System for mobile instant messaging service using mobile communication terminal and method thereof

• US 20060148499A1
• Filed: 01/04/2006
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Chie, Sung Kyu
• Granted Patent: US 7,603,111 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/515
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A system for a mobile instant messaging service using a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. The system includes a mobile communication terminal provided with an instant messaging function, an instant messaging server providing a mobile instant messaging service by sharing information between a plurality of mobile communication terminals having subscribed to a service, and a mobile switching center server providing call status information of the mobile communication terminal to the instant messaging server to have service subscriber'"'"'s call status information reflected in presence information provided to the terminal from the instant messaging server.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal having an instant messaging function, comprising:

an instant messaging module handling instant messaging data;

a call processing unit performing call processing via a mobile switching center; and

a control unit provided between the call processing unit and the instant messenger module to provide presence status information of a called party according to a call processing result performed through the call processing unit to the instant messaging module.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the data handled by the instant messaging module comprises a character message, an e-mail, a voice e-mail or a moving picture e-mail.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the status information of a group member appearing through the instant messaging module indicates an offline mode, a call-available mode, a busy-line mode or a no-answering mode.

4. A system for a mobile instant messaging service using a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a mobile communication terminal provided with an instant messaging function;

an instant messaging server providing a mobile instant messaging service by sharing information between a plurality of mobile communication terminals having subscribed to the mobile instant messaging service; and

a mobile switching center server providing call status information of the mobile communication terminal to the instant messaging server, wherein a mobile instant messaging service subscriber'"'"'s call status information is reflected in presence information provided to the mobile communication terminal from the instant messaging server.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the mobile communication terminal comprises a PDA (personal digital assistant), a cellular phone, a PCS (personal communication service) phone, a GSM (global system for mobile) phone, a W-CDMA (wideband CMDA) phone or an MBS (mobile broadband system).

6. The system of claim 4, wherein a message exchanged via the instant messaging service comprises a character message, an e-mail, a voice e-mail or a moving picture e-mail.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the subscriber'"'"'s call status information indicated via the instant messaging service corresponds to an offline mode, a call-available mode, a busy-line mode or a no-answering mode.

8. A system for a mobile instant messaging service using a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a mobile communication terminal provided with an instant messaging function;

an instant messaging server providing a mobile instant messaging service by sharing status information between users having subscribed to the service;

a personal computer performing the instant messaging function with the mobile communication terminal connected to the instant messaging server via the Internet; and

a mobile switching center server providing call status information of the mobile communication terminal to the instant messaging server, wherein a service subscriber'"'"'s call status information is reflected in presence information provided to each of the users from the instant messaging server.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile communication terminal comprises a PDA (personal digital assistant), a cellular phone, a PCS (personal communication service) phone, a GSM (global system for mobile) phone, a W-CDMA (wideband CMDA) phone or an MBS (mobile broadband system).

10. The system of claim 8, wherein a wire instant messenger provided from the instant messaging server is installed at the personal computer.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein a message exchanged via the instant messaging service comprises a character message, an e-mail, a voice e-mail or a moving picture e-mail.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the subscriber'"'"'s call status information indicated via the instant messaging service corresponds to an offline mode, a call-available mode, a busy-line mode or a no-answering mode.

13. A system for a mobile instant messaging service using a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a mobile communication terminal providing presence status information reflecting call status information using an instant messaging function;

an instant messaging server providing a mobile instant messaging service between a plurality of mobile communication terminals having subscribed to the service and enabling the call status information provided from the mobile communication terminal to be shared by a user having subscribed to the service; and

a mobile switching center server providing an outgoing/incoming call processing service of the mobile communication terminal.

14. The system of claim 13, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

a call processing unit for communication processing with the mobile switching center server;

an instant messaging module processing instant messaging data provided from the instant messaging server; and

a converter provided between the call processing unit and the instant messaging module to implement an interface of data between the instant messaging module and the call processing unit.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the mobile communication terminal comprises a PDA (personal digital assistant), a cellular phone, a PCS (personal communication service) phone, a GSM (global system for mobile) phone, a W-CDMA (wideband CMDA) phone or an MBS (mobile broadband system).

16. The system of claim 13, wherein a message exchanged via the instant messaging service comprises a character message, an e-mail, a voice e-mail or a moving picture e-mail.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the subscriber'"'"'s call status information indicated via the instant messaging service corresponds to an offline mode, a call-available mode, a busy-line mode or a no-answering mode.

18. A method of a mobile instant messaging service using a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a call processing step of performing wireless mobile communications via a mobile switching center in the mobile communication terminal using the mobile instant messaging service via a wireless Internet;

converting presence information according to the call processing step to an instant message; and

transmitting the instant message reflecting call status information to an instant messaging server using an instant messaging module.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the call status information corresponds to an offline mode, a call-available mode, a busy-line mode or a no-answering mode.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the call status information corresponds to an offline mode, a call-available mode, a busy-line mode or a no-answering mode.

20. A method of a mobile instant messaging service using a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

receiving call status information of a subscriber terminal from a mobile switching center in an instant messaging server providing a mobile instant messaging service via wireless Internet;

reflecting call status information in presence information of a subscriber connected to the instant messaging server and storing the presence information in a subscriber presence database; and

transmitting the presence information stored in the presence database to a currently connected mobile communication terminal from the instant messaging server.