KR20070035689A - Fax service method through mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal that supports transmission of desired data to a counterpart's fax terminal through a mobile communication terminal.

The method according to an aspect of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a fax communication support program and a fax service agency are connected by a mobile communication network, and the fax service agency is connected to a fax terminal by a fax communication network. A fax service method comprising: (a) a fax transmission request code when the text or image data desired for fax transmission is selected on a mobile communication terminal, and a fax transmission request key is input while a fax terminal telephone number is input; Transmitting a terminal telephone number and the text or image data to a mobile communication network; (b) the mobile communication network confirming the fax transmission request by the fax transmission request code, and forwarding the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the text or image data to a fax service authority; (c) a fax service agency converting the text or image data into fax communication data while temporarily storing the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the text or image data, and (d) And a step of transmitting, by the fax service authority, the mobile communication terminal telephone number and the data for fax communication with the fax terminal telephone number established a fax communication path between the fax terminal and the fax terminal. .

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Description

Facsimile communication method via mobile tele-communication terminal}

1 is a front view showing an appearance of a mobile communication terminal to which a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal of the present invention can be applied;

2 is an electrical block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the method of the present invention can be applied;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

100: mobile communication terminal 110: main body

112: numeric / character key buttons 113: microphone hole

114: Volume button 115: Camera button

116: standard terminal slot

120: slider 121: function key button

122: flat panel indicator 123: speaker hole

200, 200 ': mobile communication terminal 210: control unit

220: radio frequency transmitting and receiving unit 222: antenna

230: key input unit 232: function keys

234: numeric / character keys 240: memory

242: program storage unit 244: data storage unit

250: voice signal processor 252: microphone

254: speaker 260: flat panel display driver

262: flat panel indicator 270: vibration generating unit

272: vibration motor 274: LED drive unit

276: LED 280: camera driver

282: CCD camera 284: image processing unit

286: infrared transmitting and receiving unit 288: GPS processing unit

300: mobile communication network 400, 400 ': fax service provider

500: fax network 600: fax terminal

The present invention relates to a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal to communicate with the facsimile terminal through the mobile communication terminal to transmit the desired data.

The mobile communication terminal, which is a necessity for modern people, is not only compact and lightweight due to steady development, but also is emerging as a complex communication terminal having various functions such as mp3, camera and navigation. In addition to the above functions, such a mobile terminal has a voice mail service (called a voice mail service) and a voice recognition device in which the sender can leave a message in the voice mailbox of the receiver when the receiver cannot answer the call. Voice Activated Dialing Service, which allows users to dial / remember the user's voice and make a voice call without dialing the phone number when the user makes a call. Short Message Service (SMS) that can send and receive messages about 40 to 50 characters in Korean, 80 characters in English, and multimedia messages that can add sound or video, etc. It provides various functions and services such as Multimedia Message Service (MMS).

On the other hand, a facsimile (hereinafter, simply referred to as a 'fax') communication method receives a fax signal from a fax terminal at a station, digitizes it, and then accumulates and converts it, and transmits it to a target station through a high-speed digital transmission line. According to this communication method, the fax receiver can receive a fixed picture including a picture from the sender and print it as a document. In this case, even if the sender is not equipped with a fax terminal, a technique has been proposed for transmitting data such as a picture or a picture to be transmitted to a recipient's fax terminal via a personal computer.

However, according to the conventional fax service method as described above, there are not many cases where a facsimile terminal is provided at home, so there is a limit in transmitting desired data through the fax terminal. In addition, the use of the fax function provided in a word program of a personal computer also has a problem in that it is difficult to use because it is difficult to use. Above all, conventionally, there is a problem that does not meet the needs of customers because there is no way to use fax communication on the go.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal that supports transmission of desired data to a fax terminal of a counterpart through a mobile communication terminal.

Method according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a fax communication support program and a fax service agency is connected by a mobile communication network, the fax service organization is connected to a fax terminal by a fax communication network A method of facsimile service through a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: (a) when a text or image data desired for fax transmission is selected to a mobile communication terminal, and a fax transmission request key is input while a fax terminal telephone number is input; Transmitting a fax transmission request code, the fax terminal telephone number and the text or image data to a mobile communication network; (b) the mobile communication network confirming the fax transmission request by the fax transmission request code, and forwarding the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the text or image data to a fax service authority; (c) a fax service agency converting the text or image data into fax communication data while temporarily storing the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the text or image data, and (d) And a step of transmitting, by the fax service authority, the mobile communication terminal telephone number and the data for fax communication while establishing a fax communication path between the fax terminal and the fax terminal by the fax terminal telephone number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal equipped with a fax communication support program and a fax service agency are connected by a mobile communication network, and the fax service agency is connected to a fax terminal by a fax communication network. A fax service method comprising: (a) converting and storing text or image data into fax communication data when a fax data conversion key is input while text or image data desired for fax transmission is selected to a mobile communication terminal; (b) transmitting a fax transmission request code, the fax terminal telephone number, and the data for fax communication to a mobile communication network when a fax transmission request key is input while a fax terminal telephone number is input to a mobile communication terminal; (c) the mobile communication network confirming the fax transmission request by the fax transmission request code, and forwarding the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the fax communication data to a fax service authority; (d) temporarily storing the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the data for the fax communication by a fax service agency; and (e) the fax service agency interworking with the fax terminal by the fax terminal telephone number. And transmitting the mobile communication terminal telephone number and the data for fax communication in the state of establishing a fax communication path.

Hereinafter, a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a front view showing an appearance of a mobile communication terminal to which a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal of the present invention can be applied, and illustrates a slide type mobile communication terminal. Of course, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the terminal of this manner and structure. As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal (hereinafter, also referred to as a “terminal”) 100 to which the present invention can be applied includes a main body 110 and a flat panel display 122 having a main circuit therein. It may be made to include a slider 120 that slides up and down in the main body 110.

In the above-described configuration, the front of the main body 110 is a number / letter key button 112 is used to receive the numbers and letters are arranged, the upper surface is an antenna (not shown) is disposed, the lower place A microphone hole 113 communicating with an internal microphone (not shown) is drilled. The lower surface of the main body 110 is provided with a standard connection terminal slot 116 through which power for transmitting / receiving data with other terminals or charging a battery pack (not shown) coupled to the main body 110 is transmitted.

On the other hand, the front surface of the slider 120 is provided with a flat panel display 122 for displaying various characters or graphic elements indicating the operation and operation state of the mobile communication terminal 100 and still images and moving pictures, and below the terminal ( A function key button 121 used to select or receive various functions included in 100 is disposed. Further, a speaker hole 123 communicating with an internal speaker (not shown) is drilled in place of the slider 120, for example, the flat display 122. In the figure, reference numeral 114 denotes a volume button, and 115 denotes a camera shooting button for selecting a camera shooting function.

2 is an electrical block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the method of the present invention can be applied. As shown in FIG. 2, the electrical configuration of the mobile communication terminal to which the present invention can be applied includes a radio frequency transmitter / receiver 220 and a number / character that transmit / receive a radio frequency signal with a base station through an antenna 222. Key input unit 230 comprising a function key input unit 232 and a numeric / character key input unit 234 for generating a corresponding key signal when the key button 112 and the function key button 121 are operated, the present invention A program storage unit 242 for storing various application programs such as a fax communication support program or a data generation program for fax communication, and temporarily storing data generated during a calculation process or data set by a user or data to be transmitted through a fax communication Memory 240 including a data storage unit 244 for storing the, microphone 252 for converting the external sound wave into a corresponding analog form of voice signal, terminal Converts the analog voice signal input from the speaker 254 and the microphone 252 to the corresponding digital voice signal generated by the speaker 254, which converts the voice signal in the form of an internal sound into a corresponding analog voice signal When the incoming call notification mode of the voice signal processor 250, the flat panel display 262, the flat panel display driver 260, and the terminal 100, which are converted and output to the speaker 254 is set to the vibration mode, vibration is generated. Vibration motor 272 to generate and its driving unit 270, LED 276 to visually display when an event such as receiving a call or a message, and the driving unit 274 and the control unit 210 to control them as a whole Can be done.

In addition to the mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied, a camera driver 280 for driving the CCD camera 282 under the control of the control unit 210 and the CCD camera 282 installed in place of the main body 110 or the slider 120. ), An image processing unit 284 for processing image data output from the CCD camera 282, an infrared ray transmitting / receiving unit 286 which emits infrared rays as a near field communication means, and receives infrared rays emitted from the outside, and is emitted from a GPS satellite. GPS processor 288 for receiving the radio signal to generate the absolute position data of the terminal may be further provided as necessary.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of generating a fax communication data to be described later. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 300 denotes a mobile communication network, 500 denotes a conventional facsimile communication network, that is, a PSTN / ISDN (Public Switched Telecommunication Network / Integrated Service Digital Network; hereinafter simply referred to as a 'fax communication network'), and 600 denotes a fax of a receiving counterpart. Each terminal represents 400, and a fax service authority represents a terminal. The fax service authority 400 includes a message service center 410 for processing a short message or a multimedia message, and a mobile communication terminal. The data format conversion server 420 and the data format conversion server 420 for converting the text data or the image data received from the 200 into data for fax communication such as bitmap image data are converted into a predetermined protocol. It can be made by including a fax communication server 430 to transmit to the fax terminal 600 of the receiving side through the fax communication network 500 Such fax service engine 400 is preferably coupled to operate or close to the carrier system and the integral operation.

As shown in FIG. 3, in order for a user to use a fax service through the mobile communication terminal 200, first, a text, a picture, or an image that is desired to be faxed through the mobile communication terminal 200 is generated or an image already generated. It is necessary to specify a file (step S10), and text may be generated by using the numeric / character key button 234, and a photograph or an image may be generated by photographing by the camera 282. When the text or image desired for fax transmission is generated (or designated) in this way, in step S20, the telephone number of the receiving fax terminal 600 is inputted, and in step S30, the user inputs the function key button 232 from the user. It is determined whether a pre-assigned fax transmission request key has been entered, and if so, in step S40 a predefined fax transmission request code, a fax terminal telephone number of the receiving party and a fax transmission between the fax service authority 400 and The data is transmitted via the mobile communication network 300.

Meanwhile, in the mobile communication network 300, when a fax transmission request code is received from an arbitrary mobile communication terminal 200, the telephone number of the originating mobile communication terminal 200 and the telephone number and fax transmission data of the fax terminal 600 are received. It is delivered to the fax service agency 400, the MSC 410 of the fax service agency 400 is received and temporarily stored (step S50). Next, in step S60, the fax service authority 400 converts the fax transmission data received by the data format conversion server 420 into fax communication data, for example, bitmap image data, and stores the fax transmission data. After calling the receiving fax terminal 600 having a fax telephone number through the communication network 500 to establish a fax communication path, the calling telephone number and data for fax communication are transmitted to the receiving fax terminal 600. Then, the receiving side fax terminal 600 stores the outgoing telephone number and data for fax communication, and then prints it on the fax paper (step S80).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of directly generating data for fax communication in a mobile communication terminal. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 200 'denotes a mobile communication terminal, 500 denotes a fax communication network, 600 denotes a receiving side fax terminal, and 400' denotes a fax service agency, and the data for fax communication is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 200 '. Unlike in FIG. 3, the data format conversion server 410 is omitted because the direct conversion is performed by using. As shown in FIG. 4, in order for a user to use a fax service through the mobile communication terminal 200 ′, the user first generates or already generates text, a photo, or an image that the user wants to send through the mobile communication terminal 200 ′. It is necessary to designate the image file (step S100), the text may be generated using the numeric / character key button 234, and the photograph or image may be generated by photographing by the camera 282. When the text or image desired for fax transmission is generated (or designated) in this way, in step S110, it is determined whether the fax data conversion key previously assigned to the function key button 232 is input from the user. If the fax data conversion key is input as a result of the determination in step S110, the flow advances to step S120 to convert the text or image data generated (or designated) in step S100 into data for fax communication by a built-in fax data generation program. After converting and storing temporarily, in step S130, the telephone number of the receiving-fax terminal 600 is input again from the user.

Next, in step S140, it is determined whether a fax transmission request key pre-assigned to the function key button 232 is input from the user. If so, in advance in step S150, it is predefined between the fax service authority 400 '. The fax transmission request code, the fax terminal telephone number of the receiving counterpart, and data for fax communication are transmitted via the mobile communication network 300.

Meanwhile, in the mobile communication network 300, when a fax transmission request code is received from an arbitrary mobile communication terminal 200 ', the telephone number of the calling mobile communication terminal 200' and the telephone number of the fax terminal 600 and The fax communication data is transmitted to the fax service authority 400 ', and the MSC 410 of the fax service authority 400' receives the data and temporarily stores it (step S160). In a subsequent step S170, the fax service organization 400 'calls the receiving terminal fax terminal 600 having the fax telephone number through the fax communication network 500 to open a fax communication path, and then the outgoing telephone number and data for fax communication. To the receiving side fax terminal 600. Then, the receiving side fax terminal 600 stores the outgoing telephone number and data for fax communication and then prints it on the fax paper (step S180).

The facsimile service method through the mobile communication terminal of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

According to the facsimile service method through the mobile communication terminal of the present invention as described above, the desired data can be transmitted to the receiving fax machine without having a facsimile terminal or a personal computer. The receiving side can transmit to the fax terminal.

Claims (2)

In the facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal in which a mobile communication terminal equipped with a fax communication support program and a fax service agency are connected by a mobile communication network, and the fax service agency is connected to a fax terminal by a fax communication network, (a) Fax transmission request code, the fax terminal telephone number and the text when the text or image data desired for fax transmission is selected in the mobile communication terminal and the fax transmission request key is input while the fax terminal telephone number is entered. Or transmitting image data to a mobile communication network; (b) the mobile communication network confirming the fax transmission request by the fax transmission request code, and forwarding the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the text or image data to a fax service authority; (c) a fax service agency converting the text or image data into data for fax communication while temporarily storing the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the text or image data; and (d) transmitting, by the fax service authority, the mobile communication terminal telephone number and the data for fax communication while establishing a fax communication path between the fax terminal and the fax terminal by the fax terminal telephone number. A facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal. In the facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal in which a mobile communication terminal equipped with a fax communication support program and a fax service agency are connected by a mobile communication network, and the fax service agency is connected to a fax terminal by a fax communication network, (a) converting the text or image data into fax communication data and storing the data when the fax data conversion key is input while text or image data desired for fax transmission is selected in the mobile communication terminal; (b) transmitting a fax transmission request code, the fax terminal telephone number, and the data for fax communication to a mobile communication network when a fax transmission request key is input while a fax terminal telephone number is input to a mobile communication terminal; (c) the mobile communication network confirming the fax transmission request by the fax transmission request code, and forwarding the mobile terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the fax communication data to a fax service authority; (d) temporarily storing, by the fax service agency, the mobile communication terminal telephone number, the fax terminal telephone number, and the data for fax communication; and (e) transmitting, by the fax service agency, the mobile communication terminal telephone number and the data for fax communication with the fax terminal telephone number established a fax communication path between the fax terminal and the fax terminal. A facsimile service method through a mobile communication terminal.

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