KR100613979B1 - Messaging service method to select whether to save temporarily in communication network, wireless communication terminal and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a messaging service method capable of selecting temporary storage in a communication network, a wireless communication terminal and a method thereof.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention allows a telephone number of a trusted party (for example, a parent) to be registered in a message-free telephone number list in a wireless communication network, and a message (for example, a short message) transmitted to or received from the telephone number. Messaging) is not stored in communication equipment (e.g., short message center) in a wireless communication network, and a messaging service method for selecting temporary storage in a communication network to prevent unnecessary invasion of privacy, and a wireless communication terminal and the method thereof The purpose is to provide

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a messaging service method capable of selecting whether to temporarily store a communication in a communication network, the messaging service method comprising: a reception step of receiving a message-free telephone number registration request signal from an external wireless communication terminal; A registration step of registering the selected telephone number as a message-free telephone number; A message receiving step of receiving a transmission / reception message for the wireless communication terminal; A confirmation step of confirming that the transmission / reception number included in the message is registered as the message-free phone number; And a message transmitting step of transmitting the message to the reception number without storing the message.

4. Important uses of the invention

The invention is used in messaging services and the like.

List of phone numbers not saved, select whether to save temporarily, short message, wireless communication terminal

Description

Method for message service of selective storing message in wireless network, and wireless telecommunicaton terminal and method according to the same}

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication network to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a messaging service method capable of selecting whether to temporarily store a communication in a communication network according to the present invention;

3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal for providing a function of automatically setting whether to store a message in a wireless communication network according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically setting whether to store a message in a wireless communication network in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: sending terminal

20: wireless communication network 21: transmitting base station (BTS)

22: transmitting base station controller (BSC) 23: switching center (MSC)

24: Short Message Center (SMSC) 25: Home Location Register (HLR)

26: Receive Side Base Station Controller (BSC) 27: Receive Side Base Station Controller (BTS)

30: receiving terminal

The present invention relates to a messaging service method capable of selecting whether to temporarily store in a communication network, a wireless communication terminal and a method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a telephone number of a trusted counterpart (eg, a parent). By allowing you to register to a list of stored telephone numbers, and ensure that messages sent to or received from the telephone number (e.g. short messages) are not stored on communication equipment (e.g. short message centers) within the wireless network, The present invention relates to a messaging service method capable of selecting temporary storage in a communication network to prevent unnecessary invasion of privacy, a wireless communication terminal and a method thereof.

In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal mobile communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000), such as a wireless terminal while carrying a person A terminal capable of wireless communication.

In the present invention, the wireless communication network refers to a network side system including a base station, a base station controller, and a switch.

At this time, the wireless communication includes voice communication (calling / outgoing), wireless data communication, and the like. In particular, a messaging service (eg short / multimedia messaging service) is one of the most popular wireless data communications, which allows for simple transmission and reception of short contents (eg 80 bytes) or multimedia files (eg photos). Speak two-way service.

Here, looking at the transmission and reception of the short message (text message) in more detail, the short message transmitted from the transmitting terminal is temporarily stored in the short message center (SMSC), and then forwarded according to the state of the receiving terminal.

For example, when the receiving terminal is in a message incapable state, for example, when a radio wave cannot be reached or when the terminal is powered off, each short message is stored in the short message center (SMSC) for a predetermined storage period. It is stored at and resent at regular time intervals (which can be several minutes apart). That is, the repetitive transmission attempt is made until the receiving terminal is switched to the state that can be received. At this time, the short message storage period of the short message center (SMSC) refers to a period set by the sender or a predetermined period of the short message center (SMSC) itself.

However, storing individual transmission / reception messages in communication equipment in a wireless communication network as described above has caused controversy over privacy. That is, while a message is stored in a communication device, it may be leaked, and thus, there is a problem in that a valuable personal information is exposed and abused.

On the other hand, considering the lives of modern people with frequent crimes, it is true that the demand for storing messages transmitted and received through wireless communication networks is also convincing. In other words, a criminal investigation clue often finds out through transmission and reception messages. For example, the victim's send and receive messages may be used to find the suspect's whereabouts or the motive for the crime.

Therefore, if the possibility of crime is rare, it may be said that a technique for transmitting and receiving a personal message without storing it in a communication device is required.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, it is possible to register the telephone number of the trusted counterpart (for example, the parent) to the message-free telephone number list in the wireless communication network, and transmit to the corresponding telephone number or Provides a messaging service method that allows users to choose whether or not to temporarily store in the network to prevent unnecessary invasion of privacy by preventing messages (such as short messages) from telephone numbers from being stored in communication equipment (such as short message centers). Its purpose is to.

In addition, the present invention automatically for a phone number stored in a certain address of the phone book, a phone number matching a fixed speed dial, a predetermined communication service-related phone number (for example, a designated number registered when a designated number discount plan subscription) In order to make it easier to register a phone number to prevent privacy infringement, it is registered in the message-free phone number list in the wireless network (or the phone number is set as a message-free phone number). Another object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication terminal and a method for providing a function of automatically setting whether to store a message.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a messaging service method capable of selecting whether to temporarily store a communication in a communication network, the messaging service method comprising: a reception step of receiving a message-free telephone number registration request signal from an external wireless communication terminal; A registration step of registering the selected telephone number as a message-free telephone number; A message receiving step of receiving a transmission / reception message for the wireless communication terminal; A confirmation step of confirming that the transmission / reception number included in the message is registered as the message-free phone number; And a message transmitting step of transmitting the message to the reception number without storing the message.

On the other hand, the apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above another object, the wireless communication terminal, the input means; Wireless transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly with a wireless communication network side; Storage means for storing a phone book in which a phone number is stored for each address, a speed dial list in which speed dials and phone numbers are correspondingly matched; And generating a message unregistered telephone number registration request signal for at least one of a telephone number of a predetermined address, a telephone number matching a predetermined speed dial, and a telephone number associated with a predetermined communication service in the phonebook of the storage means. And control means for transmitting to the wireless communication network through the wireless transmission and reception means so that the message is registered as a non-stored telephone number.

In addition, the method of the present invention for achieving the above another object, the method of automatically setting whether or not to store the message in the wireless communication network in the wireless communication terminal, storing step of storing the phone book, speed dial list; A signal generation step of generating a message-free telephone number registration request signal for at least one of a telephone number of a predetermined address in the phonebook, a telephone number matching a constant speed dial, and a telephone number associated with a predetermined communication service; And a signal transmitting step of transmitting the generated message unstored telephone number registration request signal to a wireless communication network.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication network to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication network 20 to which the present invention is applied includes a transmitting / receiving side base station (BTS) 21 and 27 for wireless connection with each of the transmitting and receiving terminals 10 and 30, respectively. Transmitting / receiving base station (BTS) 21, 27 and the exchange (MSC) 23 is located between the transmitting / receiving side base station (BTS) 21, 27 for managing and controlling the base station Controller (BSC) 22, 26, Switchboard (MSC) 23 for performing circuit switching between subscribers, incoming and outgoing processing, handoff, roaming, etc., and a short message center (SMSC) for providing transmission and reception of short messages. 24, and a home location register (HLR) 25 for managing the current location information of each subscriber, the status of the subscriber, additional service related information, and the like.

At this time, the home location register (HLR) 25 stores a message unlisted telephone number list for each subscriber. Here, the message unlisted telephone number list refers to a list for transmitting and receiving the message without storing the message in the short message center (SMSC) 24 when the registered telephone number is set as the transmission or reception number of the subscriber message. The message unlisted telephone number list may be generated and managed for each subscriber. The list may be divided into a transmission list for preventing the transmission message from being stored and a reception list for the reception message not to be stored. .

In the following embodiment, a case in which a message transmitted from the transmitting terminal 10 to the receiving terminal 30 is not stored in the short message center (SMSC) 24 will be described as an example.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a messaging service method capable of selecting whether to temporarily store a communication in a communication network according to the present invention.

First, the home location register (HLR) 25 stores the corresponding phone number which is requested to be registered in the message unstored phone number list in response to receiving the message non-stored phone number registration request signal from the transmitting terminal 10 (201). ). That is, the phone number is registered as a message-free phone number.

Thereafter, the short message center (SMSC) 24 receives an arbitrary short message from the transmitting terminal 10 (receives after the call channel allocation) 202, and correspondingly matches the transmitting terminal 10. In step 203, it is determined whether the received number of the short message is registered in the message-free telephone number list. That is, a request is made to the home location register (HLR) 25 for retrieving the message unlisted telephone number list, and according to the result, it is determined whether the received number of the short message is a registered number of the message unlisted telephone number list. do.

As a result of determining whether or not the message-free telephone number list is registered (203), if it is a registration number, the short message center (SMSC) 24 transmits the short message to the receiving terminal 30 without storing the short message separately in the message storage space. (204). That is, do not keep short messages.

At this time, the phone number registered at the time of subscription to the designated number discount plan is not stored separately in the message unlisted phone number list, but the designated number is set in the home location register (HLR) 25 as the message unsaved phone number. It is also possible to implement.

On the other hand, if the result of determining whether or not the message stored telephone number list registration (203), if not the registration number performs a general message service process (205). That is, the short message is stored in the message storage space to be temporarily stored. Then, it transmits to the receiving terminal 30.

In the above, the message delivery process performed by the short message center (SMSC) 24 has been described. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 to be described below, a process of allowing a user of the transmitting terminal 10 to more easily register a desired telephone number in a message-free telephone number list in the wireless communication network 20 is as follows. .

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal for providing a function of automatically setting whether to store a message in a wireless communication network according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wireless communication terminal according to the present invention includes a wireless transmission / reception unit 11 for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal with an external device, a phone book in which a phone number is stored for each address, and a speed dial (eg, 0). 1, 1) and the storage unit 12 for storing the corresponding speed dial list and various programs corresponding to each other, and the number related to the registration of the telephone number for the message unlisted telephone number list in the wireless communication network 20 The input unit (keypad) 13 for receiving a signal, the display unit (LCD) 14 for outputting the screen according to the control of the control unit 15, the input unit (keypad) 13 through the message stored telephone number list When receiving a signal related to the registration of the phone number, the phone number stored at a certain address in the phonebook, or a phone number matching a speed dial (eg, a phone number matching speed dial 0), or Definition Creates a message-free phone number registration request signal for registering a phone number associated with a communication service (eg, a designated number registered when a designated number discount plan is subscribed) to a list of unsaved phone numbers in the wireless communication network 20. Control unit 15 for transmitting through the transmission and reception unit 11, under the control of the control unit 15 converts the signal received from the wireless transmission and reception unit 11 to the voice output to the voice output unit (speakers) 17 And a codec (16) for converting the voice received from the voice input unit (microphone) 18 into a signal and transmitting the signal to the control unit 15 to be transmitted through the wireless transmission / reception unit 11, the codec (CODEC). Voice output unit 17 for outputting the voice received from the (16), and a voice input unit (microphone) (18) for receiving the voice to be transmitted to the codec (CODEC) (16).

At this time, in the present invention, the control unit 15 controls the overall operation of the wireless communication terminal, and at the same time, a telephone number (for example, a telephone number stored at 0) or a fixed speed dial stored at a certain address in the phone book. Stores no message for a phone number that matches the number (e.g., a phone number that matches speed dial 1), or a phone number associated with a given communication service (e.g., the designated number registered when you subscribe to the designated number discount plan) Automatically generate and transmit a telephone number registration request signal to be registered in the message unlisted telephone number list.

Here, all phone numbers stored in a range of addresses in the phone book or all phone numbers matching speed dials within a certain range may be collectively registered in the message-free phone number list in the wireless communication network 20. have. For example, all phone numbers stored between 0 and 4 of the phonebook or all phone numbers matching speed dials 1 through 10 may be registered in the message-free phone number list.

The storage unit 12 stores an operation program and a system program of the control unit 15, and the operation program and the system program are stored in a normal ROM area and can be erased as necessary. The storage unit 12 also includes a RAM for temporarily storing data generated during execution of various operation programs. In addition, the storage unit 12 stores a phone book, a speed dial, and a speed dial list corresponding to the phone numbers, each of which stores a phone number.

The input unit 13 includes a plurality of numeric keys (letter keys), menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the controller 15 according to external operations. In addition, the input unit 13 is used to receive a signal related to the registration of the telephone number for the message unlisted telephone number list (signal related to the registration of the message unsaved telephone number).

At this time, the signal related to registration of the telephone number in the message unlisted telephone number list may include a user's selection signal for a predetermined address or a fixed speed dial in the phone book. That is, a specific address number or a specific speed dial in the phonebook, which are subject to automatic registration to the message-free phone number list, may be implemented to be preset by the developer, or may be implemented to be set according to a user's selection.

The display unit 14 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 14 displays the state of the wireless communication terminal, the progress of the program, and the like under the control of the control unit 15. That is, the overall state of the wireless communication terminal and the contents received are displayed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically setting whether to store a message in a wireless communication network in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

Currently, the storage unit 12 stores a phone book in which a phone number is stored for each address, a speed dial list in which speed dials and phone numbers correspond to each other (401).

Subsequently, the controller 15 receives a signal related to registration of a phone number for the message-free phone number list through the input unit (keypad) 13 (402).

Then, the control unit 15 automatically generates a message-free phone number registration request signal for registering a specific phone number in the message-free phone number list in the wireless communication network 20 and transmits it to the wireless communication network 20 (403). ).

That is, the controller 15 searches the phonebook of the storage unit 12 to search for a phone number stored at a certain address, a phone number matching a fixed speed dial, or a phone number associated with a predetermined communication service (eg, a designated number). Generates a message non-stored telephone number registration request signal for a designated number registered at the time of subscription of the discount plan and transmits it to the wireless communication network 20.

At this time, the predetermined address and the fixed speed dial in the phone book may be preset by the terminal itself, or may be selected according to an input signal from the user.

In addition, when a user transmits or receives a short message after registering a phone number in a message-free phone number list according to a user's request, the sending / receiving number of the short message is registered in the message-free phone number list. As it is confirmed by the wireless communication network 20, the corresponding short message is automatically transmitted / received without being stored in a communication device (eg, a short message center).

In another embodiment, in the above-described embodiment, a phone number previously stored so as to match a predetermined address or a speed dial of the phone book is automatically registered in the message unlisted phone number list according to a user's input. When a phone number is newly stored or a speed dial is newly set, a user may select whether or not to register the phone number with a message-free phone number list.

In other words, after storing a phone number at an arbitrary address in the phonebook or setting up speed dialing for an arbitrary phone number, an option menu may be implemented to select whether to register as a list of message-free phone numbers for the phone number as an option menu. have.

Similarly, it is obvious that a user can select whether to register a phone number associated with a predetermined communication service, for example, a message-free telephone number list for a designated number registered at a designated number discount plan when joining the corresponding communication service. . In this case, the predetermined communication service includes various communication services that allow easier contact with a specific counterpart, such as a designated number discount plan and a couple plan.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, the present invention enables the registration of a telephone number of a reliable counterpart (for example, a parent) in a message-free telephone number list in a wireless communication network, and a short message having the registered telephone number as a transmission number or a reception number. By preventing random storage in the communication equipment, there is an effect that can prevent unnecessary invasion of privacy.

Claims (7)

In the messaging service method that can select whether to temporarily save in the network, A reception step of receiving a message non-stored telephone number registration request signal from an external wireless communication terminal; A registration step of registering the selected telephone number as a message-free telephone number; A message receiving step of receiving a transmission / reception message for the wireless communication terminal; A confirmation step of confirming that the transmission / reception number included in the message is registered as the message-free phone number; And Message transmitting step of transmitting the message to the corresponding receiving number without storing the message Messaging service method that can select whether or not to temporarily save in the network including a. The method of claim 1, The registration step, Messaging service that can select whether or not to temporarily store the selected telephone number according to the received message non-stored telephone number registration request signal, and separately registers the selected telephone number as a transmission number and a reception number. Way. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The registration step, And if the selected telephone number is a telephone number associated with a predetermined communication service, setting the temporary number as a message-free telephone number in the corresponding service. In a wireless communication terminal, Input means; Wireless transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly with a wireless communication network side; Storage means for storing a phone book in which a phone number is stored for each address, a speed dial list in which speed dials and phone numbers are correspondingly matched; And By generating a message unregistered telephone number registration request signal for at least one of a telephone number of a predetermined address in the phone book of the storage means, a telephone number matching a fixed speed dial, and a telephone number associated with a predetermined communication service, Control means for transmitting to the wireless communication network through the transmission and reception means to be registered as a message-free phone number Wireless communication terminal for providing an automatic setting function whether to store the message in the wireless communication network comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The control means, And a predetermined address and a fixed speed dial in the phone book according to an input through the input means. In the method of automatically setting whether to save a message in a wireless communication network in a wireless communication terminal, A storing step of storing a phone book and a speed dial list; A signal generation step of generating a message-free telephone number registration request signal for at least one of a telephone number of a predetermined address in the phonebook, a telephone number matching a constant speed dial, and a telephone number associated with a predetermined communication service; And A signal transmitting step of transmitting the generated message unstored telephone number registration request signal to a wireless communication network Method of automatically setting whether or not to store the message in the wireless communication network in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, The storing step, When saving the phone number for phonebook / shortcut dial, you can select whether or not to register as a message-free phone number. The signal generation step, The method for automatically setting whether or not to store a message in a wireless communication network in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that for generating a message non-stored telephone number registration request signal for the phone number matching the predetermined address / schedule speed dial in the selected phone book.

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