KR20010055738A - Method to provide Internet chatting service linked with portable phones - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing an Internet chatting service using a mobile terminal is provided to transfer an information that a certain chatting opponent is in a chatting room to a mobile terminal of a subscriber and communicate a character message between a mobile terminal of a subscriber and a plurality of computer terminals which are connected with a chatting room. CONSTITUTION: A subscriber selects a chatting opponent who wishes to chat among chatting opponent information provided from a chatting service site, and the selected information is transferred to the site through the Internet(S210). The site judges whether the selected chatting opponent is in the current chatting room(S220). If the chatting opponent is in the chatting room, the subscriber chats with the chatting opponent(S230). If the chatting opponent is not in the chatting room, it is checked whether the chatting opponent is connected with the chatting room(S240). When the chatting opponent is connected with the chatting room, a message that the chatting opponent is connected is transferred to the mobile terminal of the subscriber(S250).

Description

Method for providing Internet chat service linked to mobile terminal {Method to provide Internet chatting service linked with portable phones}

The present invention relates to a method for providing an internet chat service in connection with a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method for transmitting information on whether a chat counterpart currently accesses a chat room to a subscriber's mobile terminal at a site providing a chat service through the Internet, and a mobile terminal. The present invention relates to a method of providing a chat service through a method of individually sending and receiving text messages between a plurality of subscribers and computer terminals currently connected to a chat room.

Currently, as the Internet becomes a part of daily life, the kinds of services provided through the Internet are becoming very diverse. Chatting service, one of the services over the Internet, allows a large number of users to talk to each other by sending and receiving text messages through a computer. It is becoming a universally used service not only for low age groups but also for other age groups.

In order to use such a chat service, it is common to subscribe to a chat service provider that the user wants to use, and the subscriber selects a chat party from among the subscribers connected to the site providing the chat service and then chats with the chat party. Done. At this time, the computer terminals of the chat service users are connected to the Internet through modems, telephone lines, or dedicated lines.

However, in the conventional chat service, if the chat counterpart that he or she wishes to chat with is not currently connected to the chat room, the other party has no choice but to wait without a contract. In addition, due to the nature of the chat room, the other person's personal information is often kept secret, it is not easy to be connected to the chat room in the same time zone as the other party.

In this case, if you terminate the connection with the chat room and do something else, the other party may not know whether the chat room is connected to the chat room. In addition, it is inconvenient that the user of the chat room should be tied up in front of the computer because it is not able to exchange messages with each other through the chat room unless they are simultaneously connected to the chat room.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by linking the mobile terminal that is currently widely distributed to the chat service via the Internet to communicate information on whether the chat partner is currently connected to the chat room to the subscriber's mobile terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a chat service by allowing a text message to be individually transmitted and received between a mobile terminal of a subscriber and a computer terminal of a plurality of other subscribers currently connected to a chat room.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the Internet chat service providing method associated with the mobile terminal according to the present invention is that if the subscriber who subscribes to the site providing the chat service sets the chat counterpart, The chat counterpart is configured to include a chat counterpart connection status notification procedure for notifying the mobile terminal of the subscriber via a mobile communication system when the chat counterpart accesses the chat room.

The chat counterpart connection status notification procedure may include a counterpart selection step of selecting a chat counterpart that the subscriber wants to chat from among chat counterpart information provided by the site; The site allows the subscriber and the chat counterpart to chat if the chat counterpart selected in the counterpart selection step is currently connected to the chat room of the site, and if the chat counterpart is connected to the chat room if not currently connected to the chat room. Waiting for the other party to connect; And the site is configured to include a connection information transmission step of transmitting a message informing the user when the chat counterpart connects to the chat room in the waiting step of the counterpart connection to the mobile terminal of the subscriber through a mobile communication system. .

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the Internet chat service providing method associated with a mobile terminal according to the present invention, the first subscriber subscribed to the site providing the chat service sends a message to the other party (second subscriber) via the Internet. If the site is transmitted to the site, the site includes a message transmission procedure for transmitting the message to the mobile terminal of the second subscriber through a mobile communication system when the second subscriber is not currently connected to the chat room of the site. It is characterized in that the configuration.

At this time, in the above embodiments, when the site performs a procedure for sending a message to the mobile terminal through the mobile communication system, a unique phone number is individually for each subscriber (the chat counterpart or the first subscriber) associated with the message. And assigning the unique telephone number to the mobile terminal together with the message, it is possible to process each message separately.

In addition to the procedure of transmitting a message from the site side to the mobile terminal side, if the subscriber who received the message transmits a response message to the site side using the mobile terminal to the site side, the site is connected to each subscriber via the Internet. It is preferable to further include a response procedure for delivering the response message to the computer terminal.

In this case, the response procedure includes a response message transmitting step of transmitting a response message to the unique telephone number received with the message by the subscriber who has received the message using his mobile terminal; A response message reception step of transmitting a response message transmitted by the subscriber in the response message transmission step to the site through a mobile communication system; And the site transmits a response message transmitted from the response message received in the response message receiving step to the computer terminal of the subscriber (the chat partner or the first subscriber) assigned to the unique telephone number on which the response message is loaded. If comprised so that it may be implemented preferably.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system for providing a service according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a first embodiment according to the present invention;

3 is a view showing a process in which the first embodiment proceeds according to the present invention;

4 is an embodiment of a chat counterpart setting screen;

5 is a flowchart of a second embodiment according to the present invention;

6 is a view illustrating a process in which a second embodiment proceeds according to the present invention;

7 is an embodiment of a message input screen;

8 is a diagram illustrating a process of a third embodiment according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100,110,120: computer terminal 200: Internet

300: internet server 400: mobile communication system

410: SMS server 420: mobile communication exchange

430,430-1,430-2: base station 500: mobile terminal

510: mobile terminal screen

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

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a service according to the present invention, the Internet server 300, the Internet server 300 and the message (providing a chat service according to the present invention to subscribers via the Internet 200) SMS server (Short Message Service Server: 410) for transmitting and receiving a short massage, a mobile communication switch 420 for transmitting a message received from the SMS server 410 to the base station 430 or performing the reverse function, and a mobile terminal ( And a base station 430 that wirelessly propagates the message to the 500 or performs the reverse function.

Here, the service subject providing a service according to the present invention is the Internet server 300. Hereinafter, the service subject performing the present invention will be referred to as an "Internet server" when explaining the hardware in terms of hardware in order to help understand the description. In terms of Internet service, the term "site" will be referred to.

The SMS server 410, the mobile communication switch 420, and the base station 430 are components of the mobile communication system 400 for providing a mobile communication service. In order to implement the present invention, an association with a mobile communication service provider is required. Can be.

Through such a system, the Internet server 300 can send a message to the subscriber's mobile terminal 500 through the mobile communication system 400 and vice versa to receive a message sent from the mobile terminal 500. .

2 is a flow chart related to a first embodiment according to the present invention, when a subscriber who subscribes to a site providing a chat service according to the present invention sets a chat counterpart to chat with, the site is configured when the chat counterpart connects to a chat room. An embodiment of a procedure for notifying a subscriber's mobile terminal 500 through the mobile communication system 400 (hereinafter referred to as a chat partner connection status notification procedure) is illustrated.

First, the subscriber selects a chat counterpart who wants to chat among chat counterpart information provided by the chat service site. This selection information is then passed to the site via the Internet 200 (S210).

The site determines whether the chat partner selected in step S210 is currently connected to the chat room (S220), and if the chat partner is currently connected to the chat room, the subscriber and the chat counterpart perform chats (S230), but the current chat partner is connected to the chat room. If not, the chat partner waits to monitor whether the chat room is connected (S240).

The site transmits a message informing the user when the chat counterpart connects to the chat room during the access monitoring in step S240 to the mobile terminal 500 of the subscriber through the mobile communication system 400 (S250).

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of a first embodiment according to the present invention, and the chat partner connection state notification procedure illustrated in FIG.

First, the subscriber should select the desired chat partner, which is preferably done through the chat partner setting screen delivered from the site. FIG. 4 shows an example of the chat partner setting screen.

In the screen shown in FIG. 4, a space for displaying the ID of the selected chat partner, a space for outputting detailed information of the selected chat partner, and a switch for deciding whether to receive a service according to the present invention (for example, indicated by “a blank ID”) On / Off display part indicating the current setting status of this switch, a space for inputting a mobile phone number to receive a message indicating that the chat partner is connected, and a chat partner ID to which the chat partner is additionally registered or selected. A switch to delete the (ID) is shown.

The subscriber enters a phone number (eg, 019-300-9436) of the mobile terminal to be contacted by using this screen, and selects and registers a chat counterpart. In FIG. 4, a subscriber registers a chat counterpart "AAA", "BBB", and "CCC" and selects "AAA" and "CCC" among them. Of course, the registered chat counterparts ("AAA", "BBB", "CCC") are also subscribers of the site, but for convenience of description is divided into "subscriber" and "chat counterpart".

When the subscriber completes the setting, the information set on the screen is transmitted to the Internet server 300 through the Internet 200. Now, the subscriber can terminate the connection and leave the computer for personal use.

Now, the site determines whether the chat counterpart selected in step S210 is currently connected to its own chat room, and monitors whether the chat counterpart is connected to the chat room if the chat counterpart is not currently connected to the chat room.

When a chat party ("AAA", "CCC") that was not connected finds that the chat room is connected at some point, a short message (eg "AAA has logged in") indicating that the chat party is connected. The mobile station 500 transmits the message along with the telephone number of the subscriber's mobile terminal 500 to the mobile communication system 400, and the mobile communication system 400 transmits this message to the SMS server 410, the mobile communication system 420, and the base station 430-. 1,430-2 to the subscriber's mobile terminal 500.

Then, a message appears on the mobile terminal screen 510 of the subscriber, so that the subscriber knows that the other party is connected to the chat room, and thus, the user can enjoy the chat with the other party by using the computer terminal. That is, you do not have to wait for the other party to connect to the chat room.

However, if only such a service is provided, even if the subscriber is not currently able to access the chat room, even if he / she knows that the other party is connected to the chat room, it will not be able to respond appropriately. Therefore, the subscriber can send a response message to the chat counterpart using his mobile terminal 500, and the site receives the response message from the mobile terminal 500 through the mobile communication system 400. It can be implemented more preferably if it is configured to further include a response procedure to pass to the chat counterpart.

On the other hand, since there may be a plurality of chat counterparts set by the subscriber, it is more preferable to divide the messages transmitted and received between the site and the subscriber according to each chat counterpart so as to manage the plurality of chat counterparts individually.

In order to realize such a function, a method of assigning a unique phone number to each chat partner who accesses his chat room on the site can be used. In order to use this method, it may be desirable to set unique phone numbers with the mobile operator in advance.

In addition, the site transmits a unique phone number assigned to the chat counterpart to the subscriber's mobile terminal 500 together with a message indicating that the chat counterpart has accessed the site.

As an example, if a unique telephone number "019-300-1111" is assigned to the chat partner "AAA" and a unique telephone number "019-300-3333" is assigned to the chat partner "CCC", The terminal screen 510 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 3. That is, the message related to the chat partner "AAA" is displayed with the unique telephone number "019-300-1111", and the message related to the chat partner "CCC" is displayed together with the unique telephone number "019-300-3333". do.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a second embodiment according to the present invention, and an embodiment of performing a response procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart.

First, the subscriber who receives the message sent from the site transmits a response message to the unique telephone number received with the message by using his mobile terminal 500 (S510). The response message transmitted by the subscriber in step S510 is transmitted to the site through the mobile communication system 400 (S520).

Then, the site transmits the response message received in step S520 to the computer terminal of the chat counterpart assigned to the unique telephone number on which the response message was loaded (S530).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a second embodiment proceeds according to the present invention, and in detail, the response procedure illustrated in FIG.

Receiving a message that the chat counterparts "AAA" and "CCC" that the subscriber has set up are connected to the chat room, the subscriber sends a response message to the "AAA" by using the mobile terminal 500 at a unique telephone number of 019-300-1111. (E.g., "let's chat at 9 pm"), and send a response message to "CCC" (e.g., "Let's meet at 9 pm in Sinchon") to a unique phone number of 019-300-3333.

These response messages are transmitted to the mobile communication switch 420 through the corresponding base stations 430-1 and 430-2, and then to the Internet server 300 via the SMS server 410.

Then, the Internet server 300 delivers the corresponding response message through the Internet 200 to the computer terminals 110 and 120 of the chat counterpart, which were assigned to the unique telephone number on which the response message was loaded. That is, in the above example, since the message "let's chat at 9 pm" was received at 019-300-1111, the computer terminal 110 of the chat counterpart "AAA" which assigned the unique telephone number 019-300-1111 was sent. The computer terminal of the chat counterpart "CCC", which was transmitted through the Internet 200 but received the message "Let's meet at 9 o'clock in Sinchon" was sent to 019-300-3333, and assigned a unique telephone number of 019-300-3333. It transmits through the Internet (200) to (120).

As an example, if the subscriber who sent the message is "Omniman," the message "Amn" sent "Omniman" on the computer terminal screen. You will see a message like this. In addition, on the computer terminal screen of the chat partner "CCC", "Omniman sent a" Let's meet at 9 o'clock in Sinchon "message." You will see a message like this.

On the other hand, another embodiment for preferably performing a chat service over the Internet when the first subscriber to the site sends a message to the other party (second subscriber) to the site via the Internet 200, the site is If the second subscriber is not currently connected to the chat room of the site, the message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 500 of the second subscriber through the mobile communication system 400. That is, it means a service that allows a message to be exchanged between a computer terminal and a mobile terminal of subscribers currently connected to a chat room.

In this case, since there may be a plurality of first subscribers who send a message, it is preferable to divide the messages transmitted and received by each subscriber for each subscriber so as to manage the plurality of messages individually. In addition, in order to realize such a function, as in the chat partner connection status notification procedure, a method of assigning a unique telephone number to each subscriber transmitting a message may be used.

When the site transmits a message to the mobile terminal of the second subscriber, the site transmits a unique telephone number assigned to the subscriber who transmits the message.

In order to use such a message transmission procedure, a first subscriber who wants to transmit a message must first prepare a message to be transmitted and send it to a site performing a chat service according to the present invention. It is preferred to allow it to be run on the bed.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a message input screen provided by a site, and may include a window for inputting an ID of a counterpart to transmit a message, a window for inputting message contents, and a send button.

That is, when the first subscriber who wants to send a message enters the ID of the second subscriber in the ID input window, enters the message body in the window for inputting the message content, and presses the send button, the first subscriber sends the message to the site. The message is transmitted via the Internet 200. The site then sends a message to the second subscriber with that ID, if the second subscriber is not currently connected to the chat room and sends the message to the mobile terminal of the second subscriber.

8 is a diagram illustrating a process of a third embodiment according to the present invention, and a process of transmitting a message will be described in detail with reference to this.

First, subscribers "AAA" and "CCC" who want to send a message write a message to be sent using their computer terminals 110 and 120. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, a message input screen sent from a site may be used, and when a send button is pressed, a written message is transmitted to the Internet server 300 through the Internet 200. That is, the subscriber "AAA" transmits the message "Let's meet at 6 pm", and the subscriber "CCC" transmits the message "Let us meet".

The Internet server 300 determines whether the second subscriber to receive the message is currently connected to the site, and if not currently connected, sends the message to the mobile terminal telephone number of the second subscriber and the first to transmit the message. It transmits to the mobile communication system 400 along with the unique telephone number assigned to the subscriber. Then, the message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 500 of the second subscriber via the SMS server 410, the mobile communication switch 420, and the base stations 430-1 and 430-2.

Now, a unique telephone number and a corresponding message appear on the mobile terminal screen 510 of the second subscriber. Of course, in addition to the message sent by the subscribers "AAA" and "CCC" from the Internet server 300, it can be a more preferable practice to send additional content, such as "AAA message", "CCC message" content.

Meanwhile, an embodiment of performing a message response procedure in which a response message is transmitted from the mobile terminal 500 of the second subscriber to the computer terminals 110 and 120 of the first subscriber will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

Receiving messages sent by the first subscribers "AAA" and "CCC", the second subscriber uses a mobile terminal 500 to send a response message to "AAA" with a unique telephone number of 019-300-1111 (for example, "PM"). "Let's chat at 9 o'clock"), and also send a message to "CCC" (e.g., "Let's meet at 9 o'clock in Sinchon") to the unique phone number 019-300-3333.

The message transmitted by the second subscriber using its mobile terminal 500 is received at the base stations 430-1, 430-2 and sent to the Internet server 300 via the mobile communication switch 420 and the SMS server 410. Is received.

Since the Internet server 300 receives the message "Let's chat at 9 pm" in the above example as 019-300-1111, the computer terminal of subscriber "AAA" which assigned a unique telephone number of 019-300-1111 ( 110), but the message "Let's meet at 9 o'clock in Sinchon" was received at 019-300-3333, so the subscriber "CCC" assigned a unique telephone number of 019-300-3333. The computer terminal 120 transmits the data through the Internet 200.

In this way, messages can be individually transmitted and received between computer terminals and mobile terminals of subscribers connected to the chat room.

Of course, if you provide such services together, it is possible to more preferably provide an Internet chat service.

According to the present invention, since the mobile terminal can know the situation where the chat partner accesses the chat room, there is no need to wait until the other party connects to the chat room in front of the computer, and gives a message to the other party who is connected to the chat room through the mobile terminal. Since it can be received, the convenience of the user of the chat service is greatly improved.

In addition, since the chat service is advanced to attract more subscribers, the profitability of the chat service provider is increased.

Claims (6)

In the method of providing a chat service through the Internet, if a subscriber who subscribes to a site providing the chat service has set up a chat partner to chat with, the site transmits the chat service to the chat room through a mobile communication system. And a chat counterpart connection status notification procedure for notifying the subscriber's mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the chat counterpart connection status notification procedure comprises: a counterpart selection step of selecting a chat counterpart that the subscriber wants to chat from among chat counterpart information provided by the site; The site allows the subscriber and the chat counterpart to chat if the chat counterpart selected in the counterpart selection step is currently connected to the chat room of the site, and if the chat counterpart is connected to the chat room if not currently connected to the chat room. Waiting for the other party to connect; And The site comprises a mobile terminal comprising a connection information transmission step of transmitting a message informing the user when the chat counterpart accesses the chat room in the waiting step of the other party connection to the mobile terminal of the subscriber through a mobile communication system; How to provide connected internet chat service. In the method of providing a chat service through the Internet, when the first subscriber subscribed to the site providing the chat service transmits a message to the other party (the second subscriber) to the site via the Internet, the site receives the first message. And a message transmission procedure for delivering the message to the mobile terminal of the second subscriber through the mobile communication system when the subscriber is not currently connected to the chat room of the site. How to provide Internet chat service. 4. The subscriber according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the site performs a procedure for sending a message to a mobile terminal via a mobile communication system, subscribers associated with the message (the chat partner or first subscriber). A method for providing an internet chat service in connection with a mobile terminal, the method comprising: assigning a unique phone number to each mobile phone and transmitting the unique phone number together with a message to the mobile terminal to distinguish each message. The method of claim 4, wherein the method of providing an Internet chat service comprises: when a subscriber receiving a message transmits a response message to the site by using a mobile terminal, the site receives a computer terminal of each subscriber via the Internet. Internet chat service providing method in connection with a mobile terminal, characterized in that further comprising a response procedure for delivering the corresponding response message. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the response procedure comprises: a response message transmitting step of transmitting a response message to the unique telephone number received with the message by the subscriber who has received the message using his mobile terminal; A response message reception step of transmitting a response message transmitted by the subscriber in the response message transmission step to the site through a mobile communication system; And The site includes a response message delivery step of transmitting a response message received in the response message reception step to the computer terminal of the subscriber (the chat counterpart or the first subscriber) that has been assigned to the unique telephone number on which the response message was loaded. Internet chat service providing method in connection with a mobile terminal, characterized in that configured to.