KR20050110515A - System and method for converting short message - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for providing a translation of a short message and a method thereof are disclosed. The present invention provides a short message service center for receiving a short message created by a calling terminal and transmitting a short message to a message conversion apparatus when a predetermined code is added to a telephone number of a receiving terminal received together with the short message; A message conversion device for converting a short message into a multimedia message according to a predetermined code and device information of a receiving terminal; And a multimedia message service center for transmitting a multimedia message to a receiving terminal and simultaneously charging the multimedia message, and converting the short message written in the calling terminal into a multimedia message with various additional effects and transmitting the same to the receiving terminal. have.

Description

System and method for converting short message

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to a method and a system for providing a conversion of a short message for converting a short message created in a calling terminal into a multimedia message with various additional effects and transmitting the same to a receiving terminal. .

In general, various mobile terminals such as mobile phones, PSC terminals, PDA phones, etc. are connected to a communication network including a base station (BTS), a base station controller (BSC), a mobile switching center (MSC), etc., as well as a voice call function. Text message transmission function by a short message service center (SMSC).

In particular, the current use of the text message transmission function of the mobile terminal is increasing, and the multimedia message service that enables the transmission of various multimedia messages such as images, video, audio, etc. in the text message as an attachment file is also transmitted. It is becoming.

Multimedia Message Service (hereinafter referred to as MMS) is defined as a service that provides multimedia information of various formats delivered through email, fax, voice, and video anytime, anywhere easily regardless of the type of transmitting and receiving terminal. .

Such multimedia message services are rarely used by users despite providing various UI functions and MMS customers and platforms such as pushes.

Therefore, the short message service (SMS) is convenient but monotonous, and has a problem that the colorful but complicated use of MMS and processing delay occurs in transmission.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for providing a conversion of a short message for converting a short message created from a calling terminal into a multimedia message and transmitting the same to a receiving terminal.

A system for providing a translation of a short message according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A short message service center for receiving a short message created by a calling terminal and transmitting the short message to a message conversion apparatus when a predetermined code is added to a telephone number of a receiving terminal received together with the short message;

A message conversion device for converting the short message into a multimedia message according to the predetermined code and device information of the receiving terminal; And

And a multimedia message service center for transmitting the multimedia message to the receiving terminal and simultaneously charging the multimedia message.

Conversion providing method of a short message according to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A-1) receiving a short message created and uploaded by the calling terminal;

A-2) when a predetermined code is added to the telephone number of the receiving terminal received with the short message, generating a multimedia message according to the content matched to the code; And

A-3) transmitting the generated multimedia message to a receiving terminal.

Conversion providing method of a short message according to a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

B-1) after receiving the short message created and uploaded by the calling terminal, determining whether a predetermined code is added to the telephone number of the receiving mobile terminal to receive the short message;

B-2) when the predetermined code is added, transmitting the short message to a message conversion server for converting the short message into a multimedia message;

B-3) the message conversion server querying the device information of the receiving mobile terminal;

B-4) generating a multimedia message according to the content matched with the code when the device information inquiry result of the receiving mobile terminal supports the display of the multimedia message; And

B-5) transmitting the multimedia message to the receiving mobile terminal.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to convert a short message created in the calling terminal into a multimedia message to which various additional effects are applied and transmit the same to the receiving terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 illustrates a system for providing a translation of a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the present invention provides a communication network 100 for transmitting a short message, a message conversion device 120, a terminal information management device 140, and a multimedia message for transmitting a short message. It is configured to include a communication network (130).

The communication network 100 for transmitting the short message includes an exchange / home location register (MSC / HLR) 103 and a short message service device 109, and the communication network 130 for transmitting the multimedia message includes a multimedia message. It includes a server (MMS) 133 and a multimedia message gateway (SMIL Multimedia Contents Gateway) 135. SMIL stands for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language.

The short message service device 109 receives a short message created by the calling terminal, determines whether a predetermined code is added to the telephone number of the receiving terminal received together with the short message, and the predetermined code is added. If so, the short message is transmitted to the message conversion apparatus 120.

The terminal information management device 140 stores information on the terminal device, periodically updates the information on the terminal device, and stores the information on the terminal device in a predetermined database.

In this case, the terminal information management device 140 relates to a display and sound that the terminal can implement, such as a multimedia message service version, image display information, audio related information, etc. of the calling terminal 110 and / or the receiving terminal 115. Manage device information.

When the short message is received from the calling terminal 110, the message converting apparatus 120 generates a multimedia message based on the short message according to the predetermined code and the device information of the receiving terminal 115. Transmit to gateway 130.

The multimedia message gateway 130 transmits the received multimedia message to the receiving terminal 115 and simultaneously charges.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of implementing a short message according to a conversion providing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown by reference numeral 210, after the short message is created, a predetermined code is input together when the telephone number of the receiving terminal is input (230). That is, a code, [200], is given to the first digit of the telephone number [011-XXX-XXXX] of the receiving terminal.

When a code is assigned to the telephone number of the receiving terminal, the message converting apparatus 120 changes the font / color of the text and sets the letterhead or image as the desktop according to the code. By converting the music file into a multimedia message, it is displayed on the screen of the receiving terminal 115 as shown by reference numeral 250.

In one application, the code takes one of digits, special characters, such as [* 2 *], [***], [###], and any combination of numbers and special characters.

The multimedia message displayed on the receiving terminal according to the form of the code is as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8.

4 is a multimedia message having an animation effect, and FIG. 5 illustrates a multimedia message of a moving image. 6 illustrates a multimedia message using a New Year's card, and FIG. 7 illustrates a multimedia message in which specific characters are automatically converted into pictograms. 8 illustrates a multimedia message when the font is a burning font.

The operating state of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a transformation of a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A user connected to the message conversion apparatus 120 using a wired or wireless communication network sets the type of multimedia message (S300). At this time, a predetermined code is assigned to the multimedia message set by the user. That is, after the short message is written to the calling terminal, if the code given when the telephone number of the called terminal is input is the predetermined code, the multimedia message is converted into a user-set font, letter or image, and a music file of the calling terminal. An embodiment of a method of setting the type of the multimedia message will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 through 12.

If the user does not perform the message type setting step, that is, the step S300, as shown in Figs. 4 to 8, the network manager or the service operator of the present invention uses the multimedia message according to the code to perform a short message. Convert.

The service refers to a service that converts a multimedia message to a receiving terminal even if the caller creates and transmits a short message to the calling terminal.

That is, when the short message is sent by the calling terminal 110, it is determined whether a predetermined code is assigned to the telephone number of the receiving terminal, and when the predetermined code is given, the short message is converted into the message converting apparatus 120. S310, S315, and S320.

The message conversion device 120 requests the information of the receiving terminal to the terminal information management device 140 and receives the response (S325, S330).

The message conversion apparatus 120 receiving the information of the receiving terminal generates a multimedia message according to the information of the receiving terminal and the code (S340).

The generated multimedia message is transmitted to the multimedia message gateway 135 to the second receiving terminal 115 capable of displaying the multimedia message (S350 and S370).

However, when the receiving terminal is a terminal that cannot display all the multimedia messages (first receiving terminal 115 of FIG. 3), the multimedia message prepared according to the specification of the receiving terminal is transmitted (S350 and S360).

A method of setting a multimedia message type in step S300 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 through 12.

A user connected to the message conversion apparatus 120 using a wired communication network or a wireless communication network sets a type of a multimedia message. Hereinafter, a case where a user terminal is connected to the message conversion apparatus 120 using a wired communication network will be described. .

The screen shown in FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a web page displayed on the user's terminal when the user's terminal is connected to the message conversion apparatus 120 using a wired communication network.

In this case, when the so-called SMS conversion service 900 is selected, a web page as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is displayed on the user's terminal.

First, referring to FIG. 10, the web page shown in FIG. 10 displays a desktop letterhead or an image to be displayed on the screen of the receiving terminal. Examples of the letterhead or image include a photo letterhead 410, a pastel tone letterhead 420, a transparent letterhead 430, a letterhead 440 with an avatar displayed on the letterhead, and the service of the present invention. Updates can be made by the operator.

Referring to FIG. 11, in the web page illustrated in FIG. 11, various fonts of a short message to be displayed on a screen of a receiving terminal are presented. Therefore, the font of the short message transmitted from the calling terminal in the font set by the user is converted and displayed on the screen of the receiving terminal.

In the web page illustrated in FIG. 12, a music file list to be transmitted to the receiving terminal 115 is presented. Therefore, the music file selected by the user is attached to the short message when the short message is converted into the multimedia message and transmitted to the receiving terminal 115.

Accordingly, when the photo stationery 410 of FIG. 10 and the border letter 510 of FIG. 11 are selected, and [tell me] of OST is selected as the background music, the multimedia message as shown in FIG. ) Is displayed on the screen 710 of the receiving terminal 115.

In addition, when the pastel tone letter paper 420 of FIG. 10 and the transparent letter 520 of FIG. 11 are selected, and [tell me] of OST is selected as the background music, the multimedia message as shown in FIG. 830 is displayed on the screen of the receiving terminal 115 together.

FIG. 15 illustrates a screen and sound displayed on the receiving terminal 115 when the effect letter 530 of FIG. 11 is selected on the transparent stationery 440 including the avatar of FIG. 10 and the [tell me] of OST is selected as the background music. It is shown.

Finally, FIG. 16 illustrates a screen and sound displayed on the receiving terminal 115 when the effect letter 530 of FIG. 11 is selected on the transparent stationery 430 of FIG. 10 and [tell me] of OST is selected as the background music. It is shown.

As described in detail above, according to the method and system for providing a conversion of a short message of the present invention, it is possible to activate a multimedia message service that can express a user's personality while maintaining the convenience of using a short message service. .

In addition, before composing a multimedia message based on a short message transmitted from a calling terminal, the multimedia information is written to match the device information of the receiving terminal by checking the device information of the receiving terminal. There is an effect that the message is not returned.

Embodiment of the present invention is only one embodiment, of course, many modifications and variations of the components of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention, of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. .

1 illustrates a system for providing a translation of a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of implementing a short message according to a conversion providing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a transformation of a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 8 illustrate multimedia messages displayed on a receiving terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 to 12 illustrate a process of setting items to be converted into a multimedia message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13 to 16 illustrate multimedia messages converted based on the items set in FIGS. 9 to 12.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: communication network for short message service

103: MSC / HLR

109: short message service device

110: calling terminal

115: receiving terminal

120: message conversion device

130: communication network for multimedia message service

133: multimedia message server

135: multimedia message gateway (SMCG)

140: terminal information management device

Claims (16)

A short message service center for receiving a short message created by a calling terminal and transmitting the short message to a message conversion apparatus when a predetermined code is added to a telephone number of a receiving terminal received together with the short message; A message conversion device for converting the short message into a multimedia message according to the predetermined code and device information of the receiving terminal; And And a multimedia message service center for transmitting the multimedia message to the receiving terminal and simultaneously charging the multimedia message. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is A terminal information management device for storing and periodically updating information related to the device of the terminal including the receiving terminal, And when the message conversion device receives the short message, inquiring information related to the terminal device of the receiving terminal from the terminal information management device. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the message conversion device is Inquiring the information related to the terminal device of the receiving terminal, when the display of the converted multimedia message is not supported terminal, the short message conversion providing system characterized in that for returning the short message to the short message service center . The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the message conversion device comprises: And a content management unit configured to store and manage contents including at least one of a font, a letter paper, and an audio file according to the predetermined code. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the message conversion device is And a personal content manager configured to manage at least one of the letterhead, font, and audio file preset by the user for each user. The system of claim 5, wherein the message conversion device is connected to a terminal of the user or a terminal of a predetermined administrator via a wired or wireless network. A-1) receiving a short message created and uploaded by the calling terminal; A-2) when a predetermined code is added to the telephone number of the receiving terminal received with the short message, generating a multimedia message according to the content matched to the code; And A-3) A method for providing a transformation of a short message, comprising transmitting the generated multimedia message to a receiving terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein the code is, And providing the conversion of the short message, which is located in front of the telephone number of the receiving terminal. The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the code is A method for providing a translation of a short message, characterized in that it is any one of numbers, special characters, and a combination of numbers and special characters. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the content matching the code comprises at least one of a letter paper, a font, and an audio file. The method of claim 1 or 10, wherein the content matching the code is: The method of claim 1, wherein the content is selectable through a terminal connected to a server for storing and managing the content. B-1) after receiving the short message created and uploaded by the calling terminal, determining whether a predetermined code is added to the telephone number of the receiving mobile terminal to receive the short message; B-2) when the predetermined code is added, transmitting the short message to a message conversion server for converting the short message into a multimedia message; B-3) the message conversion server querying the device information of the receiving mobile terminal; B-4) generating a multimedia message according to the content matched with the code when the device information inquiry result of the receiving mobile terminal supports the display of the multimedia message; And B-5) transmitting the multimedia message to the receiving mobile terminal. The method of claim 12, wherein the method is B-6) when the predetermined number is not added to the telephone number of the receiving mobile terminal in step B-1), further comprising the step of transmitting the short message to the receiving mobile terminal How to provide conversion. The method of claim 12, wherein the method is B-7) if the receiving mobile terminal cannot display the multimedia message as a result of the determination in step B-4), further comprising the step of transmitting the short message to the receiving mobile terminal. How to provide translation of the message. The method according to claim 14, wherein in step B-7), B-8) A method for providing a translation of a short message, characterized in that for transmitting a short message to the calling terminal indicating that the short message has been transmitted to the receiving mobile terminal. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the code is Located before or after the telephone number of the receiving terminal, Method of providing a conversion of a short message, characterized in that any one of numbers, special characters, and a combination of numbers and special characters.