KR20090031190A - Method and terminal for customized content service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a terminal for customized content service are provided to enable a terminal to preview a LFC contents while executing another LFC contents and to prevent waste of resources of the terminal. A terminal operates in the following 5 kinds of states. The terminal receives a LFC content package from server when the terminal is in delivered state. The terminal does not execute a LFC content package received when the terminal is in deactivated state. When the terminal is in preview state, the terminal previews another LFC content package in a storage unit of the terminal or a newly received LFC content package while a specific LFC content package is activated. The terminal executes the specific LFC content package in activated state. The terminal deletes the newly received LFC content package or another LFC content package stored in the terminal in the removed state.

Description

Customized content service method and terminal thereof {METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR CUSTOMIZED CONTENT SERVICE}

The present invention relates to an additional service of mobile communication, and more particularly, to a service method for customized content such as LFC (Look and Feel Customization) and a terminal to which the same is applied.

The LFC relates to a user interface (UI) of a terminal (device), and refers to a communication service that can use and view content that can be seen and felt through the user interface of the terminal. In addition, the LFC content relates to a user interface capable of variously configuring the displayed screen configuration, sound, and the like of the terminal according to the taste of the user of the terminal. For example, a terminal (LFC enabled device) that can use LFC content may be installed as LFC content of a specific character (for example, Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse, etc.). That is, according to the preference of the terminal user, the user interface of the terminal can be configured with the screen of the terminal designed with the Mickey Mouse character, and the ringtone when the call comes in with the voice of the Mickey Mouse. LFC content configured in the form of such a package is provided to the terminal by a plurality of LFC service providers (LFC service provider).

Packages of LFC content include, for example, wallpapers, wallpapers, screensavers, ring tones, start-up / shutdown experiences, animation and splash screens, and batteries. It can be configured by combining components such as status indicators, fonts, such as remaining amount display or text notification display.

In the LFC technology, the LFC terminal may be largely classified into a light weight (LW) model and a remote management (RM) model. The LW model applies the minimum basic operation among the RM models, and the RM model is to be managed continuously in the future by using a device management (D :) system.

1 shows a state diagram of the LW model.

As shown in FIG. 1, the state of the LW model includes a Delivered state, a Deactivated state, an Activated state, and a Removed state.

The delivered state is a state in which a terminal receives LFC content (or LFC content package) from a server. If the received LFC content is stored in the terminal, the transition from the Delivered state to the Deactivated state.

The deactivated state refers to a state in which LFC content is not executed in the terminal, that is, a deactivated state. If executing specific LFC content, the LFC content transitions from Deactivated state to Activated state.

The activated state is a state in which a specific LFC content is executed and activated. If the terminal wants to execute other LFC content, it should terminate the currently running LFC content, that is, transition the currently active LFC content to inactive state, and execute (activate) other LFC content.

The Removed state refers to a state in which specific LFC content is removed (deleted) from the terminal.

In the prior art, another LFC content (or other LFC content already stored in the terminal) newly received by a terminal (terminal user) while executing (activating) specific LFC content (conventionally, first content) (conventionally, second) If you want to see what the content is, you must terminate (ie, deactivate) the currently active LFC content (ie, the first content) and activate other LFC content (ie, the second content). However, if the UE does not like the activated LFC content after activating the other LFC content (that is, the second content), terminate the activated LFC content (ie, the second content), and the previous LFC content. (Ie, the first content) must be executed (activated) again.

This causes a waste of resources from the point of view of the terminal, and inconvenient use of the LFC service from the point of view of the terminal user.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes a method of previewing other LFC content while activating the currently executing LFC content, and tries to solve the limitation of the prior art.

In order to solve the problems of the present invention as described above, the customized content service method according to the present invention,

Executing, by the terminal, a first content package (eg, a first LFC content package) in a first state (Activated state); The terminal transitioning to a second state (preview state) to preview a second content package (eg, a second LFC content package) while executing the first content package; And executing (previewing) the second content package while the terminal activates the first content package in the second state.

Advantageously, the terminal transitions from the second state to the first state to activate the second content package; The terminal further comprises the step of activating the second content package in the first state and deactivating the first content to transition from the first state to a third state (Deavtivated state).

Preferably, after the terminal completes the execution (preview) of the second content package in the second state,

The first content maintains the first state to continue activating

The second content package further includes the step of transitioning from the second state to a fourth state (Removed state) to remove.

Preferably, after the terminal completes the execution (preview) of the second content package in the second state,

The first content maintains the first state in an active state

The second content may further include transitioning from the second state to the third state (Deativated state) for storing in the terminal.

Preferably, the terminal is characterized in that the second content package to execute (preview) while continuing to run without terminating the first content package in the second state.

In addition, in order to solve the problems of the present invention as described above, the customized content service method according to the present invention,

Executing, by the terminal, the first content package; And executing (previewing) the second content package while continuing to execute the first content package without terminating the first content package.

Preferably, the terminal further comprises activating the second content and deactivating the first content.

In addition, to solve the problems of the present invention as described above, the terminal according to the present invention,

Run (preview) the second content package without leaving the first content package active,

According to the user's selection it characterized in that it comprises an enabler for activating the second content package and deactivating the first content.

Preferably, the enabler, after previewing the second content package in the active state of the first content package,

The second content package is stored or removed according to the user's selection, and the first content package is continuously activated.

The present invention defines a preview state, that is, a state in which other LFC content can be previewed while the LFC content currently running is still activated.

It is effective in preventing waste of resources from the viewpoint of the terminal and providing convenience for using the LFC service from the viewpoint of the terminal user.

The present invention is applied to a wired / wireless communication system using customized contents. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied to all communication methods and apparatuses to which the technical spirit of the present invention can be applied.

The terminal according to the present invention refers to all devices that can use the customized content. That is, the terminal according to the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal (eg, a user equipment (UE), a mobile phone, a mobile phone, a DMB phone, a game phone, a camera phone, a smartphone, etc.) that can use customized content, and a laptop other than that. , Desktop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), white goods, and the like.

As used in the present invention, customized content refers to customized content. For example, a digital content in the form of a package decorated with a specific character (for example, Mickey Mouse), such as a wallpaper, a ringtone, or an icon of the terminal. In other words, LFC (Look & Feel Content) content is a type of customized content. Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the customized content is LFC content is described for the convenience of description. However, the customized content is not limited to the LFC content and is not interpreted.

In addition, activation of the LFC content package means that the target content is being executed on the terminal.

In addition, the deactivated LFC content package of the LFC content package is not executed. That is, since the terminal may have one or more LFC content packages, only one of the LFC content packages is activated (ie, executed), and the rest are in an inactive state.

In addition, for convenience of description of the present invention, the LFC content package that is currently running, that is, activated by the terminal is referred to as a 'first package', and the LFC content package (ie, the first package) different from the existing LFC content package in which the terminal is activated. The package is called a 'second package'. The second package is a target to be previewed by the terminal during execution of the first package. The second package is an LFC content package newly received from a server or an LFC content package stored in a storage device (memory) of the terminal.

The basic concept of the present invention defines a state (aka, preview state) in which other customized content is previewed while executing (ie, activating) specific customized content (eg, LFC content) in a state diagram showing the operation of the terminal. By using the defined preview state, the terminal can conveniently use the customized content service and improve the resource efficiency of the terminal.

2 is a state diagram illustrating an operation of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The state diagram of FIG. 2 shows what operating state the LFC content package already held by the terminal or the LFC content package received from the server is in the terminal. In particular, the present invention proposes a method of more efficiently using the LFC content service by defining a preview state (third state). Meanwhile, the state diagram of FIG. 2 may be implemented by software or a module having the software. In addition, the present invention may be implemented by attaching software or a module capable of implementing the state diagram of FIG. 2 to a control unit (or processing unit) of the terminal. The state diagram of Fig. 2 shows the Delivered state (first state), Deactivated state (second state), Preview state (third state), Activated state (fourth state) and Removed state (fifth state).

The function and operation of each state of FIG. 2 will be described below.

1) The Delivered state (first state) is a state in which a terminal receives (downloads) an LFC content package from a server. The user of the terminal may know the reception of a new content package through, for example, a display or an alarm sound of the terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first state may transition to a second state (Deactivated state) or to a second state (Removed state). First, when the user transitions from the first state to the second state, the user of the terminal receives the LFC content package from the server, and stores the LFC content package in the memory of the terminal for later use. At this time, the LFC content package stored in the storage device (eg, internal or external memory) of the terminal is in a second state. Second, when the transition from the first state to the fifth state , the user of the terminal is to remove (delete) immediately without storing the received LFC content package in the storage of the terminal.

2) The deactivated state (second state) is a state in which the LFC content package received by the terminal is not executed, that is, a deactivated state. If the terminal has received a plurality of LFC content packages, only one (or plural) of the LFC content packages will be activated (activated), the rest will be in an inactive state.

The activated and deactivated LFC content package may be stored in the storage device (eg, internal or external memory) of the terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second state may transition to a third state (Preview state) or a fifth state (Removed state). First, when the transition from the second state to the third state, the LFC content package (convenience, second package) received from the server by the user of the terminal while executing the existing LFC content package (convenience, first package) To preview it. At this time, the first package is in an activated state (ie, a fourth state), and does not transition to an inactive state (ie, a second state) to preview the second package. On the other hand, the second package, which is the subject of review, may be stored in the storage device of the terminal or may be reviewed upon receipt from the server in a situation where the storage device of the terminal is not.

Second, when the transition from the second state to the fifth state, the user of the terminal is to remove (delete) the LFC content package is inactive. In this case, the LFC content package may be stored in the storage device of the terminal, or may have completed the review in the third state or before the review is executed.

3) The preview state (third state) is a state in which a terminal previews a newly received LFC content package or another LFC content package in a storage device of the terminal while a specific LFC content package is currently activated. In particular, the preview state is a state in which a new LFC content package (ie, a second package) is previewed without deactivating an existing activated LFC content package (ie, a first package). In other words, in order to preview the new LFC content package (ie, the second package), the terminal does not transition the existing activated LFC content package (ie, the first package) to the second state (Deactivated state).

As shown in FIG. 2, the third state may transition to a second state (Deactivated state), and to a fourth state (Activated state) or a fifth state (Removed state).

First, the transition from the third state to the second state corresponds to the fifth condition in FIG. 2. That is, the terminal deactivates another LFC content package (ie, a second package) previewed while executing the existing LFC content package (ie, the first package). In other words, the user of the terminal determines to continue to activate the first package to maintain the second package to be stored in the storage of the terminal.

Second, the transition from the third state to the fifth state corresponds to the sixth condition in FIG. 2. That is, the terminal keeps the existing LFC content package (ie, the first package) to be continuously activated and removes (deletes) the previewed second package from the terminal.

Third, the transition from the third state to the fourth state corresponds to the seventh condition in FIG. 2. In other words, the second package previewed by the terminal is activated, while the first package that was previously executed is deactivated.

4) The Activated state (fourth state) is a state in which the UE is currently activating, that is, executing a specific LFC content package.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fourth state may transition to the second state. This state transition corresponds to the 'eighth condition'. That is, the LFC content package (that is, the first package) that is currently running, that is, activated by the terminal, is transitioned to an inactive state. This corresponds to a case in which the terminal activates the previewed LFC content package (ie, the second package) or activates one of the deactivated LFC content packages without a preview process (not shown in FIG. 2).

5) The Removed state (fifth state) is a state in which the terminal permanently removes (delete) a newly received LFC content package or another LFC content package stored in the terminal. That is, the terminal may immediately delete the newly downloaded LFC content package in the first state without storing in the terminal, and may preview the package after previewing in the third state. In addition, the terminal (or the user of the terminal) may remove certain packages of the LFC content packages stored in the terminal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of performing a preview function of an LFC content package according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an exemplary embodiment in which a terminal downloads another LFC content from a server and performs a preview while executing an LFC content package (ie, a first package). That is, the flowchart of FIG. 3 is for explaining the function of the preview state more easily in the state diagram of FIG. 2 according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, it is assumed that a terminal is currently executing an LFC content package (eg, Mickey Mouse-related content, for convenience, referred to as a “first package”). At this time, the first package is in a fourth state (ie, activated state) in the state diagram of FIG. 2, and the first package is activated in the terminal (S31).

If the terminal has downloaded (received) another LFC content package (for example, Hello Kitty character-related content, referred to as 'second package' for convenience) from the server while executing the first package (that is, activating), the second package Is in a first state (ie, a Delivered state) in the terminal (S32). The terminal user can know that the second package has been received through an output device (eg, a display or an alarm sound) of the terminal. The terminal asks the terminal user whether to remove (delete) or save or preview the second package (S33 and S34). If the terminal user does not intend to use the second package and deletes it immediately (that is, the second condition in FIG. 2), the second package transitions from the first state to the fifth state in the terminal (S35). In addition, the second package is permanently removed without being stored in the storage device of the terminal.

On the other hand, if the terminal user decides not to remove the second package, the second package transitions from the first state to the second state as compared with the first package in the fourth state (ie, the activated state). . Then, the terminal user may store the second package without previewing the second package, and then execute (ie, activate) the second package later (S34 and S36).

However, if the terminal user wants to preview the second package immediately (ie, the third condition in FIG. 2), the second package transitions from the second state (Deactivated state) to the third state (Preview state) in FIG. 2. At this time, the second package is in the third state, and the terminal previews the second package (S37). In the preview process S37, the first package currently being executed in the terminal maintains an activation state (that is, the fourth state in FIG. 2) and simultaneously previews the second package. In particular, in the preview process S37, the terminal does not transition the first package to the inactive state (ie, the second state in FIG. 2) in order to preview the second package. On the other hand, the preview simply confirms (reviews) the configuration and contents of the second package according to the terminal user setting.

If the terminal user wants to execute (ie, activate) the second package (ie, the seventh condition in FIG. 2), the terminal executes the second package (S38 and S39). At this time, the previously executed first package is deactivated. That is, the first package transitions from the fourth state to the second state in the terminal (ie, the eighth condition in FIG. 2). On the other hand, the second package transitions from the third state to the fourth state in the terminal through the process (S38 and S39).

However, if the terminal user wants to keep activating the first package after previewing the second package, the terminal may remove (delete) the second package (ie, the sixth condition in FIG. 2) or store the terminal. It may be stored in the device (ie, the fifth condition in FIG. 2) and left in an inactive state (S40). In step S40, the second package is the same as the terminal transitions from the third state to the fifth state or the second state.

Hereinafter, the configuration and function of the terminal according to the present invention.

The terminal according to the present invention includes software for implementing the state diagram of FIG. 2 or a module equipped with the software. Such a module may be included in a device called a LFC enabler (or LFC client), which is one component of the terminal, or may be mounted in the terminal as an independent component. The LFC Enabler previews other content received from the server while executing (i.e., activating) the LFC content (conventionally, the first LFC content), and, at the user's choice (e.g., the keypad of the terminal) Or a touch pad) to activate the second LFC content and deactivate the first LFC content. In addition, after previewing the second LFC content in the state where the first LFC content is activated, the LFC enabler may remove (delete) the second LFC content by the user's selection and continue to activate the first LFC content. It features.

Here, the LFC enabler is a component of the terminal that performs all functions related to the processing of the LFC content, and may be referred to as a processor or a controller.

In addition, the terminal according to the present invention includes the necessary hardware and software components necessary to execute the LFC content. For example, the transceiver for receiving the LFC content from the server; A display displayed when the LFC content received from the server is executed and previewed; A speaker for outputting the received information as a sound when the LFC content is received; A keypad as an input device; A battery for supplying power to the terminal; A storage device (memory) for storing the received LFC content; Microphones; Description of the function of these components will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus will be omitted.

In the above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, but this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art may realize various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. Will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

1 is a state diagram of a conventional LW model.

2 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of performing a preview function of an LFC content package according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (16)

Executing, by the terminal, the first content package in a first state; Transitioning, by the terminal, to a second state to execute a second content package while executing the first content package; And executing, by the terminal, the second content package while activating the first content package in the second state. The method of claim 1, The terminal transitioning from the second state to a first state to activate the second content package; The terminal further comprises the step of activating the second content package in the first state and deactivating the first content to transition from the first state to the third state. The method of claim 1, After the terminal completes execution of the second content package in the second state, The first content maintains the first state to continue activating And transitioning from the second state to a fourth state (Removed state) to remove the second content package. The method of claim 1, After the terminal completes execution of the second content package in the second state, The first content maintains the first state in an active state And transitioning the second content from the second state to the third state for storage in the terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the first state is an Activated state And wherein the second state is a Preview state. The method of claim 2, wherein the third state is Customized content service method, characterized in that the Deactivated state. The method of claim 3, wherein the fourth state is Customized content service method, characterized in that the removed state. The method of claim 1, And the terminal executes the second content package while continuing to execute the first content package without ending the second content package in the second state. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content package and the second content package is Customized content service method, characterized in that the different LFC (Look & Feel Content) content package. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content package The customized content service method, characterized in that the package received from the server or a package already stored in the storage of the terminal. Executing, by the terminal, the first content package; And executing the second content package while the terminal continues to execute the first content package without terminating the first content package. The method of claim 11, The terminal further comprises the step of activating the second content and deactivating the first content. Run the second content package without leaving the first content package active, And an enabler for activating the second content package and deactivating the first content according to a user's selection. The method of claim 13, wherein the in-absorber is After executing the second content package with the first content package active, And store or remove the second content package according to the user's selection and continue to activate the first content package. The method of claim 13, wherein the first content package and the second content package is Terminal characterized in that the different LFC (Look & Feel Content) content package. The method of claim 13, wherein the second content package A terminal received from a server or a package that is already stored in the storage device of the terminal.

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