KR100827804B1 - Method for data communication in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A data communication method of a mobile communication terminal is provided to a;;pf the mobile communication terminal to offer UAP(User Agent Profile) information in particular type or in binary code type, thus a contents server can confirm whether contents of the terminal are supported, irrespective of a provider server. A contents server(130) generates and stores a UAP of a mobile communication terminal(100) at a UAP table(S301). The terminal generates supported UAP information, and transmits the UAP information to the contents server together with a contents request signal if contents are requested to the contents server(S303-S309). The contents server compares the UAP information with the UAP table, and transmits the requested contents if the terminal is capable of supporting the contents(S311-S315).

Description

METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a view schematically showing a mobile communication terminal and a content server for data communication according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication terminal for data communication according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating operations of a mobile communication terminal and a content server for data communication according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating operations of a mobile communication terminal and a content server for data communication according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a data communication method between a content server and a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a data communication method with a content server using a UAP of a mobile communication terminal.

Recently, with the development of mobile communication technology, various additional services have been provided to users through mobile communication terminals. For example, a music gift service that presents music to a friend so that the other party can play music on the mobile terminal, a My Bell service that downloads a specific ring tone and outputs a ring tone to the mobile terminal when an incoming call is received from the other party. A picture friend service for changing a character expression of a background screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a phrase of a received message, a multimedia message service for sending a multimedia message with an image file attached to the counterpart terminal, and the like.

In such a service, a content provider or a mobile terminal operator determines a user agent profile (UAP) of a user in response to a service request of the user, and then transmits content that can be serviced to the mobile terminal. . Here, the UAP may be a resolution and number of pixels of a mobile communication terminal screen, whether a music playing function is installed, whether an internet communication function is installed, a manufacturer, or the like.

Looking at the above-described content providing method according to the prior art, the mobile communication terminal first requests the content to download to the content server. The content server requests a UAP for the terminal that requested the content from the operator server, and receives the corresponding UAP. The content server checks whether the terminal can support the requested content using the received UAP, and transmits the content.

In the above-described method, the operator server stores an xml (extensible makeup language) document in which the UAP for the mobile communication terminal is written. Therefore, even if the developer updates the xml document, the service provider server is not updated, and there is a problem in that it is not dynamic in management. In addition, the content server must request a UAP to the operator server whenever there is a content request from the mobile communication terminal. If the content server is normal, the content server cannot perform a normal service. In addition, the operator server has a problem that all the UAP of the same spec (spec) or similar specifications should be created and stored for each model of the mobile communication terminal.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a data server and a data communication method for storing a UAP of a mobile communication terminal regardless of an operator server.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a data communication method of a mobile communication terminal capable of transmitting UAP information including information such as type and function of a mobile communication terminal to a content server.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a data communication method between a content server and a mobile communication terminal which does not separately store UAP by transmitting UAP information of a mobile communication terminal generated by a binary code to a content server.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data communication method between a content server and a mobile communication terminal, the content server generating and storing a UAP of the mobile communication terminal as a UAP table, and supported by the mobile communication terminal. Generating UAP information and transmitting the UAP information to the content server together with the content request signal when the content server requests a content; and comparing the UAP information and the UAP table at the content server. If supported by the mobile communication terminal, transmitting the requested content.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a data communication method between a content server and a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising generating UAP information supported by the mobile communication terminal and requesting content from the content server. And transmitting the UAP information to the content server, and analyzing the UAP information at the content server, and transmitting the requested content if the mobile communication terminal supports it.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, "UAP (User Agent Profile)" is mobile communication terminal information, and includes the resolution and the number of pixels of the mobile communication terminal screen, whether the music playback function is installed, whether the Internet communication function is installed, the manufacturer, and the like. do. The "UAP table" is a database of mobile communication terminals provided by the operator server and stored in the content server, and is a comparison target for confirming whether each terminal is supported. In addition, the "UAP structure" is information on a mobile communication terminal stored in a content server, and is a form in which all the functions of the terminal are arranged in order so as to check whether each terminal is supported.

In addition, "contents" means various kinds of information or contents thereof for digitally producing, processing, and distributing characters, codes, voices, sounds, images, and images for use in a wireless communication network. The "content server" is a server that stores various contents, and provides contents to a mobile communication terminal through a wireless communication network. In the present embodiment, the content server provides the UAP information to the mobile communication terminal regardless of the operation of the operator server.

First embodiment

1 is a view schematically showing a mobile communication terminal and a content server for data communication according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for data communication according to the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 100 and a content server 130.

The mobile communication terminal 100 may use a voice call, a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), and the like, and have a built-in camera to capture a subject according to a user's request. It has a built-in MP3 player and can play music according to user's needs. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 requests specific content from the content server 130 through the wireless communication network 170 and reproduces the content received from the content server 130. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 generates its own UAP as UAP information including types and functions, and transmits the generated UAP information to the content server 130 when a content is requested.

The content server 130 stores the UAP of the mobile communication terminal 100. The content server 30 may store the UAP in the form of a UAP table for each type according to the present embodiment. The UAP table for each type is a kind of database in which all UAPs provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 are classified by types. The type-specific UAP table will also store 5 revisions of UAP information. The reason is that although there are many kinds of mobile communication terminals 100, the basic specifications of the respective terminals do not change, and since only the functions derived from the existing terminals are added, the UAP is almost common.

The content server 130 compares the UAP information received together with the type-specific UAP table when the content is requested from the specific mobile communication terminal 100. The content server 130 compares the received UAP information of the mobile communication terminal 100 with the UAP table for each type, and checks whether the content requested by the mobile communication terminal 100 can be supported by the mobile communication terminal 100. . When requesting supportable content, the content server 130 transmits the requested content to the mobile communication terminal 100, and if the requested content is not supportable, a message indicating that the mobile communication terminal 100 is not supportable. Send it.

Hereinafter, a mobile communication terminal for a data communication method according to the present embodiment will be described. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication terminal for data communication according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a conventional RF unit 101, a key input unit 103, a display unit 105, a control unit 107, and a memory unit 109. Has a phosphorus configuration.

The RF unit 101 performs a wireless communication function of the mobile communication terminal 100. The RF unit 101 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal. The RF unit 101 connects to the content server 130 according to the present embodiment to transmit and receive content. That is, the RF unit 101 may transmit a signal for requesting connection and a signal for requesting content transmission to the content server 130 and download the corresponding content from the content server 130.

The key input unit 103 receives a user's operation signal for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal 100. The key input unit 103 accesses the content server 130, requests for content search and download, and plays a received content according to the present embodiment.

The display unit 105 displays data that is controlled and controlled by the controller 107. When the display unit 105 accesses the content server 130 according to the present exemplary embodiment, the display unit 105 displays the contents included in the content server 130. The display unit 105 displays the downloaded content. In addition, when the display unit 105 does not support the requested content playback, the display unit 105 receives and displays a message indicating that it does not support the playback of the requested content from the content server 130.

The controller 107 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100. The controller 107 controls a data communication function with the content server 130 according to the present embodiment. The controller 107 accesses the content server 130 and transmits its own UAP information to the content server 130 when a specific content request is made.

At this time, the control unit 107 generates the UAP information by type or binary code. In this case, the type-specific UAP information is information including service provider information of the mobile communication terminal 100, type information according to a price, and whether a supported function is installed. The UAP binary code information is information in the form of a binary code listing of functions supported by the mobile communication terminal 100.

The memory unit 109 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The memory unit 109 stores the UAP of the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present embodiment. The memory 109 stores the type-specific UAP information or the UAP binary code information generated by the control unit 107.

Hereinafter, the data communication method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment will be described. 3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating operations of a mobile communication terminal and a content server for data communication according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, a data communication method according to the present embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the content server 130 stores a UAP provided from an operator server in a UAP table for each type ( S301). The type-specific UAP table generates a database of functions supported by types of the mobile communication terminal 100 in a table form. The type-specific UAP table includes service provider information of the communication terminal 100, type information according to the price of the terminal, and all functions provided to the mobile communication terminal 100.

On the other hand, the control unit 107 of the mobile communication terminal 100 requests the access to the content server 130 (S303). The controller 107 requests access to the content server 130 through the wireless communication network 170. The content server 130 receiving the request signal approves the access request (S305).

When receiving a signal for approving the access request from the content server 130, the controller 107 generates the UAP information including the type of the UAP and its functions (S307). The controller 107 may generate the UAP information in the form of "Nokia_type_A -mp3 + bmp".

Next, the controller 107 requests the content to be downloaded, and transmits the UAP information generated in the above-described form to the content server 130 (S309).

The content server 130 receiving the content request signal and the UAP information compares the received UAP information with the stored UAP table for each type (S311). Looking at the UAP information of the mobile communication terminal 100 by using the information received from the mobile communication terminal 100, this mobile communication terminal 100 is a type A terminal of Nokia operator, does not have mp3 function, bmp function Is equipped. Here, the type may be classified into, for example, A, B, and C, and each classification criterion may be classified into a high price, a medium price, and a low price as the price of the terminal. In addition, "+" and "-" symbols added before each function are codes indicating whether each function is provided.

Subsequently, the content server 130 checks whether the requested content can be supported by the mobile communication terminal 100 (S313). As described above, the mobile communication terminal 100, which transmits the type-specific UAP information from step S309, is a type A terminal of a Nokia operator, and has no mp3 function and a bmp function. ) Checks whether the content requested from the mobile communication terminal 100 is content that can be reproduced only by the bmp function.

If the requested content is supported by the mobile communication terminal 100, the content server 130 transmits the requested content from the mobile communication terminal 100 to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S315). The mobile communication terminal 100 receives content from the content server 130 through the wireless communication network 170 (S317).

Meanwhile, if the content requested in step S313 is not supported by the mobile communication terminal 100, the content server 130 transmits a message indicating that the requested content is not supportable to the mobile communication terminal 100. (S319).

Second embodiment

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating operations of a mobile communication terminal and a content server for data communication according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, descriptions of the same components as those of the first embodiment or corresponding components will be omitted. The data communication method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment is similar to the first embodiment described above, but is characterized in that the UAP information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the content server is in the form of a binary code.

1 and 2, referring to the configuration of a system for data communication according to the present embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 100 generates its own UAP as UAP information in the form of binary code, and generates a content request. The received UAP information to the content server 130.

The content server 130 stores the UAP in a UAP structure in which all functions provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 are listed in order. The content server 130 compares and analyzes the received UAP binary code information of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the UAP structure, so that the content requested by the mobile communication terminal 100 can be supported by the mobile communication terminal 100. Confirm that When requesting supportable content, the content server 130 transmits the requested content to the mobile communication terminal 100, and if the requested content is not supportable, a message informing that the mobile communication terminal 100 cannot support the content. Send it.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, a data communication method according to the present embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 107 of the mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the content server 130. Request a connection (S401). The content server 130 receiving the request signal approves the access request (S403).

When receiving a signal for approving the access request from the content server 130, the control unit 107 generates its own UAP as UAP information in the form of binary code (S405). The control unit 107 generates the UAP as a binary code, for example, a binary code such as "f020298a92039fc838d9".

Subsequently, the controller 107 requests the content to be downloaded and transmits the UAP binary code information generated in the above-described step S405 to the content server 130 (S407).

The content server 130 receiving the content request signal and the UAP binary code information analyzes the received UAP binary code information (S409). The content server 130 analyzes the binary code by comparing the received UAP binary code information with the UAP structure. Here, the UAP structure will be described taking as an example a form in which all functions provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 are arranged in order, for example, in the form of mp3, mp4, jpg, bmp.

When analyzing the UAP information of the mobile communication terminal 100 using the UAP binary code information received from the mobile communication terminal 100, the first binary code "f" is "1111". As described above, since the UAP structures mp3, mp4, jpg, and bmp are stored in the content server 130, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes mp3 (1), mp4 (1), jpg (1), As bmp (1), it has all these functions.

Next, the content server 130 checks whether the requested content can be supported by the mobile communication terminal 100 (S411). As described above, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmitting the UAP binary code information from the S409 process of analyzing the binary code confirms that all the mp3, mp4, jpg, and bmp functions are provided, and the content server 130 requests Check whether the recorded content is the content that can be played with the mp3, mp4, jpg, and bmp functions.

If the requested content can be supported by the mobile communication terminal 100, the content server 130 transmits the requested content from the mobile communication terminal 100 to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S413). The mobile communication terminal 100 receives content from the content server 130 via the wireless communication network 170 (S415).

Meanwhile, if the content requested in step S411 is not supported by the mobile communication terminal 100, the content server 130 transmits a message indicating that the requested content is not supportable to the mobile communication terminal 100. (S417).

Meanwhile, the data communication method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and may be variously modified within the scope not departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. This will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

According to the present invention, since the mobile communication terminal provides the UAP information in a specific form or in the form of binary code, whether the content server supports the content of the mobile communication terminal can be checked irrespective of the operator server. Data communication is effective.

Claims (8)

In the data communication method between the content server and the mobile communication terminal, Generating and storing, by the content server, a UAP of the mobile communication terminal as a UAP table; Generating UAP information supported by the mobile communication terminal and transmitting the UAP information to the content server together with a content request signal when a content request is made to the content server; and And comparing the UAP information with the UAP table in the content server, and transmitting the requested content if the mobile communication terminal supports it. The method of claim 1, wherein the UAP information, And data type of the mobile communication terminal and UAP information including a function supported by the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 2, wherein the UAP table, And a database of functions supported for each type of the mobile communication terminal in a table form. The method of claim 2, wherein the transmitting of the requested content comprises: If the mobile communication terminal is not supported, the content server further comprises the step of transmitting a message indicating that it is not supported to the mobile communication terminal. In the data communication method between the content server and the mobile communication terminal, Generating UAP information supported by the mobile communication terminal and transmitting the UAP information to the content server together with a content request signal when a content request is made to the content server; and And analyzing the UAP information at the content server and transmitting the requested content if the mobile communication terminal can support it. The method of claim 5, The UAP information is a data communication method, characterized in that the information generated by the binary code of the UAP supported by the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 6, wherein the transmitting of the requested content comprises: And analyzing the received UAP information based on a UAP structure in which functions of a mobile communication terminal stored in the content server are sequentially arranged. The method of claim 6, wherein the transmitting of the requested content comprises: If the mobile communication terminal is not supported, the content server further comprises the step of transmitting a message indicating that it is not supported to the mobile communication terminal.

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