KR100793424B1 - Method and device for providing simple connection wireless internet service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a simple access wireless Internet service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a simple access Internet service in a short code processing server coupled through a mobile communication terminal and a communication network, the short code including service type information and service target information from the mobile communication terminal Receiving; Recognizing a service type corresponding to the service type information; And transmitting the service target information and the information about the mobile communication terminal to the application server so that the application server corresponding to the service type performs the corresponding service using the service target information. Is provided. Therefore, according to the present invention, by using a short code including information on the type of service to be performed and the service target information required to perform the service, it is possible to solve the trouble of selecting a separate menu according to the provision of a specific service. There is.

Wireless Internet, Short Code, Terminal, Communication Network

Description

Method and device for providing simple connection wireless internet service

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional short code system.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing an overall system for a simple access wireless Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a functional block diagram of a shortcode processing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an easy access wireless Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 7 are exemplary views illustrating a user interface (UI) screen of a mobile communication terminal according to an easy access wireless Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

200: mobile communication terminal

210: ARS server

220: access information server

230: message server

240: shortcode processing server

250a, 250b, ..., 250n: Application Server

The present invention relates to a wireless Internet service, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a simple access wireless Internet service.

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional short code system.

There are two methods for accessing the wireless Internet using a short code consisting of '** + wireless internet access number': SMS URL (uniform resource locator) callback method and wireless internet access key method. In the case of the SMS URL callback method, when a user enters '** + wireless Internet access number' into the mobile communication terminal 10 and presses a call button, the request information is transmitted to the ARS server 53, the short code server 59, and the SMSC ( 56, an SMS message containing the URL of the wireless Internet page is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 10 of the user (steps 100 to 130). That is, the short code server 59 interprets the short code transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 10 and provides the mobile communication terminal 10 through the SMSC 56 with information about a URL that can be connected to the corresponding service server 20. To send. Thus, the user can access any service server 20 using a URL callback SMS message.

In the case of the wireless internet access key method, when the user enters '** + wireless internet access number' and presses the wireless internet access key (for example, the Magic N key), the request information is transmitted through the communication network to the PAS (Portal). Access server 51 is passed to the short code server 59 (step 140). Here, the PAS 51 is a portal device of K-freetel, which is a ME-based gateway. The short code server 59 interprets the short code transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 10, recognizes the corresponding service server 20, and transmits the corresponding wireless page to the mobile communication terminal 10 by the service server 20. (Step 150), the wireless page may be received from the service server 20 and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

In summary, a service that accesses a wireless page using an existing short code provides only a simple function of accessing a specific page even for a user who transmits a short code due to the intention of using the service. In other words, the existing service requires additional actions such as an additional menu selection process according to the service after accessing a specific page. This method has problems such as complicated menu selection, time required, and unnecessary communication cost in using the service.

For example, if the service server is a business card service server, and a user wants to send a business card to another terminal using a short code, the user accesses the business card service server using the short code, selects the send business card menu, and receives the card. After entering the terminal's telephone number to be entered, enter the transfer execution. Therefore, according to the conventional wireless page access service using a short code, the user must perform an additional operation to perform a desired service even after accessing the wireless page using the short code.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by using a short code including information on the type of service to be performed and the service target information required to perform the service, a separate menu according to the specific service provision An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing an easy access wireless Internet service capable of eliminating selection and the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a simple access wireless Internet service which can perform a service quickly by performing a user's input procedure according to a wireless page access, menu selection, input of additional information according to a service, and the like. There is this.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a simple access wireless Internet service, which enables a user to suppress unnecessary communication charges by performing wireless page access, menu selection, and input of additional information according to a service. have.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for providing a simple access Internet service in a short code processing server coupled via a mobile communication terminal and a communication network, service type information and services from the mobile communication terminal Receiving a shortcode including target information; Recognizing a service type corresponding to the service type information; And transmitting the service target information and the information on the mobile communication terminal to the application server such that the application server corresponding to the service type performs the corresponding service using the service target information. A method of providing an internet service is provided.

Here, the information on the mobile communication terminal may include one or more of a telephone number and an IP address.

The short code may further include any one of a space for distinguishing the service type information and the service target information, a predetermined specific character, and a symbol.

In addition, the application server may transmit the result data according to the result of performing the service to the mobile communication terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for providing a simple access Internet service coupled to the mobile communication terminal through a communication network, a transceiver for receiving a short code including service type information and service target information from the mobile communication terminal ; An application recognition unit recognizing a service type corresponding to the service type information; And a service request message including the service target information for transmitting to the application server and information on the mobile communication terminal, so that an application server corresponding to the service type performs a corresponding service using the service target information. Provided is a shortcode processing server for providing an easy access wireless Internet service including a message generating unit for generating.

Here, the information on the mobile communication terminal may include one or more of a telephone number and an IP address.

The short code may further include any one of a space for distinguishing the service type information and the service target information, a predetermined specific character, and a symbol.

In addition, the application server may transmit the result data according to the result of performing the service to the mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for providing an easy access wireless Internet service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding configuration regardless of reference numerals. Elements are given the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the overall system for a simple access wireless Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the entire system for the easy access Internet service includes a mobile communication terminal 200, a communication network 260, an ARS server 210, a connection information providing server 220, a message server 230, and short code processing. Server 240 and one or more application servers 250a, 250b, ..., 250n-250 or less.

The mobile communication terminal 200 is a communication terminal that can use a wireless Internet service as well as a call service such as a voice or video call through the communication network 260. The mobile communication terminal 200 may be, for example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) as well as a mobile phone such as a personal communication service (PCS) terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.

The mobile communication terminal 200 may perform internet access using a short code (see FIG. 5). That is, in order to access a predetermined web server for each short code, the user inputs a short code corresponding to a server to be connected using the mobile communication terminal 200 and then presses a preset function button such as a call button or an internet access button. By inputting, it is possible to check a web page or the like by connecting to a desired server. The method for the mobile terminal 200 to perform an internet access using a short code may include an SMS URL callback method and a wireless internet access key method. In the SMS URL callback method, a mobile communication terminal 200 transmits a message including access information (eg, a URL) of a shortcode processing server 240 using a call call according to a call button pressed. Received from the 220, and using the received message to access the short code processing server 240 to receive the easy access Internet service according to the present invention. In the wireless Internet access key method, the mobile communication terminal 200 transmits a short code input through a data call to the short code processing server 240 according to an operation of a specific function key such as an internet access button to provide a simple access internet service. It is provided. The SMS URL callback method may be used when the mobile communication terminal 200 cannot use the data call due to the limitation of the wireless Internet function. SMS URL callback method is also the same as receiving a simple access wireless Internet service through the short code processing server 240 using the short code according to the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted and described mainly on the wireless Internet access key method I will.

When the short code processing server 240 receives a simple access request including a short code from the mobile communication terminal 200, the short code processing server 240 interprets the short code and recognizes the application server 250 accordingly. Of course, the short code processing server 240 may receive a simple access request from the mobile communication terminal 200 in the SMS URL callback method or the wireless Internet access key method.

In particular, the short code according to the present invention includes service type information for recognizing the application server 250 and service target information, which is information required for the application server 250 to provide a corresponding service. The method and process of the short code processing server 240 for providing an easy access Internet service according to the present invention will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

The application server 250 uses information (for example, a phone number and / or IP address) and service target information on the mobile terminal 200 requesting the easy access requested from the shortcode processing server 240. To provide such services. For example, when the application server 250 provides a location search service, the service target information may be a phone number of a terminal to find a location. Accordingly, the application server 250 searches for the location of the terminal according to the service target information and the location using the information on the mobile communication terminal 200 requesting the service, and provides the result data to the mobile communication terminal 200 requesting the service. Can be. Of course, without providing information on the location of the mobile communication terminal 200 requesting the service, it is natural that only the location of the terminal according to the service target information may be searched to provide result data. In addition, there may be an application server 250 that provides each service, such as four weeks service, flower delivery service, movie / concert booking service, electronic business card sending service.

The ARS server 210, the access information providing server 220, and the message server 230 are components for performing an SMS URL callback method. That is, when the ARS server 210 receives a call including the short code from the mobile communication terminal 200 through the communication network 260, the ARS server 210 extracts the short code from the call and the mobile communication terminal 200 information (for example, , The phone number) and outputs to the connection information providing server 220. In another embodiment, the ARS server 210 may redirect the call to the access information providing server 220 to obtain the same result as the operation of outputting only terminal information (eg, a phone number) and a short code. have. Here, the ARS server 210 may output the stored or synthesized response signal according to the call of the mobile communication terminal 200 to the mobile communication terminal 200. For example, the response signal may be a voice announcement message "the request has been received."

The access information providing server 220 recognizes a short code received from the ARS server 210 and generates a callback URL message including access information (eg, a URL) that can be connected to the short code processing server 240. To perform the function of providing the service request to the mobile communication terminal (200). The callback URL message may be transmitted in the form of SMS, MMS, etc. through the message server 230. That is, the message server 230 may be a short message service center (SMSC), a multimedia message service center (MMSC), or the like.

Since the ARS server 210 and the access information providing server 220 are also used in the related art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3 is a functional block diagram of a shortcode processing server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the shortcode processing server 240 may include a transceiver 241, a storage 243, an application recognizer 245, and a message generator 247.

The transceiver 241 performs a function of receiving a service request including a short code including service type information and service target information from the mobile communication terminal 200. In addition, when the mobile communication terminal initially requests a service through the URL callback method, the transceiver 241 receives the result data from the application server 250 and transmits the URL callback message according to the result data to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 200. May be transmitted through the message server 230. Therefore, the mobile communication terminal 200 can access the wireless page according to the result data using the URL callback message.

The storage unit 243 may provide respective application information (for example, information on a representative number of each application server 250 or a service provided by the at least one or more application servers 250, connection information, and services provided by the storage unit 243). Information about the type and information on service target information (for example, telephone number, date of birth, etc.) required are stored.

The application recognizing unit 245 performs a function of recognizing the service type corresponding to the service type information included in the shortened code received from the mobile communication terminal 200 and the corresponding application server 250.

The message generator 247 performs a function of generating a service request message to be transmitted to perform the service to the application server 250 according to the service type recognized by the application recognizer. Here, the service request message is service target information for transmitting to the application server 250 so that the corresponding application server 250 transmits the result data corresponding to the service target information included in the short code to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 200. It includes.

Hereinafter, a process of providing a simple access wireless Internet service corresponding to a short code transmitted by the mobile communication terminal 200 without distinguishing between the SMS URL callback method and the wireless Internet access key method will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process for providing an easy access wireless Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are mobile communication services according to an easy access wireless internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. An example diagram illustrating a user interface (UI) screen of the terminal 200.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 410, the user shortens a short code including service type information of a service to be used and service target information corresponding to the corresponding service to the mobile communication terminal 200 (see FIG. 5). It transmits to the code processing server 240. As described above, the method for transmitting the easy access wireless Internet service request including the short code to the short code processing server 240 includes an SMS URL callback method and a wireless Internet access key method. In the case of the SMS URL callback method, the mobile communication terminal 200 receives the URL of the shortcode processing server 240 through the access information providing server 220 and transmits the shortcode to the shortcode processing server 240. Here, the access information providing server 220 provides a URL including a short code when providing a message including a URL to the mobile communication terminal 200. For example, when the URL of the shortcode processing server 240 is "http://hotcode.com", the access information providing server 220 receives a shortcode (for example, received from the mobile communication terminal 200). URL of "http://hotcode.com/index=**99 01011112222" including "** 99 01011112222") is provided to the mobile communication terminal 200. Therefore, the mobile communication terminal 200 may simultaneously perform connection and short code transmission to the short code processing server 240 through the corresponding URL.

In operation 420, the short code processing server 240 interprets the received short code to recognize a service type. For example, referring to FIG. 5, when the short code is "** 99 01011112222", the short code processing server 240 is an application server "** 9" managing a business card book (hereinafter, referred to as a business card management server). It can be recognized as a business card sending service through the next number "9". Information following "** 99" can be recognized as service target information. Here, although a space is used to distinguish service type information and service target information, special symbols such as "*" and "#" or specific characters such as "a" may be used. Of course, when the number of digits of the service type information is fixed (for example, two digits), a space for separate classification may not be required.

Therefore, in step 430, the short code processing server 240 recognizes the application server 250 according to the recognized service type, and transmits a service request including service target information to the corresponding application server 250. That is, according to the above-described example, the short code processing server 240 includes service information (business card dispatch service) and service target information (01011112222) included in a short code, which is a telephone number of a terminal to receive an electronic business card according to the service. Service request to the business card management server.

In operation 440, the application server 250 performs a function (for example, sending an electronic business card) according to the service using the received service target information, and then, in step 450, the result data (for example, business card). Dispatch complete message) to the mobile communication terminal 200 requesting the service. Here, the result data can be output on the Internet page, and of course it can also be provided through a message service such as SMS.

In order to clearly explain the processing procedure of the present invention, a location search service and a fortune service as a service other than a business card sending service according to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 4 will be described below.

If the representative number of the location search service is "79" and wants to search for the location of a friend having the terminal phone number of "010-1111-2222", the user may use the service type information (see 610 in FIG. That is, the mobile terminal 200 inputs "** 79 01011112222" that includes the representative number 79 of the location service and the service target information (ie, the friend's terminal number 010-1111-2222). After inputting the short code, refer to 620 of FIG. 6) and then pressing a function button or a call button such as an internet access button to transmit the corresponding information to the short code processing server 240. Of course, the mobile communication terminal 200 may transmit its own phone number with the short code processing server 240 when the easy access wireless Internet service request according to the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that when a communication is performed for a specific service through a communication network 260 such as a telephone call and an Internet connection, a phone number or the like is transmitted to the communication network 260 as its own identification information. The short code processing server 240 receiving the short code from the mobile communication terminal 200 requests a service to an application server (hereinafter, referred to as a location search server) that provides a location search service corresponding to the service type information. 200 and transmits the telephone number and the service target information. Therefore, the location finder server searches for the location of the terminal according to the service requesting mobile communication terminal 200 and the service target information, and the result data (for example, a wireless page displaying the location of the corresponding terminals on the map or the corresponding wireless). URL of the page (see 630 of FIG. 6) is provided to the mobile communication terminal 200 requesting service. Of course, the location finding server may first determine whether the terminal according to the service requesting mobile communication terminal 200 and the service target information is a terminal capable of receiving a service.

As another example, when the representative number of the fortune service is "49", the user may select the service type information (that is, the representative number 49 of the fortune service) and the service target information (for example, April 5, 1977, the date of birth). After inputting "** 49 19770405" to the mobile communication terminal 200 (that is, inputting a short code, see 720 of FIG. 7), pressing a function button or a call button such as an Internet access button, the corresponding information is shortened. Transfer to the processing server 240. The short code processing server 240 receiving the short code from the mobile communication terminal 200 requests the service to an application server (hereinafter referred to as a fortune server) that provides a fortune service corresponding to the service type information. Send the phone number and service target information. Accordingly, the fortune server checks whether the mobile communication terminal 200 requesting the service is a terminal capable of receiving the service (for example, whether the service is a terminal subscribed to the service). When the mobile communication terminal 200 is an available terminal for providing a service, the result data of the date of birth according to the service target information (for example, the wireless page or the URL of the corresponding wireless page where the fortune information is displayed according to the date of birth, FIG. 7). 730) to the mobile communication terminal 200 requesting the service.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented in a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, by using a short code including information on the type of service to be performed and service target information required to perform the corresponding service, it is possible to avoid a complicated menu selection according to the provision of a specific service. There is an effect that can be solved.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of performing the service quickly by performing the user's input procedure at the same time, such as wireless page access, menu selection, input of additional information according to the service.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the user can suppress unnecessary communication charges by performing wireless page access, menu selection, additional information input according to the service at once.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art that various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below And can be changed.

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In the method for providing a simple access Internet service in a short code processing server coupled to a mobile communication terminal through a communication network, Receiving a short code including service type information and service target information from the mobile communication terminal; Recognizing a service type corresponding to the service type information; And The service server information and the information on the mobile communication terminal to transmit the result information to the mobile communication terminal after the application server corresponding to the service type performs the corresponding service using the service target information. Easy access wireless Internet service providing method comprising the step of transmitting to. The method of claim 1, The information on the mobile communication terminal comprises a one or more of a telephone number and an IP address. The method of claim 1, And the short code further includes any one of a space for distinguishing the service type information and the service target information, a predetermined specific character, and a symbol. delete In the device coupled to the mobile communication terminal through a communication network to provide an easy access Internet service, A transceiver for receiving a short code including service type information and service target information from the mobile communication terminal; An application recognition unit recognizing a service type corresponding to the service type information; And The service target information and the mobile communication terminal for transmitting to the application server, such that the application server corresponding to the service type performs the corresponding service using the service target information and then transmits the result information to the mobile communication terminal. Short code processing server for providing a simple-access wireless Internet service including a message generating unit for generating a service request message including information on. The method of claim 5, The information on the mobile communication terminal is a short code processing server for providing a simple access wireless Internet service, characterized in that it comprises at least one of a telephone number and an IP address. The method of claim 5, And the shortcode further includes any one of a space for distinguishing the service type information and the service target information, a predetermined specific character, and a symbol. delete

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