KR100680493B1 - Device and method for connecting messenger target using local area communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a messenger target connection device and a method using a short-range communication that enables a terminal performing short-range communication to search for a user's preferred target in its communication area and enable one-to-one communication with the retrieved target.

According to the present invention, the terminals performing short-range communication search the surroundings at a time point set by the user in advance, search for a subject satisfying a predetermined messenger subject search condition, and inform the user of the corresponding subject when there is a corresponding subject. One-to-one communication with the retrieved subject may be provided and an opportunity to be registered as friends with each other.

Accordingly, the present invention can be used as another connection service for forming a new interpersonal relationship to terminal users.

Description

Apparatus and method for connecting messenger counterpart by short-range communication}

1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a mobile communication terminal as a messenger target connection device according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a messenger to a person using near field communication according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100: wireless transceiver 102: control unit

104: telephone call unit 106: key input unit

108: memory 110: display unit

112: short-range communication module 114: search module

116: search condition storage unit 118: search point storage unit

120: handset 122: handset

The present invention relates to a messenger target connection device and a method using a short-range communication that enables a terminal performing short-range communication to search for a user's preferred target in its communication area and enable one-to-one communication with the retrieved target.

With the development of communication technology, various near field communication technologies for wireless communication in the near field have been developed. Bluetooth is known as one of near field communication technologies. The Bluetooth has been continuously developed since version 1.0 was released as an official standard in July 1999. The maximum data rate is 1Mbps (the effective transmission rate considering packet headers is 433.9kbps in both directions and 723.2kbps in one direction). And the other direction is 57.6 kbps), and the transmission distance is within about 10 m when the transmission power is 1 mW, and the maximum transmission power is defined as 100 mW.

In addition, Bluetooth sets 79 channels with a bandwidth of 1MHz in 2.4000∼2.4835㎓ ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) band that users can use without a license, and uses frequency hopping spread spectrum to about 1600 per second. Transmit data by changing channel about one time. As Bluetooth communication uses a frequency hopping method, data can be accurately transmitted even in a noisy wireless environment, and frequency interference is avoided by transmitting and receiving a predetermined packet and hoping at a frequency of a new channel. Therefore, Bluetooth communication hops faster than other systems operating in the same frequency band and can transmit data more stably using shorter packets.

In addition to the above-mentioned Bluetooth, various short-range communication technologies are known, including Zigbee, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), and wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

Fundamentally, short-range communication is intended to replace wired wireless, and the field of short-range communication is very wide, and it is expected that the field of use will continue to be expanded.

As these short-range communication technologies are installed in the terminal, the terminals can perform short-distance communication with each other and make phone calls, as well as various instant messages such as message exchange, data transmission, and games, without passing through a base station to which charges are charged. Messenger function can be performed.

Accordingly, in order to perform short-range communication, when terminals are registered as friends with each other and registered as friends within the available range of short-range communication, there is a function of automatically connecting each other, such as a function of automatically connecting each other. Function implementation is needed additionally.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is a messenger target connection device using short-range communication that enables users to search for and connect to a terminal of their preferred target by using a terminal as part of a new connection service support between terminals performing short-range communication. To provide a method.

In order to achieve the above object, a messenger target connection device using short-range communication according to the present invention includes a search condition storage unit for storing a messenger target search condition set by a user; A near field communication module for communicating with terminals existing within its near field communication area; And obtaining user disclosure information of the terminals by operating the near field communication module, and searching for a terminal storing user disclosure information in which the search condition stored in the search condition storage unit and a predetermined number or more of the item values match each other. module; And a controller configured to perform communication with the terminal searched by the search module through the short range communication module.

The instant messaging device connection device further includes a search point storage unit for storing a messenger target search time set by the user, wherein the search module is configured to search for a messenger target search point stored in the search point storage unit. Characterized in performing the operation.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method for connecting a messenger using short range communication includes: searching, by a first terminal, a second terminal existing in a communication area thereof, and obtaining information stored as user disclosure information in the second terminal; Comparing, by the first terminal, the obtained user disclosure information of the second terminal with a messenger subject search condition set by a user; And connecting with the second terminal and performing communication when the item value matches a predetermined number or more as a result of the comparison.

In this case, the user public information acquisition of the second terminal may be obtained through service search for the second terminal.

The searching of the second terminal by the first terminal may be performed at a time point requested by the user or automatically at a predetermined time interval for a period designated by the user.

In the method for connecting a messenger target according to the present invention, if the searched user information of the second terminal matches the messenger search condition with a predetermined number or more of item values, the first terminal indicates that the messenger is sent to the user. And informing the user of the search through a predetermined method. The method of notifying the user that the messenger is searched to the user may include: outputting a preset sound effect through a speaker, generating vibration through a vibration motor, And it is characterized in that any one of the user-selected method of flashing light of the lamp.

The communication with the searched second terminal may be performed when a user's connection request for the second terminal is input.

In the present invention, the messenger subject search condition is composed of items such as sex, place of birth, place of work, blood type, height, religion, occupation, style, hobby, and specialty of the messenger subject, and includes at least one or more item values for the messenger subjects. Characterized in that the input from the user is formed.

On the other hand, when a plurality of second terminals that match a messenger subject search condition and a predetermined number or more of item values are searched, the first terminal forms a list in order of the number of matching items and informs the user. Is characterized in that for displaying the information of the plurality of second terminal users.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication terminal as a messenger target connection device according to the present invention, wherein the wireless transceiver 100 communicates with a base station through an antenna and wirelessly transmits and receives voice and text data and control data. .

The telephone call unit 104 converts the voice data received from the wireless transceiver 100 into an audible sound and outputs it through the handset 120, and converts the voice signal received from the talker 122 into voice data to transmit and receive the wireless data. Output through 100 enables phone call.

The key input unit 106 includes a plurality of keys for inputting numeric and text information and function keys for performing various operations and short-range communication functions of the mobile communication terminal.

The memory 108 stores programs for controlling a general operation of the mobile communication terminal and programs for performing a communication function between the mobile communication terminals through short-range communication. In addition, the memory 108 stores predetermined data generated while the program is executed.

In addition, the memory 108 stores the address of the short-range module included in the terminal and a service record for the messenger target searching service required for carrying out the present invention. Here, the service record for the messenger target searching service includes not only information related to the messenger target searching service attribute provided by the terminal but also public information of the terminal user. The public information of the terminal user is set to disclose the information to all communication terminals when the user stores his personal information. In order to carry out the present invention, the user has his / her gender, place of birth, place of residence, working place, blood type, and smoking status. Information of items such as, keys, religions, occupations, styles, hobbies, specialties, etc. are set as the user's public information and stored.

The search condition storage unit 116 stores a messenger subject search condition input by the user through the key input unit, and the stored messenger subject search conditions have the same items as the public information items of the user. And receiving information about at least one item from a user and combining the received values. That is, the search condition for messenger subjects is a combination of receiving at least one or more information from the user about the gender, place of birth, place of residence, place of work, blood type, smoking status, height, religion, occupation, style, hobby specialty, etc. It means that it is formed by.

The short range communication module 112 may perform short range communication between terminals and transmit and receive data. The short range communication module may be a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee module, a UWB (Ultra Wide Band) module, or a wireless local area network. ) Module and the like.

The search point storage unit 118 receives and stores a messenger target search time from the user through the key input unit 106 as to when the short-range module 112 performs communication while searching for a messenger target in the communication area. . Here, the search time of the messenger target according to the present invention may be arbitrarily designated so that the search time of the messenger subject may be manually performed at the time of the request of the user or automatically performed at a predetermined time interval for a predetermined period designated by the user.

The display unit 110 displays various display data generated while the mobile communication terminal performs a telephone call or near field communication.

The controller 102 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, the control unit controls the wireless transceiver 100 and the telephone call unit 104 according to an operation command of the key input unit 106 so that the user can perform a telephone call, and the mobile communication terminals can perform short-range communication with each other. Control to perform near field communication through the module 112. The information obtained through the telephone call and the short-range communication is stored in the memory 108.

The control unit 102 operates the short range communication module 112 when the current state becomes a search point for a messenger target stored in the search point storage unit 118 so that the short range communication module 112 exists in its communication area. Search for terminals to obtain the communication module address of the searched terminals and the public information of the terminal user, and the search conditions stored in the search condition storage unit 116 and the predetermined number of items coincide with each other through the obtained information. It is configured to include a search module 114 for checking whether or not the terminal with the user public information.

Thus, the control unit 102 searches for a terminal of a person who meets the search condition input by the user to some extent and enables communication with the searched subject according to the user's selection.

On the other hand, the messenger target connection device according to the present invention is configured to include a search module 114 to perform the above functions in the control unit 102, the search module 114 is provided separately from the control unit 102 messenger target It can be configured to perform a search.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a messenger object using short-range communication according to the present invention, in which the first terminal configured as shown in FIG. 1 receives a user's messenger target search service execution command through a key input unit 106. First, a request is made to a user to designate a time to perform a messenger subject search, and accordingly, a messenger subject search time is set based on information input by the user (202). The user may set the terminal to perform a messenger subject search manually when the user's request is input through the step of setting such a search time point, or to automatically perform the messenger subject search at a predetermined interval for a predetermined search period.

When the above-mentioned messenger target search time is set (204), the first terminal checks whether the current state satisfies the preset messenger target search time and reaches a time when the messenger target search is performed. The module 112 searches for the second terminal present in the communication area (206, 208).

If there is a searched second terminal, the address of the short-range communication module 112 of the searched second terminal and the service search for the second terminal are performed to obtain user disclosure information stored in the second terminal. After that, it is stored in the memory 108 (210, 212).

In this case, the service search refers to searching for a service that can be provided by each terminal between the first terminal and the short-range module provided in the second terminal through a predetermined protocol. it means. The schedule protocol may be an example of a service discovery protocol (SDP) in Bluetooth technology.

In the present invention, the service record for the messenger target search service includes information on items such as gender, birth date, place of residence, place of work, blood type, smoking status, height, religion, occupation, style, hobby, and specialty of the user. The information is set and stored as information, so that the first terminal can obtain public information about the above items of the second terminal user.

When the user disclosure information of the second terminal is obtained, the first terminal compares the previously stored messenger search condition with the obtained user disclosure information of the second terminal (214). Here, the messenger subject search condition previously stored in the first terminal is formed by receiving information about a preferred subject from the user through the key input unit 106 and combining them. The messenger subject search condition is a public information item of the user. It is configured to have the same items as those characterized in that the combination of the values corresponding to at least one or more of the items.

Accordingly, when the first terminal compares the obtained public information of the second terminal user with the messenger target search condition, when there is no second terminal having a value equal to or greater than a predetermined number of items, the first terminal search service for the messenger of the user is performed. By checking whether or not a stop command is input (232), if no service stop command is input, the process returns to step 206 again to check whether the current state satisfies the preset messenger target search time. At that point, the search for the target person of the messenger is repeated.

On the other hand, if there is a second terminal found as a messenger subject, the user is notified that the messenger subject has been found (218). The method of notifying the user that the messenger target has been searched is a method of outputting a preset sound effect through a speaker provided in the terminal, a method of vibrating the terminal by driving the vibration motor of the terminal, a method of turning on the LED of the terminal, and the like. It may be provided in various forms, and the notification method may be set to any one of the above methods according to a user's selection.

As described above, when the second terminal searched for the messenger is present in the communication area of the first terminal, the first terminal notifies the user through a notification method set in advance by the user (218), and the number of searched second terminals is one. In this case, when a user's connection request is input, an attempt is made to connect to the corresponding terminal by using the short-range module address of the second terminal stored in the memory 108 (220, 222, 224), and the second terminal receiving the connection request is accepted. When receiving a signal, the first terminal may be connected to the second terminal to perform one-to-one communication.

Meanwhile, when the first terminal has a plurality of second terminals searched as messenger targets in the communication area, the number of items for which the user disclosure information of the plurality of second terminals matches the messenger target search condition is higher in order. The list is formed according to the display, and the formed list is displayed on the display unit 110 (220 and 226). Here, the public information of the plurality of second terminal users is displayed on the list of the plurality of second terminals searched as messenger targets, so that the user can look up the information of the searched messenger subjects, and the user inputs a connection request. The second terminal attempts to connect using the short range module address of the corresponding terminal (230). When receiving the accept signal from the second terminal that has received the connection request, the first terminal is connected to the second terminal and performs one-to-one communication.

The search for the messenger subject is performed at the messenger subject search time set by the user in advance (232) until the messenger subject search service stop command of the user is input through the key input unit 106.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

According to the present invention, a neighbor is searched between terminals performing short-range communication to search for a target person preferred by the user and notify the user when the target person exists. Therefore, the user stores the information on the terminal as a search condition of a messenger subject who wants to find information about new friends who have the same ideal type or interests, and communicates with each other that meets the search condition and registers as a friend. You will be offered the opportunity to

In addition, the user can arbitrarily set the search point of the target person to be searched for in the terminal, so that the terminal can perform the target search automatically either manually or at predetermined time intervals when the user requests the search. have.

Accordingly, the present invention can be provided as another connection service for forming a new interpersonal relationship using the short-range communication to the terminal users.

Claims (11)

A search condition storage unit which stores a messenger subject search condition set by the user; A near field communication module for communicating with terminals existing within its near field communication area; And A search module for acquiring user disclosure information of the terminals by operating the short range communication module and searching for a terminal storing user disclosure information that matches a search condition stored in the search condition storage unit with a predetermined number or more of item values ; And And a controller configured to perform communication with the terminal searched by the search module through the short range communication module. The method of claim 1, And a search point storage unit for storing a search point of a messenger target person set by the user. And the search module performs the operation at the time of searching for a messenger subject stored in the search point storage unit. Obtaining, by the first terminal, information stored as user disclosure information in the second terminal by searching for a second terminal existing in its communication area; Comparing, by the first terminal, the obtained user disclosure information of the second terminal with a messenger subject search condition set by a user; And And connecting with the second terminal and performing communication when the item values match a predetermined number or more as a result of the comparison. The method of claim 3, wherein And obtaining user disclosure information of the second terminal through a service search for the second terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein Searching for the second terminal by the first terminal is performed at the time of the user's request or automatically performed at a predetermined time interval for a period specified by the user. The method of claim 3, wherein As a result of the comparison, when the searched user information of the second terminal matches the messenger target search condition with a predetermined number or more of item values, the first terminal informs the user through a predetermined method that the messenger target has been searched. Method of connecting a messenger target using the short-range communication, characterized in that further comprises a. The method of claim 6, The method of notifying the user that the messenger is searched for by the first terminal is one of a method selected by a user among a preset sound effect output through a speaker, vibration generation through a vibration motor, and a flashing light of a lamp. Method of connecting messenger target using communication. The method of claim 3, wherein And communicating with the searched second terminal is performed when a user's connection request for the second terminal is input. The method of claim 3, wherein When the plurality of second terminals that match a messenger target search condition and a predetermined number or more of item values are searched, the first terminal forms a list in order of the number of matching items and informs the user. Method of connecting messenger target using The method of claim 9, And displaying information on the plurality of second terminal users in the searched list of the plurality of second terminals. The method of claim 3, wherein The messenger subject search condition is composed of items such as gender, place of birth, place of work, blood type, height, religion, occupation, style, hobby, and specialty of the messenger subject, and inputs at least one item value of the messenger subject from the user. Messenger target connection method using a short-range communication, characterized in that formed by receiving.

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