KR20050019386A - System and Method for Group Message Service Using Mobile Communication Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A group message service system using mobile terminals and a method thereof are provided to efficiently transfer a voice message to each member belonging to a specific group as a server transmits a voice message for an important item to each member according to reservation details if a service subscriber previously stores the voice message in the server and reserves the notification of the voice message. CONSTITUTION: If a voice message is recorded by a user(S201), a group message service server stores it in a notification message box. The user selects a specific group and the representative of the group(S202), and inputs information on notification conditions(S203). If notification time comes according to the notification conditions(S204), the server attempts a call to each member's mobile phone number sequentially or collectively(S205). If a member receives the call(S206), the server sends the recorded voice message to the member's mobile terminal(S207). If the output of the voice message is completed or a message confirmation response is generated from the member's mobile terminal(S208), the server transmits a short message to the representative's mobile terminal in order to inform him that the voice message has been successfully forwarded to the member(S209).

Description

System and Method for Group Message Service Using Mobile Communication Terminal}

The present invention relates to a group message service system and method using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to store a mobile terminal number of each member belonging to a specific group, and is reserved when a voice message to be notified to each member is recorded from a user. The present invention relates to a group message service system and a method for automatically attempting to make a call to a mobile terminal of each member so that the recorded voice message is automatically transmitted when a call is connected.

Conventionally, when there is a message that needs to be delivered to each member of a specific group, any member of the group makes a phone call to each other member and delivers the contents, or sends a short message to each member collectively. The message was delivered in a way.

However, making a call to each member individually not only burdens the caller but also is cumbersome. Also, a batch transmission of a short message also requires a mobile terminal number of each member to be transmitted each time there is a message to be delivered. There has been a problem that the transmission of the message fails due to the hassle and communication failure that must be input, so that all members can not check whether the message has been successfully received.

In addition, when each member who receives a message also receives a message regarding a meeting schedule, it is cumbersome that an individual must remember and check the date and time of the meeting schedule.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above disadvantages and problems of the prior art, and manages the message to be delivered to the mobile communication terminal of each member of the group, such as a meeting schedule message, to each member according to the reservation details The present invention relates to a group message service system and method for delivering a message so as to efficiently deliver the message to each member of a specific group.

The object of the present invention is to provide a data service to a base station in charge of wireless section communication with a mobile communication terminal, a base station controller controlling the base station, a switch connected to the base station controller to perform a call exchange, and the mobile communication terminal. A system comprising a group message service server connected to the switch and a packet data service node of a mobile communication system configured to include a packet data service node for transmitting a notification message to a plurality of members belonging to a specific group. The group message service server may notify a group database storing mobile terminal number information of each member of at least one group including a plurality of members created for each user and a voice message to be transmitted to each member of the group. A librarian Provided, create at least one group according to a user request, the mobile station receives the number information of a plurality of members belonging to the group created by the user to the group management unit that stores the database group; A mailbox manager which stores and manages a recorded voice message in the notification message mailbox to notify a specific group by a member belonging to the created group; Manages the group information subject to the message notification for the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox and the notification condition information including the message notification time to move the recorded voice message of each member belonging to the group according to the notification condition information. It is achieved by a group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, including; a message notification unit for transmitting to the terminal.

In addition, the above object of the present invention is at least connected to the switch and the packet data service node of the mobile communication system comprising a base station, a base station controller, a switch and a packet data service node, and includes at least a plurality of members created for each user. The voice message is provided to a plurality of members belonging to a specific group, including a group database storing mobile terminal number information of each member of at least one group, and a notification message mailbox storing voice messages to be transmitted to each member of the group. A group message service method of a system including a group message service server for transmitting a message, wherein when a voice message for notifying each member of a specific group is recorded by a member belonging to the created group, the recorded message is recorded. First to store in the notification message mailbox System and; A second step of receiving, from a member recording the voice message, group information subject to notification of the voice message and notification condition information including a notification time of the message; A third step of delivering the recorded voice message to the mobile terminal of each member included in the group at the notification time according to the notification condition information, achieved by the group message service method using a mobile communication terminal comprising a do.

Details of the above objects and technical configurations of the present invention and the effects thereof will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the drawings showing the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

First, Figure 1 is a block diagram of a group message service system using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of a group message service server of FIG.

As shown, the group message service system of the present invention includes a base station (BTS) 10 that is in charge of wireless section communication with the mobile communication terminal 100, a base station controller (BSC) 20 that controls the base station 10, and An exchange (MSC) 30 connected to a base station controller 20 to perform a call exchange, a short message service center (SMSC) 40 and a voice mailbox (VMS, 50) connected to the exchange 30, the mobile communication terminal Connected to the exchange 30 and the packet data service node 60 of a mobile communication system configured to include a packet data service node (PDSN) 60 that provides a data service and is connected to the Internet 70. It is configured to include a group message service server 300.

The group message service server 300 is for transmitting a notification message to a plurality of members belonging to a specific group, and stores mobile terminal number information of each member for at least one group including a plurality of members created for each user. A group database 310 and a notification message mailbox 320 for storing a voice message to be transmitted to each member of the group.

A user can access the group message service server 300 through the packet data service node 60 of the mobile communication system using the mobile communication terminal 100, and use the computer terminal 200 to access the Internet 70. Can be accessed. In addition, the group message service server 300 has a specific reception number (eg, * 96 + SEND) so that the user can use the ARS, and the user can use it by connecting the call using the mobile communication terminal 100 or other landline telephone. It is desirable to be able to.

As described above, the user accesses the group message in a manner such as wireless Internet access to the mobile communication terminal 100, access through the Internet 70 using the computer terminal 200, or call the specific reception number. Access the service server 300 to join the membership, create a group (group A) to use the group message service, and input the received numbers of the mobile communication terminals 110 to 130 of each of the plurality of members belonging to the group. do.

In this case, when the user creates a plurality of groups, it is preferable to designate a name of a group to distinguish each group, and the group message service server 300 is a group created by the user and each member belonging to the group. Group information including telephone number information of the user is stored in the group database 310 for each user.

Next, when a group is created as described above, when the user has a message to notify each member belonging to the group in the same manner, the user accesses the group message service server 300 to voice record a message to be notified and the group message. The service server 300 stores the recorded voice message in the notification message mailbox 320.

In this case, the group message service server 300 allows a user to input a notification condition for the recorded voice message, that is, notification target group information, notification time information, notification frequency information, and the like, and satisfies the notification condition. The voice message is transmitted to the mobile communication terminals 110 to 130 possessed by each member.

In the voice message transmission method, a call is sent to the mobile communication terminals 110 to 130 of each member through the exchanges 31 to 33, the base station controllers 21 to 23, and the base stations 11 to 13, and the movement is performed. When there is a response from the communication terminals 110 to 130, that is, each member receives a call, the recorded voice message is transmitted.

On the other hand, the group message service server 300 may determine the number of attempts to make a call for a case where a member's mobile terminal is unanswered, and allow the member who does not answer the call to retry a call a specified number of times at predetermined time intervals. .

At this time, when the number of attempts to make a call to a specific member is exceeded, the group message service server 300 uses the voice mailbox 50 of the mobile communication system to record the voice to the voice mailbox 50 of the member who did not answer the call. By storing a message, each member can listen using his or her voice mailbox 50, and if the number of call attempts is made once and if no answer is received, the message is stored in the voice mailbox 50 without a separate retry procedure. It may be.

Each configuration of the group message service server 300 as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the group message service server 300 includes a group database 310, a notification message mailbox 320, a group management unit 330, a mailbox management unit 340, a message notification unit 350, and a short message. The transmitter 360 and the ARS guide 370 are configured.

The group manager 330 generates at least one or more groups each assigned a group name at the request of a user, and receives mobile terminal number information of a plurality of members to be included in the generated group from the user. Stored in the database 310. At this time, the user who created the group or any one member designated by the user among the plurality of members included in the group may be stored as a representative of the group.

The mailbox manager 340 stores and manages a recorded voice message in the notification message mailbox 320 to notify a specific group by a predetermined member of the created group. In this case, when the delivery of the recorded voice message is completed, the mailbox manager 340 preferably deletes the voice message.

In addition, the mailbox manager 340 receives text data for generating a voice message without directly receiving a voice message from a user, converts the text data into voice data, generates a voice message, and generates the notification message mailbox 320. ), The generated voice message can be delivered to each member.

In addition, the message notification unit 350 manages the notification condition information including the group information and the message notification time and notification frequency information of the message notification target input from the user for the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox 320 and According to the notification condition information, the recorded voice message is delivered to the mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group.

Meanwhile, the message notification unit 350 transmits a call to the mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group to deliver the voice message to the mobile terminal of each member, and when the call is connected to the member, the notification message mailbox 320 Sends a voice message stored in).

If the member does not receive the call, the message notification unit 350 is connected to the switchboard 30 of the mobile communication system to the voice mailbox 50 for storing the voice message. It can be stored so that the member can listen to the message through his voice mailbox. In this case, the process of storing the voice message in the voice mailbox 50 is preferably performed after retrying the call a predetermined number of times.

Meanwhile, the message notification unit 350 transmits the voice message to the member's voice mailbox without attempting to call the member other than the method of sending a message in response to the member by attempting a call as described above. You can also deliver voice messages in a way that allows each member to listen to them through their voice mailbox.

Next, the short message transmitting unit 360 receives an acknowledgment response from the member who confirmed the voice message transmitted from the message notification unit 350, and transmits a short message indicating the acknowledgment of the member to the short message of the mobile communication system. The service center 40 transmits to any one member mobile terminal belonging to the group.

The acknowledgment response from the member confirming the message may be performed by a member confirming the message by pressing a specific button such as a confirmation button or an asterisk, and without receiving a separate acknowledgment response from the member who listened to the message. It is also possible to send a message.

In this case, it is preferable that the reception confirmation message is received by a user of a voice recording group or a group, and when a representative of a group other than a voice recording user needs to be received, when the user creates a group or records a voice message. And assigning one representative member of any group member to the group manager, and the group manager 330 stores the designated representative member information in the group database 310 and uses the representative member information when transmitting the acknowledgment message. Be sure to

In addition, when the short message transmitter 360 confirms the voice message transmitted from the message notification unit 350 to all members of the group, the short message transmitter 360 indicates that the short message indicating that the notification of the message is completed is included in any one of the groups. It may be able to transmit to a mobile terminal of a member of (preferably, the designated representative member).

Next, the ARS guide 370 is to enable the user to use the service by calling a call to a specific reception number (eg, * 96 + SEND) assigned to the ARS guide 370, the call to the reception number Attempts are made to send a voice announcement that allows a connected user to add and delete the group member, record a voice message, and enter a notification condition.

The group message service system using the mobile communication terminal as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 as follows.

First, FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a group generation process of a group message service method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the user accesses the group message service server 300 to join (S101), creates at least one group to which he belongs, sets a name for each group (S102), and belongs to the created group. Each mobile communication terminal number of the plurality of members is input (S103). In this case, the user may designate a specific person as a representative among a plurality of members included in the created group.

The group message service server 300 stores the group information input from the user in the group database 310, and when input of the group member terminal number from the user is completed (S104), the mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group. In step S105, a member confirmation short message including a group name and information of all members belonging to the group may be transmitted.

Finally, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a message notification process of a group message service method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a group message according to group creation and storage of member information is completed. The message notification process of the service method is as follows.

As shown, a group database 310 stores mobile terminal number information of each member for at least one group including a plurality of members created for each user, and a voice message to be transmitted to each member belonging to the group. Having a notification message mailbox 320 to the group message service server 300 for transmitting the voice message to a plurality of members belonging to a specific group, if the voice message is recorded by the member belonging to the generated group (S201) Save the message in a notification message mailbox, allow the user to select a specific group to transfer the recorded message and representative of the group (S202), and input notification condition information such as notification time and notification frequency of the message. (S203).

If text data for notifying each member is received from the user, the group message service server 300 converts the received text data into voice data and stores the text data in the notification message mailbox 320.

In addition, in the selecting step of the group and the representative (S202), the selection process of the representative may be omitted when the group creation and the member addition process of FIG. 3 are performed, even if the representative is selected in the group creation and the member addition process. You might want to specify a new one for your recording.

Next, the group message service server 300 checks whether a notification time has arrived according to the notification condition (S204), and when the notification time arrives, the group message service server 300 sequentially or collectively calls a mobile terminal number of each member of the group. It tries (S205).

At this time, as the call is attempted, the calling number displayed on the display window of the mobile terminal of the member may be the mobile terminal number of the member recording the voice message or the mobile terminal number of the member designated as the representative of the group.

When the member answers the call according to the call attempt (S206), the group message service server 300 sends the recorded voice message to the mobile terminal of the member (S207), or the transmission of the message is completed or When a message acknowledgment is generated from the mobile terminal receiving the message (S208), a short message indicating that the member has successfully received the message is sent to the representative number designated as the representative of the group (S209).

Next, the group message service server 300 determines whether the delivery of the message is completed to all members belonging to the group (S210), and if the delivery of the message is completed to all members, the representative number is sent to all members. A short message indicating that the message was successfully transmitted is transmitted (S211).

At this time, if the delivery of the message is not completed to all members belonging to the group, returning to the step of attempting to call back to the mobile terminal of the member who has not received the message (S205), and the delivery of the message to all members is completed Repeat the above process until

Meanwhile, when the member does not answer the phone, the group message service server 300 may store a voice message stored in the notification message mailbox 320 in the voice mailbox 50 of the mobile communication system (not shown). . That is, the member may transmit a voice message using the voice mailbox 50 to the member's mobile terminal so that the member can listen to the message through his voice mailbox 50.

In this case, the message transmission to the voice mailbox 50 is performed when the number of retries of the call is designated as a predetermined number of times, and there is no response even after the specified number of call attempts, or the number of attempts of the call is set to one response. In this case, it may be performed immediately without going through a separate retry process.

As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Should be. 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.

Therefore, according to the group message service system and method using the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, if a service subscriber stores a voice message on an important matter such as a meeting schedule of a specific group in advance and schedules a notification of the message, the server can read the message. The message can be efficiently delivered to each member in a specific group by delivering the message to each member in the group according to the reservation.

1 is a block diagram of a group message service system using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a configuration diagram of a group message service server of FIG. 1;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a group generation process of a group message service method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message notification process of a group message service method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: base station (BTS) 20: base station controller (BSC)

30 Switchboard (MSC) 40: Short Message Service Center (SMSC)

50: voice mailbox (VMS) 60: packet data service node (PDSN)

70: internet 100: mobile communication terminal

200: computer terminal 300: group message service server

310: Group Database 320: Notification Message Mailbox

330: group management unit 340: mailbox management unit

350: message notification unit 360: short message transmission unit

370: ARS guide

Claims (21)

A base station in charge of wireless section communication with a mobile communication terminal, a base station controller controlling the base station, a switch connected to the base station controller to perform a call exchange, and a packet data service node for providing data service to the mobile communication terminal; A system configured to include a group message service server connected to the switch and a packet data service node of a mobile communication system configured to transmit a notification message to a plurality of members belonging to a specific group. The group message service server, A group database storing mobile terminal number information of each member for at least one group including a plurality of members created for each user, and a notification message mailbox for storing a voice message to be transmitted to each member belonging to the group; A group manager configured to generate at least one group at the request of a user, and receive mobile terminal number information of a plurality of members to be registered in the created group from the user and store the received mobile terminal number information in the group database; A mailbox manager configured to store and manage a voice message recorded by a user to notify a specific group in the notification message mailbox; And Manages the group information subject to the message notification for the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox and the notification condition information including the message notification time to move the recorded voice message of each member belonging to the group according to the notification condition information. Message notification unit for transmitting to the terminal; Group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, The group message service server, A short message transmitter configured to receive a reception acknowledgment response from a member who has confirmed the voice message transmitted from the message notification unit, and to transmit a short message indicating the acknowledgment of the member to any one member mobile terminal belonging to the group; Group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 2, The group manager stores one representative member information designated by a user for one group in the group database, The short message transmitter is a group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting the short message indicating the reception confirmation of the member to the mobile terminal of the representative member assigned to the group. The method of claim 2, The short message transmission unit, When all the members of the group confirms the voice message transmitted from the message notification unit, the mobile communication terminal characterized in that for transmitting a short message indicating the completion of the message notification to any one member mobile terminal of the group; Group message service system used. The method of claim 4, wherein The group manager stores one representative member information designated by a user for one group in the group database, The short message transmitter is a group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting a short message indicating the completion of the message notification to the mobile terminal of the representative member assigned to the group. The method of claim 1, The group message service server, The ARS guide unit may further include an ARS guide unit having a specific reception number, and the ARS guide unit attempts to call a received number of the ARS guide unit so that a user connected to the call may add and delete the group member, record a voice message, and input a notification condition. Group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for transmitting a voice announcement. The method of claim 1, The mailbox management unit, And receiving text data for notifying a specific group from a member belonging to the created group, converting the text data into voice data and storing the text data in the notification message mailbox. The method of claim 1, The message notification unit, Group call service system using a mobile communication terminal characterized in that a call is sent to a mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group, and when a call is connected with the member, a voice message stored in the notification message mailbox is transmitted. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication system includes a voice mailbox connected with an exchange for storing voice messages, The message notification unit, A group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, wherein the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox is stored in the voice mailbox of the mobile communication system so that the member can listen to the message through his or her voice mailbox. . The method of claim 9, The message notification unit, A mobile communication terminal for transmitting a call to a mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group, and if the call is not connected to the member, storing a voice message stored in the notification message mailbox in the voice mailbox of the mobile communication system. Group message service system using. The method of claim 10, The message notification unit, If the call is not connected to the member belonging to the group, the call is retried to the mobile terminal of the member a predetermined number of times, and if the call is not connected, the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox is transferred to the voice mailbox of the mobile communication system. Group message service system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for storing. Each member of at least one group connected to the switch and the packet data service node of the mobile communication system including a base station, a base station controller, a switch, and a packet data service node, and including a plurality of members created for each user. A group message service server for transmitting the voice message to a plurality of members belonging to a specific group, comprising a group database for storing mobile terminal number information and a notification message mailbox for storing a voice message to be transmitted to each member of the group. As a group message service method of a system comprising: A first step of storing the recorded message in the notification message mailbox when a voice message for notifying each member belonging to a specific group is recorded by a member belonging to the created group; A second step of receiving, from a member who recorded the voice message, group information subject to notification of the voice message and notification condition information including a notification time of the message; And Transmitting the recorded voice message to a mobile terminal of each member included in the group at the notification time according to the notification condition information; Group message service method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 12, The first step, Receiving text data for notifying each member belonging to a specific group from the member belonging to the created group; Converting the received text data into voice data and storing the received text data in the notification message mailbox; Group message service method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 12, The mobile communication system includes a voice mailbox connected with an exchange for storing voice messages, The third step, Storing the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox in the voice mailbox of the mobile communication system so that the member can listen to the message through his or her voice mailbox. . The method of claim 12, The third step, Sending a call to a mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group; Transmitting a voice message stored in the notification message mailbox when the member and the call are connected; Group message service system using a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 15, The mobile communication system includes a voice mailbox connected with an exchange for storing voice messages, After the step of sending a call to the mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group, And when the call is not connected to the member, storing the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox in the voice mailbox of the mobile communication system so that the member can listen to the message through his voice mailbox. Group message service method using a communication terminal. The method of claim 16, After the step of sending a call to the mobile terminal of each member belonging to the group, If the call is not connected with the member, retrying the call a predetermined number of times to the mobile terminal of the member; Retrying the call a predetermined number of times, and if the call is not connected to the member, storing the voice message stored in the notification message mailbox in the voice mailbox of the mobile communication system. . The method of claim 12, After the third step, Receiving an acknowledgment response from the member acknowledging the delivered voice message; Transmitting a short message indicating an acknowledgment of the member to any one member mobile terminal belonging to the group; Group message service method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 18, The group database stores one representative member information designated by a user for one group, And a short message indicating the acknowledgment of the member is transmitted to the mobile terminal of the representative member assigned to the group. The method of claim 18, After receiving an acknowledgment response from the member who confirmed the delivered voice message, If the reception acknowledgment is received from all members in the group, transmitting a short message indicating the completion of the message notification to any one member mobile terminal belonging to the group; Group message service method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 20, The group database stores one representative member information designated by a user for one group, And transmitting the short message to the mobile terminal of the representative member assigned to the group.