TW201312971A - Method for receiving message - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for receiving a message, suitable for an electronic apparatus, is provided. Herein, when a message is received, a server is connected according to a network address built in the electronic apparatus for obtaining a multimedia file from the server. The multimedia file is loaded and played automatically.

Description

Method of receiving a message

The present invention relates to a messaging mechanism, and more particularly to a method for downloading a received message of a multimedia file through a message.

In recent years, mobile phones have become more and more popular, almost to the state of one person. With the development of technology, mobile phones are not only a simple function of sending and receiving words, but also evolved to send and receive newsletters. In the past, the prompting method for receiving the short message is, for example, a preset sound of a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) file or a MP3 (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) file. Or a simple text notification. The presentation of the newsletter is also very sunny, showing only the content of the newsletter and providing simple operation functions such as editing newsletters. For users who often use the SMS function to connect with others, in addition to the emphasis on the reminder function, the rich news interface is also very important.

In view of this, the present invention provides a method of receiving a message, playing a multimedia file when a message is received.

The present invention provides a method of receiving a message suitable for use in an electronic device. The method includes: receiving a message; when receiving the message, connecting to the server according to a network address built into the electronic device; obtaining the multimedia file from the server; and downloading and playing the multimedia file.

In an embodiment of the invention, the receiving time can also be recorded when the message is received. When the multimedia file is downloaded from the server, the multimedia file corresponding to the time segment is selected according to the time period selected from the server according to the receiving time.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when receiving the message, a receiving time may also be recorded, and the geographic location where the electronic device is currently located is recorded. When the multimedia file is downloaded from the server, the selected geographic segment is selected from the server according to the geographic location of the electronic device, and the multimedia file corresponding to the geographic segment is selected.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the method for receiving a message, a plurality of voice files may also be displayed through a user interface. When one of the voice files is selected, the voice file is set to be a message alert tone to receive a message alert tone when the message is received.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server can provide these voice files. After the step of connecting to the server according to the network address, the voice files are displayed through the user interface. When one of the voice files is selected, the voice file is downloaded to the electronic device and the voice file is set as the message prompt tone.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the voice files has a corresponding picture, and when one of the voice files is set as a message prompt tone, when the message prompt tone is received, the picture corresponding to the voice file is displayed.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for receiving a message may further set a plurality of setting functions of the message through the user interface, wherein the setting functions include preset notification settings, vibration settings, light number settings, and reminders. Settings and live notification settings.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia file is, for example, a commercial film (CF) or a music video (Music Video) or a drama film.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the step of receiving a message, a prompt window may be displayed to display the image and the content of the message in the prompt window. Also, multiple action functions are provided in the prompt window to instantly reply or delete the message.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the prompt window further includes a picture field, a text field, and a plurality of operation options, so that the picture is displayed through the picture field, and the content of the message is displayed through the text field, and the operation options include: Options, delete options, reply options, previous option, next option, and inbox options.

Based on the above, when receiving the message, the electronic device connects to a server according to the built-in network address to obtain a multimedia file, and downloads and automatically plays the multimedia file. Accordingly, the manner in which messages are received is more diverse.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

First embodiment

1 is a flow chart of a method of receiving a message in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a message is received from another electronic device (transmitting end) by an electronic device (receiving end) to play the received message at the receiving end. Moreover, a messaging application is installed on both the transmitting end and the receiving end, and the messaging application is used to send and receive messages. Here, the receiving end is, for example, a mobile communication device, and the message is, for example, a Short Message Service (SMS).

The next step is the steps of receiving the message at the receiving end. Referring to FIG. 1, in step S105, a message is received. For example, when the transmitting end wants to transmit a message, it can transmit a message to the receiving end through the above message application.

After receiving the short message, the electronic device may display a prompt window to display the content of a picture and a message in the prompt window. And, the prompt window provides multiple operation functions to instantly reply or delete the received message. For example, when a message is received, a pop-up (Pop-up) prompt window can be displayed on the screen for the user to reply or delete the message instantly.

Next, in step S110, when the message is received, it is connected to a server according to the network address built into the electronic device. For example, the message application has a built-in network address. When the receiving end receives the message, the message application triggers a connection mechanism to learn the network address, and accordingly, the electronic device can Connect to the server via the network based on this network address.

In addition, in order to display the uniqueness of the user, after receiving the short message, the message sound recorded by the real person can also be played. For example, a plurality of voice files recorded by a real person are displayed through the user interface in the electronic device. Here, the voice files may be built in the electronic device, and the pictures corresponding to the voice files are also built in the electronic device. When one of the voice files is selected, the voice file is set as a message alert tone to play a message alert tone when the message is received. In addition, these voice files can also be provided by the server. After being connected to the server according to the network address, the electronic device can also display multiple voice files provided by the server through the user interface to select from the voice file. One. When one of the voice files is selected, the voice file is downloaded to the electronic device to set the voice file as a message alert tone. Each of the voice files has a corresponding picture. When one of the voice files is set as the message prompt tone, the corresponding picture can be simultaneously displayed in the prompt window when the message prompt tone is played.

In addition, when the electronic device receives the message during the call, a message alert tone (for example, a voice file recorded by a real person) may be sent from the microphone to remind the user to receive the newsletter.

Thereafter, in step S115, the multimedia file is obtained from the server. Here, the server provides a variety of multimedia files, such as Commercial Film (CF), Music Video, drama, and the like. Here, when receiving the request of the electronic device, the corresponding multimedia file may be selected according to the receiving time when the electronic device as the receiving end receives the message and the geographical location where the electronic device is located. For example, when the electronic device receives the message, the receiving time and the geographical location can be recorded. Then, a time zone and a corresponding geographic section are selected from the server according to the receiving time and the geographic location to download the multimedia file corresponding to the time zone and the geographic section. For example, the server includes a program list to allocate multimedia files to be pushed by different time segments and geographic segments. Accordingly, the receiving end acquires different multimedia files according to the receiving time of the received message and the geographical section.

Then, in step S120, the multimedia file is downloaded and played. For example, the multimedia file can be downloaded from the server and automatically played when the message is received. Alternatively, you can download and play a multimedia file while browsing the message. In addition, when receiving a message, the corresponding multimedia file can be downloaded from the server first, and the multimedia file is automatically played when the message is browsed. For example, when the electronic device is set to automatically play the multimedia file while browsing the message, when the user selects to browse the message, in addition to the message content, the downloaded multimedia file will be played. However, in other embodiments, the multimedia file can also be streamed for playback without downloading the entire multimedia file to the electronic device.

It is worth noting that a centralized push mode can also be used. When a message is received, the multimedia file will be broadcasted to the electronic device periodically or in advance by the server. In addition, after the electronic device downloads the multimedia file and after the multimedia file is played, the server or the electronic device transmitting the message can transmit another message to the electronic device at the receiving end to delete the multimedia file downloaded to the electronic device. Of course, this action can be selected by the user to delete or retain the downloaded multimedia file.

Second embodiment

The following is another example to illustrate the process of sending and receiving messages. For convenience of explanation, the following embodiment takes the sending and receiving of a short message as an example.

2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the communication system 200 includes an electronic device 210, a short message transmitting device 220, and a server 230. Here, the electronic device 210 is a receiving end, and the short message transmitting device 220 is a transmitting end. The electronic device 210, the short message transmitting device 220, and the server 230 can communicate with each other via, for example, a third generation (Third Generation, 3G) mobile communication protocol or a wireless communication protocol such as WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) or other communication protocol. The manner of wiring between the above components is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 210 is a mobile phone. The short message transmitting device 220 is an electronic device such as another mobile phone or a desktop computer or a notebook computer. The short message transmitting device 220 is configured to transmit a short message to the electronic device 210. The electronic device 210 receives the short message, for example, through a mobile communication protocol.

The front end of the server 230 is, for example, a web mall web page 240, and the back end is a cloud database 250. The payment mechanism is provided by the front-end Internet shopping mall webpage 240 to determine the time zone of the multimedia file provided by the media provider. For example, the more popular the time zone, the higher the fee charged. In the backend cloud database 250, a plurality of multimedia files 253 (including multimedia files CF1, CF2, CF3, CF4, ...) are stored, and a program table 251 is built to record different records in the program table 251. The multimedia file that the time zone wants to provide.

For example, the short message transmitting device 220 transmits a short message to the electronic device 210. When receiving the short message, the electronic device 210 connects to the server 230 according to the built-in network address, and according to the receiving time and geographic location of the received short message, searches the program table 251 to obtain the multimedia corresponding to the receiving time and the geographical position. file. For example, if the receiving time is 09:10 and the geographical location is in the southern part of Taiwan, the corresponding multimedia file is CF1. Accordingly, when the electronic device 210 starts the short message, the multimedia file CF1 is played in the short message screen.

In addition, when the electronic device 210 receives the short message, the electronic device 210 displays a prompt window to display the content of the image and the newsletter in the prompt window. And, the prompt window provides multiple operation functions to instantly reply or delete the received SMS. For example, Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a prompt window in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the prompt window 300 includes a picture field 310, a text field 320, and a plurality of operation options, so that the picture is displayed through the picture field 310, and the content of the message is displayed through the text field 320. These operational options include a close option 330, a delete option 340, a reply option 350, a previous option 360, a next option 370, and a recipient 380 option 380. In addition, the prompt window 300 further includes a sender field 390 to display the sender information, such as the sender's avatar and the sender's name.

The shutdown option 330 is used to close the current SMS. When there are two or more messages received, the prompt window 300 is not closed when the option 330 is turned off. The prompt window 300 is closed when the close option 330 is enabled, unless there is only one message received. The delete option 340 is used to delete the short message presented in the current prompt window 300, and the short message is also deleted from the inbox. When there is only one newsletter, the prompt window 300 will be closed after the option 340 is deleted.

In addition, the reply option 350 is used to reply to the sender of this newsletter. The previous option 360 and the next option 370 are used to view the previous newsletter and the next newsletter. The Inbox option 380 is used to open the entire inbox and display the number of unviewed SMS messages currently received in the Inbox and the total number of SMS messages in the Inbox.

If you want to view the content of the newsletter in detail, for example, you can press the text field 320 to display the complete newsletter screen. Alternatively, the full message screen can be displayed by pressing the reply option 350. The scope of application is not limited here.

An embodiment will be described below to explain the configuration of the short message screen. 4 is a schematic diagram of a short message screen in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the short message screen 400 includes a play block 410, a short message content block 420, and a reply block 430. When the SMS screen 400 is opened, the multimedia file obtained from the server 230 is played in the playback block 410. The newsletter content block 420 is used to display the content of the newsletter, and the reply block 430 is to provide the user with a reply.

In order to make the receiving newsletter more diversified, the electronic device 210 further provides a user interface to set a plurality of setting functions of the short message. For example, Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a user interface in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the user interface 500 includes a plurality of preferences, a prompt window 510, a notification setting 520, more settings 530, and preset information 540. The notification setting 520 is used to change the existing notification manner of the short message. More settings 530 can further set button configuration and screen control. The preset information 540 is used to set a preset value for quick reply to the set function. A new preset information can be defined in the lower layer option of the preset information 540 to provide the user with a preset value. In addition, the user interface 500 further includes a quick key column 550, which is provided with a plurality of quick keys in the quick key column 550.

6A-6C are schematic diagrams showing an option structure of a user interface according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6A shows the preferences, which is the first level of the user interface. Figures 6B and 6C show the lower layer options for the preferences.

From a programming perspective, first define your preferences. As shown in FIG. 6A, the preferences of the setting function include notification settings, more settings, and preset information. Next, the lower layer options for each preference are defined, as shown in Figures 6B and 6C.

In FIG. 6B, the notification setting is used to change the existing short message notification mode, and the lower layer options include preset notification settings, vibration settings, light number settings, reminder settings, and live notification settings. The lower layer options of the preset notification settings include notification standby, notification icon, and test notification. The notification is on standby to select whether to play a message tone (for example, a voice file recorded for a real person) when receiving a message while on a call. The notification icon shows that when the SMS is received, an icon is displayed in the status bar above the screen to indicate that the SMS has been received. The test notification is used to remind the user that the test status is currently. For example, when a test notification is enabled, a dialog box (AlertDialog) pops up to alert the user that the test is currently in progress, rather than receiving a text message.

The lower options for the vibration settings include vibration or vibration mode. Whether the vibration is used or not is used to decide whether to shake when receiving the newsletter. The vibration mode is used to select the vibration mode (for example, a few milliseconds of vibration), and the user can customize the vibration mode.

The lower options for the light setting include flashing or not, the color of the light, and the frequency of the flashing. Whether the flashing or not is used to determine whether the light-emitting device (for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) light) on the electronic device should blink when receiving the short message. The light color is used to select the color of the LED light. The flashing frequency is used to set the blinking frequency of the LED (unit: times/millisecond). Here, each electronic device may have different restrictions on the control of the LED lights, and if the specified color is not available, a color closest to the specified color will be used.

The lower level options for reminder settings include enabling reminders, reminders, and reminder intervals. Enable reminders to decide whether to send reminders when there are unread messages (for example, bounce out of the prompt window or send a message tone, etc.). The number of reminders used to select the number of notification notification reminders. The interval between reminder intervals to select the reminder reminder time (in minutes).

The live notification setting is used to select a live picture and voice file, and the lower layer options include selecting a picture, selecting a voice file, and testing the play. Select an image to select a live map. For example, suppose you have three models of built-in models, and each model has two cover images. The voice file is selected to select a voice file based on the selected picture. With the built-in information of the three models, each model has its own recorded voice file. When selecting the picture of model A in the selected picture, only the model will be selected in the option of selecting the voice file. The voice file recorded by A. Test play is used to listen to the selected voice file. For example, after the test play is enabled, the voice file recorded by the selected model is played, and the user is also reminded that the current test is for the short message, and no fee is charged.

In Figure 6C, more settings can further set up button configuration and screen control, with lower level options including button settings, screen control settings, and other settings. Among them, the lower level options for button settings include button configuration, quick signature reply, and report information. Button configuration is used to set whether to display such as reply option, quick reply option, inbox option, text to speech option, disable option, delete option, remove on the prompt window when receiving the SMS. Button configuration such as options, shutdown options, etc. The selected option in the button configuration will be displayed in the prompt window, as shown in the prompt window 300 of FIG. The quick signature reply is used to set whether or not to quickly reply to the signature when the button configuration is set to "Quick Reply". The report information is used to set whether or not to send a report notification when the button configuration is set to "Quick Reply".

The next level of options for the screen control settings include pop-up wake-up settings, power-saving mode reminder settings, power-saving mode timeout settings, and power-saving mode pop-up settings. The pop-up wake-up setting is to enter the power-saving mode on the screen and set whether to activate the prompt window when receiving the SMS. The power saving mode reminder setting is to set whether to make the screen bright when the screen enters the power saving mode and there is an unread SMS. The power saving mode timeout setting is used to set the screen to sleep when the prompt window of the SMS exceeds the preset setting time. The power saving mode pop-up setting is set to be in the power saving mode, and when the prompt window pops up, the pop-up is displayed in a semi-bright manner.

The lower options for other settings include rotation settings, mark read, and pop-up inhibition. The rotation setting is used to set whether the prompt window should be rotated when the electronic device (for example, a mobile phone) is rotated to another direction when the prompt window is popped up. When the marker read set is checked, the SMS is marked as read after clicking the Close option on the prompt window. Conversely, when the tag has been read and not set to tick, the SMS is not marked as read after clicking the Close option on the prompt window. It is forbidden to pop up to set whether to pop up the prompt window when receiving the SMS when the mobile phone is locked. If the option to prohibit pop-up is ticked, the prompt window will pop up after unlocking. Conversely, if the option to prohibit pop-up is not ticked, the prompt window will pop up when the SMS is received, whether or not it is locked.

It is worth mentioning that a computer program product (for example, a message application) can be provided, which comprises a program instruction for executing the above method for receiving a message. The computer program product is basically composed of a plurality of code segments. (eg, creating an organization chart code segment, signing a form code segment, setting a code segment, and deploying a code segment), and after the code segments are loaded into the electronic device and executed, the processing unit can perform the above The steps of the method of receiving the message.

In summary, in the above embodiment, when receiving the message, the electronic device triggers a connection mechanism, and connects to a server according to the built-in network address to obtain a multimedia file from the server. And download and play this multimedia file. In addition, the centralized push mode can be further adopted. When the message is received, the multimedia file will be broadcasted to the electronic device periodically or in advance by the server, so that the present invention has the benefit extension of the commercial film (CF).

Furthermore, a message application is installed in the electronic device, and the voice file recorded by the real person can be used as a message sound. After receiving the message, a prompt window can be displayed to remind the user, and an operation option is provided in the prompt window for the user to reply or delete the message in real time, thereby eliminating the cumbersome operation when viewing the message. It also provides users with the ability to edit the button configuration of the prompt window, which is quite flexible. In addition, in order to make it easier for the user to perceive new messages, in addition to providing the message sounds recorded by the real person and the flashing of the lights, a special reminder mode can be set, for example, when an unread message is detected, the specified number of times. Or intermittently make a constant vibration or noise until the user sees it.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

200. . . Communication system

210. . . Electronic device

220. . . Short message delivery device

230. . . server

240. . . Online store page

250. . . Cloud database

251. . . program list

253. . . Multimedia file

300. . . Prompt window

310. . . Picture field

320. . . Text field

330. . . Close option

340. . . Delete option

350. . . Reply option

360. . . Previous option

370. . . Next option

380. . . Inbox options

390. . . Sender field

400. . . Newsletter screen

410. . . Play block

420. . . Newsletter content block

430. . . Reply block

500. . . user interface

510. . . Enable prompt window

520. . . Notification settings

530. . . More settings

540. . . Default information

550. . . Quick key column

S105~S120. . . The method of the present invention for receiving a message

1 is a flow chart of a method of receiving a message in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a prompt window in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a short message screen in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a user interface in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

6A-6C are schematic diagrams showing an option structure of a user interface according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

S105~S120. . . The method of the present invention for receiving a message

Claims (10)

A method for receiving a message, which is applicable to an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a message; when receiving the message, connecting to a server according to the network address built into the electronic device; A multimedia file is obtained in the device; and the multimedia file is downloaded and played. The method for receiving a message according to claim 1, wherein when the message is received, the method further includes: recording a receiving time and a geographic location where the electronic device is currently located. The method for receiving a message according to claim 2, wherein the step of obtaining the multimedia file from the server comprises: selecting a time segment from the server according to the receiving time and the geographic location, and a geographic section; and selecting the time zone and the multimedia file corresponding to the geographic section. The method for receiving a message as described in claim 1 further includes: displaying a plurality of voice files through a user interface; and setting the voice file as a message prompt when one of the voice files is selected Tone to play the message when it receives the message. The method for receiving a message according to claim 4, wherein the server provides the voice files, and after the step of connecting to the server according to the network address, the method further comprises: transmitting the user The interface displays the voice files; and when one of the voice files is selected, downloading the voice file and setting the voice file as the message prompt tone. The method for receiving a message according to claim 4, wherein each of the voice files has a corresponding picture, and when one of the voice files is set to be the message prompt tone, when the message prompt tone is played , the corresponding picture is displayed. The method for receiving a message as described in claim 4, further comprising: setting a plurality of setting functions of the message through the user interface, wherein the setting functions include a preset notification setting, a vibration setting, and a Light settings, a reminder setting, and a live notification setting. The method for receiving a message as described in claim 1, wherein the multimedia file is one of a commercial film (CF), a music video (Music Video), and a drama film. The method for receiving a message according to claim 1, wherein after the step of receiving the message, the method further comprises: displaying a prompt window to display a picture and the content of the message in the prompt window; Multiple action functions are provided in the prompt window to instantly reply or delete the message. The method for receiving a message according to claim 9, wherein the prompt window includes a picture field, a text field, and a plurality of operation options, so that the picture is displayed through the picture field, and the text field is displayed. The content of the message, wherein the operation options include a close option, a delete option, a reply option, a previous option, a next option, and an inbox option.