KR100595880B1 - Melody text message service system of mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a melody text service system of a mobile communication terminal that enables a receiver to see and hear an event-specific melody text message by transmitting a combination of melodies suitable for the text message when the mobile terminal user transmits a text message.

The present invention combines and transmits a desired melody to a text message of a mobile communication terminal, and enables a user to provide an event-based melody text message service to a terminal user by visually and audibly checking a corresponding text message.

In addition, by providing an event-based melody text message service in the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to add emotions, feelings, etc. that can not be expressed only in the current text message, according to the needs of the terminal users in a more various form It is possible to provide a text message service, and furthermore, it is possible to improve the use of the text message service by providing various services.

Mobile Phones, Text Messaging, Melody, Combination, Melody Text Messaging

Description

Melody Letter Message Service System of Mobile Communication Terminal

1 is a block diagram illustrating a melody text message service system of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a melody text message service operation of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: melody character providing server 11: character recognition unit

12: melody combination unit 13: central processing unit

20: Melody DB

The present invention relates to a text message service of a mobile communication terminal. Particularly, when a terminal user transmits a text message, a combination of melody suitable for the text message is transmitted so that a receiver can see and hear an event-specific melody text message. The present invention relates to a melody character service system of a communication terminal.

Recently, with the development of communication technology, mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, Internet phones, IMT-2000, PDA phones, and the like are increasing in popularity, and these mobile communication terminals provide text message transmission functions along with general voice communication functions.

In particular, when the contents to be delivered are simple or when a voice call is not possible, the use of text messages is convenient, and students and younger generations can save communication charges.

In addition, the text message service provided by the conventional mobile communication terminal is a function that can be selected or input by the terminal user, a function of creating a text message of a content to be delivered, and a receiver number input of the text message A function and a method of delivering the text message, i.e., a function of designating whether it is an urgent text or a normal text and the like are provided.

On the other hand, current mobile communication terminals are capable of playing melodies with a built-in audio chip in hardware, and outputs a ringtone or an alarm for notifying a call reception or a text reception through such a melody playing function. The user can select the desired music according to the taste of the terminal users.

In addition, despite the various services of the mobile communication terminal described above, consumer requirements are becoming more advanced and diversified, and the conventional text message service is simply visually visible, which results in a monotonous feeling to users. Easy to bet

Accordingly, many conventional terminal users often use a text message service through an emoticon medium, but the text message service using the emoticon only satisfies visual needs, and has a predetermined melody (eg, a coloring service). Melo, pop, symphony, classical, etc.) can not provide a text message service that is accompanied by an auditory effect, in order to satisfy the various service requirements of the terminal users, that is, in the form of a combination of melody in the text message, There is a need to provide a melody text messaging service. That is, the conventional mobile communication terminal has a problem that it does not provide a text message service that can satisfy the requirements of the terminal users.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide an event-based text message service in the form of a melody text by combining a desired melody in the text message when using a text message service in a mobile communication terminal. To make it work.

Another object of the present invention, by providing an event-based melody text message service in the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to add emotions, feelings and the like that can not be expressed only by the current text message to the text message, thereby the desire of the terminal users To meet the needs and at the same time improve the use of text messaging services.

A feature of the present invention for solving the object as described above, by providing a text message input and the melody selection function to be combined with the text message, the calling party to transfer the input and selected text message and melody selection information with the recipient number A communication terminal; A melody DB for storing and managing melody information for combining into a text message for each series of categories; Accessing the melody DB to provide a melody list for selecting a melody and a melody reproduction function for the calling mobile communication terminal, and a melody corresponding to the melody selection information transmitted from the calling mobile terminal is transmitted from the melody DB; A melody text providing server for fetching and combining the melody text message after combining with the text message; Upon receiving a melody text message from the melody text providing server, the melody text message is received from the melody text providing server, and then the melody text message is output in a text form on the LCD window, and at the same time, a melody type music is received through a speaker means. The present invention provides a melody text message service system of a mobile communication terminal including a receiving mobile terminal for outputting the melody text message.

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In addition, the melody text providing server, and a text recognition unit for extracting a text message transmitted from the calling mobile terminal; A melody combination unit for extracting the melody selected by the sender from the melody DB and combining the text message extracted by the text recognition unit to generate a melody text message; In response to a request of the calling mobile terminal, it provides a melody list stored in the melody DB and a melody reproducing function, controls the extraction of a text message of the text recognition unit, and selects melody selected from the calling mobile terminal. And a central processing unit for managing generation and transmission of a melody text message to be transmitted to a receiving side mobile communication terminal by controlling the melody combination unit.

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

In the present invention, after receiving a melody that is suitable for a text message to be delivered when using a text message service using a mobile communication terminal, the terminal users visually confirm the text message by transmitting and receiving a message in the form of a melody by combining the melody with the corresponding text message. At the same time, the melody text message service system of the mobile communication terminal has a mobile communication terminal, that is, a calling terminal and a receiving side. The terminal, the melody character providing server 10 and the melody DB 20 has a configuration that interoperates with each other.

The calling terminal provides a character input function and a melody selection function suitable for the character for the terminal user, and at this time, the input and selected character and melody information are transmitted to the melody character providing server 10 together with the recipient number. When the receiving terminal is notified that the melody text message has been received from the melody text providing server 10, the receiving terminal receives the melody text message received from the melody text providing server 10 and outputs it in the form of text on the LCD window. At the same time, the melody text message is output through the speaker means as a melody sound, that is, melody type music.

The melody text providing server 10 accesses the melody DB 20 and provides a melody list for selecting a melody and a melody reproducing function for the calling terminal that wants to use the melody text message service, and inputs from the calling terminal. After combining the melody extracted from the melody DB 20 to the corresponding text message using the text and melody selection information, the combined melody text message is transmitted to the receiving terminal.

To this end, the melody character providing server 10 is a character recognition unit 11 for extracting a text message from the information transmitted from the calling terminal and the melody selected by the sender from the melody DB 20 after the character recognition The melody combination unit 12 which generates a melody text message by combining the melody with the text message extracted by the unit 11, and the melody list stored in the melody DB 20 at the request of the calling terminal and its Melody text message to be transmitted to the receiving terminal by providing a melody reproduction function, controlling the extraction of the text message of the character recognition unit 11 and controlling the melody combination unit 12 according to the melody selection information transmitted from the corresponding calling party terminal It includes a central processing unit 13 for managing the generation and transmission.

The melody DB 20 is a melody that can be combined with a text message input by a terminal user. The melody information for combining text information such as a song, a pop, a symphony, and a classic, that is, a melody information for combining into a text message is classified by a series of categories. It is stored and managed.

The operation of the melody text message service system of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2 as follows.

First, when the calling terminal user selects the melody text message service menu through a predetermined key operation (step S21) and then inputs a predetermined text message to be delivered (step S22), the calling terminal attaches to the text message. It provides a melody selection function that allows you to select a matching melody, that is, a melody to be combined into a text message.

That is, the calling terminal outputs a melody list for each category that can be combined in a text message in association with the melody text providing server 10 (step S23). In this state, the terminal user presses a key. When the desired melody is selected from the melody list through the operation, a pre-listening function for the melody is provided to reproduce a part of the melody (step S24).

Thereafter, the calling terminal checks whether or not the melody to be played back is finally selected as a melody to be combined into a text message (step S25). If the melody is not finally selected as a melody to be combined into a text message, the terminal returns to step S23. By re-displaying the melody list for each category, it is possible to select the desired melody again from the melody list.

When the melody currently reproduced in step S25 is finally selected as a melody to be combined into a text message, the calling terminal transmits the previously input text message and melody selection information together with the recipient number to the melody text providing server 10. (Step S26).

Then, the central processing unit 13 of the melody text providing server 10 notifies that the melody text message has arrived to the corresponding receiving terminal by using the recipient number previously transmitted (S27). Notifies the terminal user (i.e., the recipient) that the melody text message has arrived and confirms whether to receive the melody text message.

Thereafter, when it is determined that the receiving terminal detects a key operation of the terminal user and receives a melody text message, the receiving terminal accesses the melody text providing server 10 and requests a melody text message that has arrived at the terminal (step S28).

In this case, the central processing unit 13 of the melody text providing server 10 controls the text recognition unit 11 according to the request of the melody text message from the receiving terminal to extract the text message transmitted from the calling terminal and then combines the melody. By transmitting to the unit 12, and also transmits the melody selection information transmitted from the originating terminal to the melody combination unit 12 to control the generation of the corresponding melody text message.

Then, the melody combination unit 12 accesses the melody DB 20 by using the melody selection information under the control of the central processing unit 13 to extract the melody information selected by the terminal user, and then the character recognition unit 11. The melody text message is generated by combining the melody extracted from the text message received from the above (step S29), and when the melody text message is completed, the melody text message is transmitted to the requesting terminal requesting the melody text message. Step S30).

Then, the receiving terminal receives the melody text message transmitted from the melody text providing server 10 and outputs it in the form of visual text on the LCD window, and at the same time, the sound of the acoustic melody through the speaker means, The text message is output by music (step S31).

For example, if you want to deliver a text message, “Today's school was fun. Go to school any time.” If you enter the text message, the calling terminal can select the melody to be combined with the text message. First, a list of each melody category (eg, nursery rhyme, song, pop, symphony, classical, etc.) is outputted, and when the song is selected from the melody categories thus outputted, the melody character providing server 10 transmits to the song category. The titles of nursery rhymes are received and output to the melody list (eg, Nabiya Naviya, Blue Country, Fondant Fondant, etc.).

Then, when the terminal user selects "Naviya Naviya" as the melody to be combined in the text message, the calling terminal receives the text message (the today has been to school happily at school any time) and the melody selection information. (Category: nursery rhyme, title: butterfly butterfly) together with the recipient number, the melody character providing server 10 is transmitted.

Then, the melody text providing server 10 notifies the corresponding receiving terminal that the melody text message has arrived, and when the receiving terminal requests the melody text message that has arrived, it is transmitted from the calling terminal. The text message that I received was "I went to school happily anytime. Have fun going to school anytime." By creating a melody text message and then transmitting it to the receiving terminal, the receiving terminal outputs the text "The school I enjoyed today, go to school anytime happily." In other words, "Solmi Mi Paere Dole Mi Pasol Sol Sol Solmi Mi Pare Domi Sol Miremido" Dee "Let's go to school today happily go to school anytime" with the lyrics of the music will be output as one. This allows terminal users not only to visually check the text message but also to hear it as a melody.

In addition, the embodiments according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various alternatives, modifications, and changes can be made within the scope apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, the present invention combines and transmits a desired melody to a text message of a mobile communication terminal, and enables the terminal user to provide an event-based melody text message service by visually and audibly checking the corresponding text message. It becomes possible.                     

In addition, by providing an event-based melody text message service in the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to add emotions, feelings, etc. that can not be expressed only in the current text message, according to the needs of the terminal users in a more various form It is possible to provide a text message service, and furthermore, it is possible to improve the use of the text message service by providing various services.

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An originating mobile communication terminal for providing input of a text message and a melody selection function to be combined with the text message, thereby transmitting the input and selected text message and melody selection information together with a recipient number; A melody DB for storing and managing melody information for combining into a text message for each series of categories; Accessing the melody DB to provide a melody list for selecting a melody and a melody reproduction function for the calling mobile communication terminal, and a melody corresponding to the melody selection information transmitted from the calling mobile terminal is transmitted from the melody DB; A melody text providing server for fetching and combining the melody text message after combining with the text message; Upon receiving a melody text message from the melody text providing server, the melody text message is received from the melody text providing server, and then the melody text message is output in a text form on the LCD window, and at the same time, a melody type music is received through a speaker means. Melody text message service system of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a receiving side mobile communication terminal for outputting the melody text message. delete delete The method of claim 1, The melody text providing server includes: a text recognition unit for extracting a text message transmitted from a calling mobile terminal; A melody combination unit for extracting the melody selected by the sender from the melody DB and combining the text message extracted by the text recognition unit to generate a melody text message; In response to a request of the calling mobile terminal, it provides a melody list stored in the melody DB and a melody reproducing function, controls the extraction of a text message of the text recognition unit, and selects melody selected from the calling mobile terminal. And a central processing unit configured to manage generation and transmission of a melody text message to be transmitted to a receiving mobile terminal by controlling the melody combination unit.

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