KR20030060670A - Method for Presenting Various Reply Messages for Use in Mobile Communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for transmitting a message informing of call disability in a mobile communication terminal is provided to prestore a message informing a transmitter that a receiver cannot answer the phone, thereby automatically transmitting the stored message to the transmitter when a call is made. CONSTITUTION: A receiver stores a message informing of a call disable state(S700). A transmitter performs a dial up function to attempt a call connection with a receiving terminal(S702). A wireless base station decides whether the receiving terminal is busy(S704). If not, the base station decides whether an absent service is activated(S708). If so, the base station supplies an announcement informing a transmitting terminal that a call disable message exists in the receiving terminal(S712). The transmitter selects whether to confirm the call disable message set by the receiver(S714). If so, the call disable message is transmitted to the transmitting terminal(S718). The transmitting terminal displays the message as text or images or outputs the message as a voice(S720).

Description

Method for Presenting Various Reply Messages for Use in Mobile Communication}

The present invention relates to a method for delivering a message indicating a state in which a call is impossible in a mobile communication terminal. More specifically, the mobile communication terminal stores a message in advance indicating a situation in which the receiver cannot answer the call while the receiver cannot answer the call, and the stored message is automatically transmitted to the sender when the call is received. The present invention relates to a message delivery method indicating a call failure.

As is well known, recent advances in electronics and telecommunications engineering have resulted in a variety of mobile terminals. That is, with the rapid development of wireless communication and data processing technology, people can use not only voice calls but also Internet access, video communication and video message transmission using mobile communication terminals.

However, there are frequent occurrences of embarrassment due to the mobile communication terminal while using the mobile communication terminal. In other words, when the telephone rings, it may be a difficult situation, for example, during a meeting, during class, watching a movie or music, or when studying in a library. If the mobile communication terminal is turned off in advance or set to the vibration mode, such an embarrassing situation does not occur, but it is often forgotten.

In addition, in the above situation, if the power of the mobile communication terminal is turned off in advance, the calling party may not know what the receiver does not receive the call and may feel uncomfortable with the question. In addition, if the mobile communication terminal is set to the vibration mode in advance, it is possible to avoid the embarrassment caused by the ringing of the phone, but it is not very useful in a situation where it is difficult to make a call. In addition, if the receiver cannot answer the call even if the mobile terminal is set to the vibrate mode, the caller must hear the ring-back tone for a predetermined time after dial-up, Announcement about not being able to answer a call, for example, "Your mobile phone is powered off and will be connected to your voicemail." Or "You haven't answered a call and will be connected to voicemail." You hear the back of the message from the exchange. In this case, the caller's mobile terminal increases the traffic by occupying a frequency channel, a communication line, and a switch for a time until the announcement is provided, thus causing a loss to a communication service company.

Therefore, in recent years, when the receiver does not answer the phone for a certain time, a service that informs the sender that the receiver cannot receive a call by providing a pre-stored voice message, for example, a 'greeting' service provided by each communication service provider Is being provided. This service is provided by a communication service provider's exchange, etc. In such a greeting function, a simple message indicating that a receiver who cannot answer a call can only receive a call is recorded. For example, a simple message may record a message such as "Calling can not be received because it is currently in operation. Please call me later." Thus, the sender cannot know why the receiver cannot answer the call. In addition, such a voice guidance service is to record only one voice message, the user is essentially blocked from recording or storing a variety of messages according to the situation of the user.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention, in the case that the receiver can not answer the call to store the message in advance telling the situation that the mobile terminal can not answer the call, the automatically stored message is sent to the sender when the call An object of the present invention is to provide a method for delivering a message indicating a communication failure in a mobile communication terminal to be transmitted.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication system for transmitting a message indicating a call failure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a typical mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of setting various text messages informing of a call failure using a mobile communication terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of setting various voice messages for notifying a call using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of setting various image messages informing of a call failure using a mobile communication terminal as another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of creating a message informing of a call failure using a computer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a message indicating a call failure in a receiving terminal to a transmitting terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: transmitting terminal 102: receiving terminal

104, 112: wireless base station 106, 110: mobile communication switching center

108: public switched telephone network 116: computer terminal

118: mobile service provider server 200: control unit

202: key input unit 204: display unit

206: memory 208: transmitter

210: receiver 212: audio unit

214: duplexer

To this end, the present invention, in a method for transferring a message indicating a call failure between a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal using a telephone communication network, registering a message with the receiving terminal, dialing up to a receiving terminal using a transmitting terminal ( Dial-up to connect to the receiving terminal, transmitting an announcement indicating that the message is set to the transmitting terminal, and when the sender terminal wants to check the message, the message is transmitted from the receiving terminal to the transmitting terminal. And transmitting a message through a transmitting terminal and providing a message indicating a call failure in the mobile communication terminal.

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

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication system for transmitting a message indicating a call failure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication system according to the present invention includes a transmitting terminal 100, a receiving terminal 102, a wireless base station 104, 112, a mobile communication switching center 106, 110, a public switched telephone network 108, the Internet 114, a computer. A terminal 116, a mobile service provider server 118.

The transmitting terminal 100 requests a telephone connection to a terminal that has registered a non-call message, and the receiving terminal 102 is a terminal that receives a telephone connection request of the transmitting terminal 100 and registers a non-call message.

The wireless base stations A and B 104 and 112 are wirelessly connected to the transmitting terminal 100 and the receiving terminal 102, respectively, so that each mobile communication switching station 106, A base station having a wireless transceiver for transmitting to 110. The mobile switching centers A and B 106 and 110 have a control function for allowing the respective wireless base stations A and B 104 and 112 to operate efficiently and an interworking function with the switch of the public switched telephone network 108. . Meanwhile, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the case where the transmitting terminal 100 and the receiving terminal 102 belong to different cells has been described, but the transmitting terminal 100 and the receiving terminal 102 belong to the same cell. In the case, the same single base station and mobile switching center handle all processes. Here, the cell refers to a wireless communication service area that is handled by one wireless base station, which is a proposed concept for efficiently recycling frequency resources.

The mobile telecommunication service provider server 118 provides the mobile communication terminals 100 and 102 of the user with a non-call message that the user accesses and inputs or a call-free message stored in advance. That is, the user connects to the mobile service provider server 118 by using the mobile communication terminals 100 and 102 or the computer terminal 116 to compose a message that is not available or to store a call previously stored in the mobile service provider server 118. Message may be selected and stored in a storage device embedded in its mobile communication terminal (100, 102). The connection from the computer terminal 116 to the mobile operator server 118 is via the Internet 114. Here, the computer terminal 116 includes a monitor, a keyboard and a microphone as peripheral devices.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a typical mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, the configuration of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a control unit 200, a key input unit 202, a display unit 204, a memory 206, a transmitter 208, a receiver 210, and an audio unit ( 212) and duplexer 214.

The controller 200 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal.

The key input unit 202 includes a plurality of numeric keys and function keys, and generates corresponding key data when the user presses a predetermined key and transmits the corresponding key data to the control unit 200.

The display unit 204 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) that displays various types of information, is controlled by the control unit 200, and generates key data generated by the key input unit 202 and various information of the control unit 200. The signal is received and displayed.

The memory 206 stores a predetermined program that controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal, and inputs and outputs data input and output when the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal is performed by the control unit 200 and the mobile operator server 118. It saves text, voice, image and video data.

The duplexer 214 communicates with a wireless base station through an antenna AT, and separates and processes signals transmitted and received. That is, the duplexer 214 is a component that separates the transmission and reception frequency to pass only the frequency of the desired band and is a kind of radio wave filtering device that removes the radio wave of the unnecessary area when transmitting the radio wave through the base station or the communication terminal. to be.

The receiver 210 is input to the duplexer 214 through the antenna AT, receives the radio signal separated by the duplexer 214 and transmits it to the control unit 200, or amplifies and filters the received radio signal to audio. Output to the unit 212.

The transmitter 208 amplifies and filters the radio signal output from the audio unit 212, which will be described below, and transmits the radio signal through the duplexer 214 through the antenna AT.

The audio unit 212 modulates a voice signal input through the microphone MIC into a wireless signal under the control of the control unit 200, and demodulates the wireless signal received through the receiver 210 to the speaker SP. It is sent as an audio signal.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of setting various text messages informing of a call failure using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is an initial menu screen of a service (hereinafter, referred to as an 'missing service') for setting a state of incapacity in a mobile communication terminal. The initial menu screen of the missed service according to the embodiment of the present invention is a type of a message indicating a call unavailable state including text, voice, and image messages. Of course, if the technology development of the electronic communication continues to increase the data storage capacity of the mobile communication terminal and the data transmission speed is improved, video data may also be used as a message indicating the incapable state.

If the user selects a text message in FIG. 3A, proceeds to FIG. 3B which includes a menu of text message creation and text message setup. The text message creation menu provides a function for the user to directly write and enter a text message using a key button of his mobile terminal, and the text message setting provides a function of using a text message stored in the mobile terminal as an missed service. do. If the user selects the text message setting in Fig. 3B, the process proceeds to Fig. 3C in which a list of text messages of the missed service stored in the mobile communication terminal is displayed. Referring to FIG. 3C, several situations (in a meeting, watching a movie, listening to music, in class, exercising) are displayed when a user cannot receive a call stored in a mobile communication terminal. Of course, in addition to the five cases listed in FIG. 3C, the user may enter and store various situations in which the user does not answer the call in the mobile communication terminal. In FIG. 3C, the user can select a specific number indicating the situation where he / she cannot answer the call and use the missed service.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of setting various voice messages for notifying a call failure using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4A is an initial menu screen of the missed service as in FIG. 3A. If the user selects the voice message in Fig. 4A, proceed to Fig. 4B which includes a menu of voice message recording and voice message setting. The voice message recording menu provides a function for the user to input a situation indicating that the call is unavailable through the microphone of the mobile terminal, and the voice message setting provides a function of using a voice message stored in the mobile terminal as an missed service. do. Referring to FIG. 2 simultaneously, when a user inputs a voice through a microphone, the voice signal input from the audio unit 212 is converted into digital data and transmitted to the control unit 200. The controller 200 stores the radio signal received from the audio unit 212 in the memory 206. If the user selects the voice message setting in Fig. 4B, the process proceeds to Fig. 4C in which a list of voice messages of the missed service stored in the mobile communication terminal is displayed. 4C, a portion of the voice message stored by the user in the mobile communication terminal is displayed in text. Here, the text is displayed from the beginning of the stored voice message, and the length of the text displayed on the display unit 204 may vary depending on the mobile communication terminal. As described in FIG. 3, the user may store various situations in the mobile communication terminal in addition to the five situations listed in FIG. 4C. Of course, it is also possible to record and store a message indicating that the user cannot talk directly after the user purchases the mobile communication terminal. It is also possible to record and save to. The user may use the missed service by viewing the text displayed in FIG. 4C and immediately selecting a specific number or listening to a stored voice message corresponding to the displayed text and then selecting the specific number.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of setting various image messages informing of a call failure using a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5A is an initial menu screen of the missed service similarly to FIGS. 3A and 4A. If the user selects the image message in FIG. 5A, proceeds to FIG. 5B which includes a menu of image message registration and image message setting. The image message registration menu provides a function for the user to input a situation indicating a state of incapacity through a key button of the mobile communication terminal, and the image message setting provides a function of using an image message stored in the mobile communication terminal as an missed service. If the user selects the image message setting in Fig. 5B, the process proceeds to Fig. 5C in which a list of image messages of the missed service stored in the mobile communication terminal is displayed. In FIG. 5C, for convenience of description, an image message stored in a user's mobile communication terminal is displayed in text, not in the form of an image, but is serviced in the form of an image in the embodiment of the present invention. The user can view the various images displayed in FIG. 5C and select a particular number to use the missed service.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of creating a message indicating a state of a call unavailable state using the computer terminal 116 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user connects to the mobile service provider server 118 using the computer terminal 116 (S600). The user selects an absence message menu on a web page provided by the mobile service provider server 118 and receives a web page displaying the type of missed message to be registered (S602). The user selects a message type to be written on the screen on which the missed message type is displayed (S604). When the user selects a text message in step S604, the user is provided with a screen for inputting a text message, writes and inputs a text message using a keyboard (S606), and the input text data is sent to the mobile service provider server 118. It is transmitted and stored (S608). If the user selects a voice message in step S604, the user is provided with a screen for receiving a voice message, inputs a voice message using a microphone (S610), and the input voice data is sent to the mobile service provider server 118. It is transmitted and stored (S612). If the user selects an image message in step S604, the user is provided with a screen on which the list of images provided by the mobile service provider server 118 is displayed (S614), and the user selects the desired image (S616).

The user inputs the phone number and password of the mobile communication terminal to which the message written or selected by the user is to be transmitted to the mobile service provider server 118 (S618). The mobile service provider server 118 determines whether the entered telephone number and password match each other (S620), and if the telephone number and password do not match, the process returns to step S618. Otherwise, if the phone number and the password match, the mobile service provider server 118 transmits the message data input or selected by the user to the mobile communication terminal via the wireless communication network (S622). The mobile communication terminal receives the message data transmitted from the mobile operator server 118 and stores it in the memory 206 (S624).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a message indicating a communication failure to a transmitting terminal 100 in a receiving terminal 102 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and at the same time, the receiver stores a message indicating a call disabled state in the receiving terminal 102 through the process described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 (S700). The sender attempts a telephone connection with the receiving terminal 102 by dialing up to the receiving terminal 102 using the transmitting terminal 100 (S702). The wireless base station B 112 determines whether the receiving terminal 102 is busy (S704), and if the receiving terminal 102 is busy, transmits a busy signal to the transmitting terminal 100 (S706). Otherwise, if the receiving terminal 102 is not in a call, the wireless base station B 112 determines whether the missed service in the menu of the receiving terminal 102 is activated (S7O8). If the missed service is not activated, the telephone connection is made, or after a predetermined time elapses, the call connection attempt is terminated after the announcement is provided to the transmitting terminal 100 indicating that the telephone connection has failed (S710). Otherwise, if the missed service is activated, a comment is provided to the transmitting terminal 100 informing that there is a call unavailable message of the receiver (S712). The sender selects whether or not to check the unavailable message set by the receiver (S714). If the sender does not want to confirm the unavailable message, the sender leaves a voice memo on the receiving terminal 102 or immediately terminates the call connection attempt (S716). Otherwise, if the sender wants to confirm the unavailable message, the set unavailable message is transmitted from the receiving terminal 102 to the transmitting terminal 100 (S718). If the disabling message received from the receiving terminal 102 is text data or image data, the transmitting terminal 100 is displayed as a text or an image on the display unit 204, and if it is voice data, it is output as voice through a speaker (S720).

As described above, the missed service function provided by the conventional mobile communication terminal provides the sender with only the simple information that the receiver cannot answer the phone, but it is difficult to provide the information about the reason for not receiving the call. However, according to the present invention, a user may store various situations in which his or her phone cannot receive a call using text, voice, and image in his mobile communication terminal, and provide the called party with the call. In addition, when the user composes or registers a call disablement message, the user can use the computer terminal as well as the mobile communication terminal to facilitate the user's convenience.

Claims (7)

In the method for transmitting a message informing that the call is impossible between the sending terminal and the receiving terminal using a telephone communication network, (a) registering the message with the receiving terminal; (b) dialing up to the receiving terminal using the transmitting terminal and making a telephone call to the receiving terminal; (c) transmitting an announcement indicating that the message is set to the transmitting terminal; (d) when the sender terminal wants to check the message, transmitting the message from the receiving terminal to the transmitting terminal; And (e) outputting the message through the transmitting terminal; Message delivery method for informing that the communication is not available in the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, And the message is stored in a predetermined area of a memory built in the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 2, And the message includes text, voice, image, and video data indicating a state of incapacity of a call. The method of claim 1, And the message is registered using the terminal or the computer terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein In step (a), The method for inputting the message to the terminal using the computer terminal, (a1) accessing a mobile service provider server using the computer terminal; (a2) inputting or selecting a specific message on a web page provided by the mobile service provider server; (a3) inputting a telephone number and a password of the terminal to which the specific message is to be transmitted; (a4) authenticating the phone number and the password at the mobile communication service provider server; And (a5) transmitting the specific message to the terminal and registering the terminal with the terminal; Message delivery method indicating the inability to call in the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein When the message is a text, a key input unit of the terminal and the computer terminal is used, and when the message is voice, input is performed using a microphone of the terminal and the computer terminal. Message delivery method indicating. The method of claim 4, wherein And when the message is an image, selecting a specific image from the list of images stored in the terminal and the computer terminal.