KR20050061833A - A method and system for messaging service - Google Patents

Abstract

 The present invention relates to a message service method and method for delivering a message targeted to a specific receiver on a web page without a receiver message client, and includes a system comprising a sender terminal, a receiver terminal, a service server and a database, and a sender terminal system. Requesting the service server to provide a service; The service server transmits the service web page including the message composition form to the caller terminal system; A sender terminal transmitting a completed message preparation form to the service server; The service server composes a message by a message composition form received from the caller terminal and stores the message in a message database; If there is any user logged into the server, the service server checks the message database to see if there are any messages destined for that user; If there is a message addressed to the user, the method may include inserting the message into all or part of the initial webpage provided by the login and transmitting the message to the terminal of the recipient.

Description

A method and system for messaging service

The present invention relates to a message service method and system, and more particularly, to a message service method for delivering a message targeted to a specific recipient on a web page without a receiver message client.

Recently, due to the development of various communication technologies and the diversity and popularization of communication media, communication through the Internet is widely used, and technology development for various message delivery means is continuously performed.

In particular, the tendency of portal service of internet service has made message service almost essential service element, and new message service of companies is gradually increasing due to intensifying competition. Recently, a typical message service is an instant messenger, which has advantages of very convenient operation and instant communication.

However, all existing message services, such as e-mail or instant messenger, had the common feature that the message is delivered to the recipient only through a specific message account or a message client. Therefore, the recipient does not run the message client or has a separate message account. There was a problem that the message could not be delivered without requesting confirmation of the message. In addition, in the case of a large amount of advertising mail, such as being recognized as spam mail and discarded without confirmation, there is a problem that it is difficult to achieve the purpose of the original message delivery due to the disadvantage of very low efficiency.

In addition to e-mail or messenger, a message service used as a means of advertising promotion includes a banner and a tag-over (an internet advertisement technique in which advertisements are placed in some frames of a web page and posted for a predetermined time).

Such a message service has the advantage of being able to deliver to an unspecified number of users without the need for a separate message account or message client, but there is a limit in obtaining the interest or interest of the recipient because it cannot deliver a specific message to a specific person, thereby confirming the message. There was a problem that the efficiency was low and it was difficult to achieve the purpose of message delivery.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a message service method and system for delivering a message targeted to a specific recipient on a web page without a receiver message client.

The present invention relates to a message service method for delivering a message targeted to a specific receiver on a web page without a receiver message client.

a) requesting, by the sender's terminal system, to provide a service to the service server 20;

b) the service server 20 transmitting a service web page including a message composition form to the caller terminal system;

c) the sender terminal 10 transmitting the completed message composition form to the service server 20;

d) the service server 20 creating a message by the message composition form received from the sender terminal 10 and storing the message in a message database 30;

e) if there is any user logged into the server, the service server 20 searches the message database 30 and checks whether there is a message addressed to the user;

f) if there is a message addressed to the user in step e), inserting the message into all or part of the initial webpage provided by the login and transmitting the message to the terminal of the recipient; do.

The present invention can be implemented in various forms, and can serve various types of messages such as messages for advertisements or promotions of corporations, various congratulatory messages, messages for commemorating holidays or anniversaries.

The present invention can be carried out for free or for a fee and as a preferred embodiment for a paid service step d),

d1) the server filling in a corresponding data field with the items described in the message composition form received from the sender terminal (10);

d2) determining a charge from the billing reference data on the data field and transmitting a web page including the determined billing information and the payment form to the caller terminal (10);

d3) The service server 20 may further include storing the data in the message database 30 when the payment is confirmed by receiving the completed payment form from the sender terminal 10 and confirming the payment. .

In this case, the billing data includes the number of recipients, the content of the message (content of the message such as advertisement, publicity, memorial, congratulation, etc.), the format of the message (format of text, sound, image, video, etc.). It may be configured to include at least one or more of the use of the additional service (additional services according to the message transmission, such as reservation of the message delivery date / SMS service / interworking with the message account).

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, for efficient management of the database 30 may further include the step of deleting a message that is not delivered because the receiver has not logged in for a certain period from the creation date when the predetermined period expires.

The message service according to the present invention may designate a specific date as a message delivery date. In this case, that is, when the message data includes a specific message delivery date, in step g), the service server 20 attempts to log in. Comparing the date of delivery to the message delivery date and inserting the message into all or part of an initial webpage provided by the login only when the login date is the same as or later than the message delivery date, and transmits the message to the terminal of the recipient. It may further comprise a step.

Even in this embodiment, for efficient database 30 management, the message service according to the present invention further includes the step of transmitting the message to a specific message account of the recipient when there is no login of the recipient for a certain period from the specific delivery date. can do.

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

1 is a block diagram of a network for implementing the present invention.

The caller terminal 10 is a normal computer system or a wireless terminal such as a PDA connected to a communication line capable of exchanging data. The caller terminal 10 is connected to the service server 20 to request a message service according to the present invention, and to specify data required for message writing. Perform the function of transmitting to the service server 20 by entering in the filling form of.

The service server 20 is a computer system for operating the message service according to the present invention. The service server 20 generates a web page including a message creation form for filling in information necessary for message creation when the message service is requested from the caller terminal 10, and transmits the generated web page to the caller terminal 10 and completes the message. Receives the filling form from the sender terminal 10, extracts and stores the data, records and creates a message based on this, and determines whether there is a message to be transmitted to the user when there is any user's login, and there is a message to be delivered. In this case, the message is inserted into the initial web page provided by the login or the initial web page is replaced.

The service server 20 according to the present invention includes a service module for controlling each step by software in order to perform the above operation, specifically, the data from the transmission / reception of the message preparation form and the completed message form. Message creation form management module for extracting and storing the data in the database 30 and storing it in the database 30; message creation module for creating a message based on data extracted from the message creation form management module; It includes a message delivery module for determining whether the work is coming and inserting the message in the initial web page to the recipient.

According to a more preferred embodiment of the present invention can be deleted or transferred to another message account for efficient management of the database 30, in order to implement this embodiment the service server 20 is It may further include a message management module.

The database 30 server performs a function of recording and storing message data extracted from the service server 20.

The receiver terminal 40 is the same system as the sender terminal 10 and receives a message provided from the service server 20.

Fig. 2 is a data table showing one embodiment of the field configuration of data recorded / stored in the database 30 server of the present invention.

Each record contains a plurality of data fields for a single message, and each data field contains a sender identifier, a recipient identifier, a message identifier, a message location, a message transmission date, billing amount, payment, and whether to apply for SMS service. Is recorded.

This data field configuration is the case of one embodiment, and it is obvious that the data field may be added or changed according to the embodiment.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a message writing method, in particular, a message service method according to the present invention.

First, a user (sender) who wants to send a message requests a service provision by accessing a web page provided by the service server 20 through the caller terminal 10.

The service server 20 which is requested to provide a service transmits a web page including a message composition form to the caller terminal 10. The message creation form is a message input window for inputting information required for message transmission, such as an identifier (ID) of a recipient, a message delivery date, a message input window for inputting the contents of a message, a message such as sound, image, and video. Input of data related to message composition and transmission, such as background selection window for selecting the background configuration of SMS, SMS service input window for inputting the SMS of the receiver to inform the recipient of the message arrival and mobile phone number of the receiver. It includes a means.

The sender terminal 10 completes the message creation form included in the transmitted web page and transmits it to the service server 20. The received service server 20 extracts data from the message preparation form and extracts the extracted data. To identify the data needed to make a billing decision.

Using the data table of FIG. 2 as an example, the billing standard is 500 won per person from 1 to 3 persons, 300 won per person over 1 person for 4 persons, and 300 won per person, depending on the number of recipients. If there is a billing standard of 30 won per person is described as follows.

The data fields required for billing are the receiver ID field 202 and the SMS request field 207, and the message composition module of the service server 20 identifies the fields and determines the billing by a programmed billing formula. That is, by identifying the data recorded in the receiver ID and SMS application fields, among the data included in the message creation form prepared by the sender a1, the number of recipients is 4, and the SMS is recognized based on the billing standard programmed by the billing standard. It is to determine the billing of the won.

When the billing is determined, the billing settlement webpage including the determined billing amount is transmitted to the caller terminal 10. There are a number of techniques already known regarding the e-commerce billing settlement, which can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art and the description is omitted here.

The service server 20 checks whether the settlement of the billed amount is completed, and when the settlement is completed, creates a message based on the data described in the message preparation form, assigns a message identifier to the created message, and stores it in the database 30.

4 is a flow diagram illustrating one embodiment of a method of transmitting a created message to a recipient.

When any user logs in to a web page provided by the service server 20, the service server 20 searches the message database 30 using the identifier of the access user and searches for a message to be delivered.

If there is no message, a normal initial webpage provided after login is sent to the user terminal. If there is a message to be delivered, it is checked whether the delivery date is specified in the message. This confirmation is possible by looking up the message delivery date data field 204 in the message data table containing the message identifier to be delivered. If no value is found in this data field, the service server 20 loads a message corresponding to the message identifier and transmits the initial web page screen including the message.

If there is data specifying a specific date in the message delivery date data field, the service server 20 loads the message corresponding to the message identifier only when the delivery date arrives by comparing the login date of the receiver with the delivery date. In this case, the initial webpage screen including this message is transmitted.

The message may be inserted in all or part of the initial web page. In addition, the sender can insert a specific frame of the web page to insert it, and the inserted message persists as long as the recipient does not move to another web page. Of course, the present invention can be modified in various ways, even if a certain time elapses without having to move to another web page, the message can be removed from the web page, such changes are possible to the extent possible by a simple design change of the server It is extremely easy for.

A more preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to enable deletion or transfer of messages for efficient database 30 management. Messages that have not been confirmed since the receiver has not logged in for a long time are deleted or transferred to a separate storage to prevent service failures due to capacity overrun of the database 30. Therefore, a predetermined period of time may be set so that messages not identified within the period may be deleted from the database 30 or transferred to a separate message account of the recipient after deletion. This embodiment adds a data field to record the creation date or delivery date of the message and determines whether the set period has elapsed by viewing the data field, and deletes the message or transfers it to a separate message account after the period has elapsed. This can be achieved by adding a message management module containing routines.

Although the above has been described with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various changes are possible at the level of those skilled in the art, and such changes are within the scope of the present invention without departing from the characteristics of the present invention. Belonging is natural.

According to the present invention, even when the receiver does not run a separate message client, the message can be inserted and transmitted on the initial web page provided when the user logs in to the website, thereby maximizing the effect of checking the message.

Maximizing the message checking effect improves the efficiency of advertisement / promotion when the service according to the present invention is used for advertisement or publicity purposes, and leaves a bad impression as in the case of advertisement / promotional message through a general message account. Or without confirmation, there is an effect that can greatly improve the failure to achieve the advertising / promotional purposes.

In addition, the present invention by inserting the message to the recipient as a specific person in the whole or a part of the web page, the recipient can feel a special feeling that can not feel in the normal message to deliver the target marketing or congratulatory message targeted to a specific group If the purpose is to increase the likelihood of the receiver.

1 is a block diagram of a network for implementing the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a data table showing one embodiment of field configuration of data recorded / stored in a database 30 server of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a message writing method, in particular, a message service method according to the present invention;

4 is a flow diagram illustrating one embodiment of a method for transmitting a created message to a recipient.

* Explanation of Signs of Main Parts of Drawings *

10... Caller terminal 10. Service server (20)

30. Database 30. Receiver terminal 40)

Claims (10)

In the message service method for delivering a message targeted to a specific recipient on a web page without a receiver message client, a) the caller's terminal system requesting the service server to provide a service; b) the service server sending a service web page including a message composition form to the caller terminal system; c) the sender terminal transmitting the completed message preparation form to the service server; d) generating, by the service server, a message based on data described in the message composition form received from the sender terminal and storing the message in a message database; e) if the service server has any user logged in to the server, searching the message database to see if there is a message addressed to that user; f) if there is a message addressed to the user in step e), inserting the message into all or part of the initial webpage provided by the login and transmitting the message to the terminal of the recipient; Message service method. The method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises at least one of an advertisement message, a promotional message, a congratulatory message, and an anniversary message. The method of claim 1, wherein step d) d1) the server filling in a corresponding data field with the items described in the message composition form received from the sender terminal; d2) determining a charge from the billing reference data on the data field and transmitting a web page including the determined billing information and the payment form to the caller terminal; d3) The service server further comprises the step of receiving the completed payment form from the caller terminal confirms the payment, and if the payment is confirmed, further comprising the step of storing the data in the message database. The method of claim 3, wherein the billing reference data includes at least one of the number of recipients, the content of the message, the format of the message, and whether additional services are used. The message service method of claim 1, wherein the message service further comprises deleting a message that has not been delivered since the receiver has not logged in for a predetermined period of time from the date of creation. The method of claim 1, wherein if the message data includes a specific message delivery date, the step g) includes comparing the date at which the login attempt is attempted with the message delivery date, so that the login date is the same as the message delivery date. Or after the message is inserted into all or a part of the initial webpage provided by the login only if the message is later or later and transmitted to the terminal of the recipient. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the message service further comprises the step of sending the message to a specific message account of the recipient if there is no login of the recipient for a period of time from the specific delivery date. The method of claim 1, wherein step f) comprises: transmitting the initial web page to a receiver terminal and transmitting the message to a designated receiver message account; And deleting the message data from a database. In a message service system for delivering a message targeted to a specific recipient on a web page without a receiver message client, Message creation form management module for extracting and storing data from the message creation form and transmitting / receiving the completed message form and storing it in a database; message creation module for creating a message based on data extracted from the message creation form management module; A service server including a message delivery module for determining whether a message is present or the date of transmission using the login information of the user and inserting the message into an initial web page and transmitting the message to a recipient; And Message service system comprising a database for recording and storing the message data extracted from the service server. 10. The message service system of claim 9, wherein the service server further comprises a message management module that determines whether the message is delivered within a predetermined period of time and deletes or transfers the message that is not delivered within the period of time to a separate message account.