KR20090003399A - Apparatus and method for updating presence information in portable communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for updating presence service information of an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS). The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for setting and storing time information for updating the presence information. By comparing the time information stored in advance with the current time to determine whether the presence information is updated, including a control unit to update the presence information according to the time setting using the portable terminal according to the present invention, the user The inconvenience of having to update the presence information directly can be eliminated.

Description

Apparatus and method for updating presence information in a mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING PRESENCE INFORMATION IN PORTABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

1 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a general presence service network;

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal for setting presence information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for setting presence information in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of updating presence information according to setting information in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a portable terminal for setting presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for updating presence service information of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

With the rapid development of communication technology, it has reached the stage of providing a high-speed data service capable of providing multimedia services such as e-mail, still images, video, etc. to mobile terminals as well as general voice services.

The so-called 3rd generation (3G) mobile communication systems that support both general voice service and packet service include synchronous CDMA 20001x systems and asynchronous Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems (UMTS), as is well known. The third generation mobile communication system as described above provides a multimedia service to a portable terminal through interworking with an IMS network and other networks.

The portable terminal capable of interworking with the IMS network and other networks uses voice data service in a circuit switch network (UMTS), such as UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) or GSM (Global System for Mobile) In a WLAN environment, a multi-mode portable terminal that can use VoIP services.

Applications that can be used in the IMS network include a presence service, a file sharing service, and a voice packet network service (VoIP).

Here, the presence service may be a service for providing location information of the IMS-based network user to confirm the communication status of the user, that is, the user to provide presence information such as online or offline status check, media type check, and the like. Say.

For example, Instant Messenger, which has recently been used as an online communication means among Internet users, is a service for sending a message to a user who is online by using the presence information. It is a form.

1 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a general presence service network.

Referring to FIG. 1, the presence service network includes a watcher (presence information request terminal) 100, a presence server 102, and a presence (presence information). Terminal) 104 may be included.

Here, the presentity 104 may provide information about the “presence” (eg, autonomy, location, etc. to communicate with at some time or with some users).

The information may be collected and used in the presence servers 102, and the presence information may be transmitted to the watcher 100.

First, the watcher 100 transmits 110 a SUBSCRIBE request to the presence server 102 to request the presence information of the presentity 104.

The presence server 102 receiving the subscription request authorizes the subscription request 112 by providing 200 a OK return code to the watcher 100.

Thereafter, the presence server 102 transmits 114 a notification message NOTIFY including the status of the subscriber and the status of the presentity 104 to the watcher 100.

The watcher 100 receiving the notification message may check the presence information of the subscribed presentity 104.

In addition, when the presence information of the presentity 104 is changed 116, the presentity 104 updates the presence information by providing 118 PUBLISH information to the presence server 102. do.

When a user of a portable terminal using the above service wants to change the presence information, there is a problem in that the user must enter and change the mode to change the information every time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for updating presence information in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for setting a time for updating presence information in a portable terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for updating presence information by comparing current time with preset time information in a portable terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, the apparatus for updating the presence setting information sets and stores time information for performing the update of the presence information, and the previously stored time information and And a controller for comparing the present time to determine whether the presence information is updated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a method for updating the presence setting information in a portable terminal comprises the steps of setting and storing time information to perform the update of the presence information, and pre-store And comparing the present time information with the current time to determine whether the presence information is updated.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

In the following description, an apparatus and method for updating presence information for supporting an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) based presence service will be described.

In addition, the presence information defined in the following description is information for activating or deactivating the function of the portable terminal on a timely basis. Talk) service, etc. may include setting information.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal for setting presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the portable terminal may include a control unit 200, a memory unit 202, an input unit 204, a display unit 206, and a communication unit 208.

The controller 200 of the portable terminal controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, in addition to the normal function, when the presence information is detected in accordance with the present invention, the processing and control for voice call and data communication are driven. After the processing, the control unit 200 detects a user's selection to process setting the presence information.

Thereafter, when detecting the presence information setting completion by the user, the controller 200 processes the presence information to be stored in the memory unit 202.

In addition, the controller 200 acquires time information of pre-stored presence information and compares the current time with the current time.

When the time information of the presence information equal to the current time is obtained by the comparison process, the presence information is changed to a state corresponding to the current time.

For example, when the controller 200 confirms that the presence information includes setting information for deactivating the service at a predetermined time, the controller 200 deactivates the function in the time zone and passes the time zone to deactivate the service. The service may be activated to activate the service.

The memory unit 202 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a flash ROM. The ROM stores microcode and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller 200.

The RAM is a working memory of the controller 200, and stores temporary data generated while executing various programs. In addition, the flash ROM stores various updatable storage data such as a phone book, an outgoing message and a received message, and presence setting information according to the present invention.

The input unit 204 includes 0 to 9 numeric key buttons, a menu button (menu), a cancel button (clear), an OK button, a call button (TALK), an end button (END), an internet access button, a navigation key ( Or a plurality of function keys, such as arrow keys) buttons and text input keys, and provides the controller 200 with key input data (eg, presence information setting menu entry request) corresponding to a key pressed by the user.

The display unit 206 displays status information generated during the operation of the portable terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 206 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

The communication unit 208 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a radio signal of data input and output through an antenna (not shown). For example, in the case of transmission, after performing channel coding and spreading on the data to be transmitted, RF processing is performed to transmit the data. In the case of reception, the received RF signal is converted into a baseband signal. The baseband signal is de-spreaded and channel decoded to restore data.

In the above description of the device for updating the presence information of the presence service (Presence Service) based on the IP multimedia subsystem, in the following description to update the presence information using the device according to an embodiment of the present invention How to do this will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for setting the presence information in the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 200 of the portable terminal first checks whether a presence information setting event occurs in step 301. Herein, the presence information setting event sets a function of the portable terminal (eg, a voice call service, a video call service, an e-mail service, a push-to-talk service, etc.). Refers to an event for enabling or disabling depending on the time of day.

If the presence information setting event does not occur, the controller 200 proceeds to step 309 to perform a corresponding function (eg, standby mode).

When the presence information setting event occurs, the controller 200 proceeds to step 303 to process the presence information setting screen on the display unit 206.

The presence information setting screen may include a service item for setting a state of a voice call service, a video call service, an e-mail service, a push to talk (PTT) service, and the like by time of the item. It may include an item for setting a state.

The presence information setting screen of step 303 is a screen for setting time information for updating the status of the service item by time, and the presence information setting screen will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

Thereafter, the controller 200 proceeds to step 305 and checks whether the presence information setting completion by the user is confirmed. If the presence information is not confirmed to be completed, the controller 200 repeats the process of step 305.

On the other hand, when confirming that the presence information setting is completed, the control unit 200 proceeds to step 307 and stores the presence information in the memory unit 202, and then ends the present algorithm.

In FIG. 3, a process of updating the presence information according to the time setting in the portable terminal has been described. It can be applied to perform the above process.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of updating the presence information according to the setting information in the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the control unit 200 of the portable terminal first obtains pre-stored presence information. Herein, the presence information includes time information for updating an item of presence information by time.

In step 403, the controller 200 checks time information of the presence information to perform a comparison process with the current time. In step 405, the control unit 200 compares the time information with the current time. Check for a match.

If it is determined that the time information does not match the current time, the control unit 200 proceeds to step 411 and determines that the presence information update condition is not satisfied, and then repeats the process of step 401.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the time information coincides with the current time, the controller 200 determines in step 407 that the presence information update condition is satisfied and then proceeds to step 409 to update the presence information.

Thereafter, the controller 200 ends the present algorithm.

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a portable terminal for setting presence information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a diagram illustrating a screen of a portable terminal entering a presence information setting menu.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the screen is a presence information setting screen. The voice call service, the video call service, the e-mail service, and the push to talk (PTT) provided on the existing screen are provided. ) May include not only a service item 501 for setting a state of a service or the like, but also an item 503 for setting a time state of the item.

5B is a diagram illustrating a presence information setting screen on which service items that can be set are output.

Referring to FIG. 5 (b), the screen may be set by a user among voice call service, video call service, e-mail service, and push-to-talk (PTT) service items which can be set. A screen in which the voice call service item 505 is selected is shown.

5C is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting a state of a voice call service item according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5C, the screen is a screen for setting a state by time by selecting a voice call service item among service items for which presence information can be set, and corresponds to a current time, a start time, an end time, and the time. It may include an item to set the state.

For example, when the voice call service item is activated from 11 am to 2 pm, it can be set as shown in 507 of FIG.

In addition, the setting process may be a plurality of settings to enable or disable the service at a specific time period.

5 (d) is a diagram illustrating a screen of a portable terminal outputting a state of a voice call service item according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 (d), the information set by the user for the voice call service item is set to activate the service from 11 am to 2 pm and the service is deactivated from 2 pm to 4 pm. The screen 510 is set to 512.

When the state setting for the voice call service item is completed, the portable terminal outputs setting information on the item for which the state can be set (520).

For example, the voice call service item may be shaded with an indication such as "■", and the time zone set to deactivate the service is displayed as "▤" (522). can do.

Meanwhile, in the detailed 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. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, by using the portable terminal according to the present invention to update the presence information according to the time setting, it is possible to solve the inconvenience that the user must update the presence information directly.

Claims (9)

An apparatus for updating presence setting information, And setting and storing time information for updating the presence information, and comparing the previously stored time information with the current time to determine whether the presence information is updated. The method of claim 1, The control unit, And when the time information coincides with a current time, determine that the condition for updating the presence information is satisfied, and thereby activate or deactivate the corresponding service item. The method of claim 2, The control unit, And process to duplicate the presence information setting for the service item. The method of claim 3, wherein The presence information, Information for activating or deactivating the function of the portable terminal by time, and includes setting information such as a voice call service, a video call service, an e-mail service, and a push-to-talk (PTT) service. Device which can be done. A method for updating presence setting information in a portable terminal, Setting and storing time information for updating the presence information; And comparing the pre-stored time information with the current time to determine whether the presence information is updated. The method of claim 5, The process of setting and storing the time information, Outputting a screen for inputting time information for updating the presence information; Receiving the time information after outputting the screen; And confirming the completion of the input of time information, storing the received time information. The method of claim 6, The process of setting and storing the time information, The service method may be repeated for service items. The method of claim 5, The process of determining whether the presence information is updated, Determining that the condition for updating the presence information is satisfied when it is determined that the time information coincides with the current time according to a comparison result between the previously stored time information and the current time; The method may further include processing to activate or deactivate the corresponding service item according to the determination result. The method of claim 8, The presence information, Information for activating or deactivating the function of the portable terminal by time, and includes setting information such as a voice call service, a video call service, an e-mail service, and a push-to-talk (PTT) service. Method which can do it.

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