Method and system for transmitting short message service using messenger, and computer readable recording medium recording program for implementing the method

• US 7,996,025 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2006
• Issued: 08/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Choong Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gu; Yu (Andy)
• Application Number:
  US11/816,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20080268884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,966 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method of transmitting an SMS message using a messenger, the method including: generating a predetermined SMS transmission area associated with an SMS transmission; providing a user with a messenger chat window including the generated SMS transmission area; displaying a received message in a display area of the messenger chat window when the message is received through an input area of the messenger chat window from the user; calculating a capacity of a selected message when the displayed message is selected by the user: dividing the message into a plurality of massages according to a predetermined reference capacity when the message capacity exceeds the reference capacity; displaying the divided message and the divided message capacity in the input area; and transmitting the SMS message including the message when a request for transmitting the message is received from the user, and a system using the method is provided.

Claims

1. A method for providing text communication service associated with a message service using a messenger, the method comprising:

providing a messenger window configured to receive a user input message and to send the message to a receiver via a network, the messenger window comprising a message input area and a message display area, wherein the message window is further configured to

determine a size of the message;

providing the user with a selection tool comprising the mouse pointer to select a portion of the message, wherein the size of the selected portion of the message is calculated;

dividing the message into parts in response to the determination of the size of the selected message exceeding a size limit of a reference message corresponding to the message service; and

transmitting the selected message in whole or in division according to the determination in response to the user'"'"'s request for transmission.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein dividing the message further comprises displaying each of the divided messages in a different manner.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the different manner comprises displaying in a different color or a different style.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an indicator capable of indicating the selected message being transmitted at a time.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising an executable program, which when executed, performs the method of claim 1.

5. A method for providing a short message service using a messenger, the method comprising:

providing a messenger window comprising a message input area and a message display area, the messenger window configured to send a message to a receiver via a network, wherein

a user'"'"'s input message is selected using a mouse pointer, the selected message being displayed in the message display area, wherein the mouse pointer is provided to select a portion of the message to be transmitted and the size of the selected portion of the message is calculated in comparison with the size limit of a reference message;

determining a size of the selected message by calculating the size based upon the size limit of the message, the size limit corresponding to the message service; and

transmitting the selected message in whole or in division based on the calculation in response to the user'"'"'s request for transmission, wherein the selected message comprising a portion of the entire message to be transmitted to the receiver.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining a size of the selected message comprises processing the selected message into parts according to the size limit of the reference message in response to detection of the size of the selected message exceeding the size limit of the reference message.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising an executable program, which when executed, performs the method of claim 5.

8. A system of providing a message service, the system comprising:

a transmission providing unit configured to generate a messenger window associated with the message service, wherein the messenger window comprises a message input area and a message display area, and wherein the message input area is configured to receive user input message and the message display area is configured to display a message being selected by the user;

a calculation unit configured to determine a size of the selected message being selected using a mouse pointer and to divide the selected message into parts in response to the determination of the size of the selected message exceeding a size limit of a reference message corresponding to the message service, wherein the calculation unit provides a selection area associated with the selected message in response to detection of a mouse locating to the selection area, and calculates the size of the selection area associated with the selected message associated with the mouse location; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the selected message in whole or in division according to the determination in response to the user'"'"'s request for transmission, wherein the message display area displays each of the divided messages in different colors according to the determination.

9. A system, comprising:

a transmission providing unit configured to generate a messenger window associated with a message service, wherein the messenger window comprises a message input area and a message display area, and wherein the message input area is configured to receive user input messages and the message display area is configured to display the input messages being selected by the user, wherein a selection tool comprising the mouse pointer is provided to select a portion of the message;

a calculation unit configured to determine a size of the selected message by calculating the size of the selected message to be transmitted using the mouse pointer in comparison with a size limit of a reference message corresponding to the message service, wherein the calculation unit to provide a selection area associated with the selected message in response to detection of a mouse locating to the selection area; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the selected message in whole or in part according to the calculation in response to the user'"'"'s request for transmission, wherein a message display area is configured to display each of the divided messages in different colors according to the determination.