WO2011069367A1

WO2011069367A1 - Roaming multimedia message greeting system and implementation method thereof

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Publication number: WO2011069367A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/075190
Authority: WO
Inventors: 夏星欣; 王国才; 张浩军
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2009-12-10
Filing date: 2010-07-15
Publication date: 2011-06-16
Also published as: CN101711012A

Abstract

A roaming multimedia message greeting system and an implementation method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. Wherein the roaming multimedia message greeting system includes a short message greeting sub-system, a Service Provider (SP) sub-system and a multimedia message sending sub-system; the short message greeting sub-system provides user information to the SP sub-system; the SP sub-system is used for editing the multimedia message information, and then automatically sending the multimedia message information to the multimedia message sending sub-system at the triggering of the user information; and the multimedia message sending sub-system is used for sending the received multimedia message information to the user. In the SP sub-system, the Service Provider can arbitrarily edit the multimedia message information as required, for example, the greeting multimedia message information for welcoming users of other provinces to the native province, the greeting multimedia message information for sending users of other provinces off the native province, the greeting multimedia message information for sending users of the native province off the native province and so on. The present invention has a high flexibility, thus realizing special service of Service Provider in multimedia message services and taking special experience to users.

Description

Roaming MMS greeting system and its implementation method

The present invention relates to the field of multimedia messaging services for mobile communications, and in particular, to a roaming multimedia message greeting system and an implementation method thereof. Background technique

At present, in the MMS service of mobile communication, only the MMS information exchange between the SP subsystem and the user, the user and the user, the e-mail and the user is realized, and the MMS greeting service of the operator to the user, especially to the roaming user, has not yet appeared. Features. In order to enhance the operator's brand image, enrich the roaming greetings and content, and improve the service level, it is still waiting for the roaming MMS greeting service. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a flexible and distinctive roaming message greeting system, and to provide a flexible and distinctive implementation method of the roaming multimedia message greeting system.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem thereof is:

A roaming multimedia message greeting system, comprising: a short message greeting subsystem, an SP subsystem, and a multimedia message sending subsystem; wherein

The short message greeting subsystem is configured to provide user information to the SP subsystem, and the SP subsystem is configured to edit the multimedia message information and send the multimedia message information to the multimedia message transmission under the trigger of the user information. Subsystem

The MMS sending subsystem is configured to forward the received MMS information sent by the SP subsystem to a user.

The short message greeting subsystem provides user information to the SP subsystem as: the short message greeting The subsystem generates a user information file according to the user information, and the SP subsystem reads the user information file and extracts the user information from the user information; or the short message greeting subsystem uses the user information as a short message. Sent to the SP subsystem.

The user information includes at least a user number and a user category.

The MMS sending subsystem includes a full-network MMS gateway unit and a multimedia message center unit of each province;

The network-wide MMS gateway unit is configured to, after receiving the MMS information from the SP subsystem, automatically send the MMS information to the MMS center unit of the province where the user belongs according to the user information provided by the SMS greeting subsystem. ;

The MMS central unit of each province is configured to forward the received MMS information to the WAP gateway of the user location by using the WAP gateway to which the user belongs, and the WAP gateway of the user location sends the MMS information to the user.

The SP subsystem further includes a rights management module or/and an audit module; wherein

The rights management module is configured to control operation rights in the roaming multimedia message greeting system; and the verification module is configured to review content of the multimedia message information.

A method for implementing a roaming multimedia message greeting system includes:

The SMS greeting subsystem provides user information to the SP subsystem;

The SP subsystem edits the MMS information, and automatically sends the MMS information to the MMS sending subsystem triggered by the user information;

The MMS messaging subsystem sends the MMS message to the user.

The short message greeting subsystem provides user information to the SP subsystem as: the short message greeting subsystem generates a user information file according to the user information, and the SP subsystem reads the user information file and extracts the user information therefrom; or The user information is sent to the SP subsystem as a short message.

The user information includes at least a user number and a user type.

Sending, by the SP subsystem, the MMS information to a MMS message triggered by the user information The delivery subsystem is:

After receiving the MMS information from the SP subsystem, the MMS gateway unit of the MMS sending subsystem automatically sends the MMS information to the MMS center unit of the province where the user belongs according to the user information;

The MMS central unit of the province where the user belongs to forwards the received multimedia message information to the WAP gateway of the user's location through the WAP gateway of the user's home location;

The WAP gateway at the location of the user sends the MMS information to the user.

The MMS information is identified by another class identification number.

The method further includes: the SP subsystem managing the operational rights in the roaming multimedia message greeting system. The method further includes: the SP subsystem reviewing the content of the MMS message.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the operator can edit the MMS information in the SP subsystem as needed, for example, the greeting message of the province user entering the province, the greeting message of the province user, and the greeting message of the province. Wait. The SP subsystem obtains the user information through the short message greeting subsystem, and automatically sends the corresponding multimedia message information to the multimedia message sending subsystem triggered by the user information, and the multimedia message sending subsystem sends the user information corresponding to the user, which is highly flexible and realizes The featured service of the operator in the MMS business brings a unique experience to the user. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a basic flow chart of an implementation method of a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a detailed flowchart of a method for implementing a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 The system includes: a short message greeting subsystem 1, an SP subsystem 2, and a multimedia message sending subsystem 3;

The SMS greeting subsystem 1 is configured to provide user information to the SP subsystem 2;

The SP subsystem 2 is configured to edit the MMS information and automatically send the MMS information to the MMS sending subsystem 3 under the trigger of the user information;

The MMS sending subsystem 3 is configured to send the received MMS information sent by the SP subsystem 2 to the user.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the short message greeting subsystem 1 is improved on the basis of the prior art short message greeting system, that is, the first user information interface for connecting with the SP subsystem 2 is added; The system 2 is provided with a second user information interface for connecting with the short message greeting subsystem 1. The short message greeting subsystem 1 and the SP subsystem 2 are interconnected through the first user information interface and the second user information interface to implement the short message greeting. Subsystem 1 provides user information to SP subsystem 2. In addition, since the short message greeting subsystem 1 can identify the following three user types through the change of the user mobile terminal's home information in the VLR and the user registration information in the HLR: the foreign province user enters the province, the foreign province user is out of the province, and the provincial user is out of the province. Therefore, the user information provided by the short message greeting subsystem 1 to the SP subsystem 2 may include at least a user number and a user category.

In this embodiment, the specific manner in which the short message greeting subsystem 1 provides user information to the SP subsystem is: the short message greeting subsystem 1 generates a user information file according to the user information, and the SP subsystem 2 reads the user information file and extracts the user information therefrom. . Of course, in other implementation manners, the specific manner in which the short message greeting subsystem 1 provides the user information to the SP subsystem 2 may also be: Sending the user information to the SP subsystem 2 by means of a short message.

In this embodiment, in the SP subsystem 2, the MMS information can be arbitrarily edited as needed. For example, according to the above three user categories, the MMS information can be edited as a greeting MMS message for the other province users to enter the province, and the other province users are sent out. The province's greeting MMS information, farewell to the province's users to send out the province's greeting message, etc., and each type of MMS information is distinguished by category identification number, The SP subsystem 2 finds the corresponding MMS information by the category identification number of the MMS information according to the user information in a predetermined time period, and automatically greets the user corresponding to the user information.

In this embodiment, the sending multimedia message subsystem 3 includes a full-network MMS gateway unit 31 and a multimedia message center unit 32 of each province, wherein the network-wide MMS gateway unit 31 is configured with the configuration information of the SP subsystem 2, and the SP subsystem 2 The configuration information of the entire network MMS gateway unit 31 is configured. In this way, the SP subsystem 2 can send the corresponding MMS information to the MMS gateway unit 31 according to the user information, and the MMS message unit 31 of the whole network receives the MMS information and then sends the MMS information to the MMS of the province where the user belongs according to the user information. The central unit 32; the MMS center unit 32 of the province where the user belongs is sent the received multimedia message information to the WAP gateway of the user's home location through the WAP gateway of the user's home location, and the WAP gateway of the user's location sends the multimedia message information to the user.

In addition, it is also necessary to specifically indicate that, in order to enable only a specific user such as an operator or a maintainer of the roaming multimedia message greeting system to enter the roaming multimedia message greeting system, a rights management module is set in the SP subsystem 1 for control Operation rights in the roaming MMS greeting system. In order to ensure the legitimacy of the edited MMS content, an audit module is also set in the SP subsystem 2 for reviewing the content of the MMS message.

FIG. 2 is a basic flowchart of a method for implementing a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step S1: The SMS greeting subsystem establishes an interconnection with the SP subsystem.

Step S2: The configuration information of the MMS sending subsystem is set in the SP subsystem, and the configuration information of the SP subsystem is set in the MMS sending subsystem.

Step S3: The SP subsystem edits the MMS information.

It should be noted that the present invention does not limit the order of steps S2 and S3.

Step S4: The short message greeting subsystem provides user information to the SP subsystem, and the SP subsystem automatically sends the multimedia message information to the multimedia message sending subsystem triggered by the user information.

Step S5: The MMS sending subsystem sends the MMS information to the user. The following is a detailed description of the implementation method of the above-mentioned roaming multimedia message greeting system. FIG. 3 is a detailed flowchart of a method for implementing the roaming multimedia message greeting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes the following steps:

Step S11: Interconnect the SMS greeting subsystem with the 1862 system as the SP subsystem. The SMS greeting subsystem is improved on the basis of the prior art short message greeting system, that is, the first user information interface for connecting with the 1862 system is added; the 1862 system is provided with a second for connecting with the short message greeting subsystem. The user information interface, the SMS greeting subsystem and the 1862 system are interconnected by the first user information interface and the second user information interface.

In addition, since the short message greeting subsystem can identify the following three user types through the change of the user mobile terminal's home information in the VLR and the user registration information in the HLR: the foreign user enters the province, the foreign province user is out of the province, and the provincial user is out of the province, therefore, The user information provided by the short message greeting subsystem to the 1862 system may include at least a user number and a user category.

In this embodiment, the specific manner in which the short message greeting subsystem provides user information to the 1862 system is: The short message greeting subsystem generates a user information file according to the user information, and the 1862 system reads the user information file and extracts the user information therefrom. Of course, in other implementation manners, the specific manner in which the short message greeting subsystem provides user information to the 1862 system may also be: Sending the user information to the 1862 system as a short message.

Step S12: setting configuration information of the entire network MMS gateway unit in the 1862 system, setting the configuration information of the 1862 system in the entire network MMS gateway unit, so that the 1862 system and the entire network MMS gateway perform MMS communication, that is, the entire network MMS gateway can receive To the MMS sent from the 1862 system, step S13: In the 1862 system, the MMS information can be arbitrarily edited as needed.

For example, it can be edited according to the three user categories in the above step S1, and the MMS information can be edited into a greeting MMS message that welcomes the users from other provinces to enter the province, the greeting message of the province is sent to the province, and the greeting message of the province is sent to the province. Information, etc., and in each MMS message The category identification number is used to distinguish that the 1862 system automatically finds the corresponding multimedia message information to the user greeting corresponding to the user information by using the category of the multimedia message information according to the user information in a preset time period.

Step S14: 1862 The system receives the user information sent by the SMS greeting subsystem, and automatically sends the MMS information to the MMS gateway unit according to the user information, triggered by the user information.

Step S15: After receiving the MMS information, the MMS gateway unit sends the MMS information to the MMS center unit of the province where the user belongs according to the user information.

Step S16: The MMS central unit of the province where the user belongs to the MMS sends the MMS information to the WAP gateway of the user's home location.

Step S17: The WAP gateway of the user's home location sends the MMS information to the WAP gateway of the user's location.

Step S18: The WAP gateway at the location of the user sends the multimedia message to the user.

It should be noted that the SP subsystem may also control the operation authority in the roaming message greeting system through the rights management module, and may also review the content of the MMS message through the audit module.

Through the above embodiments, the operator can edit the MMS information in the SP subsystem as needed, for example, the greeting message of the province user entering the province, the greeting message of the province user, and the greeting message of the province. Wait. The SP subsystem obtains the user information through the short message greeting subsystem, and sends the corresponding multimedia message information to the multimedia message sending subsystem triggered by the user information, and the multimedia message sending subsystem sends the user information corresponding to the user information, which is flexible and realizes the operation. The featured service of the merchant in the MMS business brings a unique experience to the user.

The above-mentioned roaming multimedia message greeting system and the implementation method thereof can also be changed, and another roaming multimedia message greeting system and an implementation method thereof are obtained, that is, the MMS transmission subsystem in the above embodiment is changed, specifically: The MMS center unit of the province replaces the MMS gateway unit of the whole network. The MMS center unit of the province directly receives the MMS information sent by the SP subsystem, and the MMS center unit of the province sends the received MMS information to the provinces of the user's attribution. The message center unit sends the MMS information to the WAP gateway of the user's home location, and the WAP gateway of the user's home location sends the MMS information to the WAP gateway of the user's location, and finally, the WAP gateway of the user's location. Send MMS confidence to the user. This kind of implementation can also implement the MMS greeting function, but since the MMS center unit in the province directly receives the MMS message sent by the SP subsystem, there is such a problem: increasing the network traffic pressure and the processing of the MMS center unit in the province. The performance pressure, at the same time, also involves the transformation of the MMS center unit in other provinces, which has a great impact on the existing network. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments of the invention are limited only by the description. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

Claim

A roaming MMS greeting system, the system comprising: a short message greeting subsystem, an SP subsystem, and a multimedia message sending subsystem;

The short message greeting subsystem is configured to provide user information to the SP subsystem;

The SP subsystem is configured to edit the multimedia message information and send the multimedia message information to the multimedia message sending subsystem triggered by the user information;

2. The roaming multimedia message greeting system according to claim 1, wherein the short message greeting subsystem provides user information to the SP subsystem as: the short message greeting subsystem generates a user information file according to the user information. And the SP subsystem reads the user information file and extracts the user information therefrom; or the short message greeting subsystem sends the user information to the SP subsystem by using a short message.

3. The roaming multimedia message greeting system according to claim 1, wherein the user information comprises at least a user number and a user category.

The roaming multimedia message greeting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the multimedia message sending subsystem comprises a full-network MMS gateway unit and a multimedia message center unit of each province;

The roaming message greeting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The SP subsystem further includes a rights management module or/and an audit module; wherein

A method for implementing a roaming multimedia message greeting system, the method comprising: the short message greeting subsystem providing user information to the SP subsystem;

The MMS messaging subsystem sends the MMS message to the user.

The method for implementing the roaming multimedia message greeting system according to claim 6, wherein the short message greeting subsystem provides the user information to the SP subsystem as: the short message greeting subsystem generates a user information file according to the user information, for the SP The subsystem reads the user information file and extracts the user information therefrom; or sends the user information to the SP subsystem as a short message.

The method for implementing a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to claim 6, wherein the user information includes at least a user number and a user type.

The method for implementing the roaming multimedia message greeting system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the SP subsystem sends the multimedia message information to the multimedia message sending subsystem triggered by the user information. For:

The method for implementing a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the multimedia message information is identified by a category identification number.

The method for implementing a roaming multimedia message greeting system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the method further comprises: the SP subsystem controlling the operation authority in the roaming multimedia message greeting system.

The method for implementing the roaming multimedia message greeting system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the method further comprises: the SP subsystem reviewing the content of the multimedia message information.