KR20090049292A - System and method for supporting wireless internet platform porting and content development - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technology for supporting wireless Internet platform porting and content development. The present invention relates to a version management unit for managing a version for at least one platform, and a content authoring tool for providing a content provider with a content authoring tool available on the platform. And a distribution unit, a terminal information providing unit for providing mobile communication terminal information necessary for content development to a content provider, a platform porting supporting unit providing technical support and information for porting a platform to a mobile communication terminal, In order to develop content for each platform, the platform contents development support department that responds to development issues and questions with a content provider, converts the information into knowledge data, and manages the information provided by the platform contents development support department. Knowledge management department that manages by platform and platform It characterized in that it comprises a support platform content to provide content for testing the same. According to the present invention, by implementing an integrated platform support system that supports porting and content development of each terminal middleware platform, a mobile communication company can expect a cost reduction effect according to the development / implementation / operation of the support system, the mobile communication terminal From the standpoint of the manufacturer and the content developer can receive a variety of support from a single site can increase the ease of development.

 Wireless Internet, Middleware Platform, WIPI, BREW, Platform Porting, Content

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING WIRELESS INTERNET PLATFORM PORTING AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT}

The present invention relates to a system supporting porting of a wireless internet platform, and in particular, a wireless internet platform porting suitable for supporting porting and content development for various middleware platforms other than a platform support system supporting only a single middleware platform. And a system and method for supporting content development.

In general, in order to use the wireless Internet in a mobile communication terminal is used through a wireless Internet platform. In this case, the platform refers to hardware or software that is the basis of the system, and the wireless Internet platform plays a role as an operating system (OS) of a personal computer in a mobile phone terminal, and can execute various software such as games and videos. This is middleware.

When the wireless Internet platform was not developed in the past, when accessing the wireless Internet through a mobile communication terminal, only the text information (news, chat) was to be provided, but today, by connecting to the wireless Internet network by interworking with the wireless Internet platform, In addition to text information through the wireless Internet, it is possible to receive multimedia contents such as music, images, and video data.

That is, wireless Internet users can wirelessly download multimedia data they want through a mobile carrier network equipped with wireless Internet platform technology, or wirelessly upgrade the software of their mobile communication terminal as needed.

There are many such wireless Internet platforms. Typical examples include the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BRE), Mobile Application S / W Plug-in (MAP), Kilobyte Virtual Machine (KVM), and Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI). have.

MAP is the first middleware platform to adopt a binary downloading method developed using the development C language. It uses the least memory among the current platforms, and it is a method of downloading and running game or application S / W to the terminal by plug-in method, and has the advantage of fast processing speed.

Brew is a middleware developed by Qualcomm for CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile communication devices, and unlike the Java-based platform, consumers can download the software they want to their devices. to be. In addition, it requires only 20 ~ 100KB of memory for execution, and dynamically allocates RAM only when the program is used. Therefore, RAM usage is efficient and application development is easy. Therefore, various multimedia services such as games and e-books can be strengthened.

KVM is a middleware platform developed by Sun Microsystems. Using Java language, KVM provides products with 128kbyte of available memory for screen phones, PDAs, set-top boxes, mobile phones, etc. on Java Virtual Machine. It was developed with technology aimed at. KVM contains all the important rules of the Sun Microsystems system that virtual machine products provide, so it is designed to be optimized for connected devices (PDAs, set-top boxes, etc.) with limited memory resources.

WIPI is a wireless internet standard platform installed in three mobile telecommunication terminal models that are currently being released. Since Korean mobile telecommunication companies have made and used wireless internet platforms in different ways, content providers have the same content. Had to make several platforms. Therefore, a number of unnecessary wastes occurred due to content creation and service. WIPI was created to reduce such wastes at the national level. Therefore, since April 1, 2005, it is compulsoryly installed in all new terminals according to the interconnection standard of telecommunication equipment.

On the other hand, since the conventional wireless Internet platform support system is implemented to support each individual platform only, it supports only porting and content development for each platform. However, there is an increasing tendency for mobile carriers to accommodate a plurality of terminal middleware platforms installed in each mobile communication terminal worldwide, and as the spread of wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) terminals in the Korean communication market gradually progresses. There is a trend to accept various terminal middleware platforms.

In the wireless Internet platform support system according to the prior art operating as described above, to build a separate platform support system for each middleware platform in the environment where the middleware platform of the various mobile communication terminals coexist, Not only is it confusing for the content developer, but there is also a problem that it can cause a double investment in terms of cost and time from the carrier.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a system and method for supporting porting and content development of a wireless Internet platform that can implement a single system supporting porting and content of each terminal middleware platform.

In addition, the present invention provides a system and method for supporting porting and content development of a wireless Internet platform that can perform version management and content creation support for various middleware platforms through a single platform porting and support content system.

In addition, the present invention performs version management for each platform to perform version management and content creation support for various middleware platforms, distributes authoring tools that can author content on each platform, compatible with each platform This terminal provides terminal information, supports platform porting and development technology for platform contents, includes knowledge information for providing various platforms and corresponding contents, and is generated through feedback between a content developer and a mobile terminal manufacturer. The present invention provides a system and method for supporting porting and contents development of a wireless Internet platform that store and provide issue information as knowledge information.

An embodiment system of the present invention, a version management unit for managing a version for at least one platform, a content authoring tool management and distribution unit for providing a content authoring tool that can be used on the platform to the content provider, and providing the content A terminal information providing unit providing mobile communication terminal information necessary for content development to a company, a platform porting support unit providing technical support and information for porting the platform to a mobile communication terminal, and contents for each platform In order to develop, a platform content development support unit which responds to development issues and questions with the content provider, converts the information into knowledge data, and manages the information provided by the platform content development support unit for each platform. Knowledge manager and test to drive the platform And a platform content support unit that provides content.

In the present invention, the version management unit, means for receiving the platform data proposed for the introduction of a new platform, means for registering the name of the new platform, means for setting the version rule of the new platform, and the version Means for updating and registering a new platform for which a rule is set, means for setting the registered new platform version to be usable, means for checking whether or not normal operation is performed for the set new platform version, and the identified new platform. Means for distributing it.

Further, in the present invention, the version rule setting unit configures a field, sets an invariant field and a changed field, and sets the manual setting field and the automatic generation field separately.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the knowledge management unit receives at least one of information input for the platform porting and content support, knowledge for new registration, and knowledge modification request information, and stores it in a registration waiting knowledge DB, and stored in the knowledge DB. It is characterized in that by querying the knowledge waiting for registration to convert the inquired knowledge into a data format, and to determine whether to register the converted knowledge, if the registration is required to store it in the knowledge DB.

In addition, in the present invention, the knowledge management unit, when receiving a request for the correction of the knowledge data stored in the knowledge DB, and stores it in the knowledge correction request DB, and inquires the modification request DB to determine whether to approve the modification of the requested correction request information When determining and approving the correction request, the correction request information is stored in the registration waiting knowledge DB.

One embodiment method of the present invention, the process of managing a version for at least one platform, the process of receiving a variety of information requests from the content provider, the mobile carrier, the mobile terminal manufacturer, the platform in accordance with the request Providing a content authoring tool that can be used, providing mobile terminal information necessary for content development, providing technical support and information for porting the platform to the mobile terminal, and providing a platform In order to develop content, a process of responding to development issues and questions with the content provider and converting the information into knowledge data is managed, and the information provided by the platform content development support unit is converted into knowledge data. Managing each platform, and test content for driving the platform It includes the process of providing.

On the other hand, the process of managing the platform version in the present invention, the process of receiving a request for introduction of a new platform, receiving a name and version rule for the new platform version, and the platform update version based on the received version rule And registering the new platform version, and setting the new platform version to be usable, checking whether the set new platform version is in error and operating normally, and distributing the new platform version. do.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the process of receiving the version rule includes configuring a version field, setting a constant field and a field to be changed, and setting a manual setting field and an automatic generation field.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the process of managing the knowledge may include receiving at least one of information received for the platform porting and content support, knowledge for new registration, and knowledge modification request information and storing the information in a registration waiting knowledge DB; And querying the stored registration waiting knowledge to convert the inquired knowledge into a data format, and determining whether to register the converted knowledge and storing it in a knowledge DB when registration is required.

In addition, the process of managing the knowledge in the present invention, when receiving a request for the correction of the knowledge data stored in the knowledge DB and storing it in the knowledge correction request DB, and the query for the correction requested by the inquiry correction Determining whether to approve the modification of the request information, and storing the modification request information in the registration waiting knowledge DB when approving the modification request.

In the present invention, the effects obtained by the representative ones of the disclosed inventions will be briefly described as follows.

The present invention, by implementing an integrated platform support system that supports porting and content development of each terminal middleware platform, the mobile communication company can expect the cost saving effect of the development / implementation / operation of the support system, From the standpoint of the manufacturer and the content developer, it is possible to receive various support from a single site, thereby increasing the convenience of development.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

The present invention implements a single system for supporting porting and content of each terminal middleware platform to perform version management and content production support for various middleware platforms through a single platform porting and supporting content system.

To this end, the present invention, to perform version control and content creation support for a variety of middleware platforms to perform version management for each platform, to distribute the authoring tool that can author content on each platform, each platform To provide terminal information compatible with the platform, support platform porting and development technology for platform contents, include knowledge information for providing various platforms and corresponding contents, and provide feedback through content developers and mobile device manufacturers. The generated issue information is stored as knowledge information and provided to other content developers and mobile terminal manufacturers.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a platform porting and content support system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the platform porting and content support system 100 is for performing porting and content support for various middleware platforms to mobile carriers and content developers, and includes a version management unit 102 and content authoring tool management and distribution. The unit 104, the terminal information providing unit 106, the platform porting support unit 108, the platform content development support unit 110, the knowledge manager 112, and the platform content support unit 114 are included.

The version management unit 102 manages updates and settings by setting versioning rules to support version policies unique to each middleware platform, and the content authoring tool management and distribution unit 104 allows the content developers to manage each middleware platform. It distributes authoring tools (SDK, Manual Documents) and emulators to content developers so that they can develop their own content.

The terminal information providing unit 106 is mobile communication terminal information necessary for a content developer, and includes display device information such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a luminescent diode (LED), memory, a central processing unit (CPU), and porting. Provides available mobile terminal information such as available platform list, keypad, and the like. The platform porting support unit 108 provides technical support and answers to issues or questions during porting of each platform to port the platform among various platforms to the mobile terminal manufacturer.

The platform content development support unit 110 defines a content development support question and a response process for each platform. The platform content development support unit 110 responds to content development issues and questions for each platform and receives a question request from a content developer. ) Helps the developer by setting the deadline for responding to questions.

The knowledge manager 112 processes the questions resolved through the questions and responses in the platform content development support unit 110 and the corresponding responses and stores them in the knowledge DB. In this case, each knowledge is managed for each platform. The platform content support unit 114 is to support download tests for multi-platforms, and supports wireless download of content for each platform, and supports a download protocol specific to each platform. To this end, it implements a download manager to support various download protocols, and supports technology for wrapping / parsing content to suit each download protocol for wireless download.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a version manager in a platform porting and content support system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the version management unit 200 is for distributing a platform by setting version rules by an operator to support a version policy specific to each platform, and includes a new platform introduction unit 202 and a platform name registration unit 204. , The version rule setting unit 206, the platform update registration unit 208, the version setting unit 210, the version checking unit 212, and the platform distributing unit 214.

When the operation of each module is described in detail, the new platform introduction unit 202 inputs a proposal for introducing a new platform and proposed platform data, and the platform name registration unit 204 inputs a name of a newly proposed platform. . Afterwards, the version rule setting unit 206 sets the rule of the platform newly proposed. In detail, fields are configured (depth setting), constant fields and fields to be changed, and fields set manually by an operator and fields generated automatically are set to be distinguished.

The platform update registration unit 208 updates the platform set the version rule is registered in the version management unit 200, and the new platform registered in the version setting unit 210 can be used by mobile operators, mobile communication terminal manufacturers and content manufacturers Make the settings so that The version check unit 212 checks whether the setting is complete and normal operation for the set platform, and then distributes a new platform version for use by a mobile communication company, a mobile terminal manufacturer and a content manufacturer in the platform distribution unit 214. Perform

3 is a diagram illustrating a structure and operation procedure of a knowledge manager for platform content development support in a platform porting and content support system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the knowledge manager 300 processes the questions and the answers corresponding thereto through the questions and answers in the platform content development support unit 110 of the platform porting and content support system 100, and generates the knowledge as knowledge. The generated knowledge is stored and managed in the knowledge DB.

In detail, an operation procedure for storing and managing newly created knowledge in the knowledge DB storing the knowledge will be described in detail. In step 302, the issue of which support is terminated and the newly registered knowledge are waited for registration in step 306. When input to the knowledge DB, in step 308, the query for waiting for registration among the inputted issues and knowledge is performed to process the data to be registered in step 310 to generate the data as knowledge data, and the generated knowledge in step 312 In the case of knowledge that can be registered by determining whether to register, it is stored in the knowledge DB in step 314.

However, if the knowledge is not registered, the process returns to step 306 and stored in the knowledge waiting database to be registered. However, if the knowledge to be registered later, proceed to step 308 to step 312 can be stored in the knowledge DB.

In addition, when the user's knowledge correction request is received in step 316, that is, when there is an error in the knowledge registered in the knowledge DB, or when a modification such as a further addition or reduction is necessary, the modification is performed in step 318. The request information is stored in the knowledge modification request DB, and in step 320, the stored correction request information is searched through the modification request knowledge inquiry, and in step 322, the knowledge manager 300 determines whether the request is approved.

As a result of the determination, if the correction request meets the correction approval requirement through a predetermined standard or the self-determination of the knowledge manager 300, the process proceeds to step 306 and the correction request knowledge is input to the registration waiting knowledge DB, and the input is made in step 308. In step 310, the waiting knowledge of the registered issues and knowledge is searched to convert the data of waiting for registration into data to generate the knowledge data, and the generated knowledge is finally determined in step 312 to determine whether or not the knowledge is registered in step 314. It is stored in DB.

However, if it is determined in step 322 that knowledge correction for the requested knowledge is unnecessary, proceed to step 324 to reject the request for correction of knowledge, and proceed to step 314 to update the original knowledge data that is not modified in the knowledge DB. To keep on.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure for supporting platform porting and content development in a platform porting and content support system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 402, a content provider (CP) / application provider (AP) / digital subscriber line provider (DSL), ODM for platform porting and content development. (Original Development Manufacturing) companies, mobile carriers are registered in the platform porting support unit 108 or platform content development support unit 110 of the platform porting and content support system 100. When registering an issue, the support staff (by sub category) and the support time are automatically set according to the relevant platform and issues (development / porting).

Thereafter, the platform porting support unit 108 or the platform content development support unit 110 registers, corrects, or deletes additional comments on the registered issue or performs a support evaluation, and manages a sub category and a work day. That is, the sub-category which is the center of the support system is registered, the modification and the deletion are performed, and the actual operating time that can be supported is set.

In addition, to manage the ODM manufacturers participating in the terminal, when the issue of porting support issue registration, the ODM company is set to register the issue for the terminal.

Accordingly, in step 404, the registered issue is reviewed and the solution is supported in step 406, that is, a solution for supporting the issue is proposed. The issues registered by the support staff and the general manager in charge are reviewed. In step 406, a solution to the issue support method is found. The support staff then suggests the solution to the CP / AP / DSL company that registered the issue.

If the CP / AP / DSL company is satisfied with the proposed solution in step 408, the process proceeds to step 410 to update the evaluation of the supported procedures and solutions after registering the issue, and the platform porting and contents through the proposed solution. Development will be carried out.

However, if the CP / AP / DSL company is not satisfied with the proposed solution in step 408, the platform porting and content development support unit 110 registers an opinion on the unsatisfied part in step 412, and returns to step 404. The issue will be reviewed based on the comments registered by the / AP / DSL vendor.

As described above, the present invention implements a version management and content production support for various middleware platforms through a single platform porting and supporting content system implemented by implementing a single system supporting porting and content of each terminal middleware platform. do.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by those equivalent to the scope of the claims.

As described above, by supporting the porting and content development of each terminal middleware platform through the integrated platform support system according to the present invention, the mobile communication company can expect the cost reduction effect according to the development / implementation / operation of the support system, The manufacturer and the content developer of the communication terminal can receive a variety of support from a single site is suitable for increasing the convenience of development.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a platform porting and content support system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a version management unit in the platform porting and content support system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a diagram illustrating a structure and operation procedure of a knowledge manager for platform content development support in a platform porting and content support system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure for platform porting and content development support in a platform porting and content support system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

A version control unit for managing versions for at least one platform, A content authoring tool management and distribution unit that provides a content provider with a content authoring tool available on the platform, A terminal information providing unit which provides the content provider with mobile communication terminal information necessary for content development; A platform porting support unit for providing technical support and information for porting the platform to a mobile communication terminal; In order to develop content for each platform, the platform contents development support unit performs a response to development issues and questions with the content provider, converts the information into knowledge data, and manages the information. A knowledge management unit managing information provided by the platform content development support unit for each platform; Platform content support unit for providing test content for driving the platform System that supports porting and content development, including wireless Internet platform. The method of claim 1, The version control unit, Means for receiving platform data proposed for the introduction of new platforms; Means for registering a name of the new platform; Means for setting a version rule of the new platform; Means for updating and registering a new platform on which the version rule is set; Means for making the registered new platform version available; Means for confirming normal operation of the set new platform version; Means of distributing the identified new platform System that supports porting and content development, including wireless Internet platform. The method of claim 2, The version rule setting unit, A system for supporting porting and content development of a wireless Internet platform, comprising: configuring a field, setting a constant field and a field to be changed, and separately setting a manually set field and an automatically generated field. The method of claim 1, The knowledge management unit, Receive at least one of the information received for the platform porting and content support, knowledge for new registration, knowledge modification request information is stored in the registration standby knowledge DB, Look up the registration waiting knowledge stored in the knowledge DB and converts the inquired knowledge into a data format, The system for supporting porting and contents development of a wireless Internet platform, characterized in that the registration of the converted knowledge and whether the registration is necessary to store in the knowledge DB. The method of claim 4, wherein The knowledge management unit, When receiving a request to modify the knowledge data stored in the knowledge DB, and stores it in the knowledge correction request DB, Determine whether to approve the modification of the inquired modification request information by querying the modification request DB; If the modification request is approved, the wireless Internet platform porting and content development support system, characterized in that for storing the modification request information in the registration waiting knowledge DB. Managing versions for at least one platform, Receiving a request for information from a content provider, a mobile carrier, and a mobile terminal manufacturer; Providing a content authoring tool usable on the platform according to the request, and providing mobile communication terminal information necessary for content development; Providing technical support and information for porting the platform to a mobile communication terminal; In order to develop content for each platform, a process of responding to development issues and questions with the content provider, converting the information into knowledge data, and managing the same; Converting the information provided by the platform content development support into knowledge data and managing the information for each platform; Providing test content for running the platform How to support porting and content development, including wireless Internet platform. The method of claim 6, The process of managing the platform version, Receiving a request to introduce a new platform, Receiving the name and version rule for the new platform version, Registering a platform update version based on the received version rule; Setting the registered new platform version to be usable; Checking whether the new platform version of the set error and whether the normal operation; Distributing the new platform version How to support porting and content development, including wireless Internet platform. The method of claim 7, wherein The process of receiving the version rule, Configuring the version field, setting the immutable field and the field being changed, Process of setting the manual setting field and the auto-generated field separately Method for supporting porting and content development of the wireless Internet platform further comprising. The method of claim 6, The process of managing the knowledge, Receiving at least one of the input information for supporting the platform porting and contents, knowledge for new registration, and knowledge modification request information, and storing the received information in a registration waiting knowledge DB; Converting the queried knowledge into a data format by querying the stored registration waiting knowledge; Determining whether or not the converted knowledge is registered, if the registration is required, storing in the knowledge DB Method for supporting porting and content development of the wireless Internet platform further comprising. The method of claim 9, The process of managing the knowledge, Storing a request for correction of knowledge data stored in the knowledge DB in a knowledge correction request DB; Determining whether to approve the modification of the inquired modification request information by querying the knowledge requested for modification; If the modification request is approved, storing the modification request information in the registration waiting knowledge DB Method for supporting porting and content development of the wireless Internet platform further comprising.

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