KR20000073705A - Method of customized menu service in mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A user dedicated menu service method in a mobile communication system is provided in which a user can edit menus configured of information he frequently uses and transmit the edited menus to his terminal to minimize a period of time required for final information. CONSTITUTION: In a user dedicated menu service method in a mobile communication system, a user accesses menu editing means to edit a desired menu item, and stores in user dedicated menu storage means in the form of menu list message. Then, a service server allocates dedicated menu codes by users who inputted menu items. When a dedicated menu code is received from the terminal, the service server searches the user dedicated menu storage means to send a corresponding menu list to the terminal.

Description

METHOD OF CUSTOMIZED MENU SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a method of serving a customized menu (User-Defined Menu) in a bidirectional service in a mobile communication system, in particular, a user in a bidirectional service such as an on-demand information service using a short message service (SMS). The present invention relates to a user-only menu service method for reducing the traffic volume of an SMS message by allowing a user to directly access a menu that he or she accesses without an intermediate step, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the same.

Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Mobile communication systems have SMS, a service that delivers text messages to users. These SMS are defined in the international standard "TIA / EIA / IS-637", Mobile Termination (MT), Mobile Origination (MO) SMS, Cell Broadcasting (CB), On-demand Information On Demand (IonD) service.

In the conventional interactive service, when a service provider selects information to be provided and configures a menu accordingly, the user selects desired information based on the transmitted menu. However, in this case, the user often receives unnecessary menus provided by the network, and there may be a time delay because the user has to go through several menus until the user obtains the desired final information. There was a problem that the traffic amount of the SMS message increases by repeating the transmission and selection of the menu every time.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, the user can edit a menu consisting of information that the user mainly visits and needs at the time of two-way service, such as on-demand information service using SMS in the mobile communication system Computer to record user-specific menu service method and program for realizing the same, by minimizing the time to obtain final information and reducing traffic volume of SMS message by eliminating the intermediate step of menu access by transmitting the edited menu to the terminal. The purpose is to provide a recording medium that can be read by.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a menu input process in a user-only menu service method according to the present invention.

3 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a menu providing process of a user-only menu service method according to the present invention;

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11 mobile station (MS) 12 base station (BTS)

13: control station / station (BSC / MSC) 14: home position register (HLR)

15: Single Expert Center (SMC) 16: Single Expert Service (SMS) Server

17: Operation Management Center (OMC) 18: Cell Broadcasting Center (CBC)

19: Information provider (CB) for cell broadcasting (CB) 20: Menu editing device

21: user-only menu database

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a user menu service method in a mobile communication system, comprising: a first step of a user accessing a menu editing means to edit a desired menu item; A second step of storing the edited menu item in a user-only menu storage means in the form of a menu list message; A third step of assigning, by the expert service server, a dedicated menu code for each user who has entered the menu item; And a fourth step of, when the dedicated menu code is input from the terminal, the single-specialized service server searching for the user-only menu storage means and serving a corresponding menu list to the terminal.

In addition, the present invention provides a mobile communication system having a large capacity processor, the function of storing a menu item edited by the user through the menu editing means in a user-specific menu storage means in the form of a menu list message; A function of allocating a dedicated menu code for each user who inputs the menu item in a specialized service server; And when the dedicated menu code is input from the terminal, a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing a function of serving the menu list to the terminal by searching for the user-specific menu storage means in the single-service server. To provide.

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

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied, and shows a configuration of a system for providing a menu customized for each user in a bidirectional service in a mobile communication network.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the mobile communication network to which the present invention is applied, a system for providing a menu customized for each user in a bidirectional service includes a mobile station (MS) 11 and a base station transceiver (BTS). System (12), Control Station / MSC (Base Station Controller / Mobile Switching Center) (13), Home Location Register (HLR) (14), Professional Service Message Center (SMC: SMS) Information for Message Center (15), Single Professional Service (SMS) Server (16), Operation Management Center (OMC) (17), Cell Broadcasting Center (CBC), Cell Broadcasting (CB) An information provider (IP) 19, a menu editing device 20, and a customized menu database 21 are provided.

In order to provide a menu customized for each user at the time of the interactive service, a menu editing device (web page, dedicated computer / terminal, dedicated) that can configure a menu customized for each user in a single professional service server 16 of the existing mobile communication system. 20) and a user-specific menu database 21 for storing the edited content should be linked.

The mobile station 11 is in the range of any base station 12, and the information of the mobile station 11 is transmitted to the base station 12 and the controlling station / switching station 13 controlling it, from the control station / switching station 13 The transmitted information is transmitted to the mobile station 11 via the base station 12.

The mobile station 11 is a terminal that the user can carry and communicate with while moving. The mobile station 11 uses a forward channel for text reception and a reverse channel for transmission. In this case, all text information uses SMS, and when received, the mobile SMS is used, and when the SMS is transmitted, the mobile SMS is used.

The mobile station 11 uses the base station 12, the control station / switching station 13, and the like, for example, a single specialized service system (i.e., a single specialized service message center 15, a single specialized service server 16, and a cell broadcast center 18). Logical connections).

In general, a mobile communication system uses a data burst message of a paging channel of a CDMA mobile communication system upon reception, and is a long MT message or a forward traffic channel when a user is busy. The text message is transmitted as a data burst message of a forward traffic channel. In addition, when a text message is transmitted, a data burst message of an access channel is used, and when the message is longer than a predetermined length, the burst message is transmitted using a data burst message of a reverse traffic channel.

The text message transmitted and received at the mobile station 11 is connected to the control station / switch station 13 through the base station 12 for high frequency signal processing and call processing.

The base station 12 connects the mobile station 11 to the control station / switch station 13, and includes a digital channel unit (DCU), a timing / frequency control unit (TCU), and a radio frequency device. (RFU: Radio Frequency Unit), and Global Positioning System (GPS). Then, the base station 12 performs a wired / wireless conversion function of communicating with the mobile station 11 via radio and communicating with the control station / exchange station 13 by wire.

Looking at the function of the control station / switching station 13, the control station connects the base station 12 to the switching station to coordinate the connection between the base station 12, and performs a signal processing function for communication between the base station 12 and the switching station, The switching center processes the mobile communication subscriber call in association with the home location register 14 and the short service message center 17. In addition, the switching center connects with the control station to perform call setup and release functions of the mobile station 11, and performs various functions related to call processing and additional services.

This control station / station 13 is responsible for routing general calls, SMS messages and the like.

The home location register 14 is a database connected to the control station / exchange station 13 and the single-service service message center 15 to manage various types of information of mobile subscribers. Have.

The home location register 14 performs functions such as subscriber location registration in conjunction with various control stations / switch stations 13, stores permanent information and location information of the mobile station 11 and subscribers, It interacts with a visitor location register (VLR) that temporarily stores subscriber information associated with the mounted mobile station 11 to support various functions related to call processing and supplementary services.

The single professional service message center 15 is connected to the control station / exchange station 13, the home location register 14, the single professional service server 16, the operation management center 17, and plays a key role in SMS processing. Set the parameters and send the message to the network element to be processed by using the teleservice identifier (TI) and destination address (Destination Address) of the input signal. In particular, the single professional service message center 15 transmits a signal input from the control station / exchange station 13 to the single professional service server 16 when the corresponding message is set to the single professional service server 16.

The single professional service server 16 is interworked with the operation management center 17, the cell broadcasting center 18, the cell broadcasting information provider 19, and the menu input device 20, and in particular, the single professional service message center 15. The terminal stores the terminal subscriber's terminal type, service type, and the like, and transmits information from the outside to the single-service service message center 15 using a corresponding Teleservice Identifier (TI).

The cell broadcasting center (CBC) 18 is a server that performs work related to a broadcast type information service, also called a cell broadcasting server (CBS: CB Server), and is connected to an information providing apparatus 19 for a CB, and receives information therefrom. It performs core functions related to broadcasting information service such as transmission and scheduling of broadcasting information message.

In order to receive a personalized menu for each user, each user must first select and input a menu that he / she wants to receive using the menu editing apparatus 20 that can construct his own personalized menu. In this case, the menu editing apparatus 20 stores the edited menu in the user-specific menu database 21 in the form of a menu list message, and the structure of the menu list message stored in the user-specific menu database 21. Looking at it as follows.

PN QCp QCc Menu_1 Tab QC1 Menu_2 Tab QC2

Here, "PN" is a page number, "QCp" is a hexadecimal code ("0xffffff"), "QCc" is a user-assigned direct code (Quick code), and "Menu_1, 2" is a menu. The name, "QC1,2", indicates the Quick Code of the menu.

In order to provide a personalized menu for each user, each user enters the bidirectional information service menu of the mobile station 11 and inputs a personalized code assigned to the user at the time of entering the code, and the MO SMS message is delivered to the professional service server 16. Then, the expert service server 16 reads the code value, takes a menu list message stored in the user-specific menu database 21, makes it an MT SMS message, and delivers it to the mobile station 11. At this time, the mobile station 11 displays the forwarded message on the screen and receives the next selection of the user.

In the user-only menu service method according to the present invention, first, when a user accesses the menu editing device 20 and edits a desired menu item, the menu editing device 20 converts the edited menu item into a menu list message. The menu is stored in the user-specific menu database 21. In this case, the single professional service server 16 should allocate a dedicated menu code for each user who inputs a desired menu item. Subsequently, when the user enters the dedicated menu code granted by accessing the network through the mobile station 11, the specialized service server 16 searches the user-specific menu database 21 and searches the corresponding menu list in the mobile station 11. To send. The dual menu entry process is as follows.

2 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a menu input process in a user-only menu service method according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the menu input process of the user-only menu service method according to the present invention may first configure a menu customized for each user when a menu item desired by the user himself is input (201). Since the menu editing device 20 of the menu list has a limited menu item, the maximum number of input menu items is analyzed (202).

As a result of analysis, if the number of input menu items exceeds the maximum number, after processing the error (203), the process proceeds to step 201 to receive the menu items again. Otherwise, the edited menu is in the form of a Man List message. Stored in user-specific menu database 21 (204).

On the other hand, the operation of the single-specialized service server 16 for the user-specific menu (Customized Menu) of the user-only menu service method as follows.

3 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a menu providing process of a user-only menu service method according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 3, the menu providing process of the user-specific menu service method according to the present invention, when a personalized code selected by the user in the bidirectional information service menu of the terminal 11 is input (301), MO SMS message The single professional service server 16 is transmitted to the single professional service server 16 to analyze the code value (302), and checks whether it is a dedicated integrated access code (Quick Code) (303).

As a result of the inspection, if the dedicated integrated code (Quick Code), the menu list stored in the user-specific menu database 21 is taken (304) to make an MT SMS message and transmitted to the terminal 11 (305). At this time, the terminal 11 displays the delivered message on the screen and receives the next selection of the user.

As a result of the inspection, if it is not a dedicated direct access code, a menu list corresponding to the request code is generated in the existing menu database (306) and then made into an MT SMS message and transmitted to the terminal 11 (305).

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, and the above-described embodiments and accompanying It is not limited to the drawing.

As described above, the present invention can reduce the traffic volume of SMS messages generated in a network by allowing a user to immediately access a menu accessed mainly by the user without an intermediate step, and enable the user to reduce unnecessary navigation. Therefore, it is possible to speed up the time of acquiring the final information and to reduce the memory usage by allowing a resource-limited terminal to use a customized menu without using additional memory.

Claims (4)

In the user menu service method in a mobile communication system, A first step in which a user accesses a menu editing means to edit a desired menu item; A second step of storing the edited menu item in a user-only menu storage means in the form of a menu list message; A third step of assigning, by the expert service server, a dedicated menu code for each user who has entered the menu item; And A fourth step of, if the dedicated menu code is inputted from the terminal, the single-specialized service server searching for the user-only menu storing means and serving the corresponding menu list to the terminal; User-only menu service method made, including. The method of claim 1, The menu list message, Substantially, the information includes a page number (PN), detailed code information (QCp), a direct access code (QCc) assigned by a user exclusively, menu name information, and direct access code (QC) information of a corresponding menu. How to service your menu only. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The second step, And storing the edited menu item in the user-only menu storage means in the form of a menu list message within a range in which the edited menu item does not exceed the maximum range of the menu list. In a mobile communication system having a large capacity processor, Storing a menu item edited by the user through the menu editing means in a user-specific menu storage means in the form of a menu list message; A function of allocating a dedicated menu code for each user who inputs the menu item in a specialized service server; And When the dedicated menu code is inputted from the terminal, the single specialized service server searches for the user-only menu storage means and serves the corresponding menu list to the terminal. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.