KR20090106122A - Method for registering and connecting internet bookmark site in mobile communication network, terminal unit thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for registering and connecting favorites of a website in a mobile communication network and a terminal device for realizing the method are provided to minimize the time required for menu selection for connecting to a web site registered as favorite. CONSTITUTION: A method for registering and connecting favorites of a website in a mobile communication network comprises the following steps of: connecting to a website desired by a user by driving a browser for a wireless Internet service(S101); and in case adding the website to a favorite list of the browser, outputting an option screen for selecting whether to store connection address information of the website in a telephone directory(S103).

Description

Method for registering and connecting internet bookmark site in mobile communication network and terminal device

The present invention relates to a bookmark registration, access method of a web site in a mobile communication network and a terminal device for implementing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of registering, accessing, and accessing an Internet favorite site for directly accessing a web site, and a terminal device for implementing the same.

Currently, mobile communication terminals have a variety of built-in Internet browsers for searching a web site in a mobile Internet environment. You can access mobile web sites through these Internet browsers.

However, it is wasteful in terms of cost or time to directly enter an address of a web site that a user accesses each time, or to search through a predetermined path search process.

In order to solve this problem, the browser provided by the mobile terminal is provided with a "favorite" function that stores a specific address set by the user as a predetermined list and quickly accesses the address by the user's selection. .

1 illustrates a process of adding a bookmark of a web site in a conventional mobile communication network.

FIG. 1 (A) is an example of a bookmark registration screen. When a user adds a bookmark from a menu item of a mobile communication terminal while accessing a web site by using a wireless internet browser and using a service, as shown in FIG. The main screen is displayed.

In this case, when the 'Add Current Site' item is selected on the screen of FIG. 1A, the 'Add Current Site' screen of FIG. 1B is output. In the 'Address' section, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address of the website is displayed. In the 'Name' section, the name of the website you edited is entered.

In this case, when the 'Add Favorite' item is selected, the favorite website (new picture) item registered by the user is displayed in the favorite list as shown in FIG.

Then, when the user clicks on the 'new picture' item listed in the favorites list of FIG. 1 (C), the user is directly connected to the web site added in FIG. 1 (B).

However, FIG. 1C is provided only after the connection to the wireless Internet server. That is, a name or URL edited by a user stored by using a bookmark function while surfing the wireless Internet is managed as a DB in a browser or a wireless internet platform for interoperability (WIPI) platform.

Therefore, in order to enter the website again, the user must go to the browser or WIPI initial access screen, and then have to perform a series of menu selection procedures to select the favorite website after receiving the Fig. 1 (C). have.

As such, the current bookmark structure can be accessed only after moving to the browser or the WIPI initial access screen, so it is difficult to directly access the web site without executing the WIPI platform.

Therefore, there is a problem in that the hassle and time delay of several menu selection procedures before accessing the wireless Internet web site and the call charge of wireless data are generated.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a bookmarking and access method of a web site in a mobile communication network that enables a quick access to a web site desired by the user, and a terminal device for implementing the same.

In order to achieve the above-described problem, the registration method according to the characteristics of the present invention,

A method of registering a bookmark by a mobile communication terminal providing a wireless Internet service, the method comprising: accessing a web site desired by a user by driving a browser for wireless Internet access; And when the web site is registered as a bookmark, storing address information for accessing the web site in a phone book embedded in the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the connection method according to the features of the present invention,

A method of accessing a web site through a bookmark function by a mobile communication terminal providing a wireless Internet service, the method comprising: executing a phone book stored in the mobile communication terminal according to a user's request; Receiving a call request for a phone book entry selected by a user from a list included in the phone book; And attempting to connect to the access address information of the web site mapped to the phone book entry which receives the telephone request by driving the browser for wireless internet access.

In addition, the terminal device according to a feature of the present invention,

A terminal device for providing a wireless Internet service including a bookmark function, comprising: storing address information for accessing the web site in a phone book when registering a bookmark on a web site connected through a browser for wireless internet access; register; And when a telephone request for a telephone book entry selected by the user is input from a list included in the telephone book executed at the user's request, the web site mapped to the telephone book entry by running a browser for wireless Internet access. And an execution unit that attempts to connect with the access address information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to directly access a favorite registered web site with the same operation as a call procedure using a phone book, thereby reducing the hassle and time delay in selecting a menu for accessing a previously registered favorite web site. By minimizing it, you can reduce the data charges associated with wireless Internet access.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, terms such as “… unit”, “… module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

Now, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail with respect to the bookmark registration, access method of the web site in the mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention and a terminal device for implementing the same.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device for implementing a bookmark function of a web site in a mobile communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the terminal device also shows the network configuration linked to provide a wireless Internet service.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 that provides a wireless Internet service including a bookmark function includes a communication unit 120, a storage unit 140, a registration unit 160, and an execution unit 180.

Here, the terminal device 100 is equipped with a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser or WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) platform to support the wireless Internet function.

The communication unit 120 performs a communication connection with the mobile communication network 200 of the terminal device 100. In other words, the mobile internet network 300 of the terminal device 100 processes the data transmission / reception to access the wireless Internet server 300 and the web server 400 and to receive the wireless Internet service.

The storage unit 140 stores a phone book including access address information of a web site registered by the user as a favorite site.

In this case, the phone book includes a URL storage field to which URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information, which is access address information of a favorite registered web site, is mapped. Here, the URL means a format that can consistently express the address of the resource accessible from the Internet.

As such, by managing the access address information of the favorite registered web site through the URL storage field newly added to the existing phone book, it is not necessary to have a separate configuration for managing the access address information, the existing terminal device 100, Provides compatibility with the phone book.

The registration unit 160 stores address information for accessing the web site in the phone book of the storage unit 140 when registering a web site accessed through a browser for wireless Internet access.

At this time, when adding the web site to the bookmark list of the browser, the registration unit 160 may automatically store the access address information of the web site in the phone book of the storage unit 140 at the same time.

As such, the access address information is automatically stored in the phone book through the bookmark addition operation as in the prior art without the user performing a separate procedure. Therefore, for the convenience of the user, it is easy to access the web site added to the bookmark later through the phone book.

In addition, when adding the web site to the bookmark list of the browser, the registration unit 160 may output an option screen for selecting whether to store the access address information of the web site in the phone book. When the user selects to store the phone book, the access address information of the web site may be stored in the phone book of the storage 140.

As such, only the access address information of the web site selected by the user may be selected and stored in the phone book.

The execution unit 180 executes the phone book stored in the storage 140 according to a user's request. When the telephone request for the telephone book entry selected by the user is input from the list included in the telephone directory, the access address information mapped to the telephone call entry is extracted from the telephone directory by running a browser for wireless internet access. . Then, it attempts to connect to the web site using the extracted access address information.

At this time, the execution unit 180 checks the URL storage field among the phone book storage fields of the corresponding item once the call button input for the phone book entry is detected.

When the access address information is mapped to the URL storage field, the mapped access address information is extracted and an attempt is made to access the corresponding web site. If the access address information is not mapped in the URL storage field, the phone number storage field is checked and a call connection is attempted to the stored phone number.

As such, if the access address information is mapped by checking the URL storage field, the user can directly access the corresponding web site, so that the user can conveniently access the wireless Internet favorite site in the same manner as the call procedure using the existing phone book. . In other words, it is possible to directly access the corresponding web site without performing the conventional WAP connection.

Meanwhile, although not shown in the figure, the telecommunication network 200 includes a base station, a base station controller, a switch, and a home location register. The base station exchanges information with the mobile communication terminal through a transmission and reception antenna. The base station controller performs wired / wireless channel management terminal protocol matching and base station protocol matching and control, and is responsible for base station management functions such as system loading failure management. The exchange acts as a central control to process the signals originating / receiving at the base station and to adjust the base station controller to operate efficiently. The home location register informs subscribers of various information such as origination, incoming status, and supplementary services.

In addition, the mobile communication network 200 is connected to the Internet network so that the terminal device 100 is connected to the wireless Internet server 300 and the web server 400.

The wireless Internet server 300 may be a WAP server that provides additional information for wireless Internet service to the terminal device 100 through a WAP page through a mobile communication network. A WAP server is a server that conforms to international standards in which communication terminals are implemented for Internet communications or applications with other computers in accordance with wireless application protocols.

The web server 400 is a content providing server that provides various wireless Internet contents to the terminal device 100 connected through the mobile communication network 200, and may include a web site linked with the wireless internet server 300. . Accordingly, a web page including content information is provided to the terminal device 100 connected via the wireless Internet server 300 or the terminal device 100 directly connected through the mobile communication network 200.

Then, the process of registering a bookmark of the web site based on the above-described configuration will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a bookmark registration process of a web site in a mobile communication network according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device drives a browser to access the wireless Internet (S101) and outputs an initial access screen (S103).

The user moves to a desired website (S105) and the user adds to the favorite menu while using the service (S107).

Then, the current URL information, that is, the access address information of the web site, is inserted into the URL storage field of the phone book (S109).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a bookmark registration process of a web site in a mobile communication network according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the steps overlapping with FIG. 3 are omitted and only the steps related to the addition or the embodiment are shown.

As shown in Fig. 4, if the user makes an additional selection (S201) to the favorite menu via the terminal connected to the wireless Internet, the storage option screen is output (S203) to store the access address information of the web site in the phone book. Check whether or not (S205).

At this time, if the user selects to store the phone book, the URL information of the currently connected web site is inserted into the URL storage field of the phone book (S207).

In addition, when the user does not select to store the phone book, the access address information of the currently connected web site is added only to the bookmark list item of the browser (S209).

Next, let's take a look at the bookmarking process of the website.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of accessing a web site in a mobile communication network through a bookmark function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device executes the phone book in response to a user's request (S201).

When a terminal selects a specific item (S305) through a search by name search (S303), the terminal detects a call button input thereto (S307).

Then, URL address information mapped to the phone book URL storage field of the selected item is extracted (S309).

In operation S311, an attempt is made to access the web site using the extracted URL address by driving the browser.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of accessing a web site in a mobile communication network through a bookmark function according to a second embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the steps overlapping with FIG. 5 are omitted and only the steps related to the addition or the embodiment are shown.

As shown in FIG. 6, when a call button input for a specific item of a phone number is detected (S401), a URL storage field of the phone book for the corresponding item is checked (S403).

In operation S405, it is determined whether URL address information is mapped to the URL storage field.

If URL address information is mapped to the URL storage field, URL information is extracted (S407) and a browser is attempted to connect to the extracted URL address (S409).

If the URL address information is not mapped in the URL storage field, the phone number storage field of the corresponding item is checked (S411), and a call connection is attempted to the stored phone number (S413).

As described above, the bookmark function provided in the form of DB in WIPI or browser is linked with the phone book of the terminal OEM terminal, so that users who frequently use the wireless Internet can use the phone book without executing the WIPI or browser. You can go to the website.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 illustrates a process of adding a bookmark of a web site in a conventional mobile communication network.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device for implementing a bookmark function of a web site in a mobile communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a bookmark registration process of a web site in a mobile communication network according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a bookmark registration process of a web site in a mobile communication network according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of accessing a web site in a mobile communication network through a bookmark function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of accessing a web site in a mobile communication network through a bookmark function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (14)

In the mobile terminal providing a wireless Internet service to register a bookmark, Accessing a web site desired by a user by operating a browser for wireless Internet access; And When the web site is registered as a bookmark, storing address information for accessing the web site in a phone book embedded in the mobile communication terminal. Registration method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The storing step, And when the web site is added to the bookmark list of the browser, automatically storing the access address information of the web site in the phone book. The method of claim 1, The storing step, Outputting an option screen for selecting whether to store access address information of the web site in the phone book when the web site is added to a bookmark list of a browser; And If the user chooses to store the phone book, storing the access address information of the web site in the phone book; Registration method comprising a. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The storing step, And storing the URL information of the web site in a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) storage field of the phone book. In a method of accessing a web site through a bookmark function of a mobile communication terminal providing a wireless Internet service, Executing a phone book stored in the mobile communication terminal according to a user's request; Receiving a call request for a phone book entry selected by a user from a list included in the phone book; And Attempting to connect to the access address information of the web site mapped to the phone book entry receiving the call request by running a browser for wireless Internet access. Connection method comprising a. The method of claim 5, Between the sensing and attempting steps, Determining whether to include URL information by checking a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) storage field of the phone book corresponding to the phone book entry; Connection method further comprising. The method of claim 6, The attempting step, Extracting the URL information when the URL storage field includes URL information that is an access address of the web site; Driving the browser to access the web site using the URL information; And If the URL information is not included in the URL storage field, checking a phone number storage field and attempting to connect a call to a stored phone number;  Connection method comprising a. The method according to claim 6 or 7, Receiving the input, And a connection method for detecting a call button input for the phone book entry. In a terminal device providing a wireless Internet service including a bookmark function, A registration unit which stores address information for accessing the web site in a phone book when the web site accessed through a browser for wireless internet access is registered as a bookmark; And When a telephone request for a telephone book entry selected by the user is input from the list included in the telephone book executed at the user's request, the web site mapped to the telephone book entry is started by running a browser for wireless Internet access. Execution unit attempting to connect with address information Terminal device comprising a. The method of claim 9, A storage unit for storing a phone book including a URL storage field to which the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information, which is the access address information of the bookmarked web site, is mapped. Terminal device further comprising. The method of claim 9 or 10, The registration unit, When adding the web site to the bookmark list of the browser, the terminal device automatically stores the access address information of the web site in the phone book. The method of claim 9 or 10, The registration unit, When the web site is added to the bookmark list of the browser, an option screen for selecting whether to store the access address information of the web site in the phone book is outputted, and when the user selects to save the phone book, the web is displayed. And a terminal device for storing access address information of a site in the telephone book. The method of claim 9 or 10, The execution unit, Checking the field to which the access address information is mapped among the storage fields of the phone book corresponding to the item, and extracting the URL information to access the web site when the access address information of the web site is included, Terminal device that attempts to connect to the stored phone number by checking the phone number storage field when the access address information is not included. The method of claim 13, The execution unit, And detecting a call button input for the phone book entry, and when URL information is mapped to the phone book entry, a terminal for driving a browser for wireless Internet access.

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