System and method for converting message type

摘要

The present invention relates to a system and a method for converting message type, and more particularly to a system and a method for converting message type of short messages in a mobile communication terminal that analyzes a character string of a received text type short message and displays an image corresponding to the analyzed character string. The system for converting message type comprises: a receiving unit for receiving a text type short message; an analyzing unit for analyzing a character string of the received short message; a storing unit having more than one character strings and images corresponding to each of the character strings; and a converting unit for searching the storing unit for a character string identical with the character string of the received short message and replacing the character string of the received short message with image corresponding to the character string in the storing unit.