KR20000049859A - System for managing personal information using hybrid communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for managing individual information by use of integrated communication network is provided to use an individual information, in a situation which a user does not hold a cellular phone, as the individual information of the user is transmitted by a computer network or telephone network and stored by a server system connected to the computer network. CONSTITUTION: In a system for managing individual information by use of integrated communication network, a cellular phone(10) comprises a memory, a user interface, a transceiver, and a controller. The user interface inputs information on a user. The transceiver communicates through a wireless communication network. The controller controls the memory and a transceiver so as to transmit at least one of the inputted information and individual information to a server system, through a gateway and a communication service system. Further the memory stores a member identification information and a password. The controller controls the transceiver to transmit the inputted information and the member identification information to the server system, when a password inputted by the user is consisted with a password stored in the memory.

Description

System for managing personal information using hybrid communication network

The present invention relates to the management of personal information using a composite communication network, and more particularly to the management of personal information using a telephone communication network and a computer communication network.

Currently, mobile communication terminals are used as a means for exchanging various information beyond the function of a simple telephone. For example, people store their names, occupations, phone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, or their important schedules or notes on their mobile terminals.

However, such important information can be used only when the mobile communication terminal is in the driving state. In other words, such important information cannot be used when the mobile communication terminal is not carried, lost, malfunctioned, or powered out.

Summary of the Invention An object of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is to use a server system connected to a computer communication network for storing personal information of a user using a mobile terminal and to use a telephone communication network and / or a computer communication network to The present invention provides a method for allowing personal information to be used even when the user does not carry a mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a server system in order to realize the above-described method.

1 is a diagram showing a system for managing personal information using a composite communication network according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a mobile terminal shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of inputting and storing personal information through a mobile terminal;

4 is a flow chart for explaining a procedure for obtaining personal information from the personal assistant system shown in FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: mobile terminal 20: composite communication network

21: telephone communication network 22: wireless communication network

23: landline network 25: gateway and communication service system

27: computer communication network 30: fixed terminal

40: personal assistant system 42: server

44: database 50: personal computer (PC)

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, a personal information management method for managing personal information of mobile terminals using a wireless communication network in a server system connected to a computer communication network,

(a) transmitting the personal information stored or input to the mobile terminal to the server system; And

(b) storing the transmitted personal information in the server system.

Preferably, step (a) transmits the personal information to the server system together with the member identification information registered in the server system.

Personal information management method according to the present invention,

(c) a user requesting personal information from the server system through a mobile terminal;

(d) the server system transmitting the requested personal information to the user's mobile terminal in response to the request; And

(e) the mobile terminal further includes storing personal information transmitted from the server system.

In order to achieve another object of the present invention, a gateway and communication service system for connecting between a wireless communication network and a computer communication network and a server system for storing personal information received and connected to the computer communication network A mobile terminal, a memory for storing personal information; A user interface for inputting user information; A transceiver for communicating over the wireless communication network; And control means for controlling the memory and the transceiver such that at least one of the personal information stored in the memory and the personal information input through the user interface is transmitted to the server system through the gateway and a communication service system. .

A server system connected to a computer communication network according to the present invention is for use with a gateway and a communication service system for connecting between a wireless communication network and a computer communication network and mobile terminals communicating through the wireless communication network. A database for storing personal information related to identification information; And server means for transmitting the corresponding personal information to the gateway and the communication service system in response to the information request signal from the mobile terminal, such that the corresponding personal information is transmitted to the mobile terminal which has transmitted the information request signal.

Further, a gateway and a communication service system for connecting between a wireless communication network, a landline communication network and a computer communication network, mobile terminals communicating through the wireless communication network, and fixed terminals communicating through the landline communication network The server system connected to the computer communication network includes a database for storing personal information individually related to the member identification information corresponding to the owners of the mobile terminals; And server means for transmitting the corresponding personal information to the gateway and the communication service system in response to the information request signal from one of the mobile terminal and the fixed terminal, such that the corresponding personal information is transmitted to the terminal which transmitted the information request signal. It includes.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a personal information management system using a composite communication network including a telephone communication network and a computer communication network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a personal information management system according to the present invention includes mobile terminals 10, a complex communication network 20, and fixed terminals 30. The composite communication network 20 includes a telephone communication network 21 having a wireless communications networks 22 and a landline communication network 23, a gateway and a communication service system 25, and the Internet. It includes a computer communication network 27 such as. The personal assistant system 40 connected to the computer communication network 27 provides personal information management services to the mobile terminals 10, the fixed terminals 30, and personal computers (PCs) 50. The mobile terminals 10 are connected to the wireless communication network 22, the fixed terminals 30 are connected to the terrestrial communication network 23, and the personal computers PC 50 are connected to the computer communication network 27.

The mobile terminals 10 are terminals for using cellular services or personal communications services (PCS), and are connected to other mobile terminals 10 through a wireless communication network 22 of the telecommunication network 21. ), Or through the land line communication network 23 and the fixed terminal 30 installed in the home or company. The wireless communication network 22 includes a cellular service system using base stations and a personal communications satellite system using satellites and earth stations. The land line communication network 23 includes a public switched telephone network (PSTN), an integrated service digital network (ISDN), and the like. Therefore, the telecommunications network 21 will include telecommunications companies that provide wireless telecommunication network services and terrestrial telecommunications network services. The gateway and the communication service system 25 may enable the terminals 10 and 30 using the telecommunication network 21 to use the computer communication network 27 or the personal assistant system 40 and the PC using the computer communication network 27. Allow 50 to use telephony network 21. The gateway and communication service system 25 has a function of connecting different networks with each other, such as the wireless communication network 22, the landline communication network 23, and the computer communication network 27. Such a gateway and communication service system 25 will be provided by the carriers.

Figure 2 shows a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the mobile terminal 10 used in the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 10 includes a user interface 11, a control unit 13, a transceiver 15, and a memory 17. The user interface 11 is provided with a display, a keypad for inputting numbers and letters, and an audio interface for converting conversations and listening voices, although its internal configuration is not shown. The controller 13 controls operations of the user interface 11, the transceiver 15, and the memory 17 according to a user's key input through the user interface 11, so that a call, storage of personal information, and the like may be performed. To be able. The transceiver 15 transmits a voice input and / or text input of the user through the user interface 11 to the gateway and the communication service system 25 through the wireless communication network 22, and is received through the wireless communication network 22. The signal is provided to the control unit 13 or the memory 17 of the mobile terminal 10. The memory 17 stores member identification information, personal information of a user (or subscriber) using the mobile terminal 10, a password, and the like.

In order to use the personal information management system according to the present invention, it is necessary to register as a regular user of the personal assistant system 40. For this registration, the mobile terminal 10 and / or the PC 50 can be used. When registering as a full user using the PC 50, a web page for user registration will be provided to the user's pc 50 by the personal assistant system 40. When the mobile terminal 10 is used for user registration, the registration procedure will be performed in cooperation with the gateway, the communication service system 25 and the personal assistant system 40. Such a registration procedure may be performed in various ways, and it will be well understood by those skilled in the art that such a registration procedure does not limit the present invention. By the registration procedure, the user identification information and password are given to the user of the mobile terminal 10, the member identification information and password will be stored in the memory 17 of the mobile terminal (10). As the member identification information, a unique number of the mobile terminal, for example, an electronic serial number (ESN) in a cellular system may be used. The ESN consists of numbers for identifying the mobile terminal as unique to the cellular system. Alternatively, the member serial defense number given to the authorized user in the personal assistant system 40 may be used as the member identification information. Such member identification information is preferably composed only of numbers. This is because users can easily use the service according to the present invention in various terminals using a telecommunication network.

After the registration is completed as a registered user of the personal assistant system 40, the procedure of storing personal information in the database 44 of the personal assistant system 40 using the mobile terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. do. 3 illustrates a case in which a user stores personal information in the database 44 of the personal assistant system 40 using his mobile terminal 10.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a user of the mobile terminal 10 inputs a password through the user interface 11 (step 300), the controller 13 determines whether the input password matches the password stored in the memory (step 300). 305). If it is determined that they do not match in step 305, the control unit 13 informs the user that the personal assistant system 40 according to the present invention can be used only after inputting a password input guide message, for example, the correct password (step 310). , Proceed to step 300.

If it is determined in step 305 that the password entered matches the stored password, the controller 13 then stores the personal information input in the form of text and / or voice through the user interface 11 in the memory 17. (Step 315). Here, the personal information includes contact information, schedule information and memos. The contact information includes a name, a telephone number, an e-mail address, and the like. In operation 320, the controller 13 determines whether the user continues to input personal information, and stores the input data in the memory 15 whenever new personal information data is input. When a user input completion signal is input through the user interface 11 (step 320), the controller 13 transmits the input personal information to the gateway and the communication service system 25 together with the member identification information (step 325). . More specifically, in step 325, the control unit 13 transmits personal information and member identification information to the transceiver 15. The transceiver 15 channel-codes and modulates the personal information and the member identification information supplied from the control unit 13 and then transmits them to the gateway and the communication service system 25 through the wireless communication network 22. In this case, when the gateway and the communication service system 25 know that the destination of the personal information is the personal secretary system 40 only by the member identification information, no additional information is required. In the opposite case, the mobile terminal 10 will further transmit the Internet address of the personal assistant system 40, for example a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

In operation 330, the gateway and communication service system 25 transmits personal information and member identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 and received through the wireless communication network 22 through the computer communication network 27 to the personal assistant system 40. To be relayed. In this case, the gateway and the communication service system 25 may relay the communication between the mobile terminal 10 and the personal assistant system 40 by using a daemon function. As is well known, daemons have their own startup conditions and automatically perform the task when the system is satisfied. When the data transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 is supplied to the personal assistant system 40, the server 42 in the personal assistant system 40 stores the personal information related to the supplied member identification information in the database 44 ( Step 335). Therefore, the personal assistant system 40 utilizes the member identification information stored in the mobile terminal 10 so that the database 44 can use the information provided from the mobile terminal 10 without any separate authentication procedure in the personal assistant system 40. Can be stored in.

When the user stores the personal information in the database 44 of the personal assistant system 40 using another person's mobile terminal 10, the mobile terminal 10 provides the user with the member unique number and password as member identification information. You will be asked for input. Member unique number and password entered by the user will be sent to the personal assistant system 40 will be used for user authentication for storage of personal information.

Instead of the mobile terminal 10, the personal information of the user may be stored in the database 44 of the personal assistant system 40 using the PC 50. In this case, the server 42 in the personal assistant system 40 can input his or her personal information to the monitor of the user interface of the PC 50 connected to the personal assistant system 40 via the computer communication network 27. We'll provide a web page to help you. If a web page is provided, the web page will provide input windows allowing entry of member identification information, passwords and personal information. Such a web page provides a tool, for example, a selection button or the like, which allows a user to store his / her personal information input in his mobile terminal 10. When the user presses the selection button, the server 42 of the personal assistant system 40 sends the personal information selected by the user to the member identification information of the mobile terminal 10 owned by the user (in this case, the member unique number or the number of the mobile terminal). Both a unique number is possible) and is transmitted to the gateway and the communication service system 25 through the computer communication network (27). The service system 25 transmits the personal information received from the personal assistant system 40 to the mobile terminal 10 having member identification information related thereto through the wireless communication network 22. When personal information is received at the mobile terminal 10, the controller 13 stores the received personal information in the memory 17. Accordingly, the user can more easily store his or her personal information in the mobile terminal 10 than when using the user interface of the mobile terminal 10.

As tools for requesting personal information stored in the database 44 of the personal assistant system 40, a user may use his or another mobile terminal 10, a PC 50, or a fixed terminal 30 which is a general PSTN telephone. Can be. The procedure by which a user requests personal information from the personal assistant system 40 using the tools and the personal assistant system 40 provides the requested information will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

When the user connects to the personal assistant system 40 using the mobile terminal 10, the fixed terminal 30, or the PC 50, the server 42 of the personal assistant system 40 prompts for a service. Is provided to the user's terminal or PC (step 400). When the mobile terminal 10 or the PC 50 is used as a tool for connecting to the personal assistant system 40, the personal assistant system 40 is displayed as an image through the display of the mobile terminal 10 or the PC 50. Will provide a prompt. If the fixed terminal 30 is used as a tool for connecting to the personal assistant system 40, the personal assistant system 40 will provide a guide message as a voice through the speaker of the fixed terminal 30. To this end, the personal assistant system 40 transmits a voice guidance request signal together with information for voice guidance to the gateway and the communication service system 25, and the service system 25 responding thereto is connected to the ground line communication network 23. Information for voice guidance is transmitted to the fixed terminal 30. In order to provide voice announcements, an automatic response system (ARS), which is used for PSTN telephones and the like, will be used.

When the user inputs the member identification information and the password together or only the password according to the guide message (step 405), the server 42 performs authentication on the information input by the user (step 410). In step 410, the personal assistant system 40 is a user registered a user requesting personal information to the personal assistant system 40 using the member identification information and password if the member identification information of the registered user is a unique number of the mobile terminal is registered user Determine the cognition. Therefore, even when the user requests personal information from the personal assistant system 40 using his mobile terminal 10, the mobile terminal 10 is the member identification information stored in the memory 17 is the personal assistant system 40 Password is not transmitted to the personal assistant system 40. If the member identification information is a member unique number registered in the personal assistant system 40, it is determined whether the user is a registered user only by the member unique number. In this case, the mobile terminal 10 transmits the password to the personal assistant system 40 together with the member identification information. When the user requests personal information from the personal assistant system 40 using the terminal 10, 30, or 50, the personal assistant system 40 may determine the destination of the information request signal using only the member identification information and the password. If it can be seen that the personal assistant system 40, no additional information is needed. In the opposite case, the mobile terminal 10 will further transmit an Internet address, such as the URL of the personal assistant system 40. If it is determined in step 410 that it is not the information of the authorized user, the server 42 returns to step 405.

If it is determined that the user is permitted by the execution of step 410, the server 42 uses a query for requesting personal information sent from the mobile terminal 10, the fixed terminal 30, or the PC 50 to the database. (44) is searched (step 415). The query used to search the database 44 may be sent along with the member identification information or password or may be further sent after authentication using the member identification information or password has been successfully performed. The server 62 sends the searched result to the user's terminal 10, 30 or 70 using the query (step 420). As a result, the user's terminal 10, 30 or 70 can provide the user with search results in the database 44 as display or audio. If there are a plurality of search results for the query, the terminal 10, 30, or 70 may show the search results in the form of a list.

As described above, the personal information management system using the composite communication network according to the present invention enables the user to store personal information of a user in a server system connected to a computer communication network using a mobile terminal, and also stores personal information stored in the server system by itself and It can be accessed using fixed terminals and PCs that support ARS as well as others' mobile terminals. Accordingly, the present invention allows the user of the mobile terminal to back up the information entered through the user interface of the mobile terminal, and also has an advantage of easily accessing his or her personal information even when not having his mobile terminal. To provide. In addition, the present invention also provides an effect of inputting data, such as a memo requiring input of many characters, using a personal computer and storing and using the same in a mobile terminal thereof.

Claims (18)

In the mobile terminal for use with a gateway and communication service system for connecting a wireless communication network and a computer communication network and a server system connected to the computer communication network and for storing received personal information, A memory for storing personal information; A user interface for inputting user information; A transceiver for communicating over the wireless communication network; And And control means for controlling the memory and the transceiver such that at least one of the personal information stored in the memory and the personal information input through the user interface is transmitted to the server system through the gateway and a communication service system. terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores member identification information and password, The control means controls the transceiver to transmit the personal information and the member identification information input through the user interface to the server system when the password input by the user of the mobile terminal matches the password stored in the memory. Mobile terminal. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the member identification information is one of a unique number of the mobile terminal and a member unique number registered in the server system. According to claim 1, When requesting the personal information to the server system through the user interface, the control means, if the password entered by the user through the user interface matches the password stored in the memory, the information request signal A mobile terminal that controls the transceiver to transmit. The method of claim 4, wherein the information request signal includes member identification information and a password. The member identification information is a mobile terminal which is a unique number of the mobile terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein the information request signal includes member identification information. The member identification information is a mobile terminal which is a member unique number registered in the server system. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the member unique number is composed of numbers. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the personal information includes at least one of contact information, schedule information, and a memo. A server system connected to a computer communication network for use with a gateway and a communication service system for connecting a wireless communication network and a computer communication network and mobile terminals communicating through the wireless communication network, A database for storing member identification information and personal information related to the member identification information; And In response to the information request signal from the mobile terminal, server means for transmitting the corresponding personal information to the gateway and the communication service system such that the corresponding personal information is transmitted to the mobile terminal which has transmitted the information request signal. . The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the information request signal includes a member identification information and a password, and the member identification information is a unique number of the mobile terminal. The server system of claim 9, wherein the information request signal includes member identification information, and the member identification information is a member unique number registered in the server system. 12. The server system according to claim 9, wherein the server means transmits the personal information corresponding to the information request signal to the gateway and the communication service system after the authentication related to the information request signal is completed. . The server system of claim 9, wherein the personal information includes at least one of contact information, schedule information, and a memo. A computer for use with a gateway and a communication service system for connecting between a wireless communication network, a landline communication network and a computer communication network, mobile terminals communicating through the wireless communication network, and fixed terminals communicating through the landline communication network. In a server system connected to a communication network, A database for storing personal information individually related to member identification information corresponding to owners of the mobile terminals; And Server means for transmitting the corresponding personal information to the gateway and the communication service system in response to the information request signal from one of the mobile terminal and the fixed terminal, such that the corresponding personal information is transmitted to the terminal which transmitted the information request signal. Server system that includes. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein if the information request signal is a signal transmitted from a fixed terminal, the server means sends the gateway and communication service system to provide the personal terminal with the requested personal information through an automatic answering system (ARS). Requesting server system. A personal information management method for managing personal information of mobile terminals using a wireless communication network in a server system connected to a computer communication network, (a) transmitting the personal information stored or input to the mobile terminal to the server system; And (b) storing the transmitted personal information in the server system. The personal information management method according to claim 16, wherein step (a) transmits the personal information to the server system together with the member identification information registered in the server system. The method according to claim 16 or 17, (c) a user requesting personal information from the server system through a mobile terminal; (d) the server system transmitting the requested personal information to the user's mobile terminal in response to the request; And (e) The mobile terminal further comprises the step of storing the personal information transmitted from the server system.