KR20020022460A - The user-information management system in mobilephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for managing user information of a mobile communication terminal is provided to prevent the loss of connection numbers by doubly storing the connection numbers stored in the mobile communication terminal in a specific system using an Internet network. CONSTITUTION: A terminal(10) transmits inputted user information to the outside and downloads user information transmitted to the outside. A telephone number server(20) stores user information received from the terminal(10). The terminal(10) includes a key input unit(11) for inputting and outputting data, a transmitting and receiving unit(12) for performing a data communication with the outside, a memory(13) for storing user information, and a control unit(14) for automatically transmitting user information stored in the memory(13) to the telephone number server(20) and requesting user information to the telephone number server(20) according to a command of a user of the terminal(10).

Description

Mobile terminal user information management system {The user-information management system in mobilephone}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a system capable of storing personal information stored in a memory of a mobile terminal in another system using an internet network.

The number of mobile subscribers such as domestic cellular phones and PCS has exceeded 20 million, and the number continues to increase.

As the number of mobile communication users increases, manufacturers of mobile communication terminals are developing and selling newer models to encourage subscribers to replace their terminals, and more and more subscribers purchase and use new terminals due to lost terminals.

The mobile communication terminal has its own memory, which stores the contacts of other people and, if necessary, finds the corresponding record and calls the other party by pressing a single button, without having to go through the phone book. There is the convenience of being.

However, when the terminal is replaced or lost, one of the very inconveniences of subscribers is the contact information of others stored in the existing terminal, which was used conveniently.

When replacing the terminal, it is necessary to replace the contacts stored in the existing terminal with the new terminal. Therefore, if the terminal is lost, all such data will be lost and users will experience great inconvenience. In particular, those who do business can lose a lot of money if they don't know the phone numbers of important customers.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention, in view of the above-described problems, it is possible to prevent the loss of these contacts by double-store the contacts stored in the mobile communication terminal in a separate system using the Internet network as well as the mobile communication terminal, In addition, the contact information is stored in a separate system, not stored in the mobile communication terminal to provide a system that can be retrieved whenever necessary.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an entire system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the present invention is applied and operated.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: mobile communication terminal 11: key input unit

12: transmitting and receiving unit 13: memory unit

14: control unit 20: telephone number server

The system for protecting the information stored in the memory of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object, the terminal for transmitting the stored user information to the outside, and download the user information transmitted to the outside if necessary And a telephone number server storing the user information received from the terminal.

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

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an entire system to which the present invention is applied.

The mobile communication terminal 10 is a terminal capable of data communication, including a cellular phone or a PCS, which can store user information (hereinafter referred to as 'user information'). A contact that includes someone else's phone number rather than data for it.

Depending on the function and type of the terminal 10, the user information may correspond to not only a contact but also other important information.

The mobile communication terminal 10 includes a key input unit 11 for data input and output, a transmitter / receiver unit 12 for data communication with the outside, a memory 13 and a memory 13 for storing user information. The control unit 14 automatically transmits the stored user information to the telephone number server to be described later, and requests the user information from the telephone number server according to a command of the user of the terminal 10.

The phone number server 20 stores the user information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 10, and outputs the stored user information at the request of the user of the mobile communication terminal 10.

The telephone number server 20 may be built for each mobile communication provider and operated by each mobile communication provider, or may be operated as a separate integrated system.

Mobile communication terminal 10 is set to the data for communication with the telephone number server 20, when the user information is input without a separate input key operation of the user is automatically connected to the telephone number server 20.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the present invention is applied and operated.

The user of the mobile communication terminal 10 inputs user information including the telephone number of an important customer by using the key input unit 11 (step 201).

The control unit 14 stores the input user information in the memory unit 13 and also transmits the input user information to the telephone number server 20 through the transmitting and receiving unit 12 (step 202).

In the mobile communication terminal 10, data for communication with the phone number server 20 is set in advance. When the user of the terminal 10 inputs user information, the controller 14 automatically sends the user information to the phone number server 20. Send it. Such an embodiment in which the mobile communication terminal 10 communicates with the phone number server 20, by assigning a specific phone number to the phone number server 20, the controller 14 dials the phone number and then SMS. The user information is transmitted to the telephone number server 20 by a data transmission method such as (Short Message Service). In this case, the telephone number server 20 should be provided with an automatic answering device (not shown) capable of a telephone call with the mobile communication terminal 10.

In another embodiment, a voice recognition system (for example, a voice recognition ARS system) is installed in the telephone number server 20 so that a user can make a phone call to the telephone number server 20 and directly transmit data by voice.

In another embodiment, when the mobile communication terminal 10 can use the wireless Internet, the mobile phone terminal 10 is assigned a domain having a specific IP address to the telephone number server 20 so that the control unit 14 is wireless such as WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). The user information is transmitted to the telephone number server 20 using the Internet protocol. In this case, the telephone number server 20 should be provided with a wireless Internet server (not shown).

Transmission of the user information to the telephone number server 20 of the control unit 14 is basically made automatically without a separate command of the user as described above, but may lead to a burden of communication fees, etc. Can be sent and stored. That is, after setting a menu for transmitting user information in the mobile communication terminal 10, the user information can be transmitted according to a user's command.

In addition, specific information desired by the user, for example, information stored in his or her mobile communication terminal 10 may be exposed to others, so that information that is not intended to be exposed to others is not stored in the mobile communication terminal 10 but the telephone number. Only the server 20 can be stored.

Therefore, as described above, whether to store the user information input by the user only in the mobile communication terminal 10, whether to store in the mobile communication terminal 10 and the telephone number server 20, or the telephone number server 20 It is preferable to employ a function capable of selecting whether to store only in the mobile communication terminal 10.

When the user searches for user information, the controller 14 first searches for data stored in the memory unit 13 and requests user information from the telephone number server 20 when there is no corresponding user information in the memory unit 13. .

When the user wants to replace the mobile communication terminal 10 used in the meantime with another one, without having to recall and record the user information stored in the existing mobile communication terminal 10 one by one immediately using the new mobile communication terminal 10 The user can then access the telephone number server 20 and request the user information (step 203).

Even if the user loses the existing terminal 10, the user information may be requested in the same manner using the newly purchased terminal.

The telephone number server 20 transmits the user information to the mobile terminal 10 when the user information request is received from the mobile communication terminal 10 (step 204).

The user information request and transmission in the step 203 and step 204 can be made in the same manner as the user information transmission in the step 202 described above. That is, a method using a text service (SMS), a method of directly listening to user information through voice, and a method using a wireless Internet may be used. At this time, the newly purchased mobile communication terminal is also a terminal having a function according to the present invention, like the existing mobile communication terminal (10).

The user can obtain any number of user information stored in the phone number server 20 if necessary, even if the terminal 10 is not replaced or lost.

That is, when a user does not have the mobile communication terminal 10 or when the user cannot use the mobile communication terminal 10 due to battery extinction and wants to know the above-mentioned user information, a general telephone or a public telephone is used. To obtain the desired user information. In this case, the phone number server 20 employs an ARS system (not shown) capable of speech recognition to recognize the user's voice, thereby providing the user with the desired user information. In this case, the phone number server 20 may confirm the identity of the user using a separate authentication scheme and then inform the user of the user information.

In the case of transmitting user information to the mobile communication terminal 10 of the user having the specified phone number as in step 204, the phone number server 20 basically transfers the user information directly without the authentication process to the mobile communication terminal 10. In this case, the user can be authenticated if necessary for the safety of information.

As described above, by using the present invention, by storing the user information not only in the mobile communication terminal but also in an external telephone number server, the user information can be safely protected even when the mobile communication terminal is replaced or lost. In addition, the user information may be stored only in the phone number server, and the user information may be easily retrieved through the phone number server without using a mobile communication terminal.

Claims (8)

In the system for protecting user information securely, A terminal which transmits the input user information to the outside and downloads the user information transmitted to the outside if necessary; And User information management system comprising a telephone number server for storing the user information received from the terminal. The user information management system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is a mobile communication terminal. According to claim 1 or 2, wherein the terminal A key input unit for data input and output; A transmitter and receiver for data communication with the outside; A memory unit for storing user information; And And a controller for automatically transmitting user information stored in the memory to the telephone number server and requesting user information from the telephone number server according to a command of the terminal user. 3. The user information management system according to claim 2, wherein the terminal transmits user information to the telephone number server using a text service and downloads user information from the telephone number server using a text service. The user information management system of claim 1, wherein the telephone number server is capable of voice recognition, stores user information transmitted by voice, and transmits user information requested by voice. 4. The user information management system of claim 3, wherein the controller stores the user information in at least one of the memory and the telephone number server according to a selection of the terminal user. The user information management system of claim 1, wherein the telephone number server transmits the corresponding user information to the general wired telephone when requesting user information through a general wired telephone. 6. The user information management system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the telephone number server undergoes an authentication process for authenticating a user when transmitting user information in response to a user information request.