Apparatus and method for managing SMS messages in HHP

• US 7,327,999 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2002
• Issued: 02/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Dong-seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild; Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peaches; Randy
• Application Number:
  US10/189,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20030022678A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,038 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/406, 455/407, 455/408, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 379/114.01, 379/114.03, 379/114.17, 379/114.28, 379/130, 370/349, 707/3, 707/4, 705/40, 705/41, 705/26, 705/39
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0188 Network monitoring; statistics on usage on called/calling number
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems

Abstract

There are provided an apparatus and a method of managing short message service (SMS) messages related to the settlement of payments using a hand-held phone. The apparatus includes a message receiver, a settlement-related SMS message manager, and a message displayer. The message receiver receives and stores SMS messages. The settlement-related SMS message manager searches settlement-related SMS messages of the SMS messages based on attribute data of the SMS messages to create settlement-related statistical data. The message displayer displays the settlement-related statistical data to the outside. Users can conveniently manage data on payments to be settled and receives statistically analyzed settlement-related data as settlement-related SMS messages can be managed in a HHP.

Claims

1. An apparatus for managing SMS messages related to the settlement of payments in a hand held phone (HHP) receiving SMS messages comprising:

a memory;

a message receiver for receiving and storing SMS messages in the memory;

a settlement-related SMS message manager for searching for settlement-related SMS messages among the SMS messages stored in the memory based on attribute data of the SMS messages, and creating settlement-related statistical data based on results of the searching; and

a message displayer for displaying the settlement-related statistical data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the SMS messages comprise settlement-related data including at least one of data on settlement time, data on settled payment spending places, and data on the amount of settled payments in User Data in a Teleservice Layer.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the attribute data of the SMS messages is distinguished from general SMS messages by assigning a predetermined value to a Message Identifier in a Teleservice Layer, and the settlement-related SMS message manager determines whether or not the SMS messages are settlement-related SMS messages based on the value assigned to the Message Identifier.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the settlement-related statistical data comprises any one of data on the amount of settled payments for each of period of times and data on the amount of settled payments of each of spending places of the settlement-related SMS messages.

5. A method of managing SMS messages related to the settlement of payments in a hand held phone (HHP) receiving SMS messages comprising:

(a) receiving SMS messages and storing the SMS messages in a database,

(b) receiving from a user conditions for searching settlement-related SMS messages among the SMS messages stored in the database;

(c) extracting settlement-related SMS messages from the database based on attribute data of the SMS messages stored in the database;

(d) creating reference data using settlement-related SMS messages, which correspond with the searching conditions, of the settlement-related SMS messages which are extracted; and

(e) displaying the reference data to a user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein in the step (b), conditions for a statistical analysis are further received, in the step (d), statistically analyzed data of, settlement-related SMS messages, which correspond with the searching conditions, of the settlement-related messages, is created based on the conditions of the statistical analysis, and in the step (e), the statistically analyzed data is displayed to the user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the statistically analyzed data comprises any one of data on the amount of settled payments for each of period of times and data on the amount of settled payments of each of spending places of the settlement-related SMS messages.

8. A tangible computer-readable recording medium for recording programs for executing a method described with reference to any one of claims 5 through 7 on a computer.