KR20070074093A - Messaging service method for conversation function in a mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing an interactive messaging service in a mobile terminal is provided to achieve an interactive messaging service by providing the previous messages transmitted/received to/from the other mobile terminal in the pull down menu type which arranges messages in the order of time so that a mobile terminal user can simply confirm the history of message transmission/reception with the other mobile user. A control part in a called mobile terminal, if an SMS or MMS message is received from a calling mobile terminal, displays the received message(S302). Then, the control part judges whether a key is inputted for confirming the history of the previous SMS/MMS messages transmitted/received to/from user of the calling mobile terminal(S304). If so, the control part searches for MIN(Mobile Identification Number) of the calling mobile terminal and the previous transmitted/received SMS/MMS messages(S306). The control part displays a transmission/reception history of the previous SMS/MMS messages associated with the searched MIN(S308). If the user selects an SMS or MMS message on the displayed SMS/MMS history screen, the control part displays the whole contents of the selected message(S10).

Description

MESSAGING SERVICE METHOD FOR CONVERSATION FUNCTION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

2 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation of an interactive SMS message service in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an interactive SMS message service screen upon receiving an SMS in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating an interactive SMS message service screen during SMS transmission in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: mobile communication terminal 102: BTS

104: BSC 106: MSC

108: SMSC 110: MMSC

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, when receiving a message transmitted on a mobile communication network such as SMS / MMS from the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to inquire the existing message history with the message exchange counterpart so that the mobile communication can be implemented. It relates to an interactive messaging service method in a terminal.

Currently, the mobile phone service is not only providing a communication service for voice call, but various additional services are being developed to create new demand. Among these supplementary services, there is a "coloring" service that allows a user to select a ringing tone of a mobile phone according to a user's preference, or a navigation service that informs a driving route of a user's current location or destination through a mobile communication terminal. The above additional services are used for various purposes according to the needs of terminal users.

A typical additional function of the mobile communication terminal is a short message service (SMS) message service, which is a short text message transmission / reception service between mobile communication terminals. The SMS service has been developed as an additional function that is most used in a mobile communication terminal, and is transmitted to a multi-media service (MMS) along with various emoticons and pictures. .

However, the conventional message sending / receiving service such as SMS / MMS has not yet developed into an interactive service such as chatting, which is insufficient to satisfy user's desire for newer SMS / MMS service. . Therefore, if the mobile terminal implements a user interface for retrieving an existing message with a message exchange partner when receiving an SMS / MMS message, it is possible to implement interactive messages similar to chats, thereby greatly increasing user convenience. It is expected to increase.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an interactive messaging service method in a mobile communication terminal that enables the implementation of an interactive message by enabling the existing message history inquiry with a message exchange partner when receiving a message such as SMS / MMS in a mobile communication terminal. Is in.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interactive messaging service method in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a message of various formats from a counterpart terminal in a mobile communication network; Retrieving the message history previously transmitted / received with the counterpart terminal when there is a service request; (c) displaying message history information between the retrieved counterpart terminal and the user terminal; and (d) providing the user with the message history. Displaying the entire contents of the message selected by the user.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operation of the preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

1 illustrates a schematic configuration of a mobile communication system capable of an interactive messaging service to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Mobile stations (MSs) 100 and 101 are user interface devices, which receive messages via SMS and MMS from the calling terminal and receive messages through the channel connected by the MSC 106 in response to voice calls. Receives and performs a voice call with the calling mobile terminal. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when receiving a message from the calling mobile terminal, the existing transmission / reception message with the calling terminal user and its history are displayed so that the currently received message can be linked with the previous message.

The base transceiver station (BTS) 102 is a device composed of a wireless transceiver and a voice call through a wireless link with the mobile communication terminals 100 and 101 in a radio access network (RAN). And transmit / receive packet data. The base station controller (BSC) 104 manages a plurality of BTSs 102 and is responsible for radio channel setup, frequency hopping, and handover processing.

The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 106 is responsible for mobility management, location registration / management, authentication, handover, roaming, etc. of the MSs 100, 101. That is, when an incoming request from the mobile communication terminals 100 and 101 is received through the BTS 102, an outgoing signal is transmitted to the called party of the incoming request, and there is a response from the other party's terminal to the outgoing signal. By assigning a channel to form a communication path between the mobile communication terminal (100, 101).

The Short Message Service Center (SMS) 108 is connected to the MSC 106 and transmits an SMS when there is an SMS call from a calling terminal in a mobile communication network to a specific mobile communication terminal 100 or 101.

The multimedia message service center (MMSC) 110 is connected to the MSC 106 and transmits an MMS when there is an MMS call from a calling terminal in a mobile communication network to a specific mobile communication terminal (100, 101).

2 illustrates a detailed block configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, the controller 206 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100. In addition, in an interactive message transmission / reception operation according to an embodiment of the present invention, an existing transmission / reception message with a calling terminal user and a history thereof when transmitting / receiving a message such as an SMS / MMS using the mobile communication terminal 100 are described. Display so that the currently received SMS / MMS message can be linked with the previous message.

The memory 204 stores a predetermined program that controls the overall operation of the terminal, and stores data input / output when the overall operation of the terminal is performed by the controller 206 in a predetermined preset area.

The duplexer 210 communicates with the base station through the antenna ANT and separates the transmitted / received signals. The receiver 212 receives a radio signal input through the antenna ANT under a predetermined control, receives the radio signal separated by the duplexer 210, amplifies, filters, and outputs a weak signal. do. The transmitter 208 filters and amplifies a radio signal output from the audio unit 214, which will be described below, under predetermined control, and transmits the amplified signal through the duplex 210 through the antenna ANT.

The audio unit 214 modulates the voice signal input through the microphone MIC into a wireless signal under the control of the control unit 206, and demodulates the wireless signal received through the receiver 212 to the speaker SPK. It sends out as a signal. In addition, when a ring signal is generated from the base station, the receiver 212 detects the ring signal and transmits it through a ringer. The key input unit 200 includes a plurality of numeric keys, and generates corresponding key data when the user presses a predetermined key and outputs the corresponding key data to the controller 206.

The display unit 202 displays various types of information of the mobile communication terminal 100 under the control of the controller 206 and receives and displays key data generated by the key input unit 200 and various information signals of the controller 206. .

3 is an interactive messaging that displays previous SMS / MMS messages transmitted and received between a counterpart terminal and a user terminal and a history thereof when a message such as SMS / MMS is received in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; It shows the service operation control flow.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. On the other hand, in the description of the present invention, for the convenience of description, an interactive messaging service operation when a message such as SMS / MMS is received from a mobile communication terminal is described. The same applies to the transmission of messages such as MMS. In addition, in the following description, SMS / MMS is described as a bearer, but if necessary, a separate connection for speeding up is performed by connecting an IP-based connection to a gateway. By inviting the other party, the UI (User Interface) may be the same but increase the speed, and even if the other party does not enter the speed-up mode, the user may save time in uploading and transmitting.

First, when there is a message transmission such as SMS / MMS from the calling mobile terminal 101 in the mobile communication network to the receiving user mobile communication terminal 100, the MSC 106 transmits the message through the SMSC 108 or the MMSC 110. An SMS / MMS message from the calling mobile terminal 101 is transmitted to the user terminal 100.

The mobile terminal control unit 206 then proceeds to step S302 in response to step S300 to notify SMS / MMS reception from the calling mobile terminal 101 and when a user inputs an SMS / MMS message confirmation key. The received SMS / MMS message is displayed as shown in Fig. 4A.

At this time, if there is a key input to check the originating terminal user of the SMS / MMS message currently received from the user and the previous received SMS / MMS message history from the user, the control unit 206 performs the step (S304). In step S306, the SMS / MMS message transmitted / received between the calling terminal 101 number and the user terminal 100 is searched.

Subsequently, the controller 206 displays a history of the SMS / MMS message transmitted / received between the calling terminal 101 number found in the step S306 and the user terminal 100 in step S308.

At this time, the user confirms the corresponding SMS / MMS message by performing a key input for confirming a specific SMS / MMS message on the SMS / MMS message history display screen transmitted / received between the calling terminal 101 and his terminal 100. Alternatively, the controller 206 may display the entire contents of the SMS / MMS message selected by the user in the SMS / MMS message history display screen on the screen so that the user may check the entire contents of the SMS / MMS message. To help.

That is, the history of SMS / MMS messages transmitted / received between the caller terminal 101 and the user terminal 100 is sorted in chronological order as shown in (b) of FIG. 4 and pulled down by implementing a scroll bar. It consists of a pull down menu, each SMS / MMS message is highlighted by the movement of the cursor according to the user's keystroke operation, and the entire contents of the selected SMS / MMS message when the user has selected input. Is displayed. In this case, the selected SMS / MMS message may be implemented in a display format in which the entire text content flows horizontally on the screen.

5 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of a previous message transmitted and received between a counterpart terminal and a user terminal and a history thereof when a message such as SMS / MMS is transmitted in a mobile communication terminal. When selecting the counterpart terminal number after writing an SMS / MMS message to be transmitted to the counterpart mobile communication terminal as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the selected counterpart mobile communication terminal and the user terminal as shown in FIG. The history of sent / received SMS / MMS messages will be displayed. The SMS / MMS message history is arranged in a chronological order as in the case of receiving the SMS / MMS message, and configured as a pull-down menu through the implementation of a scroll bar. Is highlighted by the move, and the entire contents of the selected SMS / MMS message are displayed if there is a user input.

As described above, in the present invention, when a mobile communication terminal transmits / receives a message such as an SMS / MMS, the terminal user provides a counterpart mobile communication terminal and a previously transmitted / received message as a pull-down menu arranged in chronological order. By making it possible to simply inquire about the message transmission / reception history with the terminal user, an interactive messaging service becomes possible.

Meanwhile, in the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. That is, in the description of the present invention, a specific example of SMS / MMS among the messages transmitted / received in the mobile communication terminal has been described. However, the present invention may be similarly applied to multimedia messages such as emoticons and flash cones.

Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the claims rather than by the described embodiments.

As described above, in the present invention

When a mobile communication terminal sends / receives a message such as SMS / MMS, the terminal user provides a pull-down menu in which the other party's mobile terminal and the previously transmitted / received message are arranged in chronological order so that the terminal user sends / receives a message with the other terminal user. By simply inquiring the reception history, an interactive messaging service is enabled, which greatly increases convenience in use.

Claims (12)

An interactive messaging service method in a mobile communication terminal, (a) receiving a message of various formats from a counterpart terminal in a mobile communication network; (b) retrieving a message history previously transmitted / received with a counterpart terminal when there is an interactive messaging service request when the message is received; (c) displaying message history information between the searched counterpart terminal and the user terminal; (d) displaying the entire contents of the message selected by the user in the message history; Interactive messaging service method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, In the step (c), the message history information, the mobile messaging terminal, characterized in that a pull down (pull down) menu through a scroll bar implementation. The method of claim 2, And the message history information is arranged in order of transmitted / received time. The method of claim 1, In the step (d), the message history information is highlighted by the movement of the cursor according to the user's key input operation, and the entire message is displayed when the user selects the interactive messaging in the mobile communication terminal. Service method. The method of claim 4, wherein And wherein the selected message is implemented and displayed in a form in which the entire content flows horizontally on the screen. The method of claim 1, The message transmitted / received on the mobile terminal is any one of an SMS, an MMS, an emoticon, and a flash cone. An interactive messaging service method in a mobile communication terminal, (a ') receiving a message in various formats to be transmitted to a counterpart terminal in a mobile communication network; (b ') checking whether there is an interactive messaging service request for the other party's terminal when the input message is transmitted; (c ') retrieving a message history previously transmitted / received with the counterpart terminal when the interactive messaging service request is made; (d ') displaying message history information between the searched counterpart terminal and the user terminal; (e ') displaying the entire contents of the message selected by the user in the message history; Interactive messaging service method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein In the step (d '), the message history information is a interactive messaging service in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of a pull-down (pull down) menu through a scroll bar implementation. The method of claim 8, And the message history information is arranged in order of transmitted / received time. The method of claim 7, wherein In the step (e '), the message history information is highlighted by the movement of the cursor according to the user's key input operation, and the entire contents of the corresponding message are displayed upon the user's selection. Messaging service method. The method of claim 10, The selected message is a method of interactive messaging service in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the entire text content is implemented to be displayed in a form flowing horizontally on the screen. The method of claim 7, wherein The message transmitted / received on the mobile terminal is any one of SMS, MMS, emoticon, and flashcon.

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