KR20130019130A - Mobile terminal, system and method for transmitting message - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal, message transmission system, and method thereof are provided to transmit additional messages to other portable terminal in a user group by adding interest degree information to the messages. CONSTITUTION: A wireless communication unit(110) receives a message. A sensing unit(140) senses the touch input of a user. A control unit(180) changes interest degree information by sensing the touch input through the sensing unit. The control unit adds the changed interest degree information to the message. The control unit transmits the message including the interest degree information through the wireless communication unit. [Reference numerals] (110) Wireless communication unit; (111) Broadcasting reception module; (112) Mobile communication module; (113) Wireless internet module; (114) Local area communication module; (115) Location information module; (120) A/V input unit; (121) Camera; (122) Microphone; (130) User input unit; (140) Sensing unit; (141) Proximity sensor; (142) Touch sensor; (143) Slope sensor; (150) Output unit; (151) Display unit; (152) Sound output module; (153) Alarm unit; (154) Haptic module; (160) Memory; (170) Interface unit; (180) Control unit; (181) Multimedia module; (190) Power supplying unit

Description

Mobile terminal, message transmission system and method {MOBILE TERMINAL, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MESSAGE}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal for delivering a message with interest information.

A mobile terminal is a portable device that is portable and has at least one function of audio and video calling, input and output of information, and a function of storing data.

These mobile terminals are equipped with complex functions such as taking pictures or videos, playing music or video files, playing games and receiving broadcasts according to the development of communication technology and increasing user's desire. Is implemented. In addition, various services for transmitting and receiving messages through a mobile terminal are provided, including text messaging, also known as SMS (Short Message Service), and multimedia message service (MMS) services.

On the other hand, social network services that enable the formation of a human network on the web have been actively used in recent years due to the development of the Internet and wireless communication. In order to share business and various information, it is often used to search and utilize the latest information through social network service rather than internet search.In the characteristic of human network, which is common to each other, it delivers more reliable and concise than information found through general search. Because it can be. As such, the user's need for reliable information sharing for common interests continues to grow, both online and offline.

The present invention has been proposed in order to meet the above demands, and relates to a mobile terminal capable of adding interest information to a message and transmitting the same to other mobile terminals of a user group maintaining a constant relationship.

In addition, the present invention relates to a message transmission method and system capable of selectively providing reliable information by automatically registering as a post by a server when interest level information added to a message transmitted by a mobile terminal meets a predetermined criterion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile terminal changes and adds interest information to a message according to a wireless communication unit for receiving a message, a sensing unit sensing a user's touch input, and a user's touch input detected through the sensing unit, And a controller configured to control to transmit a message to which interest information is added through the wireless communication unit.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the interest information includes a recommendation number, and the controller may change and add the interest information so that the recommendation number is increased by 1 according to a touch input of the user. .

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes transmission path information or a comment of the message.

A message transmission system according to another embodiment of the present invention is a mobile terminal and the mobile terminal for changing and adding interest information to a received message according to a user's touch input, and transmitting the message with interest information to another terminal through a wireless communication network. And a message management server that determines whether to register the message as a post by comparing the interest information added to the message transmitted from the terminal with a predetermined criterion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes a recommendation number, and the mobile terminal may change and add the interest information so that the recommendation number is increased by 1 according to the user's touch input. have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the message management server may register the message as a post when the number of recommendation is equal to or greater than a preset reference value.

According to an aspect of another embodiment according to the present invention, the interest information includes transmission path information or a comment of the message.

In another embodiment, a message transmission method includes receiving a message by a mobile terminal, changing and adding interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to a touch input of the user, and the interest information by the mobile terminal. And transmitting the added message.

According to an aspect of another embodiment of the present invention, the interest information includes a recommendation number, and changing and adding the interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to a touch input of the user includes the recommendation number. The interest level information may be changed and added to increase 1 by 1.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, if the recommendation number is a predetermined reference value or more, the message management server further comprises the step of registering the message as a post.

According to an aspect of another embodiment according to the present invention, the interest information includes transmission path information or a comment of the message.

The present invention as described above, by adding the interest information to the received message to the other mobile terminal, there is an advantage that the sharing of interest in the user group having a common interest of interest can be easily made only by sending the message.

In addition, the present invention, if the interest information added to the message meets a predetermined criterion, the message management server automatically registers the message as a post by the user separate There is an advantage in that reliable information can be easily obtained without going through a post search process.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view for explaining a message transmission system according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method according to the present invention.
5A to 5C are exemplary views illustrating an application example of a message transmission method according to the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, or a combination thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described herein includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, personal digital assistants (PDAs), a portable multimedia player ( Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), navigation, and the like.

However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, and an interface. The unit 170, the controller 180, and the power supply unit 190 may be included. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and a network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 may include, for example, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-H). Digital broadcast signals can be received using digital broadcasting systems such as Handheld and Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access and may be embedded or external to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 114 refers to a module for short range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IRDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, NFC (Near Field Communication), etc. can be used as short range communication technology have.

The location information module 115 is a module for obtaining a location of a mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a GPS (Global Position System) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

In the present invention, the microphone serves as an acoustic sensor. That is, in order to detect the user's motion with respect to the terminal, when the user heats the terminal, the vibration thereof may be sensed through the microphone 122. Instead of this microphone, a shock sensor can be used. The microphone and the shock sensor can detect the motion of the user's terminal in place of the sensing unit.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as an open / closed state of the mobile terminal 100, a location of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of user contact, orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration / deceleration of the mobile terminal, and the like. To generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, a touch sensor 142, and an inclination sensor 143.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, the mobile terminal displays a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to the call. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, the mobile terminal 100 displays a photographed and / or received image, a UI, or a GUI.

The display unit 151 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display (flexible). and at least one of a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface of the mobile terminal 100, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

When the display unit 151 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a touch screen), the display unit 151 may be configured in addition to an output device. Can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor 142 may be, for example, in the form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor 142 may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or capacitance generated at a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor 142 may be configured to detect not only the position and area of the touch but also the pressure at the touch.

When there is a touch input to the touch sensor 142, the corresponding signal (s) are sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. As a result, the controller 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of a mobile terminal surrounded by the touch screen or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of allowing the pointer to be recognized without being in contact with the touch screen so that the pointer is located on the touch screen is referred to as a "proximity touch", and the touch The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch." The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sound output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The sound output module 152 may also output a sound signal related to a function (eg, a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. Vibration is a representative example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154. The intensity and pattern of vibration generated by the haptic module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to provide a pin array that vertically moves with respect to the contact skin surface, a jetting force or suction force of air through an injection or inlet port, grazing to the skin surface, contact of an electrode, electrostatic force, and the like. Various tactile effects can be generated, such as effects by the endothermic and the reproduction of a sense of cold using the elements capable of endotherm or heat generation.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may be provided with two or more according to the configuration aspect of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device, receives power, transfers the power to each component inside the mobile terminal 100, or transmits data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip that stores various types of information for authenticating the use authority of the mobile terminal 100. The identification module includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identify module (SIM), and a universal user authentication module ( Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

The interface unit may be a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or various command signals inputted from the cradle by a user are moved. It may be a passage that is delivered to the terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for operation of each component.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in software applications written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped terminal body.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance.

In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injecting synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the audio output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal body, mainly the front case 101.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is manipulated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of manipulation units 131 and 132. The manipulation units 131 and 132 may also be collectively referred to as manipulating portions, and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates the tactile manner with a tactile feeling.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are further disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

The terminal body is equipped with a power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100. The power supply unit 190 may be embedded in the terminal body or may be directly detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

3 is an exemplary view for explaining a message transmission system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the message transmission system according to the present invention includes a first mobile terminal 10 for transmitting the first message and a second mobile terminal 11-1 for sequentially receiving messages from the first mobile terminal. 11-2, 11-3, third mobile terminal 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, fourth mobile terminal 13-1, 13-2, N-th mobile terminal 1N-1 and the message management server 20. FIG.

The first mobile terminal 10 transmits a message to another mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit. In this case, the message may be transmitted according to a short message service or a multimedia message service, or the message may be transmitted using any one of terminal-to-terminal communication such as near field communication (NFC) and Bluetooth communication. Can be.

2nd mobile terminal 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 3rd mobile terminal 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 4th mobile terminal 13-1, 13 -2) The N-th mobile terminal 1N-1 adds interest information to the received message and transfers the received message to another mobile terminal. If the user wants to 'thumb up' the received message according to the user's setting, Only send messages with interest information. For example, the mobile terminal having the reference number 11-3 among the second mobile terminals does not recommend the received message (thumb down) and does not transmit the message to another mobile terminal afterwards.

The interest information indicates the interest of the mobile terminal user who has received the message, and includes the number of recommendations of the users. It may further include a transmission path, a comment, and the like. In FIG. 3, 'n' indicates the number of recommendations included in the interest information. When the mobile terminal 'recommends' the received message and transmits the message to another mobile terminal, the recommendation number 'n' is increased by one. That is, the second mobile terminal 11-1 receiving the message from the first mobile terminal 10 may recommend or deselect the message. When the second mobile terminal 11-1 does not recommend the message, the number of recommendation does not increase any more, and no message is transmitted to another mobile terminal. When the second mobile terminal 11-1 recommends the message, the number of recommendation is increased by 1 to 'n = 1', and transmission path information, comments, etc. may be additionally input according to a user's touch input. Can be. The message to which the interest number information such as the recommendation number, transmission path information, and comments are added is transmitted to the third mobile terminals 12-1 and 12-2 of the receiver group set by the user. In addition, when the third mobile terminal 12-1 recommends the message, the recommendation number is increased by 1 to 'n = 2', and interest information including the recommendation number is added to the message to move to the fourth movement. It is delivered to the terminal 13-1. In this way, by adding the interest information to the message and transmitting it, sharing of interest in a group of users having a common object of interest may be easily performed by only transmitting the message.

The message management server 20 monitors the number of recommendation of messages transmitted between mobile terminals, and registers the message as a bulletin of the bulletin board if the number of recommendation is equal to a preset reference value N. As described above, when the user of the mobile terminal wants to retransmit the received message to another mobile terminal, the user may 'recommend' the message. In this case, the number of recommendations increases by one each time a message is transmitted again to another mobile terminal through an arbitrary mobile terminal. If the recommended number of times is equal to a preset reference value by repeatedly transmitting a message between mobile terminals, the message may be estimated from the fact that the message is of interest to many users or contains reliable contents. The management server 20 may register the message as a post on a predetermined bulletin board. In addition, when registering the message as a post, the message management server 20 may classify and register the message on a bulletin board according to various categories by using the gender, age, region, etc. of the mobile terminal user who has recommended and sent the message. . On the other hand, the recommendation of the message and the delivery process accordingly is usually performed in a group of users who maintain a constant relationship, so the message transmission system according to the present invention, compared to the conventional post creation, search, etc. Since selective automatic registration is possible, the user's convenience is increased.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission method according to the present invention.

In the message transmission method according to the present invention, the first mobile terminal 10 of the message transmission system shown in FIG. 3 or the mobile terminal of the previous stage (for example, the previous stage of the third mobile terminal is the second mobile terminal). Receiving a message from the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal that changes / adds the interest information and transmits the message again, that is, the second mobile terminals 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, and the third mobile terminal 12-1 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, fourth mobile terminals 13-1, 13-2, N-th mobile terminal 1N-1, and message management server 20. FIG.

The predetermined mobile terminal receives the message (S110). The message may be a message in which the number of recommendation times received by the second mobile terminals 11-1, 11-2, and 11-3 of FIG. 3 is '0', or the third mobile terminals 12-1 and 12. -2, 12-3, and 12-4) may be a message that the recommended number of times received by the mobile terminal is greater than or equal to '1'.

The user of the mobile terminal receiving the message determines whether to recommend using a touch input to the mobile terminal (S120). If the recommendation is not made in step S120, the message is no longer transmitted, and the interest level information is not changed.

In step S120, if the message is recommended, a receiver selection window for receiving the message is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal, and a receiver or a group of recipients is selected according to a user's touch input (S130).

When the receiver is selected in step S130, a process of changing the interest level information is performed. The interest information may include a recommendation count, transmission path information, and a comment. The transmission path information setting and the comment input are processes that the user can selectively perform, and are input / modified according to the user's touch input (S140). The transmission path information represents the transmission path information from the mobile terminal that originally transmitted the message to the present, and may include information of a user who transmits the message, a relationship between the message sender and the receiver. On the other hand, step S140 may be omitted because it is an optional process.

If the mobile terminal receiving the message recommends the message, the number of recommendations included in the interest information is increased by one (S150). The number of recommendations increases by one each time the message is recommended and transmitted. If the number of recommendations increases by 1 in step S150, the interest information is changed accordingly, and the changed interest information is added to the message. On the other hand, the process from step S130 to step S150 is not limited to the order shown in Fig. 4, the step S130 of changing the interest information and the step S130 of selecting the recipient after the step S150 is first performed is performed Can be.

The message management server 20 monitors the number of recommendations added to the message and compares the number of recommendations with a preset reference value (S160).

If the recommended number of times is more than the preset reference value, the message management server 20 registers the message as a post (S170). In this case, the message may be transmitted to the message management server 20 and stored separately.

Next, the message to which the interest level information changed in steps S140 and S150 is added is transmitted to the recipient or the group of recipients selected in step S130. If the number of the recommendation is not greater than a preset reference value in step S160, the process proceeds to the transmission of the message to which the changed interest level information is added without going through step S170 (S180).

Hereinafter, an application example of the aforementioned message transmission method will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C. 5A to 5C illustrate an example in which the message transmission method according to the present invention is applied to a mobile terminal.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the received message 201 is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. In addition, a space for displaying interest information is provided on the screen of the mobile terminal separately from the received message 201. The transmission path information 202 and the number of recommendation up 203 are displayed. The 'UP' button 204 for the case to be done and the 'DOWN' button 205 for the case which is not recommended are displayed.

The message received by the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 5A is a case where the recommendation number is '1', which also appears as '0: from Hong Gil-dong to close friends' and '1: from Kim Gap-soon to friends' in the transmission path information. That is, it can be seen that '0' and '1' of the transmission path information 202 indicate the number of recommendation 203.

After receiving such a message, if the message is not recommended, the user touches the DOWN button 205 so that the message is no longer delivered to the other mobile terminal. Meanwhile, when recommending the message, the user touches the UP button 204. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5B, a receiver (or group of recipients) selection window for receiving the message is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. Is displayed, the user selects a recipient.

After the receiver to receive the message is selected, the degree of interest information added to the message may be changed. That is, as shown in FIG. 5C, the original message 211 is displayed, and a comment input portion 212 and a transmission path information input portion 213 are provided. At this time, the number '2' displayed in front of the transmission path information input portion 213 indicates the number of recommendations. That is, since the user touches the UP button 204 in FIG. 5A, the recommendation number of the message is increased by 1, and accordingly, the recommendation number increased by 1 in front of the transmission path information input portion 213. 2 'is displayed. In addition, the number of recommendation 214 is displayed on the side of the message 211, and as described above, it can be seen that the recommendation number 214 has been changed to '2' unlike FIG. 5A.

After completing the change of interest information including comment input, input of transmission path information, and increasing the number of recommendations, when the user touches the SEND button 215, a message to which the changed interest information is added is sent to the recipient selected in FIG. 5B. The receiver receiving the message to which the changed interest level information is added may repeat the above-described process and again deliver the message to the recommendation and other mobile terminals.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the following claims, as well as equivalents thereof.

Claims (11)

A wireless communication unit for receiving a message;
Sensing unit for detecting a user's touch input; And
And a controller for changing and adding interest information to the message according to a user's touch input detected through the sensing unit, and controlling to transmit a message to which the interest information is added through the wireless communication unit.
The method of claim 1,
The interest information is,
Include the number of recommendations,
The control unit,
And changing the interest information so that the number of recommendations increases by 1 according to the user's touch input.
The method of claim 1,
The interest information is,
Mobile terminal including the transmission path information or comments of the message.
A mobile terminal for changing and adding interest information to a received message according to a user's touch input, and transmitting the message to which the interest information is added to another terminal through a wireless communication network; And
And a message management server that determines whether to register the message as a post by comparing the degree of interest information added to the message transmitted from the mobile terminal with a predetermined criterion.
5. The method of claim 4,
The interest information is,
Include the number of recommendations,
The mobile terminal,
And change the interest information so that the number of recommendations increases by 1 according to the user's touch input.
The method of claim 5,
The message management server,
And registering the message as a post when the number of recommendations is equal to or greater than a preset reference value.
5. The method of claim 4,
The interest information is,
Message transmission system including the transmission path information or comments of the message.
Receiving a message by the mobile terminal;
Changing and adding interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to a user's touch input; And
And transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a message to which interest information is added.
9. The method of claim 8,
The interest information is,
Include the number of recommendations,
Changing and adding interest information to the message received by the mobile terminal according to the user's touch input includes:
And changing the interest information so that the number of recommendations increases by one.
10. The method of claim 9,
And registering the message as a post by the message management server when the number of recommendation is greater than or equal to a preset reference value.
9. The method of claim 8,
The interest information is,
Message transmission method comprising the transmission path information or comments of the message.

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