TW201728193A - Data processing method for processing short message service (SMS) messages and mobile communications devices and communication systems thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A data processing method for processing short message service (SMS) messages for a mobile communication device is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a SMS message; and determining whether to activate a transmission source identification procedure based on a sending configuration value within a subscriber identity module (SIM) of the mobile communication device, wherein when the mobile communication device sets the sending configuration value configuration, the mobile communication device activates the transmission source identification procedure to decode the SMS message to obtain a designated mark, identify the source of the SMS message is a SMS message sending server according to the designated mark and selectively show a respective message indicating that the source of the SMS message is the SMS message sending server on a user interface, wherein the SMS message sending server refers to a server that sends the SMS message to the mobile communication device instead of a third party.

Description

Short message data processing method and related mobile communication device and communication system

The present invention relates to a mobile communication technology and a data processing method thereof, and more particularly to a short message data processing method and related mobile communication device and communication system.

In recent years, portable devices, such as mobile or handheld devices, have become more sophisticated and versatile in technology. For example, a mobile communication device can receive email messages, have an advanced phonebook management application, allow multimedia playback, and have a variety of other functions. Due to the convenience of these versatile devices, these devices are indispensable in life.

In addition, with the rapid advancement of technology and the Internet, IT has made rapid progress. Some merchants or products often provide users with useful shopping information through short message (SMS) message content, such as promotions for specific merchants or Promotional projects, etc., to increase the user's willingness to purchase and attract consumers to come to the door. Therefore, some merchants will buy shorts from network operators. The message service is sent by the server to send the short message to the user. However, when the user receives such a short message, the user's mobile phone often does not open or does not have a data service, and does not know that the short message is sent by the server, and is sent back to the sender if there is a request for inquiry and is unaware of the situation. Then, it is known that the sender's phone is not usable, which is likely to cause user confusion and inconvenience in operation.

In view of this, the present invention provides a short message data processing method and related mobile communication device and communication system.

The embodiment of the invention provides a data processing method for short messages, which is applicable to a mobile communication device. The method includes the following steps: receiving a short message; and determining whether to activate a source identification program according to one of the user identification modules of the mobile communication device, wherein the user identification module of the mobile communication device has When the set value is sent, the mobile communication device starts the transmission source identification program, decodes the short message, and obtains a designated indication. According to the specified indication, the transmission source of the identification short message is a short message transmission server, and is selectively selected on a user interface. A corresponding message is displayed to indicate that the short message is sent from the short message delivery server, wherein the short message delivery server is a server that sends a short message to the mobile communication device instead of a third party.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile communication device including at least a user identification module, a wireless communication unit, a screen unit, and a processing unit. The wireless communication unit is electrically coupled to the user identification module. The processing unit is electrically coupled to the wireless communication unit and the screen unit. The processing unit is configured to: when one of the short message is received, send a set value according to one of the user identification modules, determine whether to start a transmission source identification program, and have a transmission setting in the user identification module. When the value is set, the sending source identification program is started, the short message is decoded, and a designated label is obtained. According to the specified label, the short message is sent to a short message sending server and selectively displayed on a user interface of the screen unit. A corresponding message is used to indicate that the short message is sent to the short message delivery server, wherein the short message delivery server is a server that sends a short message to the mobile communication device instead of a third party.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a communication system including a short message transmission server and a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device is coupled to the short message delivery server through a service network, and includes at least one user identification module. The mobile communication device determines whether to activate a transmission source identification program according to one of the user identification modules when receiving a short message, and starts the transmission source when the user identification module has the transmission setting value. The identification program decodes the short message and obtains a designated mark. According to the specified mark, the short message is sent to the short message server, and a corresponding message is selectively displayed on a user interface to indicate the source of the short message. For short message delivery servers, the short message delivery server is a server that sends a short message to the mobile communication device instead of a third party.

With regard to other additional features and advantages of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make some changes and refinements according to the data processing method of the short message disclosed in the implementation method of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. And get it.

10‧‧‧Communication system

100‧‧‧Mobile communication device

110‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

120‧‧‧ storage unit

130‧‧‧Processing unit

140‧‧‧Screen unit

150‧‧‧User Identification Module

152‧‧‧Basic files

200‧‧‧Short message sending server

300‧‧‧Service Network

A1, A2, A3‧‧‧ Send settings

A1’, A2’, A3’‧‧‧ alarm settings

Steps S302, S304, S306, S308, S310, S312, S314‧‧

1 is a schematic diagram showing a communication system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a basic file in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a method of processing a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; It is to be understood that the following description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is intended to illustrate the spirit of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is understood that the following embodiments may be via software, hardware, and firmware. Or in any combination of the above.

The invention provides a short message data processing method and related mobile communication device and communication system, which can determine whether to start source identification according to whether there is a predetermined set value in the user identification module when receiving a short message sent by a specific server. The program, and when determining that the source identification program is activated, according to the specified setting in the short message, the source of the short message is identified as a specific server, and a prompt message is displayed to inform the user that no callback is required, so that the user does not need to ask. It is easy to quickly determine whether a callback is needed to avoid unnecessary operations, thereby providing users with better user experience and operational convenience.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing a communication system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 10 includes at least a mobile device 100, a short message sending server 200, and a service network 300, wherein the mobile communication device 100 can be wirelessly connected to the service network 300. And transmitting and receiving wireless data through the service network 300 and the short message sending server 200.

In some embodiments, the mobile communication device 100 can have various The electronic device of the call function can be, for example, a portable device or a handheld device, such as a digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a tablet, a mobile phone, and a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device). , MID), notebook computer, car computer, digital camera, digital media player, gaming device or any type of mobile computing device, however, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention is not limited thereto. The mobile communication device 100 can support various communication protocols such as code division multiplexing access system (CDMA), global mobile communication system (GSM), enhanced data GSM environment (EDGE), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), Wi -Fi (eg IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth and Wi-MAX communication protocols, and protocols such as e-mail, instant messaging (IM), and short message service (SMS), but The invention is not limited to this.

The short message delivery server 200 can be defined as a server that can send a short message to the mobile communication device 100 instead of a third party such as a merchant or a government unit, for example, a server of a network operator that provides a short message delivery service. .

The mobile communication device 100 includes at least a wireless communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, a processing unit 130, a screen unit 140, and at least one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) 150. The wireless communication unit 110 is configured to perform wireless transmission with various service networks 300, such as base stations or access points of 2G, 3G, 4G mobile communication networks, and through the service network 300 to the short message delivery server 200. Data transfer.

Specifically, the wireless communication unit 110 may further include a baseband unit (not shown) and a radio frequency (RF) module (not shown). The baseband unit may include a plurality of hardware devices to perform baseband signal processing, including analog to digital conversion (ADC) / digital to analog conversion (DAC), gain adjustment, modulation and demodulation, and encoding/decoding. The RF module can receive the RF wireless signal, convert the RF wireless signal into a baseband signal for further processing by the baseband module, or receive the baseband signal from the baseband signal module, and convert the baseband signal into a radio frequency wireless Signal for transmission. The radio frequency module may also include a plurality of hardware devices to perform the above-described radio frequency conversion. For example, the radio frequency module may include a mixer to multiply the baseband signal by the oscillating carrier in the radio frequency of the mobile communication system. For example, in some embodiments, wireless communication unit 110 can include one or more sets of physical baseband or radio frequency modules.

In general, the subscriber identity module 150 is inserted into a slot of the mobile communication device 100, respectively. In some embodiments, the mobile communication device 100 further includes a subscriber identity module controller (not shown) coupled or coupled between the baseband chip and the subscriber identity module 150, wherein the subscriber identity module The group card controller may initially provide the same or different voltage levels to the respective user identification modules according to the requirements of the user identification module 150. The baseband chip can read and write the user identification module 150 through the user identification module card controller. For example, the subscriber identity module 150 can be any subscriber identity card corresponding to the wireless communication technology supported by the baseband chip, such as a SIM card, a USIM card, and the like. The SIM card usually contains user account information, an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and a set of SIM application toolkit (SAT) commands. A micro processing unit (MCU) (not shown) in the baseband chip can talk to a micro processing unit (not shown) in the SIM card to retrieve data or related instructions from the inserted SIM card. For example, in an embodiment, the service network 300 can be a GSM/GPRS/EDGE system, and correspondingly, the subscriber identity module 150 can be a subscriber identity module (SIM) card (SIM card); in addition, the service network 300 can be a WCDMA, LTE or The TD-LTE system, and correspondingly, the user identification module 150 can be a Universal SIM card (Universal SIM card). The user identification module 150 may further store one or more elementary files (EFs) 152, and the base files 152 may include a plurality of settings and materials.

The processing unit 130 is electrically coupled to the wireless communication unit 110 and can be used to control the operational status of the wireless communication unit 110 and other functional modules, such as a display unit 140 and/or a button for providing a human interface. Keypad), a storage unit 120 for storing application code and protocol code, and the like. In another embodiment, the processing unit 130 can also be integrated in the first wireless communication unit 110. The screen unit 140 can display related materials such as text, graphics, interfaces, and/or information. It should be understood that in some embodiments, the screen unit 140 incorporates a screen that touches a sensing device (not shown). The touch sensing device has a touch surface including at least one dimensional sensor for detecting contact and movement of a control tool such as a finger or a stylus on its surface. Therefore, the user can input commands or signals through the screen. Specifically, the screen unit 140 can display a user interface, and can display a specified message when performing the data processing method of the short message in the present case, so as to inform the user.

The storage unit 120 can be a memory of the mobile communication device 100, or can be an external storage card, such as a smart media (SM) card or a secure digital (SD) card. The processing unit 130 can be a microprocessor that can be used to execute one or more types of computer readable media or applications stored in the storage unit 120, such as a memory. The code (not shown) controls the wireless communication unit 110 and the screen unit 140 to execute the data processing method of the short message of the present case. For example, the storage unit 120 can store the code of the operating system, such as a Linux operating system, a window operating system, or other similar operating system, and the processing unit 130 can load the code of the operating system in the storage unit 120 to run the operation. system.

The processing unit 130 is coupled to the wireless communication unit 110 and the screen unit 140, and can be used to control the wireless communication unit 110 and the screen unit 140 to perform the data processing method of the short message of the present case, and the related content will be introduced in later chapters.

In some embodiments, the designation identifier is added to a TP-Protocol-Identifier field (TP-PID field) in a Protocol Date Unit (PDU) of the short message. Specifically, in the present case, when the short message sending server 200 sells the short message function to the client, when the short message encoding PDU is performed on the back end, the TP-PID field can provide the short message transmission. The source is the specified label sent by the short message delivery server. For example, in an embodiment, because the PDU of the current short message contains the TP-PID field, some of which are reserved, the current reserved part can be added as the short message sending server 200. Class ", and requires a short message sent by the server 200 to send a short message. The short message should be provided in the TP-PID field in the sent short message, so that the user can clearly know the short message. The source of the transmission.

In some embodiments, the mobile communication device 100 may add an elementary file (EF) 152 to the user identification module 150 to provide a sending setting value indicating whether the user wants to execute a short message. whether Set information for identification from a specific server. For example, a new base file such as EF_SMSCONFIG(file id=6F99) may be created in the user identification module 150, which may include a sending setting for storing whether the user wants to perform a short message from a specific The setting information of the server's identification.

In some embodiments, the base file 152 may further include an alarm setting for storing setting information for whether an alarm message needs to be displayed when the short message is recognized as coming from a specific server.

Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a base file 152 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the base file 152 includes at least a plurality of bytes, wherein the bits 0-2 of the first byte include a plurality of transmission settings A1, A2, and A3, and the second byte Bit 0-2 includes a plurality of alarm settings A1', A2' and A3' corresponding to transmission settings A1, A2 and A3. Wherein, when the value of A1 is 1, it indicates that the corresponding transmission source identification program is to be started, and when the value of A1 is 0, it means that the corresponding transmission source identification program is not activated. Similarly, when the value of A1' is 1, it indicates that the corresponding message A1 is to be displayed after starting the corresponding transmission source identification program; and when the value of A1' is 0, it means that after the corresponding transmission source identification program is started, The corresponding message is not displayed. For example, in this embodiment, it is assumed that A1 corresponds to a third party as a merchant, A2 corresponds to a third party as a government unit, and A3 corresponds to a third party as another designated source, and the values of A1, A2, and A3 are respectively 1 When 1 and 0 and the values of A1', A2', and A3' are 1, 0, and 1, respectively, it indicates that the setting of the mobile communication device 100 is to start whether the source of the short message transmission server 200 from the merchant is activated. Identifying the program and displaying a corresponding alarm message after identifying, starting a source identification program for whether the transmission source is a short message sending server 200 from a government unit and not displaying the corresponding alarm after being recognized The message, and the source identification program that does not initiate the short message sending server 200 as to whether the sending source is from another specified source. Therefore, the processing unit 130 may perform source identification when the short message is sent from the short message sending server 200 of the merchant or the government unit according to the sending setting value, and only when the sending source is the short message sending server 200 from the merchant. An alert will be provided. In some embodiments, the method of providing an alarm (when the value of the alarm setting is 1) is to display related information in the inbox, and set to not provide an alarm (when the value of the alarm is set to 0) The processing method is to directly filter out the short message and not display it in the inbox.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for processing a short message according to an embodiment of the present invention for processing a short message. The data processing method of the short message according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the mobile communication device 100 shown in FIG. 1. For example, the method can be performed by the processing unit 130 of the mobile communication device 100 shown in FIG.

First, the mobile communication device 100 receives a short message (step S302), and then determines whether there is a transmission setting value in the user identification module 150 to determine whether to activate the related source identification program of the present case (step S304). Specifically, when the mobile communication device 100 (for example, a mobile phone) is powered on, the user identification module 150 can be read to add a basic file 152 including a transmission setting value (for example, the foregoing basic file EF_SMSCONFIG), and The data content of the basic file 152 is read, and the first bit (bit1) in the first byte (byte) is retrieved, and it is confirmed whether the transmission setting value is 1, and if it is 1, it is determined as the user identification module 150. There is a sending set value inside, which means that the recognition function is turned on, otherwise it is turned off and not processed.

In some embodiments, the function of the source identification program is pre- Set to start, if the user wants to close, the user can input the updated sending set value, so that the mobile communication device 100 can receive and input the corresponding user, does not start the function of sending the source identification program and sends the latest sending set value. More in the user identification module 150.

When the mobile communication device 100 determines that the user identification module 150 does not have the transmission setting value (for example, the first bit in the first byte of the base file 152 is 0) (NO in step S304), When the source identification program is activated, the short message content is stored and displayed according to the sender number according to the normal short message processing flow, and the process ends.

When the mobile communication device 100 determines that the user identification module 150 has the transmission setting value (for example, the first bit in the first byte of the base file 152 is 1) (YES in step S304), the corresponding correspondence is started. The source identification program (step S306), then starts decoding the short message (step S308) and determines whether the agreement identification (TP-PID) field in the protocol data unit of the short message has a designated indication (step S310). If not, it means that the received short message is not from the short message delivery server 200, and the specified source is not processed, and the process ends. If so (YES in step S310), it indicates that the received short message is from the short message delivery server 200, and the mobile communication device 100 then checks whether there is a corresponding alarm setting in the base file 152 (step S312). If no, no alarm is required and the process ends. If yes (YES in step S312), it indicates that an alarm needs to be sent to the user, so that a corresponding message such as "This is sent by the server without dialing back" or the like may be displayed on the user interface to notify the user of the message. It is sent by the short message delivery server 200 or by what designated short message delivery server 200.

Specifically, the basic file 152 may include a corresponding alarm setting. The mobile communication device 100 can display the corresponding message or the corresponding alarm setting on the user interface corresponding to the alarm setting, and does not display the corresponding message on the user interface. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the base file 152 may include at least a plurality of bytes, wherein the bits 0-2 of the first byte include a plurality of transmission settings A1, A2, and A3, The bit 0-2 of the two-byte includes a plurality of alarm settings A1', A2' and A3' corresponding to the transmission settings A1, A2 and A3. Wherein, when the value of A1 is 1, it indicates that the corresponding transmission source identification program is to be started, and when the value of A1 is 0, it means that the corresponding transmission source identification program is not activated. Similarly, when the value of A1' is 1, it indicates that the corresponding message A1 is to be displayed after starting the corresponding transmission source identification program; and when the value of A1' is 0, it means that after the corresponding transmission source identification program is started, The corresponding message is not displayed.

In the above embodiment, it is assumed that A1 corresponds to a third party as a merchant, A2 corresponds to a third party as a government unit, and A3 corresponds to a third party as another designated source, and the values of A1, A2, and A3 are 1, 1, and 0, respectively. And when the values of A1', A2', and A3' are 1, 0, and 1, respectively, it indicates that the setting of the mobile communication device 100 is: starting the source identification program for whether the transmission source is the short message transmission server 200 from the merchant and After the identification, a corresponding alarm message is displayed, and the source identification program for sending the short message sending server 200 from the government unit is started, and the corresponding alarm message is not displayed after being recognized, and whether the sending source is from other sources is not activated. The source identification program of the short message transmission server 200 of the specified source. Therefore, the processing unit 130 may perform source identification when the short message is sent from the short message sending server 200 of the merchant or the government unit according to the sending setting value, and identify the sending source of the short message as specific according to the specified setting in the short message. Server, and only the source of the message is short from the merchant When the message is sent to the server 200, an alarm message is provided to inform the user that there is no need to call back, so that the user can quickly determine whether a callback is needed without asking, which can avoid unnecessary operations and thus provide a better user. Use experience and operational convenience.

In some embodiments, the method of providing an alarm (when the value of the alarm setting is 1) is to display related information in the inbox, and set to not provide an alarm (when the value of the alarm is set to 0) The processing method is to directly filter out the short message and not display it in the inbox.

The method of the invention, or a particular type or portion thereof, may exist in the form of a code. The code may be included in a physical medium such as a floppy disk, a CD, a hard disk, or any other machine readable (such as computer readable) storage medium, or is not limited to an external computer program product, wherein When the code is loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes a device for participating in the present invention. The code can also be transmitted over some transmission medium, such as a wire or cable, fiber optics, or any transmission type, where the machine becomes available when the code is received, loaded, and executed by a machine, such as a computer. The device of the invention. When implemented in a general purpose processing unit, the code combination processing unit provides a unique means of operation similar to application specific logic.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. . For example, the systems and methods described in the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented in physical embodiments of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (10)

A short message data processing method, applicable to a mobile communication device, comprising the steps of: receiving a short message; and determining whether to initiate a transmission source according to one of the user identification modules of the mobile communication device transmitting a set value An identification process, wherein when the user identification module of the mobile communication device has the transmission setting value, the mobile communication device activates the transmission source identification program, decodes the short message, obtains a designated indication, and identifies the short according to the specified indication The message is sent from a short message delivery server, and selectively displays a corresponding message on a user interface to indicate that the short message is sent from the short message delivery server, wherein the short message transmission server is In order to replace the third party, the short message is sent to the server of the mobile communication device. The method for processing a short message as described in claim 1, wherein the designated identifier is added to a protocol identification field in one of the short data messages (PDUs). For example, the data processing method of the short message described in claim 1 further includes: adding a basic file (EF) to the user identification module to provide the sending setting value. The data processing method of the short message described in claim 3, wherein the basic file further includes an alarm setting, and the mobile communication device corresponding to the alarm setting displays the corresponding message on the user interface. The data processing method of the short message described in claim 3, wherein the basic file further includes an alarm setting, and the mobile communication device corresponds to the alarm setting, and the corresponding message is not displayed on the user interface. . The method for processing a short message according to claim 1, wherein the source identification program is preset to be activated and the mobile communication device is further input by a user, and the source identification program is not activated and updated. Send the set value. The method for processing a short message as described in claim 1, wherein the third party includes at least one merchant and/or a government unit, and the sending identifier includes information that the third party is the merchant or the government unit. . The data processing method of the short message according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the sending set value further includes a first set value and a second set value, the first set value corresponding to the merchant, the second setting The value corresponds to the government unit, and the mobile communication device further determines whether to activate the transmission source identification program corresponding to the first set value and the second set value respectively. A mobile communication device includes: a user identification module; a wireless communication unit electrically coupled to the user identification module; a screen unit; and a processing unit electrically coupled to the wireless communication unit and the screen The unit is configured to: according to one of the user identification modules, send a set value to determine whether to start a transmission source identification program, where the user identification module has the transmission setting value, the processing is performed. The unit starts the transmission source identification program, decodes the short message, and obtains a designated indication. According to the designated identifier, the short message is sent to a short message sending server, and a corresponding message is displayed on a user interface of the screen unit to indicate that the short message is sent by the short message. The server is transmitted, wherein the short message transmitting server is a server that sends the short message to the mobile communication device instead of a third party. A communication system comprising: a short message transmission server; and a mobile communication device coupled to the short message transmission server via a service network, the at least one user identification module, wherein the mobile communication device is Receiving a short message, determining whether to activate a transmission source identification program according to one of the user identification modules, and starting the transmission source identification program when the user identification module has the transmission setting value, Decoding the short message to obtain a designated identifier. According to the specified identifier, the short message is sent to a short message transmission server, and a corresponding message is selectively displayed on a user interface to indicate the short message. The sending source is the short message transmitting server, wherein the short message transmitting server is a server that sends the short message to the mobile communication device instead of a third party.