KR20050087604A - Method and system for providing chatting service through internet relay server in mobile communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile communication network that allows a user to perform a phone call with a counterpart terminal by inputting a specific command when a phone call with the counterpart is necessary when chatting with the counterpart terminal wirelessly by accessing the wireless Internet using a mobile terminal. Regarding the chat service method and system through the IC linkage of

Chat service system 200 through the IRC linkage according to the present invention, the mobile terminal 210, wireless base station 220, mobile switching center 230, IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server 240, Internet community server ( 250, community database 252, Internet 120, computer terminal 110, and the like,

According to the present invention, a user can access and chat on the Internet community using a mobile terminal while moving anywhere anytime, and can perform a phone call with a chat partner while chatting.

Description

Method and system for chat service through IRC connection in mobile communication network {Method and System for Providing Chatting Service Through Internet Relay Server in Mobile Communication Network}

The present invention relates to a chat service method and system through interworking with an IC in a mobile communication network, and more particularly, when chatting with a counterpart terminal by wirelessly connecting to the wireless Internet using a mobile terminal, The present invention relates to a chat service method and system through IRC linkage in a mobile communication network that enables a user to perform a phone call with a counterpart terminal when a specific command is required.

Many internet cafes and community services are provided to exchange information and exchange multimedia data on the Internet. Such an internet cafe or community is a free internet service that enables information sharing, chatting, real-time message transmission, and file transmission to all users on the Internet.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an Internet communication network system that provides a community service to a visitor in a conventional Internet site.

The conventional Internet communication network system 100 is a web server 130 that operates each Internet site, and a community server 140 connected to each web server 130 by the Internet 120 and providing community services to the corresponding Internet site. And a computer terminal connected to the web server 130 and the community server 140 by the Internet 120 and obtaining information through the Internet site, and using services such as chat rooms, games, and file sharing through the community server 140 ( 110) and the like.

That is, in the Internet communication network system 100 configured as described above, the web server 130 is a web site so that a plurality of computer terminals 110 can access the community server 140 through the Internet 120 to use the cafe service To provide.

An Internet user requests a site access by inputting an Internet address to access a web site provided by the community server 140 using his computer terminal 110, and the web server 130 uses a computer terminal ( 110) through the login process to allow access.

The web server 130 provides various community services for the computer terminal 110 connected through a login process. When the computer terminal 110 selects one-to-one chat, the community server 140 moves to the computer terminal 110. Send a site messenger.

That is, the site messenger applet is downloaded from the web server 130 to the computer terminal 110 and installed and executed. Therefore, the site messenger is started in the computer terminal 110, and the visitor is added to the visitor list on the site messenger. At this time, if the visitor is a member of the Internet site, it is displayed as the corresponding member ID, and if not, the guest ID is automatically displayed and added to the visitor list.

Thereafter, communication starts between the computer terminal 110 and the community server 140, and automatically enters the site messenger dedicated channel and becomes a message reception state. When the user clicks on the icon displayed on the screen of the computer terminal 110, a modifiable independent interface of the site messenger is displayed, and a list of other users is displayed in real time through the modifiable independent interface, and a message is transmitted and received. It becomes possible state. In this state, you can surf within an Internet site, receive messages from other users, and participate in conversations anonymously.

At this time, one-to-one or one-to-many real-time chat function, channel search function, channel move function, channel open function and chat name change function are executed according to the user's selection. Selecting and clicking a visitor creates an independent interface that can be modified for one-to-one message transmission, sending messages in real time and viewing immediate responses. At this time, transmission of the message is blocked while the modifiable independent interface of the site messenger is closed. Here, in the case of the chat service provided by the community server 140, IRC (Internet Relay Chatting) service is used a lot. The IRC service is an old chat service function that has been supported since the early days of the Internet, but is still actively used for information exchange and club activities among many young and middle-aged people, and there are many users and IRC service for many hours of the day according to their purpose. Also used.

Then, when the user exits the web browser or moves to another Internet site, the user is automatically exited from the site messenger-only channel and deleted from the accessor list, and the communication between the computer terminal 110 and the community server 140 ends. Site Messenger is terminated.

However, in the conventional Internet communication network system 100 operating as described above, in order for a user to use community services, a computer terminal 110 capable of using the Internet 120 should be provided. It is fixed. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the user cannot use while moving. If a user wants to use the community service, he or she must move to a place equipped with such equipment.

Meanwhile, most people use mobile terminals to communicate while moving. The main communication with the other party using the mobile terminal is a method in which a user makes a phone call and adds mobility to the mobile. Since the advent of the Internet, in addition to voice calls, a mobile terminal can be used to wirelessly access the Internet to share information or to provide multimedia services. Therefore, there is a demand for a user of a mobile terminal using a large number of mobile terminals to use a IRC service to perform a chat, file transfer, or telephone call with the other party.

The present invention for solving the above problems, when using the mobile terminal to access the wireless Internet to chat with the other terminal wirelessly, when a telephone call with the other party needs to enter a specific command to perform a telephone call with the other terminal It is an object of the present invention to provide a chat service method and system through IRC linkage in a mobile communication network.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a chat service system that provides an internet community service for performing a phone call with a chat partner while chatting with wireless internet, and wirelessly chatting with a chat partner terminal through the internet community service. A mobile terminal for performing a phone call with the chat counterpart terminal via a mobile communication network during a chat; An IR server which provides a switching path for chatting between the mobile terminal and another terminal via the Internet; If the mobile terminal provides the Internet community service to the connected terminals and the mobile terminal requests a phone call to the chat target terminal while chatting with the chat partner terminal, a phone call is established between the mobile terminal and the chat target terminal. An internet community server controlling a communication connection to be made; And a community database storing subscriber information of the mobile terminal subscribed to the internet community as data and separately checking and managing information of terminals using the internet community service in real time. Provides a chat service system through interworking with IC.

In addition, according to another object of the present invention, as a chat service method for providing an Internet community service for performing a phone call with a chat partner while chatting with wireless Internet, a mobile terminal to use the Internet community service A first step of wirelessly connecting to an internet community server; A second step of the internet community server providing a plurality of menus for the internet community service to the mobile terminal; A third step of the mobile terminal designating and performing a chat menu by designating a chat partner terminal in the Internet community service; A fourth step of requesting a phone call to the chat target terminal while the mobile terminal is chatting; And a fifth step of controlling, by the Internet community server, a communication connection path so that a phone call is made between the mobile terminal and the chat counterpart terminal. do.

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

First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings.

In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the chat service system 200 through the IC connection in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Chat service system 200 through the IRC linkage according to the present invention, the mobile terminal 210, wireless base station 220, mobile switching center 230, IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server 240, Internet community server ( 250, community database 252, Internet 120, computer terminal 110, and the like.

The mobile terminal 210 has a function for wirelessly connecting to the Internet community server 250, and accesses the Internet community server 250 according to a user's key input selection, and provides the Internet community server 250 provided by the Internet community server 250. The service is used wirelessly. The mobile terminal 210 performs a phone call with the chat partner terminal while chatting with the other party through the Internet community service, and basically provides a plurality of menus including an Internet community access menu and is selected by the user. Do it.

The wireless base station 220 includes a base station transmitter 222 and a base station controller 224, and the base station transmitter 222 performs transmission and reception of wireless signals to the mobile terminal 210, conversion and encryption / decryption of communication protocols, and the like. In addition, the base station controller 224 manages a plurality of base station transmitters 222 and performs functions such as allocation control of communication channels for the mobile terminal 210.

Mobile switching center 230 processes the call request made by base station 222 via base station controller 224. The mobile switching center 230 is wired to the internet community server 250 via the IRC server 240 so that the mobile terminal 210 can wirelessly access the internet community server 250.

The location registers 232 and 234 manage information of mobile subscribers registered in the area controlled by the wireless base station 220, and mobile subscribers registered in other areas enter the service area controlled by the wireless base station 220. As a database temporarily storing the information of the mobile subscriber when the service is provided, it is divided into a Home Location Register (HLR) 232 and a Visitor Location Register (VLR) 234. Lose. Techniques for this are well known to those skilled in the art, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The IRC server 240 supports multi-user and multi-channel and can communicate with N: N. Also, the IRC server 240 connects with other Internet users on the Internet by text. Chat is possible, and depending on your preferences, you can only allow conversations between internal users. The present invention provides a switching path such that a chat is performed between the mobile terminal 210 and another terminal in cooperation with the Internet community server 250.

When the mobile terminal 210 to use the Internet community service is connected through the mobile switching center 230, the Internet community server 250 provides a plurality of menus related to the Internet community service so that the user selects the mobile terminal 210. When a) requests a phone call to the chat target terminal while chatting with the other party, the communication connection is controlled to make a phone call between the mobile terminal 210 and the chat target terminal.

In addition, when the user selects a file transfer menu, the Internet community server 250 transmits a file to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 210 via the IRC server 240 or from the mobile terminal 210 to the mobile switching center 230 and It is transmitted to the Internet community server 250 via the IRC server 240. The Internet community server 250 updates and stores information about the mobile terminal 210 currently using the Internet community service in the community database 252 in real time.

The Internet community server 250 may be installed in the mobile switching center 230 of the SK Telecom mobile communication network operated by a mobile communication operator, for example, or may be installed as a device of a separate independent operation method. In addition, the Internet community server 250 has a website such as a homepage so that the computer terminal 110 can access the Internet community service through the Internet 120. This website can be written in ASP, JSP, or PHP for creating web documents.

The community database 252 includes subscriber information of the computer terminal 110 subscribed via the Internet 120 or subscriber information of the mobile terminal 210 subscribed to the Internet community, for example, subscriber name, age, address, gender, It stores data such as contact information, family details, work name, occupation, and social security number. Also, the community database 252 separately checks and manages the computer terminal 110 or the mobile terminal 210 currently using the Internet community service by the computer terminal 110 or the mobile terminal 210 in real time.

The computer terminal 110 connects to the Internet community server 250 via the Internet 120, exchanges information with a mobile terminal 210 or another computer terminal currently connected to the Internet community server 250, or via a messenger. Use internet community services such as chat.

That is, the Internet community server 250 not only provides the Internet community service for the mobile terminal 210 which is wirelessly connected through the mobile communication network, but also the computer community 110 connected through the Internet 120. It is a server that does not cover wired or wireless in providing Internet community services by providing services.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of the Internet community server 250.

The Internet community server 250 according to the present invention includes a program storage unit 310, a memory 320, a website unit 330, a control unit 340, a display unit 350, a network interface card (NIC: Network Interface Card, Hereinafter referred to as an 'NIC' 360, a database server 370, a key input unit 380, and the like.

When the program storage unit 310 has a wireless connection from the mobile terminal 210 via the mobile switching center 230, the mobile terminal 210 provides the Internet community service via the IRC server 240 to the mobile terminal 210, and the mobile terminal. When 210 requests a phone call while chatting with another terminal, an internet community service program for controlling a communication connection to be performed between the chat target terminal and the mobile terminal 210 is stored. The Internet community service program may be implemented in various ways according to the operating system (OS) of the Internet community server 250. For example, the Internet community service program may be implemented in a 'C' programming language or an object-oriented 'C ++' or 'Java' programming language. .

In addition, when the computer terminal 110 is connected through the Internet 120, the program storage unit 310 stores a web program that enables the Internet community service to be used on the web by the website unit 330. This web program can be written in web programming languages such as ASP, JSP, PHP, etc.

The memory 320 temporarily stores data processed by the controller 340 or temporarily stores data input on the web by the website 330.

When the computer terminal 110 is connected via the Internet 120, the website unit 330 provides an Internet community service including a chat or messenger service in the form of a home page, and an image file or a web document for forming a website. It consists of a file.

The control unit 340 controls the overall apparatus, and in particular, when there is a wireless connection from the mobile terminal 210 via the mobile switching center 230, the IRC server (according to the Internet community service program stored in the program storage unit 310) ( When the Internet community service is provided to the mobile terminal 210 via the 240 and the mobile terminal 210 requests a phone call while chatting with the chat target terminal, the phone call between the chat target terminal and the mobile terminal 210 is performed. Control the communication connection to be performed. In addition, the computer terminal 110 connected to the Internet 120 controls the function of providing the web content as a web document.

The display unit 350 is provided in the form of a monitor so that an administrator who manages the Internet community server 250 may view the display unit 350. The display unit 350 may display not only the processing status according to the key input from the key input unit 380, Displays the usage status, etc. The NIC 360 is a communication module that provides a communication interface for communicating with the Internet 120 or the mobile switching center 230 through the IRC server 240.

The database server 370 controls data input and output of the community database 242. The database server 370 updates and stores data input from the key input unit 380 in the community database 242 under the control of the controller 340, or data received from the mobile terminal 210 via the mobile switching center 230. To update and store in the community database (242). In addition, when a request for outputting data stored in the community database 242 from the key input unit 380 is performed, the data is read from the community database 242 and output.

The database server 370 may be connected to the Internet community server 250 using, for example, an "Oracle 9i DB Release 2" server program of Oracle or a server program of "MS-SQL Server 2000" of Microsoft Soft. Installed by software.

The key input unit 380 is used for inputting data when an administrator manually adds or updates information contents of the community database 242. In addition, the key input unit 380 is used for data input when updating the Internet community service program of the program storage unit 310 or when updating the website unit 330.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a chat service method through IRC linkage in a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal 210 using the mobile communication network and the computer terminal 110 using the Internet 120 are both connected to the Internet community server 250 and share information with each other and chat for mutual conversation. Suppose we run

First, the process of the computer terminal 110 accessing the Internet community server 250 through the Internet 120 will be described. Then, the mobile terminal 210 connects to the Internet community server 250 through a mobile communication network to provide information to each other. Describe the process of chatting after sharing.

The computer terminal 110 executes access by inputting an Internet address on a web browser to access a website provided by the Internet community server 250 as a homepage. The internet community server 250 provides the connected computer terminal 110 with a web page composed of a plurality of menus including a chat menu along with image and text phrases for guiding Internet community services.

Internet community services provided by the Internet community server 250 may include a content service, a community game service, a mobile service, an announcement service, a free bulletin board service, a library service, a chat room service, and an album service.

Content services include job openings / job placement services to guide employment; A music letter service for sending text messages to music together; A news service providing the main news of the day; And a movie news service providing news of the movie world.

Community game services include card games that provide games such as Seven Poker, GoStop, and High Low; Arcade games providing games such as three-ball or four-ball billiards, item tetris, and classic tetris; Board games that provide games such as chess, go, and engrave; And quiz games that guess puzzle words.

The mobile service is a service that performs a chat through a mobile terminal, the announcement service provides a notice to be noticed in the form of a bulletin board, the free bulletin board service is a service that allows anyone to upload a post. The archive service is a service that allows anyone to share by uploading simple program files, document files, image files, music files, etc., and the chat room service provides a messenger to chat with each other. Or, it is a service that allows you to share images of other people by uploading them.

Computer terminal 110 is a normal process to register as a member is given an ID and password, and performs a login process is in a state capable of executing Internet community services. The Internet community server 250 stores the subscriber information for the subscribed computer terminal 110 in the community database 252, and displays the current real-time accessor when it is currently connected in real time.

When the computer terminal 110 is connected to the Internet community server 250 in the above-described process, when the user carrying the mobile terminal 210 is located in an arbitrary area under the control of the wireless base station 220. The mobile terminal 210 performs a registration procedure with respect to the wireless base station 220.

The mobile terminal 210 determines the wireless base station 220 to which it belongs based on the level of each demodulation signal received on the broadcast channel (BCCH) from the wireless base station 220, and then identifies its subscriber information according to the mobile communication protocol. By transmitting to the competent wireless base station 220 to perform the registration procedure.

In the wireless base station 220, when the terminal information is received from the mobile terminal 210, the mobile terminal 210 transmits the terminal information to the HLR 232 via the mobile switching center 230 via the base station controller 224. It is checked whether it is registered.

Herein, when the wireless base station 220 receives a signal indicating that the mobile terminal 210 is normally registered from the base station controller 224 and receives an encryption code that can be used by the terminal, the wireless base station 220 receives the corresponding mobile terminal 210. The registration process is performed in the communication enabled state.

Thereafter, the mobile terminal 210 waits for the wireless base station 220 to execute a data request at any time, and the wireless base station 220 remains in a waiting state for processing a data request from the mobile terminal 210. do.

In the mobile terminal 210, a user operates the mobile terminal 210 to select a connection menu for wireless Internet, for example, the "NATE" menu of SK Telecom, and the Internet community service menu among a plurality of "NATE" menus. Attempts to connect to the Internet community server 250, which is a mobile operator server.

When a command regarding access to the Internet community server 250 is input, the mobile terminal 210 transmits a connection request signal to the Internet community server 250 as a wireless signal.

The access request signal transmitted wirelessly from the mobile terminal 210 is received by the wireless base station 220 and transmitted to the mobile switching center 230 in the form of binary code data. The mobile switching center 230 converts the connection request data in the form of binary code into packet data and transmits the packet data to the Internet community server 250.

The Internet community server 250 establishes a connection to the mobile terminal 210 via the mobile communication network in response to the connection request data of the mobile terminal 210, thereby allowing the mobile terminal 210 to wirelessly connect to the Internet community server 250. It is connected to (S402).

In the Internet community server 250, the controller 340 provides the mobile terminal 210 with a screen including a plurality of menus for the Internet community service in accordance with the Internet community service program (S404). In this case, the screen for the Internet community service is a screen for selecting an Internet community registration, entering an Internet community, and releasing an Internet community.

While the screen for selecting an Internet community service from the Internet community server 250 is provided to the mobile terminal 210, the user selects entry into the Internet community when the user registers with the Internet community. In operation S406, the user selects a chat by designating a counterpart in the Internet community by operating the mobile terminal 210.

When the entrance to the Internet community is selected from the mobile terminal 210, the Internet community server 250 provides the mobile terminal 210 with a screen for inputting an ID and password for user authentication. Accordingly, the user of the mobile terminal 210 enters its ID and password. The internet community server 250 searches for the community database 252 based on the ID and password input from the mobile terminal 210 and performs a user authentication process to confirm whether the user is a registered user.

And, as described above, the Internet community server 250, "1. Content, 2. Community game, 3. Mobile, 4. Notice, 5. Free board, 6. Archive, 7. Chat room, 8. Album", etc. Provides a list of Internet community services.

While the Internet community service list is provided from the Internet community server 250 to the mobile terminal 210, the user selects "4. Announcements" when he / she wants to know the announcements of the Internet community to which he / she subscribes. Select "2. Community Game" if you wish.

Subsequently, when the mobile terminal 210 selects a chat menu by designating a chat partner, the Internet community server 250 connects the chat through the IRC server 240 between the mobile terminal 210 and the chat partner terminal. The mobile terminal 210 and the chat partner terminal transmits and receives a chat message (S410).

When the mobile terminal 210 selects the “3. mobile” list, the internet community server 250 provides the mobile terminal 210 with a screen for wireless internet chat. Here, the screen for the wireless Internet chat is a screen including a menu, such as a chat room, a chat waiting, a chat room, a friend search, and a 1: 1 chat.

The user of the mobile terminal 210 selects a 1: 1 chat on a chat screen provided from the Internet community server 250, and selects, for example, the computer terminal 110 as a chat partner, to execute a chat. Of course, you can create a chat room of your choice by selecting the opened chat room, or select another menu to run. The chat waiter may be selected to select one of the chat waiters to execute the chat. In addition, by selecting and entering one of the chat rooms that are already established, it is possible to chat with a plurality of opponents.

At this time, in the case of the chat content transmitted and received between the computer terminal 110 by the mobile terminal 210 and the Internet community server 250, the chat content written in the computer terminal 110 is the Internet in the form of packet data via the Internet 120 It is transmitted to the community server 250, the Internet community server 250 transmits via the IRC server 240 according to the Internet community service program.

The mobile terminal 210 displays the chat content as text data on the LCD display unit (not shown). Of course, when the user of the mobile terminal 210 selects another Internet community service list, for example, "5. free board", the Internet community server 250 provides a plurality of lists corresponding to the title of the published free board. When an arbitrary title is selected in the mobile terminal 210, the corresponding content is provided to the mobile terminal 210 as text data.

In addition, when the community game is selected in the mobile terminal 210, the game program may be downloaded from the Internet community server 250 to the mobile terminal 210, and the game program may be executed in the mobile terminal 210. In addition, when the mobile terminal 210 selects a library, the mobile terminal 210 may select an image or music file from the library, and the Internet cafe server 250 selects an image file or music file selected by the mobile terminal 210. It will be made available for download.

The mobile terminal 210 may select the computer terminal 110 connected to the Internet community server 250 as a chat counterpart terminal, or may select and designate another mobile terminal.

The user of the mobile terminal 210 having received the chat contents from the computer terminal 110 or another mobile terminal that is the chat partner writes and inputs the response chat contents.

The mobile terminal 210 transmits the chat content input by the user as a wireless signal. The wireless signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 210 is transmitted to the wireless base station 220 through the traffic channel, the wireless base station 220 via the mobile switching center 230 via the IRC server 240 via the Internet community server 250 To pass). The Internet community server 250 converts the chat message received from the IRC server 240 into packet data and transmits it to the computer terminal 110 or another mobile terminal to be received.

Accordingly, the chat content is transmitted and received between the mobile terminal 210 and the computer terminal 110 or another mobile terminal through the Internet community server 250 and the IRC server 240.

Meanwhile, while the mobile terminal 210 is chatting with the computer terminal 110 or another mobile terminal, the user of the mobile terminal 210 may need to make a phone call with a chat partner by voice. At this time, the user operates the mobile terminal 210 while chatting to select a phone call menu from the chat menu (S410).

When there is a phone call request from the mobile terminal 210, the Internet community server 250 through the IRC server 240 to make a phone call between the mobile terminal 210 and the other mobile terminal that is currently connected to chat, the mobile switching center 230 Request a communication connection, and the mobile switching center 230 establishes a communication connection path between the mobile terminal 230 and the other mobile terminal, thereby transmitting and receiving a voice signal between the mobile terminal 210 and the other mobile terminal (S412). ).

If the chatting target terminal that is connected to the mobile terminal 210 is the computer terminal 110, the Internet community server 250 searches for subscriber information about the computer terminal 110 in the community database 252 and then the computer terminal 110. After the mobile terminal number corresponding to the mobile terminal number is obtained, a call is made to the mobile terminal number through the mobile switching center 230, and if the mobile terminal answers, the call route is established between the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal 210. Make a phone call.

On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 210 accesses the Internet community server 250 wirelessly through the mobile communication network and selects community registration, the Internet community server 250 displays the screen for setting the ID and password to the mobile terminal 210. to provide.

In contrast, the user of the mobile terminal 210 inputs an ID and a password by combining numbers and letters.

The Internet community server 250 stores the ID and password input from the mobile terminal 210 in the community database 252 and transmits the information of the mobile terminal 210 to the mobile switching center 230 that manages the mobile terminal 210. request.

The mobile switching center 230 receives a request for information about the mobile terminal 210 from the Internet community server 250, reads subscriber information about the mobile terminal 210 from the HLR 232, and transmits the subscriber information to the Internet community server 250. Do it.

The Internet community server 250 receives subscriber information of the mobile terminal 210 from the mobile switching center 230 and stores the subscriber information of the mobile terminal 210 in correspondence with the ID and password in the community database 252, and displays the Internet community service screen on the mobile terminal 210. To provide. Through this process, the mobile terminal 210 is registered in the Internet community.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when chatting with the counterpart terminal wirelessly by accessing the wireless Internet using the mobile terminal, when a phone call with the counterpart is required, a specific command is inputted to make a phone call with the counterpart terminal. It is possible to realize a chat service method and system through the IC linkage in the mobile communication network to perform the.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can access the Internet community using the mobile terminal while chatting anytime, anywhere, and perform a chat, and can also make a phone call with the chat partner while chatting. In addition, since the mobile terminal can be used not only for chatting but also for phone calls, the user's convenience is greatly improved.

In addition, it is not necessary to visit a place where computer equipment is installed in order to access the Internet community, and a mobile communication network operator can minimize the investment cost of the system construction.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an Internet communication network system that provides a community service to a visitor in a conventional Internet site.

2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the chat service system 200 through the IC connection in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the Internet community server 250,

4 is a flowchart illustrating a chat service method through IRC linkage in a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

※ Explanation of codes for main parts of drawing

100: Internet communication network system 110: computer terminal

120: Internet 130: Web Server

140: community server

200: Chat service system through IRC linkage

210: mobile terminal 220: wireless base station

230: mobile switching center 240: IRC server

250: Internet Community Server 252: Community Database

Claims (20)

A chat service system that provides an Internet community service for chatting with a chat partner while performing a chat over the wireless Internet. A mobile terminal for wirelessly chatting with a chat partner terminal through the Internet community service and performing a phone call with the chat partner terminal through a mobile communication network during a chat; An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server that provides a switching path for chatting between the mobile terminal and another terminal through the Internet; If the mobile terminal provides the Internet community service to the connected terminals and the mobile terminal requests a phone call to the chat target terminal while chatting with the chat partner terminal, a phone call is established between the mobile terminal and the chat target terminal. An internet community server controlling a communication connection to be made; And In the mobile communication network characterized in that it stores subscriber information for the mobile terminal subscribed to the Internet community as data, and includes a community database for separately checking and managing the information of the terminals using the Internet community service in real time. Chat service system through the IC linkage. The method of claim 1, A computer terminal which is connected to the Internet community server by wire and receives the Internet community service; And Further comprising an internet providing a communication connection path for the computer terminal to access the internet community server 250, The mobile terminal and the computer terminal share the information provided by the Internet community server 250, and the child in the mobile communication network, characterized in that chat with each other by a messenger provided by the Internet community server 250 Chat service system through linkage with Rs. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication network, A mobile switching station that performs a control function for efficiently operating the mobile communication network and an exchange function for a call request of the mobile terminal; A base station transmitter arranged in units of cells and configured to transmit a call request generated by the mobile terminal to the mobile switching center or to locate a location of the mobile terminal existing in a cell area under its control; A base station controller which performs various functions required for radio call processing including handoff while controlling and managing a plurality of base stations, and transmits subscriber information of the mobile terminal registered in a location to the mobile switching center; And Manages the information of the mobile subscriber registered in the area controlled by the wireless base station, and when the mobile subscriber registered in another area enters the service area controlled by the wireless base station and receives the service, the information of the mobile subscriber Chat service system through the IC linkage in the mobile communication network, characterized in that it comprises a location register that temporarily stores. The method of claim 3, wherein Wherein the location register, Home Location Register (HLR: Home Location Register) and Visitor Location Register (VLR) characterized in that the chat service system through the interworking with the IC in the mobile communication network, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, When the connected mobile terminal selects a file transfer menu, the Internet community server transmits a file to be transmitted to the mobile terminal through the IRC server or transmits a file to be transmitted from the mobile terminal to the mobile communication network and the IRC server. Chat service system through the IC connection in the mobile communication network, characterized in that receiving via. The method according to claim 1 or 5, The Internet community server, the chat service system through the IC linkage in the mobile communication network, characterized in that for updating the information on the mobile terminal using the Internet community service in the community database in real time. The method according to any one of claims 1, 5 and 6, The Internet community server, When the mobile terminal wirelessly connects through the mobile communication network, when the mobile terminal provides the Internet community service via the IRC server, and the mobile terminal requests a phone call while chatting with the chat counterpart terminal, A program storage unit for storing an internet community service program for controlling a communication connection between the chat target terminal and the mobile terminal to perform a telephone call; When there is a wireless connection from the mobile terminal through the mobile communication network, the Internet community service is provided to the mobile terminal via the IRC server according to the Internet community service program, and the mobile terminal is connected to the chat target terminal. A control unit for controlling a communication connection so that a telephone call is performed between the chatting target terminal and the mobile terminal when a telephone call is requested while chatting; A memory for temporarily storing data processed by the controller or temporarily storing data input from the mobile terminal; A display unit provided in a monitor form so that an administrator who manages the Internet community server can display the display unit, and a display unit to display the usage status of the Internet community service; A network interface card providing a communication interface for communicating with the Internet or the mobile communication network through the IRC server; A database server controlling data input / output of the community database and updating and storing data received from the mobile terminal through the mobile communication network in the community database; And And a key input unit for inputting data when manually adding or updating information contents of the community database, and for inputting data when updating the Internet community service program. Chat service system through IRC linkage at The method of claim 7, wherein The Internet community service program is implemented in one of a 'C' programming language, an object-oriented 'C ++', and a 'Java' programming language according to an operating system (OS) of the Internet community server. Chat service system through interworking. The method of claim 2, When the computer terminal is connected through the Internet, the Internet community server operates a website composed of an image file or a web document file to provide the Internet community service including a chat or messenger service in the form of a home page. Chat service system through the IC linkage in the mobile communication network. The method of claim 7, wherein The database server is a software program installed in the Internet community server as an Oracle "Oracle 9i DB Release 2" server program or a Microsoft "MS-SQL Server 2000" server program. Chat service system through the IC connection in the mobile communication network. The method of claim 9, The Internet community server stores a web program that allows the computer terminal to use the Internet community service on the web by the website when the computer terminal is connected via the Internet. Chat service system through. A chat service method that provides an internet community service for chatting with a chat partner and performing a phone call with the chat partner during the chat. A first step of a mobile terminal wirelessly connecting to an internet community server to use the internet community service; A second step of the internet community server providing a plurality of menus for the internet community service to the mobile terminal; A third step of the mobile terminal designating and performing a chat menu by designating a chat partner terminal in the Internet community service; A fourth step of requesting a phone call to the chat target terminal while the mobile terminal is chatting; And And a fifth step of controlling, by the Internet community server, a communication connection path to make a phone call between the mobile terminal and the chat counterpart terminal. The method of claim 12, In the second step, the Internet community server, the mobile terminal connected to the mobile communication network, characterized in that the mobile terminal first provides a screen for selecting the Internet community registration, Internet community entry and Internet community release to the connected mobile terminal; Service method. The method of claim 13, If the mobile terminal selects the community registration, The Internet community server provides a screen for setting an ID and a password to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal inputs an ID and password by combining numbers and letters, and the Internet community server inputs the ID input from the mobile terminal. And storing the password in a community database and requesting registration information of the mobile terminal from a mobile switching center that has jurisdiction over the mobile terminal. The mobile switching center reads subscriber information about the mobile terminal from a home location register (HLR) and transmits it to the Internet community server. The Internet community server receives subscriber information of the mobile terminal from the mobile switching center and stores the subscriber information of the mobile terminal in correspondence with the ID and the password in the community database to register the mobile terminal with the Internet community. Chat service method through the IC connection. The method of claim 12, In the third step, when the connected mobile terminal selects a file transfer menu, the Internet community server transmits a file to be transmitted to the mobile terminal through an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server or a file to be transmitted from the mobile terminal. The chat service method through the IC connection in the mobile communication network, characterized in that receiving via the mobile communication network and the IRC server. The method of claim 12, The chatting target terminal includes a computer terminal receiving the Internet community service by connecting to the Internet community server by wire. The method of claim 12, The Internet community server, the chat service method through the IC linkage in a mobile communication network, characterized in that for updating the information on the mobile terminal using the Internet community service in the community database in real time. The method of claim 12, The Internet community server stores a web program that allows the computer terminal to use the Internet community service on the web by the website when the computer terminal is connected via the Internet. How to chat via internet. The method of claim 14, When there is a telephone call request from the mobile terminal, the Internet community server requests a communication connection to the mobile switching center through an IRC server to make a telephone call between the mobile terminal and the chatting target terminal. And establishing a communication connection path between the mobile terminal and the chat target terminal so that a voice signal is transmitted and received between the mobile terminal and the chat target terminal. The method of claim 12, In the first step, the mobile terminal is connected to the Internet community server via a mobile communication network connected to the Internet, the chat service method through the IC connection in the mobile communication network.