KR20050097577A - Method for displaying multimedia message using broadcasting station - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcasting station server, and after checking the receiver information of the received multimedia message, if a specific number is included in the receiver information, a pre-stored additional message is attached to the received multimedia message. Storing the multimedia message and the additional message in a storage area of a message storage unit corresponding to the specific number, and notifying the broadcasting station server of the arrival of the message by using the message arrival notification information corresponding to the specific number. When the download request is received from the server, the multimedia message (received multimedia message + additional multimedia message) stored in the specific storage area is transmitted.

Description

Method for delivering multimedia message using broadcasting station {Method for displaying multimedia message using broadcasting station}

The present invention relates to a method for delivering a multimedia message using a broadcasting station. More particularly, a specific message is attached to a broadcaster's broadcasting multimedia message or SMS received in a special number, stored in a storage area, and transmitted to a broadcasting station server. The present invention relates to a multimedia message transmission method using a broadcasting station for displaying a multimedia message transmitted by a sender and a specific message on a screen.

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a service defined in the International Standard Recommendation 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) Technical Specification (TS) 22.140 and 23.140, which provides voice, image, audio, It is a service that can transmit and receive various multimedia data such as video data.

The MMS presented in the standard recommendation adopts a store and forward method as a message transmission method. A multimedia message is sent encapsulated with media content, information needed to describe the media content, and address information identifying the recipient of the message. The multimedia message is transmitted from the sender terminal to the multimedia messaging service center (MMSC), which notifies the receiving terminal of the receipt of the message. The multimedia message stored in the multimedia messaging service center is transmitted to the receiving terminal at the request of the receiver.

1 shows a network configuration for transmitting a general multimedia message.

The second generation user terminal 11 is connected to the MMS relay 19 via the second generation mobile network 13, and the third generation user terminal 12 is connected to the MMS relay 19 via the third generation mobile network 14. 19). The roaming MMS user terminal 15 is then connected to the MMS relay 19 via the mobile access network 16 and the Internet / IP network 18. The external server 23 and the wired email client 17 can also be connected to the MMS relay 19 via the Internet / IP network 18. An MMS server 20 and a user database DB are connected to the MMS relay 19. The MMS server 20 is connected with a message storage unit 21 for storing the received multimedia message.

In such a network, a user composes a multimedia message to transmit the multimedia message to a specific receiving terminal. As described above, the multimedia message includes a text, a video or a still image, an audio, an audio, and the like. When the created multimedia message is transmitted from the calling terminal to the MMS server 20 through the MMS relay 19, the MMS server stores the received multimedia message in the message storage unit 21, and there is a multimedia message received by the receiving terminal. Send a message to notify you. Then, the receiving terminal accesses the MMS server using the message number included in the notification message and address information of the server where the multimedia message exists. The MMS server designates the receiving terminal to read and download the stored multimedia message. When the reception of the message is completed, the receiving terminal releases the connection with the MMS server.

Such a multimedia messaging service is generally provided between a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal or between a mobile communication terminal and a computer terminal.

Currently, a service is provided to transmit a short message (SMS) to a broadcasting station server so that the short message is transmitted from a broadcasting station together with a specific broadcast program. The short message broadcasted with the specific broadcast program is displayed in a specific area of the television.

However, as a multimedia message service is provided, a service for transmitting a multimedia message transmitted by a sender together with a broadcast program is required to be displayed on a television. In response to this demand, the present applicant is required to apply the Korean Patent Application No. 2004-1488 The present invention proposes a method for displaying a multimedia message transmitted by a caller in a broadcast program.

However, the applicant intends to further expand the service range of the prior patent to meet the needs of the caller or any service requester who requests not only the broadcast multimedia message transmitted by the sender but also a specific multimedia message to be displayed in the broadcast program.

Therefore, in order to satisfy the above requirements, the present invention attaches a specific attachment multimedia message to a broadcast multimedia message or SMS message of a caller who wants to be displayed on a broadcast screen, stores it in a specific area, and transmits it to a broadcasting station server. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for delivering a multimedia message using a broadcasting station displaying a caller multimedia message and an attached multimedia message on a television screen.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcasting station server, comprising: a first step of checking receiver information of a received multimedia message; and if a specific number is included in the receiver information, A second step of attaching the stored additional multimedia message to the received multimedia message, a third step of storing the attached multimedia message and the additional message in a storage area of the message storage unit corresponding to the specific number; A fourth step of notifying the station of arrival of the message to the broadcasting station server using the message arrival fact notification information corresponding to the number; and a fifth step of transmitting a multimedia message stored in the specific storage area when a download request is received from the broadcasting station server. It includes.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcasting station server, the method comprising: checking a receiver information of a received multimedia message, and if a specific number is included in the receiver information, A second step of attaching the stored additional message to the received multimedia message, a third step of storing the attached multimedia message and the additional message in a storage area of the message storage unit corresponding to the specific number, and periodically from a broadcasting station server And receiving a download request of the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area, and transmitting the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object is a method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcasting station server, the short message service center is a first step of confirming the recipient information of the received short message, and the short message service center is A second step of transmitting the short message to an MMS server that processes multimedia data if the receiver information includes a specific number; and a third step of confirming caller information of the received short message; A fourth step of checking, by the server, whether a caller identified in the third step has previously registered multimedia data, and checking the specific storage unit, and the MMS server assigns the previously registered multimedia data of the caller identified in the third step to the specific number. A fifth step of storing the corresponding message storage unit in a storage area; The server may notify the broadcasting station server of the arrival of the message by using the message arrival notification information corresponding to the specific number, and when the download request is received from the broadcasting station server, the MMS server may store the multimedia stored in the specific storage area. And a seventh step of sending the message.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object is a method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcasting station server, the short message service center is a first step of confirming the recipient information of the received short message, and the short message service center is A second step of sending the short message to an MMS server that processes multimedia data, if the receiver information includes a specific number; and a third step of confirming caller information of the received short message; A fourth step of checking, by the server, whether a caller identified in the third step has previously registered multimedia data, and checking the specific storage unit, and the MMS server assigns the previously registered multimedia data of the caller identified in the third step to the specific number. A fifth step of storing in the storage area of the corresponding message storage unit; Periodically receiving receives a download request for the multimedia messages stored in a specific storage area from, and a sixth step of transmitting the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 2 to 4 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment according to the present invention. In the following description of the method according to the present invention, description thereof will be omitted for general technical contents that may obscure the technical gist of the present invention. And the detailed description according to the present invention described below will be described only one example, it will be apparent that those skilled in the art can be easily modified from the technical idea according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a multimedia message transmission network according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the multimedia message transmission network applied to the present invention is based on the general multimedia message transmission network shown in FIG. 1, wherein the external server 23 is a broadcasting station server, and a caller or an arbitrary service request is made. An additional message storage unit 24 storing an attached multimedia message (hereinafter referred to as 'additional message') corresponding to the request of the user is further constructed. The additional message stored in the additional message storage unit 24 is a message attached to the broadcast multimedia message received from the sender.

The server 23 of the broadcasting station is connected to the Internet / IP network 18. Upon receiving the message arrival notification transmitted from the MMS server 20, the broadcasting station server 23 accesses the message storage unit 21 and downloads the stored multimedia data. In the present invention, the multimedia data is preferably text and still images (including avatars). Meanwhile, in another embodiment, the MMS server 20 does not notify the broadcaster server of the arrival of a message, and the broadcaster server 23 periodically downloads the multimedia data stored in a specific area of the message storage unit 21. You can also ask for (20).

Here, the multimedia message for the present invention, that is, the multimedia message transmitted by the sender to the MMS server 20 includes a specific number (special number), and the special number is included in the recipient number or the recipient number to identify the recipient. .

3 is a flowchart of a multimedia message transmission process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

When the multimedia messaging service (MMS) server 20 receives an MMS message from the originating terminal 11, 12, or 15 (301), the MMS server 20 checks the destination information of the received MMS message. (302)

If the confirmation 302 does not include the special number in the recipient information of the MMS message (303), general MMS message processing is performed (308).

However, if the receiver information of the MMS message is a special number (303) in the confirmation (302), the MMS server 20 is a message that must be delivered to the broadcasting station server 23 all the multimedia messages received with the recipient number as a specific number It recognizes and reads an additional message stored in the additional message storage 24 (304).

Here, the MMS server 20 reads additional messages according to the storage type of the additional messages.

First, the additional message stored in the additional message storage unit 24 may be one or more messages commonly attached to all broadcasting multimedia messages. In this case, the additional message is stored and managed for common use. The additional message in this case is preferably a multimedia message for advertising of the operator.

Secondly, the additional message may be a message attached to each sender of the broadcast multimedia message. In this case, the additional message is registered in the additional message storage unit 24 at the request of the sender and stored in each memory address assigned to each sender. It may be a photograph or the like. In this case, the present invention preferably checks the caller information with the presence or absence of a special number in the broadcast multimedia message, and may provide the service only to the subscriber by providing an authentication process before the service.

Third, the additional message may be a plurality of advertising multimedia messages registered by any advertiser. In this case, it is preferable that additional messages are stored and managed by advertisers, and one or more messages are attached to meet the above conditions according to the conditions such as time, type of program (drama, entertainment program, music program, etc.), and subscriber request. Do.

When the additional message is read as described above, the MMS server 20 attaches the read additional message to the received broadcast multimedia message (305), and the broadcast multimedia message to which the additional message is attached is specified in the message storage unit 21. It is stored in the storage area (306). The specific storage area of the message storage unit is a dedicated storage area for storing the multimedia message transmitted to the broadcasting station server 23.

The MMS server 20 then notifies the broadcaster mail server (not shown) that the MMS message has arrived (307). In general, the MMS server 20 notifies the arrival of the message by the receiver information included in the MMS message, but in the present invention, the MMS server 20 matches and manages the reception information for notification corresponding to the special number. Therefore, when the recipient information is a special number, the MMS server 20 checks the recipient information corresponding to the special number, and then notifies the fact that the message arrives with the converted recipient information. Here, the special number is allocated differently for each broadcasting company.

Of course, the special number may be allocated to each broadcaster's program. Accordingly, the transmitted multimedia message is inserted and displayed in the corresponding broadcast program. Here, the special number may also be a general mobile phone number. Even in this case, the MMS server recognizes the mobile phone number included in the receiver information and processes it in the same way as the special number.

When the broadcasting station server 23 is notified of the reception of the MMS message, the broadcasting station server 23 accesses the message storage unit through the MMS server 20 according to a normal processing procedure, and downloads the message stored in the message storage unit 21.

The broadcasting station checks the contents and status of the received multimedia message, and transmits it in the broadcast program. At this time, the broadcasting station notifies each sender of the processing result message. That is, the broadcaster notifies each caller about what time it will be broadcasted, or if not, for some reason.

4 is a flowchart of a multimedia message transmission process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Compared to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 differs from the MMS server 20 in notifying that each broadcaster has received the broadcast, but periodically in each broadcast server. It connects to the server 20, and reads the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area. That is, the broadcaster server reads the multimedia message in a falling manner.

When the multimedia message is received (401), the MMS server 20 checks the receiver information of the received message (402). If the check result does not include the special number (403), the general MMS message processing is performed (404), if the special number is included, the additional message is read (405), and the additional message read in the MMS message is attached ( 406, the attached MMS message is stored in the storage area corresponding to the special number (407).

When the broadcasting station server periodically requests a specific storage area and transmits the multimedia data in the state of storing the multimedia data (408), the MMS message stored in the specific area is transmitted to the broadcasting station server (409).

In the above-described first and second embodiments of the present invention, the case in which the MMS user terminals 11, 12, and 15, which transmit the MMS message including the special number, has been described as a service target, the present invention is in addition to the MMS user terminal. MMS user terminal may be targeted for service.

Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention for the non-MMS user terminal as a service object will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. 5 is a block diagram of a multimedia message transmission network of the present invention applied for a non-MMS user terminal.

The network shown in FIG. 5 includes the network shown in FIG. 2, and also employs non-MMS user terminals 25, 26 using a second or third generation mobile network 13, 14 and a wired network 28. Wired SMS user terminal 27 is included. And the SMSC 29 that is not shown in Figure 2 is shown, the SMSC 29 is connected to each network 14, 14, 16, 18, 28, non-MMS user terminal (25, 26, 27, 17) The SMS transmitted from) is transmitted to the MMS server 20 through the MMS relay 19.

The operation of the present invention is shown in FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a multimedia message transmission process according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

When the SMSC 29 receives the SMS from the originating terminal 11, 12, 15, 17, 25, 26, 27 (601), the SMSC 29 checks the receiver information of the received SMS (602). If the confirmation number 602 does not include the special number in the recipient information of the SMS (603), general MMS message processing is performed (604).

On the other hand, if the recipient information of the SMS received in the confirmation 602 is a special number (603), the SMSC 29 transmits the SMS to the MMS server 20 via the MMS relay 19 (605).

When the MMS server 20 receives the SMS transmitted from the calling terminal 11, 12, 15, 17, 25, 26, 27 through the SMSC 29, the MMS server 20 checks the source information of the received SMS. (606). The additional message storage unit 24 is searched using the confirmed caller information (caller's telephone number) to determine whether there is an additional message (ie, multimedia data) registered in advance by the sender (607). The additional message storage unit 24 applied to the third embodiment stores multimedia data for each sender, and the multimedia data at this time is preferably text or still images.

If there is no multimedia data corresponding to the caller in step 607, the MMS server 20 processes the SMS as in the general multimedia processing. On the other hand, if the multimedia data corresponding to the caller in the process 607 is in the additional message storage 24 (608), the MMS server 20 attaches the multimedia data to the short message of the SMS (609), the message In operation 610, the data is stored in a specific storage area of the storage 21. The specific storage area of the message storage unit 24 is a dedicated storage area for storing multimedia messages transmitted to the broadcasting station server 23. Meanwhile, in the process S609, only the additional message may be stored in a specific storage area of the message storage unit 24.

The MMS server 20 then notifies the broadcasting station mail server of the arrival of the SMS message (611).

 The MMS server 20 matches and manages notification reception information corresponding to the special number. Therefore, when the recipient information is a special number, the MMS server 20 checks the recipient information corresponding to the special number, and then notifies the fact that the message arrives with the converted recipient information. Here, the special number is allocated differently for each broadcasting company. Of course, the special number may be allocated to each broadcaster's program. Accordingly, the transmitted multimedia message is inserted and displayed in the corresponding broadcast program. Here, the special number may also be a general mobile phone number.

When notified that the SMS message has been received, the broadcasting station server 23 accesses the message storage unit through the MMS server 20 according to a normal processing procedure, and downloads the message stored in the message storage unit 21.

On the other hand, the third embodiment of the present invention can be modified like the second embodiment with reference to Figure 4 described above, such modifications can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art with reference to Figure 4 will not be described further Do not.

The technical spirit of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is by way of example only and not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

According to the present invention described above, the present invention allows a specific multimedia message to be delivered to the broadcasting station in addition to the multimedia message including the special number transmitted by the sender, thereby displaying the multimedia message desired by the caller and the additional multimedia message having a specific intention on the television. It has the effect of making it possible.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the picture and text data desired by the caller can be displayed on the television even if the SMS including the special number is transmitted using a non-MMS user terminal which cannot transmit a multimedia message.

1 is a block diagram of a general multimedia message transmission network.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a multimedia message transmission network applied to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a multimedia message transmission process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a multimedia message transmission process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram of a multimedia message transmission network of the present invention applied for a non-MMS user terminal.

6 is a flowchart of a multimedia message transmission process according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

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A method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcast station server, the method comprising: A first step of confirming recipient information of the received multimedia message; A second step of attaching a pre-stored additional multimedia message to the received multimedia message if the specific information is included in the receiver information; A third step of storing the attached multimedia message and the additional message in a storage area of a message storage unit corresponding to the specific number; A fourth step of notifying the broadcast station server of the arrival of the message by using the message arrival fact notification information corresponding to the specific number; And And a fifth step of transmitting a multimedia message stored in the specific storage area when a download request is received from the broadcasting station server. A method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcast station server, the method comprising: A first step of confirming recipient information of the received multimedia message; A second step of attaching a pre-stored additional message to the received multimedia message if the specific information is included in the receiver information; A third step of storing the attached multimedia message and the additional message in a storage area of a message storage unit corresponding to the specific number; And And receiving a download request of the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area periodically from a broadcasting station server, and transmitting the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area. A method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcast station server, the method comprising: The short message service center may include a first step of confirming recipient information of the received short message; A second step of transmitting, by the short message service center, the short message to an MMS server that processes multimedia data if a specific number is included in the receiver information; The MMS server confirms sender information of the received short message; A fourth step of the MMS server searching and checking a specific storage unit to determine whether there is multimedia data previously registered by the sender identified in the third step; A fifth step of storing, by the MMS server, multimedia data pre-registered by the sender identified in the third step in a storage area of the message storage unit corresponding to the specific number; The sixth step of the MMS server notifying the broadcasting station server of the arrival of the message by using the message arrival notification information corresponding to the specific number; And The MMS server includes a seventh step of transmitting a multimedia message stored in the specific storage area, if a download request is received from the broadcasting station server. A method for delivering a multimedia message to a broadcast station server, the method comprising: The short message service center may include a first step of confirming recipient information of the received short message; A second step of transmitting, by the short message service center, the short message to an MMS server that processes multimedia data if a specific number is included in the receiver information; The MMS server confirms sender information of the received short message; A fourth step of the MMS server searching and checking a specific storage unit to determine whether there is multimedia data previously registered by the sender identified in the third step; A fifth step of storing, by the MMS server, multimedia data pre-registered by the sender identified in the third step in a storage area of the message storage unit corresponding to the specific number; And And receiving a download request of the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area periodically from a broadcasting station server, and transmitting the multimedia message stored in the specific storage area. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The specific number is assigned to each broadcaster differently characterized in that the multimedia message delivery method using a broadcast station. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The specific number is assigned to the broadcast program of each broadcaster, characterized in that the multimedia message delivery method using a broadcast station. The method according to claim 1 or 3, And the message arrival notification information is an e-mail address corresponding to the specific number. The method according to claim 3 or 4, The MMS server of the fifth step stores the received SMS in the storage area of the message storage unit corresponding to the specific number together with the multimedia data previously registered by the sender identified in the third step. How the message is delivered.