KR20130139689A - Method for delivering a message between device, apparatus and system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method capable of checking of a message received by various types of terminals for providing a message service between terminals, device and system for the same, and a system for providing a message service between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one home network terminal for inquiring to a portable terminal whether the portable terminal uses a home network terminal or not when an adjacent terminal is detected and outputting a received message when a message is received from the portable terminal; and the portable terminal for generating response information for accessing the home network terminal according to a user input and transmitting the response information to the home network terminal when the inquiry for the use of the home network terminal, transmitting a message inputted from a user from the time point which the response information is transmitted or a message received from an opponent portable terminal to the home network terminal, and for transmitting a past message for a requested predetermined section to at least one home network terminal when receiving a request for the past message from the at least one home network terminal for the predetermined section. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start;(BB) End;(S101) Detecting a portable terminal?;(S103) Inquiring to the portable terminal whether the portable terminal uses a home network terminal;(S105) Response?;(S107) Receiving a message;(S109) Capable of outputting a video?;(S111) Outputting the message with video information;(S113) Outputting the message by converting into audio information

Description

Method for providing message service between terminals, apparatus and system for same {Method for delivering a message between device, apparatus and system for the same}

The present invention relates to a message service providing method, and more particularly, to a method for providing a terminal-to-terminal message service, an apparatus and a system for verifying a message received by a mobile terminal in various types of terminals.

Due to the rapid development of information and communication technology, various types of terminals such as mobile communication terminals and personal computers may be implemented to perform various functions. Taking a mobile communication terminal as an example, in addition to basic voice communication functions, various functions such as data communication, photographing or video recording using a camera, playing music or video files, playing games, and watching broadcasting have been complexly implemented in recent years.

Technological developments for increasing the functions that can be performed on such terminals have been continuously carried out, and they have been continuously carried out mainly in hardware improvement technology and software improvement technology.

On the other hand, in recent years, the frequency of use of a messenger program that attempts to conduct a conversation with another user after accessing a communication network through a terminal has been continuously increasing.

Such a messenger program can be used in various types of terminals, but if a user wants to change the terminal, that is, a user is transmitting or receiving a message to another user using a mobile communication terminal, In order to send and receive messages with a user, a messenger program stored in a television needs to be executed, and after selecting another user, a message has to be complicated.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. In particular, while transmitting and receiving a message with a counterpart terminal using a terminal, even if a different procedure is not performed using another terminal, a message is continuously transmitted and received with the counterpart terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a message service between terminals, and an apparatus and a system therefor.

Another object of the present invention is a method for providing a message service between terminals that can provide a new messenger service by outputting a message received from a counterpart terminal as image information, audio information, or a combination thereof through various types of terminals, It is an object to provide an apparatus and system for this purpose.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a message service to an adjacent indoor terminal when a mobile terminal is interlocked with indoor terminals (devices) installed in the home, and the user enters the indoor home, and transmits a past message corresponding to a specific section to an adjacent indoor terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing a message service between terminals for providing a device, an apparatus and a system therefor.

In order to achieve the above object, the system for providing a terminal-to-device message service according to the present invention, when an adjacent portable terminal is detected, inquires whether the portable terminal is used in the home terminal, and outputs a received message when a message is received from the portable terminal. When the query for the use of the indoor terminal is received from the at least one indoor terminal and the at least one indoor terminal, response information for accessing the indoor terminal according to a user input is generated and transmitted to the indoor terminal, and the response information is transmitted. A message input from a user or a message received from a mobile terminal of the other party to the indoor terminal, and when a past message for a specific section is requested from at least one indoor terminal, the past message for the specific section is requested. Including a mobile terminal to transmit to the terminal It can be.

In order to achieve the above object, an indoor terminal for providing an inter-terminal message service of the present invention includes a portable terminal detecting unit for detecting an adjacent portable terminal, an output unit for outputting a message, and an adjacent portable terminal through the portable terminal detecting unit. When detected, the mobile terminal is queried whether the home terminal is used, and when a message is received from the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is controlled to output the received message through the output unit. It may be configured to include a control unit for controlling to receive the past message corresponding to a particular section to output through the output unit.

Here, the output unit may convert the message received from the mobile terminal into audio information and output the audio information.

Here, the output unit may convert the message received from the portable terminal into the image information and output.

In addition, the indoor terminal of the present invention may be configured to further include an input unit for supporting the user input, the controller may display the input message through the output unit, if the message is input through the input unit, and may transmit the message to the portable terminal have.

Here, when the controller is inactivated, the controller is activated under the control of the portable terminal and transmits its own state information to the portable terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a portable terminal for providing a message service between terminals of the present invention includes at least one indoor terminal, a terminal communication unit for transmitting and receiving information with a service device, and a terminal communication unit from at least one indoor terminal through a terminal communication unit. When a query for use is received, response information for accessing the indoor terminal is generated and transmitted to the indoor terminal according to the user input, and a message input from the user or a message received from the mobile terminal of the other party from the time when the response information is transmitted. Is transmitted to the indoor terminal, and if a user inputs a past message confirmation request for a specific section from the user, checks whether there is a content of the past message with the counterpart mobile terminal corresponding to the specific section, and then sends a past message corresponding to the specific section to the indoor terminal. Configuration including the terminal control unit to transmit to May.

Here, the terminal control unit transmits a message input from the user to the indoor terminal and the corresponding counterpart mobile terminal from the time when the response information is transmitted to the indoor terminal, and when the message is received from the counterpart mobile terminal, transmits the received message to the indoor terminal. It may be.

In addition, when the indoor terminal is deactivated, the terminal controller activates the indoor terminal by using a remote control function, receives and manages the status information from the indoor terminal through short-range wireless communication, and inputs a message or the like according to the received status information. The message received from the mobile terminal of the other party is transmitted to the indoor terminal.

In addition, the terminal control unit performs a short-range wireless communication with another adjacent indoor terminal when a failure occurs in the indoor terminal in communication, and transmits a message transmitted at the point of time when the failure occurred and the period where the failure occurred using the pre-stored state information. The terminal transmits the message transmitted in the section where the failure occurred to the other adjacent indoor terminal through short range wireless communication, and transmits the message input from the current user or the message received from the counterpart terminal to the other adjacent indoor terminal.

In addition, the terminal controller controls the at least one indoor terminal located in the home to be displayed in the form of a map or a list according to the proximity of the user, and selects the desired indoor terminal through the displayed map or list to the selected indoor terminal. Send it.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a terminal-to-device message service according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which, when a mobile terminal adjacent to a home terminal is detected, inquiring whether the home terminal is used or not is generated according to a user input. Receiving response information for accessing the indoor terminal from the portable terminal, Transmitting any one of the message input from the user or the message received from the mobile terminal of the other party from the time when the portable terminal transmits the response information to the indoor terminal And outputting a message received by the indoor terminal. When the indoor terminal receives a request for confirming a past message for a specific section from the user, requesting a past message corresponding to the specific section to the portable terminal; Determining whether there is a past message corresponding to As a result of the determination, when a past message corresponding to a specific section exists, the portable terminal may transmit the past message to the indoor terminal.

In this case, in the step of outputting the received message, when the indoor terminal is an indoor terminal that does not support image information output, the message may be converted into audio information and output.

In addition, when a message is input from the user, the indoor terminal may further include outputting the input message and transmitting the input message to the portable terminal.

In the computer-readable recording medium of the present invention for achieving the above object, a program for executing a method for providing a message service between terminals is recorded.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a message service between terminals, and an apparatus and system for the same, wherein a message is transmitted to and received from a counterpart terminal using a specific terminal, for example, a portable terminal, and connected with other types of other terminals nearby, The advantage is that messages can be sent and received continuously.

According to the method of providing an inter-terminal message service, an apparatus and a system therefor, by outputting a message to the user in various forms according to various kinds of terminal-specific characteristics connected to the portable terminal, the user can use a more interesting message service. There is an advantage.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a system for providing a message service between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the indoor terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a home terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view illustrating an input unit of an indoor terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a message service between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart for outputting a past message for a specific section through an indoor terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a data flow diagram illustrating a method for providing a message service between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. This is to omit the unnecessary description so as to convey the key of the present invention more clearly without fading. Also, the terms first, second, etc. are used for describing various components and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component, and are not used to define the components.

The same reference numerals are used for portions having similar functions and functions throughout the drawings.

Hereinafter, a message service providing system between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a system for providing a message service between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, when the user is adjacent to the indoor terminal 10 while using a specific service, for example, a messenger service, the portable terminal 20 may be used. The messenger service used through the home terminal 10 is to be continuously used.

To this end, the terminal-to-device message service providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a plurality of indoor terminals (10_1, 10_2, ... 10_n), the mobile terminal 20, the service device 30 and the communication network 40 It may be configured to include).

Here, the indoor terminal 10 refers to all types of electronic devices that can be used by a user in a specific space, such as a home or an office. In general, a large number of mobile devices, such as smart phones, tablet PCs, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), and MP3 players, are used by individuals. There are a variety of electronic devices, such as televisions, computers, audio devices, etc. available to the user. In addition, there are various electronic devices that perform specific functions such as a washing machine and a refrigerator.

All types of electronic devices that can be used by a user in a specific space may be used as the indoor terminal 10 of the present invention.

When the adjacent mobile terminal 20 is detected, the indoor terminal 10 first queries the user whether to use the service provided through the mobile terminal 20 by using the indoor terminal 10. In this case, the query method preferably transmits a query message directly to the mobile terminal 20 to receive a response from the user, but is not limited thereto.

Thereafter, when the response information is generated from the portable terminal 20 in response thereto, the indoor terminal 10 can be used through the portable terminal 20, and when a message is received from the portable terminal 20, the indoor The terminal 10 may output the received message. In this case, the indoor terminal 20 may output a message received from the portable terminal 20 in the form of image information, audio information, or a combination thereof.

More specifically, as described above, the indoor terminal 10 that may be used in a specific space, such as a home or an office, may use electronic devices of various personalities, such as televisions, computers, audio devices, washing machines, refrigerators, and the like. Such electronic devices may preferably output at least one of audio information and video information. In the case of a television and a computer, both audio information and video information can be output, and in the case of an audio device, audio information can generally be output. BACKGROUND Electronic devices such as washing machines and refrigerators have a function of outputting audio information and even image information according to the recent trend of intelligence.

When the user accesses the indoor terminal 10 to the indoor terminal 10 while the user uses the mobile terminal 20 and the message service with the other mobile terminal, the message received from the mobile terminal of the other terminal is displayed in the indoor terminal. It will be output through (10). In this case, as described above, the message may be output through the image information, or the indoor terminal 10 that does not support the image information output function may be converted into audio information and output.

The main configuration and operation method of the above-described indoor terminal 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The mobile terminal 20 is mainly carried by an individual such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant, a portable multimedia player, or an MP3 player, and can be used anytime and anywhere. As an easy terminal, it is preferable that the mobile terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention supports a messenger service function.

When the mobile terminal 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives a query regarding whether to use the indoor terminal from the at least one indoor terminal 10 while transmitting and receiving a message with at least one other counterpart portable terminal 20. In response to the user input, response information for accessing the indoor terminal 10 may be generated and transmitted to the indoor terminal 10. Here, the response information for accessing the indoor terminal 10 is described as an example generated by a user input. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user is continuously adjacent to the indoor terminal 10 for a predetermined period of time. Even if the response information for accessing the other indoor terminal 10 is not inputted from the terminal, it may be determined that the response information for accessing the indoor terminal 10 is generated.

In addition, a plurality of indoor terminals 10_1, 10_2,... 10_n may simultaneously detect adjacent portable terminals 20 and query the portable terminal 20 about whether to use indoor terminals. In this case, the specific indoor terminal 10 may be selected according to a user input, or the indoor terminal 10 may be selected according to a priority set by the system and transmitted with response information.

For example, when the portable terminal 20 currently used by the user is a smart phone and the indoor terminal 10 that detects that the portable terminal 20 is adjacent to each other is a PDA and a television, a preset priority of the system. Accordingly, a PDA having similar characteristics to the portable terminal 20 may be selected and used as the indoor terminal 10, and a television may be selected and used as the indoor terminal 10 based on the size.

As described above, when the indoor terminal 10 is selected and response information for accessing the indoor terminal 10 is transmitted to the indoor terminal 10, the portable terminal 20 is connected to the indoor terminal 10. When the response information is transmitted, a message input from the user or a message received from the counterpart mobile terminal may be transmitted to the indoor terminal 10 through the mobile terminal 20.

That is, the mobile station 20 transmits and receives a message through a service device 30 that provides a messenger service, and the mobile terminal 20 transmits a message received from the other party's mobile terminal through a display unit provided in the mobile terminal 20. It may be output, but will be output through the connected indoor terminal (10).

Through this, the user generates response information to use the indoor terminal 10 without any other procedure while exchanging a message with the other terminal using the portable terminal 20, thereby more easily using the indoor terminal 10. There is an advantage that it is possible to continuously send and receive messages with the other party's mobile terminal.

The main configuration and operation method of the mobile terminal 20 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

The service device 30 is a device that provides a messenger service as described above. When the message and the information on the counterpart mobile terminal are received from the portable terminal 20, the service device 30 transmits the received message to the counterpart portable terminal, and relates to a messenger service between the portable terminal 20 and the counterpart portable terminal. It serves to provide various services.

A plurality of indoor terminals 10_1, 10_2,... 10_n and the portable terminal 20 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention preferably transmit and receive information using short-range wireless communication. In addition, the mobile terminal 20 transmits / receives information to or from the other mobile terminal 20 through the communication network 40 or to / from the service device 30. As the communication network 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention, various types of communication networks may be used. For example, a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), a Wibro, a WiMAX, a WiMAX, an HSDPA ( Wireless communication methods such as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, or wired Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Ca (HFC), Fiber to The Curb (FTTC), and Fiber To The Home (FTTH) Communication method can be used.

In this case, the mobile terminal 20 may transmit and receive related information through a wireless communication method, and the service device 30 may transmit and receive related information through a wired communication method, but is not limited thereto. It may include any form of communication known or to be developed in the future.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the indoor terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the indoor terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the indoor terminal 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a portable terminal detecting unit 11, an output unit 12, a control unit 13, an input unit 14, and a communication unit 15. It is configured to include.

The portable terminal detecting unit 11 detects the adjacent portable terminal 10. Here, the portable terminal detecting unit 11 includes a plurality of sensors, and can detect the adjacent portable terminal 10 through the sensors. For example, a non-contact sensor for determining the presence of an object in a non-contact manner, such as an inductive sensor, a magnetic sensor, a capacitive sensor, a photo sensor, etc. The mobile terminal 10 may be configured to detect an adjacent mobile terminal 10.

In this case, the inductive sensor detects a metal object in a non-contact manner. When the metal object approaches the detection coil, the inductive sensor uses the principle that the resistance and the inductance of the detection coil are changed by the electromagnetic coupling of the metal object and the detection coil. Type sensors use the principle that the magnetic field changes when a magnetized object is in close proximity.

On the other hand, the capacitive sensor detects an object by detecting a change in capacitance due to charge transfer or charge separation in an object existing in an electric field, and uses a polarization phenomenon of the sensor, so that a liquid as well as a nonmetal object such as a finger can be detected. Do. That is, when an object approaches the capacitive sensor sensing plate within a certain distance, the capacitance between the sensing plate and the object changes, and when the reference value is greater than the changed capacitance value, the proximity object is detected. That's the way.

The optical sensor emits light of a certain wavelength to a nearby object and then detects a nearby object through the amount of reflected light reflected back from the nearby object. It consists of a light receiving unit.

Since the above-described sensor detects an adjacent object is a known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the portable terminal detecting unit 11 may include a plurality of sensors to detect the adjacent portable terminal 20, and detect the signal continuously transmitted through the portable terminal 20 to carry the portable terminal 20. It may be sensing that this is adjacent.

The output unit 12 outputs information on a series of operation states and operation results generated while performing the function of the indoor terminal 10. In particular, the output unit 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs a message received from the connected mobile terminal 20.

The output unit 12 may output the message in the form of image information or output the message in the form of audio information or a combination of image information and audio information.

For example, when the indoor terminal 10 of the present invention is described as an example of a television, a television generally outputs a combination of video information and audio information. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 3, when a message is received from the portable terminal 20 connected while watching TV, the received message may be displayed in combination with the image information in text form 100.

In addition, when the indoor terminal 10 of the present invention is an audio device having no display function, when a message is received from the connected portable terminal 20, the received terminal may be converted into an audio form and output as audio information. .

To this end, the output unit 12 of the present invention may include a display module (not shown) capable of displaying an image and an audio module (not shown) capable of outputting audio information.

The control unit 13 performs overall management of the indoor terminal 10, and may be a process unit for driving an operating system (OS) and each component, for example, a central processing unit (CPU). have. In particular, when the adjacent portable terminal 20 is detected through the portable terminal detecting unit 11, the control unit 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention queries the portable terminal 20 whether the indoor terminal is used, and the portable terminal ( After connection with 20), if a message is received from the mobile terminal 20, it is controlled to output the received message through the output unit 12.

In this case, when the output unit 12 supports the output of the image information, the output information is output by combining the received message with the image information output through the output unit 12, and if only the audio information is supported, the received message It controls the conversion to the audio information form and output.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a message is received from the connected mobile terminal 20, the received message is output through the output unit 12 as an example. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the input unit 14 to be described below is described. It may also be controlled to output a message input from the user through the output unit 12 through the (). In this case, when a message is input through the input unit 14, the control unit 13 transmits the message to the mobile terminal 20 through the communication unit 15 in order to transmit the message to the corresponding mobile terminal. do.

In addition, when a request for checking a past message for a specific section is input through the input unit 14, the controller 13 transmits and requests a past message corresponding to the section to the portable terminal 20, and receives a corresponding past message. After this, it may be output through the output unit 12.

For example, when a user outputs a message using the indoor terminal 10 while transmitting or receiving a message with another mobile terminal through the mobile terminal 20, the message output through the indoor terminal 10 may be a portable terminal ( It will be a message received from the other party's mobile terminal after the time point connected with 20) or a message input from the user of the mobile terminal 20. Since it is difficult to check the message before the connection through the indoor terminal 10, the user selects a specific section or the entire section and requests the portable terminal 20 to check the message before the connection, and the portable terminal 20 receives a message previously stored in the portable terminal 20 or a corresponding message from the service device 30 and transmits the corresponding message to the indoor terminal 10.

Here, the specific section may be input using basic functions supported by the indoor terminal 10. For example, when the indoor terminal 10 is an audio device that does not support the video information output function and supports only the audio information output, the audio device generally rewinds 101 and plays / stops 102 as shown in FIG. 4. And a fast forward 103 button. At this point, if the user presses the rewind 10 button for 3 minutes and then presses the stop 102 button at the time when the last message is received, the mobile terminal 20 requests a past message corresponding to the section for 3 minutes. In addition, when there is a past message corresponding to the section for 3 minutes, the portable terminal 20 transmits the message to the indoor terminal 10.

Even if a specific section is a section for 3 minutes, the message does not transmit the message sent or received for 3 minutes to the home terminal 10, and in some cases, a past message corresponding to 3 days or a predetermined section may be used. It may be transmitted to the indoor terminal 10.

The input unit 14 transmits a signal input from a user to the control unit 13 in relation to the control of the function of the indoor terminal 10. As described above, the input unit 14 controls the function of the basic indoor terminal 10. It may be configured only with a basic button for performing the operation, or may be configured with a button for supporting various kinds of commands such as a keypad.

The communication unit 15 transmits and receives various information related to the mobile terminal 20, but preferably transmits and receives information using short-range wireless communication, but is not limited thereto.

As such, when a user enters a specific space, for example, a home while transmitting and receiving a message with another user's mobile terminal using the mobile terminal 20, not only the portable terminal 20 but also various types of indoor terminals nearby ( In connection with 10), by outputting a message to the user in various forms, the user can use a more interesting message service.

In the above, the main components of the indoor terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIG. However, not all components illustrated in FIG. 2 are essential components, and the indoor terminal 10 may be implemented by more components depending on the functions of the indoor terminal 10, and in fewer components. The indoor terminal 10 may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the mobile terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 5, the portable terminal 20 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal control unit 22, a terminal input unit 23, a terminal output unit 24, and a terminal storage unit. It is comprised including 25.

The terminal communication unit 21 transmits and receives related information with the service apparatus 30 through the communication network 40, and transmits and receives related information with the indoor terminal 10 through a short range wireless communication method. In particular, the terminal communication unit 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a message from the mobile terminal of the other party from the service device 30 through the communication network 40, and receives the message input by the user through the mobile terminal 20 It may transmit to the other party's mobile terminal via the service device 30. In addition, when a question about whether to use the indoor terminal is received from the indoor terminal 10 through a short range wireless communication method, response information may be generated and transmitted.

The terminal controller 22 performs overall management of the portable terminal 20, and may be a process device for driving the operating system and each component, for example, a central processing unit. In particular, when the terminal control unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives an inquiry about whether to use the indoor terminal from the at least one indoor terminal 10 through the terminal communication unit 21, the indoor terminal 10 according to the user input. Produces response information for accessing the terminal 10 and transmits the response information to the indoor terminal 10, and receives the message input from the user or the message received from the mobile terminal of the other party from the time when the response information is transmitted to the indoor terminal 10. Will be sent to.

From the time point at which the response information is transmitted to the indoor terminal 10, if a message is input from the user, the input message is transmitted to another indoor portable terminal 10 simultaneously with the corresponding user mobile terminal, and the indoor terminal ( 10) will output the message.

In addition, when a request for confirming a past message for a specific section is input by the user, after confirming whether there is a content of a past message with the counterpart mobile terminal corresponding to the specific section, the past message exchanged with the counterpart mobile terminal corresponding to the specific section is checked. If the content exists, it may be transmitted to the indoor terminal 10.

On the other hand, unlike the embodiment of the present invention, in another embodiment of the present invention, the portable terminal 20 by directly selecting at least one adjacent indoor terminal 10 to activate the selected indoor terminal 10, the selected indoor terminal It is also possible to send a message to (10). To this end, the terminal controller 22 activates the adjacent indoor terminal 10 by using a remote control function when the indoor terminal 10 adjacent to the user's location is deactivated, and performs short-range wireless communication from the adjacent indoor terminal 10. Receives and manages the status information through, and transmits a message input from the user or a message received from the other party's portable terminal according to the received status information to the neighboring indoor terminal 10. Here, the state information may be received and stored from all the indoor terminals 10 activated and located in a specific space (for example, indoor) to perform short-range wireless communication, and the location information and activation of the indoor terminal 10 is installed. Whether the message is provided, when the message is received, whether a failure occurs, and device information. The state information is not limited thereto, and may further include other information necessary for providing a message service between terminals.

The terminal controller 22 may display at least one indoor terminal 10 located in the home in the form of a map or a list according to the proximity of the user, and select and select a desired indoor terminal through the displayed map or list. The message can be sent to the indoor terminal.

In addition, when a failure occurs in the indoor terminal 10 in communication, the terminal controller 22 performs short-range wireless communication with another adjacent indoor terminal 10, and uses a state information that is stored and managed in advance. The message transmitted at the time point of the failure and the time interval of the failure may be checked, and the message transmitted in the time zone of the failure may be transmitted to the other adjacent indoor terminal 10 through short range wireless communication. In this case, the terminal controller 22 may also transmit a message input from the current user or a message received from the counterpart terminal to another neighboring indoor terminal 10. The terminal input unit 23 receives various information such as numbers and text information, and transmits a signal input in connection with setting various functions and controlling the functions of the portable terminal 20 to the terminal controller 22. In particular, the terminal input unit 23 of the present invention supports a user's input for selecting a counterpart to have a conversation after executing a messenger program, and when a message to be transmitted from the user to the counterpart terminal is input, the terminal control unit ( 22) to transmit.

 The terminal input unit 23 may include at least one of a keypad and a touch pad generating an input signal according to a user's touch or manipulation. In this case, the terminal input unit 23 may be configured in the form of one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the display module of the terminal output unit 24 to simultaneously perform input and display functions. The terminal input unit 23 may include at least one of a key input means such as a keyboard or a keypad, a touch input means such as a touch sensor or a touch pad, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a proximity sensor, and a camera. It may include one or more of gesture input means or voice input means. In addition, it can include all forms of input that are currently under development or can be developed in the future.

The terminal output unit 24 displays information on a series of operation states and operation results generated while performing the function of the portable terminal 20. In particular, when the messenger program is executed, various information related to the messenger program may be displayed, or a message input by a user and a message received from the counterpart terminal may be displayed. When the terminal output unit 24 is configured as a display module, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), a light emitting diode (LED), and an AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic) LED), a flexible display, a three-dimensional display, and the like. In addition, when the terminal output unit 24 includes an audio processing module (not shown), an audio signal input from a speaker SPK or a microphone MIC for reproducing and outputting an audio signal is transmitted to the terminal controller 22. It performs the function. An analog format audio signal input through the audio processing module may be converted into a digital format and transmitted to the terminal controller 22.

The terminal storage unit 25 stores a program necessary for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 20 and data generated while executing the program. In particular, the terminal storage unit 25 of the present invention stores various information related to the messenger program, and may store a message received from the counterpart mobile terminal.

The terminal storage unit 25 may largely include a program area and a data area. The program area stores relevant information for driving the mobile terminal 10 such as an operating system (OS) for booting the mobile terminal 20, and the data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the mobile terminal 10 is stored. As a result, a message input by a user to be transmitted to the counterpart terminal on the messenger program and a message received from the counterpart terminal may be stored. In addition, the message received from the counterpart may be stored by mapping to the counterpart user information, or the message may be stored in response to the active chat window information with the counterpart.

The terminal storage unit 25 may include a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro type memory (eg, SD or XD memory, etc.), a RAM, a ROM. (ROM) or the like, and a storage medium.

In the above, the main components of the portable terminal 20 of the present invention have been described with reference to FIG.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a message service between terminals of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a message service between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 6, first, a plurality of indoor terminals 10 continuously detect whether a portable terminal 20 adjacent to a indoor terminal 10 exists (S101). In this case, the proximity of the portable terminal 20 may be detected through a plurality of sensors provided in the indoor terminal 10, and the proximity of the portable terminal 20 is detected by detecting a signal received from the portable terminal 20. You may. Thereafter, when a plurality of indoor terminals, for example, the television and audio device indoor terminals 10 detect the portable terminal 20, the portable terminal 20 queries whether the indoor terminal is used (S103).

Thereafter, the user checks the indoor terminal availability question message through the portable terminal 20, selects which indoor terminal to use among the television and the audio device, and generates response information (S105). For example, if a user selects a television as the indoor terminal 10 to be used, the user generates response information and transmits the response information to the television.

Thereafter, when the indoor terminal 10 receives a message from the mobile terminal 20 (S107), when the indoor terminal 10 supports video output (S109), the video information or the video information and the audio information are combined. The message is output in the form (S111). Otherwise, the message is converted into audio information and the message is output (S113).

At this time, if you want to check the past message for a particular section in the indoor terminal, select a specific section through the indoor terminal 10 or the portable terminal 20 and output the past message through the indoor terminal 10 in the corresponding section. It may be.

Referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for outputting a past message for a specific section through an indoor terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a past message confirmation request for a specific section is input from the user (S201), the portable terminal 20 first determines whether a past message exists in the corresponding section (S203).

Here, the request for checking the past message for a specific section may be input using the indoor terminal 10 or the portable terminal 20. In this case, when a past message confirmation request is input using the indoor terminal 10, a specific section is selected using a unique function of the input unit provided in the indoor terminal 10. For example, when the audio device includes only buttons for rewinding, playing / stopping, and fast-forwarding, the time period between pressing the rewind and pressing the stop button is determined to determine a specific section, and the mobile terminal 20 corresponding to the corresponding time is determined. And the past message between the other party's mobile terminal.

At this time, if there is no past message stored in the mobile terminal 20, the service device 30 may be requested to check the past message.

When the past message is confirmed through the above-described process, the past message may be transmitted to the indoor terminal 10, and the indoor terminal 10 may output the past message. For example, when the indoor terminal 10 supports only audio information output, a message from the beginning of the past message to the last last message may be converted into audio information and sequentially output. In addition, it may be controlled to quickly output a message through the input unit provided in the indoor terminal 10, such as fast forward.

As such, by using a unique function of the indoor terminal 10 to output and control the message in various forms, there is an advantage that the interest of the user using the messenger service can be increased.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a message service between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

8 is a data flow diagram illustrating a method for providing a message service between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a message is transmitted to a second portable terminal 20_2 through which the user intends to transmit a message through the first portable terminal 20_1 (S301). Since the first portable terminal 20_1 moves to the space where the indoor terminal 10 exists, when the indoor terminal 10 detects the adjacent first portable terminal 20_1 (S303), the indoor terminal 10 ) Queries the first portable terminal 20_1 whether to use a home terminal asking whether to output a message through itself (S305).

Subsequently, when response information for using the indoor terminal 10 is received from the user through the first portable terminal 20_1 (S307), the first portable terminal 20_1 and the indoor terminal 10 are connected to each other. When the first mobile terminal 20_1 receives a message from the second mobile terminal 20_2 (S309), the first mobile terminal 20_1 transmits the received message to the indoor terminal 10 (S311), and the indoor terminal 10 transmits the first mobile terminal. The message received from the terminal 20_1 is output (S313).

Subsequently, when the user wants to compose a response message to the message received from the second mobile terminal 20_2, if a message is input from the user through the first mobile terminal 20_1 (S315), the first mobile terminal 20_1. ) Transmits the input message to the indoor terminal 10 and to the second portable terminal 20_2 that is the counterpart portable terminal.

The indoor terminal 10 receiving this outputs a message in image form, audio form, or a combination thereof.

At this time, when the user wants to see the past message contents transmitted and received between the second portable terminal 20_2 through the indoor terminal 10, the user may request the past message contents through the input unit of the indoor terminal 10.

When a user request for past message contents is input, the indoor terminal 10 requests the past message contents to the first portable terminal 20_1 (S321), and the first portable terminal 20_1 receives the second portable terminal 20_1. It is checked whether there is a past message with the (S323).

As a result of the check, when there is a message exchanged in the past between the first portable terminal 20_1 and the second portable terminal 20_2, it is transmitted to the indoor terminal 10, and the indoor terminal 10 transmits the first portable terminal. The past messages received from the 20_1 are sequentially output.

As such, through the terminal-to-terminal message service providing method of the present invention, a user may transmit and receive a message with a counterpart portable terminal through the portable terminal 20, which is easy to output a message, via the indoor terminal 10. By outputting a message in the form of video information, audio information, or a combination thereof, there is an advantage that it is easier to send and receive messages with other users.

In the above, the method for providing a message service between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described.

The method for providing a terminal-to-terminal message service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination, and includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), and a digital video disk (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory, and the like, such as a magneto-optical medium such as a magneto-optical medium and a floppy disk, And hardware devices that are specifically configured to perform the functions described herein.

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

As described above and described with reference to a preferred embodiment for illustrating the technical idea of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation as shown and described as such, without departing from the scope of the technical idea Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and modifications to the present invention are possible. And all such modifications and changes as fall within the scope of the present invention are therefore to be regarded as being within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a message service providing method, and more particularly, to a method for providing a terminal-to-terminal message service, an apparatus and a system for verifying a message received by a mobile terminal in various types of terminals.

According to the method of providing an inter-terminal message service, an apparatus and a system therefor, by outputting a message to the user in various forms according to various kinds of terminal-specific characteristics connected to the portable terminal, the user can use a more interesting message service. It has the advantage that it can contribute to the development of service industry.

10: indoor terminal 11: portable terminal detection unit 12: output unit
13: control unit 14: input unit 15: communication unit
20: portable terminal 30: service device 40: communication network
100: message service providing system between terminals

Claims (15)

At least one indoor terminal that queries the portable terminal whether to use the indoor terminal when the adjacent portable terminal is detected and outputs a received message when a message is received from the portable terminal; And
When the query for the use of the indoor terminal is received from at least one indoor terminal, response information for accessing the indoor terminal is generated according to a user input and transmitted to the indoor terminal, and from the time when the response information is transmitted, When an input message or a message received from a mobile terminal of the other party is transmitted to the indoor terminal, and a past message for a specific section is requested from the at least one indoor terminal, the past message for the requested specific section is transmitted to the at least one home. A mobile terminal transmitting to the terminal;
System-to-terminal message service providing system comprising a. A portable terminal detector for sensing an adjacent portable terminal;
An output unit for outputting a message; And
When an adjacent portable terminal is detected through the portable terminal detecting unit, the portable terminal is queried whether the home terminal is used, and when a message is received from the portable terminal, control of outputting the received message through the output unit is performed. A controller for requesting the portable terminal to receive a past message corresponding to the specific section and outputting the received past message corresponding to the specific section through the output unit;
Indoor terminal for providing a terminal-to-terminal message service comprising a. 3. The method of claim 2,
The output
Indoor terminal for providing a message service between the terminal, characterized in that for converting the message received from the portable terminal into audio information and output. 3. The method of claim 2,
The output
Indoor terminal for providing a message service between the terminal, characterized in that for converting the message received from the portable terminal to the image information and output. 3. The method of claim 2,
An input unit for supporting user input;
Further comprising:
The control unit, if a message is input through the input unit, the indoor terminal for providing a message service between the terminal, characterized in that to display the input message through the output unit, and to transmit the message to the portable terminal. 6. The method of claim 5,
The control unit
If it is deactivated, it is activated under the control of the portable terminal, the indoor terminal for providing a message service between the terminal, characterized in that to transmit its status information to the portable terminal. A terminal communication unit for transmitting and receiving information with at least one indoor terminal and a service device; And
When the query for the use of the indoor terminal is received from the at least one indoor terminal through the terminal communication unit, response information for accessing the indoor terminal is generated according to a user input and transmitted to the indoor terminal, and the response information is transmitted. If a message input from a user or a message received from the counterpart portable terminal is transmitted to the indoor terminal from a point in time, and a request for confirming a past message for a specific section is input from the user, the counterpart portable terminal corresponding to the particular section is transmitted. A terminal controller which controls to transmit the past message corresponding to the specific section to the indoor terminal after checking whether the contents of the past message are present;
A portable terminal for providing a message service between terminals, characterized in that it comprises a. 8. The method of claim 7,
The terminal controller
From the time point at which the response information is transmitted to the indoor terminal, a message input from the user is transmitted to the indoor terminal and the corresponding counterpart mobile terminal, and when the message is received from the counterpart mobile terminal, the received message is transmitted to the indoor terminal. A portable terminal for providing a message service between terminals, characterized in that. 8. The method of claim 7,
The terminal controller
When the indoor terminal is deactivated, the indoor terminal is activated by using a remote control function, and the state information is received and managed through short-range wireless communication from the indoor terminal, and the received message or the received information is based on the received status information. A portable terminal for providing a terminal-to-terminal message service, characterized in that for transmitting a message received from a counterpart portable terminal to the indoor terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
The terminal controller
When a failure occurs in the indoor terminal in communication, the wireless terminal performs short-range wireless communication with another adjacent indoor terminal, and checks the message transmitted at the point of time at which the failure occurred and the period in which the failure occurred, using the pre-stored state information. An inter-terminal message, wherein the message transmitted in the generated section is transmitted to the other adjacent indoor terminal through short-range wireless communication, and a message input from a current user or a message received from the other terminal is transmitted to the other adjacent indoor terminal. Portable terminal for service provision. 10. The method of claim 9,
The terminal controller
Display the at least one indoor terminal located in the home in the form of a map or a list according to the proximity of the user, and select the desired indoor terminal through the displayed map or list to transmit a message to the selected indoor terminal A mobile terminal for providing a message service between terminals. If a portable terminal is detected adjacent to the indoor terminal, querying the portable terminal whether to use the indoor terminal;
Receiving, by the indoor terminal, response information for accessing the indoor terminal generated according to a user input from the portable terminal;
Transmitting, by the portable terminal, any one of a message input from a user or a message received from a counterpart portable terminal from the time when the response information is transmitted to the indoor terminal;
Outputting the received message by the indoor terminal;
Requesting, by the indoor terminal, a past message corresponding to the specific section to the portable terminal when a past message confirmation request for a specific section is input from a user;
Determining, by the portable terminal, whether a past message corresponding to the specific section exists; And
As a result of the determination, when a past message corresponding to the specific section exists, transmitting, by the portable terminal, the past message to the indoor terminal;
Method for providing a message between the terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. 13. The method of claim 12,
The step of outputting the received message is
If the indoor terminal is an indoor terminal that does not support the output of the image information, the message service providing method between the terminal, characterized in that for converting and outputting the message to the audio information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Outputting the input message and transmitting the input message to the portable terminal when the indoor terminal receives a message from a user;
Method for providing a message between terminals further comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method for providing an inter-terminal message service according to any one of claims 12 to 14.

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