendation number 214 is changed to '2', unlike FIG. 5A, as described above.

When the user touches the SEND button 215 after completing the change of the interest information including the input of the comment, the input of the transmission route information, and the increase of the recommended number of times, the message to which the changed interest information is added is transmitted to the receiver selected in FIG. The recipient who has received the message to which the changed interest information has been added can repeat the above-described process and recommend and deliver the message to another mobile terminal again.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred 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. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the following claims, as well as equivalents thereof.

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delete delete delete A mobile terminal for modifying and adding interest information according to a touch input of a user to a received message and transmitting a message to which interest information has been added to another terminal through a wireless communication network; And
And a message management server for comparing the interest information added to the message transmitted from the mobile terminal with a predetermined criterion to determine whether to register the message as a post.
5. The method of claim 4,
The information of interest,
Include recommendations,
The mobile terminal,
And changes the recommendation number by 1 according to a touch input of the user.
6. The method of claim 5,
The message management server comprises:
And registers the message as a post when the recommendation count is equal to or greater than a preset reference value.
5. The method of claim 4,
The information of interest,
And a transmission path information or a comment of the message.
Receiving a message from a mobile terminal;
Modifying and adding interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to a user's touch input;
Transmitting a message to which the interest information is added to the mobile terminal; And
And registering the message as a post if the recommendation count is equal to or greater than a preset reference value,
Wherein the degree of interest information includes the recommended number of times,
Wherein the step of modifying and adding the interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to the touch input of the user is a step of modifying and adding the interest information so that the recommendation number is increased by one.
delete delete 9. The method of claim 8,
The information of interest,
And transmission path information or a comment of the message.

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