KR100689701B1 - Messaging service method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a messaging service method for a set-top box using a personal MO number. A messaging service method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: maintaining a relay database comprising received information associated with a set top box and content associated with the received information, via a carrier system, receiving information associated with (1) a set top box from a mobile communication terminal; , And (2) receiving a message including content, including the content in the relay database in association with the received information included in the received message, when a content transfer request is input from the set-top box, Retrieving content associated with the set-top box from the relay database, and transmitting the retrieved content to the set-top box via a digital cable network.

Mobile communications, personal MO numbers, digital cable networks, set-top boxes.

Description

Messaging service method {Method For Providing Messaging Service}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a messaging service system capable of performing a messaging service method according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a messaging service method according to the present invention.

3 illustrates an example of a message created using a personal MO number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the relay database means in one embodiment of the present invention.

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100: mobile communication terminal

102: carrier system

104: BTS 106: BSC

108: MSC 110: Messaging Service Center

112: messaging service system

116: relay database 118: customer system

120: set-top box 122: digital television broadcast receiver

The present invention relates to a messaging service method for a set-top box using a personal MO number.

MO (Mobile originated) service is a mobile phone subscriber's mobile phone, smart phone, PDA phone, etc. to the mobile terminal, such as mobile phone operators and other wired and wireless carriers, data receiving number assigned by the network operators such as mobile phone operators, MO number It refers to a service for transmitting a short message and a multimedia message.

For example, if a user composes a text message and a service provider transmits a message using a MO number (for example, "2000-295" in the case of traffic broadcasting) assigned by a network operator as a recipient number, Provide said message to said service provider. Therefore, unlike the conventional method in which a subject transmits a text message to a plurality of users, a plurality of users may transmit a text message to a single subject. Therefore, various types of real-time events can be performed using the MO service, and some broadcasting stations are introducing MO services to induce participation in broadcast programs and to generate revenue.

However, the MO service according to the prior art has a complicated procedure for a subject (for example, a broadcasting station) to apply for a service and receive an MO number from a predetermined company or mobile service provider having the MO number. It also took a long time. In addition, in order to use the MO service, an expensive system such as broadcasting equipment must be provided.

Therefore, it is difficult for non-professional people to be assigned an MO number and to be provided with MO service, and users who want to send a message in a 1: 1 manner using the MO method are not available.

Disclosure of Invention The present invention is to overcome the above-described problems, and assigns a MO number to an individual, and sets the individual user's set-top message to a message including content such as text, audio, or video data using the MO number assigned to the individual. An object of the present invention is to provide a messaging service method that can be transmitted to a box.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a messaging service method that can use contents included in a message transmitted by a mobile communication terminal when a user has only a set-top box.

The messaging service method according to the present invention for achieving the above object and to solve the problems of the prior art, maintaining a relay database comprising the received information associated with the set-top box and the content associated with the received information, through the carrier system, Receiving a message comprising (1) received information associated with a set-top box, and (2) content from a mobile communication terminal, including the content in the relay database in association with the received information contained in the received message. Retrieving content associated with the set-top box from the relay database when a content transmission request is input from the set-top box, and transmitting the retrieved content to the set-top box through a digital cable network. It is done.

Hereinafter, a messaging service method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a messaging service system capable of performing a messaging service method according to the present invention.

The user uses a personal MO number assigned to the user to send a predetermined message (including an SMS or MMS message) from the mobile communication terminal 100 via the mobile operator system 102, the messaging service system 112, or the like. It can be transmitted to the set-top box 120 is connected to the network.

Conventional MO number in the form of "2000 XXX" was used to transmit a message to a service provider that provides a service (traffic broadcast, music broadcast, billboard service, etc.) in a 1: N manner, The personal MO number of the present invention is allocated for each user to transmit a message from the mobile communication terminal 100 to the set-top box 120 in a 1: 1 manner.

Therefore, the personal MO number is generated by using the phone number of the mobile communication terminal 110 so that users can easily recognize the personal MO number assigned to them, and the MO number including the phone number is the phone number. Identification information is further included to indicate that the set-top box 120 should be transmitted, not the mobile communication terminal 100 having the number.

As such, the personal MO number used in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, that is, the reception information for transmitting a message to the set-top box 120 includes a phone number and identification information of the mobile communication terminal 100. For example, when the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal 100 is 011-123-4567, the reception information may be 0111234567 # 12, 12 * 0111234567, or the like.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the personal MO number may include a number corresponding to the English domain name of the set-top box 120. For example, if a user wants to send a message to a set-top box having a domain name of adg.com as a network address, 234, which is the number key corresponding to adg on the keypad of the mobile communication terminal, is the personal MO number of the set-top box. do. In addition, the personal MO number of the set-top box may include 234 # 0 and the like, including 234, which is a number corresponding to an English domain name. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the personal MO number may be used as the existing MMS number.

Hereinafter, a messaging service method according to the present invention will be described, taking as an example a case where a personal MO number includes a phone number and identification information of a mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, a process of transmitting a message including predetermined content (text, audio data or video data) from the mobile communication terminal 100 to the set top box 120 will be described in more detail.

In step S201, the user writes a message to be received by the set-top box 120 using the personal MO number.

That is, the user can compose a message as shown in FIG. The caller number of the message is 011-123-4567, which is the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal 100, and the receiver number is 011-123-4567 # 12, and the contents of the message are attached to "Jiri taken by me ^^ *". Consists of an image. That is, FIG. 3 illustrates a case where a user wants to transmit message content to his set-top box using his mobile communication terminal.

In addition, when the user knows the friend's mobile terminal number, the message content may be transmitted to the friend's set-top box in the same manner. For example, if the friend's mobile terminal number is 017-333-4444, the user writes a message to 017-333-4444 # 12 with the recipient number and sends the message, thereby setting up the friend's set-top instead of the friend's mobile terminal. The content of the message can be sent to the box.

If the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits the created message in step S202, the communication company system 102 receives the message.

The telecommunication company system 102 includes a CDMA, GSM, WCDMA system, etc., and the base station controller (BSC) 106 of the telecommunication company system 102 controls the base station transceiver (BTS) 104 as well as the base station call processing. The BTS 104 is equipped with a wireless transmission and reception equipment to perform communication with the mobile communication terminal 100 under the control of the BSC 106. The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 108 is in charge of connection with other networks by interworking with the exchange function and other MSCs, and in particular, when a message is received from the mobile communication terminal 100, it is transmitted to the messaging service center 110.

That is, the message transmitted by the mobile communication terminal 100 arrives at the messaging service center 110 through the BTS 104, the BSC 106, and the MSC 108.

In step S203 and step S204, the messaging service center 110 identifies the reception information (recipient information in FIG. 3) included in the message, and determines where to send the message.

If it is determined that the message has " received information in a specified format including the telephone number and identification information of the mobile communication terminal ", then the messaging service center 110 sends the message to the messaging service system 112 in step S205. To pass. Thus, the message with received information 011-123-4567 # 12 is delivered to messaging service server 114 of messaging service system 112.

In step S206 the messaging service server 114 stores the forwarded message in the relay database means 116.

On the other hand, messaging service server 114 maintains a matching table that includes the received information and the network address of the set-top box associated with the received information. The matching table may be stored in the relay database means 116. 4 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the relay database means 116. 4 illustrates a case in which an IP address is used as a network address of the set-top box.

The messaging service server 114 stores the message contents (that is, the text data of "Jiri taken by me ^^ *" and the image data of "Jirisan.jpg") contained in the message with the reception information 011-123-4567 # 12. As indicated by reference numeral 401, it is stored in the relay database means 116.

In step S207, the set-top box 120 makes a content transmission request associated with itself through the digital cable network.

In step S208, the message service server 114 retrieves the message contents associated with the set-top box 120 in the relay database means 116 when the content transfer request is input. For example, the message service server 114 may retrieve the message content corresponding to the source IP address included in the content transfer request.

In step S209, the message service server 114 transmits the retrieved message contents to the set-top box 120.

In step S210, the set-top box 120 stores the transmitted message content, that is, the content in a memory, and in step S211, the content of the digital television broadcast receiver connected to the set-top box 120 according to a user's request for playback. The control is performed at 122.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the user knows only a personal MO number for identifying the set-top box, by using the messaging service system according to the present invention, a picture or video taken by a camera embedded in a mobile phone, a directly typed string, By using a satellite broadcasting reception module embedded in a mobile phone, content such as a video received through satellite broadcasting can be transmitted to a set-top box of one's or acquaintance. In addition, the user of the set-top box can be provided with the stored content transmitted to the set-top box.

Embodiments of the present invention described above include a computer readable medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Such computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like may be employed, and may include hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions. The medium may also be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. The program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code executable by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, a messaging service method capable of transmitting a message including content such as text, audio, video data, etc. to an individual user's set-top box using an MO number assigned to each individual is provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, if the user has only a set-top box, there is provided a messaging service method that can use the content contained in the message sent by the mobile communication terminal.

Claims (6)

A messaging service method in a messaging service server, Maintaining a matching table including a network address of a set-top box associated with the received information, the received information including a received information, a telephone number of the mobile communication terminal and identification information; Receiving, via a telecommunications system, a message comprising (1) received information associated with a set-top box, and (2) content from the mobile communication terminal or a mobile communication terminal different from the mobile communication terminal; Storing the content in a relay database means in association with the received information contained in the received message; Retrieving content associated with the set top box from the relay database means when a content transfer request is input from the set top box; And Transmitting the retrieved content to the set-top box through a digital cable network using the network address of the set-top box. Including, The set top box stores the content transmitted from the messaging service server in a memory, and controls the content stored in the memory to be played on a digital television broadcast receiver connected to the set top box according to a user's request for playback. Messaging service method. delete The method of claim 1, And the received information associated with the set top box includes a number corresponding to an English domain name of the set top box. The method of claim 1, And the content is text, audio data or video data. delete A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1, 3, and 4.

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