WO2010027147A2

WO2010027147A2 - Mail service system using identification codes, and mail service method using the same

Info

Publication number: WO2010027147A2
Application number: PCT/KR2009/004179
Authority: WO
Inventors: 윤영우; 이재인; 오재철
Original assignee: 주식회사 아이온커뮤니케이션즈
Priority date: 2008-09-04
Filing date: 2009-07-28
Publication date: 2010-03-11
Also published as: KR20100028432A; WO2010027147A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mail service system using identification codes, and a mail service method using the same. More specifically, the invention relates to the mail service system using the identification codes that enable the registration of mail to a notice board of a specific community system if a pre-designated receiver address is inputted while the mail is being composed using a cellular phone or a PC, and the e-mail service method using the same. According to the invention, a user is able to transmit a message including the same contents to plural users who join the same community system, at a minimum cost in real time.

Description

Mail service system using identification code and mail service method using same

The present invention relates to a mail service system using an identification code and a mail service method using the same. More specifically, when a user inputs a predetermined recipient address while composing a mail using a mobile phone or a PC, the contents of the mail are posted on a bulletin board of a specific community system. The present invention relates to a mail service system using an identification code for registering and a mail service method using the same.

Short Text Service (SMS) using a mobile phone is widely used for personal communication and corporate sales activities because it can send messages in a variety of ways quickly.

In order to use the SMS service, a user writes a message using a mobile phone, enters a recipient's mobile phone number, and sends a message to a predetermined receiver through a mobile carrier. The current SMS service costs 10-30 per message transmission. About a circle.

However, a user who operates an internet cafe or blog or subscribed to a group bulletin board on the Internet sends a large amount of messages through SMS to a large number of subscribers. Users subscribed to SNS (Social Networking Service) such as Internet cafes generally have a desire to inform their subscribers of their experiences and opinions in real time.

If a cafe subscriber wants to inform the cafe members of his or her feelings or a good place in real time during the trip, he or she should use the SMS service at his own expense, which is a costly operation and must be reluctant to use it.

In order not to incur costs, the user must connect to the Internet using a PC or a mobile phone, visit a cafe or a blog and leave a message.

In addition, when you want to leave a message on a specific bulletin board among several bulletin boards opened in the community system, you need to access the bulletin board in which you want to leave a post, and then enter the contents of the text.

The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is to store the URL of the bulletin board constituting the community system corresponding to the unique identification code, and when sending a mail to the mobile phone, when entering a specific identification code in the recipient address input window via the Internet It is an object of the present invention to provide a mail service system using an identification code and a mail service method using the same, so that the contents of the mail are registered on the bulletin board, thereby reducing the cost of sending a message and posting a message in real time.

In addition, the present invention provides a mail-only client installed on the user terminal, when a general mail address is entered, not a unique identification code, so that the mail is transmitted through a general mail transmission system identification so that the normal mail transmission function is not disturbed An object of the present invention is to provide a mail service system using a code and a mail service method using the same.

In addition, when the new post is registered in the community system, the user extracts the contents of the mail in real time and transmits the contents to the user terminal so that the user can immediately grasp the contents of the post, and charges for the new profit model. An object of the present invention is to provide a mail service system using an identification code that can be generated and a mail service method using the same.

According to the present invention, a user can transmit a message having the same content in real time to a plurality of users who subscribe to the same community system at a minimum cost.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a connection state of a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating internal components of a service system.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a service method in the case of composing a mail using a dedicated mail client.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a service method in the case of composing a mail using a general mail client.

The present invention for solving the above problems is a service system for registering the mail content in a designated community system by analyzing the recipient address of the mail transmitted from the user terminal connected through the Internet, the operation of various components included in the service system A control unit for controlling and transmitting and installing a mail service dedicated client to the user terminal; An identification code DB for storing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for accessing a specific bulletin board of a community system connected through the Internet in correspondence with a specific identification code; Analyzing the identification code included in the recipient address of the mail sent from the user terminal to extract the identification code that matches that stored in the identification code DB, and access to a specific bulletin board of the community system corresponding to the extracted identification code An identification code management module for extracting a URL for transmission to the control unit; And a mail transmission unit which accesses the community system through the Internet using the extracted URL, and registers the main content of the mail transmitted from the user terminal to a specific bulletin board of the community system.

The mail service dedicated client installed in the user terminal analyzes the recipient address of the mail inputted by the user while composing the mail in the user terminal, and if the recipient address is not stored in the identification code DB, the mail through the general mail transmission system. It is characterized by sending a mail to a recipient's address.

The community system may be any one of a system for managing an internet cafe, a blog, a fellowship bulletin board, an internet portal site, or a bulletin board of an enterprise.

If the post of the new content is registered in a specific bulletin board of the community system mail extraction unit for extracting the content of the post and transmits through the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) to the user terminal of the user subscribed to the community system; do.

If the mail receiving unit extracts the posts of the community system and transmits the posts to the user terminal, the payment information management unit for calling the information of the user who received the contents of the posts and charges for the posts transmission; The payment information management unit is configured to charge a differential cost in proportion to the data size of the post transmitted to the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service method of registering a mail content in a designated community system by analyzing a recipient address of mail transmitted from a user terminal connected through the Internet, the service system being connected to the user terminal through the Internet. Storing in the identification code DB a URL for accessing a specific bulletin board of the community system in correspondence with a specific identification code; Analyzing, by the identification code management module, the identification code included in the recipient address of the mail transmitted from the user terminal, and extracting an identification code corresponding to that stored in the identification code DB; Extracting, by the identification code management module, a URL for accessing a specific bulletin board of the community system corresponding to the extracted identification code, and transmitting the URL to the controller; Accessing, by a mail transmission unit, the community system through the Internet using the extracted URL; And registering, by a mail transmitter, the main content of the mail transmitted from the user terminal to a specific bulletin board of the community system.

And controlling the control unit of the service system to transmit and install a mail service dedicated client to the user terminal, wherein the mail service dedicated client installed in the user terminal is input while the user writes mail in the user terminal. When the recipient address of a mail is analyzed and the recipient address is not stored in the identification code DB, the mail is transmitted to the recipient's address through a general mail transmission system.

If the post of the new content is registered in a specific bulletin board of the community system, the mail receiver extracts the content of the post and transmits to the user terminal of the user subscribed to the community system via SMTP;

If the mail receiving unit extracts the post of the community system and transmits the post to the user terminal, the billing information management to call the information of the user who received the content of the post; The billing information management unit may charge the differential cost in proportion to the data size of the post transmitted to the user terminal.

Hereinafter, a mail service system using an identification code according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a "service system") and a mail service method using the same (hereinafter referred to as a "service method") will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a connection state of a service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating internal components of a service system.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the service system 100 is connected to the

user terminals

202 and 204 and the community system 300 through the Internet 404.

As the

user terminals

202 and 204 of the present invention, both the mobile phone 202 and the PC 204 may be used. In addition, any device capable of accessing the Internet 404 may be applicable.

The mobile phone 202 defined in the present invention is capable of transmitting and receiving voice through the mobile communication network 402, and includes all types of mobile communication terminals capable of text messages or Internet access.

In order to use the service of the present invention, the mobile phone 202 or the PC 204 should have a client for transmitting and receiving mail. Generally, a mail program such as MS Outlook is installed on the PC 204, and a separate client does not need to be installed. However, a mail client for the mobile phone 202 or the like is often not installed. Send a dedicated client to install.

In the case of the mobile phone 202, a different operating system (OS) is used depending on the manufacturer. More users can use the service of the present invention by writing an email through an email application that can be used in all operating systems such as MIDP (JAVA), iphone, Symbian, WIPI, WM, and Android.

The user's authentication information is stored in the dedicated client, and the transmission of the mail and the user authentication can be performed at the same time by attaching the authentication information when the mail is transmitted. If the dedicated client is not used, the information for authenticating the user is described in the mail body or other area, and the service system 100 analyzes the information and passes through the authentication process.

Using a mail service using a mobile device is for a user to post to a community system 300 to which he has subscribed, and read new posts in real time. There may be various kinds of such community system 300, but representatively, a system for managing an internet cafe 302, a blog 304, a fellowship bulletin board 306, a portal site 308, or a corporate bulletin board 310 may be used. have.

In order to post to a bulletin board or a question room of such a system, the user must post a specific bulletin board by accessing the Internet through the Internet 404. However, the

user terminal

202 or 204 with a dedicated client installed as in the present invention can be written in a simple manner. Will be able to raise.

The service system 100 includes a control unit 102 that controls operations of various components included in the service system 100 and transmits and installs a mail service dedicated client to the

user terminals

202 and 204.

Also included is an identification code management module 104 and identification code DB 106 for storing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for accessing a specific bulletin board of the community system 300 in correspondence with a specific identification code.

The identification code management module 104 maps the URL of the community system 300 which is selected by the user or by the service system 100 to the identification code composed of letters or numbers, and the identification code DB 106. Save it to

The identification code is stored in advance in the service system 100, and the matching address is found by analyzing the recipient address of the mail sent from the user.

For example, the question and answer bulletin board created on the Internet group site cetizen.com is stored with the identification code of ct_f, and when the mail is sent with the recipient address ct_f, the body of the mail is registered on the question and answer bulletin board. .

In addition, the identification code management module 104 analyzes the identification code included in the recipient address of the mail sent from the user terminal (202, 204) and extracts the identification code that matches that stored in the identification code DB (106). The identification code management module 104 transmits a URL for accessing a specific bulletin board of the community system 300 corresponding to the extracted identification code to the controller 102.

The service system 100 records and stores information of a user who uses the service to use for user authentication and payment. The user information management module 108 records user's personal information, payment information, community subscription information, and the like, and stores it in the user information DB 110.

The mail transmitter 112 connects to the community system 300 through the Internet 404 using the URL extracted by the identification code management module 104. The community system 300 to which the mail transmitter 112 is connected is the community system 300 corresponding to the identification code in the recipient address of the mail sent by the user. The content of the mail transmitted from the

user terminals

202 and 204 is registered in a specific bulletin board of the community system 300.

If there is an attachment such as an image or a video, it may be registered with the bulletin board as an attachment.

When the mail receiver 114 registers a new post on a specific bulletin board of the community system 300 to which the user subscribes, the mail receiver 114 extracts the contents of the new post and transmits the new post to the subscriber's

user terminal

202 or 204. Send through).

Therefore, the user can read the bulletin board of interest in real time at any time.

The mail receiver 114 extracts the post from the community system 300 by the user's selection, and the environment for viewing the post varies depending on the type, size, and type of the

user terminals

202 and 204. do. Therefore, the user decides whether to display the whole post or only the title or attachment.

If you provide a service that displays the entire post in real time, you can make a profit by charging the cost.

The payment information management unit 116 uses the service of the present invention or when the mail receiving unit 114 extracts the post of the community system 300 and transmits it to the user terminal 300, calling the information of the user who has received the contents of the post. Charge the cost of sending posts.

To this end, the payment information management unit 116 may be connected to a bank, credit card company, and other financial institutions.

In addition, as described above, the charging of the cost is preferably differentiated in proportion to the data size of the post transmitted to the

user terminals

202 and 204.

3 is a flowchart showing a service method in the case of composing a mail using a dedicated mail client.

Referring to the service method of FIG. 3, a user first installs a mail service dedicated client in his terminal (S102). The dedicated client is transmitted by the controller 102 and installed in the

user terminals

202 and 204.

Dedicated clients have a form similar to a general mail client, and have an interface for inserting mail recipient addresses, body contents, and attachments.

Even when a dedicated client is not installed in the

user terminals

202 and 204, the service of the present invention can be used, which will be described later.

The user creates an identification code through the Internet 404 or by using a dedicated client and stores it in the identification code DB 106 (S104).

The service system 100 may omit a separate storage procedure by selecting a number of systems among a plurality of community systems 300, storing an identification code in advance, and presenting the identification code to a user.

The user executes a dedicated client in the

user terminals

202 and 204, enters the address of the recipient, and writes the contents of the mail. (S106) The identification address stored in advance is entered into the recipient address.

Posts made using the present invention will be mainly about the content of activities and events of the club on a particular topic. People gathered around a specific purpose have a strong bond and affinity with a strong desire for real-time communication. Such organizations will be able to create small organized communities by using the communication technology of the present invention.

In addition, unlike the existing Location Based Service (LBS), which identifies users who have entered a specific area and provides various information, it is used for the purpose of providing information related to real life to users who live in a specific area. It may be. For example, you can provide local residents with information on local residents such as cultural events or public information that take place in their wards / dongs, sale information of discount marts, used goods lists, and lost or reported missing pets. have.

In the past, in order to provide such information to a large number of local people, it was not possible to use the SMS, which costs a huge amount of money, but in the present invention, since it does not incur a great cost, it may be fully utilized by the local government.

It is also possible to provide educational services to a large number of students or students using the present invention.

If you are an English instructor, record a few minutes of your lecture and save it to your system. Students use the present invention to study the contents received from the system of the instructor, and in this process, pay the fees and service fees. This type of learning is free to take place anywhere the student wants, so the satisfaction is high, and communication costs are reduced, resulting in the advantage of lowering the tuition fee.

The way in which the student asks the instructor can also use the present invention, and if a question is posted on the open Q & A bulletin board, a number of students will be able to increase the learning effect while watching the content together.

Messages sent to all employees every day or every week by the CEO of the enterprise can also fully communicate their intentions during the business trip difficult wired Internet connection by using the technology of the present invention, it is possible to make quick decisions and motivation.

When the mail is created for the user's purpose and the send button is pressed, the dedicated client analyzes the mail recipient address (S108).

If the result of the analysis of the address does not match the identification code stored in the service system 100, it is recognized as a general mail and the mail is transmitted to the recipient through a normal mail transmission system (not shown). (S110, S112)

As a result of analysis of the recipient address, if there is the same identification code, the mail is transmitted to the service system 100. (S114)

The control unit 102 of the service system 100 receiving the mail transmits the recipient address to the identification code management module 104, and the identification code management module 104 matches the identification code in the recipient address of the transmitted mail. The identification code is retrieved from the identification code DB 106. Then, the URL of the stored community system 300 is extracted corresponding to the extracted identification code (S116).

The extracted URL is transmitted to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 transmits the URL and the body content of the mail to the mail transmission unit 112. The mail transmitter 112 accesses a specific bulletin board of the designated community system 300 through the Internet 404 and registers the main content of the mail. (S118)

When the dedicated client transmits the mail, the user does not need to go through the authentication process separately to the community system 300 to which the user subscribes because the user authentication information stored in the

user terminals

202 and 204 is also sent.

When registering the body content, the subject of the post should be the subject of the e-mail. If there is no subject of the e-mail, the heading of the e-mail body should be registered as the subject.

In addition, when the contents of the mail are registered in the community system 300, or the registration fails due to the difference in the language of the mail or for other reasons, the

user terminal

202, 204 can be notified of the result through the mail or SMS to facilitate the user's convenience. Can be.

Through this process, the user's mail is registered in the community system 300.

As described above, when using a dedicated client, the address of the recipient can be analyzed to determine whether it is a general mail or a mail for registration in the community system 300, but a general mail client (Webmail, MS Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.) When using the receiver address can not be analyzed and sent to the service system (100).

In this case, all mails registered with the service system 100 should be described.

First, the URL for accessing the bulletin board and the like of the community system 300 is stored in the service system 100 (S202).

For example, save the URL of the Q & A bulletin board opened at cetizen.com. It may be convenient to save the URL with the name 'cetizen_faq'.

The user composes a mail using a mail client (S204).

The recipient address of the created mail must include the address of the service system 100.

For example, if the URL of the service system 100 of the present invention is emailsns.com, and the user wants to post a question and answer bulletin board established at cetizen.com, the user should enter 'cetizen_faq@emailsns.com' in the recipient address of the mail. 'Is written.

When the mail in which the address is written is transmitted, the mail is transmitted to the service system 100 of the present invention (S206).

The control unit 102 analyzes the address of the recipient in the transmitted mail, and the identification code management module 104 extracts the URL of the community system 300 that matches the address of the recipient. (S208) In the above case, cetizen. You will extract the URL of the Q & A bulletin board opened at com.

The controller 102 analyzes the mail body to find out whether there is user authentication information. (S210) Unlike the case of using a dedicated client, since the sent mail does not include user authentication information, It is necessary to find the authentication information included.

The authentication information can be written in a special way in the body of the mail.

For example, if there is "..id .. = jay .." in the main text, 'jay' is recognized as an ID, and if "..password .. = 123456" is stated, '123456' is recognized as a password. to be.

However, this description is only one embodiment, and there may be various ways of displaying ID and password by using phrases that are not frequently used in general mail.

The control unit 102 undergoes a user authentication procedure to the community system 300 using the extracted ID and password (S212).

When the user is authenticated, the mail transmitter 112 registers the contents of the mail, the attached file, and the like in the community system 300 (S214).

When the registration is completed or failed, the notification to the user by mail or SMS is the same as described above.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the above-described technical configuration of the present invention may be embodied by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without changing its technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the present invention may be practiced as. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A service system that analyzes a recipient address of mail sent from a user terminal connected through the Internet and registers the mail content in a designated community system.

A control unit for controlling operations of various components included in a service system and transmitting and installing a mail service dedicated client to the user terminal;

An identification code DB for storing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for accessing a specific bulletin board of a community system connected through the Internet in correspondence with a specific identification code;

Analyzing the identification code included in the recipient address of the mail sent from the user terminal to extract the identification code that matches that stored in the identification code DB, and access to a specific bulletin board of the community system corresponding to the extracted identification code An identification code management module for extracting a URL for transmission to the control unit;

A mail transmission unit accessing the community system through the Internet using the extracted URL and registering a body content of the mail transmitted from the user terminal to a specific bulletin board of the community system; .
The method of claim 1,

The mail service dedicated client installed in the user terminal

When the user composes a mail in the user terminal, the recipient address of the mail inputted is analyzed and the recipient address not stored in the identification code DB is characterized in that the mail is sent to the recipient's address through a general mail transmission system. Mail service system using an identification code to.
The method of claim 1,

The community system

Mail service system using the identification code, characterized in that any one of the system of the Internet cafe, blog, community bulletin board, Internet portal site or a system for managing the bulletin board of the enterprise.
The method of claim 1,

If the post of the new content is registered in a specific bulletin board of the community system mail extraction unit for extracting the content of the post and transmits through the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) to the user terminal of the user subscribed to the community system; Mail service system using an identification code to.
The method of claim 4, wherein

If the mail receiving unit extracts the posts of the community system and transmits the posts to the user terminal, the payment information management unit for calling the information of the user who received the contents of the posts and charges for the posts transmission;

The payment information management unit

Mail service system using the identification code, characterized in that for charging the differential cost in proportion to the data size of the post sent to the user terminal.
A service method of registering the mail content in a designated community system by analyzing a recipient address of mail sent from a user terminal connected through the Internet,

Storing a URL for accessing a specific bulletin board of the community system in correspondence with a specific identification code in an identification code DB of a service system connected to the user terminal through the Internet;

Analyzing, by the identification code management module, the identification code included in the recipient address of the mail transmitted from the user terminal, and extracting an identification code corresponding to that stored in the identification code DB;

Extracting, by the identification code management module, a URL for accessing a specific bulletin board of the community system corresponding to the extracted identification code, and transmitting the URL to the controller;

Accessing, by a mail transmission unit, the community system through the Internet using the extracted URL;

And a mail transmitter registering the body content of the mail transmitted from the user terminal to a specific bulletin board of the community system.
The method of claim 6,

And controlling, by the control unit of the service system, to transmit and install a mail service dedicated client to the user terminal.

The mail service dedicated client installed in the user terminal

When the user composes a mail in the user terminal, the recipient address of the mail inputted is analyzed and the recipient address not stored in the identification code DB is characterized in that the mail is sent to the recipient's address through a general mail transmission system. Mail service method using an identification code to.
The method of claim 6,

The community system

Mail service method using the identification code, characterized in that any one of the system of the Internet cafe, blog, community bulletin board, Internet portal site or a system for managing the bulletin board of the enterprise.
The method of claim 6,

If the post of the new content is registered in a specific bulletin board of the community system, the mail receiving unit extracts the content of the post and transmits to the user terminal of the user subscribed to the community system via SMTP; Mail service method used.
The method of claim 9,

If the mail receiving unit extracts the post of the community system and transmits it to the user terminal, the billing information management to call the information of the user who has received the content of the post; ,

The payment information management unit

Mail service method using the identification code, characterized in that for charging the differential cost in proportion to the data size of the post sent to the user terminal.