KR20210020571A - Method, apparatus and system for providing next generation messaging service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a next-generation messaging service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for providing a next-generation messaging service in a capability server interworking with an external outsourced rich communication service (RCS) and an external relay operator server, comprises the steps of: generating a capability database for an RCS-available terminal; receiving a message-transmission request message including a received phone number from a relay operator server; checking the RCS capability of a terminal corresponding to the received phone number by referring to the capability database; determining whether a message requested to be transmitted is in a state of being processed by an RCS server on the basis of a checking result; and controlling the message requested to be transmitted to be processed by the RCS server if being in a state which can be processed by the RCS server as a result of determination.

Description

Method, apparatus and system for providing next generation messaging service TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a next-generation messaging service, and in detail, when a request for transmission of an RCS (Rich Communication Service) enterprise message or a chat message of an RCS chatbot is received from a relay service provider, the RCS capability of the receiving terminal is inquired and adaptively It relates to a method, apparatus, and system for providing a next-generation messaging service capable of processing messages.

Telecom operators are rapidly introducing/commercializing next-generation communication services. At the core of this change, voice, video, and text services, which are the most basic methods of communication, are provided based on IP, and voice and video services are currently provided through IP Voice Call/IP Video Call. In the case of text service, RCS (Rich Communication Service (or Suite), hereinafter RCS), which is an IP-based text service, is being considered.

RCS is an integrated messenger standard created by the World Mobile Communication Service Providers Association, and without installing a separate app such as KakaoTalk or Line, it is not only the existing short message service (SMS) and multimedia message service (MMS). It is a unified messaging platform that can even use group chat functions.

RCS connects to the terminal of a person listed in the mobile address book across all devices over a network, providing instant messaging (IM), chat, video calling, social presence information, location information exchange, and live video. By providing functions such as content sharing and file transmission, it is possible to provide an experience beyond the existing voice and short messages to consumers.

However, some of the terminals of a person registered in the mobile address book may not be able to confirm whether or not RCS is supported, or may not be able to receive RCS messages even if they support RCS.

In addition, the RCS capability of a terminal of the same model may be different depending on whether the terminal is upgraded.

Therefore, in order to transmit the RCS message without loss, it is important to acquire the correct RCS capability of the receiving terminal.

In Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2013-0141886 (published date: December 27, 2013), when a display of contacts registered on a mobile terminal is requested, a preset number of contacts is displayed, and corresponding to the contacts displayed by scrolling the screen. A method and apparatus for performing RCS capability discovery for performing capability discovery on scrolled contacts when there is no user input for a certain period of time have been disclosed.

In Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0123732 (published on November 13, 2013), when the server receives the setting value related to the transmission of the SIP OPTIONS message from the user terminal, the SIP OPTIONS message is transmitted according to the received setting value. Disclosed is a method and apparatus for exchanging SIP OPTIONS messages for capability discovery in a mobile terminal that transmits to a contact and updates RCS capability information of the contact based on a response message corresponding to the SIP OPTIONS message.

The present invention has been devised to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method, apparatus and system for providing a next-generation messaging service.

As an embodiment, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a next-generation messaging service capable of updating the RCS capabilities of RCS-enabled terminals in real time by interworking with an external RCS server and a subscriber information management system.

As an embodiment, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a next-generation messaging service capable of adaptively processing an RCS message received from a relay service provider without loss by referring to an RCS capability database updated in real time.

As an embodiment, the present invention is a next-generation messaging service that prevents message loss and transmission delay by automatically switching to SMS/MMS, which is an alternative messaging means, when transmission of an RCS message to a corresponding receiving terminal is impossible based on an RCS capability database. It is to provide a method, apparatus, and system for providing.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. I will be able to.

The present invention can provide a method and system for providing a next-generation messaging service.

A method for providing a next-generation messaging service in an external outsourced Rich Communication Service (RCS) server and a capability server interworking with an external relay service provider server according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a capability database for RCS-enabled terminals. Generating and receiving a message transmission request message including a received phone number from the relay service provider server, and checking the RCS capability of a terminal corresponding to the called phone number by referring to the capacity database; and Determining whether the transmission-requested message is in a state that can be processed by the RCS server based on the confirmation result, and if the determination result is a state that can be processed by the RCS server, the transmission-requested message is sent by the RCS server. It may include controlling to be processed.

As an example, the method may include transmitting a message transmission response message indicating that the transmission-requested message has been processed by the RCS server to the relay operator server.

In an embodiment, the method includes, as a result of the determination, that if the RCS server is in a state that cannot be processed, the transmission-requested message type is identified and the transmission-requested message is transmitted to a specific server corresponding to the identified message type. It may include steps.

In an embodiment, the message type includes at least one of a short message type, a multimedia message type, a chat message type, and an email type, and the specific server is at least one of a short message service server, a multimedia message service server, a chat service server, and an email server. It can contain one.

In an embodiment, the specific server may be a server included in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

In an embodiment, the generating of the capability database includes obtaining information on the RCS-enabled terminal from a terminal information providing server and storing it in the capability database, and the state of the RCS-enabled terminal from the subscriber information providing server. It may include obtaining change information and updating the capacity database, and acquiring support standard information corresponding to the RCS-enabled terminal from the RCS server and storing it in the capability database.

As an example, the support standard may include a Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA) standard and a Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) standard.

In an embodiment, the step of generating the capability database may further include obtaining information about a newly upgraded RCS terminal from the subscriber information providing server and updating the capability database.

For example, the newly upgraded RCS terminal information may include information on a terminal model newly upgraded and registered in the RCS server and a list of subscriber phone numbers using the newly upgraded terminal model.

Another embodiment of the present invention may provide a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing any one of the methods for providing a next-generation messaging service is recorded.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a capability server that provides a next-generation messaging service by interworking with an external outsourced Rich Communication Service (RCS) server and an external relay service provider server stores capacity information for RCS-enabled terminals. Check the RCS capability of the terminal corresponding to the called phone number by referring to the capability database and the message processor for receiving a message transmission request message including the called phone number from the relay service provider server and the capability database , Based on the confirmation result, it is determined whether the transmission-requested message is in a state that can be processed by the RCS server, and if the determination result is a state that can be processed by the RCS server, the transmission-requested message is processed by the RCS server. It may include a capability processor that controls to be processed.

In an embodiment, the message processor may transmit a message transmission response message indicating that the transmission-requested message has been processed by the RCS server to the relay service provider server.

In an embodiment, if the determination result is that the RCS server cannot process, the capability processor identifies a type of the requested message and requests the transmission to a specific server corresponding to the identified message type. It may comprise means for controlling the transmitted message.

In an embodiment, the message type includes at least one of a short message type, a multimedia message type, a chat message type, and an email type, and the specific server is at least one of a short message service server, a multimedia message service server, a chat service server, and an email server. It can contain one.

In an embodiment, the specific server may be a server included in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

In an embodiment, the capability processor acquires information about the RCS-enabled terminal from a terminal information providing server and stores it in the capability database, and acquires state change information of the RCS-enabled terminal from a subscriber information providing server. Thus, it may include means for updating the capability database and means for obtaining support standard information corresponding to the RCS-enabled terminal from the RCS server and storing it in the capability database.

As an example, the support standard may include a Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA) standard and a Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) standard.

In an embodiment, the capacity controller may further include means for updating the capacity database by acquiring newly upgraded RCS terminal information from the subscriber information providing server.

For example, the newly upgraded RCS terminal information may include information on a terminal model newly upgraded and registered in the RCS server and a list of subscriber phone numbers using the newly upgraded terminal model.

A system for providing a next-generation messaging service according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a relay service provider server that generates and transmits a message transmission request message including a destination phone number, an RCS server and an RCS-enabled terminal that manages a Rich Communication Service (RCS) account The capability database for the RCS-enabled terminal is interworked with a terminal information providing server that manages information about the RCS, a subscriber information providing server that detects a change in the RCS state of the RCS-enabled terminal, a terminal information providing server, and a subscriber information providing server. Generates and manages, and when the message transmission request message is received, checks the RCS capability of the terminal corresponding to the called phone number by referring to the capacity database, and the transmission requested message based on the confirmation result It may include a capability server that determines whether is a state capable of being processed by the RCS server, and if the determination result is a state capable of being processed by the RCS server, controlling the transmission-requested message to be processed by the RCS server. have.

The aspects of the present invention are only some of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and various embodiments reflecting the technical features of the present invention are detailed description of the present invention to be described below by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Can be derived and understood based on

The effects on the method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described as follows.

The present invention according to an embodiment has an advantage of providing a method and apparatus for providing a next-generation messaging service capable of updating the RCS capabilities of RCS-enabled terminals in real time by interworking with an external RCS server and a subscriber information management system.

The present invention according to an embodiment has an advantage of providing a method and apparatus for providing a next-generation messaging service capable of adaptively processing an RCS message received from a relay service provider without loss by referring to an RCS capability database updated in real time.

The present invention according to an embodiment can effectively prevent message loss and transmission delay by automatically switching to SMS/MMS, which is an alternative messaging means, when transmission of an RCS message to a corresponding receiving terminal is impossible based on the RCS capability database. There is an advantage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings are provided to aid understanding of the present invention and provide embodiments of the present invention together with a detailed description. However, the technical features of the present invention are not limited to a specific drawing, and features disclosed in each drawing may be combined with each other to constitute a new embodiment.
1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a next-generation messaging service according to an embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a capacity database according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a next-generation messaging service according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a next-generation messaging service in a capacity server according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and various methods to which embodiments of the present invention are applied will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used interchangeably in consideration of only the ease of preparation of the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinguished from each other by themselves.

In the description of the embodiment, in the case where it is described as being formed on the “top (top) or bottom (bottom)” of each component, the top (top) or bottom (bottom) of the two components are in direct contact with each other, or It includes all of the one or more other components formed by being disposed between the two components.

In addition, when expressed as "upper (upper) or lower (lower)", the meaning of not only an upward direction but also a downward direction based on one component may be included.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a next-generation messaging service according to an embodiment.

In detail, FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram for providing a next-generation messaging service, Rich Communication Service (RCS).

Referring to FIG. 1, the RCS system 100 according to the embodiment includes a capability server 10, a relay service provider server 20, a terminal information providing server 30, a subscriber information providing server 40, It may be configured to include an RCS server 50, a short message server 60, and a multimedia message server 70.

The capability server 10 may include a message processor 11, a capability processor 12 and a capability database 13.

The message processor 11 may receive a message transmission request from the relay service provider server 20. The message processor 11 may request and obtain RCS capability information for the receiving terminal(s) corresponding to the message requested to be transmitted to the capability processor 12.

The relay service provider server 20 may process the RCS enterprise message and the RCS enterprise chatbot's chat message in conjunction with the capability server 10 and the RCS server 20.

The capacity processor 12 may access the terminal information providing server 30 to inquire information on an RCS-enabled terminal, and store the inquiry result in the capacity database 13.

In addition, the capability processor 12 may receive changed state information from the subscriber information providing server 40 in real time when the state of the RCS-enabled terminal is changed.

The capability processor 12 may update the capability database 13 based on the received state information.

In addition, the capability processor 12 may access the RCS server 50 to inquire information on supported standards in response to a corresponding RCS-enabled terminal.

The capability server 10 may adaptively process a transmission-requested message based on whether the RCS function of the terminal corresponding to the called telephone number is activated and the RCS function support level.

For example, the supported functional level corresponding to the RCS-enabled terminal may be determined based on the supported standard standard.

For example, the standard standard may include a Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA) standard and a Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) standard, which is a Korean information and communication technology association, but is not limited thereto.

When the terminal model newly equipped with the RCS function is confirmed through the terminal upgrade, the RCS server 50 sends a predetermined subscriber confirmation message requesting to change the RCS state of the subscriber terminal using the confirmed terminal model. ).

The subscriber information providing server 40 may check whether there is a subscriber using the upgraded terminal model among registered subscribers.

As a result of the confirmation, if there is, the subscriber information providing server 40 may transmit a first result message indicating that a subscriber using the upgraded terminal model exists to the RCS server 50.

If there is no subscriber using the upgraded terminal model, the subscriber information providing server 40 transmits a second result message indicating that there is no subscriber using the upgraded terminal model to the RCS server 50. I can.

If there is a subscriber using the upgraded terminal model, the subscriber information providing server 40 may determine that the subscriber's terminal needs to change the RCS state, and transfer the newly upgraded RCS terminal information to the capability processor ( 12).

The capability processor 12 may store information about the newly upgraded RCS terminal in the capability database 13.

In an embodiment, the message processor 11 may determine whether a transmission target message can be processed by the RCS server 50 based on the capacity information of the receiving terminal(s) received from the capacity processor 12.

If the message processor 11 determines that the transmission target message can be processed by the RCS server 50, the message processor 11 may control the transmission target message to be transmitted to the RCS server 50.

On the other hand, if the message processor 11 determines that the transmission target message cannot be processed by the RCS server 50, the message processor 11 controls the transmission target message to be delivered to the short message server 60 or the multimedia message server 70. I can.

In another embodiment, the capability processor 12 may check whether a transmission target message can be processed by the RCS server 50 by referring to the capability database 13.

As a result of the confirmation, when the state of the receiving terminal is a state in which message reception from the RCS server 50 is possible, the transmission target message may be controlled to be transmitted to the RCS server 50.

On the other hand, as a result of the confirmation, if the state of the receiving terminal is a state in which message reception from the RCS server 50 is impossible, the capability processor 12 transmits the corresponding message to the specific server included in the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). It can be controlled to be transmitted.

As an example, the specific server may include a Danman message service server, a multimedia message service server, a chat service server, an email server, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The capability processor 12 according to the embodiment may determine a specific server to which a corresponding message is to be processed based on the type of a message requested to be transmitted.

For example, the message type may include a short message type, a multimedia message type, a chat message type, an email type, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The RCS server 50 according to the embodiment is a server managed by external outsourcing, and may not only manage RCS accounts, but also provide various IP unified messaging services.

The RCS server 50 is separated from the IMS network, and the RCS server 50 and the IMS network may exchange information with each other through a separate gateway. The capability server 10, the terminal information providing server 30, and the subscriber information providing server 30 according to the embodiment may also be included in the IMS network.

The RCS server 50 according to the embodiment cannot directly access the capability server 10 and the subscriber information providing server 40, and provides the capability server 10 and subscriber information only through an RCS gateway (not shown). Server 40 and information can be crafted. In this case, the RCS gateway (not shown) may provide a firewall function to protect the communication service provider network from the RCS server 50, which is an external outsourcing device.

The system 100 for providing a next-generation messaging service according to an embodiment may further include a location server (not shown) that provides location information of a terminal.

The capability server 10 may periodically collect the current location information of the RCS-enabled terminal and store it in the capability DB 13.

The capability server 10 may provide the current location information of the RCS-enabled terminal to the RCS server 50 according to the request of the RCS server 50 or periodically.

Through the above embodiment, the RCS server 50 may provide presence information including the current location of the RCS-enabled terminal as well as the RCS service capability.

2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a capacity database according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the capability database 13 may be composed of at least one record, and each record 200 includes a subscriber phone number 210 field, an RCS status 220 field, and a terminal model 230. ) Field and support standard 240 field.

The RCS status 220 information is information for identifying whether the corresponding subscriber phone number 210 is currently in a state in which RCS messages can be received.

For example, if the current RCS message is in a receivable state, it may be managed as'ON', if it is in a state in which it cannot be received, it may be managed as'OFF', and if it is in a state where confirmation is impossible, it may be managed as'UNKNOWN'.

The terminal model 230 information is information that can identify a terminal model corresponding to the subscriber's telephone number 210.

The support standard 240 information is information for identifying a standard standard supported by the terminal model 230 corresponding to the subscriber's telephone number 210.

For example, the standard standard may include an international standard adopted by the GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communication Association) and a mobile communication instant messaging interworking service standard distributed through the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA). It is not limited. Whether or not the standard is supported can be managed as'YES' if it is supported, and'NO' if it is not.

The capability database 13 according to the embodiment may be updated when the RCS state of the terminal is changed or a newly upgraded terminal exists.

In the capability database 13 according to the embodiment, the current location information of the terminal corresponding to the subscriber's phone number 210 may be further recorded.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a next-generation messaging service according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the capability processor 12 of the capability server 10 connects to the terminal information providing server 30 to access a terminal capable of using RCS-hereinafter, an RCS-enabled terminal or a business card called an RCS terminal. After inquiring, the inquired information may be stored in the capability DB 13 (S301 and S302).

When the capacity processor 12 receives the state change information of the RCS terminal from the subscriber information providing server 40, the changed information may be stored in the capacity DB 13 (S303 and S304).

As an example, when the state of the RCS terminal is changed from the RCS function ON to the OFF state or from the OFF state to the ON state, the subscriber information providing server 40 transmits the corresponding state change information to the capability processor 12 ).

In another embodiment, when the status of the RCS terminal cannot be checked, the subscriber information providing server 40 generates status change information to an UNKNOWN state indicating that the status of the RCS terminal cannot be checked, and the capability processor 12 Can also be sent to.

For example, the subscriber information providing server 40 may control the RCS state of a corresponding subscriber terminal based on whether the subscriber subscribes to the RCS supplementary service. That is, when the subscriber subscribes to the RCS supplementary service, the RCS status of the subscriber terminal is turned on, and if the subscriber has not subscribed to the RCS supplementary service or is temporarily suspended, the RCS status of the subscriber terminal is turned off. Can be.

As another example, the subscriber information providing server 40 may control the RCS state of the subscriber terminal based on the current location of the subscriber terminal. For example, when the RCS service subscription terminal is located overseas or is confirmed to be roaming overseas, the subscriber information providing server 40 may manage the RCS state of the corresponding subscriber terminal to the OFF state.

When a terminal capable of using RCS according to a new upgrade is registered, the RCS server 20 may transmit a subscriber confirmation request message to the subscriber information providing server 40 for confirming a subscriber using the corresponding newly upgraded terminal model ( S306).

The subscriber information providing server 40 may check a subscriber who is using a new and upgraded terminal model and transmit the confirmation result to the RCS server 20 (S307).

As a result of checking, the subscriber information providing server 40 may transmit the newly upgraded RCS terminal information to the capacity processor 12 if there is a subscriber using the newly upgraded terminal model (S308). In this case, the subscriber information providing server 40 may monitor a state of a subscriber terminal using a new and upgraded terminal model, and transmit the change details to the cabability processor 12 when the terminal state is changed.

For example, the newly upgraded RCS terminal information may include information on a newly upgraded terminal model and a list of phone numbers of subscriber(s) using the newly upgraded terminal model.

The capability processor 12 may update the capability DB 13 according to the received new upgraded RCS terminal information (S309).

The capability processor 12 may obtain information on the support standard of the RCS-enabled terminal from the RCS server 20 through a predetermined inquiry/response procedure (S310).

The capability processor 12 may update the capability DB 13 according to the information on the acquired support standard (S311).

The message processor 11 of the capability server 10 may receive a message transmission request message from the external relay service provider server 20 (S312).

The message processor 11 may transmit an RCS capability query message to the capability processor 12 in order to check the RCS capability of the destination telephone number corresponding to the message requested to be transmitted (S313).

The capability processor 12 refers to the capability DB 13, checks the RCS status corresponding to the destination phone number, and transmits an RCS capability response message including the verification result to the message processor 11. Can be (S314 and S315).

According to an embodiment, the capability processor 12 determines whether the message requested to be transmitted is a message that can be processed by the RCS server 20 based on the RCS status information checked for the corresponding destination phone number, and includes the determination result. The resulting RCS capability response message may be transmitted to the message processor 11.

According to another embodiment, the capability processor 12 determines whether the message processor 11 is a message capable of being processed by the RCS server 20 based on the RCS status information checked for the corresponding destination phone number. I can judge.

The message processor 11 may transmit a message transmission response message including whether or not the transmission-requested message is accepted to the relay message server 20.

If the relay service provider server 20 determines that the message requested to be transmitted based on the message transmission response message received from the message processor 11 cannot be processed RCS, the message is sent to the short message server 60 or the multimedia message server 70 Can be controlled to be processed.

In an embodiment, the message processor 11 may receive a message transmission request including an actual message from the relay service provider server 20. In this case, the message processor 11 may control the corresponding message to be processed by the short message server 60 or the multimedia message server 70 when it is determined that the transmission-requested message cannot be processed by RCS.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a next generation messaging service in a capacity server according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, the capability server 10 may generate a capability DB 13 for an RCS-enabled terminal (S401).

For example, the capacity server 10 may generate the capacity DB 13 through S301 to S311 of FIG. 3.

The capability server 10 may receive a message transmission request message including a reception number from the external relay service provider server 20 (S410).

The capability server 10 may check the RCS status of the terminal corresponding to the called phone number by referring to the capability DB 13 (S420).

The capability server 10 may determine whether a transmission-requested message is in a state capable of being processed by the RCS server 50 based on the confirmed RCS state of the terminal (S430).

As an example, the capability server 10 may check whether the RCS state of the terminal corresponding to the called phone number is'ON' or'OFF'.

As a result of the determination, when processing is possible by the RCS server 50-that is, when the RCS state is'ON', the capability server 10 may transmit a transmission-requested message to the RCS server 50 (S440). ).

At this time, the capability server 10 may transmit a predetermined response message indicating that the transmission-requested message has been normally processed by the RCS server 50 to the relay service provider server 20.

As a result of the determination in step 430, when processing is impossible by the RCS server 50-that is, when the RCS state is'OFF', the capability server 10 may identify the type of the message requested to be transmitted ( S450).

As an example, the message type may include at least one of a short message type, a multimedia message type, a chat message type, and an email type.

The capability server 10 may transmit a transmission-requested message to a specific service server according to the identified message type (S460). As an example, the specific service server may include a short message service server connected to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), a multimedia message service server, a chat service server, an email service server, and the like.

The methods for providing next-generation messaging services described above can be implemented as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all types of recording media in which data that can be decoded by a computer system are stored.

For example, there may be read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic tape, magnetic disk, flash memory, optical data storage device, and the like. Further, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed to a computer system connected through a computer communication network, stored as code that can be read in a distributed manner, and downloaded to the corresponding device for execution.

In addition, although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the relevant technical field can use the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the following claims. It will be appreciated that various modifications and changes can be made.

Claims (20)

In a method for providing a next-generation messaging service in an external outsourced RCS (Rich Communication Service) server and a capability server interworking with an external relay service provider server,
Creating a capability database for an RCS-enabled terminal;
Receiving a message transmission request message including a called telephone number from the relay service provider server;
Checking the RCS capability of the terminal corresponding to the called phone number by referring to the capability database;
Determining whether the transmission-requested message is processed by the RCS server based on the confirmation result; And
As a result of the determination, if it is in a state that can be processed by the RCS server, controlling the transmission-requested message to be processed by the RCS server
Next-generation messaging service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
And transmitting a message transmission response message indicating that the transmission-requested message has been processed by the RCS server to the relay service provider server. The method of claim 1,
Identifying a type of the transmission-requested message if the determination result is a state that cannot be processed by the RCS server; And
Transmitting the requested message to a specific server corresponding to the identified message type
Next-generation messaging service providing method comprising a. According to 3,
The message type includes at least one of a short message type, a multimedia message type, a chat message type, and an email type,
The specific server is a method of providing a next-generation messaging service including at least one of a short message service server, a multimedia message service server, a chat service server, and an email server. According to 4,
The specific server is a server connected to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The method of claim 1,
The step of creating the capability database,
Obtaining information on the RCS-enabled terminal from a terminal information providing server and storing it in the capability database;
Acquiring state change information of the RCS-enabled terminal from a subscriber information providing server and updating the capability database; And
Acquiring support standard information corresponding to the RCS-enabled terminal from the RCS server and storing it in the capability database
Next-generation messaging service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 6,
The support standard is a method for providing a next-generation messaging service including a Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA) standard and a Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) standard. The method of claim 6,
The step of creating the capability database,
The method of providing a next-generation messaging service further comprising the step of obtaining information about a newly upgraded RCS terminal from the subscriber information providing server and updating the capacity database. The method of claim 8,
The newly upgraded RCS terminal information includes information on a terminal model newly upgraded and registered in the RCS server and a subscriber phone number list using the newly upgraded terminal model. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is recorded. In the capability server that provides a next-generation messaging service by interworking with an external outsourced RCS (Rich Communication Service) server and an external relay service provider server,
A capacity database in which capacity information for RCS-enabled terminals is stored;
A message processor for receiving a message transmission request message including a received telephone number from the relay service provider server; And
Check the RCS capability of the terminal corresponding to the called phone number by referring to the capability database, and determine whether the transmission-requested message is in a state capable of being processed by the RCS server based on the check result, and the As a result of the determination, if it is in a state that can be processed by the RCS server, a capability processor that controls the transmission-requested message to be processed by the RCS server
Capability server comprising a. The method of claim 11,
The message processor transmits a message transmission response message indicating that the transmission-requested message has been processed by the RCS server to the relay service provider server. The method of claim 11,
The capacity processor,
A means for identifying a type of the message requested to be transmitted if the determination result is a state that cannot be processed by the RCS server; And
Means for controlling the transmission of the requested message to a specific server corresponding to the identified message type
Capability server comprising a. The method of claim 13,
The message type includes at least one of a short message type, a multimedia message type, a chat message type, and an email type,
The specific server is a capability server including at least one of a short message service server, a multimedia message service server, a chat service server, and an email server. The method of claim 14,
The specific server is a capability server that is a server connected to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The method of claim 11,
The capacity processor,
Means for obtaining information on the RCS-enabled terminal from a terminal information providing server and storing the information in the capability database;
Means for obtaining state change information of the RCS-enabled terminal from a subscriber information providing server and updating the capability database; And
Means for acquiring support standard information corresponding to the RCS-enabled terminal from the RCS server and storing it in the capability database
Capability server comprising a. The method of claim 16,
The support standard is a capability server including a Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA) standard and a Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) standard. The method of claim 16,
The capacity controller,
And means for updating the capacity database by acquiring information about the newly upgraded RCS terminal from the subscriber information providing server. The method of claim 18,
The newly upgraded RCS terminal information includes information on a terminal model newly upgraded and registered in the RCS server and a list of subscriber phone numbers using the newly upgraded terminal model. A relay service provider server for generating and transmitting a message transmission request message including a received phone number;
RCS server for managing RCS (Rich Communication Service) account;
A terminal information providing server that manages information on RCS-enabled terminals;
A subscriber information providing server for detecting a change in an RCS state of the RCS-enabled terminal;
In conjunction with a terminal information providing server and a subscriber information providing server, a capability database for the RCS-enabled terminal is created and managed, and when the message transmission request message is received, the received phone number is referred to the capacity database. Check the RCS capability of the corresponding terminal, determine whether the transmission-requested message is in a state that can be processed by the RCS server based on the check result, and if the determination result is a state that can be processed by the RCS server, A capability server that controls the transmission-requested message to be processed by the RCS server
Next-generation messaging service providing system comprising a.

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