KR20070120009A - Method and system for group transfer of message - Google Patents

Abstract

A message group transmission system and a method thereof are provided to enable a subscriber of a meeting to designate subscription and secession of a particular group for receiving a message by himself or herself and to transmit the message to subscribers of the particular group even without accessing the Internet. A DB consists of ID information of a particular group for receiving a message, telephone numbers of subscribing members of the particular group, the first line number capable of receiving a transmission request of the message or generation or removal of the particular group via a mobile communication network, and the second line number capable of receiving a subscription or secession request of the particular group via the mobile communication network. A server comprises as follows. A reception controller receives information received at the first and second line numbers. A transmission controller receives the message through the first line number to enable the message to be transmitted to subscribers of the particular group. A DB controller updates the DB by processing the subscription or secession request and the generation of a group requested through the first line number.

Description

Message Group Transfer System and Method {Method And System For Group Transfer Of Message}

1 is a view showing a form for requesting group creation of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a form for requesting group subscription of the present invention.

3 is a view showing a form for requesting group withdrawal of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a form for requesting message transmission of the present invention.

5 is a view showing a form for requesting a group inquiry of the present invention.

The present invention is a service capable of group transmission of a message, such as SMS (Short Message Service, short message service, hereinafter referred to as SMS) of mobile communication, assigning a specific line number to a specific group, The present invention relates to a message group transmission system and a method for transmitting a message to a subscriber of a specific group when the subscriber joins or leaves a specific group and transmits a message to a specific line number.

In general, in order to transmit a message through an SMS function of a terminal, it is common to input a subscriber's telephone number to receive a message or to designate a telephone number or a group stored in the terminal's telephone directory.

On the other hand, if the number of subscribers to receive the message is grouped or grouped to store the phone book on the server connected to the Internet, and then to send a sentence by specifying the phone number or group in the phone book of the server over the Internet Is being provided.

The SMS is not only used for the company's business contact, but also used for contact of various social gatherings such as alumni, meetings through Internet cafes or clubs.

However, the change or input of the phone number of the subscriber to receive the sentence in various meetings and the withdrawal of the subscriber who does not want the SMS had a problem that the administrator must manage separately.

In addition, when the server of the service provider needs to be connected via the Internet in order to send a group message, there is a problem in that it cannot be used in a location where the Internet cannot be connected such as a mountain wall or a sea.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the subscribers of a meeting can designate the joining and leaving of a specific group to which they want to receive a message, and the message transmission to the subscribers of the specific group without accessing the Internet is also possible. It is an object of the present invention to provide a message group transmission system and a method for implementing the same.

The message group transmission system of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A first group capable of receiving a request for generating or removing a specific group or sending a message via a mobile communication network, identification information of a specific group to which a message is to be received, telephone numbers of members subscribed to the specific group, and a mobile communication network; A database including a line number and a second line number for receiving a subscription or withdrawal request of the specific group via a mobile communication network;

A reception control unit for receiving the information received by the first and second line numbers, a transmission control unit for receiving a message through the first line number and transmitting the message to subscribers of the specific group, and a group required through the first line number And a server configured to include a DB controller configured to update the database by processing the join or leave request of the specific group required through the generation and the second line number.

The first line number and the second line number may be the same line number, and the reception control unit analyzes the information received by the line number and, when requesting the creation or removal of a group, creates or removes a group from the DB control unit. If a request is made for transmission, the message is transmitted to the transmission control unit so that the transmission control unit searches the database and transmits the message to the subscribers of the specific group. It is preferable that the DB control unit adds or deletes the requested subscriber's telephone number to the database.

 In addition, even if there is a number added after the line number, the reception control unit receives a request such as creating a group, joining a group, leaving a group, or sending a message by a number added after the line number or a transmitted message. While analyzing, it is also possible to identify a specific group and have the DB control unit or DB control unit and the transmission control unit process the request.

If the message requested to be transmitted through the first line number is a password or a message requested from a terminal of a designated subscriber,

Or only when the manager of the specific group is designated and receives the approval information from the manager's terminal by sending a message received through the first line number to the manager's terminal,

More preferably, the transmission control unit may transmit a message to the subscriber of the specific group.

The server provides identification information of the specific group through the Internet, and the subscriber of the specific group may transmit a message, request to join or leave the specific group through a terminal connected to the Internet.

The message transmitted by the message group transmission system of the present invention is not limited to text, but includes multimedia messages such as pictures, videos, sounds, and the like.

Method for transmitting the message of the present invention to a specific group,

Assigning a first line number and a second line number to a specific group, establishing a database in a server having a reception control unit, a transmission control unit, and a DB control unit, and the server transmits the first and second line numbers to the first and second line numbers via a mobile communication network. Making it communicable;

Identifying a terminal telephone number of a subscriber connected by a second line number, processing subscription or withdrawal at the request of the connected subscriber, and updating the database for the telephone number of the connected subscriber;

Receiving a message by a first line number, searching for a telephone number of a specific group subscriber in the database, and transmitting the message to a terminal of the specific group subscriber.

If the first line number and the second line number in the operation method is the same,

Analyzing the information received by the reception control unit;

When requesting the creation or removal of the group, causing the DB control unit to handle the creation or removal of the group;

When requesting the transmission of the message, the DB controller retrieves the telephone number of the specific group subscriber in the database, and transmits the message to the terminal of the subscriber through the transmission controller;

When requesting to join or leave the group, it is preferable to further include the step of adding or deleting the subscriber's telephone number requested by the DB control unit in the database.

In addition, the step of analyzing the information received by the reception control unit, even if another number is added after the line number received by the line number, after identifying the specific group by the number or transmitted message added after the line number And, it is preferable that the step of analyzing the request, such as group creation, group join, group withdrawal, message transmission.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail in accordance with various embodiments.

First, assume that a person named 'M', who is in charge of the D high school conference, wants to contact D high school conference using mobile carrier A.

First, 'M' provides a service (hereinafter referred to as 'the present invention service') that can be provided through the present invention while providing information such as its own mobile phone number through the customer service center or the homepage of the mobile communication company A. Apply.

The service request telephone number to apply for the present invention service is also preferably using a phone number directly connected to the mobile carrier, such as, for example, # 5151, 'M' transmits an SMS message to this number to the service of the present invention You can also apply.

Mobile carrier A assigns identification information to a specific group called 'D High School Synchronous Society', selects the first line number and the second line number, builds a database, and then identifies the identification information, first and second line numbers to 'M'. Notify me. As described above, the first line number and the second line number have a form such as # 5151XXXX which adds XXXX, which is a group number of a specific group, to # 5151, which is the representative number for providing the service by a mobile communication company, or It can be various types of telephone numbers, such as 1588-YYYY (where X and Y are any number from 0 to 9), and the same number can be used for the first and second lines.

Hereinafter, when the first and second line numbers are the same, these line numbers will be referred to as 'same line numbers', and this case will be described separately when necessary.

'M', who is assigned the first and second line numbers, attends the meeting and notifies the members of the second line number through the homepage or e-mail. Synchronous members belonging to 'M' receive the second line number and register to receive the present invention service by accessing the second line number through their terminal.

When a synchronous member who wants to provide the present invention requests to subscribe to the second line number, the reception control unit that receives the request to the second line number extracts the caller number from the received information and passes it to the DB control unit. The subscription request is completed by storing the terminal phone number of the same member who requested the subscription in a registered specific group database. Alternatively, the transmission control unit may send a subscription confirmation message to the subscriber's terminal.

When the service member no longer wants to receive the present invention, when the same member requests to leave the second line number again, the reception control unit which has received the request to the second line number extracts the caller number from the received information and calls the subscriber. The DB control unit requests the number to be deleted from the registered specific group's database. The DB control unit processes the withdrawal process, and the transmission control unit may optionally send the withdrawal confirmation message to the subscriber's terminal.

In addition, various methods may be used in addition to the above method in order to register to join a specific group. When the communication is connected to the second line number, the ARS may respond to the user to press a specific key of the terminal to select subscription and withdrawal. Of course, the ARS may be provided in the reception control unit. In addition, it may be natural to join a specific group through the homepage provided by the mobile communication company A.

Accordingly, 'M' can transmit a message to the synchronized members who have subscribed to a specific group without having to input the telephone numbers of the terminals of the synchronized members.

Next, explain that 'M' sends a message about the conference meeting guide to the members who have joined a particular group.

'M' writes a message to be sent to the synchronous members through the message creation window of his terminal, and then enters the first line number in the received telephone number of the message creation window and transmits the message to the first line number.

The reception control unit receiving the message from the first line number causes the transmission control unit to transmit the message to the subscriber of the specific group assigned the first line number.

It is natural that the transmission control unit can recognize the telephone numbers of subscribers of a specific group by querying a database of the specific group.

When the transmission controller completes the transmission, it is also preferable to transmit the number of messages transmitted to the 'M' to the terminal of the 'M'.

If it is the same line number, the reception control unit analyzes the incoming signal, and if it is connected by voice communication (in case of pressing the call button by entering the phone number in the terminal), it processes the subscription / leave request through ARS, and through SMS When the message is transmitted, the first and second line numbers can be used as the same line number by processing the message transmission request and sending the message to subscribers of a specific group.

In addition, when using the same line number as # 5151XXXX (where XXXX is a group number) provided by the mobile carrier, the subscriber's terminal phone number is searched in the database, and if there is a subscriber's phone number in the database, the service is withdrawn. It is also possible to delete the requested subscriber's telephone number and add the telephone number of the connected subscriber to the database by subscribing if the telephone number of the connected subscriber does not exist. Alternatively, if the message of the connected subscriber is analyzed and the designated word "subscribed" or "subscribed" is included, it may be possible to add or delete the subscriber's telephone number connected to the database by processing the subscription or withdrawal according to the analysis result.

If the first line number is known to the outside or the same line number, a message of spam nature may be received and transmitted to subscribers of a specific group.

In this case, the message requested through the first line number is transmitted by adding a cipher number in the form of inputting a cipher number on the first line of a character and then inputting a sentence to be transmitted. Only the message to which the cipher is added is transmitted. It is also possible to send to a specific group of subscribers. Of course, such a password should not appear in a message sent to a particular group of subscribers.

 Alternatively, a subscriber having a right to deliver a message to a specific group may be registered in a database so that the transmission control unit transmits the message to a subscriber terminal of a specific group only when a message is received from a terminal of the subscriber having such authority. desirable.

Alternatively, when a subscriber in a specific group requests a group transmission of a message, it is preferable to first send a message to the manager, and after receiving the manager's approval message, send the message to the subscriber of the specific group.

The billing system for providing such a service can be arbitrarily determined by the mobile communication company A which is a mobile communication service company. The billing may be made to a specific group of subscribers who want to send a message to the first line number, or the billing may be made to 'M', which is the present invention service applicant, which is a mobile communication service company that provides the service of the present invention. It is only a problem to be determined in the present invention does not have any influence on the technical spirit of the present invention.

In addition, the reception control unit, the transmission control unit, and the DB control unit constituting the server of the present invention can also be configured as each server, even if configured as each of these servers will be recognized as one server.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, this invention is demonstrated with reference to drawings according to a more specific embodiment.

First, it is assumed that the mobile carrier A has assigned a representative line number of # 5151 for the present invention service.

The line with the number # 5151 is set to receive all the lines assigned to # 5151 even if a separate number is added following # 5151 as well as # 5151.

For example, when a message is received through the line number of # 51511, the reception controller connected to the line of # 5151 detects the terminal telephone number of the message sender and transmits it to the DB control unit. When the list is extracted and transmitted to the transmission control unit, the transmission control unit may be configured to transmit the list as a message to the message sender.

In addition, the group number assigned to a specific group is given in the form of nXXX, and if the group number is 4342 digits of 4342, n is fixed to 4 and a random number is assigned to XXX to each group. It is possible to set a unique group number.

'M' will request the creation of a group via wired or wireless Internet or SMS message as shown in FIG. The group creation request by the wired or wireless Internet is generally known, so no explanation is necessary. Hereinafter, a step in which a group is created by requesting creation of a group through an SMS message will be described.

'M' having a terminal subscribed to the mobile communication company A, as shown in FIG. 1, creates a message "D Go Synchronous Meeting", which is a group name he wants to create, and transmits it to # 5151.

# 5151 According to the message received through the reception control unit of the line, the DB control unit creates a group "D high 57 times" according to the service type and billing method set by default, and the requester's terminal information (for example, 'M Terminal telephone number and / or terminal head value) is extracted by the reception control unit and a group number is assigned. In this description, the group number is 332.

Here, the first digit '3' of 332 means that the group number consists of three digits, and the second and third digits '32' arbitrarily set one of the unassigned group numbers.

The DB control unit creates a database for the group number 332, and the administrator stores the information 'M' and the terminal telephone number of the 'M' in the database.

As described in FIG. 1, when a group is created, a message about a group generation result is transmitted to a terminal of 'M', and a function description of the service of the present invention is transmitted.

Later, 'M' is D and informs members of the conference at the number # 5151332. Members of the conference are sent to # 5151332 as a destination, as shown in Figure 2, and write a message containing the word "subscription".

Among the members of the conference group, the name is 'S', and 010-311-5x12 has a mobile communication telephone number, 'S' is D and attempts to join the conference group with reference to FIG. 2.

If 'M' has entered the group non-subscription list in the form of the present invention service, and if the terminal telephone number of 'S' is listed in the group non-subscription list, 'S' may cause the group subscription to be denied.

In addition, according to the service type of the present invention, if set to automatic subscription, 'S' is automatically subscribed to the group number 332, it may be able to receive a message that the subscription is completed.

Alternatively, according to the service form of the present invention, the subscriber requests information to be sent to the administrator's terminal, and the administrator approves the subscription with a #, * signifying approval or rejection in front of the telephone number of the terminal requesting subscription. If so, the subscription or rejection can be handled.

Next, the case where 'S' leaves the group will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

'S' will try to withdraw from the group when it is not necessary to receive the conference message due to long overseas business trip. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, # 5151332 is the destination and a message containing the word 'withdrawal' is sent to send the request to leave. Done.

The reception control unit receives such a message, extracts the telephone number of 'S', analyzes the message, checks whether the 'S' is subscribed to the corresponding group 332, and if it is not subscribed, 'there is no subscription history' or 'Group number is wrong' message is sent to the terminal of the 'S' through the transmission control unit. In addition. If the terminal telephone number of 'S' is registered in the group number 332, information about 'S' is removed from the database, and the terminal of 'S' is notified of the withdrawal.

Next, the case in which 'S' intends to transmit a message to the conference is described with reference to FIG. 4.

'S' is a terminal as shown in Figure 4, # 5151332 as a destination, and enters a message to send in the message window, and then transmits it. After receiving the message through the reception control unit, the server checks whether there is a telephone number of 'S' in the 332 group of the database, and then sends a message stating that the message cannot be sent to 'S' if the 'S' is not a member of the 332 group. Send.

If there is a telephone number of 'S' in the 332 group, the server transmits the message of 'S' to the terminals of the subscribers joining the 332 group, and transmits the message transmission result to the terminal of the 'S'.

Finally, a case in which the user can inquire about which group he belongs to, or what information about the group he subscribes to, or whether a specific person is subscribed to the group will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

'S' is engaged in a variety of club activities in addition to the D-government meeting, and when he wants to find out which group he is in, he sends a message to # 51511. The server queries the terminal phone number of 'S' in a database and informs the group numbers of groups subscribed to the terminal of 'S' in the form of # 5151332 and # 51514441.

If 'S' does not know which 4441 group is, then enter # 51514441 as the destination number and enter the word 'lookup' into the message window, and the server processes it and sends the 4441 group's information to 'S'. Will be provided.

Also, to check whether a girlfriend with the phone number 010-3010-1x73 and name 'Q' is joined to the 332 group, specify the destination as # 5151332 and in the message window as ## 01030101x73 If input, the server may receive it, analyze the message, and notify the terminal of 'S' whether the subscription of 'Q'.

In the above, the server has disclosed a form in which the server recognizes and processes the specific language such as joining, withdrawing, or inquiring into the message window.

After the line number of the service of the present invention called # 5151, the service number may be requested by adding request numbers 1 (subscription), 2 (withdrawal), and 3 (query) to the group number of the specific group described above.

In addition, # 5151 is used as a destination, and the message includes the group number and contents, and the reception controller may analyze the group number and contents by the message and cause the DB controller and the transmission controller to process the request. .

In the above description, the role of the reception control unit, the transmission control unit, and the DB control unit will be easily understood by those skilled in the art.

According to the present invention, in order to simultaneously send a message to a specific group such as a group, a company, a social gathering, it is not necessary to input a phone number of the entire member one by one, and joining or leaving a specific group can be easily handled by the subscriber himself. Convenience is provided.

Claims (8)

A first group capable of receiving a request for generating or removing a specific group or sending a message via a mobile communication network, identification information of a specific group to which a message is to be received, telephone numbers of members subscribed to the specific group, and a mobile communication network; A database including a line number and a second line number for receiving a subscription or withdrawal request of the specific group via a mobile communication network; A reception control unit for receiving the information received by the first and second line numbers, a transmission control unit for receiving a message through the first line number and transmitting the message to subscribers of the specific group, and a group required through the first line number And a server configured to update the database by processing the request for joining or leaving the specific group required through the generation and the second line number of the message group transmission system. The method of claim 1, The first line number and the second line number are the same line number, and the reception controller analyzes the information received by the line number and, when requesting the creation or removal of the group, the DB controller processes the creation or removal of the group. If a request is made for transmission, the message is transmitted to the transmission control unit so that the transmission control unit searches the database and transmits the message to the subscribers of the specific group. And the DB control unit adds or deletes the requested subscriber's telephone number to the database. The method of claim 2, Even if there is a number added after the line number, the reception control unit analyzes the request such as group creation, group join, group withdrawal, and message transmission by the number added after the line number or the transmitted message. On the other hand, the message group transmission system, characterized in that to identify a specific group, the DB control unit or DB control unit and the transmission control unit to process the request. The method of claim 1, The server provides identification information of the specific group via the Internet, and the subscriber of the specific group can transmit a message to the specific group or request to join or leave the terminal through a terminal connected to the Internet. Message group transmission system. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, If the message requested to be transmitted through the first line number is a password or a message requested from a terminal of a designated subscriber, Or only when the manager of the specific group is designated and receives the approval information from the manager's terminal by sending a message received through the first line number to the manager's terminal, And the transmission control unit transmits a message to subscribers of the specific group.  In a method for sending a message to a specific group, Assigning a first line number and a second line number to a specific group, establishing a database in a server having a reception control unit, a transmission control unit, and a DB control unit, and the server transmits the first and second line numbers to the first and second line numbers via a mobile communication network. Making it communicable; Identifying a terminal telephone number of a subscriber connected by a second line number, processing subscription or withdrawal at the request of the connected subscriber, and updating the database for the telephone number of the connected subscriber; Receiving a message by a first line number, searching for a telephone number of a specific group subscriber in the database, and transmitting the message to a terminal of the specific group subscriber. The method of claim 6, If the first line number and the second line number are the same, Analyzing the information received by the reception control unit; When requesting the creation or removal of the group, causing the DB control unit to handle the creation or removal of the group; When requesting the transmission of the message, the DB controller retrieves the telephone number of the specific group subscriber in the database, and transmits the message to the terminal of the subscriber through the transmission controller; When requesting to join or leave a group, further comprising the step of adding or deleting the subscriber's telephone number requested by the DB control unit to the database. The method of claim 7, wherein Analyzing the received information in the reception control unit, even if another number is added after the line number, after receiving the line number, identifying a specific group by a number or a message added after the line number, Message group transmission method comprising the step of analyzing the request, such as group creation, group join, group withdrawal, message transmission.

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