TW577209B - Message communication system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A message communication system that can proceed real-time chatting or paging adapted to mobile phone or PDA comprises a master control module used to provide a main interface to link with the interface and function provided by the following modules, which comprises a message communication module used to provide a message communication interface for selecting message communication type and message communication target, and inputting and forwarding message contents, while the message communication module further includes a storage module and an inquiry module, in which the storage module is used to store historical record of user's message and the inquiry module provides an inquiry interface and inquiry engine to receive an input command to inquire relevant data, and a configuration module used to provide a configuration interface and at least one set of function setup and a user setup, in which the function setup consists of multiple message communication function categories to install corresponding message communication command and the user setup is used to set up message communication registration information of a user.

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V. Description of the Invention (l) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to information transmission on the Internet ', and more particularly to an information communication system and method applicable to mobile digital electronic products. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In current Internet applications, instant messaging or conversation functions are gradually being implemented. End users can install chat software on their personal computers, such as ICQ software from ICQ Inc. or MSN messenger from Microsoft. When the terminal computer is connected to the Internet, after the chat software is started, it will automatically connect to the chat server on the network, enable the two-party chat function, and perform data transmission of chat messages. Similar chat functions are further extended to integrate with paging systems. Taking the OpenICQ software provided by Tencent as an example, in addition to the Internet messaging transmission, it also provides links to other messaging communication networks, such as messaging, β Cal 1, mobile phone messaging, fax, or telephone network. To achieve mobile paging. You can send the message of the first party to the pager or mobile phone of the second party and display it as a text message. However, on mobile phones or personal digital products, it is necessary to implement chat and chat with personal computers Guyi easily and conveniently. In the conventional technology, to use the above-mentioned mobile paging function, you must enter the specifications specified by the numbers to enter the content for mobile: Then, enter [60 "space" party code "* / sublink on the mobile phone. For example, 60 represents an instruction to send a message, "empty ,, installed: # 心 内容], where 4 is the specified required specification, the other party

577209 V. Description of the invention (2) The code is the code registered by the other party in the company that provides paging / chat services to represent the other party's identity. Then through the wireless communication transmission of the mobile phone, the content is delivered to the designated other party. Due to the limitations of the use of mobile phones, 'for users, it is necessary to memorize various digital instructions, and memorize digital instructions and predetermined input specifications in order to complete the sending of incoming messages. The steps are complicated and lack of convenience. Sex. On the other hand, when sending messages by mobile phone, different telecom operators accept different message sending instructions and input specifications. For mobile phone users who operate the services of two telecommunications operators at the same time, if they want to use two telecommunications operators at the same time, mobile paging is more difficult. They must recall two sets of digital instructions and input specifications, which can easily cause confusion Transmission failed ^ Operation and implementation are more difficult. # Brief description of the invention In order to solve the above-mentioned complexity and difficulty in mobile or paging, a mobile information communication system and interface can be used for mobile digital chat. In digital products, instant chat is an object of the present invention to provide a method that can provide integrated operating functions. The product can be quickly and easily instantaneous. According to an information communication system of the present invention, you can call or page, and is suitable for mobile Digital electronics, 'σ ^ 仃 real-time chat group, used to provide a main interface to connect the two main control modules and functions, including:-information communication module; interface interface, to select the type of information communication and trust ^ 彳5 heart communication circles w roar objects, and input and

〇685-7294TWF; IACN010047; Peggy.ptcI 577209 V. Description of the invention (3) Provide at least the plural instructions, and the information. Information received above. Query module. The query module queries related communication data, and other users of the Internet are set in the above, so that they can set the information communication type information communication of the service provider by using the information for the mobile type of general information. Enter the corresponding message to send the message content; and a setting module to provide a setting interface, group function settings and a user setting, where the function sets an information communication function category to set the corresponding information communication user settings In the information communication registration system for setting a user, the main interface of the main control module can display the latest connection in real time, and the information communication module may further include a storage module and a storage module for storing users Information history records, the group provides a query interface and query engine, accepting information entered by a finger. For example, accepting an input command to query historical information or when the query module can accept an input data to query the status and information on the Internet after the mobile digital electronics link. In the system, the setting module can provide more than two sets of functions and systems for different information communication service providers. And this function corresponds to the string function command specified by the system setting the information communication under each information communication function category. According to the system of different service providers, the information communication module can provide chat and / or SMS-type information communication options. The f system 'The present invention further provides an information communication method, suitable digital products' includes the following steps: setting a corresponding function command under a predetermined category of reply function; setting a message: registration information; selecting-information communication function Category; content and / or information required by the category of communication functions;

0685-7294TWF; IACN010047; Peggy.ptd Page 7 577209 V. Description of the invention (4) and the function instruction and input set according to the information communication function category to perform the function. The above-mentioned #message communication method may further include connecting to the Internet to receive information sent to the user. And in the selection of an information communication function category, it can be selected as the communication method of chat-type information communication or SMS-type information communication. In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following description will be described in detail with the following drawings: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. Diagram of an information communication system architecture. " ^ Figures 2A and 2B show the main menu provided by the main control module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figures 3A and 3B show the setting interface provided by the setting module 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figures 4A and 4B show two types of information communication interfaces provided in one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 shows the query interface provided in the example of 眚 β heart penetration according to the present invention. FIG. 6 shows the flow of the information communication method in the embodiment according to the present invention. Symbol Description

577209 V. Description of the invention (5) 11 ~ Main interface; 1 2 ~ Setting module; 1 7 ~ Storage module; 22 ~ Information interface; 26 ~ [Other] menu; 3 1 ~ Function setting; 3 3 ~ Use 4 2 ~ chat room interface; 4 4 ~ message transmission interface 50 ~ inquiry interface; 10 ~ main control module; 11a ~ main menu; 16 ~ information communication module; 18 ~ inquiry module; 24 ~ [use] menu; 30 ~ setting interface; 3 1 a, 3 1 b ~ function setting menu 33a ~ user setting menu; 43 ~ function bar; 45 ~ function bar; S602 ~ S610: process steps. [Embodiment] Referring to Fig. 1 ', an information communication system §fl system' according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a mobile digital electronic product, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a mobile phone. The information communication system includes a main control module 10 for providing a main interface 11. Referring to Figures 2A and 2B, the main interface 11 provided by the main control module 10 is the main menu 11a, so as to link the interfaces and functions provided by each module in the information communication system of the present invention. The main menu 丨 丨 a can include an information interface 2 2 to display the latest received information in real time, such as a newsletter or chat message in the chat room. In addition, the main menu 11a provides two main function menus, including the [Use] menu 24 and the [Other] menu 26. Referring to Figure 2A, in the [Use] menu 24, there are two functions of [Setting] and [Query]. The [Setting] and [Query] functions are provided by the setting module 12

0685-7294TWF; IACN010047; Peggy.ptd Page 9 577209 V. Description of Invention (6). Still referring to FIG. 1, the setting module 12 is connected to the main control module 10. The setting module 12 is used to provide the user with a setting interface 30, which can provide at least one set of function settings 31 and a user setting 33. Referring to FIG. 3A, the setting interface 30 provided by the setting module 12 in an embodiment is described. In FIG. 3A, the setting interface 30 provides two sets of function setting menus 31a and 31b, and a user setting menu 33a. The two function setting menus 3 1 a and 3 1 b can be respectively set to correspond to two information communication service providers, such as two telecommunications providers. Due to the different communication instructions of different operators, they can be set separately in the two function menus. As shown in FIG. 3a, 12 of the information communication function categories in the function setting menu 3 1 a are entered into the information communication command string designated by the first service provider. If the instruction to open the information communication service is a string-type instruction "5 〇π, then enter the numerical instruction" 50 "under the corresponding category [dial-up service]. Or enter a segmentation symbol, such as the separator in the" command " If you enter "< >", the setting module 12 will automatically link the input command with the corresponding information communication command. The two sets of function settings k menu 31a and 31b can set two system operators respectively. Next, referring to FIG. 3B, the user δ and the menu 33a provided in the setting module 12 will be described. In the user setting menu 33a, the user's information communication registration data is mainly set. When the user applies for an information communication service For example, when applying for the OpenICQ service and obtaining a registration code, such as a 10penICQ number " 1 23456789 ", and its registration password, enter the registration code into the user menu to define in the mobile digital electronic product User information to process that user's data. 33 & in user settings menu

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"You can also provide other data settings", such as the counterparty that chooses to communicate the user's registration code. Or select message display capacity is 10 lines. 'For example, select the status of the user's preference or the mobile phone number is displayed in the record capacity of the information communication.' After completing the function setting provided by the above-mentioned setting module 12 every time, the information communication module 16 can provide a The information communication interface 22 can perform information communication simply and conveniently. The information communication module 16 provides the function of selecting the type of information communication and the object of information communication, so as to input and transmit information content. The type of information communication is shown in Figures 4A and 4B. It can be the general chat communication in Figure 4A, such as the OpenlCQ chat room interface 42 or the "message transmission interface 44" in Figure 4. In order to meet the needs of information and communication, the functional instructions required by the system operator, such as function bar 43 and 45, have been set in advance through the function settings in the setting module, and can be selected by selection without the need to enter again. String-type instructions. See also Figure 1 'The information communication module 16 may further include a storage module 17 for storing the historical information of the user, as previously transmitted / received by the user. Information content and communication object. In addition, it can also include a search module 18 to provide a query interface and query engine. Referring to Figure 5, the user can select a predetermined item on the query interface 50, such as querying online friends (On line friends), to make a query, to search the storage module 17 or the Internet for related information through the query engine. Since the above-mentioned query items are in the menu, so when you make a query, you only need to directly Selected items can be pre-set to a query command function provided by persons no longer need to enter a string of formula A query query when the mobile digital electronic products

0685-7294TWF; IACN010047; Peggy.ptd 577209 V. Description of the invention (8) Ϊ = After completion, the query module 18 can use the relevant information of the i-form 'according to the input data g, such as other open information communication services 'For example, enter various other party information to confirm whether the other party is online. For example, the other party's e-mail, registration code, or online information can be used to query the Internet. L 栴 Temple and 2 see more in Figure 2B. The [Other] menu provided in the main menu iia contains settings for other functions, such as opening or cancelling services, which can provide users with a personal digital assistant to connect to the Internet, When you connect to the Internet with your mobile phone, you can turn chat services on or off. Or it has the function of allowing or denying receiving messages. Similarly, the string-type instructions of these services ^ have been set in the function setting menu 31 a or 3lb in advance, so the user only needs to select through the menu, and does not need to input complicated substring-type instructions to perform the above functions. . The information communication system for mobile digital electronic products according to FIG. 1 can perform an information communication method according to the present invention. See Figure 6 for the method flow. First, proceed to step § 6 〇 2: Set the corresponding function instruction under the predetermined plurality of information communication function categories. According to the functions of different information communication services, different system operators have different setting instructions. Therefore, according to the selected system service, under the information communication function, input the specified string-type instructions respectively. For example, the command of [Enable Service] is "50," and the command of [Checking Online Friends] is "6, 3π, etc." After setting the corresponding string type command under the existing communication function category, proceed to step S 6 0 4: Set up a user's information communication registration data. The user applies to the information communication service provider for the information communication registration code and 0685-7294TWF; IACN010047; Peggy.ptd Page 12 577209 5. Description of the invention (9) After the data such as the code is set, the above user data can be set, and the mobile digital electronic product is provided to process related information according to the user data. After completing the setting of the instruction, proceed to step 606: select an information communication function class Users can directly select the function categories [Enable Service], [Cancel Service], [Receive Information], [Reject Information], and / or [Query Online Friends] from the functional categories. Among them [Query Online Friends The function of [] can also include querying whether the other party is online by means of registration code, nickname, email, etc. Then proceed to step S 6 0 8: enter the content and / or information required by the corresponding category of information communication function. For example, after you select this function, you need to enter the information of the friend you want to inquire, such as the registration code of the other party ’s messaging service. S6 1 0 ·· in accordance with the information in the selected function category and input The content and / or data of the function category performs the function. Under each function category, the mobile type can be linked with the corresponding instruction to execute the mobile digital electronic products and room service provided by the information of the present invention, And it can correspond to several systems. As long as the function setting is completed at the beginning, it becomes an action of information communication, without having to remember the need to separately memorize different systems. Service providers can greatly simplify the convenience of simple products by using the invention. Function instructions and input Digital information products that have been preset due to the corresponding instructions can automatically enter the information. Messaging systems and methods can be applied to implement mobile messaging or chat service providers. The advantage is that it is used later The user can easily check the cumbersome string-type instructions and more different instructions. Lose on electronic digital assistant or mobile phone J 7

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The convenience of the operation is poor, and the convenience of the user's operation by the menu after. In the present invention, by using the σ-life style iP of the present invention, π Γ is required, and the number of input settings is eight. The choice of k-pass information can be greatly improved. Although the present invention is better judged by the present invention, anyone familiar with this technology The path of the person is the same as above, but it is not intended to be used within the scope and scope. When it can be done, it does not deviate from the essence of the present invention. The attached patent is attached to the definition of the scope of protection of the present invention. Whichever comes first.

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Claims (1)

577209 6. The scope of the patent application includes an information communication system suitable for mobile digital electronic products. The main control module is to provide a main interface to connect the interfaces and functions of the following modules. Contains: > An information communication module for providing an information communication interface for selecting information communication types and information communication objects, and inputting and transmitting information content; and. ~ A setting module for providing a setting interface, providing at least one set of function settings and a user setting, wherein the function setting includes a plurality of information communication function categories to set corresponding information communication instructions, and the use of Person 5 is not used to set a user's information communication registration data. 2 · The information communication system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the information communication module further includes a query module for providing a query interface and a query engine to accept a selected information communication function query related query News. 3. The information communication system according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the information communication module further includes a storage module for storing the historical information of the user. 4 · The information communication system according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the query module is connected to the Internet with the mobile digital electronic product, it accepts a selected information communication function and an input data to query the Internet Status and information of other users on the web. 5 · According to the information communication system described in item 4 of the scope of the patent application, where the input information is the registration code, zero name or mail of other users Page 15 577209 6 · According to the information communication module in the application center, the data query storage module The information communication system described in item 4 of the scope of interest, which accepts the selected information communication function and an input of historical information data. 7 · According to the patent application, the setting module provides two sets of communication service providers as described in the information communication system described in item 1. The above functions 5 and 疋 'correspond to different information s 8 ϋΐ 2 patent scope The information communication system described in item 7 includes a plurality of information communication function categories in order to set a string-type function instruction designated by the system of the communication service provider. 9. The information communication system according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the information communication module provides chat-type information communication and SMS-type information communication 10. According to the information communication system of the aspect 丨 of the patent application, where The main interface of the main control module displays the latest received information in real time. Π • The information communication system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the main interface, the information communication interface and the setting interface are on the screen of the mobile phone. π 12 · —A kind of information communication method, suitable for mobile digital electronic products, including the following steps: Set the corresponding function instructions under a predetermined plurality of information communication function categories; Set a user's information communication registration data; Select one彳 § Information communication function category; 577209 VI. Scope of Patent Application Enter the content and / or information required by the information communication function category and execute the function according to the function instructions and input contents and / or information set under the information communication function category. 1 3. According to the information communication method described in item 2 of the patent application scope, which further includes: connecting to the Internet to receive information sent to the user. 1 4 · According to the information communication method described in Item 12 of the scope of patent application, before selecting an information communication function category, it further includes a step of selecting the chat information communication or the short message communication. 1, 5 · According to the information communication method described in Item 12 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the predetermined plurality of information communication function categories include: · Opening of 'Cancel services, receive information, reject information and / or query online services, Head. Wild friends and other categories 1 6 · According to the information described in item 丨 5 of the scope of patent application, two ▲ Among them, the function of querying online friends is by registration code, nick, method. One of the lice mails 1 7 • According to the chapter described in item i 2 of the scope of patent application, where the user's information communication registration information package 8 3 " communication method, and password. The user's registration code 0685-7294TW; IACN010047; Peggy. Ptd p. 17