KR101942338B1 - Apparatus and method for transmitting intergrated message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated message service, and more particularly, to an integrated message transmission method capable of efficiently transmitting a message through a unified messaging service or a text messaging service depending on whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, .
To this end, the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether or not the unified messaging service is supported by the first client module supporting the integrated message transmission / reception, the second client module supporting the transmission / reception of the text message, And a control module for selectively controlling the first client module or the second client module to transmit the message to the called terminal according to the result.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INTERGRATED MESSAGE [0002]

The present invention relates to an integrated message service, and more particularly, to an integrated message transmission method capable of efficiently transmitting a message through a unified messaging service or a text messaging service depending on whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, .

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] With the recent rapid development of wired / wireless communication technology, various technologies for delivering messages between users have been provided. Representative message delivery technologies include email and text messaging services for mobile phones, and instant messenger services. Here, the message transmitted using the e-mail or text messaging service can not be confirmed until the other party opens the message, and the other party checks the contents of the message and sends a reply to the message. On the other hand, instant messenger service is a service that can instantly send and receive messages to users who are online, and is widely used in everyday life because it can exchange messages conveniently in real time.

Particularly in the mobile communication field, IM (Instant Messaging) service based on IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) has recently been developed and provided. The IM service is provided by the mobile communication terminal company by converting the instant messenger used in the existing personal computer to the mobile. In addition, the IM service is provided so that any user who uses the mobile communication terminal can exchange a conversation in real time. Since the IM service is designed to operate based on the IMS, it is basically possible in a mobile communication terminal supporting the IMS, and it is possible that the user is subscribed to the instant messenger service.

That is, the user terminal using the messaging service can be classified into the following two types. One is a terminal that can use IM service through a platform-based application, and the other is a terminal that does not have such a platform, or a platform is installed, the corresponding application is not installed, or a service is not registered. It is a terminal capable of only a text message service. In the former case, it is possible to exchange messages through an IM service with an IMS supporting terminal through a platform-based application. In the latter case, since the IM service is not supported, messages transmitted through an IM service can not be viewed from an IMS supporting terminal. Therefore, it is inconvenient for the calling side to check whether the called terminal can use the IM service, to use the IM service through the platform-based application or to use a text message such as SMS / MMS depending on whether or not the IM service is available.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an integrated message transmission method capable of efficiently transmitting a message through a unified messaging service or a text messaging service depending on whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, and a user terminal for the same .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal comprising: a first client module supporting an integrated message transmission / reception; A second client module for supporting transmission and reception of a text message; And a control module for determining whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service and controlling the message to be transmitted to the called terminal through any one of the first client module and the second client module according to the determination result, .

In this case, after the control module transmits a reception confirmation request message to the called terminal to determine whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, if the response message corresponding to the request message is not received from the called terminal , The called terminal determines that the unified messaging service can not be supported and controls the message to be transmitted through the second client module.

In addition, when the control module receives a response message corresponding to the request message from the destination terminal after transmitting a reception confirmation request message to the destination terminal to determine whether the destination terminal supports the integrated messaging service, It is possible to control the message to be transmitted through the first client module.

In addition, the control module transmits a registration information request message to the presence server to determine whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, and then receives a response message indicating that the called terminal is unable to support the unified messaging service from the presence server The second client module can control the message to be transmitted through the second client module.

In addition, the control module transmits a registration information request message to the presence server to determine whether the called terminal supports the integrated messaging service, and then transmits a response message to the presence server, , It is possible to control the message to be transmitted through the first client module.

If it is determined that the called terminal can not support the Unified Messaging service, the control module calls the second client module through an API (Application Programming Interface) that can be interlocked with the first client module, You can control the message to be sent through the module.

In addition, the control module can determine whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, and control the predefined identification code corresponding to the determination result to be displayed together with the identification information of the called terminal.

In addition, the control module may determine whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service when a selection input to the called terminal from the user is sensed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an integrated message transmission method including: sensing a selection input from a user to a called terminal; Determining whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service; If the called terminal supports the unified messaging service as a result of the determination, the terminal transmits a message to the called terminal through the first client module supporting the integrated message transmission or reception. If the called terminal does not support the unified messaging service, And transmitting a message to the called terminal through a second client module supporting transmission and reception of a text message.

At this time, the determining step may include: transmitting a reception confirmation request message to the called terminal; And determining whether a response message to the acknowledgment request message is received from the called terminal.

The determining step may include: transmitting a registration information request message to a presence server that stores registration information on whether or not the unified messaging service is supported by the called terminal; Receiving a response message for the registration information request message from the presence server; And confirming the response message.

If the called terminal supports the unified messaging service after the determining step, the step of providing and displaying an identification code informing that the called terminal supports the unified messaging service .

Further, the present invention can provide a computer readable recording medium on which a program for executing the above-mentioned integrated message transmission method is recorded.

According to the integrated messaging service method and the user terminal for the integrated messaging service method of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether the integrated messaging service of the called terminal itself is used when a message is transmitted from the user terminal. Specifically, the user terminal can determine whether to use the unified messaging service of the called terminal according to the result of the reception of the acknowledgment response message and the analysis result of the registration information response message. According to whether the user terminal uses the integrated message service, the message contents created by the user can be selectively transmitted by using the integrated message or the text message. As a result, the user can reliably receive the integrated message, There is an excellent effect that a message can be transmitted to the called terminal.

In addition, the present invention provides an additional server for interworking a unified messaging service and a text messaging service by transmitting a message through a unified messaging service or an SMS / MMS, So that the communication load and the investment cost in the message transmission system can be minimized.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a data flow diagram for explaining a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a data flow chart for explaining a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a data flow chart for explaining a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a data flow diagram illustrating a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated message transmission method in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated message transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a method for displaying whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service in the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

In the following description, the "unified messaging service" refers to a service that allows a user terminal to perform voice communication and message exchange in one application. For example, according to a unified messaging service, a user terminal can send and receive a message during a voice call in one application. At this point, the Unified Messaging service may be provided in accordance with Rich Communication Suite (RCS) technology. In this unified messaging service, the text message can be transmitted via a packet-based IM service.

The "text messaging service" means a service for exchanging text messages between user terminals through a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) / Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) of a mobile communication system.

Hereinafter, a message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a message transmission system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of user terminals 110, a unified messaging server 120, and a text messaging server 130.

More specifically, first, a plurality of user terminals 110 can send and receive messages to each other through the message transmission system 100. In particular, the user terminal 110 of the present invention can transmit and receive a text message with one or more terminals through a text messaging server 130 supporting a text messaging service. And at least some of the user terminals 110 may send and receive unified messages through the unified messaging server 120. [ That is, some of the plurality of user terminals 110 send and receive the unified message through the unified messaging server 120, and can transmit and receive the text message through the text messaging server 130.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a plurality of user terminals 110 are classified into an unified messaging service and a text messaging terminal depending on whether the text messaging service is supported or not.

That is, as shown in the figure, the first user terminal and the second user terminal indicated by 111 are unified messaging terminals 111 capable of supporting a unified messaging service, Both services and unified messaging services are supported.

On the other hand, the third user terminal and the fourth user terminal indicated by 113 indicate the text messaging terminal 113 which can support the text messaging service but can not support the unified messaging service.

The plurality of user terminals 110 may be configured to include a unified messaging client module supporting a unified messaging service and a text messaging client module supporting a text messaging service. Depending on whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, The client module or the text messaging module supporting the text messaging service may be selectively used to transmit the message to the called terminal.

The unified messaging server 120 serves to provide a unified messaging service to a plurality of user terminals 110. In other words, the unified messaging server 120 provides the unified messaging service to the user terminals 110 and supports the transmission and reception of unified messages.

In addition, the unified messaging server 120 may support voice calls of the user terminals 110. In this way, while the unified messaging server 120 supports the voice communication of the unified messaging terminals 111, it supports the transmission and reception of the unified message. The unified messaging server 120 may be implemented based on the IMS, and may include a call session control function (CSCF) and an IM server (IM server).

The text messaging server 130 provides a text messaging service to a plurality of user terminals 110 and supports transmission and reception of text messages.

The text messaging server 130 can also receive the text message from the text messaging terminal 113 and transmit it to the unified messaging terminal 111. [ The text messaging server 130 may include at least one of a short messaging service center (SMSC) or a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC), for example.

In addition, the message transmission system 100 of the present embodiment may further include a presence server 140. Presence server 140 may store and manage status information for user terminal 110. In particular, the presence server 140 of the present invention may store information on whether or not at least some of the user terminals 110 support the unified messaging service, 111). ≪ / RTI >

Although the presence server 140 is an apparatus independent of the unified messaging server 120 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. The presence server 140 may exist as a component in the unified messaging server 120 It is possible.

The plurality of user terminals 110, the unified messaging server 1120, the text messaging server 130 and the presence server 140 transmit and receive related information through a communication network (not shown) ) Can be used in various types of communication networks.

For example, a wireless communication method such as WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA or Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL) , Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable (HFC), Fiber to the Curb (FTTC), and Fiber To The Home (FTTH).

In addition to the above-described communication methods, other widely known or later-developed communication methods may be included.

Hereinafter, a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is a data flow diagram for explaining a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the message transmission system 100 of the present embodiment, a user terminal includes a calling terminal 210 for sending a message and a called terminal 220 for receiving a message. In an embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that both the calling terminal 210 and the called terminal 220 are terminals capable of supporting a unified messaging service.

The calling terminal 210 and the called terminal 220 for this purpose may be configured to include the unified messaging client modules 211 and 221 for the unified messaging service and the text messaging client modules 213 and 223 for the text messaging service .

First, the calling terminal 210 transmits an acknowledgment request message to the called terminal 220 for unified messaging (231). More precisely, the reception confirmation request message is transmitted to the unified messaging server 120 through the unified messaging client module 211 of the calling terminal 210 and is transmitted to the called terminal 220 (233).

Thereafter, the unified messaging client module 221 of the destination terminal 220 receives the acknowledgment request message, and the destination terminal 220 transmits an acknowledgment response message thereto via the unified messaging client module 221 to the unified messaging server 120 to the unified messaging server 120, and the unified messaging server 120 transmits an acknowledgment response message received from the called terminal 220 to the calling terminal 210.

Next, when a reception acknowledgment message is received from the reception terminal 220, the transmission terminal 210 transmits the integrated message to the reception terminal 220. [ In other words, when the reception acknowledgment message is received from the receiver terminal 220, the calling terminal 210 can confirm that the receiver terminal 220 supports the unified messaging service.

After the confirmation, if the integrated messaging service is supported, the integration message is transmitted to the called terminal 220 via the unified messaging server 120 through the unified messaging client module 211 of the calling terminal 210 (239 to 241 ).

Hereinafter, a message transmission / reception method in the message transmission system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a data flow chart for explaining a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the message transmission system 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, a user terminal includes a calling terminal 310 for transmitting a message and a called terminal 320 for receiving a message.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the calling terminal 310 is a terminal capable of supporting a unified messaging service, and the calling terminal 320 is a terminal capable of supporting a text messaging service.

The calling terminal 310 may include a unified messaging client module 311 and a text messaging client module 313 for a text messaging service. The calling terminal 310 may be a terminal capable of supporting a unified messaging service, And a text messaging client module 323 for a text messaging service.

First, the unified messaging client module 311 of the calling terminal 310 first transmits the unified message to the called terminal 320 by requesting the unified messaging server 120 to the called terminal 320, And transmits a request message.

However, the called terminal 320 is a terminal that does not have a unified messaging client for supporting the integrated messaging service, and can not support the integrated messaging service. Therefore, it is impossible to receive the acknowledgment request message transmitted through the unified messaging server 120 because it is not associated with the unified messaging server 120. [

Accordingly, when the response message to the reception confirmation request message is not received from the receiver terminal 320, the calling terminal 310 determines that the receiver terminal 320 is a terminal incapable of supporting the unified messaging service, 311) and the text messaging client module (313).

Thereafter, the calling terminal 310 transmits a text message to the called terminal 320 using the text messaging client module 313 (339) since the calling terminal 320 can not support the unified messaging service.

At this time, a text message may be transmitted to the destination terminal 320 via the text messaging server 130, and a text message may be received by the text messaging client module 323 of the destination terminal 320.

As described above, in the message transmission / reception method in the message transmission system according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the calling terminal transmitting the integrated message to the counterpart terminal first transmits a reception confirmation request message to the called terminal, And a configuration for confirming whether the called terminal is capable of supporting the unified messaging service according to whether or not the response message is received.

However, the called terminal can register information on the presence server, which is a terminal capable of supporting the integrated messaging service, and the calling terminal can confirm whether the called terminal supports the service through the presence server.

This will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

Hereinafter, a message transmission / reception method in the message transmission system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 is a data flow chart for explaining a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in a message transmission system 100 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, a user terminal includes a calling terminal 410 for transmitting a message and a called terminal 420 for receiving a message.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the calling terminal 410 and the called terminal 420 are terminals capable of supporting the unified messaging service. For this purpose, the calling terminal 410 and the called terminal 420 are configured to include the unified messaging client modules 411 and 421 for supporting the unified messaging service and the text messaging client modules 413 and 423 for supporting the text messaging service .

In the third embodiment of the present invention, a message transmission / reception method in a case where the receiving terminal 420 first registers whether or not the use of the unified messaging service is registered in the press server 140 will be described.

That is, the subscriber terminal 410 registers the unified messaging service subscription information, which is a terminal capable of supporting the unified messaging service, to the presence server 140 through the unified messaging client module 421 of the receiving terminal 410 (431). At this time, identification information (e.g., telephone number, terminal number, etc.) of the destination terminal 410 is included together with the service subscription information.

When the presence server 140 receives the registration information request message from the originating terminal 410 to the calling terminal 420 in step 433, the presence server 140 generates a response message to the calling terminal 410 and transmits the response message to the calling terminal 410 .

The presence server 140 may transmit the registration information request message including the identification information of the called terminal 420 to the presence server 140. The presence server 140 may identify the calling terminal 420 included in the registration information request message Information on the service subscription information of the called terminal 420 is confirmed. Then, the called terminal 420 generates a response message including the unified messaging service subscription information, and transmits the response message to the calling terminal 410.

The unified messaging client module 411 of the calling terminal 410 receives the response message and checks the response message. If the called terminal 420 is confirmed as a terminal capable of supporting the unified messaging service, (235), and the unified messaging server 120 receiving the message transmits the unified message to the called terminal 420 (237).

5 is a data flow diagram illustrating a message transmission / reception method in a message transmission system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in a message transmission system 100 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, a user terminal includes a calling terminal 510 for sending a message and a called terminal 520 for receiving a message.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the calling terminal 510 is a terminal capable of supporting a unified messaging service and the called terminal 520 is a terminal capable of supporting a text messaging service. The calling terminal 510 may be configured to include a unified messaging client module 511 for supporting a unified messaging service and a text messaging client module 513 for supporting a text messaging service. And a text messaging client module 523 for messaging service support.

First, the calling terminal 510 transmits a registration information request message to the presence server 520 through the unified messaging client module 511 (531).

At this time, the presence server 140 transmits the identification information of the called terminal 520 to the presence server 140, and the presence server 140 receives the service of the called terminal 520 using the identification information of the called terminal 520 And confirms the subscription information.

If it is determined that the called terminal 520 is not a terminal registered in the unified messaging service, the presence server 140 generates a response message and transmits the response message to the calling terminal 510.

The calling terminal 510 receives the text message and transmits the text message through the text messaging server 130 instead of the integrated message because the called terminal 520 can not support the unified messaging service (535 to 537)

As described above, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the presence server 140 stores information on whether or not each user terminal supports the unified messaging service in advance, the presence server 140 provides the information to any one of the user terminals, The UE can confirm whether or not the other party's terminal to which the message is to be transmitted supports the unified messaging service before transmitting the message.

As described above, the integrated messaging or text message is selectively transmitted depending on whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the main configuration of the user terminal supporting the above-described operation will be described in more detail.

6 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, the user terminal illustrated in FIG. 6 includes a calling terminal 210 of FIG. 2, a calling terminal 310 of FIG. 3, a calling terminal 310 of FIG. 4, The originating terminal 510 and the calling terminal 510 of FIG. 5, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the configuration and operation method of the calling terminal and the called terminal may be the same .

1 and 6, a user terminal 600 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention supports at least one of a unified messaging service and a text messaging service. The user terminal 600 includes a communication unit 610, a storage unit 620, A control unit 630, an audio processing unit 640, a display unit 650, and an input unit 660.

First, the communication unit 610 can communicate with one or more of the counterpart terminals, the presence server 140, the unified messaging server 120, and the text messaging server 130 through a communication network (not shown). In particular, the communication unit 610 of the present invention can transmit a reception confirmation request message to the counterpart terminal, receive a response message from the counterpart terminal, and receive the response message from the counterpart terminal through the unified messaging server 120 or the text messaging server 130, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

In addition, the communication unit 610 may request the presence server 140 to inquire information about whether or not the other party's terminal supports the integrated message service, and may receive a response message to the presence server.

The storage unit 620 stores various data generated during execution of the application program, including an application program required for the functional operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the storage unit 620 of the present invention may store a message input by a user or permanently or temporarily store a message received from a counterpart terminal.

The storage unit 620 may include a program area and a data area. The program area stores related information for operating the user terminal 600 such as an operating system (OS) for booting the user terminal 600. The data area includes a region where data generated according to the use of the user terminal 600 is stored A message input by a user, a message received from a counterpart terminal, and the like. The storage unit 620 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM, a ROM ROM), and the like.

The control unit 630 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 600. The control unit 630 includes an operating system (OS) and a process unit for driving each configuration, Processing Unit).

In particular, the controller 630 according to the embodiment of the present invention can control the entire process of transmitting a message input by the user to the counterpart terminal through any one of a unified messaging service and a text messaging service. At this time, after confirming whether or not the counterpart terminal supports the unified messaging service before transmitting the message, the message is transmitted through either the unified message or the text message. To this end, the control unit 630 includes a unified messaging client module 631 for supporting the transmission and reception of messages in the unified messaging service system, a text messaging client module 633 for supporting the transmission and reception of messages in the text messaging service system, And a control module 635 for controlling the message to be transmitted using either the unified messaging service or the text messaging service mode depending on whether the message is transmitted or not.

More specifically, the control module 635 controls the operation of the control unit 630 in response to a request from the user. When the selection input to the called terminal is detected, And transmits the acknowledgment request message to the unified messaging client module 631. [ Thereafter, when a response message for the reception confirmation request message is received from the called terminal, the control module 635 determines that the called terminal is a terminal capable of supporting the integrated messaging service.

Then, the control module 635 transmits a message to the called terminal through the unified messaging client module 631. At this time, the unified messaging client module 631 controls the unified messaging client program, that is, Messaging service application to a destination terminal.

On the other hand, if the response message for the acknowledgment request message is not received from the called terminal, the control module 635 determines that the called terminal is a terminal incapable of supporting the unified messaging service.

At this time, if the response message to the acknowledgment request message is not received within a predetermined time, for example, within 10 seconds, the called terminal can determine that the terminal can not support the unified messaging service.

The control module 635 controls the text messaging client module 633 to be called through an API (Application Programming Interface) that can be interlocked with the unified messaging client module 631, .

In other words, when a user inputs a message through a unified messaging client program, for example, an IM service application, which the unified messaging client module 631 performs control, the message is transmitted to the called terminal via SMS / MMS text messaging, The called terminal receives a message in the form of a text message such as SMS / MMS. In addition, an application capable of automatically transmitting a text message such as SMS / MMS is executed before transmitting a message input through the IM service application, and a message input through the IM service application transmits the text message And the user can transmit a message to the destination terminal by selectively inputting a transmission button or the like to an application capable of transmitting the text message.

Further, it is possible to control the user to display a predetermined message through the IM service application, for example, "the other party is not a user who can currently use the unified messaging service. The user who has confirmed this can terminate the IM service application, execute an application (e.g., SMS / MMS application) capable of transmitting a text message, input a message, and transmit the message to the called terminal.

In addition, the control module 635 may display whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service through the display unit 650, which will be described later, according to the determination result. That is, an identification code indicating that the called terminal supports the unified messaging service can be given near the identification information (for example, telephone number) of the called terminal and displayed together with the identification information of the called terminal.

Accordingly, the user terminal 600 can easily confirm whether or not the other terminal, to which the message terminal 600 is to transmit the message, supports the unified messaging service. If the message is to be transmitted, It is possible to select whether to transmit the message by messaging service method.

The control module 635 of the user terminal 600 transmits a reception confirmation request message to the called terminal when a selection input to the called terminal is detected. Here, the selection input for the called terminal is accessed by the user by accessing a menu such as a phone book or the like stored in the user terminal 600 to transmit a message to select the identification information (e.g., telephone number) of the called terminal , It can transmit a reception confirmation request message collectively to all the user terminals previously stored in the phone book at the moment of approaching the phone book.

In addition, when the identification information of the called terminal is selected or input (e.g., an SMS message or an MMS application) is executed while another application supporting the unified messaging service (e.g., an IM service application) or a separate application supporting the text messaging service It may transmit the acknowledgment request message to the called terminal.

Here, the process of transmitting the acknowledgment request message to the called terminal and confirming whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service according to whether or not the acknowledgment message for the acknowledgment request message is received from the called terminal is automatically performed .

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 600, that is, the calling terminal transmits the reception confirmation request message to the called terminal, i.e., the called terminal, As an example.

However, through the presence server that stores the unified messaging service registration information for all the user terminals in advance, it is possible to check whether or not the counterpart terminal, which is the terminal to which the message is transmitted, i.e., the called terminal supports the unified messaging service.

That is, the control module 635 transmits the unified messaging service registration information request message to the presence server 140 through the unified messaging client module 631, and transmits a response message to the presence server 140 from the presence server 140 And confirm whether the unified messaging service is supported by the called terminal.

At this time, the presence server 140 preferably transmits identification information (e.g., telephone number) of the called terminal together with the presence server 140, and the presence server 140 transmits the identification information 600), and then provide the unified messaging service registration information of the called terminal only to the authenticated user.

Then, the control module 635 confirms whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service according to the response message received from the presence server 140, and, based on the confirmation result, 631) or the text messaging client module 633 to send the message to the called terminal.

The user terminal 600, in particular, the calling terminal checks whether or not the unified messaging service is supported by the called terminal in order to confirm whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service as described above and selectively transmit the message according to the unified messaging service method or the text messaging service method. And includes a supporting unified messaging client module 631 and a text messaging client module 633.

Here, each of the unified messaging client module 631 and the text messaging client module 633 may exist in the form of one application as described above, or one module form for performing predetermined control in one service application Lt; / RTI >

That is, it is determined whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service when the message is transmitted to the counterpart terminal and the called terminal in the user terminal 600, and the unified messaging service method or the text messaging service method Any form can be applied to the present invention.

The audio processor 640 converts an audio signal, which is an electrical signal, into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the outside. The audio processor 640 reproduces a received audio signal output from the audio codec through a speaker SPK, And transmit the transmitted audio signal to the audio codec.

The display unit 650 displays information on a series of operation states, operation results, and the like that occur during the functioning of the user terminal 600. In particular, the display unit 650 of the present invention can display a message input from a user or a message received from a counterpart, and can display the message according to either a unified messaging service method or a text messaging service method.

The display unit 650 of the present invention may display a predefined identification code indicating whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service under the control of the controller 630. [

The display unit 650 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor (TFT) LCD, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED), a flexible display ) And a three-dimensional display (3 Dimension)

The input unit 660 receives various information such as numbers and character information input from the user and transmits various signals to the control unit 630 in order to set various functions and control the functions of the user terminal 600. In particular, the input unit 660 of the present invention can support the user's input on the message.

The input unit 660 may include at least one of a keypad and a touchpad that generates an input signal according to a user's touch or operation. At this time, the input unit 660 may be configured in the form of one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the display unit 650 described above to simultaneously perform input and display functions. The input unit 660 may include at least one of a key input means such as a keyboard and a keypad, a touch input means such as a touch sensor or a touch pad, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetism sensor, an acceleration sensor and a proximity sensor, Input means or voice input means. In addition, it can include all forms of input that are currently under development or can be developed in the future.

The main configuration of the user terminal 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIG. However, the user terminal 600 may be implemented by more components than the components shown in FIG. 6, or may be implemented by fewer components.

Also, the user terminal 600 of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. For example, mobile terminals such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and an MP3 player, as well as a smart TV, Etc. may be used.

Hereinafter, an integrated message transmission method in the user terminal 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention, particularly, the counterpart terminal, that is, the user terminal 600 that wants to transmit a message to the called terminal will be described.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated message transmission method in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, first, the user terminal 600 receives a message from a user after starting a service application supporting a unified messaging service method at the request of the user (S711).

Here, a message application may be received by driving a service application supporting a text messaging service method instead of a service application supporting the unified messaging service method.

Thereafter, the user terminal 600 transmits a reception confirmation request message to the user terminal 600 (715) if a selection input for the called terminal is sensed by the user (713).

Here, the user terminal 600 can display a list stored in advance, identify the called terminal selected and inputted by the user, and confirm the called terminal according to a signal input through the input unit.

Also, when a specific operation of the user, for example, a phone book, is executed, a reception confirmation request message may be collectively transmitted to a plurality of counterpart terminals previously stored through the phone book.

After transmitting the acknowledgment request message to the called terminal, the user terminal 600 determines whether a corresponding response message exists (717).

As a result of the determination, when the response message is received, the called terminal is a terminal supporting the unified messaging service, and thus transmits the unified message to the called terminal through the unified messaging client module (719).

On the other hand, if a response message is not received from the called terminal in step 717, since the called terminal is not a terminal supporting the unified messaging service, it transmits a text message according to the text messaging service method (721).

Here, even if a user inputs a message through a service application supporting the Unified Messaging service method, the message can be transmitted according to the text messaging service method, and the called terminal can confirm the message through the service application supporting the text messaging service method have.

Also, when the service application supporting the unified messaging service method is running, a specific message, for example, "the other party is not a user who can use the unified messaging service at present. The user confirming the message may terminate the service application supporting the unified messaging service method and may drive the service application supporting the text messaging service method to transmit the message to the called terminal.

If the destination terminal supports the unified messaging service method according to the determination result in step 717, the user terminal 600 may transmit a predetermined identification code, for example, 700 shown in FIG. 9, The identification code may be given as indicated and displayed together with the identification information (e.g., user name) of the called terminal.

Thus, through the integrated message transmission method according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can reliably transmit a message to the called terminal regardless of whether the called terminal supports the integrated messaging service or not, Can be confirmed through the user's terminal before the message transmission, unnecessary consumption of network resources can be reduced, and an additional server for linking the unified messaging service and the text messaging service is unnecessary.

Therefore, the communication load and the investment cost in the message transmission system can be minimized.

In the integrated message transmission method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal, that is, the calling terminal transmits a reception confirmation request message to the called terminal, and then determines whether or not the called terminal supports the unified messaging service However, the present invention is not limited to this. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and if information on whether or not the unified messaging service is supported by the receiving server is stored in a separate server, the server can request and confirm the information.

This will be described with reference to FIG.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated message transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 8, steps 811 and 813 shown in FIG. 8 are the same as the method of steps 711 and 713 described with reference to FIG. 7, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Thereafter, the user terminal 600 transmits a registration information request message to a presence server that stores information on whether or not the unified messaging service is supported for the called terminal (step 815).

At this time, preferably, the identification information of the called terminal can be transmitted together with the presence server.

The presence server receiving the confirmation information confirms whether the registered registration information exists corresponding to the called terminal, and transmits a response message to the user terminal 600 according to the confirmed result (817).

For example, if the called terminal is a terminal capable of supporting a unified messaging service, the presence server can transmit a response message including information indicating that it can be supported to the user terminal 600. If the called terminal can not support the unified messaging service, , That is, if the unified messaging service registration information corresponding to the identification information of the called terminal does not exist, a response message including 'no information' is transmitted to the user terminal.

The user terminal 600 having received the response message confirms the response message, and when the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, it transmits a message according to the unified messaging service method (step 821). In step 819, If the service can not be supported, the message is transmitted according to the text messaging service method (823).

As described above, the integrated message transmission method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described.

The integrated message transmission method according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described as being performed from the viewpoint of a user terminal that wants to transmit a message to a counterpart terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, And can transmit the result information to the user terminal.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible.

The present invention relates to an integrated message service, and more particularly, to an integrated message transmission method capable of efficiently transmitting a message through a unified messaging service or a text messaging service depending on whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, .

According to the integrated messaging service method and the user terminal for the integrated messaging service method of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether the integrated messaging service of the called terminal itself is used when a message is transmitted from the user terminal. Specifically, the user terminal can determine whether to use the unified messaging service of the called terminal according to the result of the reception of the acknowledgment response message and the analysis result of the registration information response message. According to whether the user terminal uses the integrated message service, the message contents created by the user can be selectively transmitted by using the integrated message or the text message. As a result, the user can reliably receive the integrated message, There is an excellent effect that a message can be transmitted to the called terminal, which can contribute to the development of the integrated message service industry.

100: messaging transmission system 110: user terminal 111:
113: Text messaging terminal 120: Unified messaging server
130: Text messaging server 140: Presence server 600: User terminal
610: communication unit 620: storage unit 630:
631: Unified Messaging client module 633: Text messaging client module
635: control module 640: audio processing unit 650: display unit
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Claims (13)

A first client module supporting an integrated message transmission / reception;
A second client module for supporting transmission and reception of a text message; And
And a control module for determining whether or not the called terminal supports the integrated messaging service and controlling the message to be transmitted to the called terminal through any one of the first client module and the second client module according to the determination result,
The control module
Wherein if the called terminal is determined to be unable to support the unified messaging service, the second client module is called through an API (Application Programming Interface) interoperable with the first client module, and a message is transmitted through the second client module So as to control the user terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
The control module
When a response message corresponding to the request message is not received from the called terminal after transmitting an acknowledgment request message to the called terminal to determine whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, The messaging service support is determined to be impossible, and the message is transmitted through the second client module. The method according to claim 1,
The control module
The method comprising the steps of: receiving a response message corresponding to the request message from the called terminal after transmitting an acknowledgment request message to the called terminal to determine whether the called terminal supports the integrated messaging service; Message to be transmitted to the user terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The control module
When a response message to the unaccessible Unified Messaging service of the called terminal is received from the presence server after transmitting a registration information request message to the presence server to determine whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, And controls the message to be transmitted through the module. The method according to claim 1,
The control module
When a response message indicating that the called terminal supports the unified messaging service is received from the presence server after transmitting a registration information request message to the presence server to determine whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, And controls the message to be transmitted through the module. delete The method according to claim 1,
The control module
Determines whether or not the called terminal supports the integrated messaging service, and controls the predefined identification code corresponding to the determination result to be displayed together with the identification information of the called terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The control module
And determining whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service when a selection input to the called terminal from the user is detected. Detecting a selection input to the called terminal from the user;
Determining whether the called terminal supports the unified messaging service; And
If the called terminal supports the unified messaging service as a result of the determination, the terminal transmits a message to the called terminal through the first client module supporting the integrated message transmission or reception. If the called terminal does not support the unified messaging service, And transmitting a message to the called terminal through a second client module supporting transmission and reception of a text message,
The message transferring step
Wherein if the called terminal is determined to be unable to support the unified messaging service, the second client module is called through an API (Application Programming Interface) interoperable with the first client module, and a message is transmitted through the second client module The method comprising the steps of:
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining comprises:
Transmitting an acknowledgment request message to the called terminal; And
Determining whether a response message to the acknowledgment request message is received from the called terminal;
The method comprising the steps of: 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining comprises:
Transmitting a registration information request message to a presence server storing registration information on whether the unified messaging service is supported by the called terminal;
Receiving a response message for the registration information request message from the presence server; And
Confirming the response message;
The method comprising the steps of: 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
If the called terminal supports the unified messaging service, assigning and displaying an identification code indicating that the called terminal supports the unified messaging service;
Further comprising the steps of: A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the integrated message transmission method according to any one of claims 9 to 12 is recorded.

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