KR20040027262A - System for providing personalized multimedia mail and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A personalized multimedia mail providing system and a method therefor are provided to allow a multimedia mail sender to make a personalized multimedia file simply through a multimedia editing server connected through a communication network and transmit a multimedia mail. CONSTITUTION: A multimedia mail server(100) includes video object database, a voice object inputting unit for receiving a voice object from a mail sender, a multimedia mail synthesizing unit for generating a multimedia mail as streaming data by synthesizing the objects, and a multimedia mail transmitting unit for transmitting the multimedia mail to a mobile communication service providing system(20). Mail sender terminals(10,12,14,16) are connected to the multimedia mail server(100) through a communication network, select the video object, and receive transmission information designating a voice and a mail receiver from the mail sender and transmit it to the multimedia mail server(100). The mobile communication service providing system(20) receives the multimedia mail and the transmission information from the multimedia mail server(100) and transmits the mail and the information to a mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information. A mail receiver terminal(30) receives the multimedia mail and outputs it to a mail receiver.

Description

Personalized Multimedia Mail Provision System and Provision Method {SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED MULTIMEDIA MAIL AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a personalized multimedia mail, and more particularly, to provide a system and a method for providing a personalized multimedia mail directly edited by a mail sender through a server to a mail receiver terminal as streaming data through a mobile communication network. It is about a method.

With the development of mobile communication technology, it is possible to transmit not only voice calls between terminals using a mobile communication network but also multimedia messages and mails such as text, voice, and video information.

The conventional technology for providing a message or a mail to a mobile terminal can be classified into three types: a short message service (SMS), a voice message service (VMS), and a multimedia mail service. In the case of the first short message service (SMS), the sender of the message is a method of delivering a short message, which can be represented by a string such as an ASC code, such as letters, numbers, and special symbols to the mobile terminal of the message receiver directly through the mobile communication network. . However, in the case of such a short message service, the message is directly transmitted to the mobile terminal, so it is easy for the message receiver to check the message, but since the message is written only by text, a multimedia message such as a video or a voice cannot be delivered. When writing a message using a mobile terminal, there is a problem in that writing is difficult because a limited keyboard is used.

Next, in the case of a voice message service, the message sender records a message in a voice mail box of a receiver installed in a mobile communication network server, and the mobile communication network server transmits a short message informing the arrival of the voice message to the receiver's mobile terminal. Use the method. Accordingly, the receiver accesses the voicemail service designated with a separate access number according to the short message and checks the voice message stored in his / her voicemailbox. By the way, in the case of such a voice message service, a message sender has an advantage of simply recording a personalized message through voice, but a message including a video cannot be transmitted, and a message receiver is sent to a short message indicating the arrival of a voice message. Therefore, there was a hassle of checking the recorded voice message by accessing the mobile communication server again.

Finally, in the case of a multimedia file transfer service, a message sender stores a URL including a voice, still image, or video file in a multimedia storage server connected to a public network such as the Internet, and then designates a receiver. The mobile communication service provider converts the URL and the message sender information into a short message and transmits the message to the message receiver. Upon receiving the short message, the message receiver first accesses the wireless Internet service provided by the mobile communication company using his mobile terminal, accesses the URL, and stores the multimedia file stored by the message sender on his mobile terminal. It is common to check the multimedia file sent by the message sender.

By the way, such a multimedia file transmission service has the advantage that it is possible to send and receive various types of multimedia files such as still images and videos as well as text and voice, but, firstly, the sender sends a personalized video edited according to his message. In this case, the sender is provided with an expensive program that can edit the video on his PC or the like, and there is a problem of performing complicated editing work using the necessary video source and audio source. Since it is stored in a separate server connected, the message receiver must bear the inconvenience of downloading the multimedia file by accessing a low-speed wireless Internet service, which is essentially 64 kbps (IS 95A, IS 95B), to check the multimedia file. Check the multimedia file Because it will be forced to connect to a wireless Internet service, which takes a long time when connecting to the wireless internet service, the message recipient was a problem in that the additional cost and time required for file checking in or whatever.Called

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the multimedia mail sender can easily create a personalized multimedia file through a multimedia editing server connected through a communication network without having to have an expensive video editing program to transmit the multimedia mail The purpose of the present invention is to provide a personalized multimedia mail providing system and a method of providing the same.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a personalized multimedia mail providing system and a method for providing a multimedia mail can be sent directly from the wireless communication service provider to the receiver terminal even if the mail receiver does not access the wireless Internet service. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, the wireless communication service provider checks the remaining memory of the receiver terminal when transmitting the multimedia mail and transmits directly to the receiver terminal according to the result or notifies the mail arrival after storing the multimedia mail in a separate database. An object of the present invention is to provide a personalized multimedia mail providing system and a method of transmitting only a message.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the mail sender is set to the security settings, personalized multimedia mail providing system for controlling the mail recipient to request the identity verification when the multimedia mail download or streaming, otherwise it can be downloaded or streamed immediately And to provide a method for providing the purpose.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a personalized multimedia mail providing system and method for transmitting a multimedia mail converted into a form optimized for a portable terminal used by a mail receiver.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a method for providing a personalized multimedia mail that can be controlled to further include an advertising object.

Finally, according to another aspect of the present invention, a mail receiver may send multimedia mail by email not only to his or her own mail receiver terminal registered with the mobile communication service provider, but also to another terminal that may access the server of the mobile communication service provider through a communication network. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a personalized multimedia mail providing system and a method of providing the same.

1 is a block diagram of a personalized multimedia mail providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a multimedia mail server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a flowchart of a method for providing a personalized multimedia mail according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3B is a flowchart of a BGM object input method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3C is a flowchart of a text object input method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3D is a flowchart of an advertisement object input method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a view illustrating a video list providing screen configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4b is a block diagram of a multimedia mail editing screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4c is a block diagram of a voice object input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5a is a block diagram of a multimedia mail service providing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5b is a video list providing screen configuration according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5c is a block diagram of a multimedia mail editing screen according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5d is a block diagram of a multimedia mail confirmation screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5e is a block diagram of the mail receiver phone number input screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5f is a block diagram of a multimedia mail transmission screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of a multimedia mail transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10, 12, 14: mail sender terminal 16: telephone

20: Mobile communication service providing system 30: Mail receiver terminal

41: data processing specification inquiry unit 42: data processing specification transmission unit

43: memory inquiry unit 44: forwarding information database

45: email transmission unit 46: terminal performance inquiry unit

100: multimedia mail server 104: voice message server

In order to achieve the above object, the system for providing a personalized multimedia mail according to the present invention comprises a video object database including a plurality of selectable video objects, a voice object input means for receiving a voice object from a mail sender, and synthesizing the objects. A multimedia mail synthesizing unit for generating a multimedia mail as streaming data, and a multimedia mail transmitting unit for transmitting the multimedia mail to a mobile communication service providing system; At least one connected to the multimedia mail server through a communication network, selecting the video object provided by the multimedia mail server, receiving transmission information for designating a voice and mail receiver from the mail sender, and transmitting the received information to the multimedia mail server. The above mail sender terminal; A mobile communication service providing system receiving the multimedia mail and the transmission information from the multimedia mail server and transmitting the multimedia mail and the transmission information to a mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information through a high speed data transmission method; And at least one mail receiver terminal for receiving the multimedia mail from the mobile communication service providing system and outputting the multimedia mail to a mail receiver.

In addition, the multimedia mail transmission method according to the invention, the first step in which the mail sender terminal accesses the multimedia mail server through the Internet; A second step of the multimedia mail server providing a list of a plurality of video objects selectable to the mail receiver terminal and receiving a video object selection of the mail sender from the mail sender terminal; A third step of receiving, by the multimedia mail server, a voice object to be included in a video object from the mail receiver terminal; A fourth step of the multimedia mail server receiving a telephone number for designating a mail receiver from the mail receiver terminal; A fifth step of the multimedia mail server synthesizing the plurality of objects to generate a multimedia mail in the form of streaming data; A sixth step of the multimedia mail server transmitting the multimedia mail and the mail receiver telephone number to a mobile communication service providing system; And a seventh step of the mobile communication service providing system transmitting the multimedia mail to a mail receiver terminal corresponding to the mail receiver telephone number through a high speed data transmission method of at least 2 Mbps or more.

The above and other objects and features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a personalized multimedia mail transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of a multimedia mail server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The multimedia mail transmission system includes a multimedia mail server 100, a mail sender terminal 10, 12, 14, 16, a mobile communication service providing system 20, and a mail receiver terminal 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the multimedia mail server 100 includes a video object database 124 including a plurality of selectable video objects, a voice object input means 142 for receiving a voice object from a mail sender, a video object, and a video object. And a multimedia mail synthesizing unit 190 for synthesizing a voice object to generate a multimedia mail as streaming data, and a multimedia mail transmitting unit 192 for transmitting the multimedia mail.

The video object database 124 stores various video objects in which a video clip that a mail sender can select is data. These video objects are the basic data of multimedia mail, for example, impressive scenes in movies, dramas, or music videos. The running time of each video object is not limited, but is preferably set to 30 seconds to 1 minute in consideration of the processing capacity of the wireless terminal and the communication bandwidth of the wireless data communication.

The voice object input unit 142 performs a function of inputting and storing a dataized voice signal input from a mail sender. The voice object is received from the mail sender terminals 10, 12 and 14 through the Internet network or the PSTN network, which will be described in more detail in the description of the mail sender terminals 10, 12 and 14.

Preferably, the multimedia mail server 100 may further include a video object input unit 122 for receiving a video object from the mail sender. In this case, the sender of the mail is directly photographed by himself / herself, stored in the form of a video computer file having an extension such as mpg, dat, avi, asf, wmv, wma, ram, rm, as well as the video object provided by the video object database 124. By uploading one's favorite video object which is not provided by one video object or video object database 124 directly to the multimedia mail server 100 through the Internet, it provides an advantage of producing a multimedia mail of your own.

More preferably, the multimedia mail server 100 may further include a voice object database 144 including a plurality of selectable voice objects. In this case, the mail sender can create his / her own multimedia mail by combining voice objects such as vocals and verses recorded by voice actors with his favorite video object, even if he does not record his / her own voice. In addition to the above, the voice object is stored in the voice object database 144 in advance as its own voice, and thus, the multimedia object may be produced by using the method in the next multimedia mail production. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the mail sender provides an advantage of producing a multimedia mail with its own voice even in a situation where it is difficult to input a voice object.

The multimedia mail is not only a video object and a voice object but also a text object composed of a string to be overlaid on the video object, a BGM (Back Ground Music) object to be output as background music, and a part of the video. It is also possible to create a mixture of more various objects such as an advertisement object that is displayed as an overlay or displayed as a background of a voice object such as a BGM object.

When further including a BGM object, the multimedia mail server 100 further includes a BGM object input unit 162 for receiving a BGM object from a mail sender and a BGM object database 164 including a plurality of selectable BGM objects. can do. More preferably, a separate BGM object may be designated as a basic BGM object for each video object provided by the multimedia mail server 100 and provided to the mail sender. For example, if the video object is a scene of a famous movie, the main BGM object may designate the theme music of the movie or the soundtrack of the scene. In the case where the BGM object is further included in the multimedia mail as in the present embodiment, there is an advantage that may cause an interest of the multimedia mail receiver due to the BGM object such as familiar theme music.

In the case of further including a text object, the multimedia mail server 100 may further include a text object input unit 132 that receives a text object from a mail sender. The text object received from the mail sender is superimposed on the video screen of the multimedia mail and provided as a subtitle. In the case of the present embodiment, the mail sender provides an advantage of directly producing a multimedia mail consisting of a character string as well as a video and a voice.

Finally, in the case of further including an advertisement object, the multimedia mail server 100 may further include an advertisement object database 184 storing a plurality of advertisement objects. If the mail sender further includes the advertising object in the multimedia mail, the mail sender collects the advertising cost from the advertisement of the advertising object by the advertiser of the advertising object and covers a part of the data transmission fee borne by the mail sender. In addition, the multimedia mail service provider can expect the effect of increasing the revenue by collecting advertising costs as well as data transmission fees according to the mail transmission.

The multimedia mail server 100 includes selection means 126, 136, 146, 166, and 186 for each object constituting the multimedia mail, such as a video object, a voice object, a BGM object, a text object, an advertisement object, and the like. Each selection means 126, 136, 146, 166, 186 performs a function of selecting any one of a plurality of objects stored in each object database 124, 134, 144, 164, 184 or an object input to the input means 122, 134, 142, 162, 182 for each object according to the selection of the mail sender.

The multimedia mail synthesizing unit 190 performs a function of synthesizing each object selected by the mail sender to generate a multimedia mail as new streaming data. The streaming data is, for example, data of a form such as MPEG-4, MPEG-7, WMV, ASF, RM, etc., and refers to multimedia data that can be reproduced during transmission even without receiving all the data. In general, in the case of a memory constituting a mobile terminal, a small memory is used in consideration of portability and manufacturing cost. Therefore, when using multimedia data rather than streaming data, it is impossible to play a video having a large amount of data due to limited memory. However, in case of streaming data, only a part of the data is buffered and reproduced, which is suitable for use in multimedia data transmission of a wireless terminal having a small memory. Preferably, the form of streaming data may use MPEG-4 which is widely used in current mobile communication terminals.

The function of the multimedia mail synthesizing unit 190 will be described in more detail as follows. First, the video object is decoded as video streaming data. At this time, if the mail sender selects more text objects or adds more advertising objects, the mail senders add and decode the objects. Next, when a mail sender inputs a BGM object and a voice object, audio streaming data is generated by mixing two audio signals. In this case, preferably, the voice object is mixed so as to stand out from the BGM object. If the mail sender does not select a BGM object, even if a default audio object is specified in the video object, the default audio object is removed and only the voice object input by the mail sender is decoded as audio streaming data. The video streaming data and the audio streaming data generated by the above method are synchronized with each other, integrated into one streaming data, and transmitted to the multimedia mail transmission unit 192.

The multimedia mail transmission unit 192 communicates with the mobile communication service providing system 20 through a communication network such as the Internet, and transmits the multimedia mail generated by the multimedia mail synthesizing unit 190 to designate a mail receiver to be finally received. It serves to transmit to the mobile communication service providing system 20 with the information.

The communication network connecting means 110 provides an interface for communication between the multimedia mail server 100 and the mail sender terminals 10, 12, and 14, and like an HTML document displayed on a screen of a subscriber terminal, like a normal Internet server. It transmits information and receives various inputs from subscribers. Since the network connection means 110 can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art, the detailed structure and operation of the communication network connection means 110 will be omitted.

Mail sender terminals 10, 12, and 14 access the multimedia mail server 100 through a communication network, select the video object provided by the multimedia mail server 100, and designate voice and mail receivers from the mail sender. It receives the transmission information to transmit to the multimedia mail server.

Types of the mail sender terminals 10, 12, 14 are PC 10 connected to the Internet as shown in FIG. 1, for example, IS-95A, IS-95B, IS-95C, GSM data service, and EDGE ( Mobile terminals 12, such as mobile phones, notebook computers, PDAs, and HPCs, or high data rates (HDRs) that can access the Internet using low-speed, low-speed wireless data services such as Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution. As described above, the terminal includes all types of terminals that can be connected to the multimedia mail server 100 such as a mobile terminal 14 that can access the Internet using a high-speed wireless data service of 2Mbps or more, which is easy to transmit a video.

The mail sender selects a video object provided by the multimedia mail server 100 through the mail sender terminals 10, 12, and 14. For example, when the mail sender uses the PC 10, a list of video objects selectable from the multimedia mail server 100 is checked on the monitor screen, and a specific video object is selected through manipulation of an input device such as a mouse or keyboard. do. When the mail sender uses the mobile phone 12 or the PDA 14, the list of video objects is checked through the screen of the device, and the video object is selected through manipulation of an input device such as an operation key. Since the function of selecting a video object and the function of inputting transmission information for designating a mail receiver are the same as in the general Internet service method, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The mail sender inputs a voice object through the mail sender terminals 10, 12, and 14, for example, when using the PC 10 equipped with a microphone, the microphone converts the voice input by the mail sender into an electrical signal. The PC 10 converts the electrical signal into a form suitable for data transmission by using a vocoder, etc., and transmits the data to the multimedia mail server 100. When a mail sender uses a mobile phone with a telephone function, according to a wireless communication method such as CDMA and GSM, which is currently commercially available, voice input to a handset is 8k EVRC vocoder for cellular and 13k vocoder for PCS. Since the data is converted into data using the vocoder, data may be transmitted to the multimedia mail server 100 without using a separate device.

However, in the case of a mobile phone which is not equipped with a microphone in the PC 10 or does not support voice data transmission function during wireless data communication, as shown in FIG. 1, a separate telephone (which can be connected to a PSTN network) ( 16) or the mobile phone 12 can be configured to input a voice object. In this case, the voice object input means of the multimedia mail server 100 further includes a separate voice message server 104 connected to the PSTN network to receive the voice object from the mail sender via the PSTN network. According to the above configuration, since a voice can be input even in a mail transmitter terminal which cannot transmit voice data, the mail transmitter has an advantage of producing a personalized multimedia mail regardless of the performance of the terminal.

The function of the mail sender to select a voice object, a text object, and a BGM object other than the video object or to input a video object, a text object, and a BGM object other than the voice object is the object selection and the user's method in the normal Internet service providing method. Since the file upload method is the same, detailed description is omitted.

Preferably, the mail sender terminal 10, 12, 14 further selects whether or not to secure the multimedia mail to be transmitted, and the multimedia mail 100 further includes security setting information datad according to the mail sender's selection. can do. In this case, the mail receiver terminal 30 that receives the multimedia mail includes a function of setting a user input for releasing security settings and a function of controlling reception or output of the multimedia mail according to whether the user input is matched. . This security setting function increases the convenience of the mail receiver by allowing the mail receiver to immediately check the multimedia mail without a separate security setting cancellation procedure such as entering a password when receiving a multimedia mail that is not secured. If you do not want a third party other than the mail recipient to check the multimedia mail, the security settings provide an advantage to protect the privacy.

The mobile communication service providing system 20 receives the multimedia mail and the transmission information from the multimedia mail server and transmits the multimedia mail and the transmission information to a mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information through a high speed data transmission method. The high speed data transmission method is capable of providing video service of 10 frames or more per second at a speed of at least 2 Mbps. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a commercially available CDMA 1X EV-DO system, which is a type of HDR, is illustrated as a mobile communication service providing system 20. However, the present invention is not limited to the above system. For example, the present invention can be applied to other types of high-speed wireless data transmission systems such as CDMA 1X EV-DV, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Mobile adhoc network (MANET), and the like. .

The mobile communication service providing system 20 configured of the CDMA 1X EV-DO is a PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node: 26) which is used only for high-speed data transmission separately from the base station 29 used for conventional telephone service and low-speed wireless data transmission. , PCF (Packet Control Function 27) and AN (Access Node 28). Therefore, the multimedia mail transmitted from the multimedia server 100 is transmitted to the mail sender terminal 30 through the AN 28 instead of the base station 29. However, the above configuration is one of the embodiments of the present invention, and the mobile communication service providing system 20 of the present invention is not limited to the CDMA 1X EV-DO system shown in FIG. 1 as described above.

The gateway 24 performs a function of converting both protocols with each other when the wireless data protocol of the mobile communication service providing system is different from the normal Internet protocol. However, the gateway 24 is necessary only when using a wireless protocol, for example, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), which uses a proprietary protocol instead of HTTP, which is the protocol standard of the Internet, and uses existing HTTP and HTML. Can be omitted when using a wireless internet protocol such as i-mode developed by ME (Mobile Explorer) developed by Microsoft in the United States or NTT DoCoMo in Japan. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge.

Preferably, the mobile communication service providing system 20, the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information transmitted from the multimedia mail server 100 in order to generate the multimedia mail with the streaming data optimized for the mail receiver terminal 30 It may further include a data processing specification inquiry unit 41 for inquiring the multimedia data processing specification. The data processing specification means information on the reception specification of the multimedia mail such as the display size of the mail receiver terminal, the number of displayable colors, the data processing speed, the video frame rate per second, the number of displayable chords and the like. Such information is typically provided by a subscriber management server (RSMS: Resources and Subscribers Management System (not shown) or AN-AAA (Access Network-Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) (not shown) provided in the mobile communication service providing system 20. It is usually stored in. Therefore, the data processing specification inquiry unit 41 inquires the data processing specification of the mail receiver terminal to the subscriber management server or AN-AAA, or inquires the data processing specification by inquiring directly to the corresponding mail receiver terminal 30. do.

Optimization of streaming data according to the data processing specification may be performed in the multimedia mail synthesizing unit 190 or the mobile communication service providing system 20 of the multimedia mail server 100. When the optimization is performed in the multimedia mail server 100, the mobile communication service providing system 20 further includes a data processing specification transmitter 42 for transmitting the multimedia data processing specification to the multimedia mail server 100. The multimedia mail synthesizing unit 190 of the multimedia mail server 100 further includes a function of generating a multimedia mail as streaming data optimized for the multimedia data processing specification of the mail receiver terminal.

When the optimization is performed in the mobile communication service providing system 20, the mobile communication service providing system 20 reproduces the multimedia mail received from the multimedia mail server as streaming data optimized for the multimedia data processing specification of the mail receiver terminal. Includes more features.

In the case of providing the optimized streaming data as described above, the high-performance mail receiver terminal 30 adapts to the performance of the terminal, such as providing a higher-quality multimedia mail having a high frame rate per second and a large screen size. Offers the advantage of sending multimedia mail.

More preferably, the mobile communication service providing system 20 further includes a memory inquiry unit 43 for inquiring the remaining amount of memory of the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information, the remaining amount of memory than the data size of the multimedia mail. If it is large, the multimedia mail is transmitted to the mail receiver terminal 30, otherwise, the mail receiver terminal 30 may further include a function of transmitting a message informing the reception of the multimedia mail and temporarily storing the multimedia mail. Can be. According to this embodiment, the above function is to be suitable for the mobile telephone environment in which the memory capacity is extremely limited, and is to prevent the multimedia mail with a large amount of data from being unconditionally downloaded to the mail receiver terminal 30. Receiving multimedia mail is different from mobile phone user's VOD (Video On Demand), so it doesn't know when to receive the mail. Accordingly, when the multimedia mail is requested to be played, it is preferable to stream the multimedia mail. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, if the remaining memory of the mail receiving terminal 30 is sufficient, the multimedia mail is stored directly to the mail receiving terminal 30, otherwise, it is to be streamed at the request of the mail recipient. It is suitable for mobile phone environment with limited memory capacity.

More preferably, the mobile communication service providing system 10 includes a forwarding information database 44 for registering a forwarding e-mail address for which the multimedia mail receiver wants to forward the multimedia mail and an e-mail for transmitting the multimedia mail over the Internet. The transmission unit 46 may further include. When the mobile communication service providing system 20 further includes a forwarding information database 44 and an email transmitting unit 46 as in this embodiment, the mail receiver connects to the Internet as well as his or her mail receiving terminal 30. It is also possible to forward multimedia mail to other terminals such as PCs. That is, the mail receiver only checks the multimedia mail received through his mail receiving terminal 30, and if the user wants to store the multimedia mail separately, by forwarding his or her own email, the PC having a free storage space. Multimedia mail can be saved and managed in the

In addition, when the mobile communication service providing system 10 includes the forwarding information database 44 and the email transmitting unit 46, whether the high-speed data communication service of the mail receiver terminal 30 corresponding to the transmission information is available or not. It may further include a terminal performance inquiry unit 46 for inquiring. Accordingly, when it is determined that the mail receiver terminal 30 receiving the multimedia mail cannot use the high speed data communication service, the multimedia mail may be transmitted to the forwarding email address specified in the forwarding information database 44. In this embodiment, even if the mail receiving terminal 30 does not have a high-speed wireless data transmission function, the mail receiver automatically forwards to a terminal such as a PC capable of receiving email, thereby receiving personalized multimedia mail. to provide. Therefore, the mail receiver can receive the multimedia mail regardless of the performance of the mail receiver terminal 30.

The mail receiver terminal 30 performs a function of receiving a multimedia mail from the mobile communication service providing system 20 and outputting the multimedia mail to the mail receiver. Therefore, the mail receiver terminal is required to receive the high-speed wireless data provided by the mobile communication service providing system 20. The mail receiver terminal 30 decodes the multimedia mail received as the streaming data and separates it into an audio signal and a video signal, and then the audio signal is transmitted through the speaker and the video signal is transmitted through the screen as in the normal streaming data reception. Output to. However, when the mobile communication service providing system 20 supports the email forwarding function as described above, the mail receiver terminal 30 may not require a high speed wireless data reception function.

3A to 3B are flowcharts illustrating a method for generating a multimedia mail by a mail sender, and FIGS. 4A to 4C show a screen configuration of a multimedia mail generating step of an embodiment in which the mail sender terminal is a PC 10. 5A to 5F show the screen configuration of the multimedia mail generating step of the embodiment in which the mail sender terminal is the mobile phone 12, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a multimedia mail transmission method in the mobile communication service providing system. . Hereinafter, a personalized multimedia mail providing method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the above drawings.

In the method for providing a personalized multimedia mail according to the present invention, first, the first step in which a mail sender terminal 10, 12, 14 connects to the multimedia mail server 100 through the Internet, as in the method of providing a general Internet service ( S100).

Next, the multimedia mail server 100 provides a list of a plurality of video objects selectable to the mail receiver terminals 10, 12, and 14 (S102), and the mail sender terminal 10, 12, 14 of the mail sender. In operation S110, a video object selection is input. As shown in FIG. 4A, the list of video objects includes a plurality of screens displaying a representative scene of the video object as a still image or a video, or a title for identifying a video object as shown in FIG. 5B. A list that conveys approximate information of is preferable. That is, when the mail receiver terminal has a wide data transmission bandwidth such as the PC 10 or the high speed wireless data compatible mobile phone 14, as shown in FIG. 4A, the low speed wireless data compatible mobile phone has a video as shown in FIG. 5B. A list of objects may be provided.

A method of receiving a selection for specifying a video object to be used for multimedia mail from the list of video objects from the mail sender may be clicked on the selection button 202 of FIG. 4A or a method of inputting a number of the corresponding list of FIG. 5B. Is performed.

Next, the multimedia mail server 100 undergoes a third step of receiving a voice object to be included in the video object from the mail receiver terminals 10, 12 and 14 (S122). When the mail sender selects a video object (S110), the multimedia mail server 100 provides an edit screen as illustrated in FIG. 4B or 5C to the mail sender terminals 10, 12, and 14. The mail sender provided with the edit screen performs voice object input by clicking the record button 214 or inputting a key value (corresponding to key value " 2 " in the example of FIG. 5C) assigned to the recording function. When the mail sender selects the voice object input, a voice object input screen as shown in FIG. 4C is provided. Preferably, the video object is played, and the recording time is displayed to the mail sender through the remaining time display unit 240.

In this case, when the mail sender terminal 10 is a PC, the voice of the mail sender input through the microphone connected to the PC 10 is converted into a dataized voice object and transmitted to the multimedia mail server through the Internet, and the PC ( 10), when the microphone is not provided or the mobile terminal 12 that does not support the voice transmission function during data communication, the multimedia mail server 100 is connected to the voice mail server 104 also connected to the PSTN network. Further, the mail sender is configured to transmit the voice of the mail sender input through the telephone to the multimedia mail server through the PSTN network.

If the mail sender terminal 14 is a second mobile terminal 14 that can access the wireless Internet, and converts the sound input through the microphone into a voice object in the form of data through a built-in vocoder, the third step In operation S122, the voice of the mail sender input through the second mobile terminal 14 is converted into a dataized voice object and transmitted to the multimedia mail server 100 through the wireless Internet.

Next, the multimedia mail server 100 undergoes a fourth step of receiving a telephone number for designating a mail receiver from the mail receiver terminals 10, 12, 14. The phone number is input through the phone number input window 222 in the edit screen of FIG. 4B or through a separate phone number input screen as shown in the screen configuration for the mobile terminal of FIG. 5E.

The case where the multimedia mail further includes other objects besides the video object and the voice object is as follows. First, when the BGM object is further included, the multimedia mail server 100 provides a list of BGM objects or BGM objects set in the moving object to the mail receiver terminals 10, 12, and 14 during the third and fourth steps. And an eighth step (S134, S136) of receiving the BGM object selection of the mail sender from the mail sender terminal (10, 12, 14).

In the case of further including a text object, a third step (S144) of receiving the text object to be included in the multimedia mail from the mail sender terminal (10, 12, 14) further comprises. In this case, the input of the text object is performed by inputting the text to be transmitted to the message input / output 228 in the case of the embodiment of FIG. 4B.

When the mail sender selects or inputs an object to be included in the multimedia mail, the multimedia mail server 100 performs a fifth step of synthesizing the plurality of objects to generate the multimedia mail in the form of streaming data. Preferably, when further comprising an advertising object, the multimedia mail synthesizing unit 190 further synthesizes a plurality of objects and advertising objects.

Next, when the multimedia mail is synthesized, the sixth step S200 of transmitting the multimedia mail and the mail receiver phone number to the mobile communication service providing system 20 by the multimedia mail transmission unit 192 of the multimedia mail server 100 is performed. Rough

When the mobile communication service providing system 20 receives the multi-media mail (S202), the mobile communication service providing system 20 transmits a high-speed data of at least 2 Mbps or more to the mail receiver terminal 30 corresponding to the mail receiver phone number. Through the seventh step (S214, S232) of transmitting the multimedia mail through.

In this case, when the streaming data is to be optimized for the mail receiver terminal 30, receiving the terminal information of the mail receiver terminal 30 (S202) and converting the streaming data optimized for the mail receiver terminal 30 ( S204) may be further roughened as described above.

Further, in order to maximize the convenience of the mail receiver and the memory utilization of the mail receiver terminal, after the sixth step S202, the mobile communication service providing system 20 moves to the mail receiver terminal 40 corresponding to the mail receiver phone number. The multimedia mail can be configured to be transmitted (S232) only when there is a mail reception request from the mail receiver terminal 40 (S222) of notifying arrival of the multimedia mail (S222).

Finally, preferably, the method further includes an eleventh step of providing the mobile communication service providing system 20 with a forwarding e-mail address that the mail receiver wants to receive the multimedia mail forwarding, and after the sixth step S202, When the communication service providing system 20 determines that the mail receiver terminal 40 corresponding to the mail receiver phone number can use the high speed data transmission method and determines that it cannot be received, the multimedia mail is forwarded through the Internet. As described above, the method may further include a twelfth step of transmitting to the email address and ending.

As described above, according to the personalized multimedia mail transmission system and transmission method according to the present invention, a mail sender simply personalizes a multimedia file through a multimedia editing server connected through a communication network without having to have an expensive video editing program. It is possible to send a multimedia mail by making the mail, the mail recipient has an effect that can easily check the multimedia mail directly from the wireless service provider to the receiver terminal even without access to the wireless Internet service. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication service provider checks the remaining memory of the receiver terminal when transmitting the multimedia mail and transmits it directly to the receiver terminal or stores the multimedia mail in a separate database and arrives at the mail. If only the message can be sent and the mail sender sets the security, the mail receiver requires identity verification when downloading or streaming the multimedia mail. Otherwise, the mail sender and the mail receiver can control the download or streaming. It protects privacy and provides a remarkable effect of transmitting the converted multimedia mail in an optimized form for the portable terminal used by the mail receiver.

In addition, preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, additions, etc. within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications and modifications belong to the scope of the claims You will have to look.

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A video object database including a plurality of selectable video objects, a voice object input means for receiving a voice object from a mail sender, a multimedia mail synthesizer for synthesizing the objects to generate multimedia mail as streaming data, and moving the multimedia mail. A multimedia mail server including a multimedia mail transmission unit for transmitting to a communication service providing system; At least one connected to the multimedia mail server through a communication network, selecting the video object provided by the multimedia mail server, receiving transmission information for designating a voice and mail receiver from the mail sender, and transmitting the received information to the multimedia mail server. The above mail sender terminal; A mobile communication service providing system receiving the multimedia mail and the transmission information from the multimedia mail server and transmitting the multimedia mail and the transmission information to a mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information through a high speed data transmission method; And And at least one mail receiver terminal for receiving the multimedia mail from the mobile communication service providing system and outputting the multimedia mail to a mail receiver. The method of claim 1, The multimedia mail server further includes a voice object database including a video object input means for receiving a video object from a mail sender and a plurality of selectable voice objects; The mail sender terminal further selects the voice object provided by the multimedia mail server, or further receives a video object from the mail sender and transmits the multimedia mail server to the multimedia mail server. The method of claim 1, The multimedia mail server further comprises a BGM object database comprising BGM object input means for receiving BGM objects from a mail sender and a plurality of selectable BGM objects; The mail sender terminal further selects the BGM object provided by the multimedia mail server, or further receives a BGM object from the mail sender and transmits it to the multimedia mail server. The method of claim 1, The multimedia mail server further includes text object input means for receiving a text object from a mail sender; The mail sender terminal further receives a text object from the mail sender and transmits it to the multimedia mail server. The method of claim 1, The multimedia mail server further includes an advertisement object database storing a plurality of advertisement objects; The multimedia mail synthesizing unit synthesizes the objects and the advertisement object according to the selection of the mail sender or the setting of the multimedia mail server, and generates a multimedia mail as streaming data. The method of claim 5, wherein The advertisement object may be any one of an object of a type provided as part of a screen of the multimedia mail output from the mail receiver terminal or an object of a type provided as part of a sound of the multimedia mail output from the mail receiver terminal. Personalized multimedia mail transmission system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The mail sender terminal further selects whether to set security of the multimedia mail to be transmitted, The multimedia mail further includes security setting information datad according to a selection of the mail sender, The mail receiver terminal further includes a function of setting a user input for releasing security settings and a function of controlling reception or output of the multimedia mail according to whether the user input is matched. system. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication service providing system further includes a data processing specification inquiry unit for querying the multimedia data processing specification of the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information and a data processing specification transmission unit for transmitting the multimedia data processing specification to the multimedia mail server. Including; The multimedia mail synthesizing unit further includes a function of generating a multimedia mail as streaming data optimized for the multimedia data processing specification of the mail receiver terminal. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication service providing system further includes a data processing specification inquiry unit for querying the multimedia data processing specification of the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information; And regenerating the multimedia mail received from the multimedia mail server as streaming data optimized for the multimedia data processing specification of the mail receiver terminal. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication service providing system further includes a memory inquiry unit for inquiring the remaining memory of the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information; The multimedia mail is transmitted to the mail receiver terminal only if the remaining memory amount is larger than the data size of the multimedia mail. Otherwise, the multimedia mail is transmitted to the mail receiver terminal. Personalized multimedia mail transmission system characterized in that it further comprises a function for temporarily storing the mail. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication service providing system further includes a forwarding information database for registering a forwarding email address for which the multimedia mail receiver wants to forward the multimedia mail, and an email transmission unit for transmitting the multimedia mail through the Internet. And receiving the multimedia mail from the multimedia mail server and transmitting the multimedia mail to the mail receiver terminal and the designated forwarding email address. The method of claim 11, The mobile communication service providing system further includes a terminal performance inquiry unit for inquiring whether the high speed data communication service of the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the transmission information is available; If it is determined that the mail receiver terminal receiving the multimedia mail cannot use the high-speed data communication service, the multimedia mail transmission system characterized in that for transmitting the multimedia mail to the forwarding email address specified in the forwarding information database. . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, The mail sender terminal is a personal computer accessing the multimedia mail server through the Internet or a mobile terminal accessing the multimedia mail server via the mobile communication service providing system in an IS-2000 or IS-95 manner. The mail receiver terminal is a personalized multimedia mail transmission system, characterized in that for wirelessly accessing the mobile communication service providing system through a high-speed data transmission method. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, The multimedia mail is a personalized multimedia mail transmission system, characterized in that the streaming data of MPEG-4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, The high speed data transmission method is a personalized multimedia mail transmission system, characterized in that the video service at 10 frames or more per second at a speed of at least 2 Mbps. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, The high-speed data transmission method is a personalized multimedia mail transmission system, characterized in that the CDMA 1X EV-DO or CDMA 1X EV-DV. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, The mail sender terminal further includes a telephone connected to a PSTN network to input the voice object through a microphone of the telephone. The voice object input means further comprises a voice mail server for receiving the voice object from the mail sender via a PSTN network. The method of claim 17, The multimedia mail server further includes a function of assigning an identification number to the mail sender when the mail sender selects a video object. The telephone transmits the voice object and the identification number to the voice mail server. Personalized multimedia mail transmission system, characterized in that the voice object input to the voice mail server is input by distinguished by the identification number. A first step in which a mail sender terminal accesses a multimedia mail server through the Internet; A second step of the multimedia mail server providing a list of a plurality of video objects selectable to the mail receiver terminal and receiving a video object selection of the mail sender from the mail sender terminal; A third step of receiving, by the multimedia mail server, a voice object to be included in a video object from the mail receiver terminal; A fourth step of the multimedia mail server receiving a telephone number for designating a mail receiver from the mail receiver terminal; A fifth step of the multimedia mail server synthesizing the plurality of objects to generate a multimedia mail in the form of streaming data; A sixth step of the multimedia mail server transmitting the multimedia mail and the mail receiver telephone number to a mobile communication service providing system; And a seventh step of the mobile communication service providing system transmitting the multimedia mail to a mail receiver terminal corresponding to the mail receiver telephone number through a high speed data transmission method of at least 2 Mbps or more. How to send mail. The method of claim 19, The mail-sender terminal is a personal PC; The third step is a personalized multimedia mail transmission method, characterized in that for converting the voice of the mail sender input through the microphone connected to the personal PC into a dataized voice object to transmit to the multimedia mail server over the Internet. The method of claim 19, The multimedia mail server is also connected to a PSTN network; The mail sender terminal is composed of a personal PC that can access the Internet and a telephone that can access the PSTN network, and is connected to the multimedia mail server through the Internet and the PSTN network; The third step is a personalized multimedia mail transmission method, characterized in that for transmitting the voice of the mail sender input through the phone via the PSTN network to the multimedia mail server. The method of claim 19, The multimedia mail server is also connected to a PSTN network; The mail sender terminal is a first mobile terminal including a wireless Internet access function and a telephone function capable of accessing a PSTN network. The third step is a personalized multimedia mail transmission method, characterized in that for transmitting the voice of the mail sender input through the first mobile terminal to the multimedia mail server through a PSTN network. The method of claim 19, The mail sender terminal is a second mobile terminal capable of connecting to a wireless internet and converting sound input through a microphone into a voice object in a data form, The third step is a personalized multimedia mail transmission method, characterized in that for converting the voice of the mail sender input through the second mobile terminal into a dataized voice object to transmit to the multimedia mail server over the wireless Internet. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 23, In the third and fourth steps, the multimedia mail server provides the mail receiver terminal with a list of BGM objects or BGM objects set in the moving object, and receives the mail sender's BGM object selection from the mail sender terminal. Personalized multimedia mail transmission method further comprising the eight steps. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 23, The third and fourth steps, personalized multimedia mail transmission method comprising the step of receiving a text object to be included in the multimedia mail from the mail sender terminal. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 23, The fifth step is to further synthesize a plurality of objects and advertising objects. The method of claim 26, The advertisement object may be any one of an object provided as part of a screen of the multimedia mail output from the mail receiver terminal or an object provided as part of a sound of the multimedia mail output from the mail receiver terminal. Personalized multimedia mail transmission system characterized in that. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 23, After the sixth step, the mobile communication service providing system further comprises a tenth step of notifying the arrival of the multimedia mail to the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the mail receiver telephone number, The seventh step is a personalized multimedia mail transmission method characterized in that the multimedia mail is transmitted only when there is a mail reception request from the mail receiver terminal. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, An eleventh step of providing a forwarding e-mail address to the mobile communication service providing system, among the first to sixth steps, wherein the mail receiver wants to forward the multimedia mail; After the sixth step, when the mobile communication service providing system determines whether the mail receiver terminal corresponding to the mail receiver telephone number can use the high-speed data transmission method and determines that it cannot be received, the multimedia mail And a twelfth step of transmitting to the forwarding e-mail address through the Internet and terminating. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, The multimedia mail is a personalized multimedia mail transmission method, characterized in that the streaming data of MPEG-4. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, The high speed data transmission method is CDMA 1X EV-DO or CDMA 1X EV-DV.