KR100652159B1 - Method and System for Providing Mobile Internet Service by Using Mobile WAP Converting Library - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a wireless Internet service using a mobile WAP converting library (MWC).

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal using a wireless Internet service, a wireless Internet server providing the wireless Internet service, and a mobile device including a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) gateway connecting the mobile terminal and the wireless Internet server. A method of providing a wireless internet service using a mobile WAP converting library (MWW) in a communication system, the method comprising: (a) accessing the wireless internet server using a browser mounted on the mobile communication terminal; (b) checking a type of the browser by using the MWCL mounted on the wireless Internet server; (c) if the type of the browser is confirmed, automatically converting the wireless Internet contents created by the MWCL into a wireless format supported by the browser; And (d) transmitting the converted wireless internet content to the mobile communication terminal. The method and system for providing a wireless internet service using an MWCL are provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically convert the wireless Internet contents created by the MWCL into a wireless format supported by a browser mounted on a mobile communication terminal, thereby providing a wireless Internet service regardless of the type of browser.

WAP, Wireless Internet, WML, Mobile WAP Converting Library, Browser

Description

METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE INTERNET SERVICE BY USING MOBILE WAP CONVERSING LIBRARY ＭＷＣＬ (Ｍｏｂｉｌｅ

1 is an exemplary view briefly illustrating a process of providing a conventional wireless Internet service;

2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system for providing a wireless Internet service using MWCL according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an example screen showing an example of a file structure created in MWCL;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a wireless Internet service using an MWCL according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary view briefly illustrating a process of providing a wireless Internet service using MWCL.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

200: wireless Internet service system 210: mobile communication terminal

220: wireless base station 222: base station transmitter

224: base station controller 230: mobile communication switching center

232: HLR 234: VLR

240: IWF 250: WAP Gateway

260: Internet 270: Wireless Internet Server

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a wireless Internet service using a mobile WAP converting library (MWC). More specifically, when accessing a wireless Internet server using a browser mounted on a mobile communication terminal, the browser supports the wireless Internet contents created by the MWCL after checking the type of the browser using the MWCL mounted on the wireless Internet server. The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a wireless Internet service using MWCL, which is automatically converted to a wireless format and provided to a mobile communication terminal.

As computer, electronic, and communication technologies have made rapid progress, various wireless communication services using wireless communication networks have been provided. The most basic wireless communication service is a wireless voice call service that provides a voice call to a mobile terminal user wirelessly, which can provide a service regardless of time and place, and provides a text message service to provide a voice call. It complements the service.

Meanwhile, with the establishment of the Internet based on TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), various information including text, voice, image, video, etc. can be searched using the Internet. In addition to the rapid development of a system capable of transmitting data in real time, the use of a variety of communication services using the Internet in a better environment has been increasing the diffusion of high-speed communication network, and the like.

In addition, in recent years, in order to provide a communication service that transcends space, a wireless Internet service for providing an Internet communication service to a mobile communication service subscriber through a wireless communication network has emerged, and many companies have been developing technology for the wireless Internet. The wireless Internet service is an advanced personalization service according to the use of the terminal of the individual and has a feature of providing a unique information based on the mobility of the user.

The wireless Internet service subscribers can receive various types of information such as news, weather, sports, securities, exchange rates, and traffic information in various forms such as text, voice, still image, and video through the wireless Internet service. Wireless internet service subscribers can use the wireless internet browser to access the wireless internet service. The wireless internet browser can view various wireless internet contents from the wireless internet server on the mobile terminal. It's software to help.

On the other hand, wired Internet services are based on TCP / IP as described above, and a communication standard using HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) as a communication protocol between a web server and a client browser has been established. Since the programming languages and communication protocols supported by Internet browsers are not standardized, different types of browsers are used by mobile operators.

1 is an exemplary view briefly illustrating a process of providing a conventional wireless Internet service.

As shown in FIG. 1, a wireless Internet service developed according to a type of browser is serviced to a mobile communication terminal equipped with each browser. Browsers used to access wireless Internet services in mobile communication terminals include WAP 1.0, WAP 2.0, m, ME 1.1, KUN, UP 3.0, UP 4.0, AUR, and K.

Since the wireless formats supported by the above-described browsers are not compatible with each other, the CP must develop wireless Internet contents for each browser in order to provide the same wireless Internet service. For example, if a mobile service provider provides a wireless Internet service through WAP 1.0, the CP provides the mobile service provider with wireless Internet content written using a programming language supported by WAP 1.0. In the case of providing a wireless internet service through the CP, the CP provides a mobile communication provider with wireless internet contents written using a programming language supported by KUN.

Therefore, since the wireless Internet contents must be individually developed by using a programming language supported by each browser for each browser for the same wireless Internet service, the development period becomes long and the problem of working inefficiently occurs.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention, when accessing the wireless Internet server using a browser mounted on the mobile communication terminal, after confirming the type of browser using the MWCL mounted on the wireless Internet server, the wireless Internet created by the MWCL An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing a wireless Internet service using MWCL, which automatically converts content into a wireless format supported by a browser and provides the same to a mobile communication terminal.

According to a first object of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal using a wireless internet service, a wireless internet server providing the wireless internet service, and a wireless application protocol (WAP) gateway connecting the mobile communication terminal and the wireless internet server A method of providing a wireless internet service using a mobile WAP converting library (MWW) in a mobile communication system, comprising: (a) accessing the wireless internet server using a browser installed in the mobile communication terminal; Connecting; (b) checking a type of the browser by using the MWCL mounted on the wireless Internet server; (c) if the type of the browser is confirmed, automatically converting the wireless Internet contents created by the MWCL into a wireless format supported by the browser; And (d) transmitting the converted wireless internet content to the mobile communication terminal.

According to a second object of the present invention, a mobile communication system for providing a wireless Internet service in a wireless format supported by the browser by identifying a type of a browser that receives a wireless Internet service using an MWCL, A mobile communication terminal provided with the wireless Internet service using the browser; When the mobile communication terminal connects using the browser, the type of the browser is checked by using the MWCL mounted therein, and the wireless Internet content created by the MWCL is automatically converted into a wireless format supported by the browser. A wireless internet server for transmitting the converted wireless internet contents to the mobile communication terminal; A WAP gateway performing communication code conversion and protocol conversion to interconnect the mobile communication terminal with the wireless Internet server; A wireless communication network for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal between the mobile communication terminal and the WAP gateway; And an Internet providing an access path for the mobile communication terminal to access the wireless Internet server through the WAP gateway.

According to a third object of the present invention, in a mobile communication system including a mobile communication terminal using a wireless Internet service, a wireless Internet server providing the wireless Internet service, and a WAP gateway connecting the mobile communication terminal and the wireless Internet server. A computer-readable recording medium recording a MWCL for providing the wireless Internet service by checking a type of a browser mounted on the mobile communication terminal, wherein the wireless Internet content provided by the wireless Internet service is created and stored. When the mobile communication terminal accesses the wireless Internet server using the browser, the type of the browser is checked to automatically convert the wireless Internet content to a wireless format supported by the browser, and the converted wireless Internet content is converted into the wireless Internet server. It provides a computer readable recording medium recorded MWCL provided by distributors.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a system for providing a wireless Internet service using an MWCL according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless Internet service system 200 using the MWCL according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 210, a wireless base station 220, a mobile communication switching center 230, and an HLR (Home). Location Register (232), Visitor Location Register (VLR) 234, Inter-Working Function (IWF) 240, WAP Gateway 250, Internet 260, Wireless Internet Server 270, and the like. have.

The mobile communication terminal 210 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention not only performs a phone call by wireless communication with the other party, but also accesses the wireless Internet server 270 through the wireless Internet by using the provided information retrieval function. The terminal can be searched. The mobile communication terminal 210 accesses the wireless internet server 270 using a wireless internet access browser mounted therein to use a wireless internet service, and the wireless internet contents provided by the wireless internet service are supported by the browser. It should be written in wireless format.

Here, the browser may include a WAP type browser, a ME (Mobile Explorer) type browser, an i-Mode, and the like.

WAP is a wireless internet technology that enables users to use the Internet through various mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs, and set-top boxes. In June 1997, WAP was headquartered by Unwired Planet, and four companies including Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Unwired Planet. It is a protocol for interworking with the wireless network established by the WAP Forum, a standardization organization made for the establishment of a common wireless Internet standard. The above-described WAP 1.0, WAP 2.0, AUR, UP 3.0, and UP 4.0 are WAP based browsers, and the wireless Internet content supported by the WAP type browser is WML (Wireless Markup Language) or HDML (Handheld Device Markup Language). Can be produced by a content creation language such as).

Here, WML and HDML are web document writing languages based on HTML and XML (Extensible Markup Language) to be suitable for small mobile devices having a small screen, limited performance CPU, limited capacity memory, and narrow bandwidth.

ME is a browser developed by Microsoft in order to access a wired Internet network through a wireless terminal. The ME is compatible with the existing HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) method and the protocol conversion performed by the WAP gateway 250 to be described later. Since the WAP gateway 250 does not need to use. The above-described ME 1.1, KUN, etc. is a browser based on the ME method, and the wireless Internet content supported by the ME may be created by m-HTML (Mobile HTML), which abbreviates HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language).

i-Mode is a browser developed by NTT-DoCoMo of Japan, and uses a proprietary protocol instead of TCP / IP. Like the ME method, i-Mode does not need to use the WAP gateway 250 because protocol conversion is directly performed in i-Mode. Wireless Internet content supported by i-mode can be created by c-HTML (Compact HTML) modified HTML.

Mobile communication terminal 210 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, hand-held PC (Hand-Held PC), GSM (Global System for Mobile) Various wired and wireless communication terminals, such as a phone, a wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) phone, a CDMA-2000 phone, and a mobile broadband system (MBS) phone, may be included. Here, MBS phone refers to a mobile communication terminal to be used in the fourth generation system that is currently discussed.

A wireless communication network (not shown) according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention transmits and receives a wireless signal between the mobile communication terminal 210 and the WAP gateway 250, and the wireless base station 220, mobile communication switching center 230, IWF ( 240) and the like.

The wireless base station 220 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention transmits and receives a wireless signal including a voice signal and a data signal between the mobile communication terminal 210 and the mobile communication switching center 230, the base station transmitter 222 and the base station And a controller 224.

The base station transmitter 222 not only transmits location information received from the mobile communication terminal 210 to the base station controller 224 but also performs wired / wireless conversion and transmission and reception of a wireless signal between the mobile communication terminal 210 and the base station controller 224. It is a network endpoint device that performs and is directly connected to the mobile communication terminal 210. In addition, the base station transmitter 222 is disposed in units of cells and performs location registration to determine the location of the mobile communication terminal 210 existing in the cell area under its control.

The base station transmitter 222 may obtain information such as latitude and longitude at which the base station transmitter 222 is located from a global positioning system (GPS) (not shown), and the position information of the base station transmitter 222 may be obtained from the forward link call channel. The system parameter message is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 210. The mobile communication terminal 210 may register new location information by calculating the moving distance of the mobile communication terminal 210 itself using the location information of the base station transmitter 122 of the cell to which the mobile communication terminal 210 belongs.

The base station controller 224 controls the base station transmitter 222 and allocates and releases radio channels such as paging channels and traffic channels to the mobile communication terminal 210, and transmits the mobile communication terminal 210 and the base station transmitter 222. Output control, soft handoff and hard handoff decision, transcoding and vocoding, operation and maintenance of wireless access network are performed. The base station controller 224 also transmits the subscriber information of the location registered mobile communication terminal 210 to the mobile communication switching center 230.

The wireless base station 220 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention may support both a synchronous mobile communication system and an asynchronous mobile communication system. Here, in the case of a synchronous mobile communication system such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000 1X, CDMA 2000 1X Evolution-Data Only (EV-DO), the base station transmitter 222 is a base transceiver station (BTS), a base station controller 224. (BSC) is a base station controller (BSC), and in the case of an asynchronous mobile communication system such as wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), the base station transmitter 222 is a radio transceiver subsystem (RTS) and the base station controller 224 is a radio network (RNC). Controller. Of course, the wireless base station 220 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is not limited to a synchronous or asynchronous CDMA mobile communication network, and may include a GSM network and an access network of a fourth generation mobile communication system currently being standardized.

The mobile communication switching center 230 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of electronic exchanges, and processes basic and additional services, incoming and outgoing call processing of subscribers, location registration and handoff procedures, and interworking with other networks. And so on. The mobile switching center 340 also supports both IS-95 A / B / C systems, third generation and fourth generation mobile communication networks in synchronous and asynchronous mobile communication networks.

To this end, the mobile switching center 230 includes an access switching subsystem (ASS) that performs distributed call processing, an interconnection network subsystem (INS) that performs centralized call processing, and a centralized function of operation and maintenance (CCS). It may include a subsystem such as a Central Control Subsystem (LOC), a Location Registration Subsystem (LRS) that performs a function of storing and managing information about a mobile subscriber. In addition, the mobile switching center 340 may include an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch (not shown) to transmit data in a cell-based packet manner to increase transmission speed and efficiency of line use. Can be.

When the mobile communication switching center 230 registers the location of the mobile communication terminal 210 through the wireless base station 220, temporarily stores subscriber information of the mobile communication terminal 210 in the VLR 234, and then HLR 232. Request a location registration of the mobile communication terminal 210.

Here, the HLR 232 is a database that stores a service profile regarding subscriber information of a user of the mobile communication terminal 210, and includes a mobile identification number (MIN) and a terminal unique number of the mobile communication terminal 210. (Electronic Serial Number: ESN) and service type information. The HLR 232 stores the subscriber information including the information of the wireless base station 220 and the mobile switching center 230 where the mobile communication terminal 210 is located.

Here, the VLR 234 temporarily stores subscriber information and notifies the HLR 232 when the mobile communication terminal 210 performs location registration, and identifies the terminal of the mobile communication terminal 210 from the HLR 232. It performs a function to utilize the location control, call processing, external operation processing, etc. of the mobile communication terminal 210 while receiving and managing a copy of the number, the terminal unique number and service information.

The IWF 240 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is a manganese interworking device for interworking with a wired / wireless communication network including a mobile communication network and the Internet, a public switched telephone network, a packet switched public data network (PSPDN), and the like. . IWF 240 provides an interface for data exchange between a wireless communication system and a wired communication system, and functions to convert protocols, signals, and data into a form suitable for each network. In general, the IWF 240 is directly connected to the mobile communication switching center 230 to connect a wired communication network and a wireless communication network.

The WAP gateway 250 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention performs a process such as communication code conversion or protocol conversion between the IWF 240 and the wireless Internet server 270 to quickly retrieve and display information on the Internet. A function of interconnecting the 240 and the wireless Internet server 270 is performed.

The WAP gateway 250 converts the WAP protocol and the Internet TCP / IP protocol. Therefore, the HTTP protocol is used between the wireless Internet server 270 connected to the Internet 260 and the WAP gateway 250, and the data is transmitted and received using the WAP protocol between the mobile communication terminal 210 and the WAP gateway 250. This is done. When the WAP gateway 250 receives a website address (URL) request from the mobile communication network according to the WAP protocol, the WAP gateway 250 converts the web site address into an HTTP request and then transmits the website address to the wireless Internet server 270 through the Internet 260 according to the HTTP protocol. Request (URL).

In addition, the WAP gateway 250 converts the HTML-formatted content received from the wireless Internet server into a binary code so that the mobile communication terminal can recognize the content and transmits the content to a binary code. Since the data passing through the WAP gateway 250 is converted into a binary code, there is an advantage that the amount of data is reduced and the burden is reduced when transmitting to the mobile communication network.

The Internet 260 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is a communication network that provides a connection path for the mobile communication terminal 210 to transmit and receive data by accessing the wireless Internet server 270 via the WAP gateway 250.

The wireless Internet server 270 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is connected to the Internet 260 and receives a request for information retrieval transmitted from the user's mobile communication terminal 210 via the mobile communication network and responds to the request. Information is provided to the mobile communication terminal 210 via the Internet 260 and the mobile communication network.

In addition, when the mobile communication terminal 210 is connected to the wireless Internet server 270 by using a browser, the type of the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210 is confirmed by the MWCL mounted on the wireless Internet server 270. The wireless Internet content created by the MWCL is automatically converted into a wireless format supported by the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210 and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 210.

Here, the MWCL is a tool for developing wireless Internet content. The MWCL can create wireless Internet content provided to the mobile communication terminal 210 using the MWCL, and is connected to the wireless Internet server 270. The type of browser 210 may be determined, and a function of converting the created wireless Internet content for each wireless format supported by the browser may be provided.

In this case, when the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210 is a WAP browser, the MWCL may convert the wireless Internet content into an HTML format or a WML format. Content written in WML format is processed in WML Deck format and transmitted to mobile communication terminal 210. WML Deck is a basic unit of WML document transmitted from wireless internet server 270 to mobile communication terminal 210. Corresponds to an HTML page.

If the wireless Internet content provided by the wireless Internet server 270 is written in the HTML format, the WAP gateway 250 converts the HTML format into the WML format and converts the converted WML format content into binary code to the mobile communication terminal. If the wireless Internet content is written in the WML format, the WAP gateway 250 converts the WML format content into a binary code and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 210.

3 is an exemplary screen illustrating an example of a file structure created in MWCL.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the MWCL, the instructions used in the MWCL are defined as a separate function without using an existing web document writing language to create the wireless Internet content, and the variable and / or constant values are defined in the function. You will enter the contents of the wireless Internet.

In the file structure shown in FIG. 3, the declaration of using the MWCL library at the beginning of the file defines '<% @ Register TagPrefix = "TP" Namespace = "Kara300.iNEX" Assembly = "MWCLLib"%>'. When the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210 connects to the wireless Internet server 270, the type of browser is checked in a function called 'Page_Load'. At this time, the function 'Page_Load' defines '_aVER = MWLib.GetBVer ();' to check the type of browser. The function 'MWLib.GetBVer ()' is used to determine the type of browser installed in the mobile communication terminal 210. Function defined in MWCL to check the type and retrieve the browser's version value. The browser version value loaded from the function 'MWLib.GetBVer ()' is stored in the variable '_aVER', so you can check the type of browser by checking the variable value.

Once the type of browser is confirmed, the function 'Make_Page ()' is called to create a web document of wireless Internet content for providing to the browser. As described above, the commands used to create wireless Internet content in MWCL are separately defined in the MWCL library so that they can be converted to commands of various web document writing languages. Thus, web documents are created using the commands defined in MWCL. Done. Web documents created using MWCL commands in function 'Make_Page ()' are automatically converted to the wireless format supported by the browser when the version value of the browser stored in the variable '_aVER' is checked.

That is, when the type of browser is confirmed, the commands used in the MWCL are converted to the commands of the web document writing language supported by the browser. Therefore, the wireless Internet contents created using the MWCL commands are automatically converted into the wireless format supported by the browser.

Meanwhile, in the MWCL, the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210 checks and stores the type of the browser at the initial connection to the wireless Internet server 270 on which the MWCL is mounted. In the case of accessing the service, the requested wireless Internet content may be converted into a wireless format supported by the browser and provided to the mobile communication terminal 210 without undergoing a process of checking the type of the browser.

On the other hand, Table 1 is an example of a script in which the wireless Internet content is written in WML, and Table 2 is an example of a script in which the wireless Internet content of Table 1 is created by the MWCL.

If you run the script written in WML in Table 1, a toolbox window is entered to enter the ID. If you enter the ID and press 'OK', the hyperlink is performed to the web document named 'next.aspx'. . To do this, WML must use various commands such as 'input', 'do', and 'go href'.

On the other hand, the script written using MWCL in Table 2 can perform the same operation as the script in Table 1 by inputting the variable and constant values required for the function 'MWLib.TTBox'. In other words, MWCL defines a function that performs a specific operation and creates a web document using it. Therefore, it is possible to develop wireless Internet contents much more quickly and easily than the existing web document writing language.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a wireless Internet service using an MWCL according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the mobile communication terminal 210 intends to use the wireless Internet service, the mobile communication terminal 210 accesses the wireless internet server 270 using a browser mounted on the mobile communication terminal 210 (S400). When the browser connects to the wireless internet server 270, the MWCL mounted on the wireless internet server 270 determines whether the browser is initially connected (S402).

 When the browser connects to the wireless Internet server 270 for the first time, since there is no information on the type of browser in the MWCL, the type of the connected browser is checked (S404). MWCL checks the type of browser by calling a specific function that checks the type of browser. The MWCL checks the version of the browser as the return value of the function and saves it.

After confirming the type of the browser, the MWCL automatically converts the wireless Internet content requested by the browser into a wireless format supported by the browser (S406). Here, the wireless Internet content provided by the wireless Internet server 270 is developed using the MWCL, and when a specific wireless Internet content is requested by the browser, the wireless Internet content is automatically converted into a wireless format supported by the browser.

For example, when requesting wireless Internet content in a WAP browser, the requested content is converted into a web document written in WML or HDML. When requesting wireless Internet content in a ME browser, the requested content is m. -Converts to a web document written in HTML, and converts the requested content into a web document written in c-HTML when requesting wireless Internet content in i-Mode.

When the wireless Internet content requested by the browser is converted into a wireless format supported by the browser by the MWCL, the converted wireless Internet content is provided to the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210, and the mobile communication terminal 210 requests the wireless internet. The service is available (S408).

On the other hand, when the mobile communication terminal 210 receives the wireless Internet service and terminates the connection with the wireless Internet server 270, and then accesses the wireless Internet server 270 again, the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210 in the MWCL Since the information is stored, the requested wireless Internet content is immediately converted into a wireless format supported by the browser and provided to the browser of the mobile communication terminal 210.

5 is an exemplary view briefly illustrating a process of providing a wireless Internet service using MWCL.

As shown in FIG. 5, wireless Internet content provided by the wireless Internet server 270 is developed using the MWCL. The wireless Internet content created by the MWCL is converted into a wireless format supported by the browser for each type of browser and provided to the mobile communication terminal 210 equipped with each browser. Therefore, the wireless Internet server 270 that provides the wireless Internet service can provide the content developed using the MWCL to various browsers without the need to develop the content for each wireless format supported by the browser.

On the other hand, the MWCL of the present invention can be developed by software running on Windows using the .NET Framework, computer-readable ROM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, RAM floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic disk Can be stored in a recording medium such as a flash memory. Thus, the MWCL may be embedded in the wireless Internet server 270 in software and run on the wireless Internet server 270.

Here, .NET is an XML-based web service platform developed by Microsoft Corporation. The .NET Framework is a development tool for developing application software running in the .NET environment. Software developed using the .NET Framework can run on the Internet to communicate and share data, regardless of operating system or programming language.

When the MWCL is driven by the wireless Internet server 270, the wireless Internet content provided by the wireless Internet service is created and stored as described above, and when the browser mounted on the mobile communication terminal 210 accesses the wireless Internet server 270. By checking the type of browser, the wireless Internet content is automatically converted into a wireless format supported by the browser, and the converted wireless Internet content is provided to the browser.

The above description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may various modifications without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited by these embodiments. It is intended that the scope of the invention be interpreted by the following claims, and that all descriptions within the scope equivalent thereto shall be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically convert the wireless Internet contents created by the MWCL into a wireless format supported by a browser mounted on a mobile communication terminal to provide a wireless Internet service regardless of the type of browser. have.

In addition, to provide the same wireless Internet service, wireless Internet service is developed using MWCL without the need to develop wireless Internet contents for each wireless format supported by each browser, thereby reducing development time and providing stable development environment. It also has the effect of enabling efficient wireless Internet service management.

Claims (17)

MWCL in a mobile communication system including a mobile communication terminal using a wireless Internet service, a wireless Internet server providing the wireless Internet service, and a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway connecting the mobile communication terminal and the wireless Internet server. In the method for providing a wireless Internet service using (Mobile WAP Converting Library), (a) accessing the wireless internet server using a browser mounted in the mobile communication terminal; (b) checking a type of the browser by using the MWCL mounted on the wireless Internet server; (c) if the type of the browser is confirmed, automatically converting the wireless Internet contents created by the MWCL into a wireless format supported by the browser; And (d) transmitting the converted wireless Internet content to the mobile communication terminal; Including but not limited to: Instructions used in the MWCL are defined as a function, and inputting a variable value and / or a constant value to the function to create the wireless Internet content, characterized in that for providing a wireless Internet service using the MWCL. The method of claim 1, And the MWCL stores the browser information of the mobile communication terminal after checking the type of the browser. The method of claim 2, When the mobile communication terminal receives the wireless Internet service and terminates the connection with the wireless Internet server, and then reconnects to the wireless Internet server using the browser, the browser information stored in the MWCL is checked and And converting wireless internet contents into a wireless format supported by the browser and transmitting the wireless internet contents to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, In step (b), The MWCL calls a specific function to check the type of the browser to check the type of the browser and receives the confirmed version of the browser as a return value of the function. How to give it. The method of claim 1, In step (c), When the type of the browser is confirmed, the wireless Internet service is provided using the MWCL, characterized in that the specific wireless Internet content requested by the browser among the wireless Internet content created by the MWCL is automatically converted into a wireless format supported by the browser. How to. The method of claim 1, The browser provides a wireless Internet service using the MWCL characterized in that it comprises a WAP browser, a mobile browser (ME) browser and i-Mode. The method of claim 6, When the browser is the WAP browser, the wireless Internet content is converted into a web document written in a wireless markup language (WML) or a handheld device markup language (HDML), and when the browser is the ME browser, Converting wireless Internet content into a web document written in m-HTML (Mobile HTML), and converting the wireless Internet content into a web document written in c-HTML (Compact HTML) when the browser is the i-Mode. To provide a wireless Internet service using the MWCL. delete In the mobile communication system that provides the wireless Internet service in a wireless format supported by the browser by checking the type of the browser (browser) provided with the wireless Internet service using the Mobile WAP Converting Library (MWCL), A mobile communication terminal receiving the wireless Internet service using the browser mounted therein; When the mobile communication terminal connects using the browser, the type of the browser is checked by using the MWCL mounted therein, and the wireless Internet content created by the MWCL is automatically converted into a wireless format supported by the browser. A wireless internet server for transmitting the converted wireless internet contents to the mobile communication terminal; A WAP gateway performing communication code conversion and protocol conversion to interconnect the mobile communication terminal with the wireless Internet server; A wireless communication network for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal between the mobile communication terminal and the WAP gateway; And An Internet providing an access path for the mobile communication terminal to access the wireless Internet server via the WAP gateway; Including, Instructions used in the MWCL are defined as a function, the system for providing a wireless Internet service using the MWCL characterized in that for inputting a variable value and / or a constant value in the function to create the wireless Internet content. The method of claim 9, The wireless communication network, A mobile communication exchange station having a plurality of electronic exchanges to perform basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing, location registration procedure and handoff procedure processing, and interworking service function with another network; A wireless base station including a base station transmitter and a base station controller, the wireless base station transmitting and receiving wireless signals including voice signals and data signals between the mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication switching center; And Inter-Working Function (IWF) provides an interface for data exchange between wireless and wired communication systems System for providing a wireless Internet service using the MWCL, characterized in that it comprises a. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The WAP gateway converts a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol and a WAP protocol, and uses a HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) protocol between the wireless Internet server and the WAP gateway. A system for providing a wireless Internet service using the MWCL, characterized in that for transmitting and receiving data using the WAP protocol between the WAP gateway. The method of claim 11, The WAP gateway converts the content of the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) format received from the wireless Internet server into a binary code and transmits the converted wireless code to the mobile communication terminal. Providing system. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The mobile communication terminal may be a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a cellular phone, a Personal Communication Service (PCS) phone, a Hand-Held PC (GSM) phone, a Global System for Mobile (GSM) phone, a Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) phone. System for providing a wireless Internet service using the MWCL, characterized in that it comprises at least one of a CDMA-2000 phone and a Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone. In a mobile communication system including a mobile communication terminal using a wireless Internet service, a wireless Internet server for providing the wireless Internet service, and a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway connecting the mobile communication terminal and the wireless Internet server. In a computer-readable recording medium recording a mobile WAP Converting Library (MWCL) that provides the wireless Internet service by checking the type of the browser (Mobile) mounted on the mobile communication terminal, Instructions are defined as a function. When a variable value and / or a constant value is input to the function, the wireless Internet content is created / stored. When the mobile communication terminal accesses the wireless Internet server using the browser, MWCL that checks the type and automatically converts the wireless Internet content into a wireless format supported by the browser, and provides the converted wireless Internet content to the browser. A computer-readable recording medium that records the data. The method of claim 14, The MWCL defines a specific function that checks the type of the browser and retrieves the version value of the browser, calls the specific function to store the version value of the browser in a variable, and then checks the variable value. And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon an MWCL. The method of claim 14, The commands used to create the wireless Internet content in the MWCL are defined in the MWCL library so that they can be converted into commands of a plurality of web document writing languages, and when the type of the browser is checked, the commands are supported by the browser. A computer-readable recording medium having a recorded MWCL, characterized in that for automatically converting the wireless Internet content into a wireless format supported by the browser by converting the command into a web document writing language. The method of claim 14, The MWCL is a computer-readable recording medium recording the MWCL, characterized in that the software is running on Windows (Windows) developed using the .NET Framework.

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