KR20100104063A - System including apparatus for managing instant message and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system including an apparatus for managing an instant message and a method thereof are provided to enable an instant messaging service user to use message data transmitted and received through an instant messaging service more conveniently. CONSTITUTION: A message storage unit(101) stores message data transmitted and received through an instant messaging service, and a message extracting unit(103) extracts the user information and conversation contents of the instant messaging service from the message data stored at the message storage unit. A PIMS(Personal Information Management System) server(105) registers and manages a schedule based on the user information and the conversation contents. The PIMS server registers and manages the schedule to transmit the conversation contents to a user of the instant messaging service in the preset transmission time.

Description

SYSTEM INCLUDING IMMEDIATE MESSAGE MANAGEMENT DEVICES AND MANAGEMENT METHOD {SYSTEM INCLUDING APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INSTANT MESSAGE AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system and a management method including an instant message management device that can efficiently utilize instant messages transmitted and received via an instant messaging service.

Mobile communication terminals are rapidly increasing in popularity due to convenience and necessity in modern society, and are now becoming a necessity of modern man. In addition, according to the high performance of the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication service provider provides more diverse and convenient services to the mobile communication service subscribers such as integrated services of wired and wireless communication networks. As an example, an instant massaging service, which is commonly used in personal computers (PCs), is also being serviced in mobile communication terminals.

Instant messaging service is a service that allows users connected to the Internet or mobile communication network to send and receive instant messages in real time via a messenger. That is, in the case of an e-mail service, the contents of the message cannot be checked until the user opens the received e-mail, but the instant message can be checked through a messenger or the like as soon as the message is received. If the instant messaging service designates a buddy list to communicate with each other, the instant messaging service can know whether the other party is connected to the Internet, and can immediately send and receive instant messages by selecting the connected party.

Recently, various services based on instant messaging services, such as transmitting and receiving various data such as photos, videos, music, etc. through instant messaging services, have been provided by mobile communication service providers.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system and management method including an instant message management device that enables an instant messaging service user to more easily use message data transmitted and received through an instant messaging service.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention, which are not mentioned above, can be understood by the following description, and more clearly by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a message storage unit for storing the message data transmitted and received via an instant messaging service; A message extraction unit for extracting user information and conversation contents of the instant messaging service from the message data stored in the message storage unit; And a personal information management system (PIMS) server that registers and manages a schedule based on the user information and the conversation contents.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of storing the message data transmitted and received via the instant messaging service; Extracting user information and conversation contents of the instant messaging service from the stored message data; And registering a schedule with a PIMS server based on the user information and the conversation contents.

According to the present invention, by extracting the conversation content from the message data transmitted and received through the instant messaging service and providing the message to the instant messaging service user, the instant messaging service user can use the message data more efficiently.

First, a brief description of the instant message management apparatus according to the present invention.

The instant message management apparatus according to the present invention is a message data transmitted and received between a user using an instant messaging service, for example, a user using a messenger in a mobile communication terminal or a user using a messenger in a mobile communication terminal and a personal computer (PC). Extracts the conversation details and user information of the instant messaging service. The extracted conversation contents and user information of the instant messaging service may be provided to the instant messaging service user. Therefore, according to the present invention, a part of the instant messaging service required by the extracted conversation contents, for example, a schedule related content, may be transferred to a mobile terminal or a personal information management system (PIMS) of a mobile communication network. There is an advantage that can be easily managed using. In addition, the instant message management device according to the present invention by using the extracted user information of the instant messaging service, by transmitting the extracted conversation content to the user of the instant messaging service through a text message service, the user of the instant messaging service is extracted It has the advantage of reconfirming and managing schedule-related contents included in the conversation.

In the present invention, the mobile communication terminal includes a terminal which can be wirelessly carried by an individual, such as a personal digital communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, and a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, the most preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention.

1 is a view showing an instant message management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the instant message management apparatus according to the present invention includes a message storage unit 101, a message extraction unit 103, and a PIMS server 105.

The message storage unit 101 stores message data transmitted and received through an instant messaging service. At this time, the message storage unit 101 includes the conversation contents between the instant messaging service users whenever the conversation between the instant messaging service users is terminated (session termination) or whenever the conversation contents are transmitted and received between the instant messaging service users. The message identifier may be added to and stored in the message data. On the other hand, since a mobile communication terminal has a limited storage capacity unlike a general personal computer, the message storage unit 101 may store message data in the form of a server.

The message extracting unit 103 extracts conversation contents and user information of an instant messaging service from the message data stored in the message storing unit 101. The message data includes various information used for the instant messaging service, such as contents of conversations, user information of the instant messaging service, and message identifiers. The message extractor 103 extracts conversation contents and user information of an instant messaging service from message data including various information. The extracted conversation contents may be provided to an instant messaging service user. As described above, the instant messaging service user may separately edit schedule related contents and the like from the extracted conversation contents to manage a schedule, or may provide information about the other party. You can edit and manage them separately.

In this case, the message extractor 103 may extract the contents of the conversation and the user information of the instant messaging service from the message data requested by the instant messaging service user. That is, the message storage unit 101 may provide a list of message data stored in the message storage unit 101 to the instant messaging service user, and the instant messaging service user may use the message identifier to communicate the contents of the conversation and the instant messaging service. You can select the message data you want to extract the user information of.

The PIMS server 105 registers and manages a schedule based on user information and conversation contents of the instant messaging service extracted from the message extracting unit 103.

The above-described PIMS refers to software, programs, and the like, which make it possible to easily manage personal information such as schedules and phone numbers. The services belonging to the PIMS include calendars, schedule management, memos, and phone books provided by mobile communication terminals. It may also be provided by a mobile communication service provider.

According to the present invention, the PIMS server 105 capable of managing personal information registers and manages a schedule so that conversation contents are transmitted to a user of an instant messaging service at a predetermined transmission time, thereby enabling a user of the instant messaging service more efficiently. Allows you to manage the extracted conversations.

The PIMS server 105 may request a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS) from the message service device according to a schedule to be managed so that the conversation contents may be transmitted to a user of an instant messaging service. . The message service device may be, for example, a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) / Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), and the SMSC / MMSC provides a text message service in response to an SMS / MMS request from the PIMS server 105. can do.

If the extracted conversation contents include schedule related contents, the user of the instant messaging service can check the schedule once again through a text message. Instant messaging service users can set the delivery time separately. In addition, even if the instant messaging service user does not set the destination of the conversation content in PIMS server 105 in advance, the PIMS server 105 uses the instant messaging service user information extracted from the message extraction unit 103, and thus the instant messaging service user. Request a text message service. The PIMS server 105 may include personal information such as a phone number stored in a mobile communication terminal of an instant messaging service user, and may request a text message service by searching for a phone number corresponding to the instant messaging service user information. .

In summary, the instant message management apparatus stores the message data transmitted and received between the instant messaging service users, extracts the conversation contents from the stored message data, and provides the instant messaging service user with the instant messaging service user. You can efficiently manage the necessary information in the content.

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, the message extracting unit 103 provides the extracted conversation contents and instant messaging service user information to the instant messaging service user, and the instant messaging service user resets the conversation contents and recipients and provides them to the PIMS server 105. This may be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing the message extractor 103 shown in FIG. 1 in more detail.

In FIG. 2, an instant messaging service based on a Session Initialization Protocol (SIP) and using a Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP) as a message transfer protocol is described as an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the message extractor 103 extracts user information of the instant messaging service from the header of the MSRP packet 201 including various information, and extracts the conversation contents from the body of the MSRP packet 201. do. The message data is composed of the MSRP packet 201, and the MSRP packet 201 is composed of a header and a body.

In more detail, the message extractor 103 extracts user information of the instant messaging service that requested the message data from the 'From-Path' of the header of the MSRP packet 201. The message extractor 103 extracts the MSRP packet 201. From the 'To-Path' of the header of the header), it is possible to extract more information about the contact from the instant messaging service user information, and extract the dialogue contents 'See A Night at 9:00 tomorrow' from the body of the MSRP packet 201. do.

At this time, the message extracting unit 103 provides the user interface 203 so that the user who has requested the message data can provide the PIMS server 105 by resetting the conversation contents, the recipients of the conversation contents, and the transmission time to which the text message is transmitted. Provide the message data to the requesting user.

The user interface 203 can be configured to include a recipient (recipient) window 205, a transmission time window 207, and a conversation content window 209. The message extractor 103 may insert the user information of the instant messaging service into the recipient window 205 and the conversation content into the conversation contents window 209 to provide the user interface 203 to the user. The instant messaging service user who requested the message data may add or delete recipients further in the recipient window 205 via the user interface 203. In the conversation contents window 209, the conversation contents may be edited as necessary parts of the conversation contents, for example, schedule related contents. In addition, the instant messaging service user who has requested the message data may set the transmission time through the transmission time window 207 of the user interface 203.

The information reset by the instant messaging service user may be sent to the PIMS server 105 via the user interface 203, which uses the information contained in the user interface 203 to manage schedules and texts. You can request a message service.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the content inserted in the conversation content window 209 is 'A night tomorrow at 9 am' included in the body of the MSRP packet 201, and the instant messaging service user sends the message. The transmission time can be set to 8 o'clock through the time window 207. According to the present invention, when the 'user A' included in the header of the MSRP packet 201 is inserted into the recipient window 205, a text message corresponding to the contents inserted into the conversation contents window 209 is displayed at 8:00. A reservation can be sent to the instant messaging service user A, and the instant messaging service user can effectively manage the schedule.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an instant message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 3, the instant message management method according to the present invention starts from step S301. In step S301, message data transmitted and received via an instant messaging service is stored. Then, the conversation contents and the user information of the instant messaging service are extracted from the message data stored in step S303. The extracted conversation contents may be provided to an instant messaging service user, and the instant messaging service user may edit and manage the extracted conversation contents. At this time, in step S303, the conversation contents and the user information of the instant messaging service may be extracted from the message data requested by the instant messaging service user among the stored message data.

In step S305, the schedule is registered in the PIMS server 105 based on the user information of the instant messaging service and the conversation contents. In more detail, in step S305, the schedule is registered so that the conversation contents are transmitted to the user of the instant messaging service at a predetermined transmission time.

According to the schedule registered in the PIMS server 105 in step S305, SMS or MMS service may be requested to the message service device in step S307.

Meanwhile, in step S305, the contents of the conversation and the instant messaging service user information extracted from the message data may be reset to request a text message service, which will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

In FIG. 3, the instant messaging service may use MSRP as a message transfer protocol as described in FIG. 2, and conversation contents and user information of the instant messaging service may be extracted from the MSRP packet 201.

4 is a view for explaining the step S305 shown in FIG. 3 in more detail.

As shown in Fig. 4, step S305 starts from step S401 in more detail. The conversation contents and the user information of the instant messaging service are provided to the instant messaging service user who has requested the message data in step S401. In this case, in operation S401, the user interface 203 described in FIG. 2 may be used to provide conversation contents and user information of an instant messaging service. The instant messaging service user provided with the user interface 203 may reset the conversation contents, the recipients of the conversation contents, and the transmission time.

In step S403, a schedule is registered in the PIMS server 105 by using the conversation contents, the recipients of the conversation contents, and the transmission time which are reset by the user who requested the message data.

5 is a diagram illustrating an instant message management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The instant message management system according to the present invention includes a first terminal 501, a second terminal 503, a message manager 505 and a PIMS server 507.

The second terminal 503 exchanges message data with the first terminal 501 by using an instant messaging service. The message manager 505 stores message data transmitted / received between the first terminal 501 and the second terminal 503, and stores the contents of the conversation and the second terminal from the stored message data in response to a request of the second terminal 503. User information of 503 is extracted. The message manager 505 corresponds to the message storage 101 and the message extractor 103 described in FIG. 1. The first and second terminals 501 and 503 correspond to the aforementioned mobile communication terminals.

The PIMS server 507 manages a schedule such that the conversation contents are transmitted to the second terminal 503 at a preset transmission time using the user information of the second terminal 503. The PIMS server 507 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the PIMS server 105 described in FIG.

The PIMS server 507 requests the SMS / MMS service according to a schedule, and the SMSC / MMC may transmit a text message to the user of the second terminal 503 according to the request of the PIMS server 507.

According to the present invention, the message manager 505 may further extract user information of the first terminal 501, and the PIMS server 507 may extract the extracted conversation content using the user information of the first terminal 501. The schedule may be managed to be transmitted to the user of the first terminal 501 as well. In addition, the second terminal 503 may modify the conversation contents extracted by the message manager 505 and the recipient and transmission time of the text message through the user interface 203 and provide them to the PIMS server 507.

6 is a diagram illustrating a process of managing an instant message in an instant message management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The message manager 505 provides a list of the stored message data to the second terminal 503, and the second terminal 503 requests one of the message data stored in the message manager 505. The message manager 505 may store message data by adding a message identifier to each message data, and the second terminal 503 may request message data using the message identifier.

The message manager 505 extracts the conversation contents and the user information of the second terminal 503 from the message data requested by the second terminal 503 and provides them to the second terminal 503. In this case, the message manager 505 may provide the conversation contents and the user information of the second terminal 503 to the second terminal 503 using the user interface 203. The user information of the second terminal 503 becomes information on the transmission target of the conversation contents according to a schedule managed by the PIMS server 507. The message manager 505 may further extract user information of the first terminal 501.

The user of the second terminal 503 resets the conversation contents using the user interface 203 and transmits the conversation contents to the PIMS server 507. The user of the second terminal 503 may also transmit the PIMS server 507 by resetting the recipient and transmission time, and the PIMS server 507 requests a text message service using the reset conversation contents, the recipient, and the transmission time. .

Although the present invention has been described by means of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and is intended to be equivalent to the technical idea and claims of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible.

1 is a view showing an instant message management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view for explaining the message extractor 103 shown in FIG. 1 in more detail;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an instant message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a view for explaining step S305 shown in FIG. 3 in more detail;

5 is a view showing an instant message management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating a process of managing an instant message in an instant message management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A message storage unit for storing message data transmitted and received via an instant messaging service; A message extraction unit for extracting user information and conversation contents of the instant messaging service from the message data stored in the message storage unit; And Personal Information Management System (PIMS) server that registers and manages a schedule based on the user information and the conversation contents Instant message management device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The PIMS server Registering and managing the schedule such that the conversation contents are transmitted to a user of the instant messaging service at a preset transmission time. Instant message management device. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The PIMS server Requesting an SMS or MMS service to the message service device according to the schedule Instant message management device. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The message extractor Providing a user interface to the user who requested the message data so that the user who requested the message data can provide the PIMS server by resetting the conversation content, the recipient of the conversation content and the transmission time. Instant message management device. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The message data is Message data using Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP) as a message transfer protocol. The message extractor Extracting the user information from the header of the MSRP packet, and extracting the conversation content from the body of the MSRP packet Instant message management device. Storing message data transmitted and received via an instant messaging service; Extracting user information and conversation contents of the instant messaging service from the stored message data; And Registering a schedule with a PIMS server based on the user information and the conversation contents Instant message management method comprising a. The method of claim 6, Registering the schedule to the PIMS server Registering the schedule such that the conversation content is transmitted to a user of the instant messaging service at a preset transmission time. How to manage instant messages. The method of claim 7, wherein Registering the schedule to the PIMS server Providing the conversation contents and the user information to the user who requested the message data; And Registering the schedule using the conversation contents, the recipient of the conversation contents, and the transmission time reset by the user who requested the message data. Instant message management method comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, The message data is Message data using MSRP as the message transfer protocol. Extracting the user information and the contents of the conversation Extracting the user information from the header of the MSRP packet and extracting the conversation content from the body of the MSRP packet. How to manage instant messages. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, Requesting an SMS or MMS service from the message service device according to the schedule; Instant message management method comprising more.

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