KR20070046525A - Method for transmitting message between different time zones - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones is disclosed. The present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a message from a calling terminal and searching for a time setting item of the calling terminal; Retrieving location information of a receiving terminal to receive the message, when the time setting item of the calling terminal is set to be changeable according to a time zone; Searching for a time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs according to the location information; Changing the transmission time of the message by applying the time of the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs and transmitting the message to the receiving terminal, even if a message is received from a calling terminal located in a different time zone. The message transmission time of the calling terminal may be provided based on time.

Time zone, time change, mobile terminal

Description

How to send and receive messages between different time zones {METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MESSAGE BETWEEN DIFFERENT TIME ZONES}

1 illustrates a system for transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting and receiving a message between different time zones according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: first time zone

130: calling terminal

150: calling party communication network

200: second time zone

230: receiving terminal

250: receiving side communication network

260: IWF

270: PSTN

280: wired terminal

300: time change server

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and more particularly to a mobile communication system that can accurately provide a transmission time of a message provided to a receiving terminal even when at least two different times are applied to an area managed by one mobile communication system. The present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving messages between time zones.

In general, when there are multiple time zones in a country, a time for transmitting and storing a message between terminals existing in different time zones in a mobile communication system provides the receiving terminal with a time according to the time zone of the calling terminal. There has been a problem that the user of does not know exactly when the message was received from the originating terminal.

Therefore, there is a need to eliminate the difference in the sending and receiving time of the message service due to the difference of time zones within the service area provided by the same mobile communication system.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to accurately provide a transmission time of a message provided to a receiving terminal even when at least two different times are applied to an area managed by one mobile communication system. The present invention provides a method for transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones.

Method for transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

Receiving a message from a calling terminal and searching for a time setting item of the calling terminal;

Retrieving location information of a receiving terminal to receive the message when the time setting item of the calling terminal is set to be changeable according to a time zone;

Searching for a time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs according to the location information; And

And changing the transmission time of the message by applying the time of the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs and transmitting the message to the receiving terminal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a step of receiving a message from a calling terminal and retrieving a time setting item of the calling terminal;

Retrieving location information of a receiving terminal to receive the message when the time setting item of the calling terminal is set to be changeable according to a time zone;

Searching for a time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs according to the location information; And

A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the step of changing the transmission time of the message and transmitting the message to the receiving terminal by applying the time of the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even if a message is received from a calling terminal located in a different time zone, a message transmission time of the calling terminal can be provided based on a time reference of a time zone to which the called terminal belongs.

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

1 illustrates a system for transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, the time zone to which the calling terminal 130 belongs among the regions where several time zones exist, such as the United States, Canada, and China, is called a first time zone (100), and the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs is defined. This is called the second time zone 200.

Of course, although the calling terminal 130 and the receiving terminal may belong to the same time zone, this is not discussed in the present invention.

Since both the first time zone 100 and the second time zone 200 are operated and managed by one mobile communication system, a short message server, a multimedia message server, and a voice message server are commonly used.

 Therefore, when the originating terminal 130 belonging to the first time zone 100 transmits a message to the receiving terminal belonging to the second time zone, the time change server 300 which changes to the time information of the region where the receiving terminal is located is shown in FIG. 1. It is possible to be provided separately, as shown in the application, it is also possible for each short message server, multimedia message server, and the voice message server to be embedded in the time change program, respectively.

In addition, the receiving terminal is not only a mobile terminal 230, but also a concept including a wired terminal 290 managed by a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 270, wherein the wired terminal 290 is called It is preferable to have an LCD screen to receive a short message or a multimedia message from the terminal 130.

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

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting and receiving a message between different time zones according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the calling terminal 130 transmits a message, for example, at least one of a short message, a voice message, and a multi-message, to the called terminal through the calling side communication network 150, the time change server 300 determines the calling terminal 130. Receive the message transmitted from the) and retrieves the time setting items included in the message (S200, S210).

If the time setting item of the calling terminal 130 is set to be changeable according to a time zone, the time changing server 300 searches for location information of a receiving terminal to receive the message (S220). ).

As an example of retrieving the location information of the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal is the mobile terminal 230, the time change server 300 using the telephone number of the receiving terminal HLR (Home Location Register) or VLR Contact the (Visitor Location Register) to obtain information of the MSC to which the receiving terminal belongs.

The time change server 300 searches for time information according to the location information of the receiving terminal, that is, a time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs, and receives the time information from the calling terminal 130 by applying time information of the time zone. Change the transmission time of the message (S230, S240).

When the time of the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs is applied, the message in which the time information is changed is transmitted to the receiving terminal (S250).

At this time, the receiving terminal is a mobile terminal 230 or a wired terminal 290, and the time setting items of the receiving terminal and the calling terminal are all set according to the OMA standard.

As described above, the method of the present invention is implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the like.

As described in detail above, according to the method for transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones of the present invention, even if a message is transmitted between terminals belonging to different time zones, the message of the calling terminal is transmitted according to the time information of the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs. Since the time is displayed on the receiving terminal, the user of the receiving terminal has an advantage of accurately and conveniently recognizing the time information to which the message is sent.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone skilled in the art will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various modifications or changes are possible.

Claims (5)

Receiving a message from a calling terminal and searching for a time setting item of the calling terminal; Retrieving location information of a receiving terminal to receive the message, when the time setting item of the calling terminal is set to be changeable according to a time zone; Searching for a time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs according to the location information; And And changing the transmission time of the message by applying the time of the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs and transmitting the message to the receiving terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving terminal, Method of transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones, characterized in that the mobile terminal or a wired terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the message, And at least one of a short message, a multimedia message, and a voice message. The time setting item of claim 1, wherein the time setting item of the calling terminal and the receiving terminal comprises: Method of transmitting and receiving messages between different time zones, characterized in that set according to the OMA standard. Receiving a message from a calling terminal and searching for a time setting item of the calling terminal; Retrieving location information of a receiving terminal to receive the message when the time setting item of the calling terminal is set to be changeable according to a time zone; Searching for a time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs according to the location information; And A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a step of changing the transmission time of the message to be transmitted to the receiving terminal by applying the time of the time zone to which the receiving terminal belongs.

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