KR100341569B1 - WIreless internet device and control method using satellite and phaser - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless Internet device using a satellite and a pager and a control method thereof,

Since the conventional Internet access device uses a wireless communication device such as a mobile phone as a control command uploading means to the Internet server, the fee for using the wireless Internet for a certain period of time is too high, and the price of the wireless communication device is expensive, So that it can not be used.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention utilizes a pager as a means for transmitting control commands to an Internet server when implementing a wireless Internet using a satellite, The present invention relates to a wireless Internet device and a control method thereof using a satellite and a pager, in which the installation cost is reduced, the user can use the wireless Internet at low cost, and the price of the product can be significantly reduced.

Description

[0001] WIRELESS INTERNET DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD USING SITUATION AND PHASER [0002]

The present invention relates to a wireless Internet device using a satellite and a pager and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention uses a pager as a means for transmitting a control command to an Internet server when implementing a wireless Internet using a satellite, The present invention relates to a wireless Internet device using satellite and pager and a method of controlling the wireless Internet device using the wireless Internet device in order to reduce the installation cost of the wireless Internet device and enable the user to use the wireless Internet at low cost and significantly reduce the price of the product. will be.

Nowadays, the Internet has become a means of obtaining unlimited information, and the number of users of the Internet is gradually increasing due to the development of data communication technology.

An implementation of the Internet is a wired method using a network connected as a wire, and a wireless method using a wireless modem or satellite.

In the case of the wired method, it is advantageous to use the Internet reliably because it uses a network like a web linked from a communication company, but there is a disadvantage that the user can not use the Internet while traveling around.

Compared to such a wired system, the wireless system, in particular, the Internet access system using satellites has an advantage that it can be used without being limited by the location. However, in order to upload control commands (satellite) A wireless communication device has to be used. The cost of using the wireless communication device is so high that it can not be easily purchased by the general public.

That is, in the conventional wireless system, a user has a portable satellite antenna and a set-top box, connects a terminal (for example, a notebook computer) for internet connection to the set-top box, and sends a control command to the set- And a wireless communication device for uploading to an Internet server is connected and configured.

When the user accesses the Internet via satellite while the terminal is turned on, various data downloaded from the satellite are decoded by the set-top box and then supplied to the terminal so that the user can use the Internet, A control command corresponding to a key input such as an address input of a site to be accessed and an input of a function key is transmitted to an Internet server operated by an Internet provider through a wireless communication device such as a cellular phone while the user is connected to the Internet, The Internet server transmits the data corresponding thereto according to the control command through the satellite base station again so that the user can smoothly use the wireless Internet through the satellite.

However, since the conventional Internet access device uses a wireless communication device such as a mobile phone as a control command uploading means to an Internet server, the fee for using the wireless Internet for a certain period of time is too high and the price of the wireless communication device is expensive, There is a problem that they can not be easily purchased and used.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention utilizes a pager as a means for transmitting control commands to an Internet server when implementing a wireless Internet using a satellite, The present invention aims to provide a wireless Internet device using a satellite and a pager and a control method thereof, in which the installation cost is reduced, the user can use the wireless Internet at low cost, and the price of the product can be significantly reduced.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

A satellite base station for transmitting data provided by an Internet server to a satellite;

A satellite receiving data transmitted from the satellite base station and transmitting the data to the ground;

A portable satellite antenna for receiving data transmitted from the satellite;

A set top box decoding the data received through the satellite antenna and supplying the decoded data to the terminal;

A terminal connected to the Internet as data supplied from the settop box and outputting a control command corresponding to a key operation of a user through a set top box to a pager;

A pager for converting a control command output from the terminal into a pager signal and wirelessly transmitting the pager signal to a pager base station;

A pager base station for receiving a control command transmitted from the pager and providing the control command to an Internet service provider;

An Internet server that supplies the following data to the satellite base station in accordance with a user's control command input from the pager base station;

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1 is a block diagram showing a wireless Internet device of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the control process of the present invention.

[Description of Drawings]

1: satellite base station 2: satellite

3: satellite antenna 4: set-top box

5: terminal 6: pager

7: Pager base station 8: Internet server

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, FIG. 1 and FIG.

1, reference numeral 1 denotes a satellite base station 1 that wirelessly transmits data supplied from an Internet server 8 operated by an Internet service provider to a satellite 2. The satellite 2 includes a satellite base station 1, And transmits the data to the ground again.

The user has a portable satellite antenna 3, a set-top box 4, a terminal 5 and a pager 6 in order to receive data transmitted from the satellite 2.

The satellite antenna 3 receives the data transmitted from the satellite 2 and supplies the data to the set top box 4 and the set top box 4 decodes the data received from the satellite 2 and supplies the data to the terminal 5 The terminal 5 displays the data supplied from the set-top box 4 and provides the data to the user.

Preferably, the terminal 5 uses a device capable of processing data provided from the Internet server 8, such as a notebook computer, and generates a control command corresponding to a user's key input when accessing the Internet, 4 to the phaser 6 via the input /

The phaser 6 is also called a so-called pager. The phaser 6 functions to convert a control command input through the set-top box 4 into a phaser signal and transmit it to the phaser base station 7.

That is, the pager 6 is given a unique ID issued by a pager operating company. After changing the control command input through the set-top box 4 to a page signal, To the phaser < RTI ID = 0.0 > base station 7. < / RTI >

The pager base station 7 is installed in advance in various places throughout the country and the pager base station 7 receives a control command transmitted from the pager 6 in response to a key input of a user and transmits the control command to the Internet server 8 .

The Internet server 8 has a function of transmitting next data corresponding to an input control command to the satellite 2 through the satellite base station 1 again.

The Internet server 8 is responsible for all data processing performed after the user accesses the Internet.

The phaser 6 described above may be formed integrally with the set-top box 4 and used.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

First, when the user operates the terminal 5 to access the Internet using a satellite, the Internet data supplied from the Internet server 8 and supplied through the satellite 2 is received by the portable satellite antenna 3 Top box 4 and supplied to the terminal 5 so that the user can access the Internet wirelessly.

The reception of Internet data through the satellite 2 as described above is referred to as downloading.

When the user accesses the Internet using the terminal 5 through the downloading process as described above and the user inputs a key for moving the site and implementing other functions in this state, And outputs a control command corresponding to one key to the pager 6 through the set top box 4. [

The pager 6 converts a control command input corresponding to a user's key input into a pager signal (a signal including a user's ID and a control command) that the pager base station 7 can recognize and wirelessly transmits the pager signal.

The pager signal transmitted from the pager 6 is received at a nearby pager base station 7, restored to a control command in its original state, and then supplied to an Internet server 8 operated by an Internet service provider.

The Internet server 8 outputs the next data corresponding to the control command input from the pager base station 7 back to the satellite base station 1. The satellite base station 1 transmits the next data to the satellite 2, And the satellite 2 emits the data supplied from the satellite base station 1 back to the ground so that the satellite antenna 3 carried by the user can receive the data launched from the satellite base station 1 To the terminal 5 through the set-top box 4, so that the user can view the next screen corresponding to the key inputted through the terminal 5 through the terminal 5.

The control command for the key input from the user is outputted to the Internet server 8 and the data transmitted from the Internet server 8 is received again by the satellite antenna 3 through the satellite 2 The user is able to use the high-speed Internet since the whole time is short-lived in a very short time.

In addition, by using the pager 6 and the existing phaser base station 7 as a means for supplying the user's control command to the Internet server 8, the equipment cost in implementation of the wireless Internet device is remarkably reduced, By using the pager that is currently installed in the musk industry, it can revitalize existing phaser businesses.

In addition, it is expected that the user can use the high-speed wireless Internet by using the satellite and the low-cost pager 6 as the access speed of the wireless internet which has been a problem in the past.

As described above, when a pager is used as a means for transmitting control commands to an Internet provider when implementing a wireless Internet using satellites, the installation cost of implementing a wireless Internet device is reduced due to the use of the existing pager network, A wireless Internet device using a satellite and a pager, and a control method thereof, which can use a wireless Internet at low cost and significantly reduce the price of a product.

Claims (2)

A satellite base station (1) for transmitting data provided by an Internet server to a satellite; A satellite 2 for receiving data transmitted from the satellite base station 1 and transmitting the data to the ground; A portable satellite antenna (3) for receiving data transmitted from the satellite; A set-top box 4 for decoding the data received via the satellite antenna 3 and supplying the decoded data to the terminal 5; A terminal 5 for connecting to the Internet as data supplied from the set-top box 4 and outputting a control command corresponding to a user's key operation to the pager 6 through a set-top box; A phaser 6 for converting the control command output from the terminal 5 into a phaser signal and wirelessly transmitting the phaser signal to the phaser base station 7; A pager base station (7) for receiving a control command transmitted from the pager (6) and providing the control command to an Internet service provider; An Internet server 8 for supplying the following data to the satellite base station 1 according to a user's control command inputted from the pager base station 7; And a wireless Internet device using the satellite and the pager and a control method thereof. A first step of downloading and executing predetermined Internet data from a satellite when a wireless Internet using satellite is started; A second step of generating a control command corresponding to a key input by the user when the user operates the key of the terminal after executing the Internet data; A third step of converting the control command generated in the second step into a pager signal and wirelessly transmitting the pager signal to the pager base station; A fourth step of transmitting predetermined data via a satellite according to a control command input from a pager base station; And a fifth step of transmitting predetermined data through a satellite according to a control command input from the pager base station.