KR100728630B1 - System and Method for Downloading Contents for WITOP Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content download system and method for a WITOP terminal which is a mobile terminal equipped with a WITOP wireless Internet platform.

Contents download system for WITOP terminal of the present invention, CP server for generating GVM, SKVM, WITOP, Generic content that is the content for WITOP terminal; A content registration server for registering meta information and a physical file of content from the CP server; A download server for downloading the registered content to a mobile terminal through a mobile communication network; A WAP server providing a content menu page to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal user can select desired content; There are technical features to include.

Description

System and Method for Downloading Contents for WITOP Terminal

1 is a block diagram showing a content download system for WITOP terminal according to the present invention,

2 is a structure of the WITOP wireless Internet platform of the WITOP terminal of FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a content download method for a WITOP terminal according to the present invention;

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: key input unit

20: sound output unit

30: graphic output unit

40: modem chip (MSM Chip) processor

50: terminal operating system layer module

60: terminal application layer module

61: terminal interface layer module

62: platform application layer module

63: Native Core Layer Module

64: terminal API layer module

70: service platform layer module

80: Accelerated Processor Layer Module

81: graphics acceleration processor

82: accelerator processor operating system layer module

83: Accelerated Processor Interface Layer Module

90: acceleration processor application layer module

91: Accelerated Processor Interface Layer Module

92: Acceleration Processor Application Layer Module

93: Accelerated Core Layer Module

94: acceleration API layer module

100: mobile terminal

200: download server

300: CP server

500: WAP server

600: content registration server

The present invention relates to a content download system and method, and more particularly, to a content download system and method for a WITOP terminal which is a mobile terminal equipped with a WITOP wireless Internet platform.

At present, due to the limitation of profits due to voice call-oriented services, mobile operators are trying to improve the profitability by developing and distributing various additional services, and manufacturers are developing terminals accordingly.

In order to provide additional services smoothly, a platform for running an application is required. In order to improve the problems of the existing wireless internet protocol (WAP), mobile operators have adopted a Java VM type wireless internet platform.

The wireless internet platform refers to a basic program embedded in a terminal, such as an operating system of a PC, to use the Internet as a mobile phone.The type and range of applications that can be downloaded from the wireless internet and run on a mobile phone can be downloaded from a user interface or application. It is directly related to the quality of wireless Internet service in that it directly affects execution speed.

The wireless internet platform installed in the mobile terminal is applied to the software of the mobile terminal supporting the wireless internet, and a virtual machine (VM) execution environment such as SK-VM and GVM and a Java acceleration chip (for example, JA108) Applied to the wireless Internet platform of a mobile terminal having a basic VM execution environment.

Wireless Internet platforms include Qualcomm's BREW, which KTF has introduced, Korean Wi-Fi platform developed by three domestic telecommunication companies, and Witop, developed by SK Telecom. Since the platform is the foundation of application driving, it has a greater influence on service operation, QoS, and content development and distribution than the terminal itself.

In particular, WIPI platform adopts both VM-based and binary methods, and adopts COD (Compile On Demand) method that converts and downloads binary to ensure VM-based contents execution speed. Use the method.

As such, since contents (applications) provided for the mobile terminal are produced and provided in different forms for the various wireless Internet platforms as described above, a download system and method for each wireless Internet platform applied to the terminal are required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a content download system and method for a WITOP terminal which is a mobile terminal equipped with a WITOP wireless Internet platform.

The object of the present invention is a CP server for generating GVM, SKVM, WITOP, Generic content that is a content for WITOP terminal; A content registration server for registering meta information and a physical file of content from the CP server; A download server for downloading the registered content to a mobile terminal through a mobile communication network; A WAP server providing a content menu page to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal user can select desired content; It is achieved by a content download system for WITOP terminal.

In addition, the object of the present invention (a) the step of registering the content registration server at least one or more of the content for the WITOP terminal GVM, SKVM, WITOP, Generic content from the CP server for generating the content for the WITOP terminal; (b) When a download server is requested to download the content for the WITOP terminal from a mobile terminal equipped with a WITOP wireless Internet platform and receives terminal information, the installation file (INF file) for the requested content is downloaded to the mobile terminal. Step of making; (c) performing, by the download server, content provisioning through terminal information transmitted from the mobile terminal; (D) downloading, by the download server, the executable file of the content to the mobile terminal; It is achieved by the content download method for WITOP terminal comprising a.

Details of the above object and technical configuration of the present invention and the resulting effects thereof will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.

First, Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a content download system for WITOP terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the download system of the present invention includes a content provider server (hereinafter referred to as CP server) 300; A content registration server (DCMF, Digital Contents Management Framework) 600 that receives content from the CP server 300 and transmits meta information and physical files of the content to a download server to be described later; A download server 200 for a mobile communication system operator to download the registered contents to a mobile terminal through a mobile communication network; A user side mobile terminal 100 which downloads and executes content from the download server 200; And a WAP server 500 that provides a content menu page to the mobile terminal 100 so that a user can select desired content.

After the download server 200 receives the content from the CP server 300 and receives the content download request from the mobile terminal 100, the download server 200 analyzes the information of the mobile terminal 100 and then mobile communication network. Download the content to the mobile terminal 100 through.

Next, Figure 2 illustrates the structure of the wireless Internet platform (WITOP) of the WITOP terminal of the present invention.

As shown, the WITOP terminal 100 of the present invention includes a modem chip processor 40 which is a main processor of the terminal, and a graphics acceleration processor 81 as a coprocessor for executing graphics acceleration contents.

The wireless Internet service platform mounted on the WITOP terminal 100 controls the service platform layer module 70 for providing contents through the WITOP terminal 100 and the modem chip processor 40 of the terminal for providing the contents. An acceleration processor for controlling the graphic acceleration processor 81 in a basic platform structure including a terminal application layer module 60, an operating system (OS) layer module 50 of a terminal, and a modem chip processor 40 of a terminal. The application layer module 90 further includes.

In addition, the graphic accelerator processor 81 includes an accelerator processor interface layer module 83 which is in charge of an interface with the accelerator processor operating system layer module 82 and the accelerator processor application layer module 90 as an operating system provided by the processor itself. Together, the acceleration processor layer module 80 is configured.

Each of the above components will be described in more detail as follows. First, the structure of the basic wireless Internet service platform will be described.

First, the key input unit 10 receives a key input of the terminal as an event and transfers it to the modem chip processor 40, and the sound output unit 20 controls the terminal chip under the control of the modem chip processor 40. The sound is output through the speaker, and the graphic output unit 30 performs all output related to the graphic.

The modem chip processor (MSM Processor) 40 is composed of a hardware architecture, performs CPU core and call processing, and the graphics acceleration processor 81 is a general processor such as a DSP (digital signal processor) to perform graphics acceleration content performance. In charge.

The terminal operating system layer module 50 is an operating system of a mobile terminal, and an operating system such as Real Time Execution (REX) and Pioneer Server OS (pSOS) in a terminal that supports multitasking using a Qualcomm's modem chip (Mobile Station Modem). Say.

The terminal application layer module 60 includes a terminal interface layer module 61, a platform application layer module 62, a native core layer module 63 in which an implementation main body of each application program interface (API) is located, and a modem chip of the terminal. It consists of a terminal API layer module 64 to control.

The terminal interface layer module 61 refers to an interface provided by the terminal itself as a MMI (Man Machine Interface) block.

The platform adaptation layer 62 is for porting software of an independently executable terminal. The platform adaptation layer 62 may use another manufacturer's software or software block for another executable program, that is, in the present invention, a wireless Internet service such as WITOP. Connect to the platform.

Next, the native core layer module 63 is a core part of an existing wireless Internet service platform, and an implementation main body of each API is located based on the platform application layer module 62.

The terminal API layer module 64 includes APIs for controlling the modem chip processor 40 through the platform application layer module 62 in each platform, and APIs substantially used in each platform.

Next, the accelerator processor application layer module 90 includes an accelerator processor interface layer module 91, an accelerator processor application layer module 92 for porting software of the terminal, and the accelerator processor application layer module 92. On the basis of this, an implementation main body of each API is located, and an acceleration processor interface is provided through an acceleration core layer module 93 for performing generation, destruction, and state transition of a graphic acceleration application, and the acceleration processor application layer module 92 on each platform. It consists of an acceleration API layer module 94 that controls the layer module 91.

The accelerator processor interface layer module 91 controls the graphics accelerator processor 81 through the accelerator processor interface layer module 83 of the accelerator processor layer module 80, and the accelerator processor layer module 80 controls the accelerator processor itself. It further includes an operating system layer module 82 which is an operating system of.

After performing the initialization, the service platform calls the acceleration processor application layer module 90 for calling a command to initialize the graphics acceleration processor when the application is graphic acceleration content.

The accelerator processor application layer module 90 calls an initialization command through the accelerator processor interface layer module 91, and the accelerator processor interface layer module 91 is an accelerator processor interface layer module of the accelerator processor layer module 80. 83) reads the corresponding execution code image required by the service platform from the external memory to the graphics acceleration processor 81, loads it into the internal memory, and initializes the graphics acceleration processor task of the platform to be executed on the graphics acceleration processor 81. To perform.

In addition, the accelerator processor application layer module 90 requests the allocation of a buffer on the graphics accelerator processor 81 when the content requires memory, and releases the buffer when the execution of the contents is finished, thereby accelerating the graphics. The state of the processor 81 is switched to the standby state.

The accelerator processor interface layer module 83 of the accelerator processor layer module 80 includes a message transmit / receive API layer module, a stream transmit / receive API layer module, and a task status check API layer module.

Herein, the message transceiving API layer module enables the acceleration processor application layer module 90 to transmit a command to a task being performed by the graphic acceleration processor 81, and the acceleration processor application layer module 90 may transmit the message. Commands are sent and received through the API module for sending and receiving to get the results.

The stream transceiving API layer module enables the acceleration processor application layer module 90 to obtain a performance result of a task being executed in the graphic acceleration processor 81 as a data stream, and the task state checking API layer module is an acceleration processor. Allows the application layer module 90 to know the execution status of the task being executed in the graphics acceleration processor 81.

Finally, Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a content download method for WITOP terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the content registration server 600 first receives content for the WITOP terminal 100 such as GVM, SKVM, WITOP, and Generic from the CP server 300 (S001).

In this case, the CP server 300 registers an executable file, an icon, and an animation icon file, and provisions provisioning information (eg, GIGA (Graphic Instruction Graphic Acceleration) information, platform version information, and mobile terminal color information) of the content. ), Audio information (Sound Poly), LCD size information, HEAP size information, CPU type information), and information necessary to create an installation file (INF) (install file) is input, and DRM or upgrade-related option information is inputted.

In this case, the extension of the executable file is currently 'sgs' for GVM content, 'jar' for SKVM content, and 'dxf' for WITOP content. In the case of WITOP content, the CP server 300 additionally registers an additional library in addition to the executable file, and the extension of the library is 'dlx'.

Subsequently, when a download of predetermined content is requested from the mobile terminal 100 (S002), the download server 200 is an installation file for the content requested by the user among the contents for the WITOP terminal such as GVM, SKVM, WITOP, and Generic. Download the file first (S003). At this time, the DRM information such as the upgrade information and the number of times of execution of the contents are recorded in the INF file.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 transmits terminal information such as model name, identification number, MIN information, etc. of the terminal to the download server 200 in the HTTP body. Accordingly, in order to check whether the content is suitable for the mobile terminal 100, the download server 200 grasps the property of the terminal through terminal information transmitted from the mobile terminal 100, and selects the optimal content according to the terminal. Content provisioning for provision is performed (S004).

Thereafter, the download server 200 downloads the executable file of the content to the mobile terminal 100 (S005), and when the content is completed in the mobile terminal 100, the protocol of the protocol determined from the mobile terminal 100 is completed. After the response is uploaded through the header (S006), it is charged (S007).

As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Should be. 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.

Accordingly, according to the present invention, the mobile terminal equipped with the WITOP wireless internet platform can download contents for the WITOP terminal.

Claims (13)

A CP server for generating at least one of GVM, SKVM, WITOP, and generic content which are contents for a WITOP terminal; A content registration server for registering meta information and a physical file of content from the CP server; A download server for downloading the registered content to a mobile terminal through a mobile communication network; A WAP server providing a content menu page to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal user can select desired content; And And a mobile terminal equipped with a WITOP wireless internet platform for downloading contents for the WITOP terminal from the download server. The WITOP wireless Internet platform, Modem chip processor for CPU core and call processing of a terminal supporting a wireless Internet environment, an operating system (OS) layer module of the terminal, a service platform layer module for providing content through the terminal, the operating system layer module and a service platform layer A terminal application layer module for connecting a module and controlling a modem chip processor of a terminal for providing the contents, and performing graphic acceleration under the control of the accelerator processor application layer module for controlling the accelerator processor and the accelerator processor application layer module. Accelerated Processor Layer Module with Graphics Accelerated Processor Content download system for WITOP terminal, comprising a. The method of claim 1, The download server, Content provisioning system for a WITOP terminal, characterized in that to perform content provisioning (provisioning) based on the terminal property information received from the mobile terminal requesting the content download. delete The method of claim 1, The terminal application layer module, A terminal interface layer module for providing an interface of the terminal; A platform application layer module for porting software of an independently executable terminal; A native core layer module in which an implementation main body of each API (Application Program Interface) is located based on the platform application layer module; And A terminal API layer module for controlling a modem chip of the terminal through the platform application layer module in each platform; Content download system for WITOP terminal, comprising a. The method of claim 1, The accelerator processor application layer module, An acceleration processor interface layer module that provides an interface for controlling a graphics acceleration processor for graphics acceleration processing; An acceleration processor application layer module for porting software of the terminal; An acceleration processor core layer module in which an implementation main body of each API is located based on the graphic acceleration processor application layer module; And An acceleration processor API layer module for controlling an acceleration processor interface layer module via the acceleration processor application layer module in each platform; Content download system for WITOP terminal, comprising a. The method of claim 1, The acceleration processor layer module, An acceleration processor interface layer module that provides an interface for controlling a graphics acceleration processor for graphics acceleration processing; An acceleration processor operating system layer module; And A graphic acceleration processor configured to perform graphic acceleration according to a command received through the acceleration processor interface layer module; Content download system for WITOP terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 6, The accelerator processor interface layer module, Acceleration processor The content download system for a WITOP terminal, characterized in that the application layer module includes a message transmission and reception API (Application Program Interface) layer module for transmitting a command to a task being performed in the graphics acceleration processor. The method of claim 6, The accelerator processor interface layer module, Acceleration processor Application layer module content download system for WITOP terminal, characterized in that it comprises a stream transmission and reception API layer module for bringing the result of the task executed in the graphics acceleration processor into a data stream. The method of claim 6, The accelerator processor interface layer module, And a task state checking API layer module for knowing an execution state of a task being executed in the graphic acceleration processor. (a) registering, by a content registration server, content for a WITOP terminal including at least one of GVM, SKVM, WITOP, and generic content from a CP server generating content for the WITOP terminal; (b) Terminal information including a at least one of a model name, an identification number, and MIN information of the terminal through an HTTP body, when the download server is requested to download the content for the WITOP terminal from a mobile terminal equipped with a WITOP wireless Internet platform. Receiving a download of the installation file for the requested content to the mobile terminal; (c) performing, by the download server, content provisioning through terminal information transmitted from the mobile terminal; And (d) downloading, by the download server, the executable file of the content to the mobile terminal; Content download method for WITOP terminal, comprising a. The method of claim 10, In step (a), a-1) registering an executable file, an icon, and an animation icon file of the content for the WITOP terminal; a-2) at least one of GIGA (Graphic Instruction Graphic Acceleration) information, platform version information, mobile terminal color information, audio information (sound poly), LCD size information, HEAP size information, and CPU type information of the content Registering provisioning information including one or more; a-3) registering information necessary to generate the installation file; And a-4) a method of downloading content for a WITOP terminal, comprising: registering an installation file including DRM information including at least one of the upgrade related information and the number of execution limit information of the content. delete The method of claim 10, After the step (d), (e) if the download server receives an installation completion response from the mobile terminal through an HTTP header of a predetermined protocol, performing charging; Content download method for a WITOP terminal further comprising a.

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