KR100513200B1 - Method and system for multimedia massaging service of mobile communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to separate the video and voice of the video / voice message originating from a mobile communication terminal with a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function to a mobile communication terminal that does not have a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function as a photomail and voice message The present invention provides a method and system for multimedia messaging service in a mobile communication network. To this end, the present invention provides a method for transmitting a multimedia message composed of a video and a voice for transmitting a message from a mobile communication terminal having a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function to a called party's mobile communication terminal, and a multimedia messaging service of a mobile communication network. Determining whether the called mobile terminal to receive the multimedia message has a multimedia messaging service function. If it is determined that the called mobile terminal does not have a multimedia messaging service function, the video and audio of the multimedia message are determined. Separating each step, and extracting a still picture from the separated video, generating the separated voice as a voice message and transmitting to the called party's mobile communication terminal of the other party.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA MASSTIING MASSAGING SERVICE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a method and system for multimedia messaging service in a mobile communication network, and more particularly, a video / voice message transmitted from a mobile communication terminal capable of a multimedia messaging service (MMS) (hereinafter referred to as MMS). The present invention relates to a method and system for multimedia messaging service in a mobile communication network that can receive and inquire information even in a non-MMS mobile communication terminal in which an MMS service function cannot be performed.

As is well known, the mobile communication system allows a voice call through a call path between a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal or between a wired telephone and a mobile communication terminal, and stores a caller's voice message as an additional function. It has a voice mail service to send to the user, and a text data transmission service for exchanging text messages between the called party and the caller.

On the other hand, in recent years, due to the development of mobile communication service technology, the line connection function and the packet access function can be performed in a compatible manner, and the data transmission speed is greatly increased based on the expansion of the frequency bandwidth allocated for the mobile communication service. Increasingly, a high speed data transmission service for a large amount of multimedia data is enabled.

As a high-speed data transmission service for such multimedia data, an image transmission service is typically applied. When the image transmission service uploads image data desired by a user of the mobile communication terminal through the Internet network, The image data uploaded from the service module on the communication network is converted into a data format that can be displayed on the mobile communication terminal and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal so as to be used as a background image of the corresponding terminal.

In addition, recently, as a high-speed data transmission service, not only an image transmission service consisting of still images, but also multimedia information data such as video, audio, and flash animation data can be arbitrarily provided according to a multimedia content transmission service of a mobile communication system. .

In the multimedia content transmission service of the mobile communication system, when the subscriber of the calling mobile terminal transmits the synthesized video message data to the other receiving terminal through the mobile communication network, the receiving mobile communication terminal receives the received video message data. Is reproduced as a video on the display screen, and the voice can be reproduced through the speaker. In order to implement a service function through the multimedia content transmission service, a multimedia messaging service, that is, MMS capable mobile communication It is only possible through the terminal.

However, in the multimedia content transmission service of such a mobile communication system, in order for a mobile communication terminal having a specific MMS function to normally deliver a multimedia message composed of video and voice to a called party's subscriber, the called mobile terminal must have an MMS function. As the receiving mobile communication terminal that does not have the MMS function cannot receive and play the multimedia message normally, it is difficult to smoothly exchange the multimedia information due to the difference between models.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to separate a video mail and a voice message from a video / audio message originating from a mobile communication terminal having a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function and to send a photo mail and a voice message. The present invention provides a method and system for multimedia messaging service in a mobile communication network that can be provided as a message to a mobile communication terminal having no multimedia messaging service (MMS) function.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the method of the present invention, a mobile terminal having a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function to transmit a multimedia message synthesized with video and voice for sending a message to the called party's mobile communication terminal; Determining, by the multimedia messaging service server in the mobile communication network, whether or not the called mobile terminal to receive the multimedia message has the multimedia messaging service function, and the called mobile terminal does not have the multimedia messaging service function. And separating the video and the voice of the multimedia message, and extracting a still picture from the separated video, and generating the separated voice as a voice message and transmitting the separated voice to the called party's mobile terminal. Move Provided is a multimedia messaging service method in a communication network.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the system of the present invention, for transmitting a video / voice multimedia message from a mobile communication terminal having a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function to a destination mobile terminal without a multimedia messaging service function; A system comprising: a multimedia messaging service server for separating a video and a voice from a multimedia message from a mobile communication terminal having the multimedia messaging service function when the called mobile terminal is found to have no multimedia messaging service function; A home location register providing terminal type information for determining whether a multimedia messaging service is held from subscriber information of a called-party mobile communication terminal to the multimedia messaging service server, the multimedia messaging service server A photomail server that receives the separated video data and transmits the photomail message to the called-party mobile communication terminal as a photomail message, and receives the separated voice data from the multimedia messaging service server and moves the voice-message message for the voice. The present invention provides a multimedia messaging service system in a mobile communication network, comprising: a voice message server for transmitting to a communication terminal.

Hereinafter, the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication network to which a multimedia messaging service system according to the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multimedia messaging service system of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 10 for MMS, a non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12, and a base transceiver station (BTS) 14, 16. ), Base Station Controller (BSC) 18, 20, Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 22, 26, Visitor Location Register (VLR) 24, 28, Home Location Register (HLR) 30, Short Massage Service Center (SMSC) 32, Multimedia Message Service (MMS) Server 34, Content Providers Provider (CP) 36, Photomail server 38, and voice message server 40.

The mobile communication terminal 10 for the MMS is equipped with a shooting camera (not shown) capable of shooting still images or moving pictures around the terminal, and photographs a video through the shooting camera to use a microphone (not shown). It synthesizes the external voice received through the mobile communication network and transmits the video / audio multimedia message data to a specific counterpart subscriber.

The non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 is composed of a terminal capable of receiving / displaying a text or a still image by voice call and data communication but having no MMS function that cannot receive / play a video. The multimedia message transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 10 for MMS is received and reproduced through a display screen and a speaker by receiving a photo mail and a voice message respectively separated into still pictures and voice messages.

The first and second mobile communication base stations (14, 16) is a network termination device that is directly connected to the subscriber terminal by performing the baseband signal processing, wired and wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals, which is the RF wireless signal By the processing, voice and data signals are transmitted and received to and from each of the MMS mobile communication terminals 10 and the non-MMS mobile communication terminals 12. FIG.

The first and second base station controllers 18 and 20 are located between the respective base stations 14 and 16 and the mobile switching centers 22 and 26 to manage and control the respective mobile communication base stations 14 and 16. It is responsible for the radio channel assignment and release function for each destination mobile terminal 10 and the source mobile communication terminal 12, the transmission output control function of the terminal and the base station, handoff determination between the cell, mobile Performs the operation and maintenance of the communication base station (14, 16).

The first and second mobile communication exchangers 22 and 26 perform the incoming / outgoing call processing function of the mobile communication terminal subscriber and the terminal through each visitor location register 24 or 28 or the home location register 30. Performs the location registration procedure and the handoff procedure, and provides a short message transmission service as an additional service.

The first and second visitor location registers 24 and 28 store subscriber information and location information of a mobile communication terminal in a region managed by the corresponding mobile communication switch 22 and 26.

The home location register 30 stores subscriber information and location information of all terminal subscribers registered in the mobile communication service, and connects the visitor location registers 24 and 28 to the mobile communication exchangers 22 and 26. ) Location registration and subscriber tracking function of the terminal subscriber.

In this case, the home location register 30 stores terminal model information for each MMS function possessed by the mobile subscriber, and provides model information of the terminal according to the information request of the multimedia messaging service server 34. do.

The short messaging service center 32 provides a voice message generated from the voice message server 40 to the mobile communication terminal in the form of a short message through an intelligent network.

The multimedia messaging service server 34 is provided with an information separation processing module 35 for separating video data and voice-synthesized multimedia data into video data and voice data, respectively, through a mobile communication network and an intelligent network. When receiving the multimedia message data of the video / audio for transmitting to the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 of the called party from the other party, through the terminal model information included in the subscriber information of the home location register (30) It is determined that the MMS function of the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 is not possessed, and the multimedia message is separated into video and audio by driving the information separation processing module 35, and the video data is stored in the photomail server ( In addition to 38), the voice data is transmitted to the voice message server 40.

The content provider 36 performs a service for providing various types of video messages or voice messages that can be selected by the MMS mobile communication terminal 10 in cooperation with the multimedia messaging service server 34.

The photomail server 38 receives video data separated from the multimedia message from the multimedia messaging service server 34, extracts a still picture corresponding to a characteristic section of the video section, and generates a photomail message. The photomail message is transmitted to the other party's non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 through the mobile communication network.

In this case, in order to generate a photomail message from the video data, the photomail server 38 preferably extracts the still picture of the first frame or the last picture of the last frame as the feature section. It is also preferable to extract the frame which is the center of the overall interval of as a feature section, and it is also possible to designate and extract a specific frame randomly from the entire section of the video.

The voice message server 40 receives voice data separated from a multimedia message from the multimedia messaging service server 34, generates a voice message, and transmits the voice message to the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 through a mobile communication network. This is to assign a callback number (Callback Number) for each voice message message to send the voice content by the call operation through the reply number assigned to the voice message message from the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 Do it.

Next, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a separation process of video and audio for transmitting video / audio message data to a non-MMS mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the multimedia message data (MVS1) including the synthesized video and voice is transmitted from the MMS mobile communication terminal 10, the multimedia messaging service server 34 transmits the MMS mobile communication terminal 10. ) Inquires about the terminal type of the called mobile communication terminal to the home location register 30 through the terminal number of the called mobile communication terminal to which the multimedia message data MVS1 is to be transmitted.

When the multimedia messaging service server 34 determines that the terminal type information for the called mobile terminal provided from the home location register 30 is a terminal capable of MMS function, the multimedia messaging service server 34 provides a moving picture for the called mobile terminal. / Voice message data (MVS2) is transmitted as it is.

However, if it is determined that the called party is the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 according to the terminal type information from the home location register 30, the multimedia messaging service server 34, the information separation processing module 35 Through video and audio message data (MVS1) of the video and audio through separate processing, and to transmit the separated video data to the photomail server 38, the voice data to the voice message server 40 do.

Accordingly, the photomail server 38 extracts only the most characteristic video section from the video data received from the multimedia messaging service server 34 to generate photomail message data PM, and thus, the non-MMS mobile communication terminal. And the voice message server 40 generates voice message data VM based on the voice data received from the multimedia messaging service server 34 to generate the voice message message data VM. ).

Here, the voice message server 40 transmits the photo mail message data PM from the photo mail server 38 to the mobile communication terminal 12 for non-MMS, and then sends the voice message message VM. Can be sent as

The voice message server 40 is capable of defining data in a CID (Caller ID) format for voice message message data (VM) transmitted to the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12. Includes a message number (MSG_NO), a message sequence (MSG_Seq), a calling party terminal number (MIN), and a title string (HEAD) of a voice message.

As shown in FIG. 3, the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 receives a photo message separated from a plurality of different multimedia messages from a plurality of calling party subscribers, or receives different contents from a single calling party subscriber. When receiving a photo message separated from a plurality of multimedia messages, the information indicating the reception of each photo message is displayed on the display screen, so that each photo message can be connected to the voice message separated from each multimedia message.

On the other hand, when the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 selects a voice message connected to a specific photo message among a plurality of photo messages, as shown in FIG. 4, the voice note connected to the specific photo message selected by the subscriber of the terminal. The message is displayed on the display screen, and the voice content can be listened to by executing the voice message.

Here, the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 can connect the information to correspond to each photo message received together by the message number and message order information included in the CID information of each voice message message, Photo messages and voice messages separated from the video / audio message data can be searched for each other.

Next, the operation of the present invention made as described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5.

First, the MMS mobile communication terminal 10 of the calling party synthesizes a video taken through a recording camera mounted on the corresponding terminal with a voice received from a microphone to transmit a multimedia message to a specific called party subscriber. Transfer to multimedia messaging service server 34 (step S10).

In that state, the multimedia messaging service server 34 uses the home location register (based on the terminal number for the called-party mobile communication terminal 12 wishing to transmit the multimedia message from the MMS mobile communication terminal 10). 30, the terminal type of the called party's mobile communication terminal 12 is inquired (step S11), and the home location register 30 is connected to the called party's mobile communication terminal by the information of the terminal type included in the subscriber information. 12) determines that the MMS function is for non-MMS and provides the terminal type information accordingly to the multimedia messaging service server 34 (step S12).

Accordingly, the multimedia messaging service server 34 determines that the called party's mobile communication terminal is the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 through the terminal type information provided from the home location register 30. The module 35 separates the video and audio (step S13).

In this state, the multimedia messaging service server 34 transmits the moving picture data separated from the multimedia message data to the photomail server 38 (step S14), and the voice data separated from the multimedia data is sent to the voice message server. It transmits to 40 (step S15).

On the other hand, the photomail server 38 generates a still picture corresponding to a specific frame in the moving picture section received from the multimedia messaging service server 34 as a photo message to be transmitted to the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12. (Step S16), the voice message server 40 generates a voice message by the voice data received from the multimedia messaging service server 34 and the mobile communication for the non-MMS through the short messaging service center 32 The data is transmitted to the terminal 12 (step S17).

Accordingly, the non-MMS mobile communication terminal 12 displays the photo message received from the photo mail server 38 on the display screen and inquires the voice message received from the voice message server 40. It is possible to inquire the voice content transmitted from the MMS mobile communication terminal 10 of the calling party by the call operation through the reply number included in step S18.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above-described typical preferred embodiments, but can be carried out in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention, various modifications, alterations, substitutions or additions are common in the art Those who have knowledge will easily understand. If the implementation by such improvement, change, replacement or addition falls within the scope of the appended claims, the technical idea should also be regarded as belonging to the present invention.

According to the present invention as described above, when a mobile communication terminal having a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function to transmit a multimedia message synthesized video and voice to a mobile communication terminal that does not have a multimedia messaging service function, the multimedia Based on the terminal type information of the destination mobile communication terminal having no messaging service function, multimedia message data is separated into a video and a voice and transmitted to the destination mobile communication terminal as a photo message and a voice message, respectively. Even for a mobile communication terminal that does not have a function, it is possible to query the contents of a multimedia message compatible with the mobile communication terminal having a multimedia messaging service function.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication network to which a multimedia messaging service system according to the present invention is applied;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a separation process of video and audio for transmitting video / audio message data to a non-MMS mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

3 and 4 are exemplary views showing a terminal inquiry screen of a photo message and a voice message received at a mobile communication terminal individually according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a multimedia messaging service method in a mobile communication network according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: mobile communication terminal for MMS, 12: mobile communication terminal for non-MMS,

14, 16: mobile communication base station, 18, 20: base station controller,

22,26: mobile communication exchange, 24,28: subscriber location register,

30: home location register, 32: short messaging service center,

34: multimedia messaging service server, 36: content provider,

38: Photomail server, 40: Voice memo server.

Claims (12)

A first step of transmitting a multimedia message composed of a video and a voice for transmitting a message from a mobile communication terminal having a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function to a called party's mobile communication terminal; A second step of determining whether the called mobile terminal which receives the multimedia message in the multimedia messaging service server of the mobile communication network has the multimedia messaging service function; If it is determined that the called-party mobile communication terminal does not have a multimedia messaging service function, a third step of separating video and audio of a multimedia message, respectively; And extracting a still picture from the separated video, generating a separated voice as a voice message, and transmitting the separated picture to the called party's mobile terminal of the other party. The method of claim 1, The second step is characterized in that the multimedia messaging service server is configured to determine whether to retain the multimedia messaging service function of the called-party mobile communication terminal based on the terminal type information included in the subscriber information of the home location register (HLR). Method of multimedia messaging service in mobile communication network. The method of claim 1, A fifth step of separating the video and the voice from the multimedia message data in the multimedia messaging service server in the fourth step; A sixth step of transmitting the separated video data to a photomail server and transmitting the separated voice data to a voice message server; A seventh step of extracting a still picture from the video data in the photomail server and transmitting the still picture to the called-party mobile communication terminal in the form of a photomail message; And an eighth step of generating, by the voice message server, a voice message by voice data, and transmitting the voice message to the called party's mobile terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein The method of claim 4, wherein the photomail message from the photomail server and the voice message from the voice message server are sequentially transmitted. The method of claim 3, wherein In the seventh step, the photomail server extracts a still image for at least one frame section of the frame section of the video to generate a photomail message, characterized in that the multimedia communication service in a mobile communication network. The method of claim 3, wherein In the eighth step, the voice message server has a data format of CID information including the message number, message order, originating terminal number, and title string of the voice message. A multimedia messaging service method in a mobile communication network, characterized in that a reply number is assigned. The method of claim 6, In the eighth step, the voice message is connected to the corresponding photomail message by the message number and the message order information of the CID information multimedia messaging service method in a mobile communication network. The method of claim 7, wherein In the eighth step, the called party's mobile communication terminal is configured to inquire the corresponding voice message and the photo mail message in association with each other by the connection information of the voice message. Messaging service method. A system for transmitting a video / voice multimedia message from a mobile communication terminal having a multimedia messaging service (MMS) function to a called mobile communication terminal without a multimedia messaging service function, A multimedia messaging service server for separating video and voice from multimedia messages from the mobile communication terminal having the multimedia messaging service function when the called mobile terminal is found to have no multimedia messaging service function; A home location register providing terminal type information for determining whether a multimedia messaging service is held from subscriber information of a called mobile terminal to the multimedia messaging service server; A photomail server that receives the video data separated from the multimedia messaging service server and transmits the video data to the destination mobile terminal as a photomail message; And a voice message server for receiving voice data separated from the multimedia messaging service server and transmitting a voice message message for the voice message to the called-party mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 9, The photomail server is a multimedia messaging service system in a mobile communication network, characterized in that for generating a photomail message by extracting a still picture for at least one frame from the frame interval of the separated video. The method of claim 9, The voice message server includes a message number, a message sequence, a calling party terminal number, and CID information including a title string of a voice message in a voice message along with a reply number for inquiry of voice contents. Multimedia messaging service system. The method of claim 11, The voice message is connected to the corresponding photomail message by the message number and the message order information contained in the CID information multimedia messaging service system in a mobile communication network.