KR20000049679A - Message system using an internet and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A message system using an internet and a method of the same are provided for more quickly and easily transmitting a character information or audio message to a subscriber of a wireless communication instrument. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of users(10) transmit a message using a computer. An internet network(20) is connected with the users(10). A recording request system(30) receives a message formed of an audio information or character information from the users(10) and manages the received information. A message transfer system(40) is connected with the recording request system(40) through a communication protocol of TCP/IP and transmits the recorded message of the user in real time or at a set reservation time to the user of the mobile communication instrument. Reference numeral 50 represents a beeper or mobile phone which is a terminal of the mobile communication instrument.

Description

Message system and method using the Internet {MESSAGE SYSTEM USING AN INTERNET AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a message transmission system using a communication device and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a message system for real-time or scheduled transmission of a voice, music, or text information desired by a user to a subscriber of a mobile communication device in the form of a message through the Internet. And to a method thereof.

The most common message system currently in use is to store a voice message that a user wants to send through a wired / wireless switch in a voicemail box and then transmit it to a mobile phone or pager.

In addition, a service for including music or text information in addition to voice messages is also provided. At this time, in order to include the music in the voice message, the user listens to the title or intro of various music lists provided by the service provider in order, and then selects the number corresponding to the music and sends a desired message with the music. Doing.

However, the message transmission by such a system takes a lot of time to select a specific message or music, and therefore it takes a lot of time and consequently increases the communication cost of the user and causes inconvenience in use. The disadvantage is that.

In addition, there is a computer-implemented e-mail system that is widely used recently as a message transmission system. Basically, it has a function to transfer text-oriented text files from one computer to another between computers connected through a network or communication network. In addition, in a system equipped with a multimedia function, a voice is transmitted to a counterpart using various software (for example, Lotus Notes Phone Notes) which captures voice information input to a telephone and transmits and receives it in the form of a file. In addition to transmitting files with information, it also has the ability to read or listen to the messages received.

However, in the case of the message transmission system as described above, after the user has a separate program for processing voice information and converts it into a predetermined form, the user transmits it to another system together with or separately from the text file, Not only does it have to have a program for decoding a message, but it also has a drawback in that it cannot provide various types of services such as delivering a message to a user of a mobile communication device which is widely used recently.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a message system and method for providing a message to a subscriber of a wireless communication device in the form of voice or text information through a computer system connected to the Internet.

Another object of the present invention is a message system that allows a user to select a desired message from a message displayed on a screen on the Internet, provide a file, or provide voice information to a subscriber of a wireless communication device using a direct microphone or the like. And a method thereof.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a message system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a relationship between components of the message system of FIG. 1.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a recording request system for managing a message requested from users in a message system according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a flow of operations performed in the recording request system of FIG. 3.

5 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a message transmission system for message transmission in a message system according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a message from a message transmission system to a terminal of a mobile communication device.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 ... Users 20 ... Internet

30 ... recording request system 40 ... message transmission system

50 ... PSTN 60 ... mobile communication devices

310 ... Web Server 320 ... FTP Server

330, 430 ... User Database 340 ... Data Verification Unit

350, 410 ... data transceiver 420 ... control unit

440 ... Reserved Delivery Database 450 ... Queues

460 ... audio output

In order to achieve the above object, the message transmission method according to the present invention is a method for transmitting a message to a subscriber of a wireless communication device through the Internet network,

Accessing the internet network for a user to access a specific homepage providing a service for transmitting a message; Selecting a predetermined message displayed on the home page to send a message to the subscriber; Storing the selected message in a voicemail box; And transmitting the message to a subscriber of the wireless communication device.

In addition, in transmitting a message, instead of selecting and sending a message displayed on the homepage, a user inputs a message directly through a microphone, or transmits a voice file written by the user and stores it as a message in a voicemail box. It can also be sent to the subscriber.

The message system via the Internet according to the present invention is a message system for receiving a request for the transmission of a message from a plurality of computers connected to the Internet network and transmitting it to the subscribers of the mobile communication device,

The message system includes a message recording system for recording a message consisting of text information or voice information in response to a request for transmission of the message; And

And a message transmission system that receives the message data generated by the message recording system and transmits the message data to subscribers of the mobile communication device in real time or at a predetermined time.

Hereinafter, a message system and a method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a message transmission system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 10 denotes a plurality of users who want to transmit a message using a computer, 20 denotes an internet network connected by the users 10, and 30 denotes a message composed of voice information or text information from the users 10. Recording request system for receiving and managing the transmission, etc., 40 is a message for transmitting the user's message recorded and connected to the recording request system 40 through a communication protocol of TCP / IP to the subscriber of the mobile communication device in real time or at a predetermined reservation time The transmission system, 50 is a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and 60 and 70 are beepers or cellular phones which are terminals of mobile communication devices accessible through the PSTN or the like. Although FIG. 1 exemplarily illustrates a PSTN as a transmission network from a message transmission system to a terminal of a user of a wireless communication device, the PSTN may be transmitted to the terminals 60 and 70 using a mobile communication voicemail box using the AMIS protocol. This will be described later.

In Figure 1, the recording request system 30 and the message transmission system 40 are shown separately, but this is shown separately in consideration of the functional aspects, it is also possible to implement a single system in hardware.

FIG. 2 illustrates an operation related to message transmission between the user 10, the recording request system 30, the message transmission system 40, and the terminals 60 and 70 of the mobile communication device in the message system having the above-described configuration. Let's look at the outline.

First, the users 10 connect to the Internet network 20 using their computers to transmit messages to subscribers of the mobile communication device (S1). In this case, the connection may be made through a web browser program (eg, Explorer or Netscape) in various ways such as a modem or a LAN. After access, if a request is made to access a homepage of a company that performs a message transmission service and transmit a message, a screen listing items necessary for the message is displayed for the user (S2).

The user 10 fills in each of the items listed accordingly, requests a specific message, and then transmits it (S3). Then, the message data is transmitted to the recording request system 30, and is formed as one message data. Thereafter, the recording request system 30 transmits it to the message transmission system 40 and requests that the data be transmitted to the subscriber of the wireless communication device (S4).

The message transmission system 40 transmits it to the terminals 60 and 70 of the mobile communication device through a public telephone network or the like (S5). After the message is transmitted, the result of the transmission is reported to the web / mail server of the recording request system 30 (S6). In addition, the recording request system displays the result report on the user's screen, thereby increasing the message transmission flow. It is completed (S7).

The configuration and operation of the message system according to the overall flow as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 as follows.

A configuration of a recording request system 30 for managing a recording request for a message from users in a message transmission system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

In FIG. 3, 310 is a web server for accessing the Internet network according to a request of the user 10, 320 is an FTP server for receiving a message from a user in the form of a file, and 330 is a recording request system 30. A user database including information on users who transmit messages, etc., 340 is a data verification unit that performs verification of data input from the user 10, and 350 is transmitted according to a protocol based on TCP / IP. Data transmitted as the data transmission / reception unit performing the reception is transmitted to the message transmission system 40 to be described later.

Operation in the recording request system 30 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The users 10 access the homepage provided by the applicant through the Internet network using a web browser program and access the web server (step S10). After connecting to the web server, it can be done by user verification process or separate selection. After the connection, the message transmission request screen is displayed on the screen for the user 10 (step S20). When the request screen is displayed, the user accepts the request and the recording request system 30 switches to the recording mode to prepare for recording the message (step S30).

Next, the recording request system 30 displays a request screen for checking the user's ID and password, etc. on the screen to check whether the user who wants to use the message transmission service is the correct user. Enter the ID and password of the (S40 step). The web server 310 checks whether the input user's personal information matches the user's personal information recorded in the user database 330, and authenticates the use of the legitimate user (step S50). In addition, when the current user is not a registered user, a specific screen may be displayed so that a registration process can be performed.

When the use of the message transmission service is charged, the user checks whether the relevant data is correct after inquiring relevant data for the cost processing by the card or the electronic money and pays the bill. In the case of a free service, the above process is omitted. If it is determined that the user is not a legitimate user or the user cannot use such a service at the time of the verification by the authentication check and the payment made at step S50, the user returns to the step S40 and the user has a problem with the input data or a legitimate user. But it tells you that you can not pay now.

After authentication in step S50 to allow the user to select the type of message to send (step S60). The selection of the message asks whether to adopt the message providing service provided for the user on the web. In the case of selecting a message in step S60, a variety of lists of the latest songs or voice data containing specific contents are displayed on the screen for the user to select from existing messages, and the number of a specific item is selected from the corresponding list. (Step S80).

In addition, when a user wants to listen to the contents of a selected item in advance, a number of programs provided as plug-in programs on the Internet (for example, RealPlayer Plus provided by RealNetWorks, Inc.) Plus), you can also listen to the content of the selected item in advance before sending it to the other party.

If the user wants to directly transmit the voice in step S60, the voice signal is directly input through the microphone (step S70).

As described above, when a voice message is set by input of a voice signal by a user or selection of a list of voice messages provided by a service company, information on a subscriber of a wireless communication device to receive a voice message is input ( Step S90). At this time, the information of the subscriber to be input is sufficient only the number of the wireless communication device. In addition, when the user wants to send text information in addition to the voice message to be sent to the subscriber, the text information may be transmitted in the same process as in steps S60 to S80 as in the process of sending the voice signal. That is, the order of each process of selecting or inputting text information and voice message may be performed first.

In some cases, when the voice message is sent to the voice mailbox, a password of the voice mailbox may be input so that only the subscriber of the wireless communication device can listen to the voice message. If the user wants to send text information or voice message to the wireless communication device in real time instead of real time, the user inputs reservation information, that is, time to be sent.

When data is input by the user as described above, data verification is performed to determine whether the corresponding input data is correct data (S100). For example, when a user selects and inputs voice message or text information from a predetermined list, verification is performed on input data such as whether the input data is correct or not.

If there is a problem with the data input during the verification of the data, return to step S90 to correct the existing data and input the data. If the input data is normal, the voice message, text information, and information on the wireless communication device are inputted in TCP / In accordance with the IP-based protocol transmits to the message transmission system 40 (S120).

In the above case, the process of the user 10 connecting to the web server 310 and being performed interactively is described. In some cases, the user 10 may directly transmit a data file directly written to the FTP server 320. In particular, administrators can add or delete remotely serviced voice messages using the FTP server (320).

Hereinafter, the processing of data in the message transmission system 40 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

In Figure 5, 410 is a transceiver for performing data transmission and reception with the recording request system 30 in accordance with the protocol based on TCP / IP, 420 is the voice message data from the transceiver 410 to receive the transmission time and the like Control unit for controlling the operation of the entire component with the control of, 430 is a user database including information on the user, etc., 440 is a reservation for storing messages to be transmitted at a predetermined reservation time of the data transmitted from the recording request system 30 The transmission database, 450 is a queue which is a queue containing messages to be transmitted, and 460 is a voice output unit which loads data received from the queue 450 and reproduces it as voice.

In the above configuration, the user database 330 of the components of the previous recording request system 30 and the user database 430 of the message transmission system 40 may have some content differences as follows. . That is, the user database 330 in the recording request system 30 is used to go through the authentication process to proceed to the next step possible recording request, the user database 430 in the message transmission system 40 is the subscriber's Include data on the number of transmissions.

Data transmitted from the recording request system 30 is received through the transmission and reception unit 410, and the controller 420 checks whether the received message is data to be directly transmitted or data for reserved transmission. The data to be directly transmitted is transmitted to the queue 450 which is a data queue, and stored in the reserved transmission database 440 when the data is for reserved transmission. The processing of the message stored in the queue 450 or the reserved transmission database 440 is described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

6 is a process of transmitting to a subscriber terminal of a mobile communication device by direct transmission (??) transmitted in real time in a message transmission and reservation transmission (??) transmitted at a predetermined time by a reservation. It is shown.

First, referring to the case of reservation transmission, the reservation target message list recorded in the reservation transmission database 440 is checked at a predetermined time period (S200). The confirmation at this time checks whether the two times coincide with each other by comparing the reservation time input by the user at the time of writing the message with the current time (S210). If the time does not match, the above process is repeated until the data on the list is completed, and if it matches, the process proceeds to step S220.

In operation S220, data corresponding to a reservation time and a current time are sequentially loaded into the queue 450 having a data structure of a FIFO format in operation S210. When the message data is loaded in the queue, the subsequent process is performed through the same process as the direct transfer (??). That is, the controller 420 checks whether data remains in the queue 450 (S300). If there is data in the queue 450, it is determined whether the corresponding message data uses the AMIS protocol (S310). The AMIS protocol is a protocol for transmitting voice data between VMS (voice mailbox) devices. For example, if a user subscribed to the VMS device A leaves a voice message to the subscriber of the VMS device B, the voice message is stored in the A device and then transmitted to the B device using the AMIS protocol. The AMIS protocol is divided into AMIS-D using digital lines and AMIS-A using analog lines.

When using the AMIS protocol in step S310 proceeds to step S370. When using the AMIS protocol, there must be a digital line link between the system sending the message and the carrier's VMS equipment. In this case, separate hardware (for example, voice board) is not used to record voice messages, etc., and the mailbox number (phone number), password, and music file of the recipient of the voice message as defined in the AMIS protocol. Send it as it is.

In addition, in the case of using the PSTN instead of the AMIS protocol in step S310, it is checked whether there is an empty channel in the voice output unit 460 (S320), and if there is no empty channel, the checking operation is continued. The voice output unit 460 may be implemented using a general voice board usable in a general personal computer.

If there is an empty channel among the channels in the voice output unit 460, the data of the queue 450 is loaded in the corresponding channel (S330). The loaded data is converted to D / A (S340), connected to the wired switch (S350), and the data is reproduced and transmitted to the mobile communication VMS, and the channel of the transmitted data is emptied. Other data is transmitted on the empty channel. The signal transmitted to the mobile communication VMS is converted into a digital signal (S360). As described above, since the voice data storage method used in the VMS equipment is a digital method, the voice data is received in an analog form, converted into a digital form, and stored.

As described above, when data is transmitted by the AMIS protocol by reservation transmission or direct transmission or data transmitted to the PSTN, the data is stored at the corresponding address of the voice mailbox after the above steps (S380). When the storage is completed, the message reception information is notified to the subscriber of the mobile communication device (S390). The transmission result is displayed again to the user 10 through the message transmission system 40 and the recording request system 30 again.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can select his / her desired voice message from a list provided by a service provider while being connected to the Internet network using a computer, thereby real-time or reservation transmission. There is an effect that can send information or voice message to the subscriber of the wireless communication device. In addition, in the form of a voice message, the user's voice may be transmitted through a microphone or transmitted in a file form. In addition, the user can make a reservation transmission of the voice message to the terminal of the subscriber of the wireless communication device according to the desired time zone.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the above embodiments, it has been used for the purpose of illustration and those of ordinary skill in the art, having the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Various modifications can be made without departing.

Claims (15)

Accessing a specific homepage by accessing an internet network to transmit a predetermined message to a subscriber of a wireless communication device; Selecting the message to be sent to the subscriber from a message list displayed on the home page; And And transmitting the selected message to a subscriber of the wireless communication device through the internet network according to a predetermined protocol. Accessing a specific homepage by accessing an internet network to transmit a predetermined message to a subscriber of a wireless communication device; Inputting a message through a microphone to send a message to the subscriber; And transmitting the input message to a subscriber of the wireless communication device through the internet network according to a predetermined protocol. Accessing a specific homepage by accessing an internet network to transmit a predetermined message to a subscriber of a wireless communication device; Transmitting a file comprising a voice message to transmit a message to the subscriber; And And transmitting the transmitted message to a voice mailbox of the wireless communication device according to a predetermined protocol. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an authentication step of determining whether a user who wants to transmit the message is authorized to transmit the message before the message is transmitted. Inputting personal information of the user to which a message is to be transmitted; Searching whether the input information is data recorded in a database including information about a user; And If the user is a legitimate user as a result of the search, performing authentication; and if the user is not a legitimate user, returning to the input step. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the message to a voicemail box of the wireless communication device comprises: Checking the number of the subscriber's wireless communication device input by the user; Performing verification of the message to be sent to the checked subscriber; And And transmitting the verified message to a voicemail box of the wireless communication device which transmits the verified message in accordance with the protocol. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said protocol uses a public switched telephone network. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the protocol uses an AMIS protocol. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the transmission of the message is Converting the message signal in a digital form into an analog signal; And Reproducing the converted analog signal and transmitting it to the voicemail box, The voicemail message transmitting method through the Internet network, characterized in that for storing the transmitted analog signal after converting the digital signal. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the message is transmitted to the subscriber's voicemail. Accessing a specific homepage by accessing an internet network to transmit a predetermined message to a subscriber of a wireless communication device; Selecting the message to be sent to the subscriber from a message list displayed on the home page; Determining and authenticating whether the user who wants to transmit the message has the authority to transmit the message; Transmitting the selected message to a voicemail box of the wireless communication device according to a predetermined protocol; The authentication step Inputting personal information of the user to which the message is to be transmitted; Searching whether the input information is data recorded in a database including information about a user; And If the user is a legitimate user, perform the authentication; and if the user is not the legitimate user, return to the input step. The step of transmitting the message to the voice mailbox of the wireless communication device, Checking the number of the subscriber's wireless communication device input by the user; Performing verification of the message to be sent to the checked subscriber; And And transmitting the verified message to a voicemail box of the mobile communication device according to the protocol. In the message system for receiving a request for the transmission of a message from a plurality of computers connected to the Internet network and transmitting it to the subscribers of the mobile communication device, The message system includes a message recording system for recording a message consisting of text information or voice information in response to a request for transmission of the message; And And a message transmission system for receiving the message data generated by the message recording system and transmitting the message data to subscribers of the mobile communication device according to a predetermined protocol in real time or at a predetermined time. system. The method of claim 11, wherein the message recording system A web server for accessing a user requesting a message transmission through the Internet network; A user database containing information about the users; A data verification unit which verifies data input through the web server; And A data transceiver for transmitting the message to the message transmission system according to a TCP / IP based protocol and receiving the result; The web server displays a message including a voice to be transmitted by the user in the form of a list on the screen so that the user can select it and transmit the message to subscribers of the mobile communication device to receive the message. Message system using the Internet, characterized in that for receiving the information of the subscriber. The message system using the Internet of claim 12, wherein the message recording system further comprises an FTP server for receiving a message from the user in the form of a file. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein said message transmission system is A transceiver for performing data transmission / reception with the recording request system according to a TCP / IP based protocol; A control unit which receives the voice message data from the transmission and reception unit and controls the overall operation together with a control such as a transmission time thereof; A user database including information about the user, etc. A reservation transmission database for storing messages to be transmitted at a predetermined reservation time of the data transmitted from the recording request system; A queue that is a queue containing messages to be sent in input order, A voice output unit for transmitting the data received from the queue to the subscriber of the mobile communication device, The controller transmits the voice message data input through the transmitter / receiver to the queue when the voice message data is transmitted in real time, and stores the data in the reservation transmission database in the case of reserved transmission data. Checking the transmission time of the data stored in the message system using the Internet, characterized in that for sending to the queue at the corresponding time. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the voice output unit transmits the voice message data to a voice mail box according to a predetermined protocol. If the protocol is an AMIS protocol, the data is transmitted to the voicemail without conversion, and in the case of the PSTN protocol, the data is reproduced as voice after analog conversion and transmitted to the voicemail.