KR20040022301A - Method For Serving Multimedia Message - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A multimedia message service method is provided to enable a transceiving mobile communication terminal to download a VM(Virtual Machine) interworking application once, and to transceive a multimedia message by interworking with a multimedia message service center, thereby reducing time for receiving the multimedia message. CONSTITUTION: A transmitting mobile communication terminal generates a multimedia message, and transmits the multimedia message to a multimedia message service center(S201). The multimedia message service center informs a receiving mobile communication terminal that the multimedia message is received(S202). The receiving mobile communication terminal transmits terminal information to the multimedia message service center(S203). The multimedia message service center converts the multimedia message, and transmits the converted multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal(S204). The receiving mobile communication terminal displays/reproduces the converted multimedia message, and supplies the multimedia message to a receiver(S205). The receiving mobile communication terminal updates reception information of the receiver(S206), and transmits a response message to the multimedia message to the transmitting mobile communication terminal(S207).

Description

Method of Serving Multimedia Message {Method For Serving Multimedia Message}

The present invention relates to a multimedia message service method, and more particularly, to a multimedia message service method in which a transceiving mobile communication terminal downloads a VM (Virtual Machine) interworking application and interworks with a multimedia message service center to transmit and receive multimedia messages.

In general, a short message service (SMS) is a two-way data radio calling service that conforms to the standard of the mobile communication globalization system (GSM), and transmits data at a speed of up to 150 bytes between the terminal and the terminal. In other words, a message consisting of letters and numbers may be exchanged between a terminal or a network. Service types include short message transmission, urgent message display, date and time recording, and message recognition.

In addition, the technology related to the SMS is based on IS-637, which is a short message related standard, and the short message transmission in the wireless section uses standards such as IS-95 and J-STD-008.

Meanwhile, while browser-based wireless Internet technologies such as SMS, WAP (\ ireless Application Protocol), and ME (Mobile Explorer) have limitations in providing simple text and limited images, VM technology on a mobile communication terminal is a middleware solution. As a technology that provides a function of downloading an application through a wireless network so that it can be executed on a mobile communication terminal whenever desired, the VM application can provide various multimedia functions.

By the way, the conventional multimedia message service method uses VM technology to support multimedia contents such as images and sound in text-oriented SMS, but since a new VM display application must be downloaded every time a multimedia message is received. When deleting a previously existing VM display application when receiving a new multimedia message and downloading the new VM display application again, there is a problem that a multimedia message reception time becomes longer in the mobile communication terminal, and the previously downloaded VM If a new VM display application is downloaded again without deleting the display application, there is a problem in that the storage capacity is wasted in the mobile communication terminal.

In order to solve the problems described above, an object of the present invention is to transmit and receive multimedia messages in a mobile communication terminal by transmitting and receiving the mobile communication terminal only once to download the VM interworking application in conjunction with the multimedia message service center. This shortens, eliminates the waste of storage capacity, and makes it easy for the sender and receiver to use a high quality multimedia message service that is significantly more advanced than the existing SMS service.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration for a multimedia message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia message service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia message transmission process in FIG. 2.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia message arrival notification process in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a VM interworking application download process in FIG. 2. FIG.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of converting a multimedia message in FIG. 2.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of updating reception information of a receiver in FIG. 2.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: transmitting mobile communication terminal 20: receiving mobile communication terminal

30: base station 40: network interworking device

50: VM Download Server 60: Mobile Operator SMS Center

70: multimedia message service center 80: WEB

81: user DB 82: image DB

83: sound DB 90: mobile carrier wireless Internet subscriber

DB

In order to solve the above object, the multimedia message service method of the present invention comprises the steps of generating and transmitting a multimedia message; Informing the arrival of the multimedia message; Downloading a VM coordinated application to receive the arrived multimedia message and transmitting terminal information; Converting and transmitting the multimedia message in accordance with a specification of a receiving mobile communication terminal by referring to the terminal information; And displaying and playing the converted multimedia message.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises the step of receiving the request to delete or archive the multimedia message to update the received information of the receiver.

The present invention may further include receiving a multimedia message reply request and transmitting a reply message to the multimedia message.

Hereinafter, a configuration for a multimedia message service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration for a multimedia message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Configuration for the multimedia message service according to an embodiment of the present invention is the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20, the base station 30, the network interworking device 40, VM download server 50, mobile Including carrier SMS center 60, multimedia message service center 70, WEB 80, user DB 81, image DB 82, sound DB 83 and mobile carrier wireless internet subscriber DB 90 Is done.

The transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 downloads a VM interworking application from the VM download server 50 and transmits a multimedia message in cooperation with the multimedia message service center 70, and the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 The VM interworking application is downloaded from the VM download server 50 and the multimedia message service center 70 interworks with the multimedia message service center 70 to receive the multimedia message.

The base station 30 receives the multimedia message from the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 or transmits the multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 and transmits the multimedia message to the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 or the receiving mobile communication. The VM interworking application is transmitted to the terminal 20, and the network interworking device 40 interworks the network including the base station 30 with the network including the multimedia message service center 70.

The VM download server 50 downloads a VM interworking application to the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 and the receiving mobile communication terminal 20, and the mobile communication company SMS center 60 receives the receiving mobile communication terminal 20. Multimedia message arrival notification short message to the corresponding receiving mobile communication terminal 20, and the multimedia message service center 70 cooperates with the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 and the receiving mobile communication terminal 20. Receives a multimedia message from the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 or WEB 80 and transmits the received multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal 20, and the WEB 80 downloads a VM interworking application from the VM download server 50. The multimedia message is transmitted to the multimedia message service center 70 without receiving.

The user DB 81 stores transmission information of the sender and reception information of the receiver, the image DB 82 stores an image to be included in the multimedia message, and the sound DB 83 includes the multimedia message. And the mobile communication company wireless Internet subscriber DB 90 stores information about the subscriber and specification information of the mobile communication terminal used by the subscriber.

Here, the VM interworking application is an application for server-client interworking, when the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 and the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 transmit and receive a multimedia message through the multimedia message service center 70. An application for interworking between the multimedia message service center 70 and the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 and interworking between the multimedia message service center 70 and the receiving mobile communication terminal 20. In this case, the multimedia message service center 70 becomes a server, and the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 and the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 become clients to perform server-client interworking. On the other hand, the conventional VM display application is an application for receiving a multimedia message transmitted by a transmitting mobile terminal only to display the corresponding multimedia message.

Hereinafter, a multimedia message service method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia message service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 downloads a VM interworking application from the VM download server 50, generates a multimedia message, and transmits the multimedia message to the multimedia message service center 70 (S201). In addition, the sender generates the multimedia message without downloading the VM interworking application from the VM download server 50, and then accesses the multimedia message service center 70 using the Internet browser via the WEB 80 to send the multimedia message. I can send it. Hereinafter, when the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 interworks with the VM download server 50 and the multimedia message service center 70, or the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 transmits the VM download server 50 and the multimedia message. When interworking with the service center 70 and the mobile communication company SMS center 60, it interworks with the base station 30 and the network interworking device 40.

Accordingly, the multimedia message service center 70 notifies the reception mobile communication terminal 20 of the arrival of the multimedia message through the mobile communication company SMS center 60 (S202).

Accordingly, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 downloads a VM interworking application from the VM download server 50 to receive the arrived multimedia message and transmits terminal information to the multimedia message service center 70 (S203). ).

Accordingly, the multimedia message service center 70 converts the multimedia message according to the specification of the reception mobile communication terminal 20 with reference to the terminal information and transmits the multimedia message to the corresponding reception mobile communication terminal 20 (S204).

Accordingly, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 displays and plays the converted multimedia message to the receiver (S205).

In addition, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 receives a request for deleting or storing a multimedia message of the receiver, and transmits the received message to the multimedia message service center 70 so that the reception information of the receiver is updated (S206).

The receiving mobile communication terminal 20 receives a multimedia message reply request from a receiver and transmits a reply message for the multimedia message to the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 through the multimedia message service center 70 ( S207). Here, the process of transmitting the reply message to the multimedia message (S207) is similar to the process of transmitting the multimedia message (S201 to S206), so the description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the multimedia message transmission process (S201) of the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia message transmission process (S201) of the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 in FIG. 2.

First, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 downloads a VM linked application from the VM download server 50 (S301) and executes it to access the multimedia message service center 70 (S302). That is, since the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 needs to interwork with the multimedia message service center 70 in order to transmit the multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal 20, the VM download server 50 interworks with the VM. Download the application.

Thus, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 receives a text to be included in the multimedia message from the sender (S303).

In operation S304, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 determines whether an image inclusion request for the multimedia message is received from the sender.

At this time, when the determination result (S304), when the request to include the image for the multimedia message is received, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 is an image from the image DB 82 managed by the multimedia message service center 70 Call up the list (S305).

In operation S306, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 selects an image to be included in the multimedia message from the sender by displaying the loaded image list.

On the other hand, when the determination result (S304), if the request to include the image for the multimedia message is not received, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 is an image DB 82 managed by the multimedia message service center 70 Do not load the image list from.

Thereafter, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 determines whether a request for sound inclusion for the multimedia message is received from the sender (S307).

At this time, when the determination result (S307), when the request to include the sound for the multimedia message is received, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 is a sound from the sound DB (83) managed by the multimedia message service center 70 Call up the list (S308).

In operation S309, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 selects a sound to be included in the multimedia message from the sender by displaying the loaded sound list.

On the other hand, when the determination result (S307), when the request for inclusion of the sound for the multimedia message is not received, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 is a sound DB (83) managed by the multimedia message service center 70 Do not load sound list from.

Thereafter, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 receives a mobile phone number of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 from the sender (S310).

Then, the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 receives the multimedia message transmission request from the sender (S311), and transmits the mobile phone number and the multimedia message to the multimedia message service center 70 (S312).

Hereinafter, the multimedia message arrival notification process (S202) of the multimedia message service center 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia message arrival notification process (S202) of the multimedia message service center 70 in FIG. 2.

First, the multimedia message service center 70 receives the mobile phone number and the multimedia message from the transmitting mobile communication terminal 10 (S401), and then updates the user DB 81 to determine the sender's transmission information and the receiver. The received information is updated (S402). Here, the user DB 81 includes a sender information field of the sender and a receiver information field of the receiver. The sender information field of the sender includes information on a sender that is a user of the sender mobile communication terminal 10 and the corresponding information. Information on the multimedia message transmitted by the sender is stored, and in the reception information field of the receiver, information on the receiver, which is a user of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 corresponding to the mobile telephone number, and the multimedia message received by the receiver, is stored. The information is stored.

In addition, the multimedia message service center 70 inquires the received mobile communication terminal 20 information corresponding to the mobile phone number of the receiver in the mobile communication company wireless Internet subscriber DB 90 and then in the corresponding mobile communication terminal 20. It is determined whether the VM-linked application download is possible (S403). That is, whether to download the VM-linked application from the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 has the same meaning as whether or not the VM is installed in the corresponding receiving mobile communication terminal 20.

At this time, when the determination result (S403), when the VM interworking application download is possible in the receiving mobile communication terminal 20, the multimedia message service center 70 receives a multimedia message arrival for the corresponding mobile communication terminal 20 Notify the mobile operator SMS center 60 (S404). Here, the multimedia message for the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 may include not only a test but also an image and a sound.

Accordingly, the mobile communication company SMS center 60 generates a multimedia message arrival notification short message for the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 and transmits the generated short message to the corresponding receiving mobile communication terminal 20 (S405).

On the other hand, when the determination result (S405), it is impossible to download the VM linked application in the receiving mobile communication terminal 20, the multimedia message service center 70 is a multimedia text message for the corresponding receiving mobile communication terminal 20 Notify the arrival of the carrier SMS center 60 (S406). Here, the multimedia text message for the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 includes only a test.

Accordingly, the mobile communication company SMS center 60 generates a multimedia text message arrival notification short message for the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 and transmits the short message to the corresponding receiving mobile communication terminal 20 (S407).

Hereinafter, the VM-linked application download process (S203) of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a VM-linked application download process (S203) of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 in FIG. 2.

First, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 receives a short message from the mobile communication company SMS center 60 (S501), so that the short message is the multimedia message arrival notification short message or the multimedia text message arrival notification short message. It is determined whether or not (S502).

In this case, when the determination result (S502), the multimedia text message arrival notification short message, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 receives the multimedia text message from the multimedia message service center 70 (S503). , To display to the receiver (S504). That is, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 provides only the text included in the multimedia message to the receiver.

On the other hand, when the determination result (S502), when the multimedia message arrival notification short message is received, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 determines whether the VM-linked application is downloaded (S505).

At this time, when the determination result (S505), the VM interlocking application is not downloaded, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 downloads the VM interlocking application from the VM download server 50 (S506). That is, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 needs to interwork with the multimedia message service center 70 in order to receive the multimedia message from the multimedia message service center 70, so that the VM interworking application is downloaded.

On the other hand, when the determination result (S505), the VM linked application is downloaded, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 does not download the VM linked application from the VM download server 50.

Accordingly, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 executes the VM linked application to access the multimedia message service center 70 (S507).

In addition, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 transmits the corresponding terminal information to the connected multimedia message service center 70 (S508).

Hereinafter, the multimedia message conversion process (S204) of the multimedia message service center 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia message conversion process (S204) of the multimedia message service center 70 in FIG. 2.

First, the multimedia message service center 70 receives the terminal information from the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 (S601), and then, according to the specification of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 with reference to the corresponding terminal information. The multimedia message stored in the user DB 81 is converted (S602). The text format of the multimedia message may be different, but the image and sound may have different data formats according to the specification of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20. Therefore, it is necessary to convert the multimedia message according to the specification of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20. have. For example, the image seen in the color terminal and the black and white terminal are different, and the sound heard in the one-, four-, 16- and 40-chord terminals is different. Therefore, before the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 receives the multimedia message from the multimedia message service center 70, the terminal information must be sent to the multimedia message service center 70 of the receiving mobile communication terminal 20. You can prepare an image and sound in a format that meets your specifications.

The multimedia message service center 70 transmits the converted multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 (S603).

Hereinafter, the reception information updating process of the receiver of the multimedia message service center 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of updating received information of a receiver of the multimedia message service center 70 (S206) in FIG. 2.

First, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 receives a request for deleting or storing a multimedia message from a receiver (S701).

In addition, the receiving mobile communication terminal 20 transmits a request for deleting or storing the input multimedia message to the multimedia message service center 70 (S702).

Accordingly, the multimedia message service center 70 updates the user DB 81 to update the reception information of the receiver in order to delete or store the multimedia message according to the request for deleting or storing the multimedia message (S703).

In addition, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned, and can be implemented by various alternatives, modifications, and changes within the scope apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, according to the present invention, the transmitting and receiving mobile communication terminal downloads the VM interworking application only once and transmits and receives the multimedia message in conjunction with the multimedia message service center, so that the multimedia message receiving time can be shortened in the mobile communication terminal. It is possible to eliminate the waste of, and to make it easy for the sender and receiver to use a multimedia message service of a higher quality than the existing SMS service.

Claims (12)

Generating and transmitting a multimedia message; Informing the arrival of the multimedia message; Downloading a VM coordinated application to receive the arrived multimedia message and transmitting terminal information; Converting and transmitting the multimedia message in accordance with a specification of a receiving mobile communication terminal by referring to the terminal information; And displaying and reproducing the converted multimedia message to provide the converted multimedia message. The method of claim 1, And receiving the multimedia message deletion or storage request and updating the receiver's received information. The method of claim 1, And receiving a multimedia message reply request and transmitting a reply message to the multimedia message. The method of claim 1, The process of generating and transmitting the multimedia message, Downloading a VM linked application and generating and transmitting a multimedia message through a transmitting mobile communication terminal; Multimedia message service method comprising the step of generating and sending a multimedia message via WEB without downloading the VM-linked application. The method of claim 4, wherein The step of transmitting a multimedia message through the mobile communication terminal, Downloading and executing the VM linked application to access a multimedia message service center; Receiving text to be included in the multimedia message; Determining whether an image inclusion request for the multimedia message has been received, reading and displaying an image list, and selecting an image to be included in the multimedia message; Determining whether a sound inclusion request for the multimedia message has been received, calling up and displaying a sound list, and selecting a sound to be included in the multimedia message; Receiving a mobile telephone number of the receiving mobile communication terminal; And receiving the multimedia message transmission request and transmitting the mobile number and the multimedia message. The method of claim 4, wherein The step of transmitting a multimedia message through the WEB, A multimedia message service method comprising accessing a multimedia message service center using an internet browser. The method of claim 1, The multimedia message arrival notification process, Receiving the mobile number and the multimedia message to update the sender's transmission information and the receiver's reception information; Querying the received mobile communication terminal information corresponding to the mobile phone number to determine whether a VM linked application can be downloaded from the received mobile communication terminal; Notifying the arrival of the multimedia message to the receiving mobile communication terminal when the VM linked application download is possible; And generating and transmitting a multimedia message arrival notification short message to the receiving mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein Notifying the arrival of the multimedia text message to the receiving mobile communication terminal when the VM linked application cannot be downloaded; And generating and transmitting a multimedia text message arrival notification short message to the receiving mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The VM linked application download process, Receiving the short message to determine whether the short message is the multimedia message arrival notification short message or the multimedia text message arrival notification short message; When the multimedia message arrival notification short message is received, determining whether the VM interworking application is downloaded and downloading the VM interworking application if the VM interworking application is not downloaded; Executing the VM linked application to access the multimedia message service center; Multimedia message service method comprising the step of transmitting the terminal information. The method of claim 9, The VM linked application download process, And in the case of the multimedia text message arrival notification short message, receiving and displaying the multimedia text message. The method of claim 1, The multimedia message conversion process, Converting the multimedia message according to the specification of the receiving mobile communication terminal with reference to the terminal information after receiving the terminal information; And transmitting the converted multimedia message. The method of claim 2, Receiving information update process of the receiver, Receiving a request to delete or archive the multimedia message; Transmitting a request to delete or archive the input multimedia message; And updating received information of a receiver in order to delete or archive the multimedia message according to the request for deleting or storing the multimedia message.