KR100851665B1 - Wireless internet system and portable multimedia player apparatus and method for offering contents usage function of homepage when is off-line - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable multimedia player (PMP) device having a wireless Internet access function. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mobile homepage when a user can use contents and items set on his or her homepage. The present invention relates to a wireless Internet system and a portable multimedia player device providing a content using function, and a method thereof. The present invention relates to a wireless Internet system having a wireless Internet network having a plurality of wireless Internet service areas, wherein the user is connected to the wireless Internet network to provide contents through the Internet, receives a predetermined synchronization request, and receives the synchronization request. A homepage provider that transmits homepage configuration data for constituting a homepage including contents to the wireless internet network, and when operating in an online mode in the wireless internet service area, to the homepage providing operator through the wireless internet network. Request a synchronization, download and synchronize the homepage configuration data in response to the synchronization request, and when the web browser is driven in an offline mode by a user outside the wireless Internet service area, switch to server mode, and configure the synchronized homepage. And a portable multimedia player device for loading sex data and displaying and playing the contents included in the homepage configuration data.

PMP, Online, Offline, Content, Items, Sync, Website Configuration Data, MySQL, APACHI

Description

WIRELESS INTERNET SYSTEM AND PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA PLAYER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFERING CONTENTS USAGE FUNCTION OF HOMEPAGE WHEN IS OFF-LINE}

1 is a view showing the configuration of a wireless Internet system that provides a home page content and item use function when offline in a portable multimedia player device according to the present invention

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a portable multimedia player device that provides homepage content and item usage functions when offline according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using homepage content and items when offline according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a web server that provides a homepage content and item using function when offline according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a portable multimedia player (PMP) device having a wireless Internet access function. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mobile homepage when a user can use contents and items set on his or her homepage. The present invention relates to a wireless Internet system and a portable multimedia player device providing a content using function, and a method thereof.

In general, a portable multimedia player (PMP) device is a device that can play various multimedia such as audio playback such as MP3 files, video in various formats, and the like.

Recently, the portable multimedia player device has been released to the navigation function by providing a GPS receiving module and map data, and also has a wired and wireless communication module to connect to the Internet network to enjoy the Internet on the go. There are also devices available. The Internet access method through the wireless communication module is generally a method using a Coded Division Multiplexing Access (CDMA) mobile communication network and a method using a wireless local area network (W-LAN Network).

However, the method of using the mobile communication network has a problem of paying a large cost such as expensive data communication fee and additional information service fee in order to use the Internet.

And the method using the wireless local area network can be used at a lower price than the method using the mobile communication network in a fixed amount, but only within a wireless local area network (hereinafter referred to as a "wireless Internet service area") having a specific area, for example, Since the wireless access point (AP) is available only within a radius of 20m of the area where the AP is installed, there was a problem that is difficult to use while moving.

In addition, as the penetration rate increases due to various functionalities and portability of the portable multimedia player device, and the communication function is provided, the importance of various contents is increasing in the portable multimedia player device market.

Therefore, portable multimedia player device manufacturers, which focused on performance competition, are trying to secure content that can be enjoyed by real consumers. Therefore, development of various contents that can be applied to portable multimedia player devices is required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for improving the above-described problems and satisfying the requirements is to provide a wireless homepage content use function that allows a user to use contents and items set on their homepage even when offline. An internet system, a portable multimedia player device, and a method thereof are provided.

The apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object; A wireless Internet system having a wireless Internet network having a plurality of wireless Internet service areas, the wireless Internet system comprising: contents connected to the wireless Internet network to provide contents through the Internet, receiving a predetermined synchronization request, and contents for the user who requested the synchronization; A homepage provider for transmitting homepage configuration data for constituting a homepage to the wireless internet network, and when operating in an online mode in the wireless internet service area, request synchronization with the homepage provider through the wireless internet network; And download and synchronize the homepage configuration data in response to the synchronization request, and when the web browser is driven in an offline mode by a user outside the wireless Internet service area, switch to server mode, and load the synchronized homepage configuration data. And a portable multimedia player device for displaying and playing the contents included in the home page configuration data.

Another apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object; Homepage configuration data for configuring a homepage including a wireless Internet network having a plurality of wireless Internet service areas and contents connected to the wireless Internet network to provide contents through the Internet, and contents for the user who requested the synchronization when a synchronization request occurs. A portable multimedia player device capable of accessing a wireless internet system having a homepage provider for providing a wireless home network to a wireless internet network, comprising: a wireless communication module for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data by connecting to a wireless internet network in a wireless internet service area; A second storage unit for storing configuration data, an audio / video decoder for decoding and outputting input audio and video, and a homepage according to the homepage configuration data through a web browser, and displaying the audio / video A first display unit displaying a video decoded by a coder, an audio processor processing and outputting audio decoded by the audio / video decoder, and providing the homepage through the wireless communication module when a web browser is driven in the wireless Internet service area; Requests for synchronization by accessing a service provider, downloads homepage configuration data of a user according to the synchronization request, stores the data in the second storage unit, and synchronizes the homepage stored in the second storage unit by operating in a server mode in an offline mode. And a control unit for loading the configuration data and displaying the same through a web browser displayed on the first display unit and controlling the first display unit, the audio / video decoder, and the audio processing unit for the selected content from the homepage configuration data. It features.

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object; A method of providing a content use function during off-line of a wireless internet system comprising a wireless internet network having a plurality of wireless internet service areas, a homepage provider and a portable multimedia player device, wherein the portable multimedia player device is used in the wireless internet service area. Requesting synchronization with the homepage provider through the wireless internet network; and receiving the synchronization request from the homepage provider and sending homepage configuration data for the portable multimedia user through the wireless internet network. Downloading to the mobile multimedia player, receiving and synchronizing the homepage configuration data, and running the web browser in the offline mode. Displaying the loads the sex data, and characterized by constituted by any process executing the selected content.

The present invention can read the articles posted on the guest book and bulletin board of the user's blog or homepage (hereinafter collectively referred to as "home page"), and pays extra money to buy MP3 files and specific audio files and video files A wireless internet system and a portable multimedia player device for playback are provided. Hereinafter, texts, audio files, and videos posted on a user's homepage are referred to as contents.

The wireless Internet system of the present invention is composed of a wireless Internet network, a web site providing web server providing the home page, and a portable multimedia device. The portable multimedia player device detects a wireless Internet service area in order to use contents posted on its homepage even in an offline mode, and accesses all the data for configuring the user's homepage by accessing the user's homepage in the wireless Internet service area. (Hereinafter, referred to as "homepage configuration data"), that is, homepage configuration data stored in a homepage providing web server through the wireless Internet network are synchronized to provide a homepage for the user.

In addition, the portable multimedia player device of the present invention is connected to the Internet network in the wireless Internet service area, that is, operates in the client mode in the online mode, and when the Internet network is not accessible or not connected, that is, the server in the offline mode. By operating in the mode, the synchronized homepage configuration data is read so that the contents uploaded on its own homepage can be used even in the offline mode.

Accordingly, the portable multimedia player device of the present invention is a web server program such as Apache for operating as a web server to operate in a server mode, a database operating program such as MySQL, which is a database configuration and management program, and a JavaScript program such as PHP. The lamp must be installed.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to deviate from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a wireless Internet system for providing a home page content and item use function when offline in a portable multimedia player device according to the present invention. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 1, an example of a 'cyworld' in which the homepage providing web server is currently serving on the Internet will be described.

Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a portable multimedia player device, 101 is a vehicle equipped with the portable head media player device, 120 is a wireless Internet network, 110s 110-1, 110-2, 110-n is a wireless Internet service area, 130 is a homepage provider, 131 is a web server of a homepage provider, and 133 is a database server connected to the homepage provider web server 131.

The portable multimedia player device 100 operates in an on-line mode in the wireless Internet service area 110 to access the wireless Internet network 120 and to provide a homepage providing web server of a homepage providing service provider 130 that manages a user's homepage. 131) to display the user's homepage and to use the posts and contents posted on the homepage.

In addition, the portable multimedia player device 100 may provide a homepage web server through the wireless Internet network 120 when a synchronization request by a user is generated in the online mode or when the automatic synchronization of the online mode is set by the user. Request synchronization of homepage configuration data for their homepage.

In response to the homepage configuration data synchronization request, if the synchronization approval from the homepage providing web server 131 falls, the portable multimedia player device 100 downloads the homepage configuration data and performs synchronization.

Receiving and synchronizing all homepage configuration data for the user of the portable multimedia player device 100 from the homepage providing web server 131 every time the synchronization is not preferable in terms of time taken for synchronization. Therefore, in the present invention, the date and time of the synchronization is recorded in the portable multimedia player device 100 or the homepage-provided web server 131, and the content is changed and added after the previous synchronization date and time at the next synchronization. Synchronize only on the homepage configuration data. In the former case, that is, when the portable multimedia player device 100 stores the synchronization date and time, the previous synchronization date and time information should be transmitted to the homepage providing web server 131 when the synchronization request is made.

The portable multimedia player apparatus 100 switches to a server mode when the web browser is driven in an area other than the wireless Internet service areas 110, that is, the offline mode, and the homepage configuration data synchronized through the web browser in the server mode. Read and display them, and use the contents of your homepage as you do online.

For example, if the homepage provider is Cyworld, the portable multimedia flare device 100 is connected to the Cyworld homepage providing web server 131 in the online mode, and the avatar, music, guestbook, bulletin board, and video purchased from Cyworld. Synchronize the homepage configuration data including the contents such as, and operate in the server mode in the offline mode to read the homepage configuration data to use the same content as online.

In addition, in case the user inevitably needs to format the portable multimedia player apparatus 100, the portable multimedia player apparatus 100 requests a synchronization initial request for receiving all homepage configuration data from the beginning at the request of the user. can do. If, when the portable multimedia player device 100 is formatted and the synchronization initialization request does not occur and the homepage providing web server 131 stores the synchronization date and time, the homepage providing web server 131 simply generates a synchronization request. Only synchronizes the homepage configuration data after the synchronization date and time. In order to prevent this, the portable multimedia player apparatus 100 checks the existence of homepage configuration data when a user or a synchronization request is generated by an automatic synchronization mode, and outputs a message informing that synchronization initialization is performed when there is no homepage configuration data. It would be desirable.

When the synchronization request is generated from the portable multimedia player device 100, the homepage providing server 131 of the homepage provider 130 checks the synchronization date and time for the user who has made the synchronization request, and after the synchronization date and time, The homepage configuration data of the contents changed or added to the webpage is searched through the database server 133, and the searched homepage configuration data is transmitted to the portable multimedia player device 100 through the wireless Internet network 120 to perform synchronization.

In addition, when the homepage providing web server 131 generates a synchronous initialization request from the PMP device 100, the homepage providing web server 131 transmits the entire homepage configuration data of the user of the PMP device 100 that has made the synchronous initialization request to perform synchronization.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable multimedia player apparatus having a home page content and an item use function when offline according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the PMP apparatus 100 according to the present invention will be described.

The PMP apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a control unit 10, a first storage unit 20, a second storage unit 30, an input unit 40, a first display unit 50, a second display unit 55, A wireless communication module 60, a wired communication module 70, an audio / video decoder (hereinafter referred to as an "A / V decoder") 80 and an audio processor 90 are included.

The controller 10 controls the overall operation of the PMP apparatus 100 according to the present invention.

The first storage unit 20 is composed of an area for storing a control program for controlling the PMP apparatus 100 according to the present invention, and an area for temporarily storing data generated during the execution of the control program.

The second storage unit 30 is a portable storage device or a hard disk such as a security digital (SD) card or a compact flash (CF) card. The web storage device according to the present invention, PHP, MySQL, Appachi, etc. Store the same applications and store homepage configuration data.

The input unit 40 includes a plurality of keys for the user to control the operation of the PMP apparatus 100, and outputs key data about a key pressed by the user among the keys to the controller 10.

The first display unit 50 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a touch screen. The equalizer for moving picture and music is controlled according to the operation mode of the PMP device 100 under the control of the control unit 10. Displays various information such as waveform, music and video list, file name of music and video being played and so on. In particular, when the web browser driving command is input in the online and offline modes, the first display unit 50 drives the web browser and displays the homepage through the web browser.

The second display unit 55 is a light emitting diode (LED) or a light emitting diode of two colors or more, and when the second display unit 55 is in the wireless Internet service area 110 under the control of the control unit 10, the wireless It is turned off in an area other than the Internet service area 110. Alternatively, the second display unit 55 may use a light emitting diode (LED) or two or more color light emitting diodes. In this case, the second display unit 55 is turned on in the wireless Internet service area 110, and is turned on in other areas.

The wireless communication module 60 is a wireless local area network (W-LAN) module for accessing the wireless Internet network 120. The wireless communication module 60 checks whether or not the wireless Internet service area 110 is present and informs the control unit 10. Under the control of 10, the wireless Internet service area 110 accesses the wireless Internet network and transmits and receives data.

The wired communication module 70 is a wired local area network (LAN network) module for connecting to a wired internet network. The wired communication module 70 checks whether the wired internet network is connected to the control unit 10 and receives the control of the control unit 10. Connect to a wired Internet network (not shown) to send and receive data according to the TCP / IP protocol.

The A / V decoder 80 controls audio files such as video files and MP3 files of various formats stored in the second storage unit 30 or included in the homepage configuration data under the control of the controller 10. The video data processed according to the video processing is output through the first display unit 50 and the audio data processed by the audio is output to the audio processing unit 90.

The audio processor 90 performs audio processing such as volume control on the audio data output from the A / V decoder 80 under the control of the controller 10 and outputs the audio data through a speaker (not shown).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using homepage content and items when offline according to the present invention. A description with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 is as follows.

First, in step 313, the controller 10 of the PMP apparatus 100 monitors the wireless communication module 60 to check whether it is in the wireless Internet service area 110.

If it is in the wireless Internet service area in step 313, the controller 10 proceeds to step 315 and notifies that the wireless Internet service area 110 has been entered through the first display unit 50 or the second display unit 50. The notification of access to the wireless Internet service area 110 may be notified by displaying an icon or displaying a message informing the first display unit 50 of whether the second display unit 55 is turned on or off or different from each other. You can tell by color, or you can use both methods.

After indicating whether to enter the wireless Internet service area in step 315, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 317 and checks whether the web browser by the user is driven. The web browser may be a general Internet web browser such as Internet Explorer, or may be a dedicated web browser. For example, the dedicated web browser is a web browser that operates on a specific homepage. For example, 'Cyworld' is a web browser that can directly access a cyworld homepage.

When the web browser is driven in step 317, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 319 to set the client mode, and proceeds to step 321 to check whether the automatic update mode is set. The automatic update mode may be set by a user selecting from a setting option of a web browser.

If the automatic updater mode is set in step 321, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 323, accesses the web site to which its homepage is forwarded, and performs a synchronization request to the accessed web server 131. In this case, when the web browser being executed is a general general web browser, the accessed web site and the web site accessed through the general web browser may be different. For example, if the website for synchronizing the homepage configuration data is 'cyworld' and the initial website set in the general-purpose general web browser is 'naver', the website displayed through the general web browser is 'naver' Will be. However, in the case of using a dedicated web browser, a website that performs synchronization with a website accessed through the dedicated web browser, that is, the web server 131, will be the same.

In addition, the user's login information is also transmitted in the synchronization request message that is transmitted when the synchronization request is performed in the automatic update mode. In addition, when using a dedicated web browser, the controller 10 may perform a synchronization request after logging in to the web server 131 even if the automatic update mode is set.

After the synchronization request in step 323, if the synchronization is approved from the web server 131 in step 325, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 327 to synchronize the homepage configuration data. The update of the homepage configuration data is made based on the previous synchronization date and time stored in the PMP apparatus 100 or / and the homepage providing web server 131 as described in the description of FIG. 1.

In addition, in the automatic update mode, the controller 10 inspects the second storage unit 30 to determine whether there is homepage configuration data, and if there is no homepage configuration data, automatically synchronizes the entire homepage configuration data to a web server ( 131).

When the synchronization is completed, the controller 10 records the synchronization date and time in step 329. Step 329 is applied when the PMP device 100 manages the synchronization date and time, or when both the PMP device 100 and the homepage providing web server 131 manage the synchronization date and time, only the homepage providing web server 131. It does not apply when managing synchronization date and time.

After recording the synchronization date and time, the control unit 10 monitors the wireless communication unit 60 in step 330 to check whether the PMP device 100 leaves the wireless Internet service area 110, and the wireless Internet service area 110. If out of step proceeds to step 339.

On the other hand, if the automatic update mode is not set in the checking of the automatic update mode setting in step 321, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 331 and checks whether the user logs in. In step 331, the controller 10 proceeds to step 332. Run

When the online Internet is executed, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 333 when the input unit 40 or the first display unit 50 is a touch screen, and the homepage configuration data update command or the entire homepage configuration data through the first display unit 50. Check that the update command is entered.

If the homepage configuration data update and full update command are generated in step 333, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 323 and requests a synchronization to the homepage providing web server 131 and performs the same steps 325 and 330. Do it.

However, steps 331 and 333 described a process of synchronizing when the homepage configuration data update or full update command occurs after login. However, without steps 331 and 332, that is, without a login process, the homepage configuration data update or full update command occurs. In step 323, the synchronization may be requested. In this case, when the synchronization request, the login information for authentication must be transmitted together.

In addition, if the determination result in step 313 is not in the wireless Internet service area, the control unit 10 proceeds to step 337 to check whether the web browser is driven, and if the web browser is driven in step 337, step 339.

The control unit 10 proceeds from step 330 to 339 or from step 337 to 339 is set to the server mode offline, and in step 341 the homepage configuration data stored in synchronization with the second storage unit 30 Load and display on the first display unit 50, and executes the offline Internet in step 343. That is, the controller 10 is a server when the user runs out of the Internet service area 110 or runs the web browser in an area other than the wireless Internet service area 110 while using the Internet in the wireless Internet service area 110. Operate in mode.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a web server for providing a home page content and an item using function when offline according to the present invention.

The homepage providing web server 131 checks whether the user logs on through the PMP apparatus 100 in step 411.

When the user logs on in step 411, the homepage providing web server 131 reads the homepage configuration data of the user logged on through the database server 133 in step 413 to perform a general web server function.

In step 413, the homepage providing web server 131 proceeds to step 415 and checks whether a synchronization request or a synchronization initialization request is generated from the logged-on PMP device 100.

When the synchronization request is generated in step 415, the homepage providing web server 131 transmits a synchronization approval message to the PMP device 100 in step 416, and proceeds to step 417 to synchronize the date and time of the synchronization that was performed immediately before. Loading is performed, and the homepage configuration data of contents changed or added after the synchronization date and time is transmitted to the PMP apparatus 100 to perform synchronization.

When the synchronization is completed, the homepage providing web server 131 proceeds to step 419 to record and finish the synchronization date and time when the synchronization is performed.

4 illustrates a process of performing synchronization after user logon, but when the synchronization request occurs in step 415 even when the user does not log in in step 411 as shown in FIG. 4, the PMP device 100 in FIG. It can also be configured to log on using the logon information sent.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has an advantage that a user using a portable multimedia player apparatus can use contents posted on his or her homepage offline even in a region other than a wireless Internet service area.

In addition, since the present invention can use the MP3 file purchased through the homepage and dedicated audio files and contents that can be used only on the homepage through the portable multimedia player device, there is no need to purchase separate contents for use in the portable multimedia player device. Has the advantage of being.

Claims (11)

delete In a wireless Internet system having a wireless Internet network having a plurality of wireless Internet service areas, Connect with the wireless Internet network to provide contents through the Internet, manage the synchronization date and time according to a predetermined synchronization request for each user, and change after the synchronization date and time by checking the previous synchronization date and time when the synchronization request is made. A homepage provider for providing only the added or added homepage configuration data to the wireless Internet network; When operating in the online mode in the wireless Internet service area, a request for synchronization to the homepage provider through the wireless Internet network, in response to the synchronization request to download and synchronize the homepage configuration data, the wireless Internet service area When the web browser is driven in the offline mode by the user from the outside, the portable multimedia player is configured to switch to the server mode, load the synchronized homepage configuration data, and display and play the content included in the homepage configuration data. A wireless Internet system that provides homepage content use when offline. The method of claim 2, The wireless Internet system for providing a home page content using function, characterized in that the content is an MP3 file purchased through the homepage provider, the audio file and video file dedicated to the homepage provider and the post registered on the user homepage. The method of claim 2, The portable multimedia player device manages a synchronization date and time, and transmits a previous synchronization date and time with the synchronization request, And a homepage content using function of the homepage provider to transmit homepage configuration data changed or added after the synchronization date and time to the portable multimedia player device when the homepage provider receives the synchronization request. delete A wireless Internet network having a plurality of wireless Internet service areas and connected to the wireless Internet network to provide contents through the Internet, and when the synchronization request is generated, the homepage configuration data including contents for the user who requested the synchronization is included in the wireless Internet network. In a portable multimedia player device that can be connected to a wireless Internet system having a homepage provider that provides If the portable multimedia player device enters the wireless Internet service area, the wireless multimedia service area entry notification data indicating that the wireless Internet service area has been entered is output to the controller, and the wireless Internet service area is connected to a wireless Internet network to wirelessly. Wireless communication module for transmitting and receiving data with, A second display unit which is turned on when in the wireless Internet service area and displayed in a different off or light emission color when outside the wireless Internet service area; A second storage unit for storing homepage configuration data; An audio / video decoder for decoding and outputting audio and video input; A first display unit displaying a home page according to the home page configuration data through a web browser and displaying a video decoded by the audio / video decoder; An audio processor configured to process and output audio decoded by the audio / video decoder; When the web browser is driven in the wireless Internet service area, the wireless communication module accesses the homepage provider and requests synchronization, and downloads the homepage configuration data for the user by the synchronization request and stores the data in the second storage unit. Synchronize, operate in the server mode in the offline mode to load the homepage configuration data stored in the second storage unit to display through the web browser displayed on the first display unit, the first display unit for the selected content of the homepage configuration data, A portable multimedia player device for providing a content use function when offline, characterized in that the control unit for executing the content by controlling the audio / video decoder and the audio processor. The method of claim 6, When the control unit enters the wireless Internet service area, the portable multimedia player device providing a home page content using function, characterized in that the automatic request for synchronization to the homepage provider. delete delete delete A method of providing a content use function during off-line of a wireless internet system comprising a wireless internet network having a plurality of wireless internet service areas, a homepage provider and a portable multimedia player device, Requesting, by the portable multimedia player device, synchronization to the homepage provider in the wireless internet service area through the wireless internet network; When the homepage provider receives the synchronization request, the homepage provider checks a previous synchronization date and time, performs synchronization on the homepage configuration data that has been changed or added after the synchronization date and time, and the portable multimedia player device through the wireless Internet network. With the download process, The portable multimedia player device receives and synchronizes the homepage configuration data, loads and displays the synchronized homepage configuration data when the web browser is driven in the offline mode, and executes the selected content. How to provide content usage function.

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