KR20050027477A - Device and the method for setting the message max data size of mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and method for automatically setting a data size of a message are provided to allow a user to use corresponding bytes of a message according to a maximum message data size of an SMS of an SID(Service IDentification) received in roaming regardless of a maximum data size of an SMS set in his/her own mobile terminal. A microprocessor(210) controls an operation for automatically setting a data size of a general message of a mobile terminal and also controls to automatically set a maximum data size of an SMS of a mobile communication service provider corresponding to an SID received from a base station through an RF transmitter/receiver(250). A database(260) stores an SID of each mobile communication service provider and a maximum data size of an SMS according to the SID as data. A message size processing unit(280) automatically processes the maximum data size of each mobile communication service provider stored in the database(260) so as for a user to suitably use it.

Description

Device and automatic setting of the data size of the message and the method {Device and the Method for setting the message max data size of mobile phone}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for automatically setting a data size of a mobile terminal message, and more particularly, to a mobile communication service provider in which a terminal user stores different message sizes for different mobile communication service providers. The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically setting a data size of a message and a method for automatically setting a message size suitable for each mobile communication service provider when using a message provided by the present invention.

Recently developed multi-media mobile communication terminals are equipped with not only voice calls but also various SMS / LMS / MMS (Short / Long / Multimedia Message Service) transmission functions. In some cases, it is more convenient to use a message than a voice call, and the usage is increasing because it can save a fee.

In addition to the above, a method using a wireless application protocol (WAP) or the like has been used as a method of wirelessly transmitting an arbitrary message to be displayed on a screen of a mobile communication terminal.

WAP is a specification of communication protocols to standardize how wireless devices, such as cellular phones and pagers, can be used to access the Internet, such as email, the web, newsgroups, and Internet relay chat (IRC).

SMS / LMS refers to a short / long message service that can exchange short or long messages between mobile terminal subscribers.

MMS is a message service to which music and voice files, still images and video files, and all animation files of text files are attached.

Messages can be sent to PCS terminals by accessing PC communication or the Internet, or sent from the terminal to the Internet. On the other hand, text messages can be freely communicated through mobile communication terminals from interworking with other companies' services and wireless calls to mobile communication terminals and wireless data communication. Can transmit and receive.

Since the SMS including the various messages described above uses the maximum message data size differently for each mobile communication service provider, the maximum SMS data size fixed by one mobile communication service provider is the maximum SMS fixed by another mobile communication service provider. There is a problem that does not apply to the message data size.

For example, the maximum SMS data size fixed to one mobile communication service provider in domestic roaming or international roaming is set to 80 bytes, and the maximum SMS fixed message to other mobile service providers. The data size is set to 160 bytes.

Therefore, when a user using a mobile communication terminal set to 80 bytes roams to a mobile communication service provider set to 160 bytes, his terminal is fixed to 80 bytes and thus 160 bytes cannot be used. There is.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and stores the size of a message used differently for each mobile communication service provider, so that the terminal user moves each message when a message provided by different mobile communication service providers is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for automatically setting a data size of a message for automatically setting a message size suitable for a communication service provider.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device for setting the data size of various messages including an SMS message in a mobile communication terminal, the control operation for automatically setting the data size of the overall message of the mobile communication terminal and A microprocessor for controlling an SMS maximum message data size of the mobile communication service provider corresponding to the SID received from the base station through the RF transceiver; A database storing SIDs of mobile communication service providers in Korea and around the world and SMS maximum message data sizes according to the SIDs as data; A message size processing unit for automatically processing the message according to the SMS maximum message data size of various mobile communication service providers stored in the database according to the user's message use; It is made, including.

The SID and SMS maximum message data size input stored in the database may be stored in advance by the terminal manufacturer, or the terminal user may input and store the SID and SMS maximum message data size input mode of the terminal.

The present invention provides a method for setting a data size of various messages including an SMS message in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: inputting an SMS maximum message data size according to domestic and international SIDs in a normal operation state of the terminal, and the SID; Searching for and determining the SMS maximum message data size corresponding to the received SID when a predetermined SID is received while the SMS maximum message data size is input, and the terminal determines the SMS maximum message data size found by the search. The conversion process is made to be used in.

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

In the present invention, the message is any one of SMS, LMS, and MMS including a voice message (VMS), and the MMS message is a message to which all animation files such as music and voice files, still pictures and video files, and text files are attached. .

1 is a block diagram illustrating an operation state of a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied.

The mobile communication system transmits and receives mobile communication terminals 110 and 111, a plurality of base stations 120 and 121, a plurality of base station controllers 130 and 131, an exchange station 140, and a message control station. It consists of a center 150.

The plurality of base stations 120, 121 serves to change the signal format between the mobile communication terminal 110 and 111 for transmission and reception and the switching station 140 so as to be suitable for a wireless link and a wired link. Transmitting and receiving electric field strengths of the 110 and 111 are measured and provided to the switching center 140.

The plurality of base station controllers 130 and 131 serve as a means of access between the cell operators and the functions of each element of the plurality of base stations, and manage the plurality of base station operations, manage the service state of the base station hardware and software, and manage resource of call traffic. It performs functions such as allocation and configuration, establishment of information on base station operation, base station operation, monitoring and monitoring of subordinate devices related to failure.

The switching center 140 provides circuit switching services to a plurality of base station controllers 130 and 131 and mobile communication terminals 110 and 111 for transmission and reception and has a channel switching function as an additional function.

The message transmission center 150 processes the message data transmitted from the transmitting terminal into software or hardware and standardizes the message data transmitted to the receiving terminal to provide it to the switching center 140.

Such a general mobile communication system uses any one of a plurality of base stations 120 and 121 when an arbitrary terminal user makes or receives various messages or calls using the mobile communication terminals 110 and 111 for transmission and reception. It is connected with the base station.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal operation state of a terminal according to an embodiment of an apparatus for automatically setting a data size of a message to which the present invention is applied. do.

The microprocessor 210 controls a control operation for automatically setting the data size of an overall message according to the present invention, and includes a ROM for storing a data size control operation program of a predetermined message, and the data storage unit 270. ) Includes RAM which temporarily stores data generated during execution of the operation program of the microprocessor 210 and data related to message size control.

The microprocessor 210 controls the SMS maximum message data size of the mobile communication service provider corresponding to the SID (Service IDentification) received from the base station 120 or 121 through the RF transceiver 250 to be automatically set. .

The audio unit 220 receives voice data from the microprocessor 210 and simultaneously amplifies the voice data, converts the voice data into a mechanical audio signal that can be heard by the user, and outputs the converted audio signal.

The RF transceiver 250 converts an RF signal including various SMS message data, voice data, image data, and the like into a wireless signal from a transmitter / receiver terminal and transmits it to a base station through an antenna, and receives an RF signal from the base station. The signal is converted into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and output to the microprocessor 210.

The key input unit 230 includes both a key provided on the side of the terminal and a plurality of numeric keys and function keys provided on the keypad, and outputs key data for the keys to the microprocessor 210, and the LCD. The display unit 240 receives and displays display data on key data input from the key input unit 230 from the microprocessor 210, and displays an operation state and time of the mobile communication terminal.

The database 260 stores service IDentification (SID) and SMS maximum message data size of mobile communication service providers in Korea and around the world as a database.

The mobile communication service provider SID and SMS maximum message data size input stored in the database 260 may be stored in advance by the terminal manufacturer, and the terminal user inputs the SID and SMS maximum message data size input mode of the terminal. You can also save it.

The database 260 stores, for example, an SMS maximum message data size of 80 bytes fixed to one mobile communication service provider in a domestic roaming or international roaming service, and 160 bytes fixed to another mobile communication service provider. SMS maximum message data size is set and stored.

In addition to the above, the maximum message data size of SMS of various mobile communication service providers is set and stored in the database 260.

The message size processing unit 280 automatically converts the message size processing unit 280 according to the SMS maximum message data size of various mobile communication service providers stored in the database 260 to suit the user's message use.

For example, when a user using a mobile communication terminal set to 80 bytes roams to a mobile communication service provider set to 160 bytes, the user automatically handles this and uses 160 bytes.

3 is a flowchart illustrating the overall operation flow according to the method for automatically setting a data size of a message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, an SMS message is described as an example, but the present invention may be applied to all messages.

In the normal operation 301 of the user terminal when the operation is started in FIG. 3, the terminal user sets his or her terminal key input unit 230 in the menu list to the SID and SMS maximum message data size input mode, And S302 of mobile communication service providers in different countries, and SMS maximum message data size according to the SID.

The SIDs of the mobile communication service providers in the domestic and international countries, which are input 302, and the SMS maximum message data size data according to the SID are stored in the database 260 under the control of the microprocessor 210.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the input 302 is described as an input by the terminal user. In addition, the input 302 may be stored in the database 260 in advance by the manufacturer manufacturing the mobile communication terminal.

As described above, SIDs of mobile communication service providers of all domestic and international countries and SMS maximum message data size data according to the SIDs are stored in the database 260. When the SID is received 303, the microprocessor 210 searches 304 for the SMS maximum message data size corresponding to the received SID in the database 260.

If the search 304 is successful, the microprocessor 210 determines 306 the SMS maximum message data size of the searched SID.

The microprocessor 210 sends the SMS maximum message data size of the SID found 306 to the message size processing unit 280 to convert the processing 307.

When the processing 307 is finished in the message size processing unit 280, the user terminal may use the SMS maximum message data size corresponding to the received SID (308).

That is, for example, when a user using a mobile communication terminal set to 80 bytes roams to a mobile communication service provider set to 160 bytes, the SMS maximum message data size of the received SID is automatically used. It can process 160 bytes of data.

As described in detail above, the present invention stores the size of a message used differently for each mobile communication service provider, so that a terminal user can select a message size suitable for each mobile communication service provider when using a message provided by different mobile communication service providers. By automatically setting, the terminal user can automatically process according to the SMS maximum message data size of the received SID when roaming regardless of the SMS maximum message data size set in his terminal, thereby providing a useful effect of using the corresponding byte.

1 is a block diagram showing an operating state of a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal operation state of a terminal according to an embodiment of an apparatus for automatically setting a data size of a message to which the present invention is applied and an method thereof.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an overall operation flow according to a method for automatically setting a data size of a message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (4)

An apparatus for setting a data size of various messages including an SMS message in a mobile communication terminal, The microcontroller controls a control operation for automatically setting the data size of the overall message of the mobile communication terminal and automatically sets the maximum SMS data size of the mobile communication service provider corresponding to the SID received from the base station through the RF transceiver. A processor; A database storing SIDs of mobile communication service providers in Korea and around the world and SMS maximum message data sizes according to the SIDs as data; A message size processing unit for automatically processing the message according to the SMS maximum message data size of various mobile communication service providers stored in the database according to the user's message use; Device for automatically setting the data size of a message, characterized in that consisting of. According to claim 1, The SID and SMS maximum message data size input stored in the database may be stored in advance by the terminal manufacturer, and the terminal user may input and store the SID and SMS maximum message data size input mode of the terminal. Auto setting device. In the method for setting the data size of various messages, including SMS messages in the mobile communication terminal, Inputting an SMS maximum message data size according to national and international SIDs in a normal operation state of the terminal; Searching for and finding the SMS maximum message data size corresponding to the received SID when a predetermined SID is received while the SMS maximum message data size is input according to the SID; And converting the SMS maximum message data size found by the search to be available to the terminal. According to claim 3, SMS maximum message data size input according to the SID may be pre-stored by the terminal manufacturer.