KR20040064031A - Mobile Communication System for Intercept of Designated Message and Method for Intercept of Designated Message - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile communication system having a specific message transmission cutoff function and a method for cutting off a specific message transmission are provided to delete an advertisement message which is transmitted to a mobile terminal regardless of subscriber's intention. CONSTITUTION: When an originating MSC(Mobile Switching Center) transmits a message including a specific symbol, an exchange transmits the message to an SMC(Short Message Center)(S101). The SMC extracts receiver information from the message and requests an HLR(Home Location Register) to transmit a position of a receiver(S102). The HLR transmits receiver position information including a specific message transmission cutoff-related parameter to the SMC(S103). If the destination subscriber is not a specific message transmission cutoff service user, the SMC checks that from the parameter received from the HLR and transmits the message to an exchange of the receiver(S104). The exchange of the receiver transmits the message to a terminal of the receiver and transmits a message transmission result to the SMC(S105).

Description

Mobile communication system with specific message transmission blocking function and specific message transmission blocking method {Mobile Communication System for Intercept of Designated Message and Method for Intercept of Designated Message}

The present invention relates to a message service in a mobile communication system, and more particularly to a mobile communication system having a specific message transmission blocking function and a specific message transmission blocking function for blocking transmission of a message including a specific symbol in a mobile communication system. It is about a method.

A message service using a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication network is generally referred to as a short message service (SMS). SMS is a service for transmitting data of relatively short length in a mobile communication network. A message created and transmitted by a sender's mobile terminal is sent through a base station to a caller's side exchange through a base station controller. It checks the message received by the exchange and determines that it is a short message and transmits it to the short service center. Short service center refers to the called party's phone number included in the message to query the home location register (HLR) to determine where the message should be delivered, and then performs the function of acquiring the location information of the called subscriber and delivering the message. Accordingly, the message is transmitted to the called party's terminal.

Recently, advertisements using such a short service have been actively performed. In general, an advertisement of a mobile communication terminal is induced by sending a reply telephone number or an access URL together with an advertisement text. Such an advertising method is inconvenient to check the short message that the user does not want because the advertisement message is pushed regardless of the will of the user of the mobile communication terminal.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, a mobile communication system and a specific message with a specific message transmission blocking function for deleting a short message containing a specific symbol among the short messages received by the mobile communication system without transmitting to the subscriber There is a technical problem in providing a transmission blocking method.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system having a specific message transmission blocking function according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of blocking transmission of a specific message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of blocking transmission of a specific message according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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10: mobile communication terminal 20: mobile communication system

30: Internet 40: Personal Computer

202: base station 204: base station controller (BSC)

206: switchboard (MSC) 208: short message service center (SMC)

210: home location register (HLR) 212: gateway

The mobile communication system of the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem is a base station controller for allowing a mobile communication terminal to access a mobile communication system through a base station, a call setting and release function of the mobile communication terminal in connection with the base station controller, Switch that performs call processing and additional service functions and enables interworking with other networks, Short service center for routing messages with reference to called party's telephone number included in messages received from the mobile communication terminal through the exchange, In a mobile communication system having a home location register for storing information, location information, and additional service information of a mobile terminal subscriber and a gateway for interworking and call exchange with a public wired network, the home location register is the mobile terminal subscriber When the subscriber stores the information end Storing the user who refuses to receive the included message, and receiving the recipient terminal confirmation request from the short message service center, the short message service related parameter together with the called party information indicating that the called party is a specific message transmission blocking service user. And the short message service center checks a message transmission blocking related parameter received from the home location register, and has a specific message transmission blocking function for deleting a message when the called party is a message transmission blocking service user.

In addition, the present invention receives a specific message transmission blocking service-related parameters from the home location register that stores the specific message transmission blocking service-related parameters of the base station controller, switch, and subscriber station, and transmits or deletes a message to the called party. A method for blocking transmission of a specific message in a mobile communication system including a short service center and a gateway, the method comprising: receiving a message including a specific symbol from a sender at the exchange and transmitting the received message to the short service center; The short service center extracting the called party information from the received message and requesting to transmit the called party's location to the home location register including the called party; The home location register transmitting the called party location information to the short message service center including a specific message transmission blocking parameter of the called party terminal according to the called party location request of the short message service center; And deleting the message when the optical illuminator is a specific message transmission blocking service user as a result of checking the specific message transmission blocking related parameter in the short service center.

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

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system having a specific message transmission blocking function according to the present invention.

As illustrated, the mobile communication terminal 10 may use a voice call service, a message transmission service, a swap connection service, and the like through the mobile communication system 20. The mobile communication system 20 includes a base station 202, a base station controller (BSC, 204), an exchange (MSC, 206), a short service center (SMC, 208), a home location register (HLR, 210), and a gateway (212). Include.

The base station controller 204 enables the mobile communication terminal 10 to access the mobile communication system 20 through the base station 202 and manages the base station 202. In addition, the exchange 206 is connected to the base station controller 204 to perform call setup and release functions of the mobile communication terminal 10, perform various functions related to call processing and additional services, and interwork with other networks. Make it possible.

The short message service center 208 refers to the called party's telephone number included in the message received from the mobile communication terminal 10 through the exchange 206 and inquires to the HLR 210 where the message should be delivered. Acquires the location information of the subscriber and transmits the corresponding message. In addition, the short message service center 208 transmits or deletes a message depending on whether a message received from the exchange 206 includes a specific symbol to provide a specific message transmission blocking service of the present invention. The specific message transmission blocking service may be provided only to a mobile terminal subscriber who wants to use this service. In this case, the specific message is deleted only when the user uses the service received from the home location register 210. The home location register 210 is a database that stores information, location information, additional service information, etc. of subscribers of the mobile communication terminal 10, and interacts with the exchange 206 and the visitor location register (not shown). It performs the functions related to call processing and supplementary services and controls the services. In addition, the home location register 210 provides information indicating that the subscriber using the specific message blocking service from the Customer Oriented Information System (COIS) according to the subscriber's request in order to provide the specific message transmission blocking service of the present invention. Receive and set the subscriber to the specific message transmission blocking service to the short-related field managed internally according to the subscriber in the home location register 210. In addition, upon receiving the subscriber confirmation request according to the message transmission request from the short service center 208, the receiver (SMS_Capability) indicating that the called party is a specific message transmission blocking function subscriber is transmitted to the short service center 208.

The gateway 212 performs network interworking and call exchange with the public wired network. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the caller may apply for a specific message transmission blocking service by connecting to the mobile communication system via the wired Internet 30 using the personal computer 40.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for blocking transmission of a specific message according to an embodiment of the present invention, which shows a case in which an outgoing message includes a specific symbol and a called party does not use a specific message transmission blocking service.

When the caller composes and sends a message containing a specific symbol (for example, 060, advertisement, etc.), the exchange 206 transmits the message to the short message service center 208 (S101). The short message service center 208 extracts the called party information from the received message and requests to transmit the called party's location to the home location register 210 including the called party (S102).

The home location register 210 transmits the called party location information including the specific message transmission blocking parameter of the called party terminal to the short message service center 208 according to the called party location request of the short message service center 208 (S103). In the present embodiment, since the called subscriber is not a specific message transmission blocking service user, the short message service center 208 confirms this fact from the parameter received from the home location register 210, and sends a message to the called party's exchange. (S104). Thereafter, the called party exchange transmits the message to the called party's terminal, and transmits the message transmission result to the short message service center 208 (S105).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for blocking transmission of a specific message according to another embodiment of the present invention, which shows a case in which an outgoing message includes a specific symbol and a called party uses a specific message transmission blocking service.

When the caller composes and sends a message containing a specific symbol (for example, 060, advertisement, etc.), the exchange 206 transmits the message to the short message service center 208 (S201). The short message service center 208 extracts the called party information from the received message and requests that the called party be transmitted to the home location register 210 including the called party (S202).

The home location register 210 transmits the called party location information to the short message service center 208 including parameters related to the specific message transmission blocking of the called party terminal according to the called party location request of the short message service center 208 (S203). In the present embodiment, since the called subscriber is a specific message transmission blocking service user, the short message service center 208 confirms this fact from the parameter received from the home location register 210, and the message received from the sender's exchange 206. It is checked whether a specific symbol (for example, 060) is included in S204.

As a result of the check, if the outgoing message includes a specific symbol, the corresponding message is deleted (S205) so that the message is not transmitted to the mobile communication terminal of the called subscriber.

Although not shown, even if the message sent by the caller does not include a specific symbol, the home location register 210 receives a specific message transmission blocking related parameter each time it receives a request for information of the called subscriber from the short service center 208. Is transmitted to the short service center 208. The short message service center 208 checks a specific message transmission blocking parameter received from the home location register 210 and then transmits an outgoing message to the destination exchange for a subscriber who does not use the service, and the subscriber who uses the service. Check if the outgoing message contains a specific symbol. In this case, since the outgoing message is not a specific symbol message, the outgoing message is sent from the short service center 208 to the called party exchange.

In the above, a case where a message to be blocked is specified has been described as an example, but the message to be blocked is not limited to a message containing a specific symbol, but a message including a reply phone number specified by the subscriber and a message including a specific phrase. Can be set to The home location register prompts the subscriber to enter information (such as a phone number or a specific phrase) about the message to be blocked when the subscriber requests to activate the message transmission blocking function service. Deletion without processing.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described above, according to the present invention, the advertisement message pushed to the mobile communication terminal can be deleted without transmitting the message regardless of the subscriber's will, thereby preventing a feeling of rejection and waste of time due to unnecessary message reception. In addition, the subscriber may delete a message from a specific sender that the subscriber does not want to receive or a message containing a specific phrase without transmitting the message.

Claims (8)

A base station controller which enables a mobile communication terminal to access a mobile communication system through a base station, and accesses the base station controller to perform call setup and release, call processing and additional service functions of the mobile communication terminal, and interwork with other networks. Enabling the exchange, a short service center for routing the message with reference to the called party's telephone number included in the message received from the mobile communication terminal via the exchange, and storing information, location information, and additional service information of the mobile terminal subscriber. In a mobile communication system having a home location register and a gateway for performing network interworking and call exchange with a public wired network, The home location register stores the subscriber that the user refuses to receive a message including a specific symbol when storing the subscriber information of the mobile communication terminal, and when the receiving terminal confirms a request from the short message service center, the called party blocks transmission of a specific message. Sending a message related to blocking transmission of a message indicating that the user is a service user together with the called party information to the short message service center, And the short service center checks a message transmission blocking related parameter received from the home location register, and deletes the message if the called party is a message transmission blocking service user. According to claim 1, The home location register includes a specific message transmission blocking function for receiving and storing message related information to be blocked for each user when the mobile communication terminal user requests to use a message blocking service. The method of claim 2, The message related information to be blocked is a mobile communication system having a specific message transmission blocking function including at least one of a reply telephone number, a phrase designated by the called party, and a number. A home location register that stores parameters related to a specific message transmission blocking service of a base station controller, a switchboard, and a subscriber station, a short service center that receives a specific message transmission blocking service related parameter from the home location register and transmits or deletes a message to a called party; As a method for blocking transmission of a specific message in a mobile communication system including a gateway, Receiving a message including a specific symbol from a sender at the exchange and transmitting the message to the short service center; The short service center extracting the called party information from the received message and requesting to transmit the called party's location to the home location register including the called party; Transmitting, by the home location register, the called party location information to the short message service center, the called party location information including a specific message transmission blocking parameter of the called party terminal according to the called party location request of the short service center; And Deleting the message when the optical illuminator is a specific message transmission blocking service user as a result of checking the specific message transmission blocking related parameter at the short service center; Method of blocking transmission of a specific message in a mobile communication system comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein Transmitting the message to the called party's exchange when the optical illuminator is not a specific message transmission blocking service user as a result of checking the specific message transmission blocking related parameter in the short service center. Way. The method of claim 4, wherein Method of blocking a specific message transmission in the mobile communication system to receive and store the message-related information to be blocked for each user when the user of the mobile terminal request to use the specific message transmission blocking service. The method of claim 6, The message related information to be blocked includes at least one of a reply telephone number, a phrase designated by the called party, and a number. The method of claim 6, After receiving and storing the message related information to be blocked from the mobile terminal user, after the home location register transmits the called party location information including the specific message transmission blocking parameter of the called party terminal to the short message service center, Confirming, by the short service center, whether the message includes blocking message related information; If the message includes blocking message related information, deleting the message; Specific message transmission blocking method in a mobile communication system further comprising.