KR20050029732A - Method for transmitting short message service in portable handheld radiotelephone - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for transmitting a short message in a portable handheld radiotelephone is provided to transmit a short message with an icon or a picture file, so that a receiver can first confirm the icon or the picture file and confirm the contents of the message, thereby partially protecting privacy. A controller checks whether a short message send key is inputted(501). If so, the controller displays a screen for asking a kind of an origination message(505). The controller displays a sentence inputted by a user(507), and displays an icon inputted by the user(509). The controller checks whether an 'ok' key is inputted(511). If so, the controller receives a telephone number of other party, and displays the received telephone number(513). The controller checks whether the 'ok' key is inputted(515). If so, the controller transmits a short message(517).

Description

Short message transmission method of portable wireless terminal {METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE IN PORTABLE HANDHELD RADIOTELEPHONE}

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a short message in a portable wireless terminal period, and more particularly, to a method for transmitting a short message for briefly informing a receiver of a sender's mood and contents to be sent by sending a separate icon and the like when the sender transmits a message. will be.

In recent years, due to the development of the electronic communication industry, mobile communication terminals are becoming smaller and lighter, and their functions are diversifying. Mobile communication terminals are spreading rapidly due to the convenience of portability, and thus service providers (terminal manufacturers) are competitively developing terminals having more special functions to secure a large number of users. For example, a mobile communication terminal can be used for various purposes such as phone book, game, scheduler, short message, internet, e-mail, morning call, etc. It provides a function. In particular, one of the most used functions of the mobile communication terminal is the short message transmission.

When a short message is transmitted between mobile terminals used in the related art, a simple message is created and transmitted on the transmitting terminal side, and is displayed on the display device immediately after the short message arrival notification sound or vibration is performed on the receiving terminal side.

However, the above-described method for transmitting a short message causes a problem in terms of privacy since the message content is displayed on the display device as soon as it is received, and the receiver cannot know the mood or intention of the other party only by checking the received message content.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to send a separate icon or picture file together when transmitting a short message, and to confirm the message content after checking the message partly at the receiver side, partially privacy. The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a short message of a portable wireless terminal configured to provide protection.

Another object of the present invention is to send a simple picture or icon together when transmitting a message to display on the receiver terminal first to inform the recipient of the identity, mood, indirect content, etc. of the message sender before message confirmation. The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a short message in a portable wireless terminal.

In order to solve the above object, the present invention provides a method for transmitting a short message in a mobile communication terminal,

Displaying an outgoing message type selection request message upon inputting a text transmission key;

Inputting a text message upon receiving the selected outgoing message type;

Displaying an icon selection request message after inputting the text message;

Displaying a relative number input request screen upon inputting a confirmation key after selecting the icon; And

When the relative number is input, characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting a message.

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

1 illustrates a network configuration of a schematic mobile communication system according to the present invention. This is a general mobile communication network structure, and the names of the components are different, but they are also common to IS-95A / B, GSM, IS-2000, WCDMA, and UMTS.

Referring to FIG. 2, a mobile station (MS) 7 represents a terminal carried by a user. The mobile station 7 may be a legacy voice center that does not support IP or a terminal that supports IP. A base transceiver system (BTS) 6 manages radio resources and is a device that substantially exchanges information with a mobile terminal through a radio link. A base station controller (BSC) 5 is a device for controlling base stations (BTSs), and supports signal protocols such as call setup and release.

MSC (Mobile Switching Center) / Gateway (GW: Gateway) (3) is a device that connects the mobile communication network and the Internet (Internet), PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) and PSDN (Public Switched Data Network). Protocol conversion is supported. The gateway GW may be called a logical name such as a packet data service node (PDSN), an access gateway (AGW), or a media gateway (MGW). The Visit Location Register (VLR) 4 temporarily stores the location and subscriber information of the mobile terminal located in the communication area of the mobile switch 3. The Home Location Register (HLR) 1 stores and manages subscriber information, additional service information for each subscriber, and location information of a mobile terminal.

On the other hand, Short Message Service Center (SMSC) (71) that provides short message service, Billing Data System (BDS: 72) to collect and store billing data, voice guidance message service A plurality of additional services such as a remote feature control (RFC) server (7z) that provides a remote control service such as a voice message system (VMS) 73 and a call forwarding service. And additional service nodes 71 to 7z. The short message service center 71 receives the short message from the calling terminal and transmits an acknowledgment (ACK) to the terminal. Accordingly, the calling terminal checks whether a response is received from the short message service center 71, and determines that the transmission is successful when the response is received.

2 shows a block configuration of the mobile terminal 7 according to the present invention. In the following description, the mobile communication terminal includes a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), an international mobile communication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal, and the like. The following description will be described with the general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 2, a control unit (MPU: Micro-processor unit) 300 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice call and data communication, and processes operations for transmitting separate icons or picture files together when transmitting a short message according to the present invention in addition to the usual functions. Therefore, in the following description, description about the process and control of the normal control part 300 is abbreviate | omitted.

The read only memory (ROM) 302 stores microcode and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller 300. In particular, when transmitting a short message according to the present invention, stores a program for transmitting a separate icon or picture files together. Random Access Memory (RAM) 304 is a working memory of the controller 300. Stores temporary data generated during the execution of various programs. Flash ROM 306 stores various updatable storage data such as a phone book. In particular, the flash ROM 305 may include a memory area (sent) for storing transmission messages that have been successfully transmitted, and a memory area (hold) for storing transmission messages that have failed transmission.

Key pad 308 includes numeric keys 0-9, menu, text transfer, call (TALK), clear (CLR), end (END), confirm, *, #, scroll keys (UP). / DOWN key) and a plurality of function keys, and provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 300. The display 310 displays status information generated during the operation of the mobile communication terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 300 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

A coder (Coder-Decoder) 312 connected to the control unit 300, and a speaker 316 and a microphone 314 connected to the codec 312 are voice input / output blocks used for phone calls and voice recording. . The codec 312 converts the PCM data provided from the control unit 300 into an analog voice signal, transmits the same through the speaker 316, and converts the voice signal received through the microphone 314 into PCM data. Provided to the controller 300.

In addition, the radio frequency unit (RF) 320 lowers the radio frequency signal received through the antenna 318 to the baseband processor 322, and provides the baseband signal from the baseband processor 322. The frequency is raised and transmitted through the antenna 318. The baseband processor 322 processes the baseband signal transmitted and received between the RF unit 320 and the control unit 300. For example, in case of transmission, channel coding and spreading of data to be transmitted are performed, and in case of reception, despreading and channel decoding of a received signal are performed. . That is, the baseband processor 322 is a block for demodulating various channels (calling channel, traffic channel, etc.) received from the base station or generating various channels (access channel, traffic channel, etc.) transmitted to the base station.

3 is a diagram showing screens displayed on a terminal when transmitting a restriction message according to the present invention. First, (a) shows a "message management" window displayed when a user inputs a text transmission key. The message management window includes a plurality of selection items. When the user selects item 2 on the screen (a), the terminal displays the "outgoing message" window as shown in the screen (b). Again, if item 1 is selected on the screen (b), the terminal displays the "call type" window as shown in the screen (c). In this case, when the user selects item 2 (limit message), the terminal displays the "Write Letter" window as shown in (d). At this time, the user selects item 1, and the user inputs a sentence by operating a keypad. After inputting the sentence and inputting the confirmation key, (e) displays the "Relative number input" window as shown in the screen. At this time, when the user inputs the phone number of the other party and selects the confirmation key, the transmission screen as shown in (f) is displayed. When the transmission is completed, as shown in (g), the screen asking for saving the outbox according to the successful transmission is displayed. As shown in (i) screen, a screen asking whether to save the contents of the message according to the transmission failure is displayed. Also, in (c), if the sender selects item 1 before entering the message content, the sender can transmit the message as a general message.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, a screen for selecting an icon may be displayed after the screen of (d), and the user first displays the icon on the terminal of the receiver by sending a limited text message and the selected icon to the receiver, and then the receiver. The original message can be displayed by selecting.

4 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed on a terminal when transmitting a restriction message according to another embodiment of the present invention. First, (a) shows a "message management" window displayed when a user inputs a text transmission key. Shows. The message management window includes a plurality of selection items. When the user selects item 2 on the screen (a), the terminal displays the "outgoing message" window as shown in the screen (b). Again, if item 1 is selected on the screen (b), the terminal displays the "Write Letter" window as shown in the screen (c). In this case, when the user selects item 1 (write new sentence), the terminal displays a window for inputting a relative number as shown in (d). At this time, if the user inputs the other party's phone number and selects the confirmation key, the user displays the "call type" window as shown in (e). At this time, if the user selects item 2 (restriction message) and selects OK, the transmission screen as shown in (f) is displayed.When the transmission is completed, as shown in (g), the user is asked to save the outbox according to the successful transmission. A screen is displayed or, as shown in (i), a screen asking whether to save a message content according to a transmission failure is displayed. Also, in (c), if the sender selects item 1 before entering the message content, the sender can transmit the message as a general message.

Although not shown in FIG. 4, an item for selecting an icon after selecting a type of text message in step (e) may be displayed as in the case of FIG. 3 and may be transmitted together with the limited text message.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a short message transmitting procedure according to the present invention according to the present invention. First, the controller 300 checks whether a short message transmission key is input in step 501. If the short message transmission key is not input, the controller 300 proceeds to step 503 to perform the corresponding mode. If the short message transmission key is input, the control unit 300 proceeds to step 505 and displays a screen asking for the type of outgoing message. In this case, when a key operation for selecting a restriction message is input, the controller 300 displays a sentence editing window on the display window, and displays a sentence (short message) input by the user in step 507. Thereafter, the controller displays a screen to be transmitted to the user along with a text message such as an icon or a picture, and displays an icon input by the user in step 509. Thereafter, it is checked whether a confirmation key of step 511 is input. In this case, when the confirmation key is input, the control unit receives the counterpart phone number of step 513 and displays it on the screen. In this case, the controller 300 checks whether the confirmation key is input in step 515, and if the confirmation key is input, transmits a short message.

On the other hand, if the outgoing message type of step 505 is selected as the general problem message, the character input screen of step 521 is displayed, and it is checked whether the confirmation key of step 523 is input. In this case, if the confirmation key is not input, the process continues to step 521. If the confirmation key is input, the process proceeds to step 513.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a short message transmission procedure according to the present invention according to the present invention. First, the controller 300 checks whether a short message transmission key is input in step 601. If the short message transmission key is not input, the controller 300 proceeds to step 502 and performs the corresponding mode. If the short message transmission key is input, the control unit 300 proceeds to step 603 to display a sentence editing window on the display window and to display a sentence (short message) input by the user. Thereafter, the controller receives the counterpart phone number in step 605 and displays it on the screen. Thereafter, the controller 300 proceeds to step 607 to display a screen for asking the type of the outgoing message. In this case, when a key operation for selecting a restriction message is input, the controller 300 performs step 609 of displaying a screen to be transmitted to the user along with a text message such as an icon or a picture, and checks whether the confirmation key of step 611 is input. . At this time, if the confirmation key is input, the control unit performs a message transmission in step 613. On the other hand, if the outgoing message type of step 607 is selected as the general problem message, the message transmission process of step 613 is immediately performed.

Apparently, there are many ways to modify these embodiments while remaining within the scope of the claims. In other words, there may be many other ways in which the invention may be practiced without departing from the scope of the following claims.

The short message transmission method according to the present invention can simply express the current mood or message content of the sender first, and indirectly protects privacy because the message content of the sender is not immediately displayed.

1 is a diagram showing a network configuration of a schematic mobile communication system according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed on a terminal when transmitting a restriction message according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed on a terminal when transmitting a restriction message according to another embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a short message transmitting procedure according to FIG. 3 according to the present invention; And

6 is a flowchart illustrating a short message transmitting procedure according to FIG. 4 in accordance with the present invention.

Claims (2)

In the method for transmitting a short message in a mobile communication terminal, Displaying an outgoing message type selection request message upon inputting a text transmission key; Inputting a text message upon receiving the selected outgoing message type; Displaying an icon selection request message after inputting the text message; Displaying a relative number input request screen upon inputting a confirmation key after selecting the icon; And When the relative number is input, the method comprising the step of transmitting a message. In the method for transmitting a short message in a mobile communication terminal, Inputting a text message when the text transmission key is input; Displaying a relative number input request screen after inputting the text message; Displaying an outgoing message type selection request message upon inputting the relative number; Displaying an icon selection request message upon receiving the outgoing message type selection; Transmitting a message when the selection of the icon is detected.