KR20070078210A - Method and device for creating and transmitting message using common message - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for generating and transmitting a message using a common message are provided to generate and transmit a message suitable for a recipient by inserting a phrase corresponding to the relationship with a recipient at a portion of a common message. A storage unit(120) stores one or more phone number information including a phone number and relationship information and one or more common messages including a variable region into which a phrase according to a previously designated reference is inserted according to the relationship information. A phone number information processing unit(152) extracts relationship information of phone number information selected from the phone number information stored in the storage and a phone number. A common message processing unit(154) extracts a selected common message from the common messages stored in the storage unit. A message generating unit(156) generates a message by inserting a phrase corresponding to relation information transferred from the phone number information processing unit into the variable region of the common message transferred from the common message processing unit. A transmitting/receiving unit(140) transmits the message to the extracted phone number.

Description

Method and device for creating and transmitting message using common message

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a user terminal for transmitting a message using a commercial message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing telephone number information and a commercial message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a user interface (UI) screen of a user terminal for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5 illustrate a process of performing a commercial message function in a user terminal according to each preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a user interface (UI) screen of a user terminal for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: user terminal

110; Key input

120: storage unit

130: display unit

140: transceiver

150: control unit

152: phone number information processing unit

154: commercial message processing unit

156: message generator

The present invention relates to message transmission, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message.

As the use of mobile communication terminals is becoming more common, the necessity of information transmission using a mobile terminal is gradually increasing. In particular, a short message service (SMS) or a long message service (LMS) function capable of delivering a text message to a desired user is being used more conveniently and usefully due to various user interface improvements.

The general method of using a letter writing (message) program of a mobile communication terminal is to edit the contents of a terminal, and then input / select the sender's telephone number and send it. However, for those who are not familiar with the writing function of the mobile communication terminal (especially the elderly), it is not easy to write a letter and send it to others using the mobile communication terminal. In other words, there is a problem that some people cannot easily use because all the processes from writing the contents of the letter to selecting and sending the telephone number of the sender are difficult.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, a message generation and transmission method using a commercial message that can be conveniently created and transmitted using a preset and stored commercial messages and pre-stored phone number information and The purpose is to provide a device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message capable of generating and transmitting a message suitable for the called party by inserting a phrase corresponding to the relationship with the called party in a part of the commercial message. There is this.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for transmitting a message in a user terminal, comprising the steps of: receiving the incoming number and the commercial message type; Generating message contents according to the commercial message type; And transmitting a message including the generated message content using the called number, wherein the message content includes a phrase according to a predetermined criteria corresponding to the stored or input relationship information corresponding to the called number. Provided are a message generation and transmission method using a commercial message of a user terminal, wherein at least one variable region is inserted.

The commercial message type may be a greeting message type.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a user terminal capable of generating and transmitting a message, a variable in which a phrase according to a predetermined criterion is inserted to correspond to the telephone number, one or more telephone number information including relation information, and the relation information A storage unit for storing one or more commercial messages including an area; A telephone number information processing unit for extracting relationship information and telephone number of the selected telephone number information among the telephone number information stored in the storage unit; A commercial message processor extracting a selected commercial message from the commercial messages stored in the storage unit; A message generation unit generating a message by inserting a phrase corresponding to the relationship information transmitted from the telephone number information processing unit into a variable region of the commercial message delivered from the commercial message processing unit; And a user terminal for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message including a transceiver for transmitting the message through a communication network to the phone number extracted by the phone number information processing unit.

The apparatus may further include a display unit for providing a user interface to generate, remove, and modify telephone number information or a commercial message.

Hereinafter, a message transmission method and apparatus using a commercial message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding configuration regardless of reference numerals. Elements are given the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, a user terminal performing a message transmission method using a commercial message according to the present invention will be described by taking a mobile communication terminal as an example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) capable of transmitting a message through a communication network, personal It will be more apparent from the following description that all communication terminals such as a computer (PC), a notebook computer, etc. can be applied.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a user terminal for transmitting a message using a commercial message according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a phone number information and commercial messages according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention 3 is a diagram illustrating a user interface (UI) screen of a user terminal for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 includes a key input unit 110, a storage unit 120, a display unit 130, a transceiver 140, and a controller 150.

The key input unit 110 is for receiving a command from the user according to a telephone number for a call, a text for creating and transmitting a message, and a function (for example, a call function, a message transmission function, an internet access function, etc.). Input means. In particular, the key input unit 110 is a function button (hereinafter, referred to as a "commercial message button") for the function of generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "commercial message function") It may include. As a commercial message button, a message button, a menu button, etc. that are typically provided in the user terminal 100 may be used, or a button for a commercial message function may be separately provided. Since the key input unit 110 may be obvious to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The storage unit 120 stores information on numbers, letters, and the like corresponding to each key button of the key input unit 110. In addition, the storage unit 120 includes various information (eg, serial number of the terminal, communication protocol, etc.) necessary for performing each function (eg, voice / video call, Internet connection, etc.) of the user terminal 100. And the like can be stored.

In addition, the storage unit 120 may store phone number information including a name, a phone number, etc. registered by a user according to an application function such as a phone book. In particular, the telephone number information according to the present invention may further include a relationship item. That is, a user of the user terminal 100 may set information on a relationship item (eg, a friend, an older brother, a younger brother, a father, etc.) with himself / herself when registering phone number information.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores one or more commercial messages for the commercial message function. The commercial message may be initially preset and may also be edited or newly produced by the user. Therefore, it is more preferable that the user terminal 100 provides a user interface so that a user can edit and produce a commercial message. Here, the commercial message may be one or more words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs.

The display unit 130 may be, for example, a liquid crystal, and the transceiver unit 140 is a communication means for the user terminal 100 to perform a function such as a call, a message transmission, or an internet connection through a communication network.

The controller 150 controls the key input unit 110, the storage unit 120, the display unit 130, and the transceiver 140 so that the user terminal 100 may perform a commercial message function. Looking at the detailed configuration of the control unit 150 for performing a commercial message function, the control unit 150 may include a phone number information processing unit 152, a commercial message processing unit 154 and a message generating unit 156. Of course, each component of the controller 150 does not necessarily need to be implemented in hardware, and of course, may be implemented in software.

The phone number information processor 152 of the controller 150 controls the key input unit 110 and the display unit 130 to provide a user interface so that a user may register phone number information including a phone number, a name, a relationship, and the like. Then, the registered telephone number information (refer to reference numeral 210 of FIG. 2) is stored in the storage unit 120. In addition, the phone number information processing unit 152 extracts any phone number information stored in the storage unit 120 and transmits some or all of the phone number information to the message generating unit 156 when the commercial message function is performed.

The commercial message processor 154 provides a user interface by controlling the key input unit 110, the display unit 130, and the storage unit 120 so that a user can create, edit, and remove a commercial message. In addition, when performing the commercial message function, any commercial message selected by the user is extracted from the storage 120 and transferred to the message generator 156. Referring to reference numeral 220 of FIG. 2, the commercial message may include an r area in which a phrase corresponding to a relationship item of telephone number information is inserted and an n area corresponding to a name item. That is, the r area and the n area are variable areas in which the phrase is variably inserted depending on the name of the called party or the relationship with the called party. One or more phrases to be inserted into the r region of the variable region may be preset, and one of the phrases corresponding to the relation item may be selected and inserted. For example, a phrase corresponding to the r1 region may be set to "love", cool "," want ", etc., and one of them may be selected and inserted into the r1 region. In the case of a plurality, the selection may be performed according to a random method or a preset priority of the user.

The message generator 156 generates a message using the telephone number information and the commercial message received from the telephone number information processor 152 and the commercial message processor 154.

Hereinafter, the commercial message function of the user terminal 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user terminal 100 receives a telephone number in an initial state (for example, displaying time, date, battery state, received signal state, etc.) (reference numeral 310). Thereafter, when the input signal for the commercial message button is recognized, the user terminal 100 displays a list (reference numeral 320) for the type of commercial message registered in advance. Thus, the user can select one commercial message with reference to the displayed commercial message type. Of course, when the input signal for the commercial message button is recognized, the phone number information processing unit 152 searches the storage unit 120 for phone number information (reference number 210) corresponding to the input phone number.

If one of the commercial message types is selected, a message such as reference number 330 is generated. That is, the message generator 156 of the user terminal 100 generates a message using the selected commercial message 220 and the phone number information 210. As shown in the figure, the user terminal 100 may display through the display unit 130 so that the user can check the generated message. Accordingly, the user may check the message displayed on the display unit 130 and then delete, modify, or add new contents. Alternatively, the message may be transmitted directly to the called terminal according to the corresponding phone number information through the communication network without displaying a message generated separately.

The message generator 156 refers to the relationship item of the phone number information to determine the phrase to be inserted into each of the r areas r1, r2, r3, and r4 of the selected commercial message 220.

The user terminal 100 stores the phrase table as shown in the following table including phrases preset to be inserted into each of the r regions of the variable areas of the corresponding commercial message (New Year's greetings) in the relation phrase storage unit (not shown). Can be. Here, the relationship phrase storage unit may be provided in some space in the storage unit 120, or may be implemented as a separate storage medium.

Zone condition r1 r2 r3 r4 friend Cool, miss relation Take Friend Ancestors (father, mother, grandfather, etc.) Miss you, dear relation Get it Father / mother-son, grandfather / grandmother-grandson Subordinate My favorite, cute, lovely relation Take it, take it Brother-Brother, Son / Daughter-Father, Grandson-Grandfather lover I always miss you My love Take it, please take it Honey

As described above, when there are a plurality of phrases that can be inserted into each r region, one may be randomly selected, or one may be selected according to a preset priority. However, as shown in the phrase table, only one specific area, such as an r4 area, may be selected in advance according to a corresponding relationship. For example, when the content of the relationship item set in the phone number information is "grandchild", "grandfather" may be inserted in the r4 region.

Accordingly, the message generating unit 156 may select phrases to be inserted into each r area by using the phrase table preset according to the relationship item of the phone number information and the corresponding commercial message, and inserts the selected phrases into the commercial message. By completing the message content of can be generated message data to be transmitted to the communication network. Of course, as described above, each phrase of the phrase table may be created, deleted, or changed by the user.

The types of commercial messages may be applied to all types of messages frequently set by the user, as well as greeting message types such as New Year greetings, birthday greetings, wedding greetings, passing greetings, and promotion greetings, as shown in FIG. Will be self explanatory.

4 and 5 are views illustrating a process of performing a commercial message function in a user terminal according to each preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a message generated using a commercial message according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. And a user interface (UI) screen of the transmitting user terminal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user terminal 100 maintains an initial state in step 410 and receives a called number in step 420. Of course, it is natural that the phone number of the called terminal to transmit a message may be selected through a phone book search function.

In operation 430, the user terminal 100 determines whether an input signal for a function button, that is, a commercial message button is recognized. Here, a telephone call may be sent when the call button is pressed, and a message may be sent when a commercial message button is pressed. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with the convenience of selecting a call function or a message transmission function after selecting the called party.

As a result of the determination in step 430, when the input signal for the commercial message button is recognized, in step 440, the user terminal 100 displays the information on the commercial message registered in advance through the display unit 130. Here, as described above, the commercial message button may be separately provided, but typically, a message menu is executed using the message button provided in the user terminal 100, and a commercial message function according to the present invention may be selected among them. have.

In operation 450, the user terminal 100 determines whether one commercial message is selected. When one commercial message is selected, the user terminal 100 determines the content of the message using phone number information corresponding to the telephone number input in step 460 and the selected commercial message. Complete and generate the message data accordingly. That is, a message data is generated by inserting a phrase corresponding to a variable region of a commercial message using a name item, a relationship item, and the like of telephone number information to complete the message content.

Although not shown in the drawing, the user terminal 100 may further include determining whether phone number information corresponding to the incoming called number is registered. In addition, even when the phone number information is registered, it is also possible to determine whether or not the relationship information is registered in the relationship item. If the telephone number information corresponding to the called number is not registered, the name and the relationship information of the called party may be input. That is, the user terminal 100 may provide a user interface so that the user may input the name and the relationship information of the called party. For example, content about relationships of sons, friends, fathers, and the like can be displayed and can be selected by the user.

Accordingly, the user may input the name and relationship of the called party through an input window displayed separately through the display unit 130. In addition, even if the phone number information corresponding to the incoming call number is registered but the relationship item is missing or there is no item itself, the user terminal 100 may similarly receive information on the relationship separately.

In step 470, the user terminal 100 transmits the generated message data to the called terminal according to the called number through the communication network.

5 and 6 according to another embodiment of the present invention, if an input signal for a commercial message button is recognized in an initial state (step 510 and reference number 610), the commercial message function is executed and a telephone number is directly from the user. Or input phone number information by a list method as shown by reference numeral 620.

Thereafter, a process of generating a message by selecting a commercial message may be performed in the same manner as in FIG. 4.

Here, although not shown in the drawing, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the commercial message function in the user terminal 100 does not necessarily select a commercial message after inputting a called number, and may select a called party after selecting a commercial message. Of course it is. For example, when the commercial message function is executed through the message button (or commercial message button), the user terminal 100 displays a list of commercial message types, receives a recipient number after one commercial message type is selected, or One phone number information can be selected. That is, step 420 according to FIG. 4 may be performed after steps 430 to 450. Likewise, step 530 according to FIG. 5 may be performed after step 540.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented in a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, a method and apparatus for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message that can conveniently create and transmit a message using preset and stored commercial messages and pre-stored phone number information can be provided. It has an effect.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that a phrase corresponding to the relationship with the called party is inserted into a part of the commercial message to generate and send a message suitable for the called party.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art that various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below And can be changed.

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In the method for transmitting a message in the user terminal, Receiving a called number and a commercial message type, respectively; Generating message contents according to the commercial message type; And And transmitting a message including the generated message content by using the called number. The message content may include one or more variable regions into which a phrase according to a predetermined criterion is inserted to correspond to the stored or input relationship information corresponding to the called number. Way. A user terminal capable of generating and sending a message, A storage unit for storing one or more commercial messages including a telephone number, one or more telephone number information including relation information, and a variable region into which a phrase according to a predetermined criterion is inserted corresponding to the relation information; A telephone number information processing unit for extracting relationship information and telephone number of the selected telephone number information among the telephone number information stored in the storage unit; A commercial message processor extracting a selected commercial message from the commercial messages stored in the storage unit; A message generation unit generating a message by inserting a phrase corresponding to the relationship information transmitted from the telephone number information processing unit into a variable region of the commercial message delivered from the commercial message processing unit; And And a user terminal for generating and transmitting a message using a commercial message including a transceiver for transmitting the message through a communication network to the phone number extracted by the phone number information processor. The method of claim 2, And a display unit for providing a user interface so as to generate, remove, and modify telephone number information or commercial messages.

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