KR20030039666A - Method for Managing and Notifying Schedule Information using Personal Computer and Mobile Communication Device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for a schedule management and an automatic notification using a computer and a mobile communication terminal is provided to input schedule information easily and to transmit timely schedule information to a mobile communication terminal through a modem on a PC including an application program and a modem. CONSTITUTION: A user executes an application program(111) and inputs, edits, and stores schedule information in a computer system(110)(1). The application program(111) extracts schedule information to be notified based on an alarm time set with respect to each schedule information(2). The application program(111) transmits schedule information data extracted through an Internet network(140) as SMSC(Short Message Service Center)(130)(3). The SMSC(130) transmits the schedule information data to a mobile communication terminal(120) using a teleservice ID for transmitting schedule information(4). In the case that the mobile communication terminal(120) receives a short message having the teleservice ID for transmitting schedule information, an alarm or a vibration is generated to a user and contents of received schedule information are displayed and stored in a memory(5).

Description

Method for Managing and Notifying Schedule Information using Personal Computer and Mobile Communication Device}

The present invention easily inputs, stores, and manages schedule information by using a schedule management and automatic notification method using a computer and a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, a schedule management program installed on a PC or a web server. The present invention relates to a method of notifying a specific schedule information of a time when a short message service system or a modem is transmitted to a mobile communication terminal of a corresponding user.

In recent years, mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PCS, IMT-2000, and PDAs provide text message transmission / reception functions, wireless Internet functions, alarm functions, and schedule management functions.

The schedule management function is implemented by installing a Personal Information Management System (PIMS) used in a conventional electronic notebook, PDA, and the like in a mobile communication terminal. That is, the user can execute PIMS using menu selection, input, edit and save various personal information, schedule information, and the like in the state, and obtain the necessary data by reading the stored information.

However, in a mobile communication terminal, it is inconvenient to input a lot of data using a keypad composed of small buttons, and there is a great difficulty in inputting and editing personal information due to the limitation of display size and function.

A computer-mobile communication terminal data synchronization technique has been proposed to reduce this inconvenience. This data synchronization technology is to install a program that can recognize data stored in a mobile communication terminal in a computer system, and to connect the mobile communication terminal and the computer system by wire, so that the same information is stored in both devices. Therefore, the user connects the mobile communication terminal to the computer system using a cradle, executes a synchronization application installed on the computer, retrieves and edits personal information stored in the mobile communication terminal, or newly inputs information. To transmit to the mobile communication terminal and save.

Therefore, although the inconvenience on the input or the display can be eliminated, there is still the inconvenience of retrieving the schedule information from the mobile communication terminal again to check the stored schedule information.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, it is possible to easily input and edit personal information on the PC by using a PC or a web server and the Internet or modem + wired telephone network, the PC or web server is an external text message service system In order to provide a method for transmitting and notifying specific schedule information having arrived by using a mobile communication terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a schedule management and automatic notification method for easily inputting schedule information on a PC equipped with an application program and a modem, and transmitting the schedule information to the mobile communication terminal through a modem. It is.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a schedule management and automatic notification method using a web server that receives and stores schedule information of a specific user through a web page, and notifies predetermined schedule information to the mobile communication terminal of the user.

1 shows an overall schematic diagram and data flow between components of a system for implementing the method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows an overall schematic diagram and data flow between components of a system for implementing the method according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

3 shows an overall schematic diagram and data flow between components of a system for implementing the method according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the object as described above, the schedule management and notification method according to the present invention comprises the steps of the user inputs and edits the schedule information using a computer system largely stored in a storage space of the computer system or an external web server, Extracting schedule information for which the alarm time set or automatically set by the user has arrived from the schedule information input every predetermined time, and transmitting the schedule information to the mobile communication terminal for notification.

The method according to the present invention described above may be specifically implemented in three ways as follows.

First, the present invention according to the first embodiment, a system consisting of a user computer system having a schedule management application program, the user's mobile communication terminal, a text message transmission server, a computer network and the Internet network connecting the text message transmission server A computer system comprising: a schedule information input and storage step of storing schedule information input by a user in a storage space through a schedule management application program; The application program of the computer system may include: a notification subject schedule information extracting step of retrieving the stored schedule information every predetermined time and extracting predetermined schedule information having an alarm time; The application program generating a schedule information notification text message including the extracted notification target schedule information and connecting the text message transmission system, and transmitting schedule information notification text messages; The text message transmission system comprises: a schedule information notification step of notifying a text message for notification of schedule information received from a computer system by transmitting to a mobile communication terminal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method using a system consisting of a user computer system having a web browser, a mobile communication terminal of a user, a web server for managing and notifying schedule information, a text message transmission system, and an internet network.

The web server transmitting and displaying a web page screen for managing schedule information to a logged-in user computer system; The web server includes a schedule information input and storage step of storing the schedule information input by the user through a computer system in a storage space; A notification target schedule information extracting step of extracting predetermined schedule information at which an alarm time arrives by searching the stored schedule information every web time; The web server is connected to the text message transmission system through the Internet network, the schedule information transmission step of transmitting the extracted notification target schedule information and the mobile terminal number of the user; The text message transmission system comprises a schedule information notification step of transmitting and notifying the schedule information received from the computer system to the mobile communication terminal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of using a system comprising a computer system of a user having a modem and a schedule application program, a mobile communication terminal of the user, and a wired / wireless communication network connecting the computer system and the mobile communication terminal. The computer system may include: inputting and storing schedule information for storing schedule information input by a user through a schedule management application program in a storage space; The application program of the computer system may include: a notification subject schedule information extracting step of retrieving the stored schedule information every predetermined time and extracting predetermined schedule information having an alarm time; When the notification target schedule information is extracted, the modem requests a call connection to a mobile communication terminal, and the mobile communication terminal converts data into a one-to-one data service communication mode when the telephone number requesting the call connection is the telephone number of the modem. A channel connection step for communication; A schedule information notification step of notifying and transmitting the notification target schedule information extracted by an application program of the computer system through a data communication channel to a mobile communication terminal; After receiving the schedule information, the mobile terminal terminates channel connection and outputs the received schedule information.

The schedule information includes a schedule title, schedule contents including a schedule time, and an alarm time may be used by a method set by a user or automatically set to a time earlier than a predetermined time.

In addition, a mobile communication terminal receiving and storing a text message for notification of schedule information retrieves the stored schedule information every predetermined time and adds an alarm step to notify by bell or vibration separately when there is a schedule (time scheduled). It can be provided as. In other words, by using the transmission of the schedule information notification message and the alarm of the mobile communication terminal to inform the schedule information to the user.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 shows an overall schematic diagram and data flow between components of a system for implementing the method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The entire system connects the computer system 110 of the user with the schedule management application 111, the user's mobile communication terminal 120, the text message transmission system (SMSC) 130, the computer system and the text message transmission system. It consists of the Internet network 140.

The computer system 110 of the user may be a general PC, a laptop computer, or the like, and should be provided with a network connection interface such as a general modem, a cable modem, or a LAN card. It is connected to the Internet network through such a network connection interface, PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) network, wired broadcasting network, LAN network or intranet within the enterprise.

The application program 111 installed in the computer system must have a function of a general schedule management program, that is, a function of inputting, editing, storing, and modifying schedule information data, as well as an alarm time setting function of each schedule information. The alarm time setting function allows a user to input an alarm time of each schedule information, or check a time when a schedule is to be set, and automatically set a predetermined time earlier as an alarm time. In addition, the application program retrieves schedule information stored at predetermined time intervals and extracts schedule information that has reached or passed an alarm time, and converts schedule information data into appropriate text message data according to a text message transmission protocol. It is to be additionally provided with a function for transmitting a corresponding text message to a text message transmission system (SMSC).

Since such an application program may be implemented by any programming language, detailed description of the software is omitted.

Short Message Service Center (SMSC) 130 delivers a limited form of text message (Short) between mobile station (MS) and mobile terminal period or between mobile terminal and SME (Short Message Entity). As a communication service center, it has a real-time transmission and forwarding function of storing and forwarding a message until a receiver can receive it. The SMSC is a node having a unique signaling point code (SPC) in a signaling system 7 (SS7) network, which is connected to a home location register (HLR) and a mobile service center (MSC) to determine the location of a receiver and a PLMN ( Public Land Mobile Network) has a function of delivering a short message to mobile subscribers. SMSC is a system that can be transmitted in both directions by numbers, letters, etc. between other subscribers through various text delivery systems such as PC communication system, Internet server system, and mobile phone using mobile communication network. Omit.

The user's mobile terminal 120 is a cellular phone using GSM or CDMA. As a broad concept including a personal communication system (PCS), an IMT-2000, and a personal digital assistant (PDA), any type of mobile communication device may be possible as long as a short message is received and output from an SMSC.

The Internet network 140 includes various services existing in the TCP / IP protocol and its upper layers, namely, HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). ), A global open computer network architecture that provides Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Network File Service (NFS), and Network Information Service (NIS).

The short message including the schedule information used in the present invention may have the same structure as the normal short message, but may use a teleservice ID (TI) as an identification means for distinguishing it from other text messages. . That is, the SMSC assigns a TI as an identification code for distinguishing a voice message and a text message, creates and transmits a text message for schedule information, and the mobile communication terminal that receives the TI identifies the TI and outputs schedule information.

This is distinguished from the general text message because the schedule management information and the general text message differ in output form (output format), storage method, or storage space. That is, the text message with TI code can be output on the screen of the schedule information management form and stored in a separate storage space (for example, the schedule information storage box), and if necessary, an alarm function when the schedule time arrives. You can warn the user by activating.

Looking at the implementation steps of the method according to the first embodiment, ① a user executes an application program to input, edit and store schedule information in a computer system, and ② the application program is notified based on an alarm time set for each schedule information. Extract schedule information. ③ The application program transmits the schedule information data extracted through the Internet network to the SMSC, and ④ The SMSC transmits the schedule information data to the mobile communication terminal using the teleservice ID (TI) for the schedule information transmission. ⑤ When the mobile phone terminal receives a short message having a TI for transmitting schedule information, the mobile phone terminal displays the contents of the schedule information received along with a warning sound or vibration and stores it in the memory.

2 shows an overall schematic diagram and data flow between components of a system for implementing the method according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The system according to the present embodiment includes a user computer system 210 having a web browser 211, a mobile communication terminal 220 of a user, a web server 230 for schedule information management and notification, and a text message transmission system 240. , And the Internet network 250.

The user computer system 210 has the same hardware configuration and network connection interface as in FIG. 1, and a web browser 211 such as Internet Explorer and Netscape should be installed to access a web server. .

The schedule information management and notification web server 230 has a function of a general Internet web server that allows an Internet session connection with a client and retransmits the processing result of the client's request to the client system by TCP / IP. It can be implemented using a web server program provided by various operating systems such as DOS, WINDOWS ^TM , Linux ^TM , UNIX, and Macintosh.

In addition, the web server further includes a schedule management module 231, a schedule information database 232, a schedule information search module 233, and a schedule message notification text message creation module 234, in addition to a function module as a general web server. It must be equipped.

The schedule management module 231 transmits and outputs a web page for inputting and editing schedule information to a user's computer system, receives schedule information input by the user, and stores the received schedule information in a schedule information database. Function

The schedule information stored in the schedule information database 232 may include fields such as a title, a time (schedule time), a place, a content, and an alarm time to be notified, but is not limited thereto. These databases can be relational database management systems (RDBMS) such as Oracle, Infomix, Sybase, DB2, or object-oriented databases such as Gemston, Orion, O2, etc. It can be implemented for the purposes of the present invention using a management system (OODBMS) and has the appropriate fields to achieve its function. Since the construction and management of the database using the information fields necessary for the present invention can be sufficiently performed by those skilled in the art, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The schedule information search module 233 searches for and extracts schedule information to be notified by searching data stored in the schedule information DB at predetermined time intervals. In this case, the searching method may be implemented in various ways, for example, by comparing only the alarm time item of the schedule information table with the current time and extracting only the schedule information whose alarm time has passed the current time. have.

The schedule message notification text message creation module 234 adds a sender address, a destination (mobile communication terminal) address, and the like to the extracted schedule information data, and converts the data into a form suitable for transmission. In this case, the teleservice ID (TI) as described above may be used to distinguish it from a general text and voice message. The generated text message for notification of schedule information is transmitted to the text message transmission system (SMSC) via the Internet network.

The SMSC 240 checks the location of the terminal using the home location register (HLR) and transmits the received text message to the mobile communication terminal of the user through the exchange center (MSC). The mobile communication terminal which receives this is output on the screen and stored in a predetermined storage space (schedule information storage).

Hereinafter, since the mobile communication terminal 220, the text message transmission system 240, the Internet network 250, and the like are the same as in FIG. 1, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The data flow in the second embodiment is as follows.

① The user executes the web browser, logs in to the web server, enters, edits and saves the schedule information. ② The web server receives the input schedule information data and stores it in the schedule information DB. ③ The web server searches the DB every predetermined time and extracts schedule information (notification schedule information) that the alarm time has arrived. ④ The web server transmits the schedule information data extracted through the internet network to the SMSC. ⑤ The SMSC transmits the schedule information data to the mobile communication terminal using a teleservice ID (TI) for transmitting schedule information. ⑥ When the mobile phone terminal receives the short message with the TI for transmitting schedule information, the mobile terminal displays the contents of the schedule information received along with the warning sound or vibration and stores it in the memory.

3 shows an overall schematic diagram and data flow between components of a system for implementing the method according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

The system according to the present embodiment is connected to a computer system 310 of a user having a modem 311 and a schedule application 312, a mobile communication terminal 320 of the user, and a computer system and a mobile communication terminal. It consists of a wireless communication network (330).

Similar to the first embodiment, the application program 312 in this embodiment has a function of inputting, editing, and storing schedule information data, an alarm time setting function of each schedule information, and searching and extracting schedule information to be notified. It is provided. However, the application program of the present embodiment has a function of setting a connection channel for data communication between the mobile communication terminal and the modem by driving the modem when the schedule information to be notified is extracted, and data communication between the mobile communication terminal and the modem. A function for converting the extracted schedule information data according to the protocol should be additionally provided.

The wired / wireless communication network 330 is composed of a general wired telephone network (PSTN), a mobile telephone switching system (MSC), a home location register (HLR), a base station (CS), and a network management system (NMS) connected to a modem 311. Means a mobile communication network, and includes all communication networks that enable call connection and data communication between a modem and a mobile communication terminal.

In addition, since the user computer system 310 and the mobile communication terminal 320 are the same as those described with reference to FIG. 1, description thereof will be omitted to avoid duplication.

Referring to the data flow in the third embodiment, first, a user first drives an application program of a computer system to input, edit or save schedule information, and ② the application program extracts schedule information to be notified based on the set alarm time. . ③ The application program drives the modem and sends outgoing signal to the user's mobile terminal which is set in advance. ④ The received mobile communication terminal identifies the calling number and if the calling number is the phone number of the modem that is stored in advance, IS The second traffic channel of the -95 standard traffic channel is set as a service option (4 or 12) for one-to-one data communication. As a result, a channel for data service is formed between the mobile communication terminal and the computer system. ⑤ After the channel is formed, the application program converts the extracted schedule information data and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal. ⑥ The mobile terminal terminates the traffic channel after receiving schedule information data and displays the schedule information on the screen of the terminal.

Using the method according to the present invention as described above, not only can easily input and manage the schedule management information through a computer system, but also retrieve and extract only the schedule information at a time and transmit the output to the user's mobile communication terminal. It is convenient because it lets you save.

In other words, the present invention overcomes the difficulty of inputting and editing schedule information into a mobile communication terminal by using a general computer system, and converts schedule information stored in a computer system or an external web server to a mobile communication terminal at predetermined time intervals. By transmitting and performing data synchronization, a convenient alarm function of schedule information can be additionally provided.

Claims (5)

As a schedule management and automatic notification method using a user computer system and a mobile communication terminal, A user inputs and edits schedule information using a computer system and stores the schedule information in a storage space of the computer system or an external web server; Scheduling management using a computer and a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the step of extracting the schedule information that the alarm time is specified or automatically set by the user from the schedule information input every predetermined time and sent to the mobile communication terminal to notify; And automatic notification method. The method of claim 1, By using a computer system having a scheduling application, a user mobile communication terminal, a text message transmission server, an internet network connecting the computer system and the text message transmission server, The computer system includes a schedule information input and storage step of storing schedule information input by a user through a schedule management application program in a storage space; The application program extracting notification target schedule information for retrieving the stored schedule information every predetermined time and extracting predetermined schedule information having an alarm time; The application program generating a schedule information notification text message including the extracted notification target schedule information and connecting the text message transmission system, and transmitting schedule information notification text messages; The text message transmission system includes: a schedule information notification step of notifying a mobile communication terminal of a schedule information notification text message received from a computer system; The mobile communication terminal receives schedule information and outputs the displayed schedule information on the screen, the schedule management and automatic notification method using a computer and a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the. The method of claim 1, By using a computer system having a web browser, a user mobile communication terminal, a web server for schedule information management and notification, a text message transmission system, and an internet network, The web server transmitting and displaying a web page screen for managing schedule information to a logged-in user computer system; The web server inputting and storing the schedule information for storing the schedule information input by the user through a computer system in a storage space; A notification target schedule information extracting step of extracting predetermined schedule information at which an alarm time arrives by searching the stored schedule information every web time; The web server is connected to the text message transmission system through the Internet network schedule information transmission step of transmitting the extracted notification subject schedule information; The text message transmission system includes: a schedule information notification step of notifying and transmitting schedule information received from a computer system to a mobile communication terminal; The mobile communication terminal receives the schedule information and outputs the displayed schedule information on the screen; Schedule management and automatic notification method using a computer and a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, By using a system consisting of a user computer system having a modem and a scheduling application program, a user's mobile communication terminal, a wired and wireless communication network connecting the computer system and the mobile communication terminal, The computer system includes a schedule information input and storage step of storing schedule information input by a user through a schedule management application program in a storage space; The application program of the computer system may include: a notification subject schedule information extracting step of retrieving the stored schedule information every predetermined time and extracting predetermined schedule information having an alarm time; When the notification target schedule information is extracted, the modem requests a call connection to a mobile communication terminal, and the mobile communication terminal converts data into a one-to-one data service communication mode when the telephone number requesting the call connection is the telephone number of the modem. A channel connection step for communication; A schedule information notification step of notifying and transmitting the notification target schedule information extracted by an application program of the computer system through a data communication channel to a mobile communication terminal; The mobile communication terminal terminates the channel connection after receiving the schedule information and outputs the displayed schedule information; Schedule management and automatic notification method using a computer and a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 2 or 3, The schedule information data transmitted and received between the text message transmission system and the mobile communication terminal includes an identification ID for distinguishing it from other messages.