KR100858149B1 - Method and apparatus for synchronizing idle screen contents - Google Patents

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KR100858149B1
KR100858149B1 KR1020070052894A KR20070052894A KR100858149B1 KR 100858149 B1 KR100858149 B1 KR 100858149B1 KR 1020070052894 A KR1020070052894 A KR 1020070052894A KR 20070052894 A KR20070052894 A KR 20070052894A KR 100858149 B1 KR100858149 B1 KR 100858149B1
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A method and an apparatus for synchronizing idle screen contents are provided to enable a contents sync server to receive a sync request message, compare the idle screen contents setting information of a sync request terminal and a sync target terminal, acquire at least one of idle screen contents information set to only the sync request terminal, and set idle screen contents corresponding to the acquired idle screen contents information to the idle screen contents of the sync target terminal, thereby setting the idle screen contents set to a terminal to the other terminal. A sync request terminal(100) transmits an idle screen contents sync request message to a contents sync server(120). The contents sync server requests a sync target terminal(110) to provide the idle screen contents setting information of the sync target terminal. The contents sync server receives the idle screen contents setting information of the sync target terminal from the sync target terminal. The contents sync server compares the idle screen contents setting information of the sync request terminal and the sync target terminal to acquire at least one of idle screen contents information set to only the sync request terminal. The contents sync server transmits an idle screen contents request message corresponding to the idle screen contents information to a contents server(130). The contents server transmits requested idle screen contents to the sync target terminal. The sync target terminal sets the received idle screen contents to the sync target terminal. The sync target terminal transmits the idle screen contents setting information to the contents sync server.

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Method and apparatus for synchronizing idle screen contents {Method and apparatus for synchronizing idle screen contents}

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an entire system for a standby screen content sink set in a plurality of terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of synchronizing idle screen contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting idle screen contents between terminals in which idle screen contents sinks are made according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for releasing idle screen content setting between terminals in which idle screen content sinks are made according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a content sink server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates an example of a standby screen state before and after a standby screen content sync according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 illustrates an example of a standby screen state before and after a standby screen content sync according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and device for synchronizing idle screen contents between a plurality of terminals, and more particularly, to a technology for setting idle screen contents set in a sink request terminal through a standby screen contents sync method.

Recently, with the development of communication technology and the popularization of the Internet, users of wired and wireless terminals can access the Internet anytime and anywhere to obtain desired information.

However, since an Internet user generally needs to access a plurality of web pages in order to access a web page that provides desired information, there is a problem that not only the time is consumed due to unnecessary connection but also the communication cost is not too small.

In order to solve this problem, recently, an application for providing contents desired by a user on a terminal idle screen has been developed and a service (aka, idle screen service) has been made. The user may be provided with desired information in real time through the contents provided by the idle screen service, and more detailed information may be easily obtained through the idle screen content.

In recent years, although the application service of the above idle screen service has been continuously developed, a technique for synchronizing (interlocking) the idle screen content between a plurality of terminals has not been developed.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention is to propose a method and apparatus for sinking the idle screen content that can set the idle screen content set in the terminal to other terminals.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for synchronizing idle screen contents, which can set only a part of idle screen contents set in a terminal according to a content sink option in another terminal.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for releasing idle screen content sink between terminals by performing idle screen content sink.

Still other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the object as described above, according to an aspect of the present invention,

A standby screen content sink method performed by a content sink server connected to a sink request terminal and at least one sink target terminal through a communication network, includes: receiving a sink request message for receiving a sink request message including the sink target terminal information; A content information obtaining step of comparing at least one idle screen content setting information between the sink request terminal and the sink target terminal to obtain at least one of idle screen content information set only at the sink request terminal; And setting an idle screen content corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information as an idle screen content of the sink target terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a program of instructions that can be executed by a computer is tangibly implemented to perform a standby screen content sink method, and in a recording medium recording a program that can be read by the computer, the sink A sink request message receiving step of receiving a sink request message including target terminal information; A content information obtaining step of comparing at least one idle screen content setting information between the sink request terminal and the sink target terminal to obtain at least one of idle screen content information set only at the sink request terminal; And a recording medium recording a program for performing a standby screen content setting step of setting the idle screen content corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information as the idle screen content of the sink target terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a content sink server connected to a sink request terminal and one or more sink target terminals via a communication network, the content sink server comprising: a communication unit configured to receive a sink request message including the sink target terminal information; A content information acquisition unit which compares the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal and the sink target terminal to obtain one or more of idle screen content information set only for the sink request terminal; And an idle screen content setting unit configured to set idle screen content corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information as idle screen content of the sink target terminal.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

 Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used for the same means regardless of the reference numerals in order to facilitate the overall understanding.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an entire system for a standby screen content sink set in a plurality of terminals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for syncing an idle screen content set in a plurality of terminals includes a sink request terminal 100, a sink target terminal 110, a content sink server 120, and a content server 130-1 and 130-. 2, hereinafter referred to as '130', if not necessary to distinguish specifically), the Internet network 140, and may include a mobile communication network 150.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sink request terminal 100 may set the idle screen (or desktop) content set in the sink request terminal 100 as the idle screen (or desktop) content of the sink target terminal 100. Can be.

Here, the idle screen content is a kind of small application program (eg, a clock widget, stock information widget, weather information widget, calendar widget, etc.) provided on the desktop in the case of a PC connected to the Internet network. In this case, the user may easily obtain information (eg, weather information, stock information, etc.) provided by the content operator using the idle screen content, and may reduce the number of unnecessary Internet accesses to obtain specific information. In addition, the idle screen content is a mobile communication terminal connected to the mobile communication network 150, the mobile communication terminal is in a standby state (for example, when the mobile communication terminal is a mobile phone standby state, more specifically, the mobile phone user to flip the mobile phone) Is an application program displayed on the display unit of the mobile communication terminal. At this time, the user of the mobile communication terminal can be provided with beneficial information in real time through the idle screen content, and can easily obtain detailed information on the information provided through the idle screen content.

In addition, the sink of the idle screen content refers to setting the idle screen content set in the sink request terminal 100 but not set in the sink target terminal 110 in the sink target terminal. For example, assuming that the stock information widget is set in the sink request terminal 100, the sink request terminal 100 may set the stock information widget to the sink target terminal 110 through a sink of the idle screen content. Here, the idle screen content is set not to be simply stored in the terminal but refers to a state in which an application program is set up so that it can be driven when a command of a terminal user is input.

In addition, after the synchronization of the idle screen content between the plurality of terminals, if the new idle screen content is set to any one of the plurality of terminals, the same idle screen content may be automatically set to the other terminal is a sink. For example, when the standby screen content is synchronized between the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110, when the clock widget is set in the sink request terminal 100 according to a user's manipulation, the sink target terminal 110 is automatically synchronized. The clock widget may be set, and when the weather information widget is set in the sink target terminal 110 according to a user's operation, the weather widget may be set in the sink request terminal 100 automatically. Here, the orientation of the idle screen content setting may be limited according to the idle screen content sink option. That is, when the new idle screen content is set in the sink request terminal 100, the same idle screen content is set in the sink target terminal 110, and when the new idle screen content is set in the sink target terminal 110, the sink request terminal is set. The idle screen content may not be set at 100. Of course, the reverse of the above would also be possible.

In general, a screen provided on a monitor to receive a PC user's command is referred to as a desktop. In the case of a mobile communication terminal, for example, a mobile phone, a screen provided on a display of a mobile phone is in standby mode. (Or standby mode), the above names will be collectively referred to as standby screen for clarity of understanding and explanation. However, such a general name should be appropriately interpreted according to the type of the sink request terminal 100 or the sink target terminal 110, and it is obvious that the scope of the present invention is not limited or limited by the general name as described above. something to do.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sink request terminal 100 may be a terminal 101 connected to the Internet network 140 or a mobile communication terminal 102 connected to the mobile communication network 150. Here, when the user connects the mobile communication terminal capable of wireless communication to the PC to access the mobile communication network 150 to perform data communication, the PC may be treated as a terminal connected to the mobile communication network 150. Hereinafter, when the sink request terminal 100 does not need to be distinguished and represented as a terminal 101 connected to the Internet network 140 and a mobile communication terminal 102 connected to the mobile communication network 150, the sink request terminal 100 is provided. Will be collectively referred to as

The sink request terminal 100 may be applied without limitation as long as the terminal enables data communication through the communication network 140 or 150. That is, the sink request terminal 100 may be a PC, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, etc. capable of data communication.

The sink request terminal 100 may request and receive idle screen contents from the content server 130 connected through the communication network 140 or 150, and receive some or all of the received idle screen contents of the sink request terminal 100. Can be set on the standby screen. At this time, the idle screen content may be a kind of application program for providing news, stock price information, broadcast programs, advertisements, movie notices, e-mails, games, weather information, and the like.

In addition, information (eg, news, stock price information, etc.) provided through the idle screen content may be updated. At this time, the update method may be a PULL or PUSH method. The PULL method refers to a method in which information is updated according to a request of the sink request terminal 100, and the PUSH method refers to a content server 130 forcibly providing information according to a preset method to the sink request terminal 100. In this case, the update may be performed at a predetermined cycle.

In addition, the sink request terminal 100 may transmit a sink request message to the content sink server 120 connected through the communication network 140 or 150. In this case, the sink request message may include the sink target terminal 110 information. In addition, the sink request message may include idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100. Of course, when the content sink server 120 stores the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100, the sink request message will not need to include the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100. In addition, the sink request message is a message requesting that the idle screen content set in the sink request terminal 100 be set as the idle screen content of the sink target terminal 100.

Like the sink request terminal, the sink target terminal 110 may be a terminal 111 connected to the Internet network 140 or a mobile communication terminal 112 connected to the mobile communication network 150. The general matters for the sink request terminal 110 mentioned above may also be applied to the sink target terminal 110 in the same manner, and thus, redundant description thereof will be omitted. Of course, since the sink target terminal 110 is a terminal targeted for sinking the idle screen content, it is obvious that the matter regarding the transmission of the sink request message cannot be applied to the sink target terminal 110. In addition, in FIG. 1, the sink target terminal 110 is illustrated as one, but this is merely for convenience of understanding and explanation of the invention, and the sink target terminal (1) in which the sink request terminal 100 and the standby screen content are synced may be formed. 110 may be one or more.

The sink target terminal 110 may transmit the idle screen content setting information of the content sink target terminal 110 to the content sink server 120. The idle screen content setting information refers to information on idle screen content currently set in the sink target terminal 110. The idle screen content setting information may be transmitted at the request of the content sink server 120. In addition, the idle screen content setting information may be transmitted whenever the idle screen content is set in the sink target terminal 110. In addition, when the idle screen content set in the sink target terminal 110 is released, the sink target terminal 110 may transmit the idle screen content setting release information to the content sink server 120.

When the sink request message is received from the sink request terminal 100, the content sink server 120 sets the idle screen content set in the sink request terminal 100 as the idle screen content of the sink target terminal 110. That is, one or more of the idle screen contents set in the sink request terminal 100 but not set in the sink target terminal 110 are compared by comparing the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110. May be set as the idle screen content of the sink target terminal 110.

In addition, when the idle screen content is synchronized between a plurality of terminals, the content sink server 120 may set the same idle screen content to another terminal on which the sink is made when a new idle screen content is set in any one of the plurality of terminals. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the content sink server 120 and the content server 130-2 connected to the mobile communication network 150 are provided in a separate form for network efficiency. However, if the capacity of the content sink server 120 is not insufficient, the content sink server 120 may also perform the function of the content server 130-2. In addition, unlike the illustrated in FIG. 1, the content sink server 120 may be a server connected to the Internet network 140.

In addition, the content sink server 120 may receive the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110 from the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110. At this time, there is no limitation as to when the idle screen content setting information is provided. In addition, the idle screen content setting information may be provided according to a request of the content sink server 120, or may be provided even when there is no request.

The content server 130 may be a content server 130-1 connected to the internet network 140, and may be a content server 130-2 connected to the mobile communication network 150. Hereinafter, when the content server 130-1 connected to the Internet network 140 and the content server 130-2 connected to the mobile communication network 150 do not need to be distinguished, the content server 130 connected to the Internet network 140 is required. -1) and the content server 130-2 connected to the mobile communication network 150 will be collectively referred to as the content server 130. In addition, the content server 130 may be plural.

The content server 130 may perform a function of providing idle screen content to the terminals 100 and 110 connected through the communication networks 140 and 150. In addition, the content server 130 may provide the idle screen content to the terminals 100 and 110 according to the instruction of the content sink server 120. In addition, the content server 130 may provide the content sink server 120 when the content server 130 stores the idle screen content information of the terminal.

The content server 130-2 may provide the terminal 100 or 110 with standby screen content that is different from the standby screen content provided by the content server 130-1. In addition, the content server 130-2 may provide the standby screen content received from the content server 130-1 to the terminals 102 and 112. In this case, the content server 130-2 may include a function of converting the received idle screen content into a form that the terminals 102 and 112 can use.

The internet network 140 includes a general public network, and the mobile communication network 150 is composed of a core network such as an exchange and a home location register gateway, and can perform both voice and data communication.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of synchronizing idle screen contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In operation 210, the sink request terminal 100 may transmit a standby screen content sink request message to the content sink server 120. Here, the sink request message may include the sink target terminal 110 information. In addition, the sink request message may include idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100. Of course, when the content sink server 120 previously stores idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100, the sink request message may not need to include idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100. .

In addition, when the sink request message does not include the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 and the content sink server 120 does not store the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 in advance, The sink server 120 may request and receive idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 from the sink request terminal 100. At this time, if the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 is managed by an independent server (abbreviatedly, the idle screen content setting information management server, not shown), the content sink server 120 is connected to the independent server. The idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 may be requested and received. In this case, the sink request message should include access information of the independent server.

In addition, if the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 is managed by an independent server, the sink request message of the sink request terminal 100 may be transmitted to the content sink server 120 via the independent server. Can be.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the sink request message may include idle screen content sink option information. Here, the idle screen content sink option information refers to information that allows only the idle screen content of the idle screen content set in the sink request terminal 100 to be set in the sink target terminal 110. For example, it is assumed that the weather information widget and the stock information widget are set as the standby screen content in the sink request terminal 100 and the above widget is not set in the sink target terminal 110. At this time, if the weather information widget is set as the sink target in the idle screen content sink option information, and the stock information widget is excluded from the sink target, the idle screen content set in the sink target terminal 110 through the idle screen content sink is It will only be a weather widget.

In operation 220, the content sink server 120 may request the sink target terminal 110 to set the idle screen content setting information of the sink target terminal 110. In operation 230, the content sink server 120 may request the sink target terminal ( The idle screen content setting information of the sink target terminal 110 may be received from the 110. In this case, when the content sink server 120 previously stores the idle screen content setting information of the sink target terminal 110, steps 220 and 230 may be omitted.

In operation 240, the content sink server 120 compares the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110 to obtain one or more of idle screen content information set only in the sink request terminal 100. Can be. In this case, the idle screen content information may be idle screen content identification information set in the sink request terminal 100. In addition, the idle screen content information may include access information of the content server 130 that can provide the idle screen content. Of course, if the content sink server 120 includes the function of the content server 130, it will be apparent that the idle screen content information does not need to include the access information of the content server 130.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention mentioned above, in step 240, the content sink server 120 may obtain only some of the idle screen content information set only in the sink request terminal 100 according to the idle screen content sink option information. have. That is, according to another embodiment of the present invention, only the idle screen content of the idle screen content set in the sink request terminal 100 may be set in the sink target terminal 110.

In operation 250, the content sink server 120 may transmit a standby screen content transmission request message corresponding to the idle screen content information to the content server 130. At this time, the idle screen content transmission request message may include the sink target terminal 110 information. As mentioned above, if the content sink server 120 includes the functions of the content server 130, step 250 may be omitted.

In operation 260, the content server 130 may transmit the requested idle screen content to the sink target terminal 110. As described above, when the content sink server 120 includes a function of the content server 130, the idle screen content may be directly transmitted from the content sink server 120 to the sink target terminal 110.

In operation 270, the sink target terminal 110 may set the received idle screen content to the sink target terminal 110 according to a user's request or automatically.

In operation 280, the sink target terminal 110 may transmit idle screen content setting information to the content sink server 120.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, in operation 260, the content server 130 may transmit the requested idle screen content to the content sink server 120. In this case, when the content server 130 is the content server 131 connected to the Internet network and the sink target terminal 110 is the mobile communication terminal 112 connected to the mobile communication network, the content sink server 120 receives the idle screen content. To convert the format into a format suitable for use in the mobile communication terminal 112. Thereafter, the content sink server 120 may transmit the converted standby screen content to the sink target terminal 110, and the above-described steps 270 and 280 may proceed.

The idle screen content sink method according to the present invention described above may be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves such as transmission over the Internet. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an idle screen content setting method between terminals in which an idle screen content sink is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110 perform the standby screen content sink through the sequence shown in FIG. 2 (step 310).

Thereafter, in step 320, the sink request terminal 100 may transmit a new idle screen content transmission request message message to the content server 130.

In operation 330, the content server 130 may transmit the requested idle screen content to the sink request terminal 100.

In operation 340, the sink request terminal 100 may set the received idle screen content. In this case, the received idle screen content may be automatically set in the sink request terminal 100 or may be set when a setting command of a user is input after receiving the idle screen content. In addition, when the sink request terminal 100 merely stores the received idle screen content, the subsequent process including the step 340 may be performed separately later.

In operation 350, the sink request terminal 100 may transmit idle screen content setting information to the content sink server 120. In this case, the idle screen content setting information may include idle screen content information, and the idle screen content information may include connection information of the content server 130 providing the idle screen content information. As described above, when the content sink server 120 includes the function of the content server 130, it will be apparent that the idle screen content information does not need to include the access information of the content server 130.

In operation 360, the content sink server 120 may obtain information on the terminal (sink target terminal 110 in FIG. 3) on which the sink request terminal 100 and the idle screen content sink are made using the sink request terminal 100 information. have.

In operation 370, the content sink server 120 may transmit a standby screen content (that is, idle screen content corresponding to the idle screen content information) transmission request message newly set by the sink request terminal 100 to the content server 130. have. In this case, the idle screen content transmission request message may include the sink target terminal 110 information. As mentioned above, if the content sink server 120 includes the functions of the content server 130, step 370 may be omitted.

In operation 380, the content server 130 may transmit the requested idle screen content to the sink target terminal 110. As described above, when the content sink server 120 includes a function of the content server 130, the idle screen content may be directly transmitted from the content sink server 120 to the sink target terminal 110.

In operation 390, the sink target terminal 110 may set the received idle screen content to the sink target terminal 110 according to a user's request or automatically.

In operation 395, the sink target terminal 110 may transmit idle screen content setting information to the content sink server 120.

In FIG. 3, the sink request terminal 100 requests and sets a new idle screen content for convenience of understanding and explanation of the invention. However, the process illustrated in FIG. Application is possible. That is, the order in which the positions of the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110 are simply changed in the flowchart of FIG. 3 also belong to the scope of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of releasing idle screen content setting during a terminal period in which idle screen content sinks are made according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When some of the idle screen contents set in any one of the terminals on which the idle screen contents have been synced are released, the idle screen contents which have been cancelled may be canceled in other terminals on which the sinks are set. For example, assume that a plurality of idle screen contents (eg, a weather information widget, a stock information widget, etc.) are set in the sink request terminal 100. In this case, when the weather information widget is released from the sink request terminal 100, the weather information widget set in the sink target terminal 110 may also be released through the process illustrated in FIG. 4.

The sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110 perform a standby screen content sink through the sequence shown in FIG. 2 (step 410).

In operation 420, the sink request terminal 100 may release some or all of the set idle screen contents.

In operation 430, the sink request terminal 100 may transmit idle screen content setting release information to the content sink server 120. In this case, the idle screen content setting release information may include idle screen content setting information that has been released.

In operation 440, the content sink server 120 may acquire information on the terminal (sink target terminal 110 in FIG. 4) on which the sink request terminal 100 and the idle screen content sink are made using the sink request terminal 100 information. have.

In operation 450, the content sink server 120 may transmit a standby screen content setting release request message to the sink target terminal 110. In this case, the idle screen content setting release request message includes idle screen content information to be released.

In operation 460, the sink target terminal 110 may release the setting of the idle screen content (that is, the idle screen content corresponding to the idle screen content information) requested to be released.

In operation 470, the sink target terminal 110 may transmit idle screen content setting release information to the content sink server 120.

In FIG. 4, for the convenience of clear understanding and explanation of the invention, the sink request terminal 100 is set to release the set idle screen content as an example. However, the process illustrated in FIG. 4 may be applied to any terminal having the idle screen content sink. It is possible. That is, the order in which the positions of the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110 are simply changed in the flowchart of FIG. 4 will also be within the scope of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a content sink server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the content sink server 120 may include a communication unit 510, a content information acquisition unit 520, an idle screen content setting unit 530, and a memory unit 540.

The communication unit 510 may receive a standby screen content sink request message. In this case, the sink request message may be received from the sink request terminal 100 or via the content server 130. Here, the sink request message may include the sink target terminal 110 information. In addition, the sink request message may include idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100. Of course, when the content sink server 120 previously stores idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100, the sink request message may not need to include idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100. . In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 may be received and managed before receiving the sink request message.

Also, the sink request message may include idle screen content sink option information. Here, the idle screen content sink option information refers to information that allows only the idle screen content of the idle screen content set in the sink request terminal 100 to be set in the sink target terminal 110.

The content information acquisition unit 520 compares the idle screen content setting information of the idle screen of the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110 to obtain one or more of idle screen content information set only for the sink request terminal 100. Can be obtained. In this case, the idle screen content setting information of the sink target terminal 110 may be received and managed before receiving the sink request message.

The idle screen content setting unit 530 may set the idle screen content corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information as the idle screen content of the sink target terminal 110. Hereinafter, the process of setting the idle screen content of the sink target terminal 110 will be described in detail.

The idle screen content setting unit 530 may include a message generator 531 and a content format converter 532. The message generator 531 may generate a standby screen content request message corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information. In this case, the generated idle screen content request message may be transmitted to the content server 130 through the communication unit 510, and the content server 130 may transmit the requested idle screen content to the sink target terminal 110. In this case, the idle screen content information may include access information of the content server 130, and the idle screen content transmitted to the sink target terminal 110 may be set in the sink target terminal 110. In addition, the content format conversion unit 532 converts the standby screen content corresponding to the idle screen content information into a format suitable for use by the sink target terminal 110. In this case, the format of the idle screen content may be transmitted to the sink target terminal 110 through the communication unit 510.

The memory unit 540 stores the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110. In this case, the idle screen content setting information stored in the memory unit 540 may be previously stored before receiving the sync request message. In addition, the memory unit 540 may store the idle screen content received from the content server 130. In addition, the memory unit 540 may store the idle screen content produced by the content sink server 120 operator.

All components of the content sink server 120 illustrated in FIG. 5 are not necessarily implemented in hardware, and some components (for example, the content information acquisition unit 520 and the idle screen content setting unit 530) may be used. Etc.) may be implemented in the form of an application is obvious.

6 illustrates an example of a standby screen state before and after a standby screen content sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 illustrates a standby screen content before and after a standby screen content sink according to another embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of the screen status.

Hereinafter, in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the sink target terminal 110 is expressed in the singular for the sake of clarity of understanding and explanation. However, the sink target terminal 110 according to the present invention may be one or more.

Referring to FIG. 6, reference numeral 610 is a diagram illustrating a standby screen state before a standby screen content sync between the sink request terminal 100 and the sink target terminal 110, and reference numeral 620 denotes the sink request terminal 100. ) And the standby screen after the standby screen contents of the sink target terminal 110 are synchronized. In this case, reference numeral 611 denotes a standby screen state of the sink request terminal 100, and reference numeral 612 denotes a standby screen state of the sink target terminal 110. In addition, the clock widget, stock information widget, weather information widget, calendar widget shows an example of the idle screen content.

As shown in FIG. 6, the clock widget, the stock information widget, and the weather information widget are set in the standby screen content sink request terminal 100 before the standby screen sink, and the calendar widget is set in the sink target terminal 110. Is set (reference number 610). Subsequently, when the standby screen content is synchronized through the process illustrated in FIG. 2, the clock target widget, the stock information widget, and the weather information widget may be further set in the sink target terminal 110 (reference numeral 620).

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 6, when the idle screen content sink is made, a weather information widget set only for the sink target terminal 110 may be set in the sink request terminal 100.

Referring to FIG. 7, only some of the idle screen content set in the sink request terminal 100 may be set in the sink target terminal according to the idle screen content sink option. That is, when only the clock widget is set as the sink target in the idle screen content sink option, only the clock widget set in the sink request terminal 100 may be set only in the sink target terminal 110.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, the idle screen content sinking method and apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of setting the idle screen content set in the terminal to another terminal.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that only some of the idle screen content set in the terminal according to the content sink option can be set to the other terminal.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the idle screen content sync is made to release the idle screen content sync between the terminals.

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A standby screen content sink method performed by a content sink server connected to a sink request terminal and at least one sink target terminal through a communication network, Receiving a sink request message including at least one of the sink target terminal information and the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal; A content information obtaining step of comparing at least one idle screen content setting information between the sink request terminal and the sink target terminal to obtain at least one of idle screen content information set only at the sink request terminal; And And a standby screen content setting step of setting idle screen contents corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information as idle screen contents of the sink target terminal. The method according to claim 1, The standby screen content setting step, Generating a standby screen content request message corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information; And And transmitting the generated idle screen content request message to a content server connected through the communication network. The idle screen content information includes access information of the content server, and the sink target terminal receives and sets idle screen content corresponding to the idle screen content request message from the content server. Way. The method according to claim 1, The standby screen content setting step, Converting the idle screen content corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information into a format suitable for use by the sink target terminal; And And transmitting the idle screen content converted into the format to the sink target terminal. The method according to claim 1, The idle screen content setting step, Generating a standby screen content request message corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information; Transmitting the generated idle screen content request message to a content server connected through a communication network; Receiving idle screen content corresponding to the idle screen content transmission request message; And And transmitting the received idle screen content to the sink target terminal. The method according to claim 1, And receiving idle screen content setting information from the sink target terminal in which the idle screen content is set. The method according to claim 1, The sink request message includes idle screen content sink option information, and the obtained idle screen content information is information on idle screen content designated as a sink target in the idle screen content sink option information. Way. The method according to claim 1, Prior to the sink request message receiving step, And receiving and storing at least one of idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal and the sink target terminal. delete The method according to claim 1, And requesting and receiving idle screen content setting information of the sink requesting terminal from the sink requesting terminal. The method according to claim 1, And requesting and receiving idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal from an idle screen content setting information management server connected through the communication network, And the sync request message includes access information of the idle screen content setting information management server. The method according to claim 1, And requesting and receiving the idle screen content setting information of the sink target terminal from the sink target terminal. A content sink server connected to a sink request terminal and at least one sink target terminal through a communication network, A communication unit configured to receive a sink request message including at least one of the sink target terminal information and idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal; A content information acquisition unit which compares the idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal and the sink target terminal to obtain one or more of idle screen content information set only for the sink request terminal; And And a standby screen content setting unit configured to set standby screen content corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information as standby screen content of the sink target terminal. The method according to claim 12, The idle screen content setting unit, A message generator configured to generate a standby screen content request message corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information, wherein the communication unit transmits the generated idle screen content request message to a content server connected through the communication network; The idle screen content information includes access information of the content server, and the sink target terminal receives and sets idle screen content corresponding to the idle screen content request message from the content server. The method according to claim 12, The idle screen content setting unit, And a content format conversion unit for converting the idle screen content corresponding to the obtained idle screen content information into a format suitable for use by the sink target terminal, wherein the communication unit converts the idle screen content whose format has been converted into the sink target terminal. Content sink server, characterized in that for transmitting to. The method according to claim 12, And the communication unit receives idle screen content setting information from the sink target terminal in which the idle screen content is set. The method according to claim 12, The sink request message includes idle screen content sink option information, and the obtained idle screen content information is information on idle screen content designated as a sink target in the idle screen content sink option information. The method according to claim 12, Prior to receiving the sink request message, And a memory unit configured to receive and store at least one of idle screen content setting information of the sink request terminal and the sink target terminal. delete The method according to claim 12, And the communication unit requests and receives idle screen content setting information of the sink target terminal from the sink target terminal.
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