KR20010057674A - Communication system for supporting bi-direction communication between the internet instance messenger and the mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A communication system for supporting bilateral communication between an Internet instant messenger and a mobile communication terminal, is provided to enable a subscriber to exchange a message with the messenger via an existing mobile communication terminal, and with a messenger provider server using a bilateral short-sentence service. CONSTITUTION: A mobile communication terminal(130) transmits and receives an Internet instant message to/from the messenger. An instant message processing part(140) interworks an Internet instant messenger server(100), and thereby transfers the message received from the terminal(130) to a client(110) of the messenger. A message received from the messenger is sent to the terminal(130). A transmission part(150) locates between the processing part(140) and the terminal(130). The processing part(140) converts the short-sentence message received from the terminal(130) to an instant message. The transmission part(150) transmits and receives the short-sentence message to/from the terminal(130) via a switching center(152). A customer support center(160) sets the messenger and ID information of the subscriber, and calculates a bill for the messenger service.

Description

Communication system for supporting bi-direction communication between the internet instance messenger and the mobile communication terminal}

The present invention relates to a communication system, and more particularly, to a communication system supporting two-way communication in the Internet instant messenger and the mobile communication terminal period located on the Internet.

As the Internet becomes widespread, people are increasingly sending and receiving Internet instant messages (hereinafter referred to as 'messages') through Internet instant messengers (such as ICQ, AOL, etc.). have. Messages can be delivered over the Internet to PC-to-PC or PC-to-server and server-to-PC.

On the other hand, in recent years, with the development of mobile phone technology, a mobile communication company provides a service for delivering a message to a mobile phone (for example, a PCS phone) through the Internet.

However, in the case of message transmission between the Internet and a mobile phone, it is possible to transmit a message to a mobile communication terminal because it is a one-way delivery method, but it is not possible to perform a two-way message delivery such as a message transmitted from a terminal to the Internet.

There may be a solution using a new mobile communication terminal equipped with a messenger program (eg ICQ, AOL client program) in order to send and receive messages with a messenger through a mobile communication terminal. However, in case of a subscriber using an existing mobile communication terminal, Since such a service cannot be used, there is a problem in that two-way messages cannot be delivered between the mobile communication terminal and the messenger.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and instead of a method of exchanging a message with a messenger of the Internet through a new mobile communication terminal equipped with a messenger program, exchanging a message with a messenger of the Internet through an existing mobile communication terminal To receive it.

Another object of the present invention is to use a two-way short service (or an interactive short service) that has been used in the past to send and receive messages to a server or a messenger itself of a messenger provider located on the Internet.

1 shows a communication system supporting two-way communication in the Internet instant messenger and the mobile communication terminal period according to the present invention,

2 shows an instant message processing apparatus of the communication system of the present invention,

3 shows a computer system equipped with an Internet instant messenger client program.

<Description of Symbols of Major Parts of Drawings>

100: messenger server 110: messenger client

120: Internet 130: mobile communication terminal

140: instant message processing device 141: messenger server communication unit

142: message processing unit 143: interactive processing unit

144: bird list management unit 145: terminal confirmation processing unit

150: transmission device 151: short center

152: Exchange 160: Customer Support Center

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in a communication system for exchanging Internet instant messages with each other via a plurality of Internet instant messenger connected to the Internet, the Internet instant message to / from the Internet instant messenger in short form / A mobile communication terminal for receiving; Interworking with the server of the Internet instant messenger, delivering the short message transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to a specific client of the Internet instant messenger, and transmitting the short message transmitted from the Internet instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal of a corresponding subscriber. Disclosed are a communication system supporting two-way communication in a mobile communication terminal and an internet instant messenger including an instant message processing device.

Preferably, the instant message processing apparatus comprises: a message server communication unit for transmitting and receiving the Internet instant message by forming a communication channel in each server of the plurality of Internet instant messengers; A message processing unit for processing Internet instant message communication with respect to the subscriber through an Internet instant messenger and account information for a predetermined subscriber; And an interactive processor configured to transmit a menu to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal, configure the short message through menu selection and text input of the subscriber, and deliver the short message to the message processor.

Preferably, the instant message processing device, a buddy list management unit for receiving a buddy list from the Internet instant messenger server to which the subscriber belongs so that the subscriber can manage; The terminal further includes a terminal confirmation list for confirming whether the mobile communication terminal of the subscriber is a terminal capable of receiving an interactive service initiated from the network.

Preferably, the message processing unit, a messenger service information database for managing the Internet instant messenger service and account used by the subscriber; A memory upload unit for uploading a corresponding content to a system memory when an Internet instant message for the subscriber is received; A message index unit for assigning a menu number to the received message; And a message data processing unit configured to deliver the contents of the message given the menu number to the subscriber.

Preferably, the interactive processing unit, an interactive engine for transmitting a menu to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal and receiving the menu selection and text input of the subscriber; It includes a session management unit for storing the menu information selected by the subscriber.

Preferably, the mobile communication terminal includes a function of interactively inquiring / outgoing / managing the Internet instant message through the interactive engine.

Preferably, when the mobile communication terminal replies to the received Internet instant message, only the reply message may be written.

Preferably, the communication system further comprises a customer support center for setting up an Internet instant messenger and account information for the subscriber, and for billing the Internet instant messenger service.

Preferably, the communication system is located between the instant message processing device and the mobile communication terminal to convert the Internet instant message into a short message to the mobile communication terminal, and transmits the short message received from the mobile communication terminal to the Internet instant message. It further includes a transmission device for converting into a message.

Preferably, the transmission apparatus comprises a text center for converting the received short message and the Internet instant message into an Internet instant message and a short text, respectively; And a switch for transmitting / receiving the short message to / from the mobile communication terminal.

Preferably, the client of the Internet instant messenger transmits the Internet instant message to the subscriber of the mobile communication terminal when another user registered in the Internet instant messenger server is a subscriber of the mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

The terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may vary according to the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art, and the definitions should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

Referring to FIG. 1, a communication system supporting two-way communication in an Internet instant messenger and a mobile communication terminal period according to the present invention will be described.

First, the Internet instant messenger is composed of a messenger server 100 and a plurality of messenger clients 110 corresponding thereto, and is connected to the Internet 120. Internet instant messenger means a messenger such as ICQ, AOL, etc., and clients 110 of each messenger exchange Internet instant messages with each other through a messenger server 100 connected to the Internet.

Meanwhile, the mobile communication terminal 130 transmits / receives an Internet instant message in a short form to / from an Internet instant messenger, and the instant message processing device 140 works in conjunction with the server 100 of the Internet instant messenger. The short message transmitted from 130 is transmitted to the specific client 110 of the Internet instant messenger, and the short message transmitted from the Internet instant messenger is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 130 of the corresponding subscriber.

The transmission device 150 may be located between the instant message processing device 140 and the mobile communication terminal 130 to receive a short message of an Internet instant message received by the instant message processing device and receive the message in the mobile communication terminal 130. Convert it to the form you are in and send it. When the short message received from the mobile communication terminal 130 is converted into a form suitable for the instant message processing apparatus 140 and transferred, the instant message processing apparatus 140 converts the instant message into an instant message. The transmission device 150 is configured between the instant message processing device 140 and the mobile communication terminal 130 to form a general short message to be acceptable in the network, and vice versa, and converts through the exchange 152 Send / receive a short message to / from communication terminal 130.

The customer support center 160 sets up the Internet instant messenger and account information for the subscriber and settles the bill for the Internet instant messenger service.

Looking at the instant message processing apparatus according to the present invention with reference to FIG.

The message server communication unit 141 transmits and receives Internet instant messages by establishing a communication channel through a port 141a to each server of the plurality of Internet instant messengers by the delivery gateway 141b.

The message processing unit 142 processes the Internet instant message communication for the subscriber through the Internet instant messenger and account information for the preset subscriber. For example, if the subscriber is Hong Gil-dong and uses ICQ as an Internet instant messenger, and its account is HongGil, he uses this information to exchange messages with the Internet instant messenger.

Looking at this in more detail, the message processing unit manages the Internet instant messenger service and the account used by the subscriber through the messenger service information database 142a, and if the Internet instant message for the subscriber is received through the memory upload unit 142b. The contents are uploaded to the system memory, the menu number is assigned to the received message through the message index unit 142c, and the contents of the message with the menu number are delivered to the subscriber through the message data processing unit 142d. .

The interactive processor 143 transmits a menu to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 130 through the interactive engine 143a, receives a menu selection and text input of the subscriber, forms a short message, and delivers the short message to the message processor 142. The subscriber manages the menu information selected by the subscriber through the session manager 143b.

The bird list manager 144 receives the bird list from the Internet instant messenger server to which the subscriber belongs and informs the subscriber.

For example, subscriber Hong Kil-dong receives a list of buddies (eg Friends, Family, Co-Workers) registered in advance on the ICQ server and notifies the subscriber so that the subscriber can easily select a person to send an instant message to. do.

When the terminal identification processing unit 145 transmits a short message to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 130, the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 130 is for an interactive service capable of receiving an interactive message initiated by the network or not. Check if it is for a service.

On the other hand, when the Internet instant message is cut into a specific messenger located in the Internet in the mobile communication terminal 130, the subscriber can deliver the message in two ways. In the first method, the content is composed in plain short text, and the specific code for each messenger company (for example, `421 (icq) 'for ICQ) is entered in the called number, and the subscriber's user number and the message received in the message are delivered. do. In the second way, you can construct interactive short sentences. That is, the subscriber selects the messenger company to which the message is to be delivered, selects the subscriber to be delivered, composes and transmits the message. For example, the ICQ is selected from the menu delivered to the mobile communication terminal 130, the bird list is received from the selected ICQ server, and a specific account registered in the received bird list is transmitted to transmit a message.

At this time, the instant message processing device 140 receives the message and delivers the message to the port 141a connected to the corresponding messenger by the delivery gateway 141b, and the messenger server 100 transmits the received message as shown in FIG. 3. Deliver to messenger client including messenger client program.

A description of the processing flow of the present invention is presented in the connection procedure, and the operation and operation thereof will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in order for any subscriber to be provided with the service, the service must be registered in advance through the customer support center 160. If the subscriber is not registered, the service is terminated if not registered. If the subscriber is registered, the user enters a password to access the service.

If the access is allowed, the subscriber's current information is delivered to the messenger company (eg, the messenger server 100), and the buddy list is received in the message area for each subscriber and managed through the bird list manager 144.

The subscriber can deliver the message to a particular user of the messenger who wishes to deliver his message while continuing the interactive session. There are two ways to handle an instant message when a subscriber is not connected to the initial service. When the subscriber can receive the interactive message initiated by the network, the subscriber delivers the message composed of the interactive teleservice supported by the interactive engine 143a. Otherwise, the subscriber delivers the message in the general short message. Messages composed of interactive teleservices can be sent by creating a reply immediately. If a message is received in a general short message, the message can be returned through a general access method.

When the message is first received and configured to be interactive, the interactive processor 143 records and manages the sender, which messenger of the message, and where the destination is. When the user writes a reply or reply to the message by the interactive processor 143, the subscriber of the mobile communication terminal reviews only the content of the received message and inputs only the message content to be transmitted without re-entering the messenger and the receiver. Message is sent to the destination.

On the other hand, referring to the transmission of the Internet instant message to the subscriber of the mobile communication terminal 130 registered in the Internet instant messenger server 100 through the client 110 of the Internet instant messenger configured as shown in FIG. When the user wants to write a message and transmit it to the subscriber, if the subscriber is not online, requesting the message delivery made by the mobile communication terminal 130 for the subscriber and transmitting it to the messenger server 100, the messenger server ( 100) and transmits it to the instant message processing device 140 and transmits the transmitted message to the mobile communication terminal 130 of the corresponding subscriber through the transmitter autonomous 150.

As described above, according to the present invention, an existing two-way short service (or an interactive short service) has an effect of transmitting and receiving a message to a server or a messenger of a messenger provider located on the Internet.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

Claims (11)

In a communication system for exchanging Internet instant messages through a plurality of Internet instant messengers connected to the Internet, A mobile communication terminal for transmitting / receiving the Internet instant message in a short form to / from the Internet instant messenger; Interworking with the server of the Internet instant messenger, delivering the short message transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to a specific client of the Internet instant messenger, and transmitting the short message transmitted from the Internet instant messenger to a mobile communication terminal of a corresponding subscriber. A communication system supporting two-way communication between an internet instant messenger including an instant message processing device and a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the instant message processing device, A message server communication unit configured to establish a communication channel with each server of the plurality of Internet instant messengers to exchange the Internet instant messages; A message processing unit for processing Internet instant message communication with respect to the subscriber through an Internet instant messenger and account information for a predetermined subscriber; Supports two-way communication between an internet instant messenger and a mobile communication terminal including an interactive processing unit which transmits a menu to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal, configures the short message through menu selection and text input of the subscriber, and delivers the short message to the message processing unit. Communication system. According to claim 2, The instant message processing device, A bird list manager that receives a bird list from the Internet instant messenger server to which the subscriber belongs and informs the subscriber; A communication system for supporting two-way communication in the instant messenger and mobile communication terminal periods further comprising a terminal identification processing unit for checking whether the subscriber's mobile communication terminal is for receiving a general short service or a conversation service among messages initiated from the network. The method of claim 2, wherein the message processing unit, A messenger service information database managing an internet instant messenger service and an account used by the subscriber; A memory upload unit for uploading a corresponding content to a system memory when an Internet instant message for the subscriber is received; A message index unit for assigning a menu number to the received message; A communication system for supporting bi-directional communication between an instant messenger and a mobile communication terminal including a message data processing unit configured to deliver the contents of the message given the menu number to the subscriber. The method of claim 2, wherein the interactive processing unit, An interactive engine which transmits a menu to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal and receives the subscriber's menu selection and text input; A communication system for supporting two-way communication between an instant messenger and a mobile communication terminal including a session manager for storing menu information selected by the subscriber. The method of claim 1 or 5, wherein the mobile communication terminal, And a two-way communication between the Internet instant messenger and a mobile communication terminal including a function of interactively inquiring, sending, and managing the Internet instant message through the interactive engine. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication terminal, A communication system supporting two-way communication between an internet instant messenger and a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that only an answer message to the received internet instant message is created and returned. The method of claim 1, And a customer support center for setting internet instant messenger and account information for the subscriber and paying for the internet instant messenger service. The method of claim 1, A transmission device positioned between the instant message processing device and the mobile communication terminal, converting the Internet instant message into a short message and transmitting the short message to the mobile communication terminal, and converting the short message received from the mobile communication terminal into an internet instant message; Communication system that supports two-way communication in the Internet instant messenger and mobile communication terminal further comprising. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmission device, A text center for converting a short message received from the instant message processing device into a short text used in a network and vice versa; And a communication system supporting two-way communication in a mobile communication terminal period and an internet instant messenger including an exchange for transmitting and receiving the short message to / from said mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the client of the Internet instant messenger, When the other user registered in the Internet instant messenger server is a subscriber of the mobile communication terminal, the Internet instant messenger and the two-way communication in the mobile communication terminal period, characterized in that for transmitting to the subscriber of the mobile communication terminal Communication system.