KR100625663B1 - Service System and Method for Setting of Contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content setting service system and method for easily changing content information according to a condition set by a user.

The present invention communicates with a plurality of content providing servers and collects content information for collecting new content information including priority information from a plurality of content providing servers and storing them in a database each time a predetermined period or new content information occurs. part; A content priority manager configured to prioritize the content information collected from the plurality of content providing servers according to a preset priority condition and to store the corresponding information in a database; A setting condition management unit for providing a content setting condition menu when a user accesses using a wired / wireless terminal, and then receiving a content setting condition transmitted from the wired / wireless terminal and storing the content setting condition for each user in a database; Since the content setting unit automatically changes the content setting according to the user's setting, including a content providing unit which transmits the content information to the mobile communication terminal to change the content setting or change the content setting according to the content setting condition. In order to eliminate unnecessary time, there is an advantage.

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1 is a view showing a connection relationship between a content setting service system and a communication network according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing in detail the configuration of a content setting service system according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a content setting service method according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a content setting service method according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of a content setting service method according to the present invention.

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10: mobile communication terminal 30: wired terminal

100: BTS 130: BSC

150: MSC 170: PDSN

190: DCN 200: Content Setting Service System

210: content information collecting unit 220: content priority management unit

230: setting condition manager 240: content provider

250: control unit 260: database

261: content information DB 263: content information DB by priority

265: setting condition information DB 267: user content information DB

300: CP 400: Internet

The present invention relates to a content setting service system, and more particularly, to a content setting service system and method for easily changing content information according to a condition set by a user.

As the number of users carrying mobile communication terminals increases, operators providing mobile communication-related content services research and provide various content services to secure a larger number of customers.

For example, mobile communication-related content services may include content such as ringtones and ringback tones, character images, music videos, etc. consisting of natural sounds, nursery rhymes, popular songs, live music recorded by users, or actual singers. There is a service to provide.

In order to use the content service as described above, a mobile communication terminal user accesses a system for providing content using a mobile communication terminal or a wired terminal (personal PC), and at least one or more contents (for example, a ringtone or a ring). Backtone replacement sound, background image, etc.) to select the content to use, and check the detailed list of the content to perform the procedure of selecting the content to download or change.

However, since the procedure for selecting a content is cumbersome and selecting a content using a mobile communication terminal incurs a communication cost accordingly, the number of users who are burdened with frequent content changes is gradually increasing.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a method for providing an easy content change service while reducing the communication cost burden of the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a content setting service system and method for collecting a plurality of content information and applying the collected content to a user's mobile communication terminal according to a predetermined condition. There is a problem.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a content setting service system that performs communication with a mobile communication network, collects content information from a plurality of content providing servers, and provides a service for changing the content setting of the mobile communication terminal,

A database storing content information collected from the plurality of content providing servers; Collects content information for communicating with the plurality of content providing servers and collecting new content information including priority information from the plurality of content providing servers each time a predetermined period or new content information occurs. part; A content priority manager configured to determine priority of content information collected from the plurality of content providing servers according to a preset priority condition, and store the corresponding information in the database; A setting condition management unit for providing a content setting condition menu when a user connects using a wired / wireless terminal, and then receiving a content setting condition transmitted from the wired / wireless terminal and storing the content setting condition for each user in the database; And a content providing unit configured to transmit content information to the mobile communication terminal so as to change the content setting or change the content setting according to the content setting condition.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a content setting service method in a content setting service system that communicates with a mobile communication network, collects content information from a plurality of content providing servers, and provides a service for changing content setting of a mobile communication terminal. The content setting service system includes a database for storing content setting conditions input by a user.

A first step of collecting new content information including various priority information from the plurality of content providing servers each time a preset period or new content information occurs and storing the new content information in the database; A second step of prioritizing the content information collected in the first step according to a preset priority condition and storing the corresponding information in the database; And a third step of transmitting content information to the mobile communication terminal or changing content setting of the mobile communication terminal according to the content setting condition.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a content setting service method in a content setting service system that communicates with a mobile communication network, collects content information from a plurality of content providing servers, and provides a service for changing content setting of a mobile communication terminal. The content setting service system includes a database for storing content setting conditions input by a user.

Checking a content setting condition stored in a database to determine whether a content setting time for transmitting or changing content has arrived; When the content setting time arrives as a result of the first step, it is determined whether to transmit ringtone information or a ringback tone replacement sound among the contents, and when the content setting time does not arrive as a result of the first step A second step of repeating the first step until the content setting time arrives; In the second step, if it is decided to transmit ringtone information, extract the melody corresponding to the melody name set as the ringback tone replacement sound of the user from the database, and transmits the melody to the mobile communication terminal to set as a ringtone If it is determined in step 2 that the ringback tone replacement sound is to be changed, the melody corresponding to the melody name set as the ringtone of the user is extracted from the database, and the ringback tone replacement sound of the mobile communication terminal is extracted. The third step of setting up.

The content setting service system 200 disclosed in the detailed description of the present invention provides only a ringtone and a ringback tone replacement sound among a plurality of contents (ringtone, ringback tone replacement sound, wallpaper image, music video, etc.) for the convenience of explanation. This will be described as an example.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a content setting service system and a communication network according to the present invention.

The content setting service system 200 that provides content according to preset conditions collects content information from a plurality of content providing servers (hereinafter, referred to as CPs) 300 and connects wired and wireless networks 100, 130, and 150. Provide content information or change content for each user according to content setting conditions transmitted from the wired / wireless terminals 10 and 30 through 170, 190, or 400.

2 is a diagram showing in detail the configuration of a content setting service system according to the present invention.

The content setting service system 200 may include a control unit 250 that controls the overall operation of the system 200 to provide a content setting service, a database 260 storing content information collected from the plurality of CPs 300, and a plurality of contents. Content information collecting unit 210 to collect new content information from the CP 300 of the stored in the database 260, the content priority management unit 220 to determine the priority of the collected content in accordance with the conditions, such as the frequency of use of the user ), A setting condition management unit 230 for managing content setting conditions registered by the user, and a content providing unit 240 for providing content information or changing content for each user according to a predetermined condition.

In more detail, the database 260 may include a content information DB 261 that stores content information collected from a plurality of CPs 300, and content information for each priority that stores content information that has been prioritized according to preset conditions. DB 263 and a setting condition DB 265 for storing content change conditions or content information providing conditions set by the user, and user content information DB 267 for storing user-specific content information applied to the mobile communication terminal 10. ).

The content information collection unit 210 communicates with a plurality of CPs 300 that provide ringtones, ringback tone replacement sounds, wallpaper images, music videos, and the like, under a control of the controller 250, and may be preset periods or new. Whenever content information occurs, new content information including various priority information is collected from the plurality of CPs 300 and stored in the content information DB 261. Herein, according to the settings of the content setting service system 200 and the CP 300, the content setting service system 200 requests and receives new content information from the CP 300 or the CP 300 at predetermined intervals. Transmits the new content information to the content setting service system 200.

The content priority management unit 220 prioritizes the content information collected from the plurality of CPs 300 according to a predetermined priority condition (for example, a user's search rank, popularity of a broadcast or portal site, and content usage priority). The rank is determined and the corresponding information is stored in the content information DB 263 for each priority. Here, the content priority management unit 220 determines the priority of the content by reflecting the priority included in the content information as it is, or determines the priority of the final content by combining the priorities included in various contents. .

The setting condition management unit 230 provides a content setting menu to the wired / wireless terminals 10 and 30 accessing the content setting service system 200, and then receives a content setting condition transmitted from the wired / wireless terminals 10 and 30 to the user. It is stored in the setting condition information DB 265 for each time, and is referred to when providing new content information or changing content information applied to the user's mobile communication terminal 10.

The content setting condition may be set as follows.

1.Send ringtone information selected by priority every preset period

2. Sending ring information selected randomly every preset period

3. Changes to ringback tone substitute sound which is selected by priority every preset period.

4. Changes to ringback tone alternately selected at random intervals

5. Set the melody name corresponding to your ringtone and ringback tone replacement, respectively (for example, change the same melody as the ringtone to ringback tone replacement, and send the melody of ringback tone replacement to the mobile terminal) To set it as your ringtone.)

6. Transmit same ringtone information to multiple user terminals or change to same ringback tone substitute sound

7. Provide the ringtone or ringback tone as the ringtone of the genre / theme selected by the user at predetermined intervals.

8. A combination of at least one of the items 1 to 7

Here, the content setting conditions can be changed by the operator.

The content provider 240 selects a ringtone / ringback tone substitute sound to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the content setting condition for each user stored in the setting condition information DB 265, and transmits ringtone information or The ringback tone replacement sound is changed, and the corresponding information is stored in the user content information DB 267.

In addition, when the content setting condition stored in the setting condition information DB 265 is a condition for exchanging a ringtone and a ringback tone replacement sound of the user, the content providing unit 240 may select a specific user from the user content information DB 267. Check the ringtone and ringback tone replacement sound, extract the same melody as the ringtone from the priority-based content information DB 263 and change it to ring-back tone replacement sound, ringback tone replacement sound from the content information DB 263 by priority Extract the same melody and transmit it to the mobile communication terminal 10 to be set as the ringtone.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a content setting service method according to the present invention, and a method of registering a content setting condition by a user will be described.

The setting condition manager 230 of the content setting service system 200 includes a content setting condition menu for checking a content setting condition for a ringtone or a ringback tone replacement sound when a user connects using the wired / wireless terminals 10 and 30. The transmission is performed to the wired / wireless terminals 10 and 30 (S101).

Here, the content setting condition menu provided by the content setting service system 200 is configured to register the following setting conditions.

1. Transmission request date or period input field to transmit ring information selected by priority at each preset period

2. Transmission request date or period input field to transmit ring information selected randomly every preset period

3. Date or period input field to change ringback tone substitute sound selected by priority at each preset period.

4. Date or period field to change ringback tone substitute sound randomly selected at preset period

5. Check the box to change the melody name corresponding to your ringtone and ringback tone replacement (for example, change the same melody as the ringtone to ringback tone replacement, and move the melody of ringback tone replacement) Transmit to communication terminal to set as ringtone.)

6. Check box to transmit the same ringtone information to a plurality of user terminal or to change to the same ringback tone substitute sound

7. Date or period field to provide the 1st song of the selected genre / theme as ringtone or ringback tone alternate sound every preset period.

8. A menu consisting of a combination of at least one of the items 1 to 7

Subsequently, when the user receives content setting condition information inputting one item or a plurality of items using the wired / wireless terminals 10 and 30 (S103), the setting condition management unit 230 receives the content setting condition information to be received. The data is stored separately in the set condition information DB 265 (S105).

4 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of the content setting service method according to the present invention. The content setting service system 200 disclosed in FIG. 4 stores content setting condition information set by a user in advance.

The content information collecting unit 210 of the content setting service system 200 collects new content information including various priority information from a plurality of CPs 300 each time a predetermined period or new content information occurs, thereby generating content information DB. In operation S201, the operation is stored (261). Herein, according to the settings of the content setting service system 200 and the CP 300, the content setting service system 200 requests and receives new content information from the CP 300 or the CP 300 at predetermined intervals. Transmits the new content information to the content setting service system 200.

Subsequently, the content priority management unit 220 stores the content information collected from the plurality of CPs 300 in a predetermined priority condition (eg, a user's search ranking, popularity of a broadcast or portal site, and content usage ranking). Priority is determined accordingly, and the corresponding information is stored in the content information DB 263 for each priority (S203). Here, the content priority management unit 220 determines the priority of the content by reflecting the priority included in the content information as it is, or determines the priority of the final content by combining the priorities included in various contents.

Thereafter, the content providing unit 240 checks the content setting conditions for each user stored in the setting condition information DB 265, and checks whether the content setting time to transmit or change the content has arrived (S205).

As a result of step S205, when the content setting time arrives, the content providing unit 240 checks whether the corresponding content is a ringtone or a ringback tone replacement sound (S207).

As a result of step S207, when the corresponding content is a ringtone, the content provider 240 applies a random or priority ringtone to be transmitted according to a user's setting among a plurality of ringtones stored in the content information DB 263 for each priority. (S209).

Next, the content providing unit 240 transmits the ring tone information selected in step S209 to the mobile communication terminal 10 (S211). Herein, when the content setting condition is to provide the same ringtone information to the plurality of mobile communication terminals, the content providing unit 240 transmits the ringtone information to the corresponding plurality of mobile communication terminals 10.

Thereafter, the user downloads the ringtone transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 10 to his terminal and sets the ringtone.

Meanwhile, as a result of step S207, when the corresponding content is a ringback tone replacement sound, the content providing unit 240 randomly selects a plurality of ringback tone replacement sounds stored in the content information DB 263 for each priority according to a user's setting. Alternatively, the ringback tone substitute sound to be changed by applying a priority is selected (S213).

Subsequently, the content providing unit 240 changes the ringback tone replacement sound of the corresponding user to the ringback tone replacement sound selected in step S213 (S215). Herein, when the content setting condition is set to change the ringback tone replacement sound of the plurality of mobile communication terminals to be the same, the content providing unit 240 replaces the ringback tone replacement sound of the plurality of mobile communication terminals 10 with the selected ringback tone replacement sound. Change everything.

In addition, when the content setting time has not arrived as a result of step S205, the content providing unit 240 repeats the procedure of step S205.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a content setting service method according to the present invention. The content setting service system 200 disclosed in FIG. 5 stores content setting condition information set by a user in advance.

5 illustrates a case where the content setting condition is set to exchange the ringtone and the ringback tone replacement sound, respectively.

The content providing unit 240 of the content setting service system 200 checks the content setting conditions for each user stored in the setting condition information DB 265 to determine whether a content setting time for transmitting or changing content has arrived. Check (S301).

As a result of step S301, when the content setting time arrives, the content providing unit 240 determines whether to transmit ringtone information or change the ringback tone replacement sound (S303).

If it is determined in step S303 to transmit the ringtone information, the content provider 240 checks the melody name set to the ringback tone replacement sound of the user from the user content information DB 267, and the content information DB by priority The same melody as the melody of the ringback tone substitute sound is extracted from 263 and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 10 to be set as a ringtone (S305).

Thereafter, the user downloads the ringtone transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 10 to his terminal and sets the ringtone.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S303 to change the ringback tone replacement sound, the content provider 240 checks the melody name set as the user's ringtone from the user content information DB 267, and content information for each priority. The same melody as the melody of the ringtone is extracted from the DB 263 and set as the ringback tone substitute sound of the mobile communication terminal 10 (S307).

In addition, when the content setting time has not arrived as a result of step S301, the content providing unit 240 repeats the procedure of step S301.

In the detailed description of the present invention, the content setting service system has been described by setting only a ringtone and a ringback tone replacement sound among a plurality of contents as an example, but provides content such as an image, a music video, and the like except for the ringtone and ringback tone replacement sound. It is obvious that the implementation can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described above, the content setting service system and method of the present invention automatically changes the content setting according to the user's setting, so that the user does not waste unnecessary time in order to change the content.

In addition, when the content is to be changed using the mobile communication terminal, the present invention has an advantage of reducing the communication cost required while selecting the content to be used among the plurality of contents.

In addition, since the present invention induces the user to periodically use the content by providing new ringtone information or changing the ringback tone replacement sound according to the user's setting, the content operator can increase the content-related revenue.

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A content setting service system that communicates with a mobile communication network, collects content information from a plurality of content providing servers, and provides a service for changing content setting of a mobile communication terminal. A database storing content information collected from the plurality of content providing servers; Collects content information for communicating with the plurality of content providing servers and collecting new content information including priority information from the plurality of content providing servers each time a predetermined period or new content information occurs. part; A content priority manager configured to determine priority of content information collected from the plurality of content providing servers according to a preset priority condition, and store the corresponding information in the database; When the user accesses using a wired or wireless terminal, a content setting condition menu is provided, and then the ringtone information is transmitted by priority / randomly selected for each predetermined period transmitted from the wired / wireless terminal, and by priority / for each predetermined period. Change to randomly selected ringback tone substitute sound, change to randomly selected ringback tone substitute sound every preset period, set melody name corresponding to one's own ringtone and ringback tone substitute sound separately, and set Transmit the same ringtone information to the device and change it to the same ringback tone substitute sound, provide the first song of the genre / theme selected by the user as the ringtone / ringback tone substitute sound every preset period, or set a content setting condition consisting of any one of these combinations A setting condition management unit which receives and stores the data in the database according to users; And According to the content setting conditions for each user stored in the database to change the content setting by extracting the ringtone / ringback tone replacement sound from the database to transmit the ringtone information to the mobile communication terminal or to change the ringback tone replacement sound A content provider; Content setting service system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The priority condition of the priority management unit is a content setting service system, characterized in that made of any one of the user's search ranking, broadcasting popularity ranking, portal site popularity ranking, content usage ranking, or a combination thereof. delete The method of claim 1, When the content setting condition is a condition that is set by exchanging the melody name corresponding to the user's own ringtone and ringback tone replacement, respectively, The content providing unit checks a ringtone and ringback tone of a specific user from the database, extracts the same melody as the ringtone from the database, changes the ringtone to a ringtone, and replaces the same melody as the ringback tone from the database. Extract and transmit the same to the mobile communication terminal to set as a ringtone. The method of claim 1, When the content setting condition set by the user is a condition for transmitting the same ring tone information to the plurality of user mobile communication terminals and changing the ring back tone substitute sound of the mobile communication terminal to the same ring back tone substitute sound, And the content providing unit transmits the same content information to the plurality of mobile communication terminals or changes the content setting of the plurality of mobile communication terminals to the same content. A content setting service method in a content setting service system that communicates with a mobile communication network, collects content information from a plurality of content providing servers, and provides a service for changing content setting of a mobile communication terminal. Has a database for storing content setting conditions entered by the user, A first step of collecting new content information including various priority information from the plurality of content providing servers each time a preset period or new content information occurs and storing the new content information in the database; A second step of prioritizing the content information collected in the first step according to a preset priority condition and storing the corresponding information in the database; And A third step of transmitting content information to the mobile communication terminal or changing content setting of the mobile communication terminal according to the content setting condition; Content setting service method comprising a. The method of claim 6, And the priority condition of the second step is one of a user's search rank, a broadcast popularity rank, a portal site popularity rank, a content usage rank, or a combination thereof. The method of claim 6, Before the first step, The content setting service system, Receiving a content setting condition input by a user using a wired or wireless terminal and storing the content setting condition in the database. The method of claim 6, The content setting condition is to transmit ringtone information that is selected by priority / randomly every preset period, change to a ringback tone substitute sound that is selected by priority / randomly by every preset period, and randomly select by each preset period. Change the ringback tone to be replaced, and set the melody name corresponding to the ringtone and the ringtone substitute, respectively, set the same ringtone information to multiple user terminals, and change to the same ringback tone, the genre selected by the user / 1 theme of the theme song / ringback tone to provide a substitute ringtone / ringback tone, or a combination of any of these conditions, the content setting service method characterized in that the condition. The method of claim 9, When the content setting condition set by the user is a condition for transmitting the same ring tone information to the plurality of user mobile communication terminals and changing the ring back tone substitute sound of the mobile communication terminal to the same ring back tone substitute sound, The third step, Transmitting same content information to the plurality of mobile communication terminals or changing content settings of the plurality of mobile communication terminals to the same content; Content setting service method comprising a. The method of claim 6, The third step, A fourth step of checking whether a content setting time for transmitting or changing content information has arrived by checking the content setting condition for each user; As a result of the fourth step, when the content setting time arrives, check whether the corresponding content is a ringtone or a ringback tone replacement sound, A fifth step of repeating the fourth step until the content setting time arrives when the content setting time has not arrived as a result of the fourth step; And As a result of the fifth step, if the content is a ringtone, the ringtone is selected according to a user's setting from among a plurality of ringtones stored in the database and transmitted to the corresponding mobile communication terminal. As a result of the fifth step, if the corresponding content is a ringback tone replacement sound, a ringback tone replacement sound to be changed according to a user's setting is selected from a plurality of ringback tone replacement sounds stored in the database, and the ringback tone replacement sound is selected. Changing a ringback tone substitute sound of the mobile communication terminal; Content setting service method comprising a. The method of claim 11, In the sixth step, The setting condition of the user is a condition for selecting a ringtone to be transmitted by applying random or priority. The method of claim 11, In the sixth step, The setting condition of the user is a content setting service method, characterized in that to select a ringback tone replacement sound to be changed by applying random or priority. A content setting service method in a content setting service system that communicates with a mobile communication network, collects content information from a plurality of content providing servers, and provides a service for changing content setting of a mobile communication terminal. Has a database for storing content setting conditions entered by the user, Checking a content setting condition stored in a database to determine whether a content setting time for transmitting or changing content has arrived; When the content setting time arrives as a result of the first step, it is determined whether to transmit ringtone information or ringback tone replacement sound among the contents, A second step of repeating the first step until the content setting time arrives when the content setting time has not arrived as a result of the first step; And In the second step, if it is decided to transmit ringtone information, extract the melody corresponding to the melody name set as the ringback tone replacement sound of the user from the database, and transmits the melody to the mobile communication terminal to set as a ringtone and, In the second step, if it is decided to change the ringback tone replacement sound, the melody corresponding to the melody name set as the ringtone of the user is extracted from the database, and the ringtone tone replacement sound of the mobile communication terminal is set. Third step; Content setting service method comprising a.

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