KR20100118892A - Apparatus and method for providing message service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A message service providing device and a method for preventing the privacy of a mobile communications service subscriber exposes are provided to prevent the privacy of the service subscriber exposes by transmitting the message to the additional telephone number. CONSTITUTION: A message controller(201) substitutes for a calling number of the origination message to the additional telephone number. A message center(207) transmits a calling number is the fixed origination message to the destination side. A reply number decider(203) of the message control unit decides whether the circuit number is the addition telephone number by using the caller identifier about the originating mobile.

Description

Apparatus and method for providing a message service {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE SERVICE}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing a message service, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for providing a message service for providing a mobile origination (MO) service.

With the development of mobile communication technology and the increase in the number of mobile communication service subscribers, mobile communication services have recently been developed and provided in various forms to suit user's preferences. For example, the mobile communication service subscriber may use a message service for transmitting or receiving a text or multimedia file in the form of a message.

The message service method includes a method of transmitting and receiving a message between individual mobile communication terminals and an enterprise type service method. The enterprise service method may be further divided into a mobile termination (MT) method and a mobile origination (MO) method. The MT method is a method in which a company transmits a message to an individual using its own server installed in a company and a mobile communication network provided by a mobile communication service company. In the MO method, after a company receives a company identification number (MO number) from a mobile service provider, a mobile terminal user sends a message by setting the company identification number as a called number and the mobile service provider recognizes the company identification number. It is a method of delivering a message to a server of a company.

For example, a company using the MO scheme may be a broadcasting station, and the caller may broadcast the message after receiving a message transmitted by setting the MO number as the called number. That is, in the case of the MO service, unlike a conventional method in which one subject transmits a message to a plurality of mobile service subscribers, a plurality of mobile communication service subscribers may transmit a message to one subject. Accordingly, various types of real-time events can be performed through the MO service, and active participation in broadcast programs can be induced.

On the other hand, as another example of an additional service provided by a mobile communication service provider, a multi-number service that can be used for different purposes by receiving two or more telephone numbers, that is, a basic telephone number and an additional telephone number, in one mobile communication terminal have. An example of a multi-number service provided by a domestic mobile telecommunication service company is KTF's Two Number service or Two Phone service.

The subscriber of the multi-number service can display the basic telephone number assigned at the time of subscribing to the first mobile communication service as the caller information and additionally display the additional telephone number assigned as the caller information to the called terminal. In addition, when a general caller calls or sends a message to a called party who is a multi-numbered service subscriber, a basic telephone number or an additional telephone number can be used.

That is, when the incoming call flowing into the called terminal subscribed to the multi-number service is for the basic telephone number, the called terminal may display general caller information, and if the incoming call flowing into the called terminal is for the additional telephone number, The called terminal may also display general caller information and an icon indicating that a call or a message is received at the additional telephone number. Therefore, the multi-number service subscriber can selectively receive a call or a message.

Here, the additional telephone number is virtually assigned to the multi-number service subscriber, and a basic telephone number is used for incoming and outgoing calls or messages between the multi-number service subscriber and general subscriber. That is, for example, even if a caller who subscribes to a multi-number service transmits a message by setting an additional phone number as a reply number, the mobile communication server or device performs a message transmission using a basic phone number corresponding to the additional phone number. On the called terminal, the additional telephone number is displayed as the reply number.

However, a company assigned a MO number to use the MO service receives the message sent by the calling terminal through the mobile communication network, but since the server operates itself, the caller sets an additional phone number as a reply number. Even when using the MO service, the primary phone number may be exposed to the company instead of the additional phone number. That is, the conventional MO service has a problem that the caller's privacy can be exposed by exposing the caller's basic phone number using the multi-number service.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an apparatus and method for providing a message service which prevents the privacy of a subscriber of a mobile communication service using an MO service and further using an additional telephone number. .

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The present invention for achieving the above object is transmitted from the calling terminal set the basic telephone number and the additional phone number, according to the reply number set in the outgoing message with a mobile origination (MO) number as the called number, the calling number of the outgoing message A message controller for replacing the basic telephone number set with the additional telephone number; And a message center for transmitting the outgoing message with the substituted outgoing number to the called party.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object is transmitted from the calling terminal set the basic phone number and the additional phone number, according to the reply number set in the outgoing message with the MO number as the called number, the set as the calling number of the outgoing message; Substituting a primary telephone number for the additional telephone number; And it provides a message service providing method comprising the step of transmitting the outgoing message with the substituted caller number set to the called party.

According to the present invention, when the called number set in the message is an MO number, the calling party replaces the calling number with an additional phone number according to the reply number and transmits the message, thereby preventing the privacy of the subscriber of the multi-number service. .

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. The above objects, features, and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and in describing the present invention, a detailed description of well-known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. If it is determined that the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a diagram showing a message service providing system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the message service providing system according to the present invention includes a calling terminal 101, a message service providing apparatus 103, and a called party 105.

The message service providing apparatus 103 receives an outgoing message transmitted from the calling terminal 101 and transmits it to the called party 105, and the called party 105 receives the outgoing message. The user of the calling terminal 101 may use the calling terminal 101 by receiving an additional phone number in addition to the basic phone number provided at the time of subscribing to the mobile communication service using the multi-number service. That is, the calling terminal 101 supports a multi-number service, and the calling terminal 101 may be set with a basic telephone number and one or more additional telephone numbers. In addition, the called party 105 is a company assigned a MO number to use a MO (Mobile Origination) service, and may operate an own server to receive an outgoing message transmitted by the message service providing apparatus 103.

When the reply number set in the outgoing message is the additional phone number and the called number is the MO number, the message service providing apparatus 103 according to the present invention replaces the outgoing number with the additional phone number and provides it to the called party 105. . That is, according to the present invention, since the calling number set in the outgoing message is replaced with the additional phone number in the above case, the basic phone number can be prevented from being exposed to the called party 105 as in the prior art. As a result, according to the present invention, the caller's meandering activity can be prevented from being exposed, thereby protecting the caller's privacy, and further increasing the reliability of the mobile communication service, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of the mobile communication service.

2 is a diagram illustrating a message service providing apparatus 103 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the message service providing apparatus 103 according to the present invention includes a message control unit 201 and a message center 207.

The message control unit 201 is received from the calling terminal 101 in which the basic telephone number and the additional telephone number are set, and according to the reply number set in the outgoing message whose MO number is the called number, the basic telephone number set as the calling number of the outgoing message. Replace with an additional phone number.

The message center 207 then transmits the outgoing message with the replaced outgoing number set to the called party. The message center 207 may be a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), or a Long Message Service Center (LMSC).

In more detail, the origination message transmitted by the originating terminal 101 may be received by the message center 207 which will be described later, and the message center 207 may transmit the received origination message to the called party 105. The message control unit 201 receives the outgoing message from the message center 207, and replaces the basic phone number set as the outgoing number of the outgoing message with the additional phone number when the reply number of the outgoing message is the additional phone number. As described above, when the calling terminal 101 transmits an outgoing message, the calling number set in the outgoing message is a basic phone number, but the message control unit 201 transmits the outgoing message to the called party 105 by the message center 207. You can replace the default phone number set as the calling number with an additional phone number.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the caller number itself may be replaced with an additional phone number, exposure of the caller's basic phone number to the called party 105 assigned the MO number can be prevented. On the other hand, as described above, since the originating number of the outgoing message is basically set as the basic telephone number, when the reply number of the outgoing message is the basic telephone number, the message control unit 201 does not need to replace the originating number.

Hereinafter, the message controller 201 will be described in more detail. The message controller 201 may include a reply number determination unit 203 and a telephone number replacement unit 205.

The reply number determination unit 203 determines whether the reply number is an additional phone number by using the subscriber information on the calling terminal 101.

The subscriber information may be provided from an external database through a mobile communication network, and may be provided from the subscriber information storage unit 211 shown in FIG. 2. The subscriber information storage unit 209 may store subscriber information for the called party 105 as well as the calling terminal 101. The subscriber information is, for example, whether the additional telephone number is set in the mobile communication terminal 101 or if the additional telephone number is set in the mobile communication terminal 101, or what the additional telephone number is in the called party 105. It may be information about whether the set phone number is an MO number.

The reply number determination unit 203 uses the subscriber information for the calling terminal 101 and the called party 105 to determine whether the called number is an MO number and whether an additional telephone number is set in the calling terminal 101. It may be determined whether the answer number is an additional phone number according to the subscriber information according to the determination result.

As a result of the determination by the reply number determining unit 203, when the reply number is the additional telephone number, the telephone number replacement unit 205 replaces the basic telephone number set as the calling number with the additional telephone number. The outgoing message with the replaced calling number set is transmitted by the message center 207 to the called party 105. As a result of the determination by the reply number determination unit 203, when the reply number is not the additional telephone number, the telephone number replacement unit 205 does not replace the basic telephone number set as the calling number with the additional telephone number.

Meanwhile, the message service providing apparatus 103 according to the present invention may further include a charging unit 209 as shown in FIG. 2.

The charging unit 209 charges the calling terminal 105 using the basic telephone number. As described above, since the additional telephone number is a virtual telephone number, the charging unit 209 charges the calling terminal 101 using the basic telephone number even if the calling number is replaced with the additional telephone number. The charging unit 209 may perform charging when the called party 105 receives the outgoing message.

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

As shown in FIG. 3, the message service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention starts from step S301.

In step S301, the message service providing apparatus 103 receives an outgoing message from the calling terminal 101.

In step S303, the message service providing apparatus 103 determines whether the called number set in the outgoing message is an MO number. The message service providing apparatus 103 may determine whether the called number is an MO number by using subscriber information of the called party.

As a result of the determination in step S303, when the called number is the MO number, in step S305, the message service providing apparatus 103 determines whether the additional telephone number is set in the calling terminal 101. The message service providing apparatus 103 may determine whether a basic telephone number and an additional telephone number are set in the calling terminal 101 by using subscriber information of the calling terminal.

As a result of the determination in step S305, when the additional telephone number is set in the calling terminal 101, the message service providing apparatus 103 is received from the calling terminal 101 with the basic telephone number and the additional telephone number set in step S307, According to the reply number of the outgoing message with the MO number as the called number, the basic telephone number set as the outgoing number of the outgoing message is replaced with an additional phone number. That is, in step S307, when the reply number of the outgoing message is the additional telephone number, the basic telephone number set as the outgoing number of the outgoing message is replaced with the additional telephone number.

Step S307 may include step S309 and step S311 in more detail.

In step S309, the message service providing apparatus 103 determines whether the reply number is the additional telephone number by using the subscriber information for the calling terminal 101.

In the next step S311, the message service providing apparatus 103 replaces the basic telephone number set as the calling number with the additional telephone number when the determination result of step S309 and the reply number is the additional telephone number.

If the called number is not an MO number in step S303, or if an additional phone number is not set in the calling terminal 101 in step S305, or if it is determined in step S309 that the reply number is not an additional phone number in step S307 Is not replaced by an additional telephone number.

In the next step S313, the message service providing apparatus 103 transmits the outgoing message in which the replaced calling number is set to the called party 105. If the calling number is not substituted, the message service providing apparatus 103 transmits the calling message whose basic telephone number is set as the calling number to the called party 105.

Meanwhile, the message service providing method according to the present invention may further include step S315. In operation S315, the message service providing apparatus 103 may charge the calling terminal 101 using the basic telephone number.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the caller number itself may be replaced with an additional phone number, exposure of the caller's basic phone number to the called party 105 assigned the MO number can be prevented.

On the other hand, the message service providing method according to the present invention as described above can be written in a computer program. And the code and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. In addition, the created program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium (information storage medium), and read and executed by a computer to implement the method of the present invention. The recording medium includes all types of computer-readable recording media (CD, DVD), as well as intangible media such as carrier waves.

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 diagram showing a message service providing system according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram showing a message service providing apparatus 103 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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

Claims (8)

The basic telephone number and the additional telephone number are transmitted from the set calling terminal, and the basic telephone number set as the calling number of the outgoing message is added according to the reply number set in the outgoing message having the MO (Mobile Origination) number as the called number. A message controller for substituting a telephone number; And A message center for transmitting an outgoing message with the substituted calling number set to a called party; Message service providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 1, The message control unit A reply number determination unit that determines whether the reply number is the additional telephone number by using subscriber information of the calling terminal; And A telephone number replacement unit for replacing the basic telephone number set as the calling number with the additional telephone number when the reply number is the additional telephone number. Message service providing apparatus comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A charging unit for charging the calling terminal by using the basic telephone number Message service providing apparatus further comprising. The basic telephone number and the additional telephone number are transmitted from the calling terminal set, and the basic telephone number set as the calling number of the outgoing message is replaced with the additional telephone number according to the reply number set in the outgoing message with the MO number as the called number. Doing; And Transmitting the outgoing message with the substituted calling number set to the called party; Message service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein Determining whether the called number is an MO number by using subscriber information of the called party; Message service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 5, Determining whether the additional telephone number is set in the calling terminal by using the subscriber information of the calling terminal; Message service providing method further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, Charging the calling terminal by using the basic telephone number; Message service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 4, wherein The step of replacing Determining whether the reply number is the additional telephone number by using subscriber information of the calling terminal; And As a result of the determination, when the reply number is the additional telephone number, replacing the basic telephone number set as the calling number with the additional telephone number. Message service providing method comprising a.

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