KR20070070910A - A method for automatically retrieving multimedia message service(mms) in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic MMS(Multimedia Message Service) message retrieving method in a mobile communication terminal is provided to automatically retrieve a body of an MMS message by periodically checking the possibility of retrieving, and the existence of a header of MMS message without body. Network provider information and a network setup value are checked, and it is decided whether an MMS message body is retrievable by using a packet call(S10-S30). If so, messages whose headers only are retrieved are retrieved from a message receiving box by using an information field for message body reception completion in headers received in a portable terminal(S50-S70). A terminal is automatically connected to an MMSC(MMS Center) by using the network setup value to retrieve message bodies, and notifies a user of the retrieved message bodies(S80).

Description

A method for automatically retrieving Multimedia Message Service (MMS) in Mobile Communication Terminal}

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically receiving an MMS message in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method of receiving a message in a mobile communication terminal. Specifically, in using a multimedia message service, the terminal periodically checks whether or not the terminal can be received and only downloads a header of the inbox when the download is possible. The present invention relates to a method for automatically receiving an MMS in a mobile communication terminal that retrieves a received message and automatically retrieves the body of the message.

In recent years, the popularity of portable terminals has increased rapidly, and the performance of portable terminals has also been improved. Now is the time to do almost everything with one handset. Phone calls are basic, and with the launch of camera phones, photos, videos, and video calls can be made, as well as games, movies, securities, and real-time bookings over the Internet, as well as the recent terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) service. As a result, terrestrial broadcasting can be viewed on the go by using a mobile terminal.

One of the services that a mobile terminal user uses most as a terminal is a message transmission / reception function. There are two main functions of sending and receiving messages, a short message service (hereinafter referred to as SMS) and a multimedia message service (hereinafter referred to as 'MMS').

In the case of SMS, since a small amount of data (typically within 80 kbytes) is exchanged between users, data can be easily transmitted and received in real time and there are almost no errors.

However, in the case of MMS, since a large amount of data such as a picture or a video is transmitted and received, it is not easily transmitted and received in real time as the SMS. Looking at the technical trend of MMS to date, MMS reception has two types of auto down method and defer down method.

In case of Auto, a message header and a body should be automatically received, but even in this case, reception failure during reception often occurs due to the large capacity.

Furthermore, in the case of the defer, the user only receives the header and does not receive the body, so each time the user enters the inbox and selects and receives the header-only message, the message must be manually retrieved. .

Also, even in this case, even if an attempt is sometimes made to receive a message by the receiver time set for each message, the message is often exceeded and the message is not received.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention periodically checks whether the MMS data body of the mobile communication terminal can be received and downloads the search, and automatically retrieves the MMS message received only the header from the inbox and automatically returns to the body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of receiving (Retrieve).

In order to achieve the above object, a method of automatically receiving a multimedia message in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention includes (a) checking a network operator information and a network setting value, and using a packet call, a multimedia message body. Determining whether it can be received; (b) retrieving a message in which only the header is received in the message inbox, using the information field for the completion of message body reception in the header received in the mobile terminal, if it can be received; And (c) automatically connecting to a multimedia message service center (MMSC) using the network setting to receive a message body and inform the user.

If it is determined in step (a) that the reception is not possible, return to the main control task and set a timer for a period of time for periodically checking the message. a) repeating the steps.

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

Example

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically receiving an MMS message in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, network operator information registered when booting from a SIM or NVM is checked (S10). When a mobile terminal uses a subscriber identification module (SIM), it retrieves operator information using SIM information loaded at boot time. If the SIM is not used, the terminal searches for the carrier information attached to the NVM (Non Volatile Memory) during registration of the network.

Next, it is searched whether a packet call is possible (S20), and it is determined whether message body (Body) reception using the operator information and the packet call confirmed in step S10 is possible (S30). This is done by checking the network settings for receiving messages in the currently set MMS profile.

In this case, if the message is not in a state of being able to receive, return to the main control task (Main Control Task: MC tack) step (S40), and set a timer for a predetermined time for checking the message in the UI (User Interface) task again, the timer When the routine has finished, the routine is restarted and restarts at step S10 (S45).

On the contrary, if the message can be received, it is searched whether there is a message to receive a body in the storage box (S50). This is a general MMS, not a delivery report or a read report, using a header field of a message received by a mobile terminal. Search for messages that aren't there.

At this time, if there is no message to receive, return to the main control task (MC task) of step S40 and after the predetermined time elapses to run the routine again to check the message.

However, if there is a message to be received, a body message is received, which is connected to a multimedia message service center (MMSC) using the MMS network setting value obtained in the message receiving step, and an MMSC contained in a header. Request message to MMSC using message body location information on the target (S60, S65)

Finally, the message body (retrieve) is received (S70), when the reception of the message is completed, notify the user, so that the user can check the content of the message (S80).

As described above, by using a method of automatically receiving a message body according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the need for the user to separately receive a message. For example, especially in Europe, when a user moves to another country and receives an MMS header when the country's MMSC is not interlocked, it will reach the MMSC roaming region associated with the original country or its carrier. This enables the user to receive the message without any further manipulation of the user and deliver the content to the user in the shortest time.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the accompanying drawings and the above description, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is self-evident to those who have the common knowledge of.

According to the present invention as described above, if it is possible to periodically check the download status of the MMS data body (mobile) of the mobile communication terminal, the search for the MMS message received only the header in the inbox and automatically the body (body) automatically By retrieving, the user's convenience is increased because the user no longer has to worry about receiving a message.

Claims (2)

(a) checking network operator information and network setting values and determining whether a multimedia message body can be received using a packet call; (b) retrieving a message in which only the header is received in the message inbox, using the information field for the completion of message body reception in the header received in the mobile terminal, if it can be received; And and (c) receiving a message body and informing a user by automatically connecting to a multimedia message service center (MMSC) using the network setting value. The method of claim 1, If it is determined in step (a) that the reception is not possible, return to the main control task and set a timer for a period of time for periodically checking the message. a) automatically receiving a multimedia message in a mobile communication terminal, comprising repeating steps a).

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