KR100779012B1 - Communication system and method between other messengers - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication system and method between other messengers that allow two messenger users who use different messengers to communicate with each other by using an SMS / MMS message transmission / reception function in a messenger. An originating messenger for generating and transmitting an SMS / MMS message using the called party's mobile communication terminal telephone number as a called party ID for communication with a called party subscriber; When there is a messenger ID mapped to the phone number by determining whether a messenger ID mapped to the phone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger exists. Determine whether the messenger ID is online by interworking with the called party presence server, and if the messenger ID is online, the SMS / MMS message is an instant message that can be processed by the called party messenger server. A message gateway server for converting and transmitting; And a called-side messenger server for sending the instant message to the called-side messenger based on the called-side messenger ID of the instant message received from the message gateway server.

Description

Communication system and method between other messengers {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN DIFFERENT MESSENGERS}

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of another messenger communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a message gateway server applied to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method between other messengers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

10. first mobile communication terminal, 20. first messenger,

30. the first messenger server, 40. the first presence server,

50. message gateway server, 51. messenger interworking interface,

52. billing processing unit, 53. subscriber information management unit,

54. Subscriber Information Database, 55. Telephone-IM ID Search,

56. message management unit, 57. SMS / MMS message transmission interface unit,

58. messenger server interface unit, 59. presence server interface unit,

60. SMS / MMS message transmission server, 70. Second mobile communication terminal,

80. second messenger, 90. second messenger server,

100. Second Presence Server

The present invention relates to a communication system and method between other messengers, and more particularly, to communicate between two messenger users who use different messengers to communicate with each other by using SMS / MMS message transmission / reception functions in a messenger. System and method.

In general, a messenger can send and receive messages on the Internet in real time and can check whether they are received immediately. If you specify a list of people you want to communicate with (hereinafter referred to as “buddy”), you can see whether or not the other person has connected to the Internet. You can see it, and with just a click, you can instantly communicate and send and receive data.

On the other hand, SMS (Short Message Service) / Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a service that can send and receive short sentences or multimedia data between mobile communication service subscribers, so that users can use in various fields with the development of wireless communication service Developed.

As described above, the messenger service and the SMS / MMS have increased their use, and as the user expands, the interworking between the two services is required.

Accordingly, in the related art, a technology for exchanging instant messages using an SMS / MMS message has been developed between a mobile communication terminal user and a messenger user.

On the other hand, the messenger service is used by many people personally or professionally because of the convenience of use as described above, and each person prefers a different messenger or a specific messenger for security reasons. .

As a result, if the other party to communicate is using a different messenger than the messenger currently in use, the other party cannot communicate with each other. Thus, even minor matters are used as other means of communication such as mail, phone call, and SMS (Short). It is inconvenient to communicate with a desired party using a message service, a multimedia messaging service (MMS), or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has a message gateway server between a messenger and an SMS / MMS message transmission server, and an SMS user can communicate with another party using another messenger. When the message is sent, the message gateway server checks the connection status of the messenger set by the other party, and if the other party is online, converts the received SMS / MMS message into an instant message and sends it to the other party, thereby using different messengers. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system and method between other messengers that allow two messenger users to communicate with each other.

In another messenger intercommunication system according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the mobile station terminal ID of the called party subscriber is used to communicate with a called party subscriber using another messenger service. An originating messenger for generating and transmitting an SMS / MMS message; When there is a messenger ID mapped to the phone number by determining whether a messenger ID mapped to the phone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger exists. Determine whether the messenger ID is online by interworking with the called party presence server, and if the messenger ID is online, the SMS / MMS message is an instant message that can be processed by the called party messenger server. A message gateway server for converting and transmitting; And a called-side messenger server for sending the instant message to the called-side messenger based on the called-side messenger ID of the instant message received from the message gateway server.

Further, even if there is no messenger ID mapped to the phone number set as the called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger, and if there is a messenger ID mapped to the phone number, When the messenger ID is not online, the SMS / MMS message received from the message gateway server is received, and the SMS / MMS is based on the telephone number set as the called party ID of the SMS / MMS message. Preferably, the system further comprises an SMS / MMS message transmission server for transmitting a message to the counterpart mobile communication terminal.

The message gateway server may include: a messenger interworking interface unit configured to receive the SMS / MMS message transmitted by the calling messenger; A subscriber information management unit for storing and managing an ID of a messenger mainly used for each subscriber by mapping it to a mobile communication terminal telephone number owned by each subscriber; The presence server determines whether a messenger ID is mapped to the phone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received through the messenger interworking interface unit. A message management unit which determines whether the messenger ID is connected online through an interface unit and delivers the SMS / MMS message to a messenger server interface unit; A telephone number-messenger ID search unit for searching a messenger ID mapped to the telephone number at the request of the message manager; A presence server interface unit interlocking with the called party presence server at the request of the message manager to determine whether the messenger ID is online connected to the called party messenger server; A messenger server interface unit for converting the SMS / MMS message received from the message manager into an instant message that can be processed by a called messenger server and transmitting the converted instant message to the called messenger server; The SMS / MMS message transmitted by the message manager when there is no messenger ID mapped to the phone number and when the messenger ID is not connected online even if a messenger ID mapped to the phone number exists. It is preferable to have an SMS / MMS message transmission interface for receiving and transmitting to the SMS / MMS message transmission server.

Meanwhile, in another communication method between messengers according to an embodiment of the present invention, the called party moves from the calling party messenger according to a request of the calling party subscriber to communicate with the called party subscriber using a different messenger service. Generating an SMS / MMS message having the telephone number of the communication terminal as the called party ID and transmitting the SMS / MMS message to the message gateway server; Searching at the message gateway server whether a messenger ID mapped to the telephone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message exists; Determining whether the messenger ID is online when the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number exists as a result of the search; If the messenger ID is connected online, converting the SMS / MMS message into an instant message that can be processed by the called messenger server and transmitting the converted IM message to the called messenger server; Transmitting, by the called-side messenger server receiving the instant message, to the called-side messenger based on the called-side messenger ID of the instant message; And preferably providing the instant message to the called party subscriber through the chat window in the called party messenger.

Furthermore, in response to a response from the called party subscriber, generating a SMS / MMS message using the called party ID of the instant message as the called party ID and transmitting the SMS message to the message gateway server; Converting the SMS / MMS message into an instant message which can be processed by a calling messenger server to which the calling messenger is online, and transmitting the SMS / MMS message to the calling messenger server; Transmitting, by the calling messenger server, the instant message to the calling messenger based on the called messenger ID of the instant message; Preferably, the calling messenger further includes providing the instant message to a calling party subscriber through a chat window.

If there is no messenger ID mapped to the phone number as a result of the search, the SMS / MMS message is used to transmit the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger to the called-party mobile communication terminal. It is preferable that the step further comprises the step of transmitting to the SMS / MMS message transmission server.

If the messenger ID is not online, the SMS / MMS message transmission server transmits the SMS / MMS message received from the originating messenger to the called-party mobile communication terminal. It is preferable that the process further comprises the step of transmitting to.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to other communication system and method between the messenger according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a road, a first mobile communication terminal 10, a first messenger 20, a first messenger server 30, and a first schematically showing a configuration of another messenger communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Presence server 40, message gateway server 50, SMS / MMS message transmission server 60, second mobile communication terminal 70, second messenger 80, second messenger server 90, second The presence server 100 is included.

In such a configuration, the first mobile communication terminal 10 and the second mobile communication terminal 70 are respectively owned by subscriber A subscribed to the first messenger service and subscriber B subscribed to the second messenger service. As a mobile communication terminal, not only various mobile telephone services can be provided, but also SMS / MMS messages written by a terminal user can be transmitted and received.

In addition, the first mobile communication terminal 10 and the second mobile communication terminal 70 communicates with a counterpart to which the first messenger 20 and the second messenger 80 are using different messenger services according to a user's request. In order to receive the SMS / MMS message sent to the message gateway server 50 in order that the other party is not online in the messenger service, the SMS / MMS message is transmitted through the server 60 and provided to the terminal user.

The first messenger 20 and the second messenger 80 are mounted on the wired terminals used by the subscriber A and the subscriber B, respectively, to transmit instant messages, and when communicating with the other party using the same messenger service, Real-time message exchange is performed through the first messenger server 30 and the second messenger server 90, and when communicating with the other party using another messenger service, the telephone number of the other party's mobile communication terminal is called as the called party ID. The SMS / MMS message is generated and transmitted to the message gateway server 50.

The first messenger server 30 and the second messenger server 90 enable instant message transmission between subscribers subscribed to the first messenger service and the second messenger server, respectively, and the connection state of the person designated by each user. After confirming and notifying each user, confirming the destination of the instant message received from the message gateway server 50, and transmits the received instant message to the confirmed destination.

The first presence server 40 and the second presence server 100 are servers that store state information such as whether the subscribers subscribed to the first messenger service and the second messenger service are online or offline. In addition, by registering / maintaining the current location of the user who is online, this information is notified to the users who want the instant communication service.

When the message gateway server 50 receives the SMS / MMS message transmitted from the first messenger 20 or the second messenger 80 to the other party, the message gateway server 50 sets the other party's mobile communication as the called party ID of the received SMS / MMS message. It is determined whether the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number of the terminal exists, and if the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number exists, the messenger mapped to the telephone number in association with the presence servers 100 and 40. It is determined whether the ID is connected to the messenger service online. If the messenger ID mapped to the phone number is connected to the messenger service online, the messenger server to which the other subscriber is connected online receives the received SMS / MMS message. Convert and send an instant message that can be processed by.

On the other hand, even if the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number does not exist or the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number does not exist, if the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number is not connected to the messenger service online, The SMS / MMS message is transferred to the SMS / MMS message transmission server 60.

The SMS / MMS message transmission server 60 responds to the received SMS / MMS message based on the phone number of the other party's mobile communication terminal set as the called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received from the message gateway server 50. Transmit to mobile communication terminal.

2 is a road schematically showing the internal configuration of a message gateway server according to the present invention, a messenger interworking interface unit 51, a billing processing unit 52, a subscriber information management unit 53, a telephone number-messenger ID search unit 55 ), A message manager 56, an SMS / MMS message transmission interface 57, a messenger server interface 58, and a presence server interface 59.

In such a configuration, the messenger interworking interface unit 51 receives an SMS / MMS message transmitted by the first messenger 20 to perform communication with a counterpart using another messenger service.

The billing processing unit 52 generates and processes the number of free texts and transmission charges provided by the free text service.

The subscriber information management unit 53 maps the information set from the subscriber, that is, the ID of the messenger mainly used for each subscriber, to the subscriber's own information database 54 by mapping it to the mobile communication terminal telephone number owned by each subscriber.

Here, one or more messenger IDs may be mapped to each subscriber's phone number, and if there is more than one messenger ID mapped, the message is determined to be online first by sequentially checking whether they are online or not. Will be sent.

On the other hand, the telephone number-IM ID retrieval unit 55 retrieves the ID of the main messenger mapped to the telephone number from the subscriber information database 54 at the request of the message management unit 56, and retrieves the retrieved IM ID from the message management unit. Forward to 56.

When the message manager 56 receives the SMS / MMS message transmitted by the first messenger 20 through the messenger interworking interface unit 51, the message manager 56 receives the SMS / MMS message received by the phone number-messenger ID search unit 55. Requests a messenger ID search mapped to the phone number of the other party's mobile communication terminal set as the called party ID, receives a messenger ID mapped to the phone number from the phone number-messert ID search unit 55, and retrieves the messenger ID. Determines whether the user is online or not through the presence server interface 59, and if the retrieved messenger ID is currently online, the SMS / MMS message received through the messenger interworking interface unit 51 is connected to the messenger server interface. Send the received SMS / MMS message to the counterpart messenger through the second messenger server 90 to which the counterpart subscriber is online; If the messenger ID mapped to the message does not exist or the searched messenger ID is currently offline, the SMS / MMS message received through the messenger interworking interface unit 51 is sent through the SMS / MMS message transmission interface unit 57. / MMS message transmission to the server 60, so that the received SMS / MMS message is transmitted to the mobile terminal owned by the other subscriber.

The SMS / MMS message transmission interface unit 57 delivers the SMS / MMS message received from the message manager 56 to the SMS / MMS message transmission server 60.

The messenger server interface 58 may process the SMS / MMS message received from the first messenger 20 through the messenger interworking interface 51 in the second messenger server 90 to which the subscriber is online. The instant message is converted into a second messenger server 90.

The presence server interface 59 is connected to the second presence server 100 at the request of the message manager 56 so that the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number is online connected to the second messenger server 90. If it is determined whether or not, the result is transmitted to the message manager 56.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method between other messengers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when subscriber A who is subscribed to the first messenger service (eg, NATE) wants to communicate with subscriber B who is subscribed to the second messenger service (eg, MSN), communication with subscriber B is performed. At the request of the desired subscriber A, the first messenger 20 notifies the message gateway server 50 that the subscriber B using the second messenger 80, which is another messenger, will send a message (S10), and communicates with another messenger from subscriber A. Based on the delivery contents received through the menu and the telephone number of the selected counterpart mobile communication terminal, an SMS / MMS message is generated using the phone number of the other mobile communication terminal as the called party ID and transmitted to the message gateway server 50 ( S12).

When the first messenger 20 informs the message gateway server 50 that the first messenger 20 will transmit a message to the subscriber B in step S10, the first messenger 20 sends the messenger ID and the subscriber A to the message gateway server 50. The message gateway server 50 which transfers its own mobile communication terminal telephone number and receives the messenger ID and the mobile terminal telephone number from the first messenger 20 has a messenger ID received from the first messenger 20. If the received messenger ID does not exist in the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number, the subscriber B using the second messenger 80 sends a message sent by the subscriber A. In order to be able to send a response to the first messenger 20 currently used by subscriber A, the message gateway server 50 receives the received message from the first messenger 20. When the second messenger 80 receives the message sent by the first messenger 20 and sends a response message to the received message, the messenger ID and the phone number are temporarily stored by mapping the messenger ID and the phone number. The message is transmitted to the first messenger 20 with reference to the number.

On the other hand, the calling party ID of the SMS / MMS message transmitted to the message gateway server 50 in step S12 is preferably set to the messenger ID that subscriber A is currently online.

The message gateway server 50 receiving the SMS / MMS message from the first messenger 20 through the process S12 uses the telephone number of the other party's mobile communication terminal set as the called party ID of the received message. It is searched if the subscriber ID is set and mapped to the telephone number of the messenger mainly used by the subscriber B to which the subscriber A wishes to perform communication (S14).

If there is a messenger ID mapped to the search result phone number of step S14, the messenger ID mapped to the phone number is linked to the second messenger server 90 online with the second presence server 100. It is determined whether it is connected (S16).

As a result of the determination in step S16, when the messenger ID mapped to the phone number is online connected to the second messenger server 90, the second messenger server 90 receives the SMS / MMS message received in step S12. After converting to an instant message that can be processed (S18), and transmits the converted instant message to the second messenger server (90) (S20).

It is preferable that the calling party ID of the instant message converted through the process S18 is set to the messenger ID currently connected to the subscriber A online, and the called party ID is set to the messenger ID searched through the process S14.

After receiving the instant message from the message gateway server 50 through the process S20, the second messenger server 90 forms a channel with the second messenger 80 based on the called messenger ID of the received instant message. In operation S22, the received instant message is transmitted to the second messenger 80.

The second messenger 80 receiving the instant message through the process S22 provides the received message to the subscriber B through the chat window.

As described above, when the subscriber B confirms the contents of the message transmitted by the subscriber A to the subscriber B, and the subscriber B wants to respond to the subscriber A, the second messenger 80 transmits the contents received from the subscriber B and the above-described process S22. Based on the originating party ID of the received instant message, the subscriber A generates an SMS / MMS message having the messenger ID currently logged in as the called party ID and transmits it to the message gateway server 50 (S24).

The message gateway server 50 receiving the SMS / MMS message from the second messenger 80 through the process S24 may include a first messenger server in which a messenger ID set as a called party ID of the received message is connected online. In step 30, the SMS / MMS message received from the second messenger 80 is converted into an instant message (S26), and then the converted instant message is transmitted to the first messenger server 30 (S28).

The first messenger server 30 that has received the instant message from the message gateway server 50 through the process S28 may send the instant message received to the first messenger 20 based on the called party messenger ID of the received instant message. Transmit (S30).

The first messenger 20 that has received the instant message through the process S30 provides the received message to the subscriber A through a chat window.

On the other hand, when the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number is not online connected to the second messenger server 90, the messenger ID mapped to the search result telephone number of the process S14 is set. If it does not exist, the SMS / MMS message received through the process S12 is transmitted to the SMS / MMS message transmission server 60 so that the received SMS / MMS message is the second mobile communication terminal 70 owned by subscriber B. To be transmitted (S32).

The communication system and method between other messengers of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be variously modified and implemented within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

According to another communication system and method between messengers of the present invention as described above, a message gateway server is provided between a messenger and an SMS / MMS message transmission server, and a messenger user communicates with a counterpart using another messenger. When sending an SMS / MMS message, the message gateway server checks the connection status of the messenger set by the other party, and if the other party is online, converts the received SMS / MMS message into an instant message and sends it to the other party. The two messenger users are able to communicate with each other.

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An originating messenger for generating and transmitting an SMS / MMS message using the called party's mobile communication terminal telephone number as a called party ID for communication with a called party subscriber using another messenger service; When there is a messenger ID mapped to the phone number by determining whether a messenger ID mapped to the phone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger exists. Determine whether the messenger ID is online by interworking with the called party presence server, and if the messenger ID is online, the SMS / MMS message is an instant message that can be processed by the called party messenger server. A message gateway server for converting and transmitting; And a destination messenger server configured to transmit the instant message to the called messenger based on the called messenger ID of the instant message received from the message gateway server. The messenger ID mapped to the telephone number according to claim 1, wherein there is no messenger ID mapped to the telephone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger. Is received, the SMS / MMS message transmitted from the message gateway server when the messenger ID is not online, and is based on the telephone number set as the called party ID of the SMS / MMS message. And an SMS / MMS message transmission server for transmitting the SMS / MMS message to a counterpart mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the message gateway server, A messenger interworking interface unit configured to receive the SMS / MMS message transmitted by the calling messenger; A subscriber information management unit for storing and managing an ID of a messenger mainly used for each subscriber by mapping it to a mobile communication terminal telephone number owned by each subscriber; The presence server determines whether a messenger ID is mapped to the phone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message received through the messenger interworking interface unit. A message management unit which determines whether the messenger ID is connected online through an interface unit and delivers the SMS / MMS message to a messenger server interface unit; A telephone number-messenger ID search unit for searching a messenger ID mapped to the telephone number at the request of the message manager; A presence server interface unit interlocking with the called party presence server at the request of the message manager to determine whether the messenger ID is online connected to the called party messenger server; And a messenger server interface unit for converting the SMS / MMS message received from the message manager into an instant message that can be processed by a called messenger server and transmitting the messenger server interface to the called messenger server. . The message management unit of claim 3, wherein the message manager transmits the message when the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number does not exist and the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number does not exist online. And an SMS / MMS message transmission interface unit configured to receive the SMS / MMS message and transmit the received SMS / MMS message to the SMS / MMS message transmission server. Receiving an SMS / MMS message from a calling party messenger to communicate with a called party subscriber using another messenger service, the mobile terminal number of the called party subscriber set as the called party ID of the SMS / MMS message It is determined whether the messenger ID set by the called party's subscriber is mapped, and if the messenger ID is mapped to the phone number, it is determined whether or not the messenger ID is connected online by interworking with the called party's presence server. And a message gateway server for converting the SMS / MMS message into an instant message that can be processed by a called messenger server when the messenger ID is connected online. In response to a request from a calling party that wants to communicate with a called party subscriber using a different messenger service, an SMS / MMS message is generated in the calling messenger using the calling party's telephone number as the called party ID. Transmitting the message to the gateway server; Searching at the message gateway server whether a messenger ID mapped to the telephone number set as a called party ID of the SMS / MMS message exists; Determining whether the messenger ID is online when the messenger ID mapped to the telephone number exists as a result of the search; If the messenger ID is connected online, converting the SMS / MMS message into an instant message that can be processed by the called messenger server and transmitting the converted IM message to the called messenger server; Transmitting, by the called-side messenger server receiving the instant message, to the called-side messenger based on the called-side messenger ID of the instant message; And providing the instant message to the called party subscriber through the chat window in the called party messenger. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: generating, by the called messenger, an SMS / MMS message using the calling party ID of the instant message as a called party ID and transmitting the received message to the message gateway server according to a response of the called party subscriber; Converting the SMS / MMS message into an instant message which can be processed by a calling messenger server to which the calling messenger is online, and transmitting the SMS / MMS message to the calling messenger server; Transmitting, by the calling messenger server, the instant message to the calling messenger based on the called messenger ID of the instant message; And providing the instant message to a calling party subscriber through a chat window in the calling messenger. The method of claim 6, wherein when there is no messenger ID mapped to the phone number as a result of the search, And transmitting the SMS / MMS message to an SMS / MMS message transmission server to transmit the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger to the called-party mobile communication terminal. Method of communication between messengers. The method according to claim 6, wherein when the messenger ID is not online, And transmitting the SMS / MMS message to an SMS / MMS message transmission server to transmit the SMS / MMS message received from the calling messenger to the called-party mobile communication terminal. Method of communication between messengers.

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