KR20030049176A - Apparatus for processing state information of portable phone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for processing state information in a portable phone terminal is provided to simply transmit and receive state information between portable phone terminals without an additional base station server equipment or the agreement of a service by adding a unique code to a message and analyzing the unique code so that it is possible for knowing a current state of a user. CONSTITUTION: If a telephone call process is started, a signal generating unit(102) generates a state request signal for confirming the state of a reception side. If call is received from a transmission side, the signal generating unit(102) detects whether the state request signal exists, and generates a state acknowledgement signal of a portable phone terminal in case that state acknowledgement information is set up. A signal analyzing unit(104) analyzes a signal provided from an object-side portable phone terminal through a base station, and judges whether the state request signal or the state acknowledgement signal exists. If the state request signal exists, the signal analyzing unit(104) provides the state acknowledgement signal to the signal generating unit(102). If the state acknowledgement signal exists, the signal analyzing unit(104) analyzes the state acknowledgement signal, and outputs state information. A judgement and process unit(108) judges whether it is possible for speaking with a recipient of the reception-side portable phone terminal, grasps the state of the reception side according to state information provided from the signal analyzing unit(104), and generates a processing signal according to the grasped result.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a state information processing apparatus for a portable telephone terminal,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a state information processing apparatus in a wireless terminal such as a cellular phone, and more particularly, to a state information processing apparatus in a wireless terminal that requests information on the current state of a recipient, The present invention relates to a state information processing apparatus for a mobile phone terminal,

With the development of mobile communication and wireless communication, the use of personal mobile phones has become widespread and used. Such a personal mobile phone, that is, a mobile communication terminal, provides a lot of convenience to modern people and is considered to be an essential communication means in the information society together with the Internet. In fact, the number of subscribers is increasing exponentially, and in Korea, not only adults but also many young people own mobile communication terminals.

However, such a mobile communication terminal provides various convenience, but it is a fact that it causes various problems. In other words, damage caused by indiscriminate use in public places, indiscriminate use of juveniles, and irrespective of the situation or circumstances of the recipient is a typical problem. Specifically, when the service of the mobile phone is diversified, the caller who is calling does not know the situation even when the receiver is in a difficult situation or in a situation where it is difficult to use, so that a situation where unnecessary or inconvenient communication is attempted frequently occurs, In the present mobile communication system or terminal, there is no other measure other than simply turning off the power of the terminal in order not to receive when the receiver is unable to receive or does not want to receive, It is difficult to make an appropriate call attempt.

In order to solve such a problem, various techniques have been developed. Examples of the automatic management of the receiving terminal include Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-074760 entitled " Mobile Phone Automatic Call Waiting Method ", 2000-044500 " US Patent No. 6236853 entitled " Called Mobile Subscriber Present Status "as a terminal information notification field of a base station, Patent No. 2001-078272 "Display of messages and status of wireless communication apparatus ".

However, in the conventional method as described above, since the type of the service is limited to a state of being out of a call state, a power state, and a service area, the expectation of knowing a detailed state can not be satisfied, There is still a problem in that the real-time property is not guaranteed and the communication resources are continuously used. Specifically, the automatic management field of the receiving terminal provides a voice response through a check of a time at which the telephone starts ringing, so it can not provide the actual state information of the user. On the calling side, The receiving terminal information notification field only checks whether the terminal exists in the communication area, whether the terminal is in a call area, is in a call state, and is turned off. Therefore, it is difficult to receive the information only in such a situation, There is a problem in that the caller may not know the terminal status and may interfere with the operation of the receiver in a state where the service is provided or the service to be provided is provided in the future. Finally, since the server in the base station continuously communicates with the terminal at regular intervals in order to continuously obtain information on the current state of each terminal, the state information notification field of the terminal is updated at predetermined time intervals, And there is a problem that a predetermined device and a protocol have to be designated in the terminal and the server for the service.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for adding a unique code to a conventional message for a call, The present invention also provides a state information processing apparatus and method for a mobile phone terminal that enables simple transmission and reception of state information between mobile phone terminals without contracting additional base station server facilities or services.

1 is a block diagram of a state information processing apparatus of a mobile phone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a state information processing apparatus of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention upon reception.

3 is a block diagram of a state information processing apparatus of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention when calling.

4 is a configuration diagram of a state DB according to the present invention.

5 is a detailed configuration diagram of a state table according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of a state information processing method of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention upon reception.

7 is a flowchart of a state information processing method of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention when calling.

8 is a flowchart of a method of setting a type of a status code according to a caller's telephone number and transmitting the status code.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of actual data transmission / reception through the status information processing apparatus of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

10 is a diagram showing an example of state information displayed according to the present invention.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a status information processing apparatus of a mobile phone terminal for transmitting and receiving status information between mobile phone terminals, the apparatus comprising: Generates a status request signal for confirming the status of the receiving side, detects the presence or absence of the status request signal when a telephone call is received from the calling side, and generates a status confirmation signal And a status confirmation signal is provided to the signal generator when the status request signal is present, and if the status request signal is present, If there is a status check signal, interpret the signal to determine the status information And judging means for determining whether or not a call can be made with the receiving side terminal according to the state information provided from the signal analyzing means and a state of the receiving side and generating a processing signal according to the state.

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

1 is a block diagram of a state information processing apparatus of a mobile phone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1, the present invention includes an input unit 100, a signal generation unit 102, a signal analysis unit 104, a state table 106, a determination processing unit 108, a communication module 110, A state management unit 114, and a state DB 116. The state management unit 114 includes a state database 116,

Referring to FIG. 1, the input unit 100 allows a user to input a desired function through a terminal. According to the present invention, a phone number and a call key input for a phone call, a current state input, and the like can be set. A key metric (not shown), and the like. The signal generating unit 102 generates a status request signal SR (hereinafter referred to as SR) according to an input signal of the input unit 100 and outputs a status confirmation signal (Hereinafter abbreviated as " SA "), where SA and SR are preset in a pattern of committed codes. If the user selects a call number and starts a call process, the mobile terminal adds an SR code to the existing data to open and transmit the call channel, and transmits the call to the receiver It is determined that the SR signal is received from the sender through the data analysis from the signal analyzing unit 104. When the SA signal should be transmitted, the SA signal is transmitted from the state DB 116 by reading the current state.

The signal analyzing unit 104 analyzes the data received by the terminal through the call channel, and determines whether there is a code SA or SR of a predetermined pattern among them. That is, the SA and SR codes are received in addition to the existing data to be exchanged. The signal analyzing unit 104 determines whether SA and SR codes are added to the received data, The signal generator 102 causes the signal generator 102 to transmit an SA signal. If the identified code is an SA, a predetermined status code is analyzed for the meaning of the SA code identified through the status table (Status_Table) 106, To the judgment processing unit 108 so that the corresponding call process is performed according to the interpreted state. On the other hand, the state table 106 is configured with the actual state and the priority for the preset state code. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, it is made up of an ID and state information indicating a priority, and a code corresponding to each state. Priority is used to determine which state is to be set as the current state when the input of the change to the current state is duplicated (for example, when the key is operated while the user is setting in the conference) Is the ranking information on the priorities. The status may be that the terminal is in a special use situation, such as when the user manually specifies the current status, while operating the key, while using the Internet, during text message creation, etc., And are commonly used between terminals. The judgment processing unit 108 judges whether or not the call can be immediately made with the receiving terminal through the interpreted result of the SA signal provided from the signal analyzing unit 104. If it is judged that the call is impossible immediately, Determines whether a trial is necessary or not at all, and provides the result to the communication module 110 and / or the display unit 112.

On the other hand, the state DB 116 stores the current state information set by the user manually through the input unit 100 or automatically set by the terminal, and the virtual current state information to be sent in a specific case specified by the user, in the SA code state there is,

The configuration is as shown in Fig. In addition, the state management unit 114 observes the current state set by the user through the input unit 100 or the current state information automatically set by the terminal, and judges whether or not the state is recorded in the state DB 116, , And when it is determined that it should be written in the state DB 116, the state table 106 is read and the state is recorded and stored in the state DB 116 with the corresponding SA code.

On the other hand, according to the input signal of the input unit 100, when the user desires to send an SA signal selectively to all the terminals requesting the current status through the SR signal, the address book management unit 120 searches the address book DB 118, And controls the address book DB 118 so as to send the virtual current state information SA 'of the state DB 116 without sending the SA signal.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable telephone terminal according to the present invention at the time of call transmission, and FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a portable telephone terminal according to the present invention at the time of reception. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the operation of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

2, when the caller starts a call process through the input unit 100, the signal generating unit 102 generates an SR signal to be added to existing data. When a communication channel with a receiving terminal is opened through a general process and the receiving terminal receives the SR signal and generates the SA signal, the signal analyzing unit 104 receives the SA signal and determines whether the SA signal is added to the existing data And when the SA signal is added, this signal is supplied to the judgment processing unit 108 with reference to the state table 106 and the current state of the receiving side. Accordingly, the judgment processing unit 108 judges whether or not the receiving side is in a state in which it is possible to make a call, a situation in which it is difficult to make a call (for example, during a conference, the Internet is in use) Determines whether the call processing should be directly performed, whether the calling party, that is, the user's call will be reconfirmed, or is to be disconnected, and outputs the resultant signal to the calling module 110 and the display unit 112. Then, the communication module 110 performs a function of terminating or redialing the call according to the result signal of the determination processing unit 108, and the display unit 112 displays the result, that is, the status information of the receiving side. Accordingly, the caller, that is, the user recognizes the status of the receiving side by viewing the displayed status information. When the call is difficult, the caller decides whether to make a call or stop the call, .

3, when a transmission signal is provided from a caller, the signal analyzing unit 104 first analyzes the received signal to determine the presence or absence of an SR signal, and when there is an SR signal, And the signal generator 102 reads the status signal from the status DB 116 to generate a current status signal, i.e., an SA signal. In addition, the signal generator 102 reads the current status code stored in the status DB 116 and generates it as an SA signal. At this time, the state code of the state DB 116, that is, the SA code is managed by the state manager 114. When the user manually designates the current state through the input unit 100, If the user is in the process of operating a key, during use of the Internet, writing a text message, etc.), the status DB 116 is determined to be stored in the status DB 116 and stored. At the time of recording, the state table 106 having a preset state code promised between terminals is referred to. In addition, the state table 106 is a table of states indicated by SA signals transmitted and received between terminals, and includes state, code, and priority information, as shown in E 5. Meanwhile, in order to protect the privacy of the user, the address book managing unit 120 may transmit a SA code when a call is received from a specific number specified by the user, or a specific code The telephone number list is stored in the address book DB 118. In this case, the phone number list is stored in the address book DB 118. [0050] FIG.

On the other hand, when the SR signal is not added to the result of the signal analyzing unit 104, or if the contents of the current state DB read by the signal generating unit 102 are immediately available, the existing call module is executed, Procedure.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of processing state information at the time of transmission according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, when a caller starts a call process, an origination message is transmitted, and a channel is opened and a data is exchanged with a recipient's terminal through a base station according to a normal process. At this time, an SR code is appended to the normal origination data , The base station transmits this code to the receiving terminal (S600 to S608). Thereafter, the signal analyzing unit 104 of the originating terminal determines whether there is an SA code in the data coming from the base station (S610). If there is no SA code, the signal analyzing unit 104 follows a general call processing process (S616) (S612). If it is determined that the other party is in a difficult or impossible situation to talk, the call is terminated. If the call is impossible, If the call is difficult, the caller terminates the call if the caller decides whether or not to try to make a call after confirming the status of the caller. If the call is still tried, (S614 to S622). Referring to FIG. 10, there is shown an example of displaying a current status of a receiver and determining whether the user is to make a call or stop a call. That is, the user can determine whether to continue or stop the call, except when the call is impossible through the current status information of the displayed receiver.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of processing status information upon reception according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The receiving terminal first transmits an incoming response message, allocates a traffic channel, and then transmits a channel allocation message. When a channel allocation message is received, an allocation channel is established, a channel connection is completed, and a message is received And carries out a process at the time of normal reception (S700 to S706). Thereafter, the signal analyzing unit 104 determines whether or not the SR code is included in the data transmitted from the set channel through the above-described process (S708). If there is no SR code, the signal analyzing unit 104 follows a general call process (S714) If there is a code, it is judged whether the present state is a state capable of immediately calling or whether it is necessary to inform the current state by sending an SA code. If it is necessary to inform the current state by transmitting an SA code, (S710 to S712).

Meanwhile, FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method of setting the type of an SA code according to a caller's telephone number according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8, if the SA code needs to be transmitted through the process of FIG. 7, the receiving terminal checks the SR code and confirms the calling number (S800 to S810), and then transmits the address book DB 118 and the address book managing unit 120 If it is determined in step S820 that the number of the called party is the number permitted to transmit the actual state information, the state information DB 116 reads the actual state SA code and transmits it in step S830 , S850). If the confirmed sender number is a number set to not transmit the actual status information, the SA 'code, which is the virtual status information set by the user, is read from the status DB and the SA' code is transmitted (S840, S850). At this time, the calling number is checked with reference to the address book DB 118, and it is determined through the address book management unit 120 whether to send the actual state information to the number or the virtual state information.

9 is a view showing an example of actual data transmission / reception of the status information processing apparatus of the portable terminal according to the present invention as described above.

As shown in FIG. 9, the actual data transmission / reception is performed through the calling terminal, the base station, and the receiving terminal, and the calling and receiving terminals are limited to the terminal adopting the status information processing apparatus according to the present invention .

That is, FIG. 9 illustrates a process in which state information according to the present invention is actually added to normal call information and processed through a base station instead of processing only state information according to the present invention. State information is added to the normal telephone call information and can be substantially processed, which is described in detail with reference to the drawings, and further description is omitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, unnecessary call attempts can be eliminated in advance by informing the calling party of the current state of the receiving side, user state information can be transmitted / received in real time without additional server equipment, It is possible to diversify the types and contents of information by providing information set or specified by a user in addition to information such as on-off, service area, and the like.

Claims (5)

A status information processing apparatus of a mobile phone terminal for transmitting and receiving status information between mobile phone terminals, When a user inputs a telephone number of a receiver to start a call process, generates a status request signal for confirming the status of the receiver, detects the presence or absence of the status request signal when a telephone call is received from the caller, Signal generating means for generating a status check signal of the terminal when the information is set; And a status check signal is provided to the signal generator when the status request signal is present, and the status check signal is provided to the signal generator when the status request signal is present, Signal analyzing means for analyzing the signal and outputting status information; And And judging means for judging whether or not a call can be made with the receiving side terminal according to the state information provided from the signal analyzing means and a state of the receiving side and generating a processing signal corresponding thereto. The method according to claim 1, The state information of the mobile telephone terminal of the user, the status code therefor, and the ID for determining the priority for the status information are stored as a table, and the stored table is provided to the signal analyzing means, To be interpreted; State management means for determining a priority of a state according to a current state or a setting state of a terminal set by a user, reading the state table, and outputting a current state as a corresponding state code; And Further comprising: a state DB which records a state code provided from the state management means as a current state and provides the recorded state code to the signal generation means. 3. The method of claim 2, And a display unit for displaying the status of the receiver on the basis of the processing signal provided from the determination processing unit. The method of claim 3, And a call module for determining whether or not the call is re-established according to the processing signal provided from the determination processing means. 5. The method of claim 4, An address book DB storing a telephone number for generating a status check signal upon input of the status request signal; And And an address book manager for storing and managing a phone number for sending a status check signal to the address book DB in an address book.