KR100627831B1 - Method and apparatus for providing presence service using address book of mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal.

The present invention is a device for providing a presence service for notifying the on / off status of the mobile communication terminal in the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) based mobile communication packet network, the mobile presence application is installed and stored Sending selection information selecting one or more friends or one or more groups in the address book to the mobile communication network, and sending a status information message indicating the presence information and the status of the presence information of the other mobile communication terminal corresponding to the selection information. A receiving user mobile communication terminal; For checking the presence information and the status information message indicating the connection of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and the status of the terminal, which is the presence service target, and transmitting the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal, and registering a friend relationship from the user mobile communication terminal; A presence server which receives the friend request signal and transmits it to the counterpart mobile communication terminal, and receives the response signal of permission or rejection from the counterpart mobile communication terminal and transmits the response signal to the user mobile communication terminal; A mobile communication network for transmitting signals and data transmitted and received in the presence service between the user and the other party's mobile communication terminal and the presence server; And an SMS center interworking with the mobile communication network and the presence server and transmitting the presence information and the status information message from the presence server to the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal without using the SIP. An apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal is provided.

According to the present invention, the present invention has an effect of requesting registration of a friend relationship with a presence service target person not stored in an address book of a mobile communication terminal.

Instant messaging service, friends, presence service, informational buddy

Description

Method and Apparatus for Providing Presence Service by Using Address Book of Mobile Device [Method and Apparatus for Providing Presence Service by Using Address Book of Mobile Communication Terminal}

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a presence server providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an interface screen for providing a presence service by using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of requesting a friend registration to a specific presence service subscriber and downloading the presence information by using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100 and 500: user mobile communication terminal 110 and 520: counterpart mobile communication terminal

120, 180: mobile communication network 122, 182: wireless base station

130, 170: packet data service node 124, 184: mobile switching center

140: SIP server 150, 510: presence server

160: SMS center 200: program storage unit

210: memory 220: control unit

230: display unit 240: NIC

250: database server 260: key input unit

270: SMS server

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal. More specifically, in the presence service based on a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in a mobile communication packet network such as a code division multiple access (CDMA) 2000, a mobile communication terminal is provided. Transmitting the selection information of one or more friends or one or more groups in the stored address book to the presence server through the mobile communication network, and the presence information and the presence information of the counterpart mobile terminal corresponding to the selection information from the presence server. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal which downloads a status information message indicating a status of the message.

SIP is one of the protocol technologies for realizing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The Internet Standards Development Organization (IETF) is an Internet standard development organization designed to replace the H.323 standard technology adopted by most commercial Internet telephony services. Engineering Task Force).

SIP is an application layer call signaling protocol that provides multimedia session establishment, session information exchange, and termination functions, and is an essential technology for developing various next generation Internet applications such as Internet telephony and multimedia messaging. In addition, SIP technology has become the core standard technology of instant messenger and presence service that is emerging as the next generation killer application after the web as well as Internet phone, and is adopted as call control protocol in 3rd generation mobile communication service. R & D and standardization of related technologies and the development of SIP-based equipment and services are being competitively pursued.

As the number of Internet users increase, web (WWW) applications based on HTML (HyperText Markup Language) have been developed to enable various Internet businesses and cyber cultures to be created in a cyber space. In particular, in order to implement a community on the Internet, various instant messenger services and presence services have been developed and provided.

The presence service refers to a service that provides a user with presence information such as checking a user's location information, checking a user's communication status, that is, checking a user's online or offline status, and checking a media type.

Recently, an instant messenger, which is used as an online communication means between Internet users, is a type of service that uses presence information as a service for sending a message to a user who is online by using presence information.

These instant messenger and presence services start with simple presence services such as online and offline services of users, and are now extended to services that deliver various types of presence information. It extends to services that combine a variety of non-text voice and video services, chat and conferences.

The current instant messenger service displays the list of users registered as friends and their current status in various icons or texts, checking on / off status, name or screen name, avatar, psychological status, current status, access status, etc. This can be referred to as a form of service using the presence information. Here, the mental state includes various states such as joy, sadness, anger, crying, and the like.

Conventionally, the instant messenger service provided by the wired Internet system was a fixed service provided only between personal computers. However, with the development of terminal technology, data transmission technology, and wireless communication network technology, instant messenger service between mobile communication terminals or between mobile communication terminals and personal computers is also possible. A mobility service that can provide a messenger service has become possible. In the prior art, a mobile communication terminal capable of mobility service has a function for wirelessly connecting to a messenger service server, and accesses a messenger service server according to a key value input from a user, thereby providing a mobile instant messenger according to an embodiment of the present invention. Download the program. In order to download the mobile instant messenger program, the mobile communication terminal must input member data into a messenger service server to perform a membership registration procedure. Membership data required in the registration process includes identification (ID), password, name or screen name, age, gender, email address, avatar selection data, and the like. In addition, it is possible to select whether or not to disclose the item information to the public for each item entered only to a specific user.

Meanwhile, the user may register and manage a plurality of friends by executing a mobile instant messenger program installed in the mobile communication terminal. Here, a friend is a term used in a typical instant messenger, and refers to a counterpart who informs of his / her connection status, some personal information, and allows chatting, data transmission, and sending a message. In addition, friend registration and management in a mobile communication terminal may be performed by grouping by criteria such as a certain purpose. For example, friends may be grouped by coworkers, fellowships, alumni, and the like.

In order to register a friend using a mobile instant messenger, a mobile instant messenger must be executed to access a messenger service server. While connected to a messenger service server, a mobile station identification number (MIN) of a counterpart to register as a friend must be input.

On the other hand, if a friend registration request is generated by one user, the friend registration is not made immediately, and the other party's consent is required. To this end, when a friend registration request is generated by one user, the messenger service server transmits a text message asking whether to accept the friend registration request with the inputted mobile station identification number. When a friend registration accept signal is received from the other party's mobile communication terminal receiving the text message, the messenger service server permits friend registration to the user's mobile communication terminal and does not permit friend registration when a friend registration disapproval signal is received.

Presence service and instant messenger service currently being serviced over wireless are based on Buddy generated by wire, mobile communication by forming informative buddy relationship by receiving caller's consent through adding sender's information buddy The counterpart accessor may be added to the accessor list on the terminal to receive the presence service and the instant messenger service.

Therefore, the prior art has a hassle of having to perform the procedure for obtaining the caller's consent through the sender's information buddy relationship, the inconvenience of not being able to use the presence service and instant messenger service, etc. have.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention transmits selection information selected from one or more friends or one or more groups in an address book stored in the mobile communication terminal to the presence server through the mobile communication network, and transmits the selection information from the presence server to the selection information. The purpose of the present invention is to download a status information message indicating the status of the presence information and the presence information of the corresponding mobile communication terminal.

According to a first object of the present invention for realizing such an object, an apparatus for providing a presence service for notifying an on / off state of a mobile communication terminal in a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) based mobile communication packet network, The presence application is installed, and transmits selection information for selecting one or more friends or one or more groups in the stored address book to the mobile communication network, and the presence information and the presentation of the counterpart mobile communication terminal corresponding to the selection information. A user mobile communication terminal which downloads a status information message indicating a status of the service information; For checking the presence information and the status information message indicating the connection of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and the status of the terminal, which is the presence service target, and transmitting the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal, and registering a friend relationship from the user mobile communication terminal; A presence server which receives the friend request signal and transmits it to the counterpart mobile communication terminal, and receives the response signal of permission or rejection from the counterpart mobile communication terminal and transmits the response signal to the user mobile communication terminal; A mobile communication network for transmitting signals and data transmitted and received in the presence service between the user and the other party's mobile communication terminal and the presence server; And an SMS center interworking with the mobile communication network and the presence server and transmitting the presence information and the status information message from the presence server to the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal without using the SIP. An apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal is provided.

According to a second object of the present invention, the selection information received from the user mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication network for using a mobile presence service, an address book stored in the user mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network to receive the selection information. Presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system including a presence server providing a presence service to the user mobile communication terminal when the other party's mobile communication terminal of the presence service target corresponding to A method of providing a method comprising the steps of: (a) driving a mobile presence application to access the presence server by the user mobile communication terminal; (b) displaying an address book list on the user mobile communication terminal; (c) selecting one or more friends or one or more groups from the address book list and transmitting the selection information to the presence server through the mobile communication network; (d) determining whether the other party's mobile communication terminal which is the presence service target corresponding to the selection information is the presence service subscriber; (e) if it is determined in step (d) that the counterpart mobile communication terminal is not the presence service subscriber, transmitting a friend request signal for registering a friend relationship to the counterpart mobile communication terminal; (f) determining whether a permission response signal for the friend request signal is received from the counterpart mobile communication terminal; (g) if it is determined in step (f) that the permission response signal has been received, registering and storing an identifier of the counterpart mobile communication terminal; And (h) transmitting the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and a status information message indicating a status of the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal. It provides a method for providing a presence service.

According to a third object of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a presence service by selecting a presence service subject not stored in an address book of a user mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: (a) a presence application stored in the user mobile communication terminal; Driving a program to access a presence server, and receiving the presence service target person not stored in the address book; (b) registering and storing the presence service subject in the address book of the user mobile communication terminal, and transmitting a friend request signal requesting registration of a friend relationship of the presence service subject to the presence server; (c) transmitting the friend request signal for requesting registration of the friend relationship from the presence server to a counterpart mobile communication terminal of the presence service subject; (d) receiving a friend permission signal for allowing a friend relationship to be registered from the counterpart mobile terminal of the presence service subject; (e) transmitting the friend permission signal received in step (d) to the user mobile communication terminal; And (f) transmitting, from the presence server, the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and a status information message indicating a state of the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal. A method of providing a presence service using an address book of a terminal is provided.

 According to a fourth object of the present invention, a user may receive selection information selected from an address book stored in a user mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network to provide a presence service for a counterpart mobile communication terminal of a presence service target person corresponding to the selection information. A presence server, comprising: a program storage unit storing a presence service providing program for providing the presence service to the user and the other party's mobile communication terminal; Controlling the overall operation of the presence server, and determining whether the counterpart mobile communication terminal which is a presence service target is registered as a presence service subscriber in the presence server by driving the presence service providing program. If it is determined that the presence service subscriber is configured to transmit the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and a status information message indicating the status of the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network; If it is determined that the other party's mobile communication terminal is not the presence service subscriber to the presence server, a friend request signal for registering a friend relationship is transmitted to the other party's mobile communication terminal, and a friend permission signal is received for the friend service. Friend permission On receiving the call only with the presence information and the mobile communication network, the state information message from the counterpart mobile communication terminal control section for controlling to transmit to the user's mobile communication terminal; A memory unit that temporarily stores data processed by the controller or temporarily stores data generated by driving the presence service providing program; A database server controlling data input / output of the presence server and storing the data input / output as database information; A display unit for providing an input / output status of various data in the form of a monitor so that an administrator who manages the presence server can view it; And a communication module providing a communication interface for communication with a SIP server or an SMS center, and providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal, comprising a network interface card (NIC). Provide a presence server.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

An apparatus for providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a user mobile communication terminal 100, a counterpart mobile communication terminal 110, mobile communication networks 120 and 180, and packet data. It comprises a service node (130, 170), SIP server 140, presence server 150, SMS center 160 and the like.

The user and the other party's mobile communication terminal (100, 110) is a PDSN (Packet) via the mobile communication network (120, 180) a status information message indicating the status of the presence information and the presence information of the mobile communication terminal of the presence service subscriber Data Serving Nodes 130 and 170, and the presence information and status information message transmitted to the PDSN 130 and 170 are transmitted to the presence server for providing the presence service through the SIP server 140. . The user and the counterpart mobile communication terminals 100 and 110 may notify their presence information to the presence server, and may download the presence information of the presence service target person registered as a friend from the presence server.

The user and the other party's mobile communication terminal (100, 110) has a function for wirelessly connecting to the presence server through the mobile communication network (120, 180), and access the presence server according to the user's key value input to present It has a function to download information. In addition, the user and the other mobile communication terminal (100, 110) is connected to the mobile communication network (120, 180) to perform a normal voice call by wireless communication with different mobile communication terminal, from the mobile communication network (120, 180) A terminal for automatically performing a session establishment procedure and transmitting / receiving packet data according to a session establishment request.

The user and the other party's mobile communication terminal (100, 110) is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, Global System for Mobile (GSM) phone, Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) phone, CDMA- 2000 phones, MBS (Mobile Broadband System) phones and the like. Here, MBS phone refers to a mobile communication terminal to be used in the fourth generation system that is currently discussed. In addition, as a means for the mobile communication terminal to access the presence server 150 through the mobile communication network (120, 180), a browser (Browser) capable of transmitting and receiving data should be installed, such a browser is a wireless application protocol ( WAP browser based on Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), Microsoft Internet Explorer (MIE) based on HTML using HTTP protocol, Handheld Device Transport Protocol (HDTP) I-mode, Binary Runtime Environment for BREW Wireless), SK Telecom's 'NATE' and the like, but is not limited thereto. Among the Internet connection protocols used by the user and the other party's mobile communication terminal (100, 110), the MIE uses a shortened version of the HTML m-HTML, and in the case of i-Mode, a compact HTML (c) -HTML).

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, although the presence service is taken as an example among the mobile communication terminals, it may be configured to share the mobile presence service with the mobile communication terminal connected to the personal computer connected by wire.

The mobile communication networks 120 and 180 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are described using a SIP-based synchronous CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) 2000 system including the wireless Internet as an example, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. It should be understood as a broad concept that includes any mobile communication network that relays wireless data between terminals such as an asynchronous based network, an IS-95C mobile communication network, a W-CDMA mobile communication network, and a portable Internet network.

The mobile communication networks 120 and 180 may include wireless base stations 122 and 182, mobile communication switching centers 124 and 184, data core networks (DCNs), and home location registers (HLRs) (not shown). And a visitor location register (VLR) (not shown), etc., to transmit a registration request signal of a friend relationship from the user mobile communication terminal 100 to the SIP server 140, and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110. ) And transmits status information and messages of the terminal to the user mobile communication terminal 100 from the presence server 150, and performs various functions necessary for performing a mobile communication service.

The wireless base stations 122 and 182 perform a location registration function, a function of allocating a radio channel, and various functions required for radio call processing such as handoff. The mobile communication switching centers 124 and 184 perform basic and additional service processing for providing voice communication service, incoming and outgoing call processing of subscribers, location registration procedure and handoff procedure processing, interworking functions with other networks, and the like. The visitor location register (not shown) transmits subscriber data to the mobile communication switching center 124, 184 in the case of the location information of the visited subscriber where the location registration is performed, in the case of the call from the calling mobile terminal, or the call to the called mobile terminal. Received and stored from (not shown).

The home location register (not shown) receives the location information of the mobile communication terminal from the visitor location register (not shown) and performs functions such as registration recognition, registration deletion, and location verification. In addition, the home location register (not shown) is a database that stores a service profile of mobile subscriber information, including a subscriber's telephone number, a mobile identification terminal (Mobile Identification Number (MIN), a terminal unique number of the mobile communication terminal) (Electronic Serial Number: ESN) and subscribed mobile communication service information is stored.

A data core network (not shown) is a high-speed data service for providing packet data communication services, an internet / intranet access service, a virtual private network (VPN) access service, a simple IP and a mobile IP service. , PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) authentication, billing and packet compression.

 A packet data service node (PDSN) (hereinafter referred to as PDSN) 130 and 170 processes packet data between the mobile communication network 120 and 180 and the SIP server 140 to transmit a user mobile communication terminal (PDSN). 100 and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 enable access to the presence server 150 through the SIP server 140. PDSN (130, 170) is a device that connects the radio signal to the IP network through the interworking between the mobile switching centers (124, 184) and the DCN, when the user receives the data while moving, by providing a mobile management function The mobile user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 100 and 110 may be provided with an Internet data service without changing the IP address.

The SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) server performs a function of providing a mobile communication service such as audio, video, etc. using the SIP protocol. Here, SIP is a simple text-based application layer control protocol, which is a signaling protocol for Internet video conferencing, Internet telephony, and the like. SIP is a client / server protocol, unlike H.323. In addition, the SIP server 140 is used as a means for starting a session between users, and provides information for confirming the user's connection and the status of the terminal using a registration server.

The presence server 150 is a server that manages the presence information of the presence service subscriber and a list of friends and groups. The presence information may indicate a change in the status of the presence service subscriber, and the presence service subscriber may display his or her status as offline, online, busy, away, in a meeting, or while eating. In addition, the presence service subscriber may access the presence server 150 and check the status information of other subscribers using the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminals 100 and 110. Detailed configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in FIG.

The SMS center 160 is interworked with the mobile communication networks 120 and 180 and the presence server 150, and the presence service is provided to the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminals 100 and 110 using the SMS network without using the SIP. In the case of providing the present invention, the presence information message indicating the presence information and the status of the subscriber with respect to the presence information in the terminal of the presence service subscriber via the SMS center 160 via the mobile communication network (120, 180) 150). When the counterpart subscriber requests the presence service, the subscriber's presence information and status information message are transmitted to the counterpart subscriber via the mobile communication networks 120 and 180 via the SMS center 160.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a presence server providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The presence server 150 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a program storage unit 200, a memory unit 210, a control unit 220, a display unit 230, and a network interface card (NIC). NIC ') 240, a database server 250, a key input unit 260, SMS server 270 and the like.

The presence server 150 is a content provider (CP) server that provides a presence service to a user and a counterpart mobile communication terminal (100, 110) in conjunction with the SIP server 140 and the SMS center 160, When the user and the user of the counterpart mobile communication terminal 100 or 110 request the presence information of a specific presence service subscriber, the presence server 150 determines whether the user is a presence service subscriber to provide the presence service. Through the authentication and authorization process, it is determined whether a valid subscriber is present. In addition, the presence server 150 accesses the user and the presence information and the presence information of the presence service subscriber stored in the presence server 150 by accessing through the address book of the mobile communication terminals 100 and 110. In case of requesting a status information message indicating a status for the user, the presence information and status information of a specific presence service subscriber to the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 100 or 110 through the SIP server 140 or the SMS center 160. It controls the sending of messages.

In more detail, the presence server 150 drives the presence service providing program, and when the user selects one or more friends or one or more groups from the address book of the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 100 or 110, the selected selection is made. Receive information (one or more friends or one or more groups) via PDSN (130, 170), SIP server (140) via mobile communication network (120, 180), or move selection information when not using SIP-based Received in the form of a message through the SMS center 160 via the communication network (120, 180).

In addition, the presence server 150 determines whether the received selection information is registered as a presence service subscriber. If the presence server is determined to be a registered presence service subscriber, the presence server 150 stores the presence service stored in the presence server 150. When the presence information message indicating the presence information of the subscriber and the status of the presence information is transmitted to the user and the other party's mobile communication terminals 100 and 110, and it is determined that the subscriber is not a registered presence service subscriber, the other party's mobile communication terminal ( Transmits a request signal for registering a friend relationship, receives a permission response signal, registers as a presence service subscriber, and then registers the presence information and the status information message with the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal (100, 110). Function to send

 In addition, the presence server 150 receives a request signal for registering as a presence service subscriber from the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminals 100 and 110, and transmits a response signal to the presence service subscriber to move the user and the counterpart to the presence service subscriber. It registers and stores the information of the communication terminals (100, 110).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the status information message indicating the status of the received presence information is selected by the user, one or more friends or one or more groups from the address book stored in the user, the other party's mobile communication terminal (100, 110). When the selected selection information is a presence service subscriber registered in the presence server 150, status information, that is, status information such as location information of the terminal, whether data can be transmitted / received and whether power is operated, is displayed in a form of a message.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the received presence information is a form of a service indicating status information such as online, offline, busy, avatar, psychological state, current state, access status, etc. in a friend list registered in a messenger or the like. Presence information of may be represented as a name in the address book list.

Therefore, when the user requests the presence information, the presence server 150 updates, registers and stores the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110, which is stored as the presence service subscriber, and stores the presence information. Provides information to the requesting terminal.

The program storage unit 200 includes a presence service providing program for providing a presence service to the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminals 100 and 110. The presence service providing program receives a user's ID and password for the presence service request of the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal (100, 110), and determines whether to register to allow the connection with the presence server (150). Do this. In addition, the presence service providing program matches the received selection information when the user selects one or more friends or one or more groups using the address book of the mobile communication terminal and receives the selection information through the mobile communication networks 120 and 180. If the presence service subscriber is stored, the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 100 may display a presence information message indicating the presence information of the presence service subscriber and the presence information stored in the presence service subscriber. , 110) to transmit and display.

In addition, if the presence service subscriber matching the received selection information is not stored in the presence service providing program, the presence information of the specific presence service subscriber selected by the user from the user mobile terminal 100 using an address book. Receives a signal for requesting and transmits a specific presence service subscriber to the other party's mobile communication terminal 110, and receives a response signal such as permission or rejection for the request signal from the other party's mobile communication terminal 110, the user mobile communication terminal Function to transmit to (100).

Such a presence service providing program may be implemented in various ways according to the operating system (OS) of the presence server 150. For example, the 'C' programming language or the object-oriented 'C ++', 'JAVA' programming language, etc. Can be implemented.

The memory unit 210 temporarily stores data processed by the controller 220, or an ID, password, or user's presence information of a specific presence service subscriber for authentication of a user generated according to the presence service providing program. When requesting, if the requested presence service subscriber refuses to register a friend relationship, the subscriber may temporarily store a rejection message transmitted to the caller.

The controller 220 controls the overall operation of the presence server 150, and in particular, the user requests the presence information of a specific presence service subscriber by driving a presence service providing program stored in the program storage 200. If the requested presence service subscriber exists in the presence server 150, the SIP server 140 which interworks with the presence server 150 with the presence information and status information message of the specific presence service subscriber selected by the user. ) Or to transmit to the user, the other party's mobile communication terminal (100, 110) through the SMS center (160).

The display unit 230 is provided in the form of a monitor so that an administrator who manages the presence server 150 can view the input / output status of various data, and the presentation as well as the processing status according to the key input from the key input unit 260 can be presented. Displays the processing status of the service providing program. The network interface card (NIC) 240 is a communication module that provides a communication interface for communicating with the Internet or the mobile communication networks 120 and 180, and the presence information stored in the presence server 150. And a status information message indicating a status of the presence information to the SIP server 140 or the SMS center 160.

The database server 250 controls data input and output of the presence server 150. In addition, the database server 250 updates and stores data input from the key input unit 260 with database information under the control of the controller 220 or stores the mobile communication network 120 from the user and the other party's mobile communication terminals 100 and 110. Storing the presence information of the terminal and the state information message indicating the state of the presence information as the database information, and updating and storing the database information when the presence information of the terminal changes. do. That is, the database server 250 checks the subscriber list registered as the presence service subscriber, checks the location information of the terminal of the presence service subscriber, checks the communication status of the user, that is, checks whether the user is online or offline, and checks the media type. Stores the presence information, and updates and stores the subscriber list, the presence information, and the like when the information is changed. In the embodiment of the present invention, the database server 250 is included as a component inside the presence server 150, but may be configured externally. Here, the presence service subscriber may register through the terminal connected to the presence server 150 or may subscribe through the key input unit 260 of the presence server 150.

The database server 250 may include, for example, an "Oracle 9i DB Release 2" server program of Oracle, a server program of "MS-SQL Server 2000" of Microsoft Soft, etc. to the presence server 150. Installed by software.

If the SMS server 270 does not use the presence service based on the SIP server 140, a status information message indicating a state of the presence information, which is data to be converted into an SMS message, under the control of the controller 220. To transmit to the SMS center 160 via the NIC (240). The application program for transmitting a message transmitted and received between the user and the other party's mobile communication terminals 100 and 110 as data is installed in the presence server 150 in the form of a server program.

The key input unit 260 is used for inputting data when the administrator manually adds or updates information content of the database server 250 manually. In addition, the key input unit 260 is used for data entry when registering a presence service subscriber or updating the presence service providing program of the program storage unit 200 or when updating an application of the SMS server 270. do.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Before describing FIG. 3, it is assumed that a user is registered as a member of the presence server 150, and the mobile presence application is installed in the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 100 and 110 when accessing the wireless Internet. do.

The user mobile communication terminal 100 receiving the execution key value related to the mobile presence service by the user of the user mobile communication terminal 100 executes the downloaded mobile presence application program (S300). The executed mobile presence application program of the user mobile communication terminal 100 displays a member authentication screen to access the presence server 150, and receives an ID and a password from the user (S302). The input ID and password are transmitted to the presence server 150 through the mobile communication networks 120 and 180, and the presence server 150 which receives the ID and password of the user determines whether to register as a member (S304). . If it is determined in step S304 that the member is subscribed to the presence server 150, the user mobile communication terminal 100 is allowed to access the presence server 150 (S306). A list of address books is displayed on the LCD screen of the user mobile communication terminal 100 (S308), and the user is a counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 of a presence service target for receiving the presence information. Select (S310). The selection information (one or more friends or one or more groups) selected by the user is transmitted to the presence server 150 through the mobile communication networks 120 and 180, and the presence server 150 that receives the selection information is selected by the user. The selected information is determined whether or not the presence service subscriber (S312). If it is determined in step S312 that the presence service subscriber that the selection information is not registered, the presence server 150 transmits a signal for requesting registration of a friend relationship to the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 that is the presence service target ( S314), the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 transmits a response signal of permission or rejection to the presence server 150 through the mobile communication networks 120 and 180. After the presence server 150 determines the received response signal (S316), when the response signal received from the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 is a permission signal, the presence server 150 may determine the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110. Register and store the identifier (S318), and transmits a signal to the user mobile communication terminal 100 through the mobile communication network (120, 180) allowing the registration of the friend relationship of the other mobile communication terminal (110). Subsequently, the presence server 150 transmits the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 and the status information message indicating the status of the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal 100 (S320). When the response signal received from the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 in the presence server 150 is a rejection signal in step S316, the presence server 150 indicates that registration of a friend relationship with the user mobile communication terminal 100 has failed. The message is transmitted (S324).

In addition, when it is determined in step S312 that the selection information, that is, the other party's mobile communication terminal 110 that is the subject of the presence service is the presence service subscriber registered in the presence server 150, the other party's mobile communication is performed from the presence server 150. A presence information message indicating the presence information of the terminal 110 and the state of the presence information is transmitted to the user mobile communication terminal 100 (S322). Here, the presence information is a list of users registered as friends in the instant messenger service and checks online / offline status in various icons or text forms, name or screen name, avatar, psychological status, current status, access status, and the like. This is a form of service using presence information. Here, the mental state includes various states such as joy, sadness, anger, crying, and the like. In an embodiment of the present invention, the presence server 150 displays the presence information of the presence service subscriber (confirmation of the location information of the user, confirmation of the communication status of the user, that is, confirmation of the user's online or offline status, confirmation of the media type, etc.). Although a form of downloading and displaying a status information message indicating a status of the message is taken as an example, the presence information may be provided in various forms such as a messenger, an application, an email, a game, and the like.

4 is a diagram illustrating an interface screen for providing a presence service by using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Before describing FIG. 4, it is assumed that a user is registered as a member of the presence server 150 and the mobile presence application is installed in the mobile communication terminal when accessing the wireless Internet.

When the user uses the presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal, the user attempts to access the presence server 150 by selecting an item capable of the presence service from the wireless Internet menu of the mobile communication terminal (FIG. 4A). The mobile communication terminal provides an authentication screen including an input window for inputting an ID and a password of a user for user authentication for accessing the presence server 150 (FIG. 4B). After the user has passed through the membership authentication procedure, as shown in FIG. 4C, the address book list stored in the mobile communication terminal is displayed on the LCD screen of the mobile communication terminal. The user selects one or more friends or one or more groups by using the keypad as the presence service target to receive the presence information from the address book list stored in the mobile communication terminal. For example, when the user selects a friend named 'Gil Gil-Dong' in the address book list in FIG. 4C, the presence server 150 displays the presence information and the presence information (the user's location information confirmation, the user's location information) The present invention provides a presence service by transmitting a status information message indicating a status of a communication status, that is, a user checking an online or offline status, a media type, and the like to a mobile communication terminal.

Here, friend relationship information registered as a presence service subscriber in the presence server 150 is registered and stored for each name in the address book of the mobile communication terminal.

If the user cannot obtain friend relationship information from the address book of the mobile communication terminal, select 'Hong Gil-dong' in the address book of the mobile communication terminal and select '1. If the 'Presence subscriber inquiry' item is selected, the presence server 150 receives and displays a list registered as a friend relationship to the presence service subscriber named 'Hong Gil Dong' (4D and 4E). The user may request the presence information from the presence service subscriber who wants to download the presence information from the displayed friend list.

The presence server 150 receives a presence service subscriber registration request from the mobile communication terminal, registers and manages only the authorized presence service subscribers, and friend relationship information registered as a presence service subscriber in the presence server 150. Is notified to the mobile communication terminal and stored. The above-described friend relationship information for each name is stored in the address book stored in the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, when the user wants to request the presence information using the address book of the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to determine whether the user is registered as the presence service subscriber of the presence server 150 through the friend relationship information. .

The user of the mobile communication terminal selects the target person 'Hong Gil-dong' stored in the address book, and downloads the presence information and status information message about the mobile terminal of the target person 'Hong Gil-dong' from the presence server 150. 2. 'Presence information inquiry' item is selected (4F). Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4G, a status information message indicating a status of presence information of 'Hong Gil Dong' registered as a presence service subscriber is displayed.

The process in the case where the subject stored in the address book of the mobile communication terminal is not the presence service subscriber stored in the presence server 150 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of requesting a friend registration to a specific presence service subscriber and downloading the presence information by using an address book of a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The address book list is displayed on the terminal by running the presence application program of the user mobile communication terminal 500, among which the user selects a counterpart to download the presence information. As shown in FIG. 5, the presence server 510 stores the presence service subscriber registered as 'Lee Young-ae' of the user mobile communication terminal 500, and displays the presence information of the user mobile communication terminal 500. The friend relationship setting that can be downloaded is registered and stored in the counterpart mobile communication terminal 110 of 'Hong Gil Dong' and 'Yi Soon Shin'. Therefore, the user is stored in the address book '1. Hong Gil-dong ',' 2. In the case of selecting 'Yi', it is possible to download the presence information and the status information message indicating the status of the presence information from the presence server 510.

In addition, the user is stored in the address book of the user mobile communication terminal 500 '3. Soo-il ',' 4. Chapter report ', the presence server (500)' 3. Soo-il ',' 4. By sending a signal requesting registration of a friend relationship to the other party's mobile communication terminal 110 and receiving a permission signal in response thereto, and transmitting a signal to allow the user's mobile communication terminal 500 to register a friend relationship. User mobile communication terminal 500 is' 3. Soo-il ',' 4. It is possible to download the presence information of the other party's mobile communication terminal 110. Here, the presence server is a friend of a presence service subscriber registered as 'Lee Young Ae'. Soo-il ',' 4. The identifier of the counterpart's mobile communication terminal is registered and stored, and '3. Soo-il ',' 4. Friends' information is stored.

If, '3. Soo-il ',' 4. When a rejection response signal is received from the other party's mobile communication terminal to the presence server 510, the presence server 510 transmits a failure message to the user mobile communication terminal 500 indicating that a friend relationship cannot be registered. .

In addition, after the address book list is displayed on the terminal by running the presence application in the user mobile communication terminal 500, the user does not have a '5. If you want to set the other party's mobile communication terminal 520 as a friend relationship, although the input item for setting a new friend relationship is configured, although not shown in FIG. It becomes possible. The presence application of the user mobile communication terminal 500 is displayed on the LCD screen. 'Chun Ji Hyun' is displayed and '5. Register and save Jun Ji Hyun. Not in the address book of the user mobile terminal 500 '5. In order to request the registration of the friend relationship to the other party's mobile communication terminal 520 called 'Jeon Ji-hyun' and to download the presence information message indicating the status of 'Jeon Ji-hyun' and the presence information, the user goes to the presence server 510 Send a signal requesting registration of a friend relationship. Subsequently, the presence server 510 transmits a signal for requesting registration of a friend relationship to the counterpart mobile communication terminal 520 of 'Jeon Ji-hyun' to allow or reject the registration of a friend relationship from the counterpart mobile communication terminal 520. Will be received. The presence server 510 that receives a signal for registering a friend relationship transmits a signal for allowing a friend relationship registration of the counterpart mobile communication terminal 520 to the user mobile communication terminal 500 and returns to 'Lee Young Ae'. The identifier of the counterpart mobile communication terminal 520 of 'Jeon Ji-hyun' is added and registered and stored as a friend relationship of a registered presence service subscriber. Accordingly, the user mobile communication terminal 500 may download the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal 520 of 'Jeon Ji-hyun'.

In addition, the other party's mobile communication terminal 520 whose subscriber is 'Jeon Ji-hyun' permits the registration of a friend relationship and the presence application of the other mobile communication terminal 520 is displayed on the LCD screen. Lee Young Ae 'is displayed on the address book list of the other party's mobile communication terminal 520,' 4. Register and save Lee Young Ae. The presence server 510 registers and stores the identifier of the partner mobile communication terminal 520 of 'Lee Young Ae' as a friend of the presence service subscriber registered as 'Jeon Ji-hyun'.

Accordingly, the user mobile communication terminal 500 and the counterpart mobile communication terminal 520 may download and store status information messages indicating presence information and status of the presence information by synchronizing address book lists through registration of friend relationships. Will be.

Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described in such a manner that when a counterpart set as a friend in the address book of the mobile communication terminal is selected, a status information message indicating a state of the presence information is displayed on the LCD screen. When the Presence application is run on the terminal and the address book list is displayed, it can be configured to display items such as avatar, screen name, psychological icon, and current status information for each name so that friend information can be easily identified, such as instant messenger. Can be. Here, the mental state or the current state may be displayed as much as text, images, videos, and the like. In addition, the item of whether or not to be connected may also be separately displayed, but whether or not the connection may be indicated by a method such as lightening or darkening the color of individual nodes according to whether or not the device is connected. For example, the friend information being connected is displayed in light color, and the friend information which is not connected is displayed in dark color.

The above description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may various modifications without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited by these embodiments. It is intended that the scope of the invention be interpreted by the following claims, and that all descriptions within the scope equivalent thereto will be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention has an effect of requesting registration of a friend relationship with a plurality of presence service subjects who are not set as a friend relationship by using an address book stored in a mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of requesting the registration of a friend relationship with the presence service target person not stored in the address book of the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention indicates the status of the presence information and the presence information by requesting and allowing the registration of the friend relationship between the user mobile communication terminal and the other mobile communication terminal is synchronized and stored in each other's address book list, respectively. The status information message can be conveniently downloaded and saved.

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An apparatus for providing a presence service for notifying an on / off state of a mobile communication terminal in a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) based mobile communication packet network, The mobile presence application is installed, and transmits the selection information selected from one or more friends or one or more groups in the stored address book to the mobile communication network, the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal corresponding to the selection information and the A user mobile communication terminal which downloads a status information message indicating a status of the presence information; For checking the presence information and the status information message indicating the connection of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and the status of the terminal, which is the presence service target, and transmitting the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal, and registering a friend relationship from the user mobile communication terminal; A presence server which receives the friend request signal and transmits it to the counterpart mobile communication terminal, and receives the response signal of permission or rejection from the counterpart mobile communication terminal and transmits the response signal to the user mobile communication terminal; A mobile communication network for transmitting signals and data transmitted and received in the presence service between the user and the other party's mobile communication terminal and the presence server; And An SMS center interworking with the mobile communication network and the presence server and transmitting the presence information and the status information message from the presence server to the user and the counterpart mobile communication terminal without using the SIP; Apparatus for providing a presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal comprising a. delete The method of claim 1, The user mobile communication terminal uses the address book of the mobile communication terminal, wherein a presence service subject who is not stored in the address book of the user mobile communication terminal is input to receive the presence service from the presence server. Device for providing presence service. The method of claim 1, The user mobile communication terminal provides a presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal, when the friend relationship is not stored in the address book, the friend list is downloaded and searched from the connected presence server. Device. The method of claim 1, When the counterpart mobile communication terminal transmits a permission response signal to the presence server, the user mobile communication terminal is registered and stored as a presence service target in the address book of the counterpart mobile communication terminal. Device for providing the presence service using the address book of the. The other party of the presence service target person corresponding to the selection information by receiving selection information selected from a user mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication network for using a mobile presence service, and an address book stored in the user mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network; A method of providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system including a presence server providing a presence service to the user mobile communication terminal when a mobile communication terminal is registered, (a) driving a mobile presence application to access the presence server by the user mobile communication terminal; (b) displaying an address book list on the user mobile communication terminal; (c) selecting one or more friends or one or more groups from the address book list and transmitting the selection information to the presence server through the mobile communication network; (d) determining whether the other party's mobile communication terminal which is the presence service target corresponding to the selection information is the presence service subscriber; (e) if it is determined in step (d) that the counterpart mobile communication terminal is not the presence service subscriber, transmitting a friend request signal for registering a friend relationship to the counterpart mobile communication terminal; (f) determining whether a permission response signal for the friend request signal is received from the counterpart mobile communication terminal; (g) if it is determined in step (f) that the permission response signal has been received, registering and storing an identifier of the counterpart mobile communication terminal; And (h) transmitting the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and a status information message indicating a state of the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal; Including; The method is (i) if it is determined in step (d) that the counterpart mobile communication terminal of the presence service subject is the presence service subscriber, indicating the status of the presence information and the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal; Transmitting a status information message to the user mobile communication terminal; Method for providing a presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal further comprising a.  The method of claim 6, wherein step (a) comprises (a1) displaying a member authentication screen having an input window for inputting an ID and a password of a user when the mobile presence application is driven; (a2) receiving the ID and the password in step (a1) and transmitting the ID and password to the presence server through the mobile communication network; And (a3) when the user mobile communication terminal is connected to the presence server when the presence server is recognized as a member using the ID and the password; Method for providing a presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal further comprising a. delete  The method of claim 6, (j) If it is determined in step (f) that the permission response signal for the friend request signal is not received from the counterpart mobile communication terminal and a rejection response signal is received, registration of the friend relationship with the counterpart mobile communication terminal fails. Transmitting a failure message indicating that the presence information is not received to the user mobile communication terminal Method for providing a presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal further comprising a. A method of providing a presence service by selecting a presence service target who is not stored in an address book of a user mobile communication terminal, (a) driving a presence application stored in the user mobile communication terminal to access a presence server, and receiving the presence service subject not stored in the address book; (b) registering and storing the presence service subject in the address book of the user mobile communication terminal, and transmitting a friend request signal requesting registration of a friend relationship of the presence service subject to the presence server; (c) transmitting the friend request signal for requesting registration of the friend relationship from the presence server to a counterpart mobile communication terminal of the presence service subject; (d) receiving a friend permission signal for allowing a friend relationship to be registered from the counterpart mobile terminal of the presence service subject; (e) transmitting the friend permission signal received in step (d) to the user mobile communication terminal; And (f) transmitting, from the presence server, the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and a status information message indicating a state of the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal; Method for providing a presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 10, and (g) registering and storing the presence service subject of the user mobile communication terminal in the counterpart mobile communication terminal in the step (d) using the address book of the mobile communication terminal. How to Provide Services. A presence server for receiving selection information selected from an address book stored in a user mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network to provide a presence service for a counterpart mobile communication terminal of a presence service target person corresponding to the selection information. A program storage unit storing a presence service providing program for providing the presence service to the user and the other party's mobile communication terminal; Controlling the overall operation of the presence server, and determining whether the counterpart mobile communication terminal which is a presence service target is registered as a presence service subscriber in the presence server by driving the presence service providing program. If it is determined that the presence service subscriber is configured to transmit the presence information of the counterpart mobile communication terminal and a status information message indicating the status of the presence information to the user mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network; If it is determined that the other party's mobile communication terminal is not the presence service subscriber to the presence server, a friend request signal for registering a friend relationship is transmitted to the other party's mobile communication terminal, and a friend permission signal is received for the friend service. Friend permission On receiving the call only with the presence information and the mobile communication network, the state information message from the counterpart mobile communication terminal control section for controlling to transmit to the user's mobile communication terminal; A memory unit that temporarily stores data processed by the controller or temporarily stores data generated by driving the presence service providing program; A database server controlling data input / output of the presence server and storing the input / output data as database information; A display unit for providing an input / output status of various data in the form of a monitor so that an administrator who manages the presence server can view it; And Network interface card (NIC) as a communication module that provides a communication interface for communication with a SIP server or SMS center. Presence server providing a presence service using the address book of the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 12, The database server may be installed at either the inside or the outside of the presence server, and update or store the presence information and the status information message for the counterpart mobile communication terminal of the presence service target. A presence server providing a presence service using an address book of a mobile communication terminal.

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