KR100611967B1 - Improved Message Transmission Method in Short Message Service - Google Patents

Abstract

An improved message transmission method is disclosed that provides a response function and a delivery function in a short message service of a wireless terminal. When the short message is received, the present invention determines a response mode or a retransmission mode according to the content of the message. And transmitting a short message in which a phone number of a place to be delivered is transmitted in the short message protocol when the short transmission protocol is determined as the retransmission mode.

Description

Improved message transmission method in short message service {Improved message transmitting method in SMS}

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a communication system implementing a short message service according to the present invention.

2A to 2C schematically illustrate a specific protocol data structure of a short message service (hereinafter referred to as SMS) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart for performing a response function between the mobile phone terminal 110 and the short message center 130 according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart for performing a retransmission function between the mobile phone terminal 110 and the short message center 130 according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a short message service of a terminal according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a short message service (SMS) system, and more particularly to an improved message transmission method for providing a response function and a delivery function in a short message service of a wireless terminal.

In general, a short message service refers to a service capable of transmitting a short message between a user terminal and a voice mail server (via a short message service server), which is similar to a paging function in a pager. The current short message supports up to 160 characters.

Conventionally, such a short message service is processed in the terminal by the following procedure.

First, the terminal writes a short message to be transmitted using a character key in a user data field. Subsequently, the terminal inputs the telephone number into the source address field according to the short message service protocol format and transmits the telephone number to the counterpart phone number written in the destination address field. In contrast, the terminal can display only the message received from the other party in the same manner as the short message service transmission.

However, when a terminal receiving a conventional short message service modifies a received message, there is no modification function for the message and there is no retransmission function of the received message. You need to type in a number and send it to the phone number you want to send again. In addition, replies to the received messages must be retransmitted through the above procedure. Therefore, when the conventional short message service is used as it is, the user has to enter a character directly into the terminal, which has a problem of considerable time and hassle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a short message service method for improving user convenience by providing a reply function and a forwarding function for a short message received from a wireless terminal.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a short message service method,

(a) when the short message is received, determining a response mode or a retransmission mode according to the content of the message;

(b) where the short message protocol exchanges the recipient's telephone number and the calling party's telephone number in the short message protocol when the answer mode is determined in step (a), and transmits the short message when the short message protocol is determined in the retransmission mode. Sending a short message with your phone number,

In the response mode of step (b), the source address field and the destination address field are exchanged in the short message service protocol.

The retransmission mode of step (b) is a method of transmitting a short message, characterized in that the telephone number of the other party is input in the destination address field of the short message service protocol.

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

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a communication system implementing a short message service according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the calling party may be configured as a mobile telephone terminal 110, and the called party may be configured as a first terminal 150 for the Internet or a second terminal 160 for the mobile telephone. Alternatively, the calling party may be configured with the first terminal 150 for the Internet or the second terminal 160 for the mobile telephone, and the called party may be configured with the mobile telephone terminal 110. These terminals attempt to send a short message to the short message service protocol through the access channel or traffic channel when the user sends a message of a predetermined length and sends a short message from the short message center 130 to the response button or resend button. Send a response or resend message.

Base station 120 relays a short message service to and from mobile telephone terminal 110.

The short message center 130 checks the receiving terminal address of the short message from the short message service protocol and transmits and receives the message to the public switched telephone network through the paging channel or traffic channel. It manages the transmission and reception messages by using, and can also transmit and receive with an external host such as the second terminal 160 for the Internet.

The public switched telephone network 140 transmits a short message to the base station 120 when the short message is transmitted from the short message center 130 so that the message is transmitted to the first terminal 150 through the paging channel. To be transmitted. Receiving messages in the opposite direction is performed in the same way.

2A to 2C schematically illustrate a specific protocol data structure of a short message service (hereinafter referred to as SMS) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A schematically illustrates the type of point-to-point message for SMS. SMS_MSG_TYPE 201 is 8 bits long and indicates the SMS message type. Current SMS message types are supported by point-to-point, broadcast, and acknowledgment.

The TELESERVICE ID field 202 indicates the type of service in the SMS point-to-point message type. Service types supported by the current SMS point-to-point message types include IS-91 Extended Protocol Enhanced Services (SMT-91), Cellular Paging Teleservice (CPT-95), Cellular Messaging Teleservice (CMT-95), and VMN-95.

Source address and source sub address fields 203 and 204 are the network address of the transmitting end, and destination address and destination sub address fields 205 and 206 are the network address of the receiving end, and bearer reply option (207). Is a parameter for requesting a reply of an SMS received response message. Finally, bearer data field 208 is a data field for each bearer type of the actual SMS message.

FIG. 2B shows the internal structure of the bearer data field 208 shown in FIG. 2A.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the bearer data field 208 includes a short message identifier 211 for distinguishing each type of short message, user data 220 including data information provided by the user, and a corresponding voice message. A timestamp 213 indicating the time of arrival at the voice mail server (in some cases, the time at which the voice message has been notified of the arrival of the short message to the user terminal), the current voice mail. Message number 214 and a callback number field 215 indicating the total number of new messages stored in the server.

FIG. 2C illustrates the internal structure of the user data field 220 of FIG. 2B. As shown in FIG. 2C, the user data field 220 internally includes an 8-bit ID field 221, an 8-bit length field 222, and a message encoding scheme, message type, length information, and a CHARi field. Data fields 223, 224, 225, and 230.

3 is a flow chart for performing a response function between the mobile phone terminal 110 and the short message center 130 according to the present invention.

First, the short message center 130 checks the receiving terminal address from the short message protocol received from the public switched telephone network 140 or the second terminal 160 and transmits the message to the mobile telephone terminal 110 (310). process).

Subsequently, when the mobile phone terminal 110 receives the short message, when it responds to the content of the message, the destination address field 205 in the short message protocol format shown in FIG. The short message is transmitted to the short message center 130 after exchanging the value with the value of the source address field 203 (step 320).

4 is a flowchart for performing a retransmission function between the mobile phone terminal 110 and the short message center 130 according to the present invention.                     

First, the short message center 130 checks the receiving terminal address from the short message protocol received from the public telephone switching network 140 or the second terminal 160 and transmits the short message to the mobile terminal 110 ( Course 410).

Subsequently, when receiving the short message, the mobile telephone terminal 110 transmits the message to the destination address field 205 in the short message protocol format shown in FIG. 2A through the resend button (or otherwise). After setting the phone number where you want to re-send the message to the short message center 130 (step 420).

Subsequently, the short message center 130 checks the destination terminal address from the short message protocol received from the mobile phone terminal 110 and transmits the message to the received public switched telephone network 140 or the second terminal 160. (430 course).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a short message service of a terminal according to the present invention.

First, it is checked whether a short message is received from the short message center 130 through the base station 120 (step 510).

Subsequently, upon receiving the short message, it is determined whether to respond or retransmit according to the content of the message (step 520).

Subsequently, when a response mode or a retransmission mode is selected according to the message content, a procedure according to the mode is performed.

That is, when the response mode is selected by the user, the destination address field 205 and the originating address field 203 in the short message protocol format shown in FIG. 2A are exchanged and set (530). After processing the response contents included in the user data field 220 of the field 208, the short message is transmitted (steps 530, 540, and 580). For example, an item related to itself is selected from service content items received from an Internet service provider, etc., and the message is transmitted according to the format of the short message protocol.

Also, if the retransmission mode is selected by the user, set the telephone number of the destination to be forwarded to the value of the destination address field 205 in the short message protocol format shown in FIG. 2A, and set the outgoing telephone number to the source address field 203. Set (step 550). At this time, if there is a change in the message content included in the user data field 220 of the bearer data field 208, the content message is changed and additionally performed, and then a short message is transmitted (steps 560, 570, and 580).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and of course, modifications may be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention. That is, the present invention can be applied to various additional services such as a poll, quiz game, advertisement, and the like. For example, when an internet service provider (or a communication service provider or a content service provider) transmits a short message about a required service to each wireless terminal, a user of each wireless terminal may transmit a response message according to his / her choice.

In addition, the above-described embodiments of the present invention can be written as a program that can be executed on a computer. And it can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer for operating the program from a medium used in the computer. Such media include storage media such as magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM, floppy disks, hard disks, etc.), optical reading media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) and carrier waves (e.g., transmitted over the Internet). The computer readable recording medium can also store and execute computer readable code in a distributed, distributed fashion over networked computer systems.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a terminal receives a short message, when the terminal attempts to deliver the content of the message to another person, the terminal does not have to repeatedly input the message content directly to the terminal. The user's convenience can be improved by inputting the received content.

In addition, the existing short message center can be left as it is, and the short message response function and retransmission function can be added to improve the efficiency of the short message and provide various additional services using the service. And this function can be used to provide messages and services on the wireless Internet.

Claims (6)

In the short message service providing method, (a) when the short message is received, determining a response mode or a retransmission mode according to the content of the message; (b) If the short message protocol is determined in step (a), the short message protocol exchanges a short message exchanged between the called party's telephone number and the calling party's telephone number. And transmitting a short message having a telephone number of a place. The method of claim 1, wherein the response mode of step (b) is to exchange a source address field and a destination address field in a short message service protocol. The method of claim 1, wherein the retransmission mode of step (b) comprises inputting a phone number of the other party in a destination address field of the short message service protocol. The method of claim 1, wherein the response mode of step (b) further comprises transmitting a short message in which the content of the response is modified as a response when the response content exists in the short message. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the response mode of the process is a process of responding to a selected item of each content item in the short message according to a format of the short message protocol. The method of claim 1, wherein the retransmission mode of step (b) further comprises transmitting a short message in which the content is changed or added when there is a content change in the short message.

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