KR100776031B1 - Method for transmitting message during call and system for same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for transmitting a pre-stored message to a call counterpart when a user inputs a message transmission request signal while talking on a mobile phone. The present invention comprises a mobile phone, a mobile communication switching system, and a service providing server. In the mobile telephone system, a method for transmitting a message to a counterpart while a user is in a call, the method comprising: receiving a predetermined message transmission request signal from a mobile telephone of a user (S10); Transmitting, by the mobile communication switching system, a message transmission request signal to a service providing server (S20); Transmitting a message registered in advance to the mobile communication switching system based on the message transmission request signal received by the service providing server (S30); And transmitting, by the mobile communication exchange system, the registered message to the counterpart's mobile phone (S40).

Description

Method for Forwarding Message While Talking over the Telephone and System Therefor}

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a message during a call to a mobile phone and a system therefor. More particularly, when a user inputs a message transmission request signal during a call to a mobile phone, a message stored in advance is transmitted to the other party on the call. A method and a system therefor.

Due to the development of mobile communication, the majority of people use mobile phones to communicate with each other. Recently, as well as voice communication, video calls are also widely used. Such mobile communication provides not only a call service but also a data transmission service such as a text or a picture.

However, it is not easy to simultaneously use a call service and a data transmission service with one mobile phone. Currently, most telephones do not provide a data transfer service during a call, and when a call is connected while using the data transfer service, the data transfer service is completely stopped and initialized or paused. Even if the data transmission service is available during the call, the user must pause the call with the other party in order to use the data transmission service with the mobile phone.

However, in some cases, it is necessary to use a data transmission service during a call. For example, if a mobile phone user needs to give the other party an account number or call information such as a wedding during a call, the user must provide the information by voice or video call and the other person can obtain information from the voice or video call. Should be stored in other ways, such as handwriting on a notepad. Delivering information through a call is likely to convey false information and requires the user to store it in a different way. Therefore, it is desirable for a user to transfer information using a text or video message, and often send a message using his mobile phone after the call.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to overcome the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for transmitting a message to a counterpart during a call using a mobile phone.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system that allows a user to transmit a message previously stored by the user to the counterpart by simple input without inputting the entire content.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a mobile telephone system consisting of a mobile phone, a mobile communication switching system and a service providing server, a method for transmitting a message to a counterpart while a user is in a call, wherein the mobile communication switching system moves the user. Receiving a predetermined message transmission request signal from a telephone (S10); Transmitting, by the mobile communication switching system, a message transmission request signal to a service providing server (S20); Transmitting a message registered in advance to the mobile communication switching system based on the message transmission request signal received by the service providing server (S30); And transmitting, by the mobile communication exchange system, the registered message to the counterpart's mobile phone (S40).

Step S20 further includes transmitting a signal confirming whether the user has been registered in advance with the service providing server, and step S30 further includes transmitting whether the user has been previously registered with the service providing server. The step S40 may be executed when the user is registered in advance in the service providing server. If the user is not registered in advance in the service providing server, the mobile communication switching system may further include transmitting a message to the mobile phone of the user indicating that the message cannot be sent to the other party.

In operation S40, the mobile telephone exchange system may further include transmitting a message indicating that the message is transmitted to the other party to the user's mobile phone.

The registered message may be registered through an internet network or a mobile communication network.

The message transmission request signal is preferably composed of a message transmission request code and a message identification code for identifying a message registered in advance.

The message further includes a location information message including location information of the user, and in step S30, the service providing server determines whether the received message transmission request signal is a location information transmission request signal for transmitting the location information message, When the message transmission request signal is a location information request signal, the service providing server may further include generating a location information message and transmitting the location information message to the mobile communication switching system. In this case, the message identification code is a code identifying a message registered in advance or a code identifying a location information message.

The present invention also provides a mobile communication switching system for connecting communication between mobile phones; And a service providing server connected to the mobile communication switching system and storing a pre-registered message. When the mobile communication switching system receives a predetermined message transmission request signal from a mobile phone in a call, the service providing server transmits the message to the service providing server. Transmits a message from the service providing server and transmits the message to the other party's mobile phone. The service providing server receives a message transmission request signal from the service providing server and transmits the registered message to the mobile communication switching system. Provides a system for sending messages.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the mobile phone user can transmit a message stored in the service providing server to the other party on the call without interruption of the call with a simple operation during the call.

In addition, the mobile phone user may store his or her own message that is frequently transmitted in advance in the service providing server and transmit the same message to multiple people without the trouble of repeatedly inputting the same message.

In addition, the mobile phone user may store a plurality of messages in the service providing server to transmit a suitable message to the counterpart as necessary.

Then, the mobile phone user can easily send a message indicating the location to the other party.

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

<Send message on call>

1 is a block diagram of a system for transmitting a message during a call according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the mobile phone 10 of the user (or service subscriber), the mobile phone 20 of the other party is connected to the mobile communication network, between the mobile phone 10 of the user and the mobile phone 20 of the other party The telephone call and the connection for the message transmission are carried out by the mobile communication switching system 30. The mobile communication exchange system 30 is connected to a service providing server 40 for storing a message for a message transmission service during a call according to the present invention. The service providing server 40 is connected to the user's computer 50 through the Internet.

The user may access the service providing server 40 by using his mobile phone 20 or by using the computer 50. When using the computer 50, a user may use a web browser, an internet messenger, or the like.

A user who accesses the service providing server 40 may subscribe or terminate the service during a call according to the present invention. When the user connects to the service providing server 40 and subscribes to the service, the service providing server 40 checks whether the user is a valid subscriber to the system of the mobile telephone being used by the user. If it is determined to be an effective subscriber, the service providing server 40 notifies the user of the service subscription approval and notifies the system of the mobile telephone that the user has subscribed to the service.

When the user subscribes to a message transmission service during a call through the above-described process, the user may register or change a message he / she wants in the service providing server 40. There may be a plurality of messages to be registered, and each serial number is assigned to the plurality of messages.

For example, a user can enter a message that can be used as a business card by entering his or her work name, address, a general or mobile phone number, a fax number, an e-mail address, and a message containing his / her account number twice. As such, various messages may be stored in the service providing server 40, such as registering a message inputted with greeting information such as a birthday, a wedding ceremony, a sixtieth birthday, a funeral, etc. as a number three, and registering an image in which a map is drawn as four times.

Next, a method of transmitting a message while a user makes a phone call with the other party will be described with reference to the system configuration diagram of FIG. 1 and the flowchart of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 1, a telephone call between a user's mobile phone 10 and a counterpart's mobile phone 20 is connected and executed by a mobile communication switching system 30.

The user intends to send a message to the other party while talking with the other party using his mobile phone 10. For example, the user and the counterpart are in a call about a money relationship, and the user tries to inform the counterpart of his / her account number.

In this case, the user transmits a message transmission request signal using his mobile phone 10 (step S10). This message transmission request signal is previously promised by the mobile carrier or the service providing server 40. The message transmission request signal includes a code indicating that the message transmission request signal, a user's telephone number, a telephone number of the other party currently busy, and an identification number of the message when the user stores a plurality of messages in the service providing server 40. .

The message transmission request signal is sent by inputting a key promised by the mobile carrier or the service providing server 40 in advance. For example, the message transmission request signal is sent by inputting a key in the order of "## + 'number' + 'Send'". "##" is a key for identifying a message transmission service, "number" is an identification number of a message to be transmitted among a plurality of messages stored in the service providing server 40, and "Send" is a message transmission service identification code and a message identification number. Is a key for transmitting to the mobile communication switching system 30. When the message for the account number is stored in the service providing server 40 as the identification number '2', the user inputs "## 2'Send '" in order in his mobile phone 10.

If the signal received from the user's mobile phone 10 is a message transmission request signal, the mobile communication switching system 30 transmits this message transmission request signal to the service providing server 40 (step S20). In addition, the mobile communication switching system 30 may further transmit a signal for checking whether the user who sent the message transmission request signal is connected to the message providing server 40 in advance and subscribed to a message transmission service during a call. .

When the service providing server 40 receives the message transmission request signal from the mobile communication switching system 30, the service providing server 40 identifies the user from the telephone number information of the user's mobile phone 10, and the user services in advance. The user accesses the provision server 40 and checks whether the user subscribes to a message transmission service during a call. If the user is a subscriber to the message transmission service during the call, the service providing server 40 transmits the message previously stored by the user to the mobile communication switching system 30 (step S30). If the user stores a plurality of messages previously stored and the message identification number is included in the message transmission request signal from the user, the service providing server 40 transmits a message corresponding to the message identification number among the plurality of stored messages. The message transmitted by the service providing server 40 includes the number of the user mobile phone 10 and the number of the counterpart mobile phone 20.

On the other hand, if the user is not a subscriber to the message transmission service during the call, the service providing server 40 transmits the information about this to the mobile communication switching system (30).

When the mobile communication switching system 30 receives the message from the service providing server 40, the mobile communication switching system 30 transmits the message to the mobile telephone 20 of the counterpart (S40). The other party can check the message sent by the user using his mobile phone 20. 3 shows an example of such a message.

When the mobile communication switching system 30 receives the information from the service providing server 40 that the user is not a subscriber to the busy message transmission service, the mobile communication switching system 30 sends a message to the mobile phone 20 of the other party. Do not send. The mobile communication switching system 30 may transmit a message indicating that the message transmission failed because the user does not subscribe to a message transmission service during a call to the user's mobile phone 10. This is to notify the user that the message transmission service is not available when the user tries to use the message transmission service by mistake even though the user does not subscribe to the message transmission service during a call.

<Send location information>

Next, a method of transmitting a message including the location information of the user while the user is talking on the phone with the other party will be described.

The user accesses the service providing server 40 and subscribes to a message transmission service during a call. A user who subscribes to a message transmission service during a call selects a location information transmission service from a detailed service. When the location information transmission service is selected, the user does not need to input a separate message for location information transmission to the service providing server 40.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the telephone call between the user's mobile phone 10 and the other party's mobile phone 20 is connected and executed by the mobile communication switching system 30.

The user intends to send information on his / her location to the other party while talking to the other party using his mobile phone 10. For example, the user and the other party promise to meet each other through a phone call, and the user wants to inform the other party of his current location.

In this case, the user transmits a location information transmission request signal using his mobile phone 10 (step S10). This location transmission request signal is provided as one of the message transmission request signals described above. The location information transmission request signal includes a code indicating that the location information transmission request signal, a user's telephone number, and a telephone number of the other party currently busy.

The location information transmission request signal is sent by inputting a key promised by the mobile carrier or the service providing server 40 in advance. For example, the location information transmission request signal is sent by inputting a key in the order of "## 0 + 'Send'". "##" is a key for identifying a message transmission service, "0" is an identification number indicating a location information transmission service among message information transmission services, and "Send" is a mobile communication exchange of a message transmission service identification code and a message identification number. Key for transmission to the system 30. That is, the message identification number "0" is for the case where the user delivers the location information to the counterpart, and the number other than "0" is for the case where the user delivers the message previously stored to the counterpart.

If the signal received from the user's mobile phone 10 is a message transmission request signal, the mobile communication switching system 30 transmits this message transmission request signal to the service providing server 40 (step S20).

When the service providing server 40 receives the message transmission request signal from the mobile communication switching system 30, the service providing server 40 identifies the user from the telephone number information of the user's mobile phone 10, and the user services in advance. The user accesses the provision server 40 and checks whether the user subscribes to a message transmission service during a call. If the user is a subscriber to the message transmission service during the call, the service providing server 40 determines whether the service requested by the user is a location information transmission service.

If the user selects the location information transmission service of the message transmission service and the user has subscribed to the location information transmission service in advance, the service providing server 40 moves the location of the user mobile phone 10 to the mobile communication switching system 30. Send a signal to request information reading. The mobile communication switching system 30 reads the position of the user mobile telephone 10 based on the signal from each base station and transmits it to the service providing server 40. The service providing server 40 generates a message in which the location of the user mobile phone 10 is read on a map or a message in which the location of the user mobile phone 10 is written in text, and the generated message is converted into a mobile communication exchange system. Transfer to 30. The mobile communication switching system 30 transmits a message including the location information provided by the service providing server 40 to the mobile phone 20 of the other party.

The other party may check the message including the location information transmitted by the user using his mobile phone 20. 4 shows an example of such a message, which is a cellular phone on which a message is displayed that includes a map on which the location of the user cellular phone 10 is displayed.

<Send message when not on call>

On the other hand, while transmitting the message to the other party's mobile phone 20 during the call, it is also possible, of course, to transmit the message when not in a call. In this case, the user has to input the number of the mobile phone 20 to receive the message in addition to the key and the message identification number indicating the message transmission request signal described above in his mobile phone 10.

For example, the message transmission request signal is sent by inputting a key in the order of "## + 'number' + 'phone number' + 'Send'". "##" is a key for identifying a message transmission service, "number" is an identification number of a message to be transmitted among a plurality of messages stored in the service providing server 40, and "telephone number" is a counterpart mobile phone to receive the message ( 20 is a telephone number, and "Send" is a key for transmitting the message transmission service identification code and the message identification number to the mobile communication switching system 30. If the message for the account number is stored in the service providing server 40 as the identification number '2' and the other party's phone number is ○○○-△△△-××××, the user has his mobile phone 10 Enter "## 2 ○○○ △△△ ×××× 'Send' in order.

When the mobile communication switching system 30 identifies that the signal from the user's mobile phone 10 is a message transmission request signal, the mobile communication switching system transmits it to the service providing server 40. The signal transmitted from the mobile communication switching system 30 to the service providing server 40 includes a phone number of the user mobile phone 10 and a phone number of the counterpart mobile phone 20 input by the user. The service providing server 40 transmits a message previously stored by the user based on the message transmission request signal to the mobile communication switching system 30 together with the phone number of the user mobile phone 10 and the phone number of the counterpart mobile phone 20. The mobile communication exchange system 30 transmits the message to the counterpart mobile phone 20.

Although the present invention has been described with respect to a mobile phone, it can also be applied to a landline phone capable of transmitting messages.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-described preferred embodiments, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, all such changes and modifications being attached It is obvious that it belongs to the scope of the claims.

1 is a block diagram of a system for transmitting a message during a call according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a method for transmitting a message during a call in accordance with the present invention;

3 is a view showing an example of a message transmitted in the present invention, and

4 is a view showing another example of a message transmitted in the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

10: user mobile phone

20: the other party's mobile phone

30: mobile communication exchange system

40: service delivery server

50: Your computer

Claims (9)

In a mobile telephone system comprising a mobile telephone, a mobile communication switching system and a service providing server, a method of transmitting a message to a counterpart by a mobile telephone user during a call, the method comprising: Receiving, by the mobile communication switching system, a predetermined message transmission request signal from the user's mobile telephone (S10); Transmitting, by the mobile communication exchange system, the message transmission request signal to the service providing server (S20); Transmitting a message registered in advance to the mobile communication switching system based on the message transmission request signal received by the service providing server (S30); And And transmitting, by the mobile communication switching system, a message received from the service providing server to the mobile phone of the counterpart (S40). The method of claim 1, The step S20 further includes transmitting a signal for confirming whether the user has been registered in advance with the service providing server. The step S30 further includes transmitting whether the user is registered in advance in the service providing server. The step S40 is executed when the user is registered in advance in the service providing server. The method of claim 2, If the user is not registered in advance in the service providing server, the mobile communication switching system further comprises the step of transmitting a message to the mobile phone of the user indicating that the message can not be sent to the other party; How to send a message during a call. The method of claim 1, The step S40, further comprising the step of transmitting a message to the user's mobile phone by the mobile telephone exchange system informing that the message has been sent to the other party. The method of claim 1, The registered message is a method for transmitting a message during a call, characterized in that registered via the Internet or mobile communication network. The method of claim 1, And the message transmission request signal comprises a message transmission request code and a message identification code for identifying the pre-registered message. The method of claim 1, The message further includes a location information message including location information of the user, The step S30, The service providing server determines whether the received message transmission request signal is a location information transmission request signal for transmitting the location information message, and if the message transmission request signal is the location information request signal, the service providing server. Generating the location information message and transmitting the location information message to the mobile communication switching system. The method of claim 7, wherein The location information transmission request signal is composed of a message transmission request code and a message identification code, The message identification code is a code for identifying a message registered in advance, or a code for identifying the location information message. A mobile communication switching system for connecting communication between mobile phones; And And a service providing server connected to the mobile communication switching system and storing a pre-registered message. When the mobile communication exchange system receives a predetermined message transmission request signal from the mobile phone in communication, the mobile communication switching system transmits the message to the service providing server, receives the message from the service providing server, and transmits the message to the other mobile phone in communication. , The service providing server, when receiving a message transmission request signal from the service providing server, the system for transmitting a message during a call, characterized in that for transmitting the registered message to the mobile communication switching system.

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