KR100623298B1 - Method and apparatus for creating frequently access menu by portal platform - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and apparatus for creating a favorite menu are disclosed. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for generating favorite menu information. More specifically, the integrated management apparatus analyzes the number of times of providing contents provided to a terminal using a mobile communication system. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for generating favorite menu information of a mobile terminal. According to an embodiment of the present invention, each time a terminal transmits content providing request information to an integrated management device and receives content corresponding to the content providing request, operation information is recorded, and the operation information is received and compiled into favorites menu generation information. Step, periodically analyzing the favorite menu generation information to set the number of times of providing the contents provided to the terminal for each content, storing the number of times of providing contents of the contents, and storing the number of times of the contents providing the contents of the terminal Generating favorite menu information. Accordingly, the content may be provided through the content menu provided as the favorite menu information without passing a plurality of upper menu paths or a content search process, thereby providing content to the mobile terminal more efficiently.

Favorites, Content, Mobile Communication Systems, Terminals

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING FREQUENTLY ACCESS MENU BY PORTAL PLATFORM}

1 is a block diagram of a bookmark menu generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system configured as an integrated management device including a bookmark menu generating device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic configuration diagram of an integrated management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a detailed configuration of the integrated management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a configuration diagram of a service management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for creating a favorite menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method after generating a favorite menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method after creating a favorite menu according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols on main parts of drawing ***

100 terminal 120 communication network

130: gateway 200: integrated management device

300: central management device 330: transmission device

350: interface device 400: service management device

500: Favorite menu generation device 520: Favorite menu generation information analysis unit

540: Favorite menu information management unit 550: Operation information compilation unit

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating a favorite menu, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for generating a menu of contents frequently provided to a terminal using a mobile communication system.

At present, with the development of mobile terminals, the mobile terminals are no longer means for providing only voice communication. A WAP capable mobile terminal actively connects to a gateway to access information desired by a user.

 Through a swappable mobile terminal, the user can obtain all the information immediately, if desired, by connecting to the Internet communication network, if desired, from important information such as flight times, ring tones and games to real-time stock market quotes.

In addition, content providers providing various information execute a content providing service in association with a mobile communication system to provide all information desired by a user of the mobile terminal.

On the other hand, when the mobile terminal accesses the wireless Internet to receive the currently provided content, for example, when accessing the NATE operated by SK Telecom, the content that is favorably provided according to the user's inclination is limited. There is a feature that can partially limit the menu of the favorite content provided.

However, the conventional mobile terminal has a problem that the upper menu paths for selecting a content menu capable of providing the content can not be omitted even if the content that is enjoyed provided is limited.

This is a problem in that it is not efficient in receiving content because the same content menu paths must be passed each time in the process of receiving the same content.

Therefore, the user can be provided with the desired contents while omitting the upper menu paths, and thus, there is a need for providing the contents more efficiently when the user is provided with the favorite contents.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention in the process of receiving the content through the mobile terminal, the information and content of the mobile terminal recorded in the swap gateway, etc. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating a favorite menu for favorite content by a mobile terminal by collecting and analyzing content access information including URL information, content ID, and content menu information.

In addition, in the mobile terminal side in the process of receiving the content through the bookmark menu provided by the integrated management device, the content directly through the bookmark menu without skipping the step of going through the upper menu path for providing content It is to provide a method and apparatus for receiving.

The apparatus for generating a bookmark menu according to the present invention for achieving the above object is provided to the terminal recorded whenever the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device and receives the content corresponding to the content providing request. An operation information compilation unit for receiving operation information including content information including URL information, content ID information, and content menu information provided with information about the content and converting it into information for creating a favorite menu, the operation information Periodically analyzing menu generation information, which is operation information compiled through a compiling unit, to set a rank for providing the contents of the contents provided to the terminal for each content, and by using the favorites menu generation information analyzing unit and the contents providing frequency ranking information of the terminal. Create and manage favorite menu information For features that include a Favorites menu Find information management.

In addition, the method of generating a bookmark menu according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, A-1) the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device and the content corresponding to the content providing request Each time the reception, the operation information including the information about the terminal and the content access information including the URL information, the content ID information and the content menu information provided with the content is recorded, A-2) the integrated management device Receiving the operation information and compiling it into favorite menu generation information, A-3) the integrated management device periodically analyzes the favorite menu generation information to set the number of times of providing the contents provided to the terminal for each content; Storing content providing frequency ranking information; and A-4) storing the stored content by the integrated management apparatus. And generating a favorite menu information of the terminal through the number of times of retrieval.

In addition, the bookmark menu generating method according to the second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, B-1) the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device and the content corresponding to the content providing request Each time the reception is received, operation information including content access information including information on the terminal and URL information, content ID information, and content menu information is provided to a swap gateway or content providing device. And B-2) receiving, by the interface device, the operation information and compiling it into favorite menu generation information. B-3) a transmission device periodically receives and analyzes the favorite menu generation information and provides the content to the terminal for each content. After setting the number of times of providing the contents, transmitting the number of times of providing contents of the contents to the central management device Step B-4) characterized in that it comprises the step of the central management device receives the content providing frequency ranking information to generate and store the favorite menu information of the terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments will be described in detail a method and apparatus for creating a bookmark menu of the present invention. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar components.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for creating a bookmark menu according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system including an integrated management apparatus including a bookmark menu generating device according to another embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of an integrated management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of an integrated management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a service management apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1, the favorites menu generating apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an operation information compilation unit 560, a favorites menu generation information analysis unit 520, and a favorites menu information management unit ( It is connected to the terminal 100 through the communication network 120, including 540.

Also, although not shown in the drawing, the favorite menu generating apparatus 500 further includes a language converting unit for converting the favorite menu generating information into predetermined language-specific information.

On the other hand, the terminal 100 means any means that can be connected to the communication network, including a mobile terminal, but will be described below using the same reference numerals as the terminal 100 will be described, for example. do.

In addition, preferably, the mobile terminal 100 passes through the gateway 130 in the process of being connected to the integrated management device 200.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 1, the favorite menu generating apparatus 500 may interoperate with a content providing apparatus to display content corresponding to the favorite menu through the favorite menu generating apparatus 500 through the mobile terminal 100. Is preferably provided.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, the bookmark menu generating apparatus 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by the integrated management device 200, the communication network 120 connected to the gateway 130 The mobile terminal 100 may be connected to the mobile terminal 100 and may provide a content to the mobile terminal 100 by creating a bookmark menu in association with the external server 170 and the content providing device 150.

As shown in FIG. 3, the integrated management device 200 includes a content provider access device 310, a central management device 300, a transmission device 330, and an interface device 350. ), The service and content of the content providing device 150 and the menu of the subscriber are integrated and managed so that the service can be started more quickly.

On the other hand, Figure 2 is an embodiment of a mobile communication system in which the bookmark menu generating device and method is actually executed, the role of the bookmark menu generating device 500 in the central management device 300 of the integrated management device 200 The role of the operation information compilation unit 560 may be performed by the interface device 350 and the favorite menu generation information analyzer 520 by the transmission device 330.

Also, the central management apparatus 300 may include a content provider management module 410, a content management module 420, a menu management module 430, a subscriber-based service management module 450, and a meta, as illustrated in FIG. 5. It is preferably composed of a service management device 400 including an information management module 460 and a search engine module 470, a method of providing a content by creating a bookmark menu and providing it to the mobile terminal 100 Although it is preferable to be performed in each of the corresponding modules, but not limited to the function of each module can be separated and integrated, in the following description instead of the role of the integrated management device 200 or the central management device 300 This will be described.

The operation information compilation unit 560 is a means for compiling information necessary for generating a favorite menu into information useful for creating a favorite menu, and the mobile terminal 100 provides content providing request information to the integrated management apparatus 200. Each time a transmission and a content corresponding to the content providing request are received, operation information recorded in the gateway 130 or the content providing apparatus 150 is received and compiled into information for creating a favorite menu.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the mobile communication system it is preferable that the interface device 350 can perform the operation information compilation process.

The operation information includes information on the mobile terminal 100 and content access information, and the information on the mobile terminal 100 is carried by the mobile terminal 100 as a designated number of the mobile terminal 100. In the case of a phone, the ID of the mobile terminal 100 is a phone number assigned to the mobile phone and is referred to as an identification number (hereinafter referred to as "MIN").

In addition, the content access information is information for providing substantial content by the content providing apparatus 150, and includes URL information, content ID information, and content menu information.

The URL information provided with the content indicates location information of substantial content stored in the content providing device 150.

In addition, the content ID may be arbitrarily assigned according to the convenience of the integrated management apparatus 200 or the content providing apparatus 150 as a number assigned to identify each of various contents.

The content menu information is upper information including the content, and the content may include a plurality of menu information including an upper menu for managing the lower menu including a lower menu for directly providing the content. have.

Meanwhile, the operation information may further include content providing time information for indicating when content is provided to the mobile terminal 100.

The content access information is managed by the integrated management device 200, and the integrated management device 200 searches for a content access point corresponding to the content and provides the content with respect to the content requested by the mobile terminal 100. The content is provided through the content providing device 150 through the URL information.

In addition, in the mobile communication system, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, the content access point may be managed through the content management module 420 of the service management apparatus 400.

Subsequently, the favorite menu generation information analyzer 520 periodically analyzes menu generation information, which is operation information compiled by the operation information compiling unit 560, to provide contents provided to the mobile terminal 100 for each content. As a means for setting a recovery rank, the menu generation information analysis may be performed through a predetermined analysis program such as a hit analyzer.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the mobile communication system it is preferable that the transmission device 330 can perform the process of analyzing the favorites menu generation information.

The favorite menu information manager 540 generates and manages favorite menu information of the mobile terminal 100 by using the ranking information on the number of times of providing contents set through the favorite menu generation information analyzer 520. In an embodiment of the mobile communication system, the central management apparatus 300 may perform the process.

Subsequently, the language converter is a means for converting and managing favorite menu information by a predetermined language, and the favorite menu information generated by the favorite menu information manager 540 for each language such as English, Japanese, and Chinese. In this case, the user may receive the favorite menu information by selecting a language supported by the mobile terminal 100.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the mobile communication system, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is preferable that the meta information management module 460 of the service management device 400 can perform a function of the language converter.

Next, an embodiment of the mobile communication system will be described in detail with reference to the method of generating a favorite menu.

6 is a flowchart of a method for creating a bookmark menu according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for providing content after creating a bookmark menu according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is another embodiment of the present invention. Is a flowchart of a method of providing content after creating a favorite menu according to the method.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, whenever the mobile terminal 100 transmits content provision request information to the integrated management device 200 and receives content corresponding to the content provision request, the gateway 130 or the content provision is provided. Operation information is recorded in the device 150 (S610).

As mentioned in the description of the favorite menu generating apparatus 500, the operation information includes the "MIN number" and content access pointer information, and the content access pointer includes URL information and content ID provided with content. And a content providing time for indicating when content is provided to the mobile terminal 100, including content menu information.

Subsequently, the integrated management device 200 receives the operation information and compiles it into useful information for generating a favorite menu (S620).

On the other hand, it is preferable that the compilation process can be performed through the interface device of the integrated management device (200).

Subsequently, the integrated management apparatus 200 periodically analyzes the compiled favorite menu generation information (S630), and sets the ranking of the number of times the content is provided to the mobile terminal 100 for each content (S640). .

This is because each of the operation information consisting of the "MIN number" and the content access pointer information is generated each time the integrated management device 200 provides the content to the mobile terminal 100 in step S610, It is preferable to determine the ranking of the number of times of providing contents by analyzing the number of management information, and to rank the number of times of providing contents by analyzing the contents providing time recorded in the management information.

The analysis method is not limited thereto, and the transmission device 330 of the integrated management device 200 may select and analyze an efficient analysis method through a predetermined analysis program.

Subsequently, the ranking for the number of times of providing content is stored in the first database of the integrated management device 200 (S650), and the mobile terminal 100 through the ranking information stored in the first database of the integrated management device 200. In step S660, bookmark menu information is generated.

The favorite menu information may also be stored in the first database.

In addition, the favorite menu information may be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal by selectively or activating or deactivating the information in addition to changing the favorite menu information through a periodic analysis process. It is desirable that information about the search menu can be changed.

For example, if a user of the mobile terminal 100 receives the most “Yesterday of Beatles” song through the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 is provided on the screen of the mobile terminal 100. In the favorites menu, the submenu "Bestles Day of Yesterday" has a first rank, and is located at the top of the screen of the mobile terminal 100 so that the mobile terminal 100 searches for "Bestles Day of Yesterday" contents. By omitting the process and selecting the "Bestles's Yesterday" content, the "Bestles's Yesterday" content may be provided.

Hereinafter, after the favorite menu information is generated through the integrated management apparatus 200, a method of providing content to the mobile terminal 100 through the favorite menu information will be described in detail.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method after creating a favorite menu according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method after creating a favorite menu according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the mobile terminal 100 requests favorite menu information from the integrated management device 200, the integrated management device 200 requests a favorite menu from the mobile terminal 100. Receiving the information (S710), the integrated management device 200 transmits the favorite menu information to the mobile terminal (100) (S720).

On the other hand, it is preferable that the providing of the favorite menu information may be performed by the central management apparatus 300, and in particular, the service management apparatus 400.

Subsequently, when the mobile terminal 100 selects the desired content through the favorite menu information, the integrated management device 200 receives content providing request information (S730) and provides a content access point for the content. In operation S740, the content is provided by transmitting the URL information about the content to the content providing apparatus 150 in operation S750.

For example, when the user selects the "Bestles of Yesterday" menu provided as the favorite menu, the integrated management apparatus 200 receives the content request information "Bestles of Yesterday" and receives the "Bestles of Yesterday". Retrieves the content access pointer for the content named "Day".

As a result of the search, the content of the "Bestles of Yesterday" is connected to the content providing device 150 that provides the "Bestles of Yesterday" content through the content URL information, and the "Bestles of Yesterday" content is moved. Provided to the terminal 100.

That is, the mobile terminal 100 in the process of requesting the integrated management device 200 to provide the content "Yesterday of the Beatles", the path of the upper menu provided by the integrated management device 200 The content may be provided without the process of going through the process.

For example, in order for the mobile terminal 100 to be provided with the "Bestler's Yesterday" without passing through the favorite menu information, the user of the mobile terminal 100 may be classified into a first upper menu classified as music, a movie, a game, or the like. Select the music menu in the middle, select the pop song menu from the second top menu classified into classical, song, pop song and nursery rhyme, and search for content by searching by artist or search by title. The request process should be performed.

However, the first upper menu, the second upper menu, and the content searching process may be omitted through the favorite menu information.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 8, after the integrated management apparatus 200 generates the favorite menu information, that is, after performing step S660, the integrated management apparatus 200 converts the favorite menu information for each predetermined language (S705). .

This is to provide bookmark menu information according to a language supported by the mobile terminal 100 for each country.

Therefore, the integrated management device 200 receives the favorite menu request information from the mobile terminal 100 (S710), and then performs a language-specific search of the favorite menu information (S715).

That is, the favorite menu information managed in a language supported by the mobile terminal 100 is searched and the favorite menu information is provided to the mobile terminal 100 (S720).

Meanwhile, the favorite menu information converted for each predetermined language may be stored and managed in a second database of the integrated management apparatus 200.

Since the following process is as shown in FIG. 7, the description thereof will be omitted.

So far, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone skilled in the art will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various changes or modifications can be made.

As described above, the method and apparatus for creating a favorite menu according to the present invention are recorded whenever the mobile terminal transmits content providing request information to an integrated management device and receives content corresponding to the content providing request. After the operation information including the information about the information and the content access pointer information is compiled into useful information for creating a bookmark menu, the bookmark menu information is generated through an analysis process and the bookmark menu information is provided to the mobile terminal. As a result, the user may receive the content through the contents menu provided through the mobile terminal, that is, the content menu provided through the favorite menu, without passing through a plurality of upper menu paths or a content search process.

Therefore, there is an effect that the content can be provided to the mobile terminal more efficiently through the content menu constituting the favorite menu.

Claims (26)

Whenever the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device and receives the content corresponding to the content providing request, the terminal records information on the recorded terminal, URL information, content ID information, and content menu information. An operation information compilation unit for receiving operation information including the configured content access information and converting the operation information into information for generating a favorite menu; A favorite menu generation information analysis unit configured to periodically analyze menu generation information, which is operation information compiled through the operation information compilation unit, and to set a number of times of providing contents provided to the terminal for each content; And And a favorite menu information management unit for generating and managing favorite menu information of the terminal through the content providing frequency ranking information. At least one of the favorite menu generation information and the content providing frequency ranking information is stored in a first database of the integrated management device. The method of claim 1, And a language converter for converting the favorite menu information into predetermined language-specific information. The method of claim 2, The favorite menu information converting and storing for each language is stored in the second database. delete The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And the operation information compiling unit is configured as a content providing device for providing contents to the terminal through a swap gateway or the integrated management device. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And the operation information further includes content providing time information for indicating when content is provided to the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And a portion or part or more of favorite menu information provided by the integrated management device to the terminal may be inactivated by the integrated management device to change the favorite menu information. A-1) Whenever the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device and receives the content corresponding to the content providing request, the information about the terminal and the URL information, the content ID information, and the content provided with the content are provided. Recording operation information including content access information including menu information; A-2) receiving, by the integrated management device, the operation information and compiling it into favorite menu generation information; A-3) the integrated management device to periodically analyze the favorite menu generation information to set the number of times of providing the content provided to the terminal for each content, and to store the content providing frequency ranking information; And A-4) the integrated management device to generate the favorite menu information of the terminal through the stored content providing frequency ranking information, A-6) when the terminal transmits favorite menu request information for requesting the favorite menu information to the integrated management device, the integrated management device transmitting the favorite menu information to the terminal; And A-7) When the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device through the favorite menu information, the integrated management device searches for content access information corresponding to the content providing request information and the terminal requests the content. And providing the content through URL information provided with the content. The method of claim 8, A-5) the method of generating a favorites menu further comprising the step of the integrated management device converts the favorite menu information into predetermined language-specific information. The method of claim 9, A-5-1) when the terminal requests favorites menu information set in a predetermined language from the integrated management device, the integrated management device searching for favorite menu information stored in the language; A-5-2) transmitting, by the integrated management device, favorite menu information set in the language to the terminal; And A-5-3) When the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device through the favorite menu information, the integrated management device searches for content access information corresponding to the content providing request information and displays the content. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a bookmark menu. delete The method of claim 8, The operation information may further include content providing time information for indicating when content is provided to the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, And the content access information is recorded and stored in a content providing device for providing content to the terminal through a swap gateway or the integrated management device. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, The method of creating a favorite menu, characterized in that step A-3) is performed through the menu generation information analysis program. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, At least one of the favorite menu generation information and the content providing frequency ranking information is stored in a first database of an integrated management device. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, And a portion or part or more of favorite menu information provided by the integrated management device to the terminal may be inactivated by the integrated management device to change the favorite menu information. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The favorite menu information converted and stored for each language is stored in the second database. B-1) Whenever the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the integrated management device and receives the content corresponding to the content providing request, the URL for providing the information and the content of the terminal to a swap gateway or content providing device. Recording operation information including content access information including information, content ID information, and content menu information; B-2) receiving, by the interface device, the operation information and compiling it into favorite menu generation information; B-3) receiving, by the transmission device, the bookmark menu generation information and periodically analyzing and setting the number of times of providing the contents provided to the terminal for each content, and transmitting the content number of times of providing the information to the central management apparatus. ; And B-4) receiving, by the central management apparatus, the content providing frequency ranking information to generate and store favorite menu information of the terminal, B-6) when the terminal transmits favorite menu request information for requesting the favorite menu information to the integrated management device, transmitting the favorite menu information to the terminal through the central management device; And B-7) When the terminal transmits content providing request information to the central management apparatus through the favorite menu information, the central management apparatus searches for content access information corresponding to the content providing request information and the terminal requests the content providing information. And providing the content through URL information provided with the content. The method of claim 18, B-5) The method for generating a bookmark menu, characterized in that the central management device further comprises the step of converting the favorite menu information into predetermined language-specific information. The method of claim 19, B-5-1) when the terminal requests favorite menu information set in a predetermined language from the central management apparatus, the central management apparatus searching for favorite menu information stored in the language; B-5-2) transmitting, by the central management apparatus, favorite menu information set in the language to the terminal through the transmitting apparatus; And B-5-3) When the terminal transmits the content providing request information to the central management apparatus through the favorite menu information, the central management apparatus searches for content access information corresponding to the content providing request information to provide content. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a bookmark menu. delete The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, And the operation information recorded in the swap gateway or the content providing device further includes content providing time information for indicating when content is provided to the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, The method of creating a favorite menu, wherein step B-3 is performed through the menu generation information analysis program. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, At least one of the favorite menu generation information and the content providing frequency ranking information is stored in a first database of the central management apparatus. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, And a portion or part or more of favorite menu information provided by the integrated management device to the terminal may be inactivated by the integrated management device to change the favorite menu information. The method of claim 18 or 20, The favorite menu information converted and stored for each language is stored in the second database of the central management apparatus.

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