KR20100029603A - Method for supporting subscription of massage channel and method for offering message service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A message channel registration application method and a message service providing method use the expandability of the session initialization protocol. In that way the message channel including the message conference or the chat session etc is offered between IMS terminals. CONSTITUTION: A service providing system(100) comprises a message server(110) and a channel management server(130). The message server supports the message service through an IMS(IP Multimedia Subsystem)(10) between a plurality of terminals(20). The session control device(13) processes the SIP(Session Initiation Protocol) signal. The application server(15) is proceed service. Each of a plurality of terminals communicates through IMS with the service providing system. Each of a plurality of terminals receives the message service from the service providing system.

Description

How to support message channel subscription and how to provide message service {METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SUBSCRIPTION OF MASSAGE CHANNEL AND METHOD FOR OFFERING MESSAGE SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a message channel subscription support method and a message service providing method. In particular, the present invention relates to a message channel subscription support method and a message service providing method based on an IP multimedia subsystem.

The present invention is derived from the research conducted as part of the information communication standard development support project of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of Information and Telecommunication Research and Development. [Task management number: 2008-P1-13-06K83] Technology research].

IP Multimedia Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'IMS') is a wired / wireless integrated network based on an Internet Protocol Network (IP network), a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), or a mobile communication network. And provides multimedia services such as voice, audio, video, and data based on the Internet Protocol (hereinafter referred to as 'IP').

Service providers may provide voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, video telephony services, instant messaging (IM) services, and various additional services based on IMS. In this case, the service provider may provide a service through a paging method having unidirectionality.

However, when a service provider provides a service through a paging method, since the service is unilaterally delivered regardless of the receiver's intention, it is difficult to reflect the receiver's intention, which causes a problem of being a target of a spam message.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a message service by reflecting the intention of the receiver, and to provide a method for blocking the spam message not intended for the receiver to the terminal of the receiver.

A message service providing method according to an aspect of the present invention is a method for providing a message service to a plurality of terminals complying with a session initiation protocol, including a string from a first terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of terminals and a message of a session initiation protocol. Receiving an event message generated according to the method and transmitting an event notification message including a string to a second terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of terminals and generated according to the Notify method of the session initiation protocol. .

In this case, the message service providing method may further include receiving a service request message for requesting a message service for a specific message channel from the second terminal, wherein each of the service request message and the event message includes identification information on the message channel. do.

In addition, each of the event message and the event notification message further includes address information of the first terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a message channel subscription support method is a method of supporting a subscription of a message channel based on a pre-stored database. The database may include Internet identifier information, channel description information, and terminal authentication scheme information of each of a plurality of message channels. The message channel subscription support method includes receiving a channel subscription request message for a first message channel from a first terminal, and detecting terminal authentication scheme information of a first message channel in a database based on the channel subscription request message. Determining whether the first terminal is authenticated according to the terminal authentication scheme information of the first message channel, and registering the first terminal as a subscription terminal of the first message channel when authenticating the first terminal. .

In this case, the terminal authentication method information of the first message channel includes password information, and the determining includes transmitting an authentication request message to the first terminal according to the terminal authentication method information of the first message channel, and authentication information from the first terminal. Receiving an authentication response message including a; and if the authentication information corresponds to the password information, authenticating the first terminal.

The determining may include transmitting an authentication request message to the second terminal according to the terminal authentication method information of the first message channel, receiving an authentication response message including the authentication information from the second terminal, and performing the authentication according to the authentication information. When the authentication of the first terminal is allowed, the method includes authenticating the first terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a message service, the method comprising: receiving a channel subscription request message including identifier information of a first message channel from a first terminal; Performing the procedure, if the first terminal is authenticated according to the authentication procedure, registering the first terminal as a subscription terminal of the first message channel, receiving an event message including a string from the second terminal, and And transmitting the event notification message including the string to the first terminal.

At this time, the event notification message follows the Notify method of the session initiation protocol.

In addition, the authentication procedure follows a password input method or an authentication permission method.

In addition, the message service providing method may further include transmitting a message channel guide page generated according to the scalable generation language method to the first terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a message channel for a message conference or a chat session between IMS terminals using the extensibility of the session initiation protocol. In addition, according to the intention of the receiver by transmitting only the message exchanged in the subscribed message channel to the terminal it can block the transmission of spam messages to the terminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

Now, a message channel subscription method and a message service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a diagram illustrating a service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the service providing system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of terminals 20 through an IP multimedia subsystem (hereinafter, referred to as an IMS) 10. It communicates with and provides a message service to the plurality of terminals 20. In this case, the service providing system 100 includes a message server 110 and a channel management server 130.

The message server 110 supports a message service between a plurality of terminals 20 through a message channel through the IMS 10. In this case, the message server 110 may support a message service according to a session initiation protocol (hereinafter, also referred to as SIP).

The channel management server 130 manages a message channel for a message service. In this case, the channel management server 130 may include a message including Uniform Resource Identifier Information (hereinafter, also referred to as “URI information”), channel description information, terminal authentication scheme information, and subscription terminal information of each of a plurality of message channels. It may include a channel database. In addition, the channel management server 130 may manage the message channel according to the HyperText Transfer Protocol (hereinafter, also referred to as HTTP) for exchanging hypertext documents on the Internet.

The IMS 10 is a system that provides a multimedia service such as voice, audio, video, and data based on an Internet protocol (hereinafter, referred to as 'IP'). The service providing system 100 and the plurality of terminals 20 are provided. ), And includes a user database (user database, hereinafter referred to as a 'user DB') 11, a session controller 13, and an application server 15.

The user DB 11 includes location information, security information for allowing authentication, and profile information of the user, that is, the message server 110, the channel management server 130, and the plurality of terminals 20.

The session controller 13 processes the SIP signal. In this case, the session controller 13 may include a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF), an interrogating-call session control function (I-CSCF), and a serving-call session control function (S-CSCF).

The application server 15 hosts and performs a service. In this case, as an example of the service performed by the application server 15, call number related service, call waiting, call holding, push-to-talk, call transfer, call forwarding, call closing service, malicious calling number, legal interception, service guidance There may be services such as a conference call service, voice mail, text-to-speech, location-based service, short message service, multimedia messaging service or instant messaging service.

Each of the plurality of terminals 20 receives a message service from the service providing system 100 by communicating with the service providing system 100 through the IMS 10. In this case, each of the plurality of terminals 20 may communicate with the service providing system 100 according to SIP or HTTP. In addition, each of the plurality of terminals 20 may display a document generated according to an extensible markup language (hereinafter, referred to as XML).

Next, a method of supporting subscription of a message channel according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a diagram illustrating a message channel subscription support method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, first, the first terminal 21 transmits message channel establishment information to the channel management server 130 through the IMS 10 (S101). In this case, the message channel establishment information includes URI information, channel description information, and terminal authentication scheme information about a message channel to be established. In addition, the first terminal 21 may generate the message channel establishment information according to the put method of HTTP.

Next, the channel management server 130 updates the message channel database according to the transmitted message channel establishment information (S103).

Thereafter, the second terminal 23 transmits a channel information request message for obtaining information on the message channel to the channel management server 130 through the IMS 10 (S105). In this case, the second terminal 23 may generate a channel information request message according to the get method of HTTP.

Next, the channel management server 130 generates a message channel guide page corresponding to the updated message channel database according to the received channel information request message (S107). In this case, the channel management server 130 may generate a message channel guide page according to the XML method. In addition, the message channel guide page may include URI information, channel description information, and terminal authentication scheme information of each of the plurality of message channels.

Thereafter, the channel management server 130 transmits the message channel guide page to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 (S109).

Next, the second terminal 23 receives channel selection information from the user of the second terminal 23 (S111). In this case, the channel selection information includes selection information on the first message channel. In addition, the second terminal 23 displays the received message channel guide page, and selects a first message channel among a plurality of message channels based on the displayed message channel guide page of the user of the second terminal 23 to select channel information. By inputting the second terminal 23 can receive channel selection information.

Thereafter, the second terminal 23 transmits a channel subscription request message requesting to join the first message channel to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 according to the received channel selection information (S113). In this case, the second terminal 23 may generate a channel subscription request message according to a SUBSCRIBE method of SIP.

Next, the message server 110 retrieves the terminal authentication scheme information for the first message channel from the message channel database of the channel management server 130 according to the received channel subscription request message (S115). Hereinafter, a case in which the authentication method for the first message channel is a password input method will be described. In this case, the terminal authentication method information for the first message channel corresponds to the password input method and the terminal authentication method for the first message channel. The information includes password information.

Thereafter, the message server 110 transmits an authentication request message to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 according to the terminal authentication scheme information on the first message channel (S117). At this time, the message server 110 requests the user of the second terminal 23 through the authentication request message authentication information corresponding to the password information included in the terminal authentication method information for the first message channel.

Next, the second terminal 23 receives authentication information corresponding to the authentication request message from the user of the second terminal 23 (S119).

Thereafter, the second terminal 23 transmits an authentication response message including the received authentication information to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 (S121). In this case, the second terminal 23 may generate an authentication response message according to the SUBSCRIBE method of the SIP.

Next, the message server 110 determines the validity of the authentication information included in the received authentication response message based on the terminal authentication method information of the first message channel (S123).

Thereafter, when the authentication information is valid, the message server 110 registers the second terminal 23 as a subscription terminal of the first message channel in the message channel database of the channel management server 130 (S125).

Next, the message server 110 transmits a channel subscription response message indicating that the second terminal 23 is registered as a subscription terminal of the first message channel to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 (S127). In this case, the message server 110 may generate a channel subscription response message according to the NOTIFY method of the SIP.

On the other hand, if the authentication information is not valid, the message server 110 performs the terminal authentication method information retrieval step (S115) again.

Next, a method of supporting subscription of a message channel according to another example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating a message channel subscription support method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the first terminal 21 transmits message channel establishment information to the channel management server 130 through the IMS 10 (S201). In this case, the message channel establishment information includes URI information, channel description information, and terminal authentication scheme information about a message channel to be established. In addition, the first terminal 21 may generate the message channel establishment information according to the put method of HTTP.

Next, the channel management server 130 updates the message channel database according to the delivered message channel establishment information (S203).

Thereafter, the second terminal 23 transmits a channel information request message for obtaining information on the message channel to the channel management server 130 through the IMS 10 (S205). In this case, the second terminal 23 may transmit the channel information request message to the channel management server 130 through the IMS 10 according to the GET method of HTTP.

Next, the channel management server 130 generates a message channel guide page corresponding to the updated message channel database according to the received channel information request message (S207). In this case, the channel management server 130 may generate a message channel guide page according to the XML method. In addition, the message channel guide page may include URI information, channel description information, and terminal authentication scheme information of each of the plurality of message channels.

Thereafter, the channel management server 130 transmits the message channel guide page to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 (S209).

Next, the second terminal 23 receives the channel selection information from the user of the second terminal 23 (S211). In this case, the channel selection information includes selection information on the first message channel. In addition, the second terminal 23 displays the received message channel guide page, and selects a first message channel among a plurality of message channels based on the displayed message channel guide page of the user of the second terminal 23 to select channel information. By inputting the second terminal 23 can receive channel selection information.

Thereafter, the second terminal 23 transmits a channel subscription request message requesting to join the first message channel to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 according to the received channel selection information (S213). In this case, the second terminal 23 may generate a channel subscription request message according to a SUBSCRIBE method of SIP.

Next, the message server 110 retrieves the terminal authentication scheme information for the first message channel from the message channel database of the channel management server 130 according to the received channel subscription request message (S215). Hereinafter, a case in which the authentication method for the first message channel is an authentication permission method will be described. In this case, the terminal authentication method information for the first message channel corresponds to the authentication permission method.

Thereafter, the message server 110 transmits an authentication request message to the first terminal 21 through the IMS 10 according to the terminal authentication scheme information on the first message channel (S217). At this time, the message server 110 requests the user of the first terminal 21 whether to permit the authentication of the second terminal 23 for the first message channel through an authentication request message.

Next, the first terminal 21 receives authentication information corresponding to the authentication request message from the user of the first terminal 21 (S219). Hereinafter, a case in which the authentication information permits authentication of the second terminal 23 to the first message channel will be described.

Thereafter, the first terminal 21 transmits an authentication response message corresponding to the authentication permission information to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 (S221). In this case, the first terminal 21 may generate an authentication response message according to the SUBSCRIBE method of SIP.

Next, the message server 110 registers the second terminal 23 as a subscription terminal of the first message channel in the message channel database of the channel management server 130 according to the transmitted authentication response message (S223).

Thereafter, the message server 110 transmits a channel subscription response message indicating that the second terminal 23 is registered as a subscription terminal of the first message channel to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 (S225). In this case, the message server 110 may generate a channel subscription response message according to the NOTIFY method of the SIP.

Next, a conventional message service providing method will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a diagram illustrating a conventional message service providing method.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, the second terminal 23 transmits a service request message for requesting a message service for the first message channel to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 (S301). In this case, the service request message includes URI information of the first message channel, type information of an event requested by the second terminal 23 for the first message channel, and address information of the second terminal 23. A case in which the terminal 23 requests a message event for the first message channel will be described. In addition, the second terminal 23 may generate a service request message according to a SUBSCRIBE method of SIP.

Next, the message server 110 transmits a service request response message corresponding to the received service request message to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 (S303).

Thereafter, the first terminal 21 receives a string corresponding to the message event from the user of the first terminal 21 (S305).

Next, the first terminal 21 transmits the first event message including the received string to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 (S307). In this case, the first event message further includes URI information of the first message channel, type information of an event corresponding to the received string, and address information of the first terminal 21. In addition, the first terminal 21 may generate the first event message according to the message (MESAGE) method of the SIP.

Thereafter, the message server 110 transmits an event notification message for notifying a message event for the first message channel to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 based on the received first event message (S309). . At this time, the message server 110 transmits an event notification message to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 according to the URI information of the first message channel included in the first event message and the type of event corresponding to the received string. To send. In addition, the message server 110 may generate an event notification message according to a NOTIFY method of SIP.

Next, the second terminal 23 transmits an event notification response message corresponding to the event notification message to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 (S311).

Thereafter, the message server 110 transmits the second event message including the character string included in the first event message to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 (S313). In this case, the second event message may further include address information of the first terminal 21. In addition, the message server 110 may generate a second event message according to the message (MESAGE) method of the SIP.

Next, the second terminal 23 displays the character string included in the received second event message (S315).

Next, a message service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating a message service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, first, the second terminal 23 transmits a service request message for requesting a message service for the first message channel to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 (S401). In this case, the service request message includes URI information of the first message channel, type information of an event requested by the second terminal 23 for the first message channel, and address information of the second terminal 23. A case in which the terminal 23 requests a message event for the first message channel will be described. In addition, the second terminal 23 may generate a service request message according to a SUBSCRIBE method of SIP.

Next, the message server 110 transmits a service request response message corresponding to the received service request message to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 (S403).

Thereafter, the first terminal 21 receives a string corresponding to the message event from the user of the first terminal 21 (S405).

Next, the first terminal 21 transmits an event message including the received string to the message server 110 through the IMS 10 (S407). In this case, the event message further includes URI information of the first message channel, type information of an event corresponding to the received string, and address information of the first terminal 21. In addition, the first terminal 21 may generate an event message according to the message (MESAGE) method of the SIP.

Thereafter, the message server 110 transmits an event notification message for notifying a message event for the first message channel to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10 based on the received event message (S409). In this case, the message server 110 includes a string included in the event message and address information of the first terminal 21 according to the URI information of the first message channel included in the event message and the type of the event corresponding to the received string. The event notification message is transmitted to the second terminal 23 through the IMS 10. In addition, the message server 110 may generate an event notification message according to a NOTIFY method of SIP.

Next, the second terminal 23 displays the string included in the received event notification message (S411).

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not implemented only through the apparatus and the method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementation may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a diagram illustrating a service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a message channel subscription support method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a message channel subscription support method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a conventional message service providing method.

5 is a diagram illustrating a message service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

In the method for providing a message service to a plurality of terminals complying with the session initiation protocol, Receiving an event message including a string from a first terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of terminals and generated according to the message method of the session initiation protocol; And And transmitting an event notification message including the string and generated according to the Notify method of the session initiation protocol, to a second terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of terminals. The method of claim 1, Receiving a service request message for requesting a message service for a specific message channel from the second terminal; Each of the service request message and the event message Message service providing method comprising identification information for the message channel. The method of claim 1, Each of the event message and the event notification message Message service providing method further comprising the address information of the first terminal. In a method for supporting subscription of a message channel based on a pre-stored database, The database is Including Internet identifier information, channel description information, and terminal authentication scheme information of each of the plurality of message channels; The method is Receiving a channel subscription request message for a first message channel from a first terminal; Detecting terminal authentication scheme information of the first message channel in the database based on the channel join request message; Determining whether the first terminal is authenticated according to terminal authentication scheme information of the first message channel; And And when the first terminal is authenticated, registering the first terminal as a subscription terminal of the first message channel. The method of claim 4, wherein The terminal authentication scheme information of the first message channel includes password information. The determining step Transmitting an authentication request message to the first terminal according to the terminal authentication scheme information of the first message channel; Receiving an authentication response message including authentication information from the first terminal; And And if the authentication information corresponds to the password information, authenticating the first terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein The determining step Transmitting an authentication request message to the second terminal according to the terminal authentication scheme information of the first message channel; Receiving an authentication response message including authentication information from the second terminal; And And authenticating the first terminal according to the authentication information, authenticating the first terminal. Receiving a channel subscription request message including identifier information of a first message channel from a first terminal; Performing a predetermined authentication procedure for the first terminal according to the channel join request message; Registering the first terminal as a subscription terminal of the first message channel when the first terminal is authenticated according to the authentication procedure; Receiving an event message including a string from a second terminal; And And transmitting an event notification message including the string to the first terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein The event notification message is A method of providing a message service that follows the Notify method of the Session Initiation Protocol. The method of claim 7, wherein The authentication process Method of providing message service that follows password input method or authentication permission method. The method of claim 7, wherein And transmitting the message channel guide page generated according to the extensibility generation language method to the first terminal.

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