KR20090130641A - Apparatus and method for providing messenger service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A messenger apparatus and a method thereof for extending the activation of an emoticon and a flashcon are provided to increase the use of a mobile messenger by gradually broadening an activation range of the emoticon and the flashcon according to the conversation quantity of the messenger. CONSTITUTION: A mobile communications terminal(100) counts the number of transmitted messages when talking to the other terminal user by using a messenger. The mobile communications terminal counts the number of transmitted messages. The terminal gradually activates emoticon whenever the counted messages arrives in to the specific number. An IM(Instant Messenger) server(200) performs a messenger dialogue session between terminals.

Description

Messenger providing device and method thereof {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSENGER SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a messenger providing apparatus and a method thereof.

As is well known, the messenger service provided between personal computers connected to a network in the related art can be applied to various additional services, advertisement banners, advertisement pop-ups, etc. in addition to the basic function of communicating with others in the form of text and other forms. did.

On the other hand, the concept of IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) was raised by the 3GPP group that develops international standards for wireless communication. The main motivation for introducing AII IP-based networks through IMS is the rich content and new services through packet services. It is to accept the ability as a net in one step.

With the introduction of such IMS, the mobile messenger becomes the main service. Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal is connected to the IMS network via the AN (Access Network) and the PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node), and the CSCF and the HSS. It is possible to receive a mobile messenger service using an IMS network composed of such a network.

The mobile messenger implemented on the mobile communication terminal through this IMS infrastructure provides a means for customers to easily communicate with others, and can be fun by allowing various emoticons, flash cones, and files to be shared with others.

The emoticon or flashcon providing method on a conventional messenger is simply built in a terminal or provided by a customer to purchase and download through a browser. However, in this case, it is difficult to induce interest by using emoticons or flash cones in conversations from the customer's point of view, and service satisfaction decreases, and the mobile communication company has a problem in that the sales increase is limited because it acts as a factor for reducing the messenger usage of the customer.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is intended to increase the usage of the mobile messenger to increase the fun of the customer by gradually widening the activation width of the emoticon and flashcon according to the amount of messenger conversation.

The messenger providing apparatus of the mobile communication system of the present invention to solve the above object, the mobile communication terminal for counting the number of messages sent during the messenger conversation with the other terminal to activate the emoticon step by step every time; And

And an IM server for processing a messenger conversation session between a plurality of mobile communication terminals.

On the other hand, the messenger providing apparatus of the mobile communication system of the present invention to solve the above object, in the messenger providing apparatus of the mobile communication system,

An emoticon viewer for displaying a list of emoticons to a user;

An IM chat module that performs a messenger conversation with another terminal;

A chat counting module for counting the number of message transmissions in a messenger conversation with another terminal; And

As a result of counting the chat counting module, a mobile communication terminal consisting of; emoticon activation module for activating the emoticon in the emoticon list step by step whenever a certain number is counted.

On the other hand, the messenger providing method of the mobile communication system of the present invention to solve the above object, in the messenger providing method of the mobile communication system,

Initiating a messenger conversation with another terminal;

Counting each time a message is sent in an instant message;

Determining whether the number of message transmissions has been counted by a predetermined number;

Whenever the number of message transmission is counted by a certain number, step of activating the emoticon in the emoticon list; characterized in that consisting of.

According to the present invention, by gradually increasing the width of the activation of emoticons and flash cones as the user uses a lot of messenger conversations, not only improves the service satisfaction by adding fun to customers, but also increases the usage of the mobile messenger for mobile carriers. There is an excellent effect that helps to increase.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration of the messenger providing apparatus of the mobile communication system according to the present invention. 2 is a network diagram illustrating a configuration of a messenger providing apparatus of a mobile communication system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the messenger providing apparatus of the mobile communication system includes a plurality of mobile communication terminals (terminal A, terminal B, and terminal C) 100 and an IM server 200. ) From the standpoint.

At this time, the terminal A (100) counts 1 count each time an MSRP message is transmitted, as shown in FIG. It is activated in stages.

3 shows a detailed configuration of the mobile communication terminal 100. The mobile communication terminal 100, as shown in Figure 3, the emoticon viewer for displaying a list of emoticons to the user; IM chat module 120 for performing a messenger conversation with another terminal; A chat counting module 130 for counting the number of message transmissions in a messenger conversation with another terminal; And an emoticon activation module 140 for activating the emoticons in the emoticon list step by step whenever the counting result of the chat counting module 130 is counted.

At this time, the emoticon in the mobile communication terminal 100 includes both the emoticon already embedded and the emoticon downloaded by the user through the browser, and may be a flashcon capable of animation.

On the other hand, the emoticon activation module 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 may activate one by one in the order of the emoticon list, or by one line when activating the emoticon, which can be changed at the discretion of the supplier. .

In addition, the emoticon activation module 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 may re-initialize the emoticon activation function when the messenger conversation ends, and control the emoticon or the flashcon to be tied at the next messenger conversation.

Meanwhile, the IM server 200 performs a pager / session mode IM management function, a session-based 1: 1 or 1: N conversation session processing function, and a billing processing function among a plurality of mobile communication terminals 100. do.

Next, a method of providing a messenger of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention using a system having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

First, the mobile communication terminal (terminal A) 100 starts a messenger conversation with another terminal (terminal B, terminal C) via the IM server 200 (S101).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile communication terminal 100 counts one count each time one MSRP message is transmitted (S102), and determines whether the number of message transmissions is counted by a predetermined number (S102). S103).

In this case, when the number of message transmissions is not counted by a predetermined number (NO) in step 103 (NO), the mobile communication terminal 100 proceeds to step 102 (S102) again, and counts by a certain number ( YES) After activating the emoticons in the emoticon list step by step, the process proceeds to step 102 again (S104). Here, the predetermined number can be set meaningfully, for example, "10".

In addition, when activating the emoticon, the mobile communication terminal 100 activates one by one in the order of the emoticon list, or activates one by one line.

Meanwhile, the above-described process of the present invention is repeated repeatedly until the messenger conversation ends.

Figure 6 shows a state that the emoticon is activated by the present invention, Figure 7 shows a state that the flashcon is activated. 6 and 7, as the messenger usage of the customer increases, more and more emoticons or flashcons are activated.

Therefore, since the customer performs the messenger in anticipation of the next activated emoticon or flashcon, the messenger usage increases more and more, and thus, more emoticons can be selected from the customer's point of view, so that customer satisfaction and service activation can be expected.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to a number of embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and should not be interpreted, and the present invention may be modified in various ways without departing from the technical spirit described in the claims. Can be implemented.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for an IMS-based mobile messenger operation;

2 is a network diagram showing the configuration of a messenger providing apparatus of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal applied to the present invention;

4 is an operation flowchart showing a messenger providing method of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a signal flowchart illustrating a messenger conversation between terminals in the messenger providing method of the mobile communication system according to FIG. 4;

6 is a reference view showing a use example 1 of the present invention;

7 is a reference view showing a use example 2 of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: mobile communication terminal

110: Emoticon Viewer

120: IM chat module

130: chat counting module

140: Emoticon Activation Module

200: IM server

Claims (10)

A terminal for counting the number of message transmissions during a messenger conversation with another terminal and activating the emoticon step by step each time; And And a server for processing a messenger conversation session between a plurality of terminals. The method of claim 1, The emoticon in the terminal, the messenger providing apparatus of the mobile communication system including both the emoticon already embedded and the emoticon that the user purchased and downloaded through the browser. The method of claim 1, The emoticon of the mobile terminal is a messenger providing apparatus of a mobile communication system which is a flash cone represented by an animation. The method of claim 1, The terminal includes an emoticon viewer for displaying a list of emoticons to a user; An IM chat module that performs a messenger conversation with another terminal; A chat counting module for counting the number of message transmissions in a messenger conversation with another terminal; And And an emoticon activating module for activating an emoticon in the emoticon list whenever a certain number is counted as a result of the counting of the chat counting module. The method of claim 4, wherein The emoticon activating module is a messenger providing device to activate one by one in the order of the emoticon list when activating the emoticon. The method of claim 4, wherein The emoticon activating module, the messenger providing device for activating the emoticon list line by line in the order of emoticons. The method of claim 4, wherein The emoticon activating module, the messenger providing device to initialize the emoticon activation function when the messenger conversation is terminated. An emoticon viewer for displaying a list of emoticons to a user; An IM chat module that performs a messenger conversation with another terminal; A chat counting module for counting the number of message transmissions in a messenger conversation with another terminal; And And a terminal consisting of an emoticon activating module for activating an emoticon in the emoticon list whenever a certain number is counted as a result of counting the chat counting module. Initiating a messenger conversation with another terminal; Counting each time a message is sent in an instant message; Determining whether the number of message transmissions has been counted by a predetermined number; Whenever the number of message transmission is counted by a certain number, step by step activating the emoticon in the emoticon list. The method of claim 9, And the process is repeated until the messenger conversation ends.

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