KR19990085456A - Icon Message Delivery System and Communication Terminal by the System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system capable of transmitting and receiving information using icons in a mobile communication device for transmitting and receiving text or voice, and a personal communication terminal equipped with the system. The present invention provides a personal communication terminal including an icon and storage means for storing the digital code of the icon, and switching means for converting the icon into the digital code and iconifying the digital code. The present invention provides a method comprising: creating an icon message using the personal communication terminal; decoding the icon into a digital code; and transmitting the digital code; and transmitting the transmitted digital code into an icon. The present invention provides an icon message delivery system comprising a receiving step including an output step of switching to a display device of a terminal.

Description

Icon message delivery system and communication terminal by the system

The present invention relates to a system for transmitting and receiving symbols having a graphic format such as an icon. In particular, the present invention relates to a system capable of transmitting and receiving information using an icon in a mobile communication device for transmitting and receiving text or voice, and a personal communication terminal equipped with the system.

As society develops, developments of how to manage public or private information, that is, how to accomplish such activities as extraction, transmission and storage, are being developed. In particular, the development speed has been remarkable in recent decades, as the high-density elements such as computers are used for information communication. Until now, we usually use postal facilities such as letters and telegrams, or telephone, fax, and computer-based communication (such as e-mail) to send and receive information between people. . Among them, the telephone which directly talks through the voice of the other party is one of the information communication means which has developed with a very long history as representative of all communication means. In recent years, wireless communication has been developed so that individuals can connect to a wired or other wireless communication terminal using a wireless communication terminal and enable instant personal communication anywhere. Wireless communication means using radio waves, which are rapidly developing at present, include pagers, vehicle telephones, cellular phones, and personal communication systems such as PCS. These are all means for communicating information via a radio wave of text, sound, voice, etc. to a terminal possessed by an individual. Such wireless communication means first developed from a pager that communicated that someone wanted to communicate with a beep, alphanumeric, or recorded message, and then developed into a wireless telephone for two-way voice communication. And finally, it has evolved into a so-called personal communication system, PCS, which can selectively use alphanumeric characters and voice.

The communication means may be used in various ways depending on the situation or circumstances of the user. You may want to talk right away, or just send or receive messages as needed. Alternatively, the user may be supplied with information desired by the user such as stock quotes, weather, or the current state of a sports event. It is a personal communication system (PCS) that is in the spotlight as such a comprehensive information communication means. In general, PCS can make two-way simultaneous calls like a regular telephone, and can send and receive messages or information using alphanumeric characters. In addition, depending on the service provided and the system including the PCS terminal, relatively complicated communication such as a diagram or a graph is possible.

Voice communication, which is mainly used until now, is impossible if one side does not want according to the user's situation. In this case, alphanumeric communication can be used to leave a message. The terminal of the current personal communication system includes a button that only displays numbers from 0 to 9. By doing so, it is inconvenient for the user to record the message. It is also very difficult to write long sentences. Thus, while the PCS must be designed to receive text messages, it is almost impossible to write a sentence directly and send a message unless it is serviced by a message delivery system through an input device such as a computer keyboard. In addition, the recipient of the message must be understood by going through the "read" process, so there is a difference depending on the user's language, culture, habits, there is a disadvantage that can not be used worldwide. There is a "picture" that is not dependent on the user's language, culture and customs. However, servicing a picture requires a high degree of complexity in the display device portion of the terminal, and the overall system must be complicated, thereby increasing the cost burden.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for using a promised sign message consisting of icons in a personal communication system. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for selectively using message transceiving means using alphanumeric characters and message transceiving means using icons. It is a further object of the present invention to facilitate message creation and decryption by applying icons to communication means, and to achieve message delivery that is equally understood in all languages / cultures.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration state of a communication terminal used in an icon message delivery system according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of an icon message delivery system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of creating an icon message in an icon message delivery system according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of creating and transmitting an icon message and an alphanumeric message in an icon message delivery system according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of icons to be used in the icon message delivery system according to the present invention, examples of icon messages produced using the icon, and examples of a message produced by combining an icon and an alphanumeric character.

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31: display unit 33: input unit

35 central processing unit 37 storage unit

39: switching device 41: transceiver

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides an icon representing a message content and a storage means for storing the digital code of the icon, and converting the digital code into the digital code for receiving the icon or iconifying the received digital code. Switching means. The present invention also provides a method for creating an icon message by inputting an icon, a step of decoding the input icon into a digital code and transmitting the digital code, and converting the received digital code into an icon and replacing the icon. And a receiving step indicated on the display device of the terminal.

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given of a communication system adopting a symbol message transfer method using an icon in a sentence message using an alphanumeric character through a detailed embodiment of applying the spirit of the present invention to a personal communication system.

First, the configuration of the communication system according to the present invention is as shown in FIG. In the present invention, the general parts of the base station and the system connecting the terminal and the terminal in the personal communication system are the same as those of the conventional personal communication system. However, since only the part which handles the icon information is further included, the difference part is demonstrated. First, the terminal includes a display unit 31 for displaying an icon, and an input unit 33 including an alphanumeric button and a function button. The display part 31 may arrange the display part which pre-shaped the shape of the icon to be used initially. However, in consideration of the expandability of the kind of icons, it is preferable to use a display device such as a high resolution liquid crystal display device. And a storage device 37 which stores graphic information of the promised icon and the digital code of the icon. Since this memory device must permanently store its contents, it is preferable to use a device such as a ROM. In addition, advanced memory devices such as EEPROM or flash RAM may be used in consideration of icon expansion and upgrade. A conversion device 39, such as a decoder and an encoder, associates the icon with the digital code of the icon, converts a specific icon into a corresponding code, or converts the icon code into a specific code. In addition, a central processing unit 35 connected to the display unit 31, the input unit 33, the storage unit 37, the switching unit 39 and the like to control all operations is included. In addition, a transmission / reception unit 41 may transmit information converted to be suitable for digital information communication to a receiver, or receive digital information sent by another user according to the operation of the central processing unit 35. Doing.

Example 1

2 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a communication process using an icon using a personal communication system according to the present invention. First, the sender performs a connection process 2a for connecting to a terminal capable of receiving icon information according to the present invention using a terminal of a personal communication system. The sender performs an information creation process 2b for creating icon information in a manner similar to that of creating an alphanumeric message using a button mounted on a terminal and a display device. Icon message creation differs in that it is simply created by pressing the desired icon number in order from the icon menu listed in the display section. A transmission process 2c of transmitting the created icon information to the other party through the access frequency is performed. In this process, the user simply presses the "Send" button on the terminal. Then, the processor of the terminal converts the icon information into a promised digital code and transmits it through the connected frequency. A receiving process 2d, which the digital code receives, is performed on a terminal of a receiver connected with a transmitter terminal through a connection frequency. Icon information communication is performed by determining whether the received code is a character code or an icon code, and performing an output process 2e of converting the icon code to the corresponding icon on the display unit of the receiver terminal. In order to understand the present invention in more detail in the overall work process of the icon communication system, the following embodiments are used to describe the icon message creation process in more detail.

3 is a flowchart showing an example of an input process in detail. The first process 3a of determining whether the icon information is input is performed by pressing an icon selection button installed in the sender's terminal. If the icon selection button is pressed in the first step (3a), a second step (3b) showing a table of icons available on the display unit of the terminal is performed. Then, a third process 3c of determining whether the scroll button is pressed is performed. At this time, the scroll button can also be used as a voice control button. If the scroll key is pressed in the third process 3c, a fourth process 3d showing another available icon is performed. If a key other than the scroll key is pressed, a fifth process 3e of determining whether it is a key related to icon selection is performed. In this case, the number keys are used to select the desired icon. If the corresponding key is pressed on the icon in the fifth step (3e), the sixth step (3f) of creating an icon message is performed by displaying the icons in the order of input in the message creation field of the display unit. If a key that does not correspond to an icon is pressed in the fifth process 3e, a seventh process 3g for determining whether a button for completing an icon message is pressed is performed. If the icon message completion button is pressed in the seventh step (3g), the icon message creation is completed. If the transmit button is not pressed in the seventh process 3g, the process returns to the third process 3c and repeats the above process.

Example 2

The icon message creation process mentioned in the first embodiment may be performed separately from the sentence message composed of alphanumeric characters. However, if necessary, they can be related together. This is possible because there is no difference in the transmission and reception process, but only in the encoding and decoding operations for writing and transmitting a message. The present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4, which is a flowchart illustrating a process of a system for selectively creating and transmitting an alphanumeric message and an icon message.

First, this operation is started by the user selecting information communication by sending and receiving a message after the connection with the counterpart is completed. In the terminal according to the present invention, since a message writing function using an icon is separated from a message writing function using an alphanumeric character, a first process 4a of determining whether an icon message writing function is selected is performed. If the icon message function is selected in the first process 4a, a second process 4b is performed to determine whether the text message function is selected. If the text message function is not selected in the second process 4b, a third process 4c of displaying a screen for selecting an available icon is performed. Then, a fourth process 4d of determining whether to select another icon is performed. If the scroll button for viewing the screen containing the other icons is pressed in the fourth process 4d, the fifth process 4e is performed to display the other icons. Then, the fourth process 4d of determining whether the scroll button is pressed is repeated. If the scroll button is not pressed in the fourth process 4d, a sixth process 4f is performed to determine whether the button for selecting an icon is pressed. If the icon selection button is pressed in the sixth step 4f, the seventh step 4g of displaying the corresponding icon on the display unit is performed. Next, the process proceeds to the second step 4b to determine whether to continue to write an icon message or a text message. If the icon selection button is not pressed in the sixth process 4f, an eighth process 4h for determining whether the message is completed is performed. If the message is not completed in the eighth process 4h (if the message complete button is not pressed), the process returns to the second process 4b and continues to create an icon message or a text message. If the message is completed in the eighth process 4h, the eleventh process 4k of preparing the message transmission is performed. If the icon message function is not selected in the second process 4b or if the text message function is selected in the third process 4c, a ninth process 4i is performed to create a text message and display the content on the display unit. do. Next, a tenth process 4j of determining whether writing of a text message is completed is performed. If message writing is not completed in the tenth step 4j, the process returns to the first step 4a and repeats the operations to continue to create an icon message or a text message. If the writing of the message is completed in the tenth step (), the eleventh step (4k) to prepare for message transmission is performed.

After the prepared message is ready to be transmitted, a twelfth process 4l is performed to determine whether the currently sent message is the end of the sent message. In the twelfth step 4l, if the current message is not the end of the transmission message, a thirteenth step 4m of determining whether the current message is a text message is performed. If it is determined that the text message is the thirteenth process (4m), and performs a fourteenth process (4o) for generating a corresponding character code. If it is determined in step 13 (4m) that the message is not a text message, a fifteenth step 4n is performed to determine whether the message is an icon message. If it is found in the fifteenth step 4n that it is an icon message. A sixteenth process 4p of generating an icon code corresponding thereto is performed. If it is found in the fifteenth step 4n that the message is not an icon message, the process returns to the twelfth step 4l and repeats the operation of generating a code corresponding to the message. After the code corresponding to the message content is generated by performing the fourteenth process (4o) and the sixteenth process (4p), if the current message is the end of the transmission message in the twelfth process (4l), the generated character code and icon A seventeenth process 4q of transmitting a code is performed.

After the information signal containing the message written to the sender terminal is transmitted, the receiver terminal performs an eighteenth process 4r of receiving the information signal. A nineteenth process (4s) is performed to determine whether the received current received information is the end. If the information received in the 19th process 4s is not the end, a 20th process 4t for determining whether the received information is a character code is performed. If it is determined that the information received in the twentieth step 4t is a character code, the twenty-first step 4v is performed to display the corresponding character on the display unit. If the information received in the twentieth step 4t is not a character code, a twenty-second step 4u of determining whether an icon code is performed is performed. If the information received in the twenty-second step (4u) is an icon code, a twenty-third step (4w) to display the corresponding icon on the display unit is performed. If it is not the icon code in the twenty-second process (4u), the process returns to the nineteenth process (4s) and repeats the operation of decoding the message corresponding to the received information and displaying the message on the display unit. If the message is displayed in the twenty-first process (4v) and the twenty-third process (4w), and all the information received in the nineteenth process (4s) is finished, all the work is completed.

5 shows some examples of creating an icon message in a terminal of a personal communication system according to the present invention. The example provided in FIG. 5 is merely an example in which the spirit of the present invention is applied, and various messages can be written using the added icons. In addition, it is also possible to provide a universal icon message protocol by providing a standard icon, such as by an international convention. The above embodiments show an example of creating and transmitting an icon message according to the present invention.

In the present exemplary embodiments, a method of transmitting a message by a transmission command after composing a message is mainly described. For convenience, both parties in the call do not communicate by voice, and real-time message communication using an icon message and an alphanumeric message according to the present invention can also be achieved. You can also add a save function to create some icon messages in advance, save them, and send them. Anyone who understands the technology related to the present invention will be able to change the basic concept of the present invention as much as possible and apply it conveniently and usefully.

The present invention relates to a method and system for facilitating message transfer and decryption between terminals using icons in a personal communication system. In the present invention, the sender can easily compose a message using the basic telephone button arrangement using the icon. In addition, the receiver receiving the sender's icon message can easily understand the picture by understanding the content of the message. In addition, the present invention provides a system that can accurately and easily send and receive the message content by using icons consisting of pictures that can be understood by anyone even among users of different languages, cultures, and customs.

Claims (4)

A storage device storing an icon and a digital code of the icon; And a switching device for switching the icon and the digital code in a one-to-one correspondence. The method of claim 1, A display unit capable of displaying the icon; An input unit for selecting the icon and composing a message including the icon; A central processor connected to the display unit, the input unit, the storage device, and the switching device to control all jobs; Personal communication terminal further comprising a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a message including the icon under the control of the central processor. A first step of displaying a selectable icon on the display unit; And a second step of creating an icon message by selecting the icon displayed on the display unit. The method of claim 3, A third step of converting the created icon message into a digital code and transmitting it; A fourth step of receiving and decoding the transmitted digital code; And a fifth process of converting the digital code into a corresponding icon to display on the display unit.