IP Library Granted Patent US 7,142,845
Granted Patent B2
US 7,142,845 · App. 10/820,273 · Granted Nov 28, 2006

Method of automatically registering address information of mobile communication terminal

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Patent No.
US 7,142,845
App. No.
10/820,273
Granted
Nov 28, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal. The method comprises: generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from an originating mobile communication terminal; and at a called mobile communication terminal, receiving the address information registering message, checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available, and registering the transmission information with an address book, whereby it is convenient for the user to register the address information, which is allowed to satisfy requests of the user caused by increase of the short message service.

Claims (69)

1. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal;

at a called mobile communication terminal, receiving the address information registering message, checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available, and registering the transmission information with an address book; and

when the address information registering message service is not available, transmitting a return message from the called mobile communication terminal to the originating mobile communication terminal and informing the originating mobile communication terminal that registration of the address information is not accepted.

2. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal; and

at a called mobile communication terminal, receiving the address information registering message, checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available, and registering the transmission information with an address book,

wherein said transmitting the address information registering message comprises:

waiting for an originator's selection of a menu of ‘sending address information’;

displaying an input screen and receiving the address information to be added to a content of a short message by the originator's input; and

generating the address information registering message by adding the identifier to the short message and transmitting the generated address information registering message to the called mobile communication terminal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said transmitting the address information registering message further comprises:

waiting for the originator's selection of an address book menu and displaying the address information from the address book of an internal memory; and

waiting for the originator's selection of address information and adding the selected address information to the content of the short message.

4. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal; and

at a called mobile communication terminal, receiving the address information registering message, checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available, and registering the transmission information with an address book,

wherein said registering the transmission information with the address book, comprises:

receiving a short message from the originating mobile communication terminal and checking whether the short message is the address information registering message by extracting the identifier from the short message;

searching terminal information of the called mobile communication terminal to check whether or not the address information registering message service is available at the called mobile communication terminal;

checking whether or not an automatic storage function for the address information is set up;

extracting the address information from the address information registering message received from the originating mobile communication terminal and checking whether or not the extracted address information exists in the address book of an internal memory; and

registering the extracted address information with the address book of the internal memory when the extracted address information does not exist in the address book of the internal memory.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said registering the transmission information with the address book, further comprises, when the automatic storage function for the address information is not set up, casting a question about whether or not the recipient stores the address information through a display screen and checking whether or not the recipient selects registration of the address information, by waiting for the recipient's key input.

6. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal;

a short message service center's checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available at a called mobile communication terminal in order to receive the address information registering message and to transmit the address information registering message to the called mobile communication terminal; and

the called mobile communication terminal's receiving the address information registering message through the short message service center (SMSC) to register the transmission information with an address book,

wherein said transmitting the address information registering message, comprises:

waiting for an originator's selection of a menu of ‘sending address information’;

displaying an input screen and receiving the address information to be added to a content of a short message by the originator's input; and

generating the address information registering message by adding the identifier to the short message and transmitting the generated address information registering message to the short message service center.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said transmitting the address information registering message, further comprises:

waiting for the originator's selection of an address book menu and displaying the address information from the address book of an internal memory; and

waiting for the originator's selection of address information and adding the selected address information to the content of the short message.

8. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal;

a short message service center's checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available at a called mobile communication terminal in order to receive the address information registering message and to transmit the address information registering message to the called mobile communication terminal; and

the called mobile communication terminal's receiving the address information registering message through the short message service center (SMSC) to register the transmission information with an address book,

wherein said checking whether or not the address information registering message service is available, comprises:

receiving a short message from the originating mobile communication terminal and checking whether the short message is the address information registering message by extracting the identifier from the short message;

checking whether or not the address information registering message service is available at the called mobile communication terminal through terminal information registered with a database; and

transmitting the address information registering message received from the originating mobile communication terminal to the called mobile communication terminal.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said checking whether or not address information registering message service is available at the called mobile communication terminal, further comprises, when the address information registering message service is not available, transmitting a return message from the called mobile communication terminal to the originating mobile communication terminal and informing the originating mobile communication terminal that registration of the address information is not accepted.

10. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal;

a short message service center's checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available at a called mobile communication terminal in order to receive the address information registering message and to transmit the address information registering message to the called mobile communication terminal; and

the called mobile communication terminal's receiving the address information registering message through the short message service center (SMSC) to register the transmission information with an address book,

wherein said registering the transmission information with an address book, comprises:

receiving the short message through the short message service center to check whether or not an automatic storage function for the address information is set up;

extracting the address information from the address information registering message received through the short message service center and checking whether or not the extracted address information exists in the address book of an internal memory; and

registering the extracted address information with the address book of the internal memory when the extracted address information does not exist in the address book of the internal memory.

11. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal;

a short message service center's checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available at a called mobile communication terminal in order to receive the address information registering message and to transmit the address information registering message to the called mobile communication terminal; and

the called mobile communication terminal's receiving the address information registering message through the short message service center (SMSC) to register the transmission information with an address book,

wherein said checking whether or not the address information registering message service is available at the called mobile communication terminal, comprises:

receiving a short message from the originating mobile communication terminal and checking whether or not the address information registering message service is available at the called mobile communication terminal through terminal information registered with a database; and

transmitting the address information registering message received from the originating mobile communication terminal to the called mobile communication terminal.

12. A method of automatically registering address information of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

generating an address information registering message at an originating mobile communication terminal by adding an identifier to transmission information and transmitting the address information registering message from the originating mobile communication terminal;

a short message service center's checking whether or not an address information registering message service is available at a called mobile communication terminal in order to receive the address information registering message and to transmit the address information registering message to the called mobile communication terminal; and

the called mobile communication terminal's receiving the address information registering message through the short message service center (SMSC) to register the transmission information with an address book,

wherein said registering the transmission information with an address book, comprises:

receiving a short message through the short message service center, and checking whether the short message is the address information registering message by extracting the identifier from the short message;

checking whether or not an automatic storage function for the address information is set up;

extracting the address information from the address information registering message received through the short message service center, and checking whether or not the extracted address information exists in the address book of an internal memory; and

registering the extracted address information with the address book of the internal memory when the extracted address information does not exist in the address book of the internal memory.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said registering the transmission information with an address book, further comprises, when the automatic storage function for the address information is not set up, casting a question about whether or not the recipient stores the address information through a display screen and checking whether or not the recipient selects registration of the address information, by waiting for the recipient's key input.

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