KR20030058365A - Caller defined image display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for displaying a caller designation image is provided so that a callee easily grasps a caller by transmitting an image or a character including the feature of the caller to a mobile communication receiving terminal. CONSTITUTION: An image management server(20) stores image data previously designated by a caller, connects to a mobile communication company server(10), and transmits the image data to a mobile communication company by the request of the caller through the mobile communication company server(10). The mobile communication company server(10) performs a call request to a callee terminal(40) and transmits the image data to the callee terminal(40), for displaying the image data on a display unit of the callee terminal(40).

Description

Caller defined image display system

The present invention relates to a system in which a caller of a mobile communication terminal can display an image, and more particularly, an image by designation of a caller on a display device of a terminal when a receiver of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone receives an incoming call. It relates to a system that can display.

The caller ID display system (CID) refers to a system for displaying a caller's telephone number on the receiver's terminal when receiving a call, and its use is gradually being extended not only to mobile communication terminals but also to landlines. Such a caller ID display system has been widely used as one of the ways to avoid the mischief call, since the caller's telephone number can identify the caller's identity in advance through the caller's telephone number before the call is answered.

However, such a conventional caller ID display system is intended to display only the caller's telephone number, which is insufficient for the purpose of delivering a message in advance while the caller makes a call to the receiver side. In particular, if the receiver can check the calling telephone number and at the same time can check the image or character that contains the characteristics of the caller can be very easy for the receiver to identify the caller.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and by allowing the sender of the mobile phone to transmit an image or a character including the sender's characteristics to the mobile communication receiving terminal, the receiver can easily identify the sender. The sender side aims to provide a system that can actively notify the caller.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a system according to the present invention;

2 is a configuration diagram of an image management server;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an image management server;

4 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the system according to the present invention.

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10 ... mobile operator server, 20 ... image management server,

30 ... called terminal, 40 ... called terminal.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the mobile communication network consisting of the sender and the receiver terminal connected to the server of the mobile communication operator via the server and the mobile communication server server, the image specified by the caller in advance And an image management server connected to a server of a mobile communication provider and transmitting image data to the mobile communication provider at the request of a caller via the server of the mobile communication provider. The server transmits the transmitted image data while making a call request to the receiver terminal, whereby the image data is represented on the display unit of the receiver terminal.

The image management server may further include profile data including personal identification information of the sender, and simultaneously transmit the image data to the mobile communication service provider, and the mobile communication service provider transmits the profile data. Another feature is the transmission of profile data to the receiver terminal.

The receiver terminal may further express at least one of the transmitted image and profile data.

In addition, the image management server performs a function such as member registration management, registration management, authentication management at the time of login, and provides an image / member registration that provides a function for allowing a user to upload image data to the image management server side. Processing unit; A raw image / profile database for storing images and profiles uploaded by the user; An image conversion processor configured to perform a process of converting attributes of image data uploaded by users to meet a predetermined standard; A wireless mobile communication data conversion processing unit configured to convert the profile data transmitted by the user into data of a wireless mobile communication format; And a wireless image / profile database storing image and profile data converted by the image conversion processing unit and the wireless mobile communication data conversion processing unit, and transmitting data at the request of the mobile communication service provider server. do.

Further, the image management server transmits the image data and the profile data together to the mobile communication service provider server, the mobile communication service provider server transmits the image data and the profile data to the receiver terminal, and the receiver terminal is It is another feature to represent at least one of the transmitted image and profile data.

The image data may further be video data.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the Example by this invention is described in detail with reference to an accompanying drawing.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a system according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the system according to the present invention comprises a mobile operator server 10, an image management server 20, and sender and receiver side terminals 30 and 40. The data in the form of an image stored in the image management server 20 is transmitted to the receiver terminal 30 and displayed on the display unit of the receiver terminal.

The mobile communication service provider server 10 refers to an operator-side server that provides a mobile communication network and is connected to a caller and a receiver terminal through a mobile communication network. The detailed configuration of the mobile communication service provider server 10 can be used as it is in the prior art as it is not directly related to the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile telecommunication operator server 10 is connected to the image management server 20 by a wired or wireless network. The image management server 20 stores personal data (hereinafter, referred to as a profile) such as user IDs, passwords, and personal identification information, and image data set by each user, and requests from the mobile service provider server 10 side. By the profile and image data is transmitted to the mobile operator server 10 side. The detailed configuration of this image management server 20 is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image management server 20 includes an image / member registration processing unit 21, an original image / profile database 22, an image conversion processing unit 23, a WML conversion processing unit 24, and a wireless image / profile. Database 25 is provided. Although not shown in the figure, it is a matter of course that includes a configuration for managing the connection to the mobile communication service provider server 10 side and data transmission and reception management.

In addition, it is configured to include a basic web server (not shown) so that users can access through the Internet to perform a function such as membership registration, login, image upload (upload), image selection, and the like. At this time, it may include a WAP server, a WAP gateway, or an SMS server so that a wireless mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA can be connected through the wireless Internet. Detailed configuration is omitted since it can be used.

The image / member registration processing unit 21 performs functions such as user registration management, registration management, and authentication management at login, and also allows the user to upload image data to the image management server 20. Provides the ability to

The original image / profile database 22 is a database that stores the images and profiles uploaded by the user as they are. The image data may be various types of files having an extension of, for example, jpg, gif, bmp, or the like. The profile can be in HTML format or simple text with an extension such as txt. When the profile data is connected to the image management server 20 through the wired / wireless internet, it is preferable to provide a template-type interface so that the user can input a profile accordingly. .

The image conversion processing unit 23 performs a process of converting the attributes of the image data uploaded by the users so as to meet a predetermined standard. Since the data uploaded by users are different from each other in resolution, size, file type, etc., the data is converted into a predetermined resolution, size, and file type. The specification of the data defines that the image data can be displayed in an appropriate size and resolution when it is transmitted to the receiver's terminal for display.

The WML conversion processing unit 24 performs a process of converting the profile data transmitted by the user into data in the WML format. That is, a process of converting profile data in HTML format, which is a document standard in a wired Internet network, into data in WML format, which is a standard document standard in a wireless Internet, is performed. Here, WML refers to a standard document standard on the wireless Internet, and the WML is not necessarily limited thereto as long as it is a data format that can be transmitted and received on a wireless mobile communication. That is, the WML conversion processing unit 24 represents a representative example of a configuration for converting the profile data transmitted by the user on the wired Internet into data of a format that can be transmitted and received on the wireless mobile communication.

Meanwhile, the wireless image / profile database 25 stores the image and profile data converted by the image conversion processing unit 23 and the WML conversion processing unit 24, and at the request of the mobile communication service provider server 10 side. Will be sent.

The operation of the image management server 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

First, the user accesses the image management server 20 through the wired / wireless internet (S300), and undergoes basic member authentication through input of an ID, a password (S310). Of course, at this time, the user who has not been registered to go through the membership registration process.

The user registers the image and profile data (S320), which selects and transmits a file to be uploaded by the user from a storage space such as his computer according to an interface provided by the image management server 20, and creates profile data. Is done in a way. Here, the image file may be provided at the image management server 20 side and may be selected by the user.

Next, the image management server 20 converts the registered image / profile data into data of a type suitable for wireless mobile communication (S330), and stores and registers the converted image / profile data in a database (S340).

1, the caller terminal 30 and the receiver terminal 40 will be described. These terminals 30 and 40 refer to terminals such as PCS, cellular phones and PDAs, for example. That is, as a terminal capable of voice call and data communication through wireless mobile communication, it is not particularly directly related to the present invention, and a conventional wireless mobile communication terminal can be used as it is. However, in view of the present invention, since image data should be able to be displayed on the display unit of the receiver terminal, color display is possible and the capacity of the memory unit capable of storing the image data in the internal configuration of the terminal is preferably as large as possible. In particular, in the next generation mobile communication networks such as CDMA-2000 and IMT-2000, high-speed data transmission and reception are possible, so that the system of the present invention can be used more effectively.

Next, an operation sequence of the system as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4.

First, the caller enters the receiver's telephone number and special key through the terminal. The special key refers to a function button other than numbers on the keypad of the terminal, and is used to inform the mobile communication service provider server 10 that the caller transmits the image to the receiver. For example, you can enter a phone number and enter buttons such as * and #. Of course, other number combinations or other additional buttons on the terminal can be used.

In this way, when the caller makes a call request to the mobile operator server 10 side, the mobile operator server 10 recognizes that the caller requests an image through an input of a special key, and the like and the caller's image and profile. Request data to the image management server 20 side.

The image management server 20 reads image and profile data stored in advance for the requested sender from the database and transmits the image and profile data to the mobile communication service provider server 10.

The mobile operator server 10 receives the transmitted image and profile data and transmits the same while making a call connection request to the receiver terminal. At this time, in the receiver terminal, the caller's telephone number is displayed and the image and profile data designated by the caller are displayed together or only the image and the profile are displayed, and the receiver can easily identify the caller's identity. Of course, it is also possible to display only the image data without the profile data.

When the receiver makes a call, the image may be displayed continuously. At this time, the receiver may continue the call while viewing the image data displayed on the display unit of the terminal, for example, when using an earphone or a hands-free device.

Meanwhile, the receiver may store the transferred image data in the internal memory of the terminal. In this case, when a call connection request is received through the mobile service provider server, the memory unit of the receiver terminal may be searched using the caller's telephone number as an index, and the corresponding image data may be represented when there is a matching telephone number. Since the image management server 20 may not go through, a faster call connection is possible.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, of course, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various forms of additional implementations are possible. For example, the image data described above may be, for example, moving image data using a flash. In addition, the image data may be data in a form for reproducing sound such as voice, music, and the like. In this case, the image may be displayed on the display unit of the terminal by being combined with data representing the image, and at the same time, a sound such as voice or music may be reproduced as a ringtone. In other words, the form is not a problem as long as the image data of the embodiment can be transmitted and received and can be reproduced at the terminal.

According to the present invention, the caller of the mobile phone transmits an image or a character including the caller's characteristics to the mobile communication receiving terminal so that the receiver can easily identify the caller, and the receiver can feel the intimacy and make the call. have.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the image corresponding to the caller is represented in the receiver terminal, the caller side can actively notify the caller.

Claims (6)

In the mobile communication network consisting of a sender and a receiver terminal connected to the server of the mobile communication provider through a mobile communication server and a mobile communication network, An image management server which stores the image data designated by the sender in advance, and which is connected to the server of the mobile communication provider and transmits the image data to the mobile communication provider at the request of the sender via the server of the mobile communication provider; Including; And the mobile communication operator side server transmits the transmitted image data while making a call request to the receiver terminal side, whereby the image data is expressed on the display unit of the receiver terminal side. The method of claim 1, wherein the image management server, And further comprising profile data including personal identification information of a caller, wherein the profile data is transmitted to the mobile communication service provider and the profile data is transmitted to the mobile communication service provider, and the mobile communication service provider transmits the image data and the profile data to the receiver terminal. Caller-specified image display system, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, wherein the receiver terminal, And at least one of the transmitted image and profile data. The method of claim 1, wherein the image management server, An image / member registration processing unit that performs functions such as user registration management, registration management, authentication management at login, and provides a function for allowing a user to upload image data to the image management server side; A raw image / profile database for storing images and profiles uploaded by the user; An image conversion processor configured to perform a process of converting attributes of image data uploaded by users to meet a predetermined standard; A wireless mobile communication data conversion processing unit configured to convert the profile data transmitted by the user into data of a wireless mobile communication format; And A wireless image / profile database storing image and profile data converted by the image conversion processing unit and the wireless mobile communication data conversion processing unit, and transmitting data at the request of the mobile communication service provider server; Caller-specified image display system comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein the image management server, The image data and the profile data are transmitted together to the server of the mobile communication provider, the server of the mobile communication provider transmits the image data and the profile data to the receiver terminal, and the receiver terminal is the transmitted image and profile data. And at least one of the caller-specified image display systems. The method according to claim 1 or 4, And the image data includes at least one of moving image data and sound data.