KR20090125549A - System and method for producting additional information at short message service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for offering additional information to an SMS are provided to variously implement additional information about the SMS by defining a new parameter which does not define a standard of 3GPP(Generation Partnership Project). CONSTITUTION: A USIM(Universal Subscriber ID Module) unit(120) stores an SCA(Service Component Architecture) value of an SMS(Short Message Service). A SCA reader(130) establishes the SCA value of USIM unit in booting the communication modem and stores the data in a buffer. An application server program executer(150) moves the application about SMS in transmitting and receiving SMS.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a technology for providing information related to an SMS service to a user. More specifically, in order to satisfy a service provider-specific SMS requirement for an SMS service, a new parameter not mentioned in the 3GPP standard is further defined. The present invention relates to a system and method for providing additional information to an SMS service for variously implementing additional information on an SMS service.

Since the Internet communication service, which is symbolized by the World Wide Web, has been in the spotlight, communication service has already made a big difference in human life in all aspects of society, economy and politics. It is hard to imagine life without the Internet, and the Internet is a part of life. Therefore, in recent years, the use of various high-speed communication networks, such as in order to use a variety of communication services in a better environment has increased significantly.

However, communication services such as the Internet using a computer have advantages in that the transmission speed is high and data input is convenient. However, communication services such as the Internet can no longer be used once the computer is out of the environment. It has the disadvantage of using the service.

Therefore, in recent years, many telecommunication companies have spurred the development of new technology called wireless Internet to provide communication services such as the Internet beyond the space. Wireless Internet refers to an environment and technology in which a user can use an Internet service through a wireless network while using a mobile communication terminal. The development of mobile communication technology and the rapid increase in the penetration rate of mobile communication terminal further promoted the development of this wireless Internet environment.

Thanks to the development of the wireless Internet environment, mobile operators and other telecommunication operators are further promoting the use of the wireless Internet by providing various and useful services to the users of the wireless Internet. Such wireless Internet services include text messages, e-mails, cards, letters, games, geography / life information, learning, cartoons, and the like.

In particular, the SMS message service refers to a service that delivers a text message of limited length from a computer connected to the Internet to a mobile communication terminal or between mobile communication terminals regardless of a call state of a mobile communication subscriber. The SMS message service, which can transmit texts of about 80 bytes (80 Korean characters) on the LCD screen of a mobile communication terminal, has exploded in utilization due to the extended use range from personal use to corporate use. to be. In other words, the recent SMS goes beyond simple interpersonal message transmission, group transmission, reservation transmission, email arrival notification, personal information management, stock information notification, product information notification, financial information notification, callback number service, etc. Widely used in a wide variety of applications.

Here, the callback number transmission in the SMS message service not only transmits only the caller's phone number but also transmits specific URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address information for wireless Internet access so that the receiver of the SMS message is connected to the mobile terminal. It also provides a function to automatically access a wireless Internet web page with the URL by pressing a specific button.

However, as the mobile communication system evolves, related standards for SMS message services must be newly defined according to the evolutionary path. That is, according to whether the current 2G (2.5G) or 2.5G (2.5G) mobile communication system is evolving into synchronous 3G (CDMA 2000) or asynchronous 3G (WCDMA), it is appropriate to meet the specification for SMS message service. It must be newly defined.

Currently, the WCDMA communication method is a radio protocol recommended by IMT-2000, and is being provided or prepared for by many communication service providers around the world. W-CDMA systems have a high call quality and use a spread spectrum method, which is suitable for transmitting a large amount of data. The WCDMA system adopts 32 Kbps Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM) for voice coding, and supports high mobility enough to make a call even if the user moves at a speed of about 100 km / h.

In addition, WCDMA communication method is adopted by most countries, and many institutions such as Korea, Europe, Japan, USA, and China form 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) to develop technical specifications for WCDMA. Going out.

However, the SMS message service specification defined in the current WCDMA scheme is only related to the transmission of SMS messages. Therefore, the current WCDMA communication system does not provide a callback number service related to a caller's telephone number, a specific URL access function, and the like, provided by an SMS message service of 2G or 2.5G. Therefore, there is a limitation in providing various and convenient functions to mobile communication subscribers using the WCDMA system.

Accordingly, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to define an SMS parameter by additionally defining a new parameter not mentioned in the 3GPP standard in order to satisfy an SMS requirement for each service provider for an SMS service. The present invention provides a system and method for providing additional information to an SMS service for providing a user with various implementations of additional information.

The present invention also provides a system and method for providing additional information to an SMS service for executing a corresponding application by reading an SCA value for an SMS service directly from a USIM.

The system for providing additional information to the SMS service according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the SCA of the Short Message Service (SMS) service that is previously stored in the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) while booting the communication modem Sending (Service Component Architecture) values, setting them as global variables, storing them in a buffer, starting an application program for the SMS service, and including additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service in an SMS message to send and receive SMS. It characterized in that it comprises a mobile communication system for delivering a mobile communication client and the SMS message through a mobile communication network.

Preferably, the mobile communication client is not writing the SCA value of the SMS service to the communication modem (Writing).

Preferably, the additional information includes a callback number and an alpha value not included in the 3GPP standard, a callback number added when an SMS is transmitted, a callback number written in the USIM, and a time stamp. It is characterized by at least one or more.

In addition, the mobile communication client according to the second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the communication modem unit for connecting to the mobile communication network, the USIM unit for storing the SCA value of the SMS service, the communication modem unit while booting the SCA reading unit for reading and setting the SCA value of the SMS service from the USIM unit as a global variable, and storing it in a buffer, a CM (Call Manager) unit for controlling the transmission and reception of the SMS service, and the transmission and reception of the SMS service, And launching an application program for the SMS service and including an additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer in an SMS message to execute an SMS transmission and reception.

Preferably, the SCA reading unit is characterized in that for storing the SCA value of the SMS service in the buffer to correspond to the 3GPP structure.

Preferably, the SCA reading unit reads the SCA value of the SMS service from the USIM unit when each task of the application program for the SMS service is initialized by booting the communication modem unit.

Preferably, the SCA reading unit is characterized in that to return the SCA value of the SMS service to the CM unit.

Preferably, when the application program execution unit generates a query for the SCA value of the SMS service from the CM unit before executing transmission and reception of the SMS service, additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer. It is characterized by including the SMS message to send and receive SMS.

In addition, the method for providing additional information to the SMS service according to the third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, performing booting to determine whether each task of the application program for the SMS service is initialized while booting the communication modem Step, SCA inquiry step of reading the SCA value of the SMS service that is already stored in the USIM in accordance with the determination result, set as a global variable and store in the buffer, the program execution step of starting the application program for the SMS service, the SMS service The query generation step of determining whether a query for the SCA value of the SMS service occurs before the transmission and reception of the SCA value of the SMS service and the query, if the query for the SCA value of the SMS service occurs, the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer Including service execution step of executing SMS transmission / reception by including additional information based on SMS message; It is characterized by.

Preferably, the SCA inquiry step is characterized by storing the SCA value of the SMS service in the buffer to correspond to the 3GPP structure.

Accordingly, in the present invention, in order to satisfy the SMS requirements for each service provider for the SMS service, SMS for providing a user with various additional information on the SMS service by additionally defining new parameters not mentioned in the 3GPP specification. By providing a system and a method for providing additional information to a service, SMS-related additional information commonly required by each service provider related to the SMS service can be provided to the user, and the information excluded from the existing 3GPP standard can be expressed. Therefore, there is an advantage that can express detailed parameter values for SMS service.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a system for providing additional information to an SMS service according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing additional information to an SMS service according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown only as an example in FIG. 1, when each task of the application for the SMS service is initialized by booting the communication modem, the SCA value of the SMS service previously stored in the USIM is read and set as a global variable, and then the buffer is buffered. The SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer is extracted by starting an application program for the SMS service, and the additional information such as a callback number and an alpha value is included on the basis of the extracted SCA value of the extracted SMS service. A mobile communication client 100 for forming and transmitting an SMS message and transmitting the SMS message to a counterpart client through a mobile communication network or receiving an SMS message from the counterpart client and delivering the SMS message to the mobile communication client 100. Communication system.

Here, the mobile communication system includes a base station, an exchange, a SGSN, a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), a gateway, and the like.

Furthermore, the system for providing additional information to the SMS service in the present invention can be implemented in various communication networks including WCDMA.

The mobile communication client 100 reads an SCA value of a service other than the SMS service from a USIM, sets it as a global variable, stores it in the buffer, and then starts an application program for the other service to start the SCA value of the other service. The additional information based on the information may be implemented by transmitting and receiving a message for the other service. As described above, the present invention is not limited to the SMS service but may be applied to other services.

2 is a block diagram of the mobile communication client 100 shown in FIG. 1. As shown only as an example in FIG. 2, the mobile communication client 100 connects to a mobile communication network to communicate with a communication modem unit 110 for executing an SMS service, and a USIM unit for storing an SCA value of an SMS service in an SMSC field. 120, the communication modem unit 110 reads the SCA value of the SMS service from the USIM unit 120 while booting, the SCA reading unit 130 for storing in the buffer after setting the global variable, and transmits and receives the SMS service When a query for the SCA value of the SMS service is generated from the CM unit 140 for control and the CM unit 140 before transmitting / receiving the SMS service, additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer is received. Included in the SMS message includes an application program execution unit 150 for sending and receiving SMS.

Accordingly, the mobile communication client 100 executes the application of the SMS service by reading the SCA value of the USIM from the query for the first SCA value after booting without having to write the SCA value of the SMS service on the communication modem. .

Here, the method of reading the SCA value from the USIM can be realized through the 3GPP specification and the corresponding carrier (for example, SKT) USIM specification, and the code processing method in the client can be realized by the existing technology already implemented.

Hereinafter, the operation of the system for providing additional information to the SMS service according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in more detail as follows.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a system for providing additional information to the SMS service shown in FIG. 1. As shown by way of example only in FIG. 3, the method of providing additional information to the SMS service proceeds by determining whether each task of the application program for the SMS service is initialized while booting the communication modem (S100 and S102). .

After that, when each task of the application for the SMS service is initialized due to the booting of the communication modem, the SCA value of the SMS service previously stored in the USIM is read, set as a global variable, and then stored in a buffer. (S104 and S106).

After the above process, the application for the SMS service is started (S108), and if a query for the SMS service occurs before executing the transmission and reception of the SMS service (S110), based on the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer The SMS is transmitted and received by including the additional information in the SMS message (S112).

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand that you can.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a user by implementing a variety of additional information on the SMS service by additionally defining a new parameter not mentioned in the 3GPP standard, in order to meet the SMS requirements for each service provider for the SMS service. According to the present invention, it is an invention with industrial applicability because the possibility of marketing or business is not only sufficient but also practically obvious.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing additional information to an SMS service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a configuration diagram of the mobile communication client shown in FIG. 1, and

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a system for providing additional information to the SMS service shown in FIG. 1.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: mobile communication client 110: communication modem unit

120: USIM part 130: SCA reading part

140: CM unit 150: application execution unit

200: mobile communication network

Claims (10)

While booting the communication modem, the SCA (Service Component Architecture) value of the SMS (Short Message Service) service, which is already stored in the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), is read and set as a global variable, and then stored in a buffer. A mobile communication client for launching an application program and including an additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service in an SMS message to transmit and receive an SMS; And And a mobile communication system for delivering the SMS message through a mobile communication network. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication client is And providing additional information to the SMS service, wherein the SCA value of the SMS service is not written to the communication modem. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the additional information is SMS, characterized in that at least one or more of the callback number (alpha) and alpha (Alpha) value not included in the 3GPP specification, the callback number added when the SMS transmission, the callback number and time stamp written to the USIM A system that provides additional information to a service. A communication modem unit for connecting to a mobile communication network; A USIM unit for storing the SCA value of the SMS service; An SCA reading unit for reading the SCA value of the SMS service from the USIM unit and setting it as a global variable while booting the communication modem unit, and storing it in a buffer; CM (Call Manager) unit for controlling the transmission and reception of the SMS service; And When transmitting and receiving the SMS service, starting the application program for the SMS service includes an application program execution unit for executing SMS transmission and reception by including additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer in the SMS message; Mobile communication client, characterized in that. The method of claim 4, wherein the SCA reading unit And storing the SCA value of the SMS service in the buffer so as to correspond to a 3GPP structure. The method of claim 4, wherein the SCA reading unit And when the task of the application program for the SMS service is initialized by booting the communication modem unit, reading the SCA value of the SMS service from the USIM unit. The method of claim 4, wherein the SCA reading unit And a SCA value of the SMS service to the CM unit. The method of claim 4, wherein the application program execution unit If a query for the SCA value of the SMS service is generated from the CM unit before executing the transmission / reception of the SMS service, SMS transmission / reception may be performed by including additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer in the SMS message. And a mobile communication client. A boot execution step of determining whether each task of the application for the SMS service is initialized while booting the communication modem; An SCA inquiry step of reading an SCA value of an SMS service previously stored in a USIM according to a determination result, setting the SCA value as a global variable, and storing the SCA value in a buffer; A program execution step of starting an application program for the SMS service; A query generation step of determining whether a query for the SCA value of the SMS service occurs before executing transmission and reception of the SMS service; And If the query for the SCA value of the SMS service is generated, SMS comprising the additional information based on the SCA value of the SMS service stored in the buffer by the SMS message service execution step comprising the step of executing SMS transmission and reception; How to provide additional information to the service. The method of claim 9, wherein the SCA inquiry step And storing the SCA value of the SMS service in the buffer so as to correspond to a 3GPP structure.

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