KR20070062693A - Mobile terminal, unification message service providing device using presence information and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A terminal, an apparatus for providing a unified message service using presence information, and a method thereof are provided to write and send an optimized message according to the state of a receiver using a single message writing tool and to integrate, use, and manage various messaging services in a wire/wireless-integrated environment, regardless of kinds of networks or terminals. An apparatus for providing a unified message service using presence information comprises a presence database(122), a message database(121), a presence information control module(112), and a call processing module(111). The presence database stores presence information that indicates each subscriber's present connection state. The message database classifies and stores messages by subscribers. The presence information control module provides a receiver's presence information. The call processing module receives receiver information and message information from a caller's terminal and connects a call in line with the receiver's presence information provided from the presence information control module.

Description

Mobile terminal, Unification message service providing device using presence information and method

1 is a block diagram of an integrated message service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated message service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for exchanging and managing various types of messages such as instant messages, SMS / MMS, and mail between users of each access network by using the presence information of a receiver in a wired / wireless internet and a mobile communication environment.

In addition to the generalization of personal computers (PCs) these days, devices capable of wireless data communication such as PDAs, mobile phones, DMBs, and PMPs are also rapidly spreading, and as user access networks and access terminals are diversified, communication between these terminals is used. The demand is increasing.

Today, more than half of the Internet population use mail or instant messaging services. In addition, CDMA-based messaging and multimedia message services such as mobile instance messenger, short message (SMS) and multimedia message (MMS) services are also being activated.

However, these messaging services have the same purpose of message transmission between senders and receivers, but different devices for providing messages may cause users to install and drive different applications according to the access network and the user terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to solve a conventional problem, and provides an integrated message composer and an integrated message box based on user presence information. It is to enable the transmission of the messaging service and to use and manage various types of messaging service in wired / wireless integrated environment regardless of access network or user terminal.

An integrated message service providing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention for solving this problem,

A presence database for storing presence information indicating a subscriber's current connection status;

A message database storing messages for each subscriber;

Presence information control module for providing the presence information of the receiver;

And a call processing module for receiving receiver information and message information from a caller's terminal and connecting a call in a form corresponding to the receiver's information provided by the presence control module.

A terminal for receiving a status of a receiver from an external server and sending a message to the receiver,

An input unit for receiving a selection of a user input;

A communication unit performing a communication function;

An integrated inbox for storing the integrated message;

Storing the integrated message created by the input unit in the integrated message box, transmitting the integrated message and information of the receiver to the server,

An integrated message control unit for controlling to display information input by the input unit and information indicating a current state of a receiver received from the communication unit;

And a display unit for displaying information according to the control signal of the integrated message controller.

Integrated message service providing method according to an aspect of the present invention for solving this problem,

Receiving receiver information and message information to be transmitted from a subscriber's terminal;

Determining a current connection state of the receiver;

If the current connection state is a cellular phone, transmitting a message to a receiver in the form of a message corresponding to the cellular phone;

If the current connection state is online, sending the message to the recipient in the form of a message corresponding to the online state.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

 In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, this means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

1 is a device for providing an integrated message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Integrated message service providing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention for solving this problem includes a server 110 and a database 120.

The database 120 includes a presence database 111 that stores presence information indicating a subscriber's current connection state, and a message database 122 that stores messages for each subscriber. The server 110 receives the receiver information and the message information from the presence information control module 112 and the receiver terminal which provide the presence information of the receiver, and corresponds to the receiver information provided by the presence control module. Call processing module 111 for connecting the call. The presence information control module 112 receives its current state from each of the terminals 210 to 230 and stores it in the presence database 122, and transmits the state of the corresponding receiver terminal to the corresponding terminal as necessary. The presence information management module 112 is a module for maintaining the presence status information of the user. Presence information originally meant a term for distinguishing a 'login' state from a 'logout' state in the instant messenger, but the modification was extended to a term representing the current situation and state of the owner or receiver of the terminal device. For example, you can define the user's emotional state, such as 'joy', 'sorrow', 'depressed' or states such as 'in a meeting', 'meal', 'driving' or 'call'. User information such as 'PC', 'PDA' and 'Phone' may be expressed. Presence information is useful in that the status of the other party can be checked in advance and communication can be attempted in a suitable manner. The presence information is also used in wireless communication devices such as mobile messengers such as mobile messengers and PDAs in addition to instant messengers. The call processing module 111 is a module for establishing and managing sessions between terminal devices and is also involved in the presence information setting and status change notification.

And, if necessary, may further include a message server 410 for sending messages and multimedia messages, a multimedia message service center 420 for sending a multimedia message, and a short message service system 430 for short message service. .

Terminal 210, 220, 230 of Figure 1 has a configuration such as PC 230, PDA 220, mobile phone 210, as shown in Figure 2, performs a communication function via a wired or wireless network, hereinafter For convenience, it will be described as one terminal 210.

2, the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 214 for receiving the user's input, the communication unit 213 performing a communication function, the integrated message box 215 for storing the integrated message Storing the integrated message created by the input unit in the integrated message box, transmitting the integrated message and information of the receiver to the server, and information indicating the information input by the input unit and the current state of the receiver received from the communication unit. An integrated message control unit 211 for controlling to display the display unit 212, and displays the information in accordance with the control signal of the integrated message control unit. Here, the receiver's information may be displayed on the display unit 212 as necessary, or may be omitted. The integrated message control unit 211 provides a function of authoring and editing various media such as text, image, video, and audio. The same type of data can be transmitted in various types according to the access status of the receiver. For example, even in the same text message, a message in the form of a message can be sent to a recipient of a PC connection, and an SMS text message can be sent to a mobile communication accessor. The integrated message box 215 is a module that integrates various types of messages and usage history such as messages and multimedia, and provides integrated message management function regardless of the network and the terminal to which the user is connected. Own message information stored in the database 121 may be stored.

Next, an operation of the integrated message service providing apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

3 is an operational flowchart of a method for providing a unified messaging service according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, terminal users access the presence management module 111 of the server 110 to access their own terminal information, that is, their terminal information such as a PC, a PDA, a phone, and an online or offline state. Send information such as acknowledgment.

Then, the presence information control module 112 is notified of the presence state change from the terminal 210 and stored in the presence database 122.

On the other hand, when a user who wants to compose a message sends the information of the receiver, the presence information control module 112 may transmit the status of the receiver terminal stored in the presence database 122 to the terminal to display the status of the receiver ( S310).

In this state, or even if the state of the receiver is not known, the user uses the input unit 214 to view the message displayed on the display unit 212 to create a message of a desired type, that is, a message in a test or multimedia form, and selects a transmission. (S320).

Then, the integrated message control unit 211 transmits the recipient information and the created message to the call processing module 111 through the network 300 through the conversion of the communication unit 213. In addition, the integrated message control unit 211 stores the created message in the integrated message box 215.

Then, the call processing module 111 determines whether the created message is text (S330).

If the created message is text, the call processing module 111 determines whether the opposite terminal is online (S340).

If the counterpart terminal is in the online state, the call processing module 11 controls the call to transmit a message, and accordingly, the external message server 410 sends a text message to the corresponding recipient (S350).

On the other hand, if the counterpart terminal is logged out, the call processing module 11 transmits the receiver information and the text information to the short message service system 430 to transmit the short message, and the short message service system 430 is sent to the mobile phone of the counterpart. The short message is transmitted (S360). In this case, if necessary, it may be performed only when the other party agrees to receive the SMS.

On the other hand, when the created message is a multimedia message, the call processing module 111 determines whether the terminal of the other party is a mobile phone with reference to the presence database 122 (S370).

If the terminal of the other party is a mobile phone, the call processing module 111 transmits a multimedia message (MMS) to the mobile phone of the receiver in cooperation with the multimedia message service center 420 (S380).

On the other hand, if the terminal of the other party is a personal computer or PDA, not the mobile phone in conjunction with the message server 410 transmits to the other party (S390).

When the message is transmitted to the counterpart terminal by this process, the transmitted message is also stored in the message database 121 and also stored in the integrated message box of the counterpart terminal, and the counterpart can confirm the message by confirming the integrated message box.

Such an embodiment of the present invention may be variously modified, and after determining the terminal of the other party, the message type may be determined and the message may be transmitted.

These flows can be added or modified according to various needs.

As described above, the apparatus and method for providing an integrated messaging service using user presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention can author and transmit a message optimized according to a receiver's state using a single message authoring tool, It is possible to integrate and use various types of messaging services in wired / wireless integrated environment regardless of access network or user terminal. Even if an individual has various communication terminals such as a PC, a PDA, and a mobile phone, a message can be received by any terminal, and all of the terminals can manage the same message box.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not implemented only through the apparatus and the method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementation may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, a single message authoring tool may be used to author and send a message optimized according to the status of a receiver, and may be used in a wired / wireless integrated environment regardless of a user's access network or a user terminal. It is possible to integrate and use a type of messaging service to provide users with a convenient terminal, an integrated message service providing apparatus and method.

Claims (10)

A presence database for storing presence information indicating a subscriber's current connection status; A message database storing messages for each subscriber; Presence information control module for providing the presence information of the receiver; And a call processing module for receiving receiver information and message information from a caller's terminal and connecting a call in a form corresponding to the receiver's presence information provided by the presence control module. The method of claim 1, The method of claim 1, And the presence information includes a type of a terminal. The method of claim 1, And the call processing module transmits a short message when the presence information is a mobile phone and a written message is in a text form. The method of claim 1, And the call processing module transmits a multimedia message when the presence information is a mobile phone and a written message is a multimedia message. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A message server for sending messages and multimedia messages according to a request of the call processing module; A multimedia message service center providing a service for transmitting a multimedia message in response to a request of the call processing module; And a short message service system for short message service according to a request of the call processing module. A terminal for receiving a status of a receiver from an external server and sending a message to the receiver, An input unit for receiving a selection of a user input; A communication unit performing a communication function; An integrated inbox for storing the integrated message; Storing the integrated message created by the input unit in the integrated message box, transmitting the integrated message and information of the receiver to the server, An integrated message control unit for controlling to display information input by the input unit and information indicating a current state of a receiver received from the communication unit; And a display unit for displaying information according to a control signal of the integrated message controller. Receiving receiver information and message information to be transmitted from a subscriber's terminal; Determining a current connection state of the receiver; If the current connection state is a cellular phone, transmitting a message to a receiver in the form of a message corresponding to the cellular phone; If the current connection state is online, sending a message to a recipient in the form of a message corresponding to the online state. The method of claim 7, wherein Collecting and storing the presence information from the terminal users; And periodically transmitting the presence information of the receiver to the terminal according to the reception of the receiver information. The method of claim 7, wherein If the current connection state is a mobile phone, the step of sending a message to the receiver in the form of a message corresponding to the mobile phone, If the written message is in text form, transmitting a short message; If the message is in the form of a multimedia message, transmitting the multimedia message. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, If the current connection state is online, the step of sending a message to the receiver in the form of a message corresponding to the online state, If the message is in text form, sending a message; If the message is in the form of a multimedia message, transmitting a multimedia message.

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