KR20020018523A - System for Shortcut Connecting a Wireless Internet and the Method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A wireless Internet short connection method is provided to just connect to a site for which a user wishes through the input of a short key. CONSTITUTION: URL address information of a site for which a user wishes is inputted in a short key of a user terminal. In case that the user pushes the short key, a specific character firstly located among inputted URL address information is recognized as a wireless Internet connection code for driving a browser. Inputted URL address information is transmitted as connection information by the browser. A corresponding site is displayed on the browser by connection information.

Description

System for Shortcut Connecting a Wireless Internet and the Method for the same}

The present invention relates to a wireless internet access method, and more particularly, to a wireless internet shortcut access method that allows a user to directly access a desired site by pressing a shortcut button of a terminal.

The wireless Internet refers to using Internet services such as web, e-mail, and chat by connecting to the Internet using a wireless device such as a portable communication terminal. Currently, there is a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) as a standardized standard of wireless Internet access.

1 is a block diagram of a general wireless Internet network.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless Internet service extends from the user terminal 11 to the WAP gateway 12 and from the WAP gateway 12 to the Internet server 13 which performs various Internet-related services such as content providing service. Can be divided into parts.

The portion from the user terminal 11 to the WAP gateway 12 is a wireless network conforming to the WAP protocol, and the portion from the WAP gateway 12 to the Internet server 13 is an internet network conforming to the HTTP protocol. In recent years, most mobile carriers provide a service for enabling wireless Internet access by a mobile communication terminal including a wireless Internet function. In this case, the mobile carrier system includes a WAP gateway.

When a conventional mobile communication subscriber accesses an Internet server 13 desired by a user through the user terminal 11, the following general procedure is performed.

A typical user terminal capable of wireless internet access is provided with a dedicated key for wireless internet access. Therefore, press the dedicated key to launch the wireless Internet browser, move the cursor from the initial menu, select a menu such as bookmarks, favorites, or shortcuts and press the OK button to select the URL stored in the menu. The conventional wireless Internet access method has a problem in that the user has to press a key of the terminal several times in order to move a cursor or select a menu, and wait for each menu selected.

On the other hand, the user presses a dedicated key to launch the wireless Internet browser, and then directly enter the URL of the desired site to access the desired site, but it is not very cumbersome to enter an alphabetical URL with the limited key of the user terminal. Can't.

Meanwhile, in a conventional portable communication terminal, speed dialing is directly connected to the counterpart by storing the phone number of the counterpart in the terminal without inputting the phone number of the counterpart to which the user wants to call and entering a shortcut key set when storing the phone number. There was a way.

An object of the present invention is to extend a conventional speed dialing function as described above, and to provide a wireless internet speed dialing method in which a user can directly access a desired site through a speed key input in a user terminal providing a speed dialing function.

In addition, in the present invention, even for entering the URL of the site matching the shortcut key for wireless Internet shortcut access, it is essential to all the telephones without the inconvenience of inputting the English alphabet according to the usual input method of the user terminal. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a wireless Internet shortcut access method that allows a user to easily input a URL of a corresponding site using only input keys.

1 is a block diagram of a general wireless Internet network,

2 is an operation flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention;

3 is a view for explaining a first embodiment shown in FIG.

4 is an operation flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment shown in FIG. 4; FIG.

6 is an operation flowchart of a third embodiment of a wireless Internet shortened access method according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a third embodiment shown in FIG. 6;

8 is an operation flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a method for shortening wireless internet access according to the present invention;

9 is a view for explaining a fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 8;

10 is a flowchart illustrating a fifth embodiment of a method for shortening wireless internet access according to the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 10; FIG.

In order to achieve the above object, a wireless Internet access method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user terminal (hereinafter referred to as a "user terminal") that can be connected to the wireless Internet, the short of the site that the user wants to access Inputting URL address information (a); When the user presses the shortcut key input in the step (a), driving the browser by recognizing the first specific character among the URL address information input in the step (a) as the wireless Internet access code; (C) the URL address information input in the step (a) is transmitted as 'access information' by the browser driven in the step (b); And (d) displaying the corresponding site on the browser driven in the step (b) by the 'access information' transmitted in the step (c).

In the above step (b) of the method for shortening wireless internet access according to the present invention, the connection information recognized as wireless internet access information is preferably 'www'.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for shortening wireless internet access may set a wireless internet access code (hereinafter referred to as a "access code") to a user terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a "user terminal") capable of wireless internet access. (A); (B) inputting a connection code set in step (a) and a 'access code' set for connection of a site to be connected to a shortcut key in a user terminal; (C) driving a browser for wireless Internet access according to the access code set in the step (a) when the user presses the shortcut key input in the step (b); (D) transmitting 'access information' according to the 'access code' input in the step (b) by the browser driven in the step (c); And (e) displaying the corresponding site on the browser driven in the step (c) by the 'access information' transmitted in the step (d).

In the step (b) of the above-described wireless Internet shortcut access method, the 'access code' is preferably a URL address itself or information on an IP address. When the 'access code' is an IP address, the 'access code' is a preset indication code for detecting that the IP address and the browser driven in the step (c) include the IP address in the 'access code'. It is preferable to include.

In the step (b) of the wireless internet shortened access method, the 'access code' is preferably a URL address code matched by a mapping table preset for the URL address itself.

The 'mapping table' is stored in the user terminal, and in step (d), the 'access information' is preferably a URL address decoded by a 'mapping table' stored in the user terminal, and the characters and symbols included in the URL address. Each has a corresponding code, and the 'access code' coded by the 'mapping table' is more preferably represented by only Arabic numerals of 0 to 9, and '#' and '*'.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a method for shortening wireless Internet access includes a wireless Internet access code (hereinafter referred to as an access code) and a site URL to a user terminal (hereinafter referred to as a "user terminal") capable of wireless internet access. (A) setting a decoding code (hereinafter, referred to as a 'decoding code') to indicate the start of decoding when coding and inputting an address, and then trying to decode it outside the user terminal; (B) inputting an access code and a decoding code set in step (a) and a 'access code' of a site to be connected to a shortcut key in a user terminal; (C) driving a browser for wireless Internet access according to the access code set in the step (a) when the user presses the shortcut key input in the step (b); (D) transmitting the decoding code and the 'access code' input in the step (b) by the browser driven in the step (c); (E) starting decoding by the decoding code transmitted in step (d) and converting the 'access code' into 'access information' by a preset mapping table stored outside the user terminal; And (f) displaying the corresponding site on the browser driven in the step (c) by the converted 'access information'.

In the wireless Internet shortened access method, the access information in the step (e) is preferably a URL address.

In the above wireless internet shortened access method, the 'mapping table' has a code corresponding to a character and a code included in a URL address, respectively, and the 'access code' coded by the 'mapping table' is 0 ~. It is preferable to represent only the Arabic numerals of 9 and '#' and '*'.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is an operation flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the first embodiment shown in FIG.

The first embodiment of the present invention is a case where the user terminal inputs a URL address (for example, www.infobank.net) of a site to be connected to a shortcut key.

As shown in Figure 2, when the user wants to access the input site, the user presses a shortcut key. At this time, a specific character (for example, 'www') which is first among the input URL addresses is recognized as a wireless internet access code to launch a WAP browser, and when the input URL address is transmitted as access information, the Internet is connected by the WAP protocol. do.

As shown in Fig. 3, the URL address transmitted from the user terminal is transferred to the mobile communication server, and is converted into the IP address of the corresponding site by a DNS (Domain Name Server) in the mobile communication server to connect to the Internet server of the corresponding site. .

4 is an operation flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the second embodiment shown in FIG.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, a wireless internet access code is separately set when a shortcut key is input in a user terminal. 4 and 5 show an example in which '#' is set as a wireless Internet access code.

As shown in Fig. 4, in the user terminal, the access code (#) and the URL address of the site to be connected are input to the shortcut key (for example, # www.infobank.net). In the input state, when the shortcut key is pressed in the initial state of the user terminal, the access code (#) is first recognized and the WAP browser is driven. In the state where the WAP browser is driven, the URL address entered in the shortcut key is transmitted as the access code, and the Internet is connected by the WAP protocol.

As shown in FIG. 5, the URL address transmitted from the user terminal is transferred to the mobile communication company server, and is converted into the IP address of the corresponding site by a DNS (Domain Name Server) in the mobile communication server server to connect to the Internet server of the corresponding site. .

6 is an operation flowchart of a third embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the third embodiment shown in FIG.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, when a user inputs an IP address when a user inputs a shortcut key, the IP address is composed of numbers and may not be distinguished from a general telephone number. In addition, it is a case where an IP address display code is set separately. 6 and 7 show an example in which '#' is set as the wireless Internet access code and '*' is set as the IP address display code.

As shown in Fig. 6, in the user terminal, the access code (#) and the IP address display code (*) and the IP address of the site to be connected are input to the shortcut key (for example, # * 210.124.148.2). In the input state, when the shortcut key is pressed in the initial state of the user terminal, the access code (#) is first recognized and the WAP browser is driven. In the state in which the WAP browser is driven, a mark (*), which is the next code entered in the shortcut key, is recognized, the IP address is transmitted as connection information, and the Internet is connected by the WAP protocol.

As shown in Fig. 7, the IP address transmitted from the user terminal is transferred to the mobile communication company server to connect to the Internet server of the corresponding site according to the IP address without having to go through the DNS (Domain Name Server) in the mobile communication server.

In the third embodiment of the present invention described above, when an IP address is input to a shortcut key, it may be inconvenient to input '.' Included in the IP address depending on the terminal. In such a case, a key for easily inputting a '.' Included in the IP address may be determined, and when a predetermined key is input after the IP address display symbol (*), this may be recognized as '.'. For example, if the key for inputting '.' Included in the IP address is set to '*', in the above example, '# * 210 * 124 * 148 * 2' is entered as a shortcut and the WAP browser is activated. After that, the site IP address to be connected to is recognized as '210.124.148.2'.

8 is an operation flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a view for explaining the fourth embodiment shown in FIG.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, it is inconvenient to input the English alphabet included in the URL address even when the user initially inputs the URL address of the site in the shortcut key. This mapping table is stored in the user terminal. The URL address is coded and input by the mapping table. After the WAP browser is driven, the coded URL address is decoded and the URL address is transmitted as the connection information. This mapping table displays URL addresses with only the Arabic numerals 0-9 and '#' and '*' symbols, which are usually included in the phone. In this case, since the URL address is displayed numerically, a wireless Internet access code is essential. In the fourth embodiment, '#' is used as a connection code.

As shown in Fig. 8, first, a mapping table for inputting a URL address is set and stored in a user terminal.

The mapping table used in the fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in Table 1 below.

code One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 alphabet a b e f i k n o w code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 alphabet c d g h j l m p q code #One #2 # 3 #4 # 5 # 6 # 7 #8 * alphabet r s t u v x y z .

As shown in Table 1, the URL address may be represented by only the Arabic numerals 0 'and' # 'and' * 'according to the mapping table. In addition to Table 1, the mapping table may be variously set.

If the mapping table is set and stored in the user terminal, the user inputs a access code (#) and a URL based on the mapping table as a shortcut key in the user terminal. For example, if the URL is www.infobank.net, '# 999 * 57482176 * 73 # 3' is entered. In the input state, when the shortcut key is pressed in the initial state of the user terminal, the access code (#) is first recognized and the WAP browser is driven. After the WAP browser is driven, the following URL code is converted into a corresponding URL address (www.infobank.net) by a mapping table in the terminal and transmitted as connection information, and the Internet is connected by the WAP protocol.

As shown in Fig. 7, the IP address transmitted from the user terminal is transferred to the mobile communication company server to connect to the Internet server of the corresponding site according to the IP address without having to go through the DNS (Domain Name Server) in the mobile communication server.

As shown in Fig. 9, the URL address transmitted from the user terminal is transferred to the mobile communication company server, and is converted into the IP address of the corresponding site by a DNS (Domain Name Server) in the mobile communication server server to connect to the Internet server of the corresponding site. .

10 is a flowchart illustrating a fifth embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a view for explaining a fifth embodiment shown in FIG.

In the case of the fifth embodiment, it is preferable that the mapping table in the fourth embodiment is not stored in the user terminal, but is stored separately, preferably in mobile communication company equipment that provides a wireless Internet service. 10 and 11 are stored in a mapping table in a separate server called 'mediation server', and the 'mediation server' decodes an input coded URL address and converts it into a normal URL address. Preferably between the Interworking Funcion (IWF) and the WAP gateway in the mobile communication equipment. Since the mapping table is separate from the user terminal and the decoding is performed outside the user terminal, since the decoded URL address is not transmitted even after the WAP browser is started, it must be decoded by the intermediary server after it is transmitted. You must set the 'decode code' which means that it should be decoded. In the fifth embodiment, '#' is set as the decoding code. As in the fourth embodiment, since the coded URL address contains Arabic numerals, a wireless Internet access code is also needed to distinguish it from a general telephone number. In the fifth embodiment, as in the second to fourth embodiments, '#' is used as the connection code. In summary, in this case, '#' which comes out of the shortcut key first means the connection code, and then The '#' that comes out means the decoding code.

As shown in Fig. 10, a mapping table for inputting an URL address is set, recognized by the user (since the user inputs in the user terminal) and stored in the intermediate server. The access code (#), the decoding code (#), and the URL address code based on the mapping table are input to the shortcut key in the user terminal. For example, if the URL is www.infobank.net, '## 999 * 57482176 * 73 # 3' is entered. In the input state, when the shortcut key is pressed in the initial state of the user terminal, the access code (#) is first recognized and the WAP browser is driven. The following decoding code (#) is recognized while the WAP browser is running, and the decoding code (#) and the coded URL address are transmitted to the intermediate server, and the corresponding URL address (www.infobank) is mapped by the mapping table in the intermediate server. .net) and the Internet is connected by the WAP protocol.

As shown in Fig. 11, '# 999 * 57482176 * 73 # 3' transmitted from the user terminal is converted into a URL address at the intermediate server, which is transferred to the mobile carrier server to be transferred to a domain name server (DNS) in the mobile carrier server. It connects to the internet server of the site according to the converted IP address (210.124.148.2).

In the present invention, the Internet server includes both a WAP server and a web server.

As described above, according to the wireless Internet shortcut access method according to the present invention, a user terminal providing a shortcut dialing function by extending a conventional shortcut dialing function can be directly connected to a site desired by a user through a shortcut key input. In addition, in the present invention, even for entering the URL of the site matching the shortcut key for wireless Internet shortcut access, it is essential to all the telephones without the inconvenience of inputting the English alphabet according to the usual input method of the user terminal. You can easily enter the URL of the site with only the input keys.

Claims (14)

(A) inputting URL address information of a site to which the user wants to connect to a hotkey in a user terminal (hereinafter referred to as a 'user terminal') capable of accessing the wireless Internet; When the user presses the shortcut key input in the step (a), driving the browser by recognizing the first specific character among the URL address information input in the step (a) as the wireless Internet access code; (C) the URL address information input in the step (a) is transmitted as 'access information' by the browser driven in the step (b); And And (d) displaying the corresponding site on the browser driven in the step (b) by the 'access information' transmitted in the step (c). The method of claim 1, In the step (b), the connection information recognized as the wireless Internet access information, the wireless Internet shortcut connection method, characterized in that 'www'. (A) setting a wireless internet access code (hereinafter referred to as an access code) to a user terminal (hereinafter referred to as a "user terminal") capable of accessing the wireless internet; (B) inputting a connection code set in step (a) and a 'access code' set for connection of a site to be connected to a shortcut key in a user terminal; (C) driving a browser for wireless Internet access according to the access code set in the step (a) when the user presses the shortcut key input in the step (b); (D) transmitting 'access information' according to the 'access code' input in the step (b) by the browser driven in the step (c); And And (e) displaying the corresponding site on the browser driven in the step (c) by the 'access information' transmitted in the step (d). The method of claim 3, In step (b), 'access code' is a URL address itself, and in step (d) 'connection information' is the same as the 'access code'. The method of claim 3, In step (b), 'access code' is a wireless Internet shortening method characterized in that the information on the IP address. The method of claim 5, The 'access code' includes an IP address and a preset indication code for the browser driven in the step (c) to detect that the access code is included in the 'access code'. And the information is an IP address. The method of claim 3, In step (b), the 'access code' is a shortened wireless Internet access method, characterized in that the URL address code matched by a preset mapping table for the URL address itself. The method of claim 7, wherein The above-mentioned 'mapping table' is stored in the user terminal, and in the step (d), the wireless Internet shortened access method, characterized in that the URL address decoded by the 'mapping table' stored in the user terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein The 'mapping table' has a code corresponding to a character and a sign included in a URL address, respectively, and the 'access code' coded by the 'mapping table' includes Arabic numerals of 0 to 9 and '#'. , '*' Is displayed only by the wireless Internet shortcut access method. Code the wireless Internet access code (hereinafter referred to as the "access code") and the site URL address into a user terminal (hereinafter referred to as "user terminal") capable of accessing the wireless internet, and then decode it outside the user terminal. If (a) setting a decoding code (hereinafter referred to as a 'decoding code') indicating the start of decoding; (B) inputting an access code and a decoding code set in step (a) and a 'access code' of a site to be connected to a shortcut key in a user terminal; (C) driving a browser for wireless Internet access according to the access code set in the step (a) when the user presses the shortcut key input in the step (b); (D) transmitting the decoding code and the 'access code' input in the step (b) by the browser driven in the step (c); (E) starting decoding by the decoding code transmitted in step (d) and converting the 'access code' into 'access information' by a preset mapping table stored outside the user terminal; And And (f) displaying the corresponding site on the browser driven in the step (c) by the converted 'access information'. The method of claim 10, In step (e), the 'access information' is a shortened wireless Internet access method characterized in that the URL address. The method of claim 10, The 'mapping table' has a code corresponding to a character and a sign included in a URL address, respectively, and the 'access code' coded by the 'mapping table' includes Arabic numerals of 0 to 9 and '#'. , '*' Is displayed only by the wireless Internet shortcut access method. The method of claim 10, The above-described 'mapping table' is a wireless Internet shortened access method, characterized in that contained in the mobile communication equipment for providing a wireless Internet service. The method of claim 13, The conversion step (e) by the 'mapping table' is characterized in that the wireless Internet shortened access method is performed before passing through the WAP gateway of the mobile communication equipment.