KR101283808B1

KR101283808B1 - method for communicating between internet messenger and mobile terminal and system thereof

Info

Publication number: KR101283808B1
Application number: KR20060135541A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 홍지수
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2006-12-27
Filing date: 2006-12-27
Publication date: 2013-07-17
Also published as: KR20080060914A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication method and a system between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal.

A communication method between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting data from a terminal connected to a messenger via a terminal through a wireless communication network or an internet network; And receiving data by varying a reception path from a terminal receiving the transmitted data to a wireless communication network or an internet network.

Mobile terminal, messenger

Description

Method for communicating between internet messenger and mobile terminal and system

1 is a block diagram showing a communication system between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Recently, mobile communication terminals have been widely used as communication means of individuals, and messengers having multimedia functions are also widely used as communication means.

The messenger (instant messaging program) refers to a program that can send and receive messages in real time whenever and wherever the Internet is connected using the TCP / IP protocol.

The main functions of the messenger include not only quickly delivering a text message to a counterpart in real time, but also providing 1: 1 or 1: N multi-party chat, file transmission, and image data transmission.

The mobile communication terminal and the messenger have advantages and disadvantages according to their characteristics, situations and uses.

For example, the mobile communication terminal has the advantage that it can be used anytime and anywhere because of the ease of portability, while the disadvantage is that the communication is impossible in the absence of the terminal due to the limitation of physical size.

In the case of the messenger, the terminal is not easy to carry because it is connected using a computer terminal. However, the messenger can be provided with the same communication environment using only an ID and a password.

However, a method for transmitting and receiving data between the mobile communication terminal using the wireless communication network and the messenger using the inter network has not been proposed yet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication method and a system between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal to transmit and receive data between a mobile communication terminal using a wireless communication network and a messenger using an inter network.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication method between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: transmitting data from a terminal via a wireless communication network or a terminal connected to a messenger via an internet network; And receiving data by varying a reception path from a terminal receiving the transmitted data to a wireless communication network or an internet network.

In addition, a communication method between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting data from a calling terminal through a wireless communication network; Outputting a message indicating that there is data transmitted from the calling terminal at a receiving terminal; The receiving terminal selecting a communication environment for receiving data; Receiving the data by any one of a terminal via a wireless communication network and a messenger via an internet network by the selection.

In the present invention, if the receiving terminal supports the IMS, characterized in that the receiving terminal further comprises the step of receiving data via the Internet network by logging in to the messenger.

In addition, a communication system between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a mobile communication terminal for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication network; A computer terminal accessing a messenger via an internet network and transmitting and receiving data; And a server for managing address information including a phone number, an IP, and a user ID, and converting data in a coding scheme corresponding to a communication environment so that data can be transmitted and received between the mobile communication terminal and the computer terminal.

In the present invention, the mobile terminal further comprises a function for logging in to the messenger based on the IMS.

In the present invention, the mobile communication terminal, the communication stack including a protocol stack module for transmitting and receiving data using TCP / IP, and an RF module for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication network; Communication means for requesting and accepting data transmission and reception and for selecting communication means for transmitting and receiving data; It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling to transmit and receive data to any one of the communication means selected from the protocol stack module and the RF module for transmitting and receiving the data.

In the present invention, data transmission and reception using the protocol stack module is made by logging in to an Internet messenger.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, a mobile communication terminal (11, 12) for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication network using a base station, and a computer terminal (13, 14) for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to a messenger through the Internet network; A server 15 for managing a corresponding telephone number, IP, etc. so as to enable data transmission and reception between the mobile communication terminal and the computer terminal, and converting the data in a coding scheme corresponding to a communication environment; And a network 16 connecting the mobile communication terminal and the computer terminal.

The mobile communication terminals 11 and 12 may transmit and receive data using a wireless communication network, and the wireless communication network may include code devision multiple access (CDMA), global system for mobile communication (GSM), and wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA). Call and data transmission and reception using the wireless communication network is already known and will not be described in detail.

In addition, if the mobile communication terminal is a terminal that supports IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems), the mobile communication terminal can be connected to the Internet network.

The IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems) is an all-IP concept of network technology that integrates wired and wireless environments, and mobile terminal users can use one-to-many real-time group calls as well as two-way mobile games and instant communication in an integrated mobile communication environment. The messaging service can be used in real time.

The computer terminals 13 and 14 access a messenger using the Internet and perform call and data transmission and reception.

The server 15 manages to identify an IP address matched to a phone number of a mobile communication terminal, and the IP address is database to be managed by matching with an ID of a user logging in to a messenger, and a transcoder When transmitting and receiving data between the wireless communication network and the Internet network to convert the data by the coding scheme of the corresponding network and transmits.

For example, when data transmitted to a wireless communication network is transmitted through an internet network, data is coded using the G.729 method. When data transmitted to the wireless network is transmitted to a wireless communication network, the data is converted and transmitted using the QCELP method.

In detail, when data is transmitted from a terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a transmitting terminal) 11 to a terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a receiving terminal) 12 to receive data, the server 15 transmits data to the receiving terminal 12. It is determined whether the user has logged in to the messenger, and if not, the data is transmitted to the receiving terminal 12 through the wireless communication network.

At this time, if the user of the receiving terminal 12 is logged into the messenger, the server 15 checks the corresponding IP address and transmits data to the computer terminal 14 to which the user has logged in via the Internet.

Here, the receiving terminal 12 notifies the user when data is received from the transmitting terminal 11 and allows the user to select a communication environment to receive. By selecting the communication environment, data may be received by a receiving terminal through a wireless communication network or may be received by a messenger via an internet network.

That is, when data is received, the reception terminal 12 notifies that the data is received on the screen window and receives a selection of a communication environment for receiving the data from the user.

When the wireless network is selected by the selection, data is received through the mobile communication terminal, and when the Internet network is selected, the data is received through the computer terminal where the user of the receiving terminal is logged in.

In addition, if the receiving terminal 12 is an IMS-based terminal, it may log in to a messenger using the terminal and receive data through the Internet network.

Similarly, the data transmitted from the computer terminal 13 can be received by the receiving terminal 12, and the data can be received by the receiving terminal 12 via the wireless communication network or the computer terminal 14 via the Internet network by the user's selection. To receive the data.

Accordingly, the present invention can transmit and receive data between a mobile communication terminal via a wireless communication network and a messenger via an internet network, and a user can select a communication environment for transmitting and receiving the data.

2, call means 21 for requesting and accepting data transmission and reception and selecting communication means for transmitting and receiving data; Communication means 22 including a protocol stack module 22-1 for transmitting and receiving data using TCP / IP, and an RF module 22-2 for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication network; The control unit 23 is configured to control transmission and reception of data to any one of the protocol stack module 22-1 and the RF module 22-2 by the selection of the communication means.

The call means 21 selects whether to transmit data to or receive data from the counterpart terminal, and selects a communication means for transmitting and receiving the data.

The RF module 22-2 transmits and receives data using a wireless communication network, and the protocol stack module 22-1 transmits and receives data to and from the Internet network using TCP / IP.

That is, the RF module 22-2 transmits and receives data to the corresponding terminal by using the telephone number, and the protocol stack module 22-1 transmits TCP / IP to the terminal corresponding to the ID and IP address logged into the messenger. Send and receive data.

The controller 23 controls the data to be transmitted and received by any one of the protocol stack module 22-1 and the RF module 22-2 when the user selects a communication means for transmitting and receiving data using the communication means.

Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal may selectively log in to a wireless communication network or a messenger to transmit and receive calls and data through the Internet network.

Referring to FIG. 3, data is transmitted to the other party (S31). Here, the terminal for transmission may be a mobile terminal for transmitting data to a wireless communication network through an RF module or a computer terminal for logging into a messenger via an internet network.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal may be a mobile communication terminal based on IMS and log in to a messenger through TCP / IP of a protocol stack module.

Thereafter, the counterpart terminal notifies the user that the data transmission is requested, and receives a selection of a communication environment for receiving data (S32).

That is, the user selects whether to receive data through a wireless communication network or log in to a messenger to receive data through an internet network.

Thereafter, if the selected communication environment is a messenger through the Internet network (S33), data is received by IP logged into the messenger using TCP / IP (S34).

That is, a user logs in to a messenger through a computer terminal or the like and logs in to a messenger through a mobile communication terminal supporting IMS and receives data through an internet network.

In addition, if the selected communication means is not a messenger, that is, a mobile communication terminal using a wireless communication network, data is received using the wireless communication network (S35).

Here, the server manages the telephone number and the IP of the terminal for transmitting and receiving data, and manages whether the user has logged in to the Internet through a messenger.

That is, an IP address matching the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal is managed by a database, and the IP address is managed by matching with the ID of the user logging into the messenger.

In addition, the server is provided with a transcoder (transcoder) when transmitting and receiving data between the wireless communication network and the Internet network converts the data by the coding scheme of the corresponding network and transmits.

Therefore, the present invention can perform data transmission and reception and call with a mobile communication terminal of a wireless communication network even without a mobile communication terminal.

In addition, a mobile communication terminal of a wireless communication network can perform data transmission and reception and communication using a messenger logged in an Internet network.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. There will be. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and all differences within the scope of the claims are to be construed as being included in the present invention.

According to a communication method and a system between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, data can be transmitted and received between a terminal using a wireless communication network and a messenger through an internet network.

In addition, by selecting a communication environment, data can be transmitted and received by either a wireless communication network or an internet network.

Claims

Receiving data transmitted from a first terminal using a wireless communication network or a second terminal accessing a messenger via an internet network;

Determining, by the server, whether a user logs in to a messenger to receive the transmitted data;

And checking the IP address to transmit data to the messenger logged-in computer terminal through the internet network, otherwise notifying the mobile communication terminal that data transmission is requested. Communication method between communication terminals.

The method of claim 1,

Receiving a selection input for a communication environment for receiving the data from the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the informing step;

And transmitting, by the selection input, data using any one of a wireless communication network and an internet network.

3. The method of claim 2,

If the receiving terminal supports the IMS, the communication method between the messenger and the mobile communication terminal further comprising the step of logging in to the messenger in the receiving terminal to receive data through the Internet network.

A mobile communication terminal for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication network;

A computer terminal accessing a messenger via an internet network and transmitting and receiving data;

It includes a server capable of transmitting and receiving data between the mobile communication terminal and the computer terminal,

The server determines whether or not a messenger logs in to receive the transmitted data.

The server checks the IP address if the server is in the logged in state, and transmits data to the messenger logged-in computer terminal through the Internet network. Otherwise, the server informs the mobile communication terminal that data transmission is requested. Communication system between communication terminals.

5. The method of claim 4,

The mobile communication terminal further comprises a function for logging in to the messenger based on the IMS communication system between the messenger and the mobile communication terminal.

The method of claim 4, wherein the mobile communication terminal,

Communication means including a protocol stack module for transmitting and receiving data using TCP / IP, and an RF module for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication network;

Communication means for requesting and accepting data transmission and reception and for selecting communication means for transmitting and receiving data;

And a control unit for controlling data transmission and reception to any one communication means selected from a protocol stack module and an RF module for transmitting and receiving the data.

The method according to claim 6,

Data transmission and reception using the protocol stack module is a communication system between a messenger and a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the login to the Internet messenger.