CN101754131B - Short message management method and related device for mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a short message management method for a mobile communication system and a related device thereof. Specifically, the short message management method for a mobile communication system comprises receiving a short message to be transmitted corresponding to a target communication terminal; selecting a short message sending system corresponding to the target communication terminal according to the call information of the target communication terminal; converting the short message to be transmitted according to a short message format of the short message sending system; and sending the converted short message to be transmitted to the destination communication terminal through the short message sending system. The invention can automatically select proper mobile communication business to send short message, and convert the short message into proper format, therefore, the invention can avoid international roaming cost to save cost, and the operator at the short message sending end only needs to learn one set of system, thereby greatly reducing work load.

Description

Short message management method and related device for mobile communication system

technical field

The invention relates to a short message management method and its related device used in a mobile communication system, in particular to a short message management method and its related device which can effectively reduce the cost of cross-border short messages.

Background technique

With the continuous development of the concept of globalization, more and more enterprises have established multinational organizations to reduce production costs or provide customers with services across borders. Such multinational companies have offices all over the world, so employee contact is often a major issue, and there are many shortcomings that need to be improved.

For example, when a company wants to issue operational status or emergency announcements to senior executives around the world, sending text messages is ideal over other methods (such as phone calls or emails, etc.). The reason is: when notifying people all over the world by phone, it may not be possible to contact the parties immediately, and the efficiency is not good. At the same time, the mobile communication cost of international roaming is relatively high; The parties could not be notified immediately. In contrast, since mobile phones are suitable for carrying around, the method of sending cross-border text messages can ensure that people all over the world can receive text messages in real time to effectively deliver relevant information.

However, if it is necessary to send a large number of cross-border text messages in a short period of time, it must be carried out through the systems of mobile communication operators in various places. However, the operation methods of each system are different, which leads to inconvenient operation and delays in timeliness. It is also difficult to manage and evaluate, and it is even more difficult to estimate The cost of sending an SMS. Furthermore, most of the existing mobile short message systems use manual input to send a large number of messages, which is not easy for automatic processing, and is not conducive to the bridging and use of existing information systems.

On the other hand, when business travelers go to various parts of the world for business, although mobile phone roaming can be used, the rate is too expensive and not suitable for mass use. If you apply for a local mobile phone number in each country to make contact, it will involve the systems of multiple operators, making it inconvenient for the company headquarters to communicate.

As can be seen from the above, there is indeed a need for improvement in the known enterprise short message sending methods.

Contents of the invention

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a short message management method and related devices for a mobile communication system.

The invention discloses a short message management method for a mobile communication system, including receiving a waiting short message corresponding to a destination communication terminal; selecting a short message sending system corresponding to the destination communication terminal according to a call information of the destination communication terminal ; converting the short message to be transmitted according to a short message format of the short message sending system; and sending the converted short message to be transmitted to the destination communication terminal through the short message sending system.

The present invention also discloses a short message management device for a mobile communication system, which includes a receiving unit for receiving a waiting short message corresponding to a destination communication terminal; , select a short message sending system corresponding to the purpose communication terminal; a conversion unit, used for converting the short message to be transmitted according to a short message format of the short message sending system; and a sending unit, used for sending the text message through the short message sending system The converted short message to be transmitted is sent to the destination communication terminal.

The invention also discloses a mobile communication system for reducing short message sending costs, which includes multiple short message sending terminals; multiple destination communication terminals; and a short message management device. The short message management device includes a receiving unit for receiving a short message to be transmitted outputted by a short message sending end of the plurality of short message sending ends, and the short message to be transmitted corresponds to a purpose communication terminal of the plurality of purpose communication terminals; a selection unit , used for selecting a short message sending system corresponding to the destination communication terminal according to a call information of the destination communication terminal; a converting unit for converting the short message to be transmitted according to a short message format of the short message sending system; and a sending unit , for sending the converted short message to the destination communication terminal through the short message sending system.

The present invention can automatically select an appropriate mobile communication provider to send a short message, and convert the short message into an appropriate format. Therefore, in addition to avoiding international roaming charges and saving costs, the operator at the short message sending end only needs to learn a set of systems, which can greatly Reduce workload.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a short message management device in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a short message management process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of main component symbols:

10 Mobile communication system

SND_1～SND_m SMS sender

CM_1～CM_n Destination communication terminal

100 SMS management device

MSG_SYS_1～MSG_SYS_n SMS sending system

200 receiving units

202 Selection unit

204 conversion unit

206 sending unit

208 Confirmation unit

MSG_SND pending message

ACK Confirmation signal

30 SMS management process

300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312 steps

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile communication system 10 includes short message sending terminals SND_1 - SND_m, destination communication terminals CM_1 - CM_n and a short message management device 100 . The short message sending terminals SND_1～SND_m are preferably computer systems, such as notebook computers, desktop computers, personal digital assistants, etc., and the destination communication terminals CM_1～CM_n can be mobile phones, smart mobile phones and other communication devices that can receive short messages , the holders of which may be employees or business travelers of multinational companies distributed all over the world, and correspond to the SMS sending systems MSG_SYS_1~MSG_SYS_n. When the short message sending terminal SND_1～SND_m wants to send a short message to any destination communication terminal CM_1～CM_n, it first sends the short message to be transmitted to the short message management device 100, and then the short message management device 100 can select an appropriate short message sending system according to relevant information , and then forwarded to the corresponding destination communication terminal; wherein, the connection mode between the short message management device 100 and the short message sending terminals SND_1~SND_m or the short message sending systems MSG_SYS_1~MSG_SYS_n is connected through the Internet.

In simple terms, when a short message sending terminal SND_x intends to send a pending short message MSG_SND to a destination communication terminal CM_y, the short message sending terminal SND_x will first transmit the pending short message MSG_SND to the short message management device 100 through the Internet, then the short message management device 100 According to relevant information, select the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y, and convert the short message MSG_SND to meet the regulations and parameters of the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y, and then send the short message to the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y through the Internet, and finally send the short message to the destination communication terminal through the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y CM_y. In other words, the short message management device 100 can automatically select a corresponding mobile communication operator to send short messages, avoiding international roaming charges and saving costs. At the same time, since the short message management device 100 converts short messages into proper formats, the operators of short message sending ends SND_1˜SND_m only need to learn one system to send short messages to all over the world.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the short message management device 100 . The short message management device 100 includes a receiving unit 200 , a selecting unit 202 , a converting unit 204 , a sending unit 206 and a confirming unit 208 . The receiving unit 200 is used to receive the pending short message MSG_SND output by the short message sending terminal SND_x, and the pending short message MSG_SND corresponds to the destination communication terminal CM_y. The selection unit 202 is used to select the corresponding short message sending system MSG_SYS_y according to the call information of the destination communication terminal CM_y. The conversion unit 204 is used for converting the short message MSG_SND to be transmitted according to the short message format of the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y. The sending unit 206 is used to send the converted short message MSG_SND to the destination communication terminal CM_y through the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y. In addition, the confirmation unit 208 is used to receive an acknowledgment signal ACK sent back by the short message sending system CM_y to determine whether the destination communication terminal CM_y has successfully received the short message MSG_SND to be transmitted, and report relevant information to the short message sending terminal SND_x.

The operation mode of the short message management device 100 can be summarized as a short message management process 30 , as shown in FIG. 3 . Short message management process 30 comprises the following steps:

Step 300: start.

Step 302: The receiving unit 200 receives the pending short message MSG_SND corresponding to the destination communication terminal CM_y.

Step 304: The selection unit 202 selects the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y corresponding to the destination communication terminal CM_y according to the call information of the destination communication terminal CM_y.

Step 306: The conversion unit 204 converts the short message MSG_SND to be sent according to the short message format of the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y.

Step 308: The sending unit 206 sends the converted short message MSG_SND to the destination communication terminal CM_y through the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y.

Step 310: The confirmation unit 208 receives the acknowledgment signal ACK to determine whether the destination communication terminal CM_y has successfully received the short message MSG_SND to be transmitted, and reports the relevant information to the short message sending terminal SND_x.

Step 312: end.

Therefore, when the short message sending terminal SND_x sends the short message MSG_SND to the destination communication terminal CM_y, the selection unit 202 can automatically select the corresponding short message sending system MSG_SYS_y to send the short message MSG_SND to avoid international roaming charges and save costs. At the same time, since the conversion unit 204 converts the short message into an appropriate format, the operators of the short message sending ends SND_1˜SND_m only need to learn one system to send short messages to all over the world. It should be noted that the mobile communication system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art should make various modifications accordingly, and are not limited thereto. For example, the selection unit 202 selects the short message sending system MSG_SYS_y corresponding to the destination communication terminal CM_y according to the call information of the destination communication terminal CM_y; wherein, the call information of the destination communication terminal CM_y may be the location information of the destination communication terminal CM_y (such as country or region, etc.), telephone number, identification information of the SMS sending system MSG_SYS_y (such as the host address of the SMS sending system MSG_SYS_y, SMS price, rules and parameters for sending SMS), etc. In addition, the message MSG_SND to be sent is not limited to text, it can also be text information from other internal systems, or a code corresponding to a specific text content, and the conversion unit 204 can convert the message MSG_SND to be sent into the corresponding text content.

In addition, the mobile communication system 10 receives or transmits short messages through the Internet, and the operators of the short message sending ends SND_1-SND_m can preferably generate or input short messages to be sent by browsing specific webpages or executing specific programs. . Further, if the mobile communication system 10 adopts an open standard Internet communication protocol (such as HTTP, XML, SOAP, etc.), the systems established with different programming languages on different platforms can also be easily integrated, overcoming the need for separate use of distributed systems. Different mechanisms create situations where integration is difficult.

As mentioned above, in the known technology, due to the different operation methods of each system, it is not easy to send a large number of cross-border SMS in a short period of time, which will delay the timeliness, and it is also difficult to manage and evaluate, and it is even more difficult to estimate the cost of sending SMS; at the same time, Most of the existing mobile short message systems are sent by manual input, which is not easy for automatic processing, and is not conducive to the bridging and use of existing information systems. In comparison, the present invention can automatically select a corresponding mobile communication provider to send short messages, avoiding international roaming charges and saving costs. At the same time, since the short message management device 100 converts short messages into proper formats, the operators of short message sending ends SND_1˜SND_m only need to learn one system to send short messages to all over the world. Furthermore, the present invention can further provide a management mechanism. In addition to recording and judging which operator should send the short message, it also includes the estimation of the communication cost and amount. If the short message fails to be sent, the management personnel will be notified to deal with it immediately. In addition, the present invention receives or transmits short messages through the Internet mechanism, so that each system within the enterprise can send short messages to relevant personnel through the short message management device 100, so as to achieve the automation of information transmission between systems.

Therefore, when a multinational company wants to issue information such as operating conditions or emergency announcements to employees or business travelers around the world, it can use the method of sending text messages in the present invention to ensure that people all over the world can receive text messages in real time, and reduce the cost of cross-border text messages .

In summary, the present invention can automatically select an appropriate mobile communication provider to send a short message, and convert the short message into an appropriate format. Therefore, the present invention can avoid international roaming charges and save costs. The operator at the short message sending end only needs to Learning a system can greatly reduce the workload.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the claims of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (21)

1. message management method that is used for a mobile communication system comprises:

Reception is corresponding to a note to be passed of a purpose communication ends;

According to a call-information of described purpose communication ends, automatically select the note transmitting system corresponding to described purpose communication ends;

According to a messaging format of described note transmitting system, change described note to be passed; And

By described note transmitting system, send switched described note to be passed to described purpose communication ends;

Described mobile communication system receives or transmits note by the internet, and described mobile communication system adopts the Internet communication protocol of open-standards;

Wherein said call-information comprises the identification information corresponding to the described note transmitting system of described purpose communication ends;

Wherein said identification information is selected from following content: the host address of described note transmitting system, note price and the rule and the parameter that send note.

2. message management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the operation that receives corresponding to the described note to be passed of described purpose communication ends is by the internet, receives note described to be passed corresponding to described purpose communication ends by a note transmitting terminal.

3. message management method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said note transmitting terminal is a computer system.

4. message management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said note to be passed is a code, described code is corresponding to a default word content.

5. message management method as claimed in claim 4, wherein, comprising described messaging format according to described note transmitting system according to the operation of the described note to be passed of described messaging format conversion of described note transmitting system, is described default word content with described code conversion.

6. message management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operation by the switched described note to be passed of described note transmitting system transmission is via the internet, send switched described note to be passed to described note transmitting system, to send switched described note to be passed by described note transmitting system.

7. message management method as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises a confirmation signal that receives described note transmitting system passback, whether successfully receives described note to be passed to judge described purpose communication ends.

8. short message managing device that is used for a mobile communication system comprises:

One receiving element is used for receiving the note to be passed corresponding to a purpose communication ends;

One selected cell is used for a call-information according to described purpose communication ends, automatically selects the note transmitting system corresponding to described purpose communication ends;

One converting unit is used for a messaging format according to described note transmitting system, changes described note to be passed; And

One transmitting element is used for by described note transmitting system, sends switched described note to be passed to described purpose communication ends;

Described mobile communication system receives or transmits note by the internet, and described mobile communication system adopts the Internet communication protocol of open-standards;

Wherein said call-information comprises the identification information corresponding to the described note transmitting system of described purpose communication ends;

Wherein said identification information is selected from following content: the host address of described note transmitting system, note price and the rule and the parameter that send note.

9. short message managing device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said receiving element are to receive note described to be passed corresponding to described purpose communication ends by the internet by a note transmitting terminal.

10. message management method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said note transmitting terminal is a computer system.

11. short message managing device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said note to be passed is a code, and described code is corresponding to a default word content.

12. short message managing device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said converting unit are used for according to the described messaging format of described note transmitting system, are described default word content with described code conversion.

13. short message managing device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said transmitting element are to send switched described note to be passed to described note transmitting system via the internet, to send switched described note to be passed by described note transmitting system.

14. short message managing device as claimed in claim 8, it also comprises a confirmation unit, is used for receiving a confirmation signal of described note transmitting system passback, whether successfully receives described note to be passed to judge described purpose communication ends.

15. a mobile communication system in order to reduce note mail sending charge per message use, comprising:

A plurality of note transmitting terminals;

A plurality of purpose communication ends; And

One short message managing device comprises:

One receiving element is used for receiving the note to be passed that a note transmitting terminal of described a plurality of note transmitting terminals is exported, and described note to be passed is corresponding to a purpose communication ends of described a plurality of purpose communication ends;

One selected cell is used for a call-information according to described purpose communication ends, automatically selects the note transmitting system corresponding to described purpose communication ends;

One converting unit is used for a messaging format according to described note transmitting system, changes described note to be passed; And

One transmitting element is used for by described note transmitting system, sends switched described note to be passed to described purpose communication ends;

Described mobile communication system receives or transmits note by the internet, and described mobile communication system adopts the Internet communication protocol of open-standards;

Wherein said call-information comprises the identification information corresponding to the described note transmitting system of described purpose communication ends;

Wherein said identification information is selected from following content: the host address of described note transmitting system, note price and the rule and the parameter that send note.

16. short message managing device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said note transmitting terminal are to send described note to be passed to described receiving element by the internet.

17. message management method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said note transmitting terminal is a computer system.

18. short message managing device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said note to be passed is a code, and described code is corresponding to a default word content.

19. short message managing device as claimed in claim 18, wherein said converting unit are used for according to the described messaging format of described note transmitting system, are described default word content with described code conversion.

20. short message managing device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said transmitting element are to send switched described note to be passed to described note transmitting system via the internet, to send switched described note to be passed by described note transmitting system.

21. short message managing device as claimed in claim 15, it also comprises a confirmation unit, is used for receiving a confirmation signal of described note transmitting system passback, whether successfully receives described note to be passed to judge described purpose communication ends.

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