System and method for automatically notifying insufficient telephone charge

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a system for automatically notifying insufficient telephone charge. The method comprises the following steps: presetting a number of a notified person and a shutdown reminding keyword library in communication equipment; continuously monitoring the received short messages; when it is detected that the content of the short message from the operator contains the preset keyword, the short message is automatically judged as a shutdown reminding short message; and then notification information is automatically generated and sent to a preset receiver number. The system comprises a configuration module, a query module and a notification module. The system solves the problems that the elderly having difficulty in moving cannot pay the fees by themselves, so that the mobile phone stops, and the elderly cannot communicate with the outside through the mobile phone, and has the characteristics of automation, low cost, high applicability, timeliness and reliability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication terminals, and in particular to a system and method for automatically notifying a communication device of insufficient call balance, which is specifically used to automatically send a notification SMS to a preset recipient when detecting an insufficient call balance or a pre-shutdown reminder SMS sent by an operator. Background Art

[0002] With the development of mobile phones, users can now top up their phone bills on their smartphones. However, elderly people with limited mobility face two major difficulties when their phone service is suspended due to unpaid bills: (1) their limited operational skills make it difficult for them to complete online payments independently; (2) their limited mobility prevents them from going to the business hall to pay in person.

[0003] The pre-shutdown reminder text messages sent by operators are easily ignored or incomprehensible by the elderly. When the communication equipment is shut down due to unpaid bills, the elderly will be unable to contact the outside world, affecting emergency communication.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a solution that can automatically identify operator outage reminder text messages and proactively notify the preset recipients to serve the elderly user group. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a system for automatically notifying a user of insufficient phone credit, which can notify a preset person to be notified when a communication device receives a pre-shutdown SMS message.

[0006] In addition, it is also necessary to provide a method for automatically notifying a person of insufficient phone credit, so that a predetermined person can be notified when a communication device receives a pre-shutdown text message.

[0007] A system for automatically notifying of insufficient phone balance, applied to a communication device, comprises: a configuration module for configuring the number of a person to be notified and a keyword vocabulary; a query module for comparing the content of a text message with the keywords configured in the configuration module when the communication device receives a text message, and notifying the person to be notified or terminating the system process based on the comparison result; and a notification module for sending a text message indicating insufficient phone balance in the communication device to the number of the person to be notified configured in the configuration module.

[0008] A method for automatically notifying the user of insufficient phone credit, applied to a communication device, comprises the following steps: configuring one or more numbers of persons to be notified and configuring a keyword thesaurus on the communication device; the communication device receiving a text message; the automatic notification system for insufficient phone credit identifying whether the text message is a pre-shutdown text message based on the keyword thesaurus; if the text message received is a pre-shutdown text message, the system entering a notification module to notify the user that the communication device has received the pre-shutdown text message; if the text message received is not a pre-shutdown text message, the system not entering the notification module and terminating the process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 It is a functional module diagram of a preferred embodiment of the automatic notification system and method for insufficient telephone credit of the present invention.

[0010] Figure 2 The figure is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the automatic notification system and method for insufficient telephone credit of the present invention. Specific embodiments

[0012] Figure 1 The figure shows the functional modules of a preferred embodiment of the automatic notification system for insufficient phone credit according to the present invention. The automatic notification system 2 for insufficient phone credit according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "notification system 2") is installed in a mobile phone 1, or can be embedded in the operating system of mobile phone 1. It is used to send a text message alerting the insufficient phone credit sent by the operator to the number of the person being notified, so that the person can recharge the phone credit of mobile phone 1 in a timely manner. The mobile phone 1 is merely an example of a communication device; in other embodiments, the notification system 2 can also be installed in other types of communication devices.

[0013] The mobile phone 1 includes a receiving device 3 and a transmitting device 4, which are used to transmit relevant data via various communication networks or links, such as answering or making calls, and receiving and sending text messages. The communication network can be a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network, a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network, an LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network, or other networks.

[0014] Mobile phone 1 includes memory 5 for storing various data, including text message logs, configurations made by the configuration module in notification system 2, and other data. Memory 5 can be the internal memory of mobile phone 1 or an external memory card, such as a SM card (Smart Media Card), an SD card (Secure Digital Card), a TF card (TransFlash Card), a CF card (Compact Flash Card), an MMC card (Multi Media Card), an MS card (Memory Stick), or an XD card (Extreme Digital Card).

[0015] The notification system 2 mainly includes three modules: a configuration module 21 , a query module 22 , and a notification module 23 .

[0016] The configuration module 21 is used to configure the notified person number and keyword vocabulary required by the notification system 2. At least one notified person number must be configured, and multiple numbers can also be configured. The keyword vocabulary can include one or more prompt words indicating insufficient phone balance, such as "pre-shutdown", "pre-shutdown reminder", and "insufficient balance".

[0017] The query module 22 is used to query whether the text message contains the same keywords as those in the keyword database when the mobile phone 1 receives the text message.

[0018] The notification module 23 is used by the mobile phone 1 to generate a notification SMS message. The notification SMS message includes, but is not limited to, the communication device number, the original SMS message fragment, the original SMS sender number, and a recharge request prompt. Once the notification SMS message is generated, it is sent to the recipient via the sending device 4 according to the preset recipient number.

[0019] Figure 1 The flowchart of the preferred embodiment of the automatic notification method for insufficient call credit of the present invention is shown in FIG. Before the process starts, it is assumed that the notification system 2 has been installed on the mobile phone 1 .

[0020] First, in step S1, the configuration module configures the number of the person to be notified, which can be a family member or friend of the user. A vocabulary is also configured to identify pre-shutdown SMS messages. The vocabulary may include one or more prompts indicating insufficient balance, such as "pre-shutdown," "pre-shutdown reminder," and "insufficient balance."

[0021] Step S2: the receiving device 3 of the mobile phone 1 receives a text message.

[0022] In step S3, the query module checks whether the short message received by the receiving device 3 contains the keywords set in the keyword database. If not, the process ends; if so, step S4 is executed.

[0023] In step S4, the notification module generates a notification SMS and sends it to the person to be notified via the sending device 4, and the process ends.

[0024] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent replacements of the technical solutions of the present invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic notification system for insufficient phone credit, used in a communication device, is characterized by: The system includes: Configuration module, used to configure the number of the person to be notified and the keyword vocabulary; a query module, configured to compare the content of a text message with the keywords configured in the configuration module when the communication device receives the text message, and notify the person being notified or terminate the system process based on the comparison result; The notification module is used to send a short message indicating that the balance of the communication device is insufficient to the number of the person to be notified configured in the configuration module.

2. The automatic notification system for insufficient telephone credit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that Configure at least one number for the person to be notified.

3. The automatic notification system for insufficient telephone credit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that The keyword database needs to include one or more of the following keywords: "pre-shutdown", "pre-shutdown reminder", "insufficient balance" and other prompt words indicating insufficient phone balance.

4. The automatic notification system for insufficient telephone credit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that The notification SMS sent by the notification module includes but is not limited to one or more of the following contents: keyword trigger reminder, the mobile phone number of the communication device, the original SMS fragment, the original SMS sender number, and a recharge request prompt.

5. A method for automatically notifying a user of insufficient telephone credit using the system of claim 1, the method being applied to a communication device, the method comprising the following steps: Configure one or more notified person numbers and keyword database; The communication device receives a text message; The automatic notification system for insufficient call credit identifies whether the text message is a pre-shutdown text message based on a keyword thesaurus; If the received message is a pre-shutdown message, the system enters the notification module to notify the person being notified that the communication device has received the pre-shutdown message; If the received SMS is not a pre-shutdown SMS, the system will not enter the notification module and end the process.

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