KR100838017B1 - Method for providing multi-contents in idle state of mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-contents service method on an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal using the method are provided to offer plural contents at a time to an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal which is in standby state, thereby meeting a user's demand for DIY services. A contents receiving module(110) receives contents by distinguishing the contents by layers, and enables the contents to occupy the corresponding layers. A handset operating system module(120) drives a terminal(100), has a user interface, and executes an application. A contents management application module(130) synthesizes the distinguished contents into one idle screen layer, allows contents within the distinguished layers to be objects to occupy at least a partial area of an idle screen, and provides the contents to the idle screen of the terminal.

Description

Method for providing multi-contents on idle screen of mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal using the same {Method for providing multi-contents in idle state of mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal using the same}

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be construed as limited to

1 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication system environment in which a mobile communication terminal is provided with content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional block of a mobile communication terminal provided with multiple contents on an idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a program structure diagram of a mobile communication terminal in which multiple contents are provided on an idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing multiple contents on an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of synthesizing an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal provided with multiple contents on an idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: content receiving module 120: handset OS module

130: content management application module

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal receiving content in a mobile communication system environment, and more particularly, to a method for providing content provided from a content providing server to a mobile communication terminal in a standby state and a mobile communication terminal using the same. .

With the recent rapid development of electronic engineering and communication engineering, mobile communication terminals have various functions. That is, with the rapid development of wireless communication and data processing technology, people can use not only voice calls but also Internet access, video communication and video message transmission using mobile communication terminals. In addition, due to the rapid dissemination of mobile communication terminals, mobile communication terminals have become an essential means of communication in modern life, such as a considerable amount of communication occurring in human relationships through mobile communication terminals.

With the development of the mobile communication terminal, services provided through the mobile communication terminal or applications processed in the mobile communication terminal have been further increased and diversified. For example, functions such as the use of content using a mobile communication terminal and a financial transaction service are provided. One of them is a wireless Internet access using a mobile communication terminal, and a user can download desired contents by accessing the Internet using a mobile communication terminal anytime and anywhere.

In the content download method using the mobile communication terminal, the user initiates Internet access through the mobile communication terminal, the server of the communication connection provider connects the connection between the mobile communication terminal and the corresponding content providing server, and then the mobile communication terminal. The method of downloading content from the corresponding content providing server through. This method has a problem in that unnecessary time is consumed in the communication connection and costs even when connecting to the corresponding content providing server.

Recently, in view of such a problem, a service has been developed by providing an application for providing contents on a standby screen of a terminal when the mobile communication terminal is in a standby state. However, the content providing service of the idle screen can only provide one content, and there is a problem in that the application of the terminal needs to be changed in order to change the desired content.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a plurality of contents on a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal in a standby state, and a mobile communication terminal using the same. have.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for allowing a user to arbitrarily change contents provided on an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal without changing an application and a mobile communication terminal supporting the same.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be described below and will be appreciated by the embodiments of the invention. Furthermore, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by means and combinations indicated in the appended claims.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile communication terminal provided with multiple contents on an idle screen according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal provided with contents provided from at least one content providing server in a mobile communication system environment. A content receiving module for receiving content provided through the system in layers; A handset operating system module for driving a terminal, having a user interface, and executing an application; And a content management application module for synthesizing the content divided by the layers received by the content receiving module into one standby screen layer and providing the same to the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing content provided from at least one content providing server in a mobile communication system environment to a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: (a) provided to a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication system; Receiving the content classified into layers; (b) synthesizing the received contents into layers in one standby screen layer; And (c) providing the synthesized idle screen layer to a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal in a standby state.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a mobile communication system environment, a recording medium on which a program for executing a procedure for providing a content provided from at least one content providing server to a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal is recorded. A process of dividing the contents provided to the mobile communication terminal into layers and receiving the contents divided into layers, synthesizing the received contents into one standby screen layer, and synthesizing the synthesized standby screen layer into a standby state of the mobile communication terminal. There is provided a recording medium having recorded thereon a computer readable program for executing a procedure provided on an idle screen.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication system environment in which a mobile communication terminal is provided with content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 100 of the present invention is wirelessly connected to the mobile communication system 10 through a base station 20. The mobile communication system 10 is connected to the Internet 30, and a plurality of content providing servers 41, 42, and 43 are connected to the Internet 30 to provide content. In addition, the content providing server 44 directly connected to the mobile communication system 10 may be configured.

The mobile communication system 10 is composed of a core network such as an exchange and a home location register gateway, and performs both voice and data communication. The Internet 30 includes a general public network, and content providing servers 41, 42, and 43 that provide various contents are connected to the mobile communication system 10 through a gateway through the Internet 30. The content providing servers 41, 42, and 43 connected to the mobile communication system 10 through the Internet 30 and the content providing server 44 directly connected to the mobile communication system 10 are connected to the mobile communication system ( It is possible to access the mobile communication terminal 100 from the base station 20 through the network of 10). As such, the content providing servers provide content to the mobile communication terminal 100 through the mobile communication system 100.

In this case, the mobile communication system 10 may be provided with a content management server (not shown) that manages contents provided by the plurality of content providing servers 41, 42, 43, and 44.

Next, a mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional block of a mobile communication terminal provided with multiple contents on an idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 100 provided with the multi-content on the idle screen according to the present invention includes a communication unit for transmitting / receiving wireless data with the mobile communication system 10 and a controller for handling incoming / outgoing calls. A mobile communication terminal comprising an input unit for receiving an input signal of a user, a display unit for displaying information to a user, an interface unit for providing various terminal functions to the user, and a memory for storing and managing data, the mobile communication terminal being provided through a mobile communication system. It includes a content receiving module 110 for receiving the contents, the handset operating system module 120 for driving the terminal and the application running and the content management application module 130 for managing the received content.

The communication unit connects to the base station 20 of the mobile communication system 10 and performs a function of transmitting / receiving and communicating wireless data. The communication unit communicates with the base station through a pilot channel, a paging channel, a traffic channel, and the like.

The controller drives the terminal, controls the overall processing of the terminal, and processes and connects the mobile communication system to / from the call call through the communication unit. In addition, in conjunction with the interface unit executes various programs in the terminal and inputs / outputs data in the memory.

The input unit receives a voice of a micro user and receives a signal for operating a terminal from the user by means of receiving an input signal such as a keypad.

The display unit provides the user with the information processed in the terminal. The display unit includes a liquid crystal display for displaying a processing state of a terminal on a screen, a light emitting lamp for transmitting information through light emission of a light emitting element, a vibrating device for transmitting information through vibration of a vibration motor, and sound information through a ring tone or sound. It includes a speaker to deliver.

The interface unit functions to help the user to easily use the basic functions and various additional functions of the terminal.

The handset operating system module 20 is a program for driving and operating a terminal to support a user to communicate and perform various functions through the terminal.

The content receiving module 110 receives a plurality of contents provided in a wireless connection with the mobile communication system 10 through the communication unit. At this time, the received content is divided into layers. In other words, content provided from the first content providing server 41 is divided into layers 1 and received, and content provided from the second content providing server 42 is divided into layers 2 and received.

The content management application module 130 is an application program for synthesizing content divided into layers received by the content receiving module 110 into one standby screen layer and providing the standby screen to the terminal display unit. The content management application module 130 includes an event controller 132, a content setting unit 134, and a location manager 136.

At this time, one content occupies one layer to perform an independent function. In addition, the content included in the layer is objectized and processed, and when the content management application module 130 is synthesized on the standby screen layer, the object and the content object can be changed in size and position. The size and location change of the objectized content object is managed by the content management application module 130, and the content provision or content performance of each content object is independently performed. That is, the size and location of the layer of the content object is processed by the content management application module 130, and the content object content provision or content execution is independently processed by the content itself and affects the content providing server that provided the content. Receive.

In this way, the content in each layer is processed separately with the platform of the terminal and the corresponding content providing server, the content management application module 130 manages a plurality of content divided into layers and synthesized in one idle screen layer do. Here, the plurality of contents synthesized in the idle screen layer all reside in the heap of the memory, so that each individual process can be independently processed.

The event controller 132 serves to distribute and process the operation signal or key input information when the user uses any one of a plurality of contents provided on the idle screen to the layer of the corresponding contents. That is, the event controller 132 receives a content manipulation input from a user through a user interface and distributes it to a layer of the corresponding content. In this way, when a user inputs an operation input or a key event request of a selected content among a plurality of contents provided on a standby screen to a layer of the corresponding content, it is transmitted to the corresponding content providing server or used for an independent processing process of the corresponding content. do.

The content setting unit 134 plays a role of allowing a user to select desired contents among the provided contents, and synthesizes the selected contents into a standby screen layer. That is, the user may select a layer to be synthesized to the standby screen layer among the contents classified into the layers received by the content receiving module 110, and synthesize the selected layers into the standby screen layer. In this case, the user may be provided with a content setting menu interface for selecting contents provided on the idle screen.

The location manager 136 plays a role of allowing a user to arrange a plurality of contents provided on an idle screen in a desired area or to set a location. That is, when the content receiving module 110 receives and synthesizes the content layers selected by the content setting unit 134 on the standby screen, the contents of each layer can be objectized and the positions of the objects to be placed on the standby screen can be set. do. In this case, the user may provide a location management menu interface for adjusting the location and arrangement of the contents to be provided on the idle screen.

3 is a program structure diagram of a mobile communication terminal in which multiple contents are provided on an idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, each of the content providing servers 41, 42, and 43 provides different contents. Content provided by each of the content providing servers 41, 42, and 43 is one for each content in the terminal. Assign and process layers. For example, the content provided from the first content providing server 41 is allocated to the first layer 51 and processed, and the content provided from the second content server 42 is assigned to the second layer 52. Process. Here, the contents allocated to each layer in the terminal are processed as an object.

The content objects assigned to the layers are managed in the content management application 60. The content management application 60 selects and synthesizes each layer without being involved in the contents or the service of each content and manages the location and event of the objects. It is in charge of the process of distributing to the corresponding layer when it occurs. The content provided for each layer is managed as an object to select a layer to be synthesized in the idle screen layer and to set the position and position of the object to be synthesized in the idle screen layer. When the content is selected and the arrangement of the objects is set, it is synthesized into one of the standby screen layers and provided to the standby mobile LCD. Contents synthesized in the idle screen layer at this time reside in the memory heap of the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the content management application 60 performs a process of distributing to a content-specific layer (51, 52, 53) corresponding to the event when a key event or operation input among the contents provided from the user occurs. These distributed events or manipulation inputs are processed independently in the layer. That is, processing is performed in the content of the layer or in association with the content providing server. In this case, processing is performed separately from the platform 70 of the mobile communication terminal and the corresponding content providing server (for example, 41) independently of the content management application 60.

The platform / operating system 70 of the mobile communication terminal enables independent processing of content objects, reflects the processing result of the content management application 60, provides synthesized content on the terminal LCD standby screen, and provides events and It serves as an interfacing receiving manipulation input.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing multiple contents on an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, content is requested to a plurality of content providing servers in a mobile communication system environment, and the server provides content to a mobile communication terminal. In this case, the content may be directly received from the content providing server to the mobile communication terminal, or may be received by the content management server provided in the mobile communication system and then received by the mobile communication terminal after preprocessing. The preprocessing may be format conversion for providing content to a mobile communication terminal.

When a plurality of contents are received by the mobile communication terminal, a task of allocating layers for each contents is performed. Each content is assigned to a layer and divided so that each content is treated independently. Here, the layer identification information is set in the layer allocated and classified for each content. (2)

In this way, when the layers are divided, the plurality of received contents are provided to the corresponding layer based on the respective layer identification information, and an update reflecting the provided contents is processed in the layer.

Next, the content to be provided on the idle screen of the mobile communication terminal is selected from the content divided into layers. In this case, the user may provide a selection menu interface. In addition, this step is performed when a content selection request is made from a user, and it can be omitted if there is no request.

The selected contents are objectized for each layer and a position to be placed on the idle screen is set. At this time, too, the user may provide a location management menu interface. In addition, this step also proceeds when requesting the location management of the content from the user, it can be omitted if there is no request.

When the position of the content objects to be placed on the idle screen is set, a plurality of layers including each object are combined into one idle screen layer. In the composite screen image layer, a plurality of content objects exist in one layer, but each content object operates independently of each other.

The synthesized standby screen layer is displayed on the terminal display window when the mobile communication terminal is in the standby state and corresponding contents are provided. In this standby screen layer, a plurality of contents are displayed on one screen, and each contents operate in independent processing processes.

Next, an example in which a plurality of content objects are synthesized on the idle screen of the mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of synthesizing an idle screen of a mobile communication terminal provided with multiple contents on an idle screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, a plurality of contents provided to a mobile communication terminal are assigned to separate layers, and the contents are objectized within the corresponding layers. That is, as shown in the drawing, the received content is allocated to each of the five layers L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5. In the first layer L1, calendar content is objectized and positioned as an object ob1. In the second layer L2, the stock information content is objectized and positioned as the object ob2. In the third layer L3, the weather information content is objectized and positioned as the object ob3. In the fourth layer L4, the content of the search box is objectized and positioned as the object ob4. In the fifth layer L5, the time information content is objectized and positioned as an object ob5.

The five layers are synthesized into one layer (S), and as a result of this synthesis, the standby screen layer LI is generated. All five contents are provided in the idle screen layer LI. In addition, each content is provided on one idle screen, but there are separate layers, and each layer is processed independently.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as limiting in their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

According to the present invention, by providing a plurality of contents provided in the mobile communication system environment on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal at a time, the user can satisfy the desire for DIY service and increase the content participation rate. to provide.

In addition, a plurality of contents provided on the idle screen of the mobile communication terminal are processed independently, thereby providing an effect of easily changing the contents provided and allowing a user to freely arrange the contents on the idle screen.

Claims (11)

A mobile communication terminal receiving content provided from at least one content providing server in a mobile communication system environment, A content receiving module for receiving content provided through a mobile communication system into layers and allowing the content to occupy the layer; A handset operating system module for driving a terminal, having a user interface, and executing an application; And Combining the content divided by the layer received by the content receiving module into one standby screen layer, the content in the divided layer is objectized to occupy at least a portion of the standby screen to provide to the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal A mobile communication terminal provided with multiple contents on a standby screen including a content management application module. The method of claim 1, The content management application module, And an event controller configured to receive a content manipulation input from a user through a user interface and distribute the same to a layer of the corresponding content. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The content management application module, Mobile communication provided with multiple contents on the idle screen further comprises a; content setting unit for allowing a user to select a layer to be synthesized to the idle screen layer among the content divided by the layer received by the content receiving module; terminal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The content management application module, And a location manager configured to allow a user to set a layout and a location on a standby screen of contents synthesized in the idle screen layer. A method for providing contents provided from at least one content providing server in a mobile communication system environment to a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal, (a) receiving content provided to a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication system in layers and allowing the content to occupy the corresponding layer; (b) synthesizing the received contents into layers on one standby screen layer, and contents in the divided layers are objectized to occupy at least a partial area of the standby screen; And (c) providing the synthesized idle screen layer to a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal in a standby state. delete The method of claim 5, wherein Content in each layer is a multi-content providing method on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that processing with the platform and the content providing server of the terminal individually. The method of claim 5, wherein In step (b), And all contents according to each layer synthesized in the idle screen layer reside in a heap. The method of claim 5, wherein Step (b) is, And a content setting step of selecting a layer to be synthesized into a standby screen layer among the contents received by dividing the layer by a user. 2. The method of claim 5, wherein Step (b) is, And a position setting step of selecting a layout and a position of the contents synthesized in the idle screen layer from the user from a user. A recording medium in which a program for executing a procedure for providing a content provided from at least one content providing server to a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system environment is recorded. A process of dividing the contents provided to the mobile communication terminal into layers through a mobile communication system and receiving the corresponding layers; A process of synthesizing the received contents into layers on one standby screen layer, and the contents in the separated layers are objectized to occupy at least a partial area of the idle screen; and And a computer-readable program for recording a computer-readable program for executing the procedure of providing the synthesized standby screen layer to a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal in a standby state.

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