KR20040051924A - Mobile communication system and method for information transmission between two termials - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile communication system for information transmission between terminals including a base station capable of performing wireless communication with at least one terminal and a gateway connected with the base station and connecting the terminal to an internet network. At least one or more terminals for transmitting / receiving information data of a predetermined data format through the Internet network according to a user's request, and user information and terminal information connected to the terminals and corresponding to the terminals through the Internet network. And data format information, and when information data of a predetermined data format is transmitted from one of the terminals, the data format of the information data according to the terminal information and the data format information corresponding to the terminal to receive the information data. Information data of converted data format after conversion It further comprises an information management server for providing a terminal to the terminal to receive.

Description

Mobile communication system and method for information transfer between terminals {MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO TERMIALS}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication system and method for information transfer between terminals, and in particular, personal information data such as text, photos, slide shows, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses between terminals (hereinafter referred to as "PIM (Personal Information Management) data"). The present invention relates to a mobile communication system and a method for easily and efficiently transmitting and receiving data such as.

With the development of communication technology and the spread of personal computers, most users use at least one terminal. Such a terminal is a mobile communication terminal or a personal computer (PC), for example, a phone book, schedule management, and a variety of functions for managing PIM data in a variety of forms, such as a memo function of various information. However, in the terminals, PIM data management is changed according to the usage environment of the terminal model and the program mounted in the terminal. Therefore, a user needs a unified PIM data management to exchange PIM data mounted on different devices, for example, a mobile phone or a personal computer.

On the other hand, recently, a short message service (hereinafter referred to as SMS) can be used to send and receive messages including PIM data such as phone numbers and e-mail addresses between a PC and a mobile communication terminal or a mobile communication terminal, thereby increasing user convenience. . Such SMS is a service that allows the other party to receive the information through the mobile communication network or the Internet network when the mobile subscriber transmits information such as a message or a phone number in the form of a letter such as Korean, numeric or English. In the wireless communication using the mobile terminal, since the voice channel and the SMS message channel are separated, SMS can be sent and received during a voice call. Therefore, the user can send SMS by inputting information such as text, phone number, email address, etc. in a text message using the SMS channel while performing a normal call using the voice channel. However, since SMS message technology simply sends and receives texts, additional information such as photos and slide shows cannot be transmitted. In addition, in the conventional terminal, in order to transmit PIM data such as personal information such as address, gender, e-mail, and fax number to the other party, in addition to the phone number and name of the individual, there is a hassle that a user must input one by one and then send it by SMS message. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system and method for easily and conveniently transmitting and receiving PIM data between terminals.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system for information transmission between terminals, when a user or operator sends PIM data through a calling terminal, obtaining the corresponding PIM data and providing the same to the receiving terminal.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide the receiving terminal by converting the PIM data into a form corresponding to the data format of the receiving side according to the information of the user and the terminal stored in advance when the user or operator sends the PIM data from the calling terminal. The present invention provides a method for transmitting information between terminals.

In accordance with the above object, the present invention, a base station capable of performing wireless communication with at least one or more terminals, and a terminal connected to the base station and the gateway for connecting the terminal to the Internet network for information transmission for In a mobile communication system, at least one or more terminals for transmitting and receiving information data of a predetermined data format through the Internet network according to a user's request, and are connected to and correspond to the terminals through the Internet network. The user information, terminal information, and data format information, and when information data of a predetermined data format is transmitted from one of the terminals, the terminal information and data format information corresponding to the terminal to receive the information data. Converted data format of information data An information management server which provides information to the format data of the emitter terminal to receive further includes.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for transmitting information between terminals, the process of checking the terminal information and data format information corresponding to the receiving terminal to receive the information data when the information data of the predetermined data format is transmitted from the calling terminal And converting a data format of the information data according to the checked terminal information and data format information, transmitting information data of the converted data format to the receiving terminal, and transmitting the information to the receiving terminal. When the information data of the converted data format is transmitted, a process of notifying the calling terminal of the information data of the converted data format is completed.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a mobile communication system for information transmission between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a block diagram of an information management server according to an embodiment of the present invention

4 is a diagram illustrating an information management format of an information management server in a mobile communication system for information transmission between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting information between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that like elements in the figures are represented by the same numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a mobile communication system for information transmission between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication system for transmitting information between terminals may include, for example, a mobile communication terminal such as a calling party terminal 100, a called party terminal 200, a base station 30, and a gateway ( 40), the Internet network 50, the information management server 300, and the Internet server 60.

The calling terminal 100 and the called terminal 200 have a unique number (phone number) and are a mobile communication subscriber, i.e., a terminal device carried by a user. The terminals 100 and 200 may read a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document, which is a standard document of the web, and communicate with the Internet server 60 and the information management server 300 using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). can do. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the calling terminal 100 may transmit the PIM data to the called terminal 200 using the information management server 300. PIM data includes ID, password, zip code, name, telephone number, social security number, address, gender, email address, mobile communication terminal number, homepage address, work name, work phone number, work fax number, job title, bank name, bank It may be personal information data such as account number. In addition, information data such as text messages, slide shows, photos, voices, and moving images may be included.

The base station 30 is a wireless station, a device that is responsible for communication with the terminal (100,200) and can transmit a radio signal to the terminal (100,200) or receive a radio signal from the terminal (100,200) in the wireless communication section.

The gateway 40 is a device that generally serves as an entrance to another communication network. The gateway 40 is a device that connects two or more different types or the same types of communication networks to each other to exchange information between the communication networks. That is, a protocol converts a protocol between a plurality of different communication networks so that information can be exchanged. In an embodiment of the present invention, the gateway 40 preferably uses a wireless application protocol (WAP). WAP is a specification of communication protocols for standardizing how wireless devices, such as mobile terminal 100,200, can be used for Internet access, such as email, web newsgroups, and the like. The mobile communication terminals 100 and 200 may be connected to the information management server 300 connected to the Internet network 50 through the gateway 40 using the WAP. The Internet network 50 refers to a computer communication network that can connect the world using the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) protocol.

The information management server 300 may be connected to terminals such as the calling terminal 100 and the called terminal 200 and manages user information and terminal information. The service updates the PIM data format and conversion information. That is, when the calling terminal 100 transmits the PIM data according to the user's request, the information management server 300 obtains the PIM data of the calling party and receives the PIM data of the receiving party according to the user and terminal information of the receiving party previously stored. The format is converted into a format corresponding to the format and provided to the receiving terminal 200.

The internet server 60 refers to companies that provide Internet access services, website construction and web hosting services to individuals or companies. The mobile communication terminals 100 and 200 may be provided with various various web services by accessing the internet server 60 through the internet network 40. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the Internet server 60 may perform a conversion function by receiving user information, terminal information, and PIM data format information from the information management server 300.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the calling terminal 100 may call a PIM such as "David 016-439-1234" of a predetermined data format as shown by reference numeral 10 of FIG. Data may be transmitted to the called terminal 200. At this time, the information management server 300 receives the PIM data such as "David 016-439-1234" of a predetermined data format transmitted from the calling terminal 100 through the Internet network 50, the called terminal 200 The PIM data format is converted according to user and terminal information corresponding to the PIM data format. Then, the PIM data of "David 016-439-1234" is transmitted to the called terminal 200 in the converted PIM data format as shown, for example, by reference numeral 20 of FIG. Therefore, it is possible to transmit and receive PIM data between terminals.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the mobile terminal such as the calling terminal 100 and the called terminal 200 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The control unit 6 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal, and performs a control operation according to the PIM data transmission and reception according to an embodiment of the present invention. The radio unit 2 controls transmission and reception of voice data and control data under the control of the control unit 6. The voice processing unit 4, under the control of the control unit 6, converts the voice data received from the wireless unit 2 into an audible sound through a speaker SPK and outputs the voice signal received from the microphone MIC. To output to the wireless unit 2. Also, the voice processing unit 4 converts an incoming signal received by the wireless unit 2 into an audible sound under the control of the control unit 6 and outputs it as a ring tone through the speaker SPK. The key input unit 8 is a device for interfacing with a user and includes various function keys and a plurality of keys for call or text input, and outputs key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 6. do. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the user may input contents corresponding to the PIM data by using the numeric keys and the function keys of the key input unit 8. The memory 12 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a voice memory, and the like for storing a plurality of program data necessary for controlling terminal operation. That is, the memory 12 includes an operating system (OS) for controlling the basic structure of the entire mobile communication terminal, an application program, an application program interface (AIP) for supporting the driving of the application program, and data input and output through a network. The protocol is stored. In addition, the memory 12 may store PIM data according to an embodiment of the present invention, and stores data generated during PIM data transmission according to a user's request. The display unit 10 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and outputs various display data generated by the terminal. The user can check the PIM data according to the embodiment of the present invention or the state of the terminal through the display unit 10.

3 is a block diagram of an information management server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the information management server 300 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The information management server 300 includes a database such as a user information database 302, a terminal information database 306, a PIM data format information database 310, a conversion information database 314, a confirmation information database 316, and the like. It is configured by. In addition, the user manager 304, the terminal manager 308, the PIM data format manager 312, the conversion manager 315, the confirmation manager 318 is configured to include an input and output interface controller 320.

The user information database 302 stores information about a user such as a user name, a user ID, a user telephone number. The information on the user stored in the user information database 302 may be changed through a user registration procedure. The terminal information database 306 stores information about a terminal such as an OS and a model of a user registered terminal. The PIM data format information database 310 stores information on a PIM data format stored as a program in a registered terminal. The conversion information database 314 stores information necessary for converting the PIM data format into another PIM data format. The confirmation information database 316 stores information confirming that the corresponding PIM data sent from the calling terminal is received at the receiving terminal. The user manager 304, the terminal manager 308, the PIM data format manager 312, the conversion manager 315, and the confirmation manager 318 are the user information database 302, the terminal information database 306, and the PIM data. It manages the information about the user, terminal, PIM data format, conversion, and verification stored in the databases such as the format information database 310, the conversion information database 314, and the confirmation information database 316, respectively. For example, when the PIM data having a predetermined PIM data format is input, the managers convert the PIM data format using a user, a terminal, a data format, conversion, and confirmation information stored in the databases. The PIM data of the converted PIM data format is output as HTML data. Meanwhile, the information data input / output interface controller 320 performs an interface function between the mobile communication terminal, the database, and the management unit through the Internet network 50. That is, when the PIM data is transmitted from the calling terminal 100, the input / output interface controller 320 inputs the PIM data into the management units through the CGI (Common Gateway Interface), and outputs the PIM data output from the management units as HTML data to the Internet. It transmits to the called terminal 200 through the network 50.

4 is a diagram illustrating an information management format of the information management server 300 in a mobile communication system for information transmission between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, an information management format of the information management server 300 for transmitting and receiving PIM data between terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example.

The terminal 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be, for example, a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer (PC) capable of connecting to the Internet. The terminal 400 and the information management server 300 may be connected through a wired or wireless network such as, for example, the Internet network 50, and may use an SMS channel based on the information management format as shown at 500 in FIG. You can send and receive PIM data. The information management format as shown by reference numeral 500 of FIG. 4 includes, for example, user information such as user name "Kim Yujin", user ID "Janet", telephone number "016.490.1234" and terminal information such as terminal "SPH-1100". And data format information such as PIM data format "PC Link 2000 data".

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process between a terminal 400 and an information management server 300 for explaining a method for information transmission between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 5, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when an originating terminal 100 transmits PIM data to a receiving terminal 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the terminals and information are transmitted. The process between the management server 300 will be described.

First, it is assumed that both the calling terminal 100 and the called terminal 200 are registered in the PIM data service to transmit and receive PIM data. On the other hand, the state of the calling terminal 100 and the called terminal 200 may be a busy state in which a call is connected to each other, or may be a standby state in which a call is not connected to each other.

In step 102 of FIG. 5, when the calling terminal 100 transmits PIM data to transmit PIM data to the called terminal 200, the information management server 300 receives the called terminal 200 in step 104 of FIG. 5. Terminal information and PIM data format information are checked. The flow proceeds to step 106 of FIG. The information management server 300 converts the PIM data format according to the terminal information and the PIM data format information of the called terminal 200 in step 106 of FIG. 5. Then, the PIM data is transmitted to the called terminal 200 in the PIM data format converted in step 108 of FIG. 5. The destination terminal 200 transmits the PIM data of the PIM data format converted to the information management server 300 in step 110 of FIG. 5 when the PIM data of the PIM data format converted from the information management server 300 is completed. Announce that it is complete. When the PIM data of the PIM data format converted to the called terminal 200 is completed, the information management server 300 transmits the PIM data to the called terminal 200 at the calling terminal 100 in step 112 of FIG. 5. Confirm that the

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalent of claims and claims.

As described above, in the present invention, the user or the operator may transmit PIM data to the corresponding terminal through the terminal. The information management server obtains the PIM data from the terminal through the Internet network, converts the PIM data into a form corresponding to the PIM data format of the receiving side according to previously stored user and terminal information, and transmits the PIM data to the corresponding terminal. Therefore, PIM data transmission and reception efficiency between users or between mobile communication operators and users can be improved. In addition, the mobile operator can secure additional revenue from the information transmission service between terminals by paying an additional service fee to the user for generating additional communication traffic according to PIM data transmission.

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A mobile communication system for transmitting information between terminals, comprising: a base station capable of performing wireless communication with at least one terminal; and a gateway connected to the base station and connecting the terminal to an internet network. At least one terminal for transmitting and receiving information data of a predetermined data format through the Internet network according to a user's request; The information data is connected to the terminals through the Internet network and has user information, terminal information and data format information corresponding to the terminals, and when information data of a predetermined data format is transmitted from any one of the terminals. And an information management server for converting the data format of the information data according to the terminal information and data format information corresponding to the terminal to receive the data and providing the converted data format to the terminal to receive the converted data format. Mobile communication system for transmission of period information. The method of claim 1, wherein the information management server, An input / output interface control unit for inputting and outputting information data of a predetermined data format; User information and terminal information corresponding to the terminals, information data format information, conversion information for converting the information data format according to the information data format information, and for identifying the terminal to receive the information data in the converted information data format A database that stores confirmation information, When information data of a predetermined data format transmitted from any one of the terminals is input through the input / output interface controller, the data format is converted by using the user, terminal, data format, conversion, and confirmation information stored in the database. And a management unit for outputting the information data of the converted data format to the input / output interface control unit. In the method for transmitting information between terminals, Inspecting terminal information and data format information corresponding to a receiving terminal to receive the information data when information data of a predetermined data format is transmitted from a calling terminal; Converting a data format of the information data according to the checked terminal information and data format information; Transmitting the information data of the converted data format to the receiving terminal; And when the information data of the converted data format is transmitted to the receiving terminal, informing the calling terminal of the information data of the converted data format being completed. The method of claim 3, The information data is ID, password, zip code, name, phone number, social security number, address, gender, email address, mobile communication terminal number, homepage address, work name, work phone number, work fax number, job title, text message, slide Method for transmitting information between terminals, characterized in that the personal information data including at least one of the items of the show, photo, voice, moving picture, bank name, bank account number.