KR20010082437A - The method of memorizing and managing messages in the mobile-communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for managing a message in a mobile communication system is provided to efficiently use a memory space and minimize the omission to an important message by filtering a message using information of a transmitter and memorizing filtered information as a newest message according to each transmitter. CONSTITUTION: A transmitting system transmits information of a transmitter and a message receipt request message to a receiving system(S310). The receiving system extracts information of the transmitter(S320), and judges whether the transmitter is a designated transmitter(S330). If the transmitter is the designated transmitter, a designation message slot allocated to the transmitter is searched. If an empty slot is searched, the empty slot is selected. If the empty slot does not exist, a message slot primarily received from the designated transmitter is selected(S341). A message data is received from the transmission system(S360), and the received message data is stored in the selected message slot(S361). If the transmitter is a general transmitter, a suitable storing space is searched in a general message slot(S340). It is judged whether an empty slot exists in the general message slot. If the empty slot exists in the general message slot, the empty slot is selected as a storing space. If the empty slot does not exist in the general message slot, a message slot of a same transmitter is searched and a primarily received slot is selected among the searched slots. A slot for receiving two messages or more is searched among message slots of a general transmitter, or a primarily received message slot of the general transmitter for receiving most messages is selected(S350). If a suitable message slot(empty slot) is searched in a general message slot, a message data is received from the transmitting system(S360). A last message is stored in the selected message slot(S361). If the suitable empty slot is not searched, a receipt rejection message is transmitted to the transmitting system(S370).

Description

The method of memorizing and managing messages in the mobile-communication system}

The present invention relates to a message management method in a mobile communication system, and more particularly, in a message management server (or message transmission system) and a terminal, in a transmission or storage management of a received message, a message is filtered using sender information, The present invention relates to a message management method in a mobile communication system that can efficiently use the memory space and minimize omission of important messages by memoryizing each sender as the latest message.

Recently, with the rapid development of wireless data communication and data processing technology, mobile communication terminals such as PCS, IMT-2000, PDA, etc., which have not only communication functions but also Internet connection, video communication, and video message transmission function, have emerged. have.

Conventional text or voice messages are commonly used for special situations such as missed message delivery, meetings or libraries, and calling services. In particular, recently, the mobile communication system is operated in connection with the wired and wireless Internet system, so that multimedia messages such as various character messages, videos, or animation messages have emerged, thereby allowing users to express their unique opinions, diversity of expressions, and communication. It aims to improve the accuracy and aesthetics of the message.

The messaging service in such a mobile communication system is implemented in various forms, but its main form is a system for providing a messaging service together with various Internet services, CP (Contents) after a mobile communication service provider has a predetermined message transmission and management system. System that provides various messaging contents on wired and wireless internet while service provider independently operates server system on the internet, and provides various multimedia messages (or E-messages) to users in connection with data communication transmission system of mobile service provider. And the like are realized.

The conventional mobile communication system as described above establishes a predetermined DB in the message transmission system or the Internet server system in order to improve the message delivery rate, stores and manages the message from the sender for a predetermined period, and then receives the reception state of the receiving terminal. If is good, send the message. In addition, the receiving terminal also stores the message data for a certain period of time for checking or displaying the contents of the message.

However, in the conventional method of storing or transmitting message data in a server system and a terminal, there is a problem in that the memory space cannot be efficiently used because messages are accumulated and stored randomly without being classified separately.

In particular, in the case of a messaging service with a large amount of data such as a multimedia message, it is more urgent to efficiently use a limited memory space according to the importance of each message.

In addition, since the number of message slots in the memory space is generally limited to a predetermined number (around 20), a user who has many times of sending and receiving a message may not receive a new message when the message slot is filled up. There is a problem.

In particular, in the situation where commercial messages such as advertisement messages and broadcast mails continue to occur, it is frequently not received a message that must be received.

Therefore, in implementing a mailing or messaging service, it is necessary to specially manage and process messages from important senders such as lovers, family members, business partners, etc., and inform the user of the latest information among the messages from each sender. .

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently use the memory space and to omit important messages in transmitting and managing various messages between transmission and reception systems of a mobile communication system. It is possible to minimize and provide a message management method in a mobile communication system that can facilitate the user's convenience.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile communication system according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a message transmission process between a transmission and reception system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message filtering and storing process in a receiving system according to the present invention.

4 shows an example of message slot assignment for a designated sender in accordance with the present invention.

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10. Sending terminal 20. Mobile service provider system

30. Message Management Server 35. Server DB

40. Receiving terminal 50. Communication network

In order to achieve the above object, a message management method in a message management server of a mobile communication system according to the present invention includes: a sender specifying step of obtaining and managing predetermined sender designated information from a receiving terminal; A message filtering step of determining whether the message is received according to whether the sender is a designated sender and the degree of use of the message slot for the receiving terminal when receiving a message from the transmitting terminal; A message storing step of storing the filtered message in a predetermined message slot; And a message transmitting step of transmitting a message to a receiving terminal.

In the sender designation step, the sender designation information may include any one of a sender's telephone number, a user ID, a reply number, a code number, or a phrase or a number that distinguishes the sender when the message is transmitted.

The present invention may further include a message slot assignment step of allocating one or more dedicated message slots to each of the designated senders according to the frequency of message use or the importance of the message.

In the message filtering step, the sender / receiver information is first obtained from the sender terminal, and the message filtering step determines whether the sender and the receiver can be received. desirable.

In the message filtering step, the designated sender stores the latest message in an empty slot or the first received message slot among the assigned message slots, and the elapsed time of receiving the same sender message in the general message slot for the general sender. Alternatively, it is preferable to select an optimal message slot according to the elapsed reception time and the number of reception of the same sender message, upgrade to the reception message, and reject the reception of a message when there is no appropriate slot.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the message filtering step blocks a transmission message from a specific designated sender by user's setting.

In the message transmitting step, it is preferable to first transmit a sender information to a receiving terminal to request a message reception, and to transmit the message data as the receiving terminal can receive the corresponding message.

In addition, in the present invention, when a message is transmitted to the receiving terminal, it is preferable that the receiving terminal immediately sets the message as a normal screen.

On the other hand, a message management method in a receiving terminal of a mobile communication system according to the present invention comprises: a sender specifying step of setting one or more designated senders by inputting predetermined sender specifying information; A message filtering step of determining whether the message is received according to whether the message sender is a designated sender and the degree of use of the message slot when receiving a message from the message server; And a message storing step of storing the filtered message in a predetermined message slot.

In addition, the message management method in the receiving terminal according to the present invention further includes a message allocating step of allocating one or more message slots to be used exclusively according to the frequency of use or the importance of the message for each of the designated senders. It can be carried out.

The message filtering step is to first obtain the sender information from the message management server, determine whether it is the designated sender and whether or not the message is received, and then receive the corresponding message data from the message management server as the designated sender or the receiver. desirable.

In the message filtering step, the designated sender stores the latest message in an empty slot or the first received message slot among the assigned message slots, and the elapsed time of receiving the same sender message in the general message slot for the general sender. Alternatively, it is preferable to select an optimal message slot according to the elapsed reception time and the number of reception of the same sender message, upgrade to the reception message, and reject the reception of a message when there is no appropriate slot.

In addition, in the present invention, when the message is received at the receiving terminal, it is preferable to immediately set the received message to the usual screen.

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

1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile communication system generally includes a transmission terminal 10, a reception terminal 40, a mobile communication service provider system 20, and a message management server 30 connected to a wired or wireless communication network 50. By interoperating with each other, various messages from the transmitting terminal 10 are transmitted to the receiving terminal 40.

The communication network 50 is a network system for forming a communication path between a communication system and a transmitting and receiving terminal and transmitting data, and includes a telephone station system and a network, a wireless communication network, a satellite communication network, a wired and mobile internet network, and the like.

The transmitting terminal 10 refers to a terminal device for creating a message such as a text, a picture (character), a voice, and the like, and transmitting the message to the receiving terminal 40 through a communication network and a communication system. General wired telephone 10b, computer terminal 10c and the like.

In particular, when transmitting various multimedia messages such as characters or animations to a counterpart terminal through a server means on the Internet, a mobile communication terminal 10a or a computer terminal 10c having a mobile Internet function may be used as the transmitting terminal 10. Can be.

The receiving terminal 40 is a wireless communication terminal including various portable terminals, PCS phones, IMT-2000 service phones, PDAs, and the like, and includes wireless communication means, message transmission and reception functions, processing means, memory means, and a predetermined S. / W program.

In addition, the user of the receiving terminal 40 uses a predetermined message management service according to the present invention through the mobile communication service provider system 20 or the message management server 30, or a predetermined S / W embedded in the terminal. By running the module, you can efficiently manage the messages that are sent to you and avoid missing them.

The mobile communication service provider system 20 is a communication system of a mobile communication service provider to which the receiving terminal 40 is subscribed. The mobile communication service provider system 20 is connected to a telephone station system and is provided with a plurality of radio base stations. A communication line and a message transmission path are formed, and various Internet connection services and messaging services can be provided to the receiving terminal 40 according to the embodiment.

The message management server 30 is a system for storing and managing a message from the transmitting terminal 10 for a predetermined period and then transmitting and processing the message to the receiving terminal 40. The server DB 35 includes a server DB 35. A predetermined memory space (including a predetermined number of message slots) for each receiving terminal 40 is set, and message data from the transmitting terminal 10 is stored in each message slot.

The message management server 30 is directly connected with various server devices and data transmission systems of the mobile communication service provider system 20 to operate as a server system for providing a predetermined messaging service to the receiving terminal 40, or wired or wireless. It may be a server system that transmits various multimedia messages such as a character and a video from the transmitting terminal 10 and an E-message to the receiving terminal 40 while performing a unique messaging service through the Internet.

Hereinafter, in the mobile communication system as described above, a method of transmitting or storing and managing the received message in the message management server 30 and the receiving terminal 40 will be described.

First, the message management method in the message management server 30 is as follows.

That is, a sender designation step of acquiring and managing predetermined sender designation information from the receiving terminal 40; A message slot allocation step of allocating one or more dedicated message slots to each of the designated senders according to the frequency of message use or the importance of the message; When receiving a message from the transmitting terminal 10, whether the message is received according to whether the sender is a designated sender and the degree of use of the message slot for the receiving terminal 40 (the existence of an empty slot and the number of times of use per sender, etc.). Determining a message filtering step; A message storing step of storing the filtered message in a predetermined message slot; And a message transmitting step of transmitting a message to the receiving terminal 40 and deleting data in the message slot.

The user of the receiving terminal 40 can set various numbers or phrases that can distinguish the sender when transmitting a message as the sender designation information, such as the telephone number of the sender (including a terminal or a general telephone), the message management server 30 Includes user ID and password, reply number, code number, set value between sender and receiver.

On the other hand, the step of assigning the message slot is a step of assigning one or more dedicated message slots to the designated senders, the user (receiver) needs the need (that is, the number of times of receiving messages from the designated sender, the importance of the message) Etc.), the number of allocated message slots is set.

This allows the user to manage messages from a particular sender through the server, thereby minimizing the omission of important messages due to flooding of other messages and insufficient memory space.

Fig. 4 shows an example of assigning a message slot to a designated sender. In the memory space of a receiver having N message slots, message slots 1 and 2 are assigned to designated sender 1, and messages to designated sender 2 are assigned. Slots 3 and 4 are allocated, and message slots 6 to N (also known as general message slots) conceptually show an example of being used as a memory space for a general sender.

The filtering step first obtains the sender / receiver information from the transmitting terminal 10, and then checks whether the sender is the designated sender for the receiver through the server DB 35, and determines whether the sender is the designated sender. The availability of the memory space and the message slot to be memorized are determined.

At this time, the availability of the memory space is determined differentially for the designated sender and the general sender. The message of the designated sender is designated by being stored in an empty slot or the first received message slot among the assigned message slots. The final message (or latest message) from the sender can be checked without omission.

In addition, for a message from a general sender, it is determined whether there is an empty slot among general message slots and whether there is an unnecessary message. Thus, messages from generic senders may be deleted or rejected by their value weight (such as elapsed time of use and frequency of use) between them in the generic message slot category.

Also, for a message from a general sender, when there are no empty slots in a general slot, when there are a plurality of messages from the same sender, the user's latest status is upgraded by upgrading the first message received among them as a final message. Check it out immediately.

Also, in the message filtering step, when the user sets a message blocking setting for a specific sender, the message transmitted from the message may be rejected.

In the message transmitting step, the sender information is first transmitted to the receiving terminal 40 so as to request message reception, and the receiving terminal 40 determines the reception possibility of the corresponding message and requests the transmission of the message. It is desirable to send it. In this case, the receiving terminal 40 needs to have a predetermined message management function according to the present invention, that is, a message slot allocation function for each designated sender, a message filtering function, and the like.

In addition, it is preferable that the reception terminal 40 sets the received final message directly on the usual screen so that the user can easily grasp the recent situation of the other party.

On the other hand, the message management method in the receiving terminal 40 is performed as follows.

That is, a sender designation step of setting one or more designated senders by inputting predetermined sender designation information; A message allocating step of allocating one or more message slots to each dedicated sender according to the frequency of message use or the importance of the message; A message filtering step of determining whether the message is received according to whether the message sender is a designated sender and the degree of use of the message slot when receiving a message from the message server; And a message storing step of storing the filtered message in a predetermined message slot.

At this time, the specific execution method for each step is omitted because it is realized in the same or similar to the message management method in the message management server 30.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a process of delivering a message between a transmitting and receiving system according to whether a message can be received.

Here, in the message transmission between the transmitting terminal 10 and the message management server 30, the transmitting system means the transmitting terminal 10, the receiving system means the message management server 30, and the message management server 30 In the message transmission between the C and the receiving terminal 40, the transmitting system means the message management server 30, and the receiving system means the receiving terminal 40.

As shown in Fig. 2, in order to transmit a predetermined message, the transmission system first transmits the reception request data together with the sender information to the reception system (S210, S220).

The receiving system undergoes a predetermined message filtering process to determine whether the designated sender and the availability of the memory space (empty slot exist) based on the sender information.

At this time, if reception is impossible, the reception system rejects the reception of the message (S211).

On the other hand, if the message can be received, the receiving system requests to transmit the corresponding message data (S221), as the transmitting system transmits the message data, stores it in the retrieved message slots (S222) and completes the reception to the transmitting system. By sending a message, a series of message transmission processes are completed (S223).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of filtering and storing a message in the receiving system (message management server 30 or receiving terminal 40).

As shown in FIG. 3, first, a transmission system (transmission terminal 10 or message management server 30) receives a message reception request message together with sender information (system management server 30 or reception terminal 40). )). (S310)

Accordingly, the receiving system extracts the sender information (S320) and determines whether the sender is the designated sender (S330).

If it is a designated sender, the designated message slot assigned to the sender is searched. At this time, if an empty slot is found, it is selected, and if there is no empty slot, the first message slot received from the designated sender is selected (S341).

Then, after receiving the message data from the transmission system (S360) it is stored in the selected message slot (S361).

On the other hand, in the case of the general sender rather than the designated sender, the appropriate storage space is searched in the general message slot (S340).

First, it is determined whether an empty slot exists in a general message slot, and if there is an empty slot, the empty slot is selected as a storage space. If there is no empty slot, the first slot among the found slots is searched by searching the message slot of the same sender. If the received slot is not selected, the slot that receives two or more messages among the message senders of the general sender is searched or the first received message slot of the general sender who receives the most messages is selected.

When the appropriate message slot (empty slot) is found in the general message slot by the above procedure, after receiving the message data from the transmission system (S360), the final message is stored in the selected message slot (S361). )

In addition, if a proper empty slot (or replacement slot) is not found through the general message slot search procedure as described above, the transmission rejection message is transmitted to the transmission system (S370).

The message management method according to the present invention can be provided with a conventional messaging service, and the user can set and use the messaging service (aka, the final message service) according to the present invention according to the necessity, thereby improving the efficiency and convenience of message management. We can plan.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

According to the present invention made as described above, by assigning a memory space to a specific sender and going through a predetermined message filtering process according to the sender information, the memory space of the message management server 30 and the terminal can be efficiently used. In addition to preventing unnecessary messages from being sent, important messages can be prevented from being missed.

In addition, since the stored message is upgraded to the latest message for each sender, it is possible to easily check the latest status of the other party and the message, thereby facilitating user convenience.

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In the method of managing messages in a message management server of a mobile communication system, A sender designation step of acquiring and managing predetermined sender designation information from the reception terminal 40; A message filtering step of determining whether the message is received according to whether the sender is a designated sender and the degree of use of the message slot for the receiving terminal when receiving a message from the transmitting terminal; A message storing step of storing the filtered message in a predetermined message slot; And Message transmission method for transmitting a message to the receiving terminal; message management method in a mobile communication system comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of designating the sender is characterized in that the sender designation information includes any one of a sender's telephone number, a user ID, a reply number, a code number, or a phrase or a number that can distinguish the sender when the message is transmitted. Message management method in a mobile communication system. The mobile communication system of claim 1, further comprising: a message slot assignment step of allocating one or more dedicated message slots to each of the designated senders according to the frequency of message use or the importance of the message. How to manage your messages. The method of claim 1, wherein the message filtering step first obtains the sender / receiver information from the transmitting terminal and determines whether the message is a designated sender and whether the message is received. Message management method in a mobile communication system, characterized in that for receiving message data. 5. The method according to claim 1, 3, or 4, wherein the message filtering step stores, for the designated sender, as the latest message in an empty slot or the first received message slot among the assigned message slots. For the sender, select the optimal message slot and upgrade to the received message according to the elapsed time for the same sender message or the elapsed time and the number of reception for the same sender message among the general message slots. Message management method in a mobile communication system, characterized in that for rejecting. 5. The method of claim 1 or 4, wherein the message filtering step blocks transmission messages from a specific designated sender by a user's setting. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting a message primarily transmits sender information to a receiving terminal to request message reception, and transmits the message data as the receiving terminal can receive the corresponding message. Message management method in communication system. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the message transmitting step displays a message received by the receiving terminal on a normal screen immediately. In the method for managing a message in a receiving terminal of a mobile communication system, A sender designation step of setting one or more designated senders by inputting predetermined sender designation information; A message filtering step of determining whether the message is received according to whether the message sender is a designated sender and the degree of use of the message slot when receiving a message from the message server; And Message storing step of storing the filtered message in a predetermined message slot; Message management method in a mobile communication system comprising a. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising a message allocating step of allocating one or more message slots to each dedicated sender according to the frequency of message use or the importance of the message. How to manage your messages. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message filtering step first obtains the sender information from the message management server and determines whether the message is a designated sender and whether the message can be received. Message management method in a mobile communication system, characterized in that for receiving message data. 12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the message filtering step stores the latest message in the empty slot or the first received message slot among the assigned message slots for the designated sender, and the general message for the general sender. Among the slots, the optimal message slot is selected and upgraded to the received message according to the elapsed time of receiving the same sender message or the elapsed time and receiving frequency of the same sender message. Message management method in a mobile communication system. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message filtering step blocks transmission messages from a specific designated sender by a user's setting. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the received message is directly set to a normal screen in the filtering step.