WO2007143922A1 - Message service management method, module, network, terminal unit and communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

A message service management method includes steps of defining the capability of call between user groups, and establishing user group data; registering user number to corresponding user group; managing messages with the capability of the user group which the user number of the messages belonging to. Message service network communication device with the message service management module is used in communication system, performs grouping management to user information, so that the user of the message service may be managed effectively. Adding a reliable supervise measure provides controlability and operability on message service for user, which enables user may allocate function of allowing or refusing receiving message for specified user group by customtailoring the service. Also message management module, network, terminal unit and communication system using the message service management method.

Description

 Short message service management method, module, network and terminal device and communication system The application is submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on June 7, 2006, the application number is 200610061108.7, and the invention name is "SMS service management method, module, network and terminal equipment and The priority of the Chinese Patent Application, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

 The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a short message service management method, a module, a network, a terminal device, and a communication system for managing a short message using the short message service management method.

Background technique

 At present, the short message service has applications in fixed network communication networks and mobile communication networks. SMS can provide a variety of business information, and its main business is fully utilized in mobile communication networks.

 There are three types of short message services in the prior art: Mobile Treminal/Point to Point, MT/PP Mobile Originated/Point to Point (MO/PP) and Cell Broadcast Short Message Service (Short Message Service). Cell Broadcast, SMSCB).

 Point-to-point SMS can be sent and received during user idle or during a call, but the sending and receiving of short messages may fail during the handover process. The originating SMS user can set the effective time of the short message. During this time, the SMS center will continuously try to send a short message to the terminating short message user until the sending is successful. The SMS center can set the priority for the SMS, and the priority SMS will also try to send to the terminating user when the user is temporarily turned off.

 The following is an example of analyzing a short message service by using a mobile communication network to analyze a short message service. Point-to-point SMS is achieved by storing and forwarding via SMS center. Specifically, the short message sent by the A user to the B user is divided into two separate processes: one is that the A user sends the short message to the short message center, and the other is that the short message center forwards the short message to the B user. In this process, the success of the A user sending the short message means that the short message center receives the short message sent by the A user, instead of the B user receiving the short message sent by the A user. Of course, the A user can request the SMS center to send a short message to send a report through the function setting, to notify whether the short message sent by the A user has been successfully sent to the B user.

 Please refer to Figure 1 for the sending process of SMS on the mobile network, which includes the following steps:

101. After receiving the short message, the mobile station (MS) sends a short message to the Servicing Mobile Switch Center (Servicing MSG) or the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN). 102. The Servicing MSC analyzes the short message service, and queries the visitor location register (VLR) to query the location information of the user who sends the short message;

 103, the VLR feeds back information sent by the user's short message to the Servicing MSC;

 104. The Servicing MSC or the SGSN forwards the short message to the backbone mobile switching center (Interworking MSC);

 105. The Interworking MSC sends the short message directly to the service center (Servicing Center,

SC );

 106. After receiving the short message, the SC sends an SMS response to the Interworking MSC.

 107. After receiving the short message response, the Interworking MSC directly returns a short message forwarding response to the Servicing MSC.

 108. The Servicing MSC finally sends a response to the SMS reply to the MS.

 Please refer to Figure 2 for the receiving process of SMS on the mobile network, which includes the following steps:

 201. After receiving the short message, the SC sends a short message to the Gateway Mobile Switch Center (GMSC).

 202. The GMSC sends a routing information to the home location register (HLR) to query the received short message user.

 203. The HLR query database will receive the gateway of the short message user to the GMSC;

 204. The GMSC forwards the short message to the Servicing MSC or the SGSN according to the gateway information of the receiving user.

 205. The Servicing MSC queries the VLR for the location information of the user that receives the short message.

 206, the VLR feeds back the information of the user's short message to the Servicing MSC;

 207. The Servicing MSC or the SGSN forwards the short message to the MS.

 208. After receiving the short message, the MS sends the message to the receiving user, and sends a response to the Servicing MSC to reply to the message;

 209. The MS returns a short message forwarding response to the GMSC.

 210. The GMSC returns the SMS receipt to the SC.

In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventors have found through research that the execution of the short message service to the sender and receiver of the short message is unconditional, and the short message service is limited to the function guarantee of the service. It is blank in the management of SMS users. This is because of the prior art The communication system authenticates the sender and receiver of the short message only through the information registered by the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), and identifies whether the phone number is valid in the system, if the phone number is an invalid phone number or an illegal SIM card, etc. , the order to refuse to send a request. Similarly, the terminal device manages the user's phone book by the terminal software on the telephone service, and only provides the device rejection function of rejecting the phone. In this case, if a user maliciously sends a large number of short messages to other users, the recipient's short message reception may be overloaded, and the recipient's short message service may not operate normally. In addition, some users have higher requirements for SMS services in order to ensure that personal information is not stolen by others, or to avoid false transmissions, and to ensure the security of information.

 In short, in the prior art, the short message service only checks the legality of the parameters on the protocol. Therefore, the short message receiver cannot reject the spam message and harass the short message through an effective method, and can only be in the passive receiving situation. In addition, the system network management side cannot perform effective monitoring and management of activities performed by users using SMS services.

Summary of the invention

 An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing a short message service, which enables an operator to effectively manage a user of a short message service, and provides a service for controlling and managing the received short message.

 Another embodiment of the present invention provides a short message service management module, which is used to implement the foregoing short message service management method.

 Another embodiment of the present invention provides a short message service network communication device having the above short message service management module.

 A further embodiment of the present invention provides a communication system having a short message service network communication device. The embodiment of the invention provides a short message service terminal device with the above short message service management module. The embodiment of the invention provides a short message service management method, which includes the following steps:

 Define the permissions of the call between the user group and the user group, and establish user group data;

 Register the user number into the corresponding user group;

 The short message is managed by the authority of the user group to which the user number of the short message belongs.

 A method for managing a short message service includes the following steps:

 Obtain the calling number and called number of the short message;

Searching for the user group to which the calling number belongs and the user group to which the called number belongs; the call right between the user group to which the calling number belongs and the user group to which the called number belongs The limit is determined to forward or refuse to forward the message.

 To implement the foregoing short message service management, the embodiment of the present invention provides a short message service management module, which is used to implement management of short message service, and includes: a user data management sub-module, providing an operator to maintain user group data, and defining a user group and a user group. Between the call permission, the user packet data is established; the short message analysis sub-module analyzes and determines the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs according to the user group data, and determines whether the short message is provided to the receiver; the short message control sub-module And forwarding the short message to the receiver according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis submodule, or refusing to forward the short message.

 An embodiment of the present invention provides a short message service network communication device, where the short message service management device is provided with a short message service management module, and the short message service management module includes: a user data management submodule, providing user group data, and defining a user group and a user group. The permission of the call between the two sets the user packet data; the short message analysis sub-module analyzes and determines the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs according to the user group data, and determines whether the short message is provided to the receiver; the short message control sub-module And forwarding the short message to the receiver according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis submodule, or refusing to forward the short message.

 The embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication system using the short message service network communication device, where the communication system is provided with a short message service management module, and the short message service management module includes: a user data management submodule, providing user group data, and defining a user The permission of the call between the group and the user group establishes user group data; the short message analysis sub-module analyzes and determines the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs according to the user group data, and determines whether the short message is provided to the receiver. The SMS control sub-module forwards the short message to the recipient according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis sub-module, or refuses to forward the short message.

 The embodiment of the present invention further provides a short message service terminal device, where the short message service terminal device has a short message service management module, and the short message service management module includes: a user data management sub-module, which provides an operator to maintain user group data, define a user group and The user group data is established by the authority of the call between the user groups; the short message analysis sub-module determines, according to the user group data, the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs, and determines whether the short message is provided to the receiver; The control submodule deletes the short message or prompts the user to receive the short message according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis submodule.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the short message service management module is added to the short message service network communication device, or the communication system, or the short message service terminal device, and the user information is grouped and managed, so that the user of the short message service can be effectively managed. DRAWINGS

 1 is a flow chart of sending a short message in the prior art;

 2 is a flow chart of receiving a short message in the prior art;

 3 is a schematic diagram of a short message service management module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

 FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a control model of a short message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

 The embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

 The method for managing a short message service provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

 A. Define the permissions of the call between the user group and the user group, and establish user group data;

 B. Register the user number to the corresponding user group;

 C. Manage the short message by the permission of the user group to which the user number of the short message belongs.

 In the embodiment of the present invention, related users (sms sender and short message receiver) are divided into four user groups. The first group is a whitelist group. Users of any user group can receive SMS messages from the whitelist group. The second group is a blacklist group, which can receive SMS messages from the whitelist group. The third group is a wildcard group. The short message of the matching group and the whitelist group; the fourth group is the ordinary group, and the group is not limited.

 The operation of establishing user packet data is performed by the operator, and includes three steps: establishing a blacklist and whitelist of the calling side, that is, a calling number restriction group; establishing a blacklist and whitelist of the called side, that is, the called number restriction group; Instructions. The blacklist group number, whitelist group number, and wildcard group number are set internally. For example, the blacklist group number is fixed to 60001, the whitelist group number is fixed to 60002, and the wildcard group number is 65534.

 The following details:

 1. Create a caller number limit call group: The blacklist group number and the whitelist group number can be internal settings. To add a blacklist, whitelist or wildcard list, do not enter the group number, just select black in the group. A list, a whitelist or a wildcard list can be used. If you add an ordinary group (excluding the blacklist group number, whitelist group number, and group number other than the wildcard group number), you need to enter the call restriction group number. Note that the group number cannot be the whitelist group number, blacklist group number, and Matching number. This rule also applies to the blacklist of the called side.

 2. Establishing the called number restriction group: The rules for establishing the called number restriction group are the same as the rules for establishing the calling number restriction group, and are not mentioned here.

3. Define inter-group call indication: Defining inter-group call indication is the last step to complete the establishment of black and white list data. Defining a user group on the calling side and a user on the called side through the inter-group call indication The call restriction relationship between groups is call restriction or call admission.

 In the embodiment of the present invention, two methods for defining a call indication between groups are provided from the perspective of whether or not the called number restriction group is considered. Refer to Table 1. If you consider the called number limit call group, you need to define six default data to indicate the call restriction relationship of each type of user group. If the calling number of the short message is in the blacklist group of the calling number restriction group, and the called number is in the whitelist group and the wildcard group of the called number restriction group, the reception is restricted; if the calling number of the short message is at the calling party The whitelist group of the number-restricted call group, the called number is in the whitelist group or the wildcard group of the called number-restricted group, and is allowed to receive; if the calling number of the short message is in the wildcarding group of the calling-restricted group, When the called number is in the blacklist of the called number restriction group, it is allowed to receive. When the called number is in the whitelist group of the called number restriction group, the reception is restricted.

 Table 1 Call restriction relationship of each user group

 If you do not consider the called number limit call group, refer to Table 2 for the call restriction relationship of each user group. If the calling number of the short message is in the blacklist group of the calling number restriction group, the reception is restricted; if the calling number of the short message is in the whitelist group of the calling number restriction group, the receiving is allowed; if the calling number of the short message is In the wildcard group of the calling number restriction group, and there is a whitelist record in the wildcard group, the reception is restricted, otherwise the reception is allowed.

 Table 2: Call restriction relationship of each user group

After the user packet data is established, the operator can provide the short message management service for the user, and the system network management provides the user with a certain number of blacklist groups, whitelist groups, and wildcard group capacity spaces. The user can apply for the service online and in real time, or customize the service by SMS, provide the relevant user number to the operator, and register the rejected and allowed calling number to the short message service management module. The user can also check the customized information by querying the service number. If there is a custom error, the unregistered user number is deleted or modified by the customization or deletion function.

 In order to implement the above-mentioned short message service management method, the embodiment of the present invention provides a short message service management module 30 for the communication system. As shown in FIG. 3, the short message service management module 30 includes a user data management sub-module 310, a short message analysis sub-module 320, and SMS control sub-module 330.

 The operator completes the establishment of the user packet data, and performs user grouping on the sender and the receiver, and the group determines the call authority of the user's short message with respect to different user groups. The user data management sub-module 310 provides user grouping data, that is, management configuration data, which is set online to the corresponding data storage area by way of background configuration commands, or stored in the data loading manner after the background configuration command is completed. Storage area.

 The short message analysis sub-module 320 and the short message control sub-module 330 manage the short message: the short message analysis sub-module 320 analyzes and determines the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs according to the user group information provided by the user data management sub-module 310, and determines Whether to provide the message to the recipient. The short message control sub-module 330 forwards the short message to the receiver according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis sub-module 320, or refuses to forward the short message.

 Referring to FIG. 4, it is a structural diagram of a control model of a short message service according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes: a short message service center (SMC) 410, a short message service center (SMS) 420, a GMSC 430, and a Singing System No. 7, SS7 440, HLR 450, VLR 460, MSG 470, and Base Station System (BSS) 480. The sender of the short message sends a text message, sends it to the SMSC 420 via the GMSC 430, and then determines the recipient's location through the HLR 450 and forwards it to the recipient. The short message service can manage the current user rights of the service through the management of the sender and the receiver.

 The short message service management module 30 of the embodiment of the present invention may be disposed in several short message service network communication devices in FIG. 4, namely: SMSC, or GMSC, or HLR. When the short message service management module 30 is set in different short message service network communication devices, the way to implement short message management is different, and the specific description is as follows:

1. If the short message service management module 30 is set in the SMSC, the SMSC sends the short message after receiving the short message. The sender's phone number and the recipient's phone number are obtained in the short message, and the user data management sub-module 310 obtains the phone group type of the receiver and the sender respectively, and then the short message analysis sub-module 320 determines whether the short message continues to be provided. The recipient, and the forwarding or rejecting of the short message is performed by the short message control sub-module 330.

 2. If the short message service management module 30 is set in the GMSC, the GMSC receives the short message sent by the SC, carries the sender's phone number and the recipient's phone number in the short message, and obtains the receiver respectively through the user data management sub-module 310. And the sender's telephone packet type, and then the short message analysis sub-module 320 determines whether the short message continues to be provided to the recipient, and performs the forwarding or rejection of the short message through the short message control sub-module 330.

 3. If the short message service management module 30 is set in the HLR, the HLR receives the information of the GMSC querying the called routing location, carries the sender's phone number and the recipient's phone number, and obtains the receiving by the user data management sub-module 310 respectively. And the sender's telephone packet type, and then the short message analysis sub-module 320 determines whether the short message continues to be provided to the recipient, and performs the forwarding or rejection of the short message through the short message control sub-module 330.

 When the short message service management module obtains the short message management service, if the short message service management module is in the HLR, the short message terminal customizes or adds the service to operate, the GMSC needs to directly transmit the relevant command to the HLR; otherwise, the short message terminal can use the short message to Customize or add to the business. The short message service management module will verify the legitimacy of the user who customizes or adds the service. The legality refers to the ability of the user to support the service, and the user is provided with the service as long as the user is available. If the user is legal, the customization or increase is successful, and the user illegally prompts the customization or increases the failure.

 In the short message service management method of the embodiment of the present invention, as long as the short message service management module is added to the short message service network communication device of the communication system: SMSC, or GMSC, or HLR, and the user information is grouped and managed, the communication system can implement the short message service. Users are effectively managed. It adds a reliable monitoring method to the short message service, and provides a new service for the operator; provides the user with controllable and operability of the short message service, enabling the user to customize the service and assign the permission to the specified user class. Or reject the ability to receive text messages.

As the functions of the short message terminal equipment are continuously improved and upgraded, the processing capability of the terminal on the hardware is continuously improved and the storage capacity is continuously expanded, and the management software technology such as the database is continuously applied, and the short message service management module can be used (with the aforementioned short message) The same as the business management module) integrated or embedded in the terminal device, As a business function module, it is provided to users, enabling users to set the SMS limit function of the black and white list in their own device management system. At this time, if the received phone number of the short message is on the blacklist, the terminal system can directly delete the software through the software management without prompting the user; if the received phone number of the short message is on the white list, the user is prompted according to normal processing; If the received phone number is a wildcard group (with a whitelist record), the terminal system can delete it directly through software management without prompting the user; if the received phone number is a wildcard group (no whitelist) Record), prompt the user according to normal processing.

 A person skilled in the art can implement the present invention in various modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The equivalent changes made in the description of the invention and the contents of the drawings are included in the scope of the invention.

Claims

Rights request  A method for managing a short message service, comprising the steps of:  Define call rights between user groups and user groups, and establish user group data;  Register the user number into the corresponding user group;  The short message is managed by the call right of the user group to which the user number of the short message belongs.  2. The method for managing a short message service according to claim 1, wherein: the user group in the step of defining call rights between the user group and the user group comprises a whitelist group, a blacklist group, and a wildcard. a group, wherein the short message of the user of the whitelist group is received by the user of any user group; the user of the blacklist group receives the short message of the user of the whitelist group; the user of the wildcard group receives the message SMS for users of whitelist groups and wildcard groups.  The method for managing the short message service according to claim 2, wherein the step of establishing user packet data specifically includes:  Establish a caller number limit call group, that is, establish a caller side blacklist group, a whitelist group, and a wildcard list group. Establish a called number limit call group, that is, establish a called side blacklist group, a whitelist group, and a wildcard list. Group; defines the inter-group call indication, that is, the P-call relationship between each user group in the calling number restriction group and each user group in the called number restriction group.  The method for managing a short message service according to claim 3, wherein: the establishing a calling number limit call group and/or a called number limit call group, further comprising:  Internally set the blacklist group number, whitelist group number, and wildcard group number;  When adding blacklists, whitelists, or wildcards, select blacklists, whitelists, or wildcards directly in the group.  The short message service management method according to claim 4, wherein: the call restriction relationship between each user group in the calling number call restriction group and each user group in the called number restriction call group is Set the following steps:  When the calling number of the short message is in the blacklist group of the calling number restriction group, and the called number is in the whitelist group and the wildcard group of the called number restriction group, the reception is restricted;  When the calling number of the short message is in the whitelist group of the calling number restriction group, the called number is allowed to be received in the whitelist group or the wildcard group of the called number restriction group; When the calling number of the short message is in the wildcard group of the calling call restriction group, the called number is in the called number limited call group. Allow for acceptance when blacklisting;  When the calling number of the short message is in the wildcard group of the calling call restriction group, and the called number is in the whitelist group of the called number restriction group, the reception is restricted.  The short message service management method according to claim 4, wherein: the call restriction relationship of the calling number restriction group is set according to the following steps:  When the calling number of the short message is in the blacklist group of the calling number restriction group, the receiving is restricted; when the calling number of the short message is in the whitelist group of the calling number restriction group, the receiving is allowed; when the calling number of the short message is used When the wildcard group of the calling number restriction group has a whitelist record in the wildcard group, the reception is restricted;  When the calling number of the short message is in the wildcard group of the calling number limit group, and there is no white list record in the wildcard group, the receiving is allowed.  The method for managing a short message service according to claim 1, wherein: the step of registering the related user number to a different user group is implemented by: applying for short message service management through online or real time, or by using short message. The method is to customize the short message management, and the related user numbers that are rejected or allowed are registered to different user groups.  8. A method for managing a short message service, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:  Obtain the calling number and called number of the short message;  Searching for the user group to which the calling number belongs and the user group to which the called number belongs; determining whether to forward or reject the forwarding according to the call authority between the user group to which the calling number belongs and the user group to which the called number belongs. The text message.  The short message service management method according to claim 8, wherein the user group includes a whitelist group, a blacklist group, and a wildcard group, wherein the short message of the user of the whitelist group is The user of the user group receives the short message of the user of the whitelist group; the user of the wildcard group receives the short message of the user of the whitelist group and the wildcard group.  The short message service management method according to claim 9, wherein: the user group to which the calling number belongs and the user group to which the called number belongs are respectively searched through the user group data that is pre-established; The packet data includes: The caller number limit call group, that is, the caller side blacklist group, the whitelist group, and the wildcard list group; the called number limit call group, that is, the called side blacklist group, the whitelist group, and the wildcard list group; The inter-group call indication is the call restriction relationship between each user group in the calling number restriction group and each user group in the called number restriction group.  11. The method for managing short message service according to claim 10, wherein:  When the calling number of the short message is in the blacklist group of the calling number restriction group, and the called number is in the whitelist group and the wildcard group of the called number restriction group, the reception is restricted;  When the calling number of the short message is in the whitelist group of the calling number restriction group, the called number is allowed to be received in the whitelist group or the wildcard group of the called number restriction group;  When the calling number of the short message is in the wildcard group of the calling call restriction group, and the called number is in the blacklist of the called number limited call group, it is allowed to accept;  When the calling number of the short message is in the wildcard group of the calling call restriction group, and the called number is in the whitelist group of the called number restriction group, the reception is restricted.  12. The method for managing short message service according to claim 10, wherein:  When the calling number of the short message is in the blacklist group of the calling number limit group, P is received; when the calling number of the short message is in the whitelist of the calling number limit group, it is allowed to receive; The calling number is in the wildcarding group of the calling number restriction group, and when there is a whitelist record in the wildcard group, the reception is restricted;  When the calling number of the short message is in the wildcard group of the calling number limit group, and there is no white list record in the wildcard group, the receiving is allowed.  13. A short message service management module, comprising:  The user data management sub-module provides user grouping data, defines call rights between the user group and the user group, and establishes user grouping data;  The short message analysis sub-module, according to the user group data analysis, determines the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs, and determines whether the short message is provided to the receiver;  The short message control sub-module, ^^ according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis sub-module, forwards the short message to the receiver, or refuses to forward the short message.  The short message service management module according to claim 13, wherein: the user packet data comprises: The caller number limit call group, that is, the caller side blacklist group, the whitelist group, and the wildcard list group; the called number limit call group, that is, the called side blacklist group, the whitelist group, and the wildcard list group; The inter-group call indication is the call restriction relationship between each user group in the calling number restriction group and each user group in the called number restriction group.  A short message service network communication device, wherein: the short message service network communication device is provided with a short message service management module, and the short message service management module comprises:  The user data management sub-module provides user grouping data, defines the right of the call between the user group and the user group, and establishes user grouping data;  The short message analysis sub-module analyzes and determines the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs according to the user group data, and determines whether the short message is provided to the receiver;  The short message control sub-module forwards the short message to the recipient according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis sub-module, or refuses to forward the short message.  The short message service network communication device according to claim 15, wherein: the short message service network communication device is at least one of a short message service center, a gateway mobile switching center, and a home location register.  A communication system, characterized in that: the communication system is provided with a short message service management module, and the short message service management module comprises:  The user data management sub-module provides user grouping data, defines the right of the call between the user group and the user group, and establishes user grouping data;  The short message analysis sub-module analyzes and determines the authority of the user group to which the calling number of the short message belongs according to the user group data, and determines whether the short message is provided to the receiver;  The short message control sub-module forwards the short message to the recipient according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis sub-module, or refuses to forward the short message.  The communication system according to claim 17, wherein: the communication system comprises at least one of a short message service center, a mobile switching center, and a home location register; and correspondingly, the short message service management module is configured to be at least a short message service. One of the center, the mobile switching center, and the home location register.  A short message service terminal device, wherein: the short message service terminal device has a short message service management module, and the short message service management module includes:  The user data management sub-module provides user grouping data, defines the rights of the call between the user group and the user group, and establishes user grouping data; The short message analysis sub-module analyzes and determines the calling number of the short message according to the user group data analysis The permission of the user group to determine whether to provide the short message to the recipient;  The short message control sub-module deletes the short message or prompts the user to receive the short message according to the analysis result provided by the short message analysis sub-module.