KR100861692B1

KR100861692B1 - Unified contents update system for mobile widget application and method thereof

Info

Publication number: KR100861692B1
Application number: KR1020070035841A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 임승민
Original assignee: 주식회사 인스프리트
Priority date: 2007-04-12
Filing date: 2007-04-12
Publication date: 2008-10-06

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plurality of widget application integrated update system, an update system and an update method of a mobile terminal, comprising: a mobile terminal including a plurality of widget applications, an integrated widget service server, and a plurality of widget contents corresponding to the plurality of widget applications. A method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal including a server, the method comprising: a first step of the integrated widget service server detecting a content update event occurrence of at least one widget application of the mobile terminal; A second step of the integrated widget service server inquiring whether content update data of another widget application of the mobile terminal exists; A third step of the integrated widget service server integrating at least one or more of the content update data to generate a single integrated content update packet data unit; A fourth step of the integrated widget service server transmitting the integrated widget content update packet data unit to the mobile terminal through a communication network; A fifth step of the mobile terminal receiving the integrated widget content update packet data unit and extracting at least one content update data; And a sixth step of updating, by the mobile terminal, the extracted contents update data to the corresponding widget application, respectively, to update the contents.

Description

Unified Contents Update System for Mobile Widget Application and Method Thereof}

1 is a screen configuration example illustrating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a system for updating integrated widget applications of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a detailed block diagram showing an integrated widget service server according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a data field diagram illustrating a widget application list according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a data field of an integrated content update packet data unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an example code configuration for data processing of the integrated widget service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a detailed configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an example code configuration for data processing of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a process flowchart of a method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart of a communication process of a plurality of widget application integration update methods of a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a detailed block diagram showing an integrated widget service server in the second embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a process flowchart of a method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a flowchart of a communication process of a plurality of widget application integration update methods of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

100: mobile terminal 110,112,114,116: widget application

120: content data receiving module 130: content data extraction module

140: update management module 200: integrated widget service server

210: update event detection module 220: content data collection rate

230: content data integration module 240: content data transmission module

300,302,304,306: widget content server,

The present invention relates to a system for updating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to integrate a plurality of content update data generated from a plurality of widget content servers respectively corresponding to a plurality of widget applications. The present invention relates to a plurality of widget application integrated update systems and an update method of a mobile terminal capable of improving data transmission efficiency and reducing battery consumption of the terminal by generating the integrated content update packet data unit.

Widget application refers to a small program having a small data size, and refers to various applications that are provided as desktop icons in an environment such as a PC and occupy a small space on a background screen. Widget applications are widget applications that perform a variety of functions, from widget applications that provide decorative effects such as clock and frame functions to informative widget applications such as email notifications, RSS reception of specific homepage information, real-time weather information, and real-time traffic information. This is still being developed.

On the other hand, with the development of IT technology, the data processing capacity and storage capacity of mobile terminals such as mobile communication terminals such as CDMA or GSM, information IT devices such as PDAs or laptops that provide wireless data access functions, expansion of display size, and With the advancement of the mobile terminal, a service for executing various widget applications on the standby screen has been proposed. In particular, in the "smart pass" provided by the applicant "intromobile", as shown in Figure 1 as a standby screen application of the terminal, a plurality of information-type widget applications (110, 112, 114, 116) on the screen of the mobile terminal 100 It provides the ability to run at the same time.

For example, the news widget application 110 receives a news updated from a news providing server, such as a newspaper, news portal or broadcaster site, which is provided through a communication network such as the Internet, and provides the user with a data push method or a data pull method. More specifically, the title and the summary of the news can be transmitted to the mobile terminal through a data push method, and when the user selects the news title, the details can be updated by the data pool method. The blog widget application 112 receives a content updated in its own blog from a blog service server providing a user's blog site in a data push method or a data pull method, and provides the user with the weather widget application 112. At intervals, the weather information is received from the weather information service server and provided to the user.

However, a user generally installs and uses 5 to 6 widget applications 110 in the mobile terminal 100, and each widget application 110 includes a separate widget content server and a separate widget content server to receive updated content. Communicate In this case, the widget applications 110, 112, and 114 are different from each other in a push / pull / period manner, and the timing at which the content is updated is different from each other. It is necessary to frequently connect to the communication network to receive the content update data for each widget application (110, 112, 114). Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal 100 increases the communication cost expenditure associated with accessing the communication network and receiving data. In particular, since the communication cost according to the wireless network connection of the mobile terminal 100 is generally set very high compared to the wired data rate such as xDSL, the user may inadvertently receive an excessive data rate due to receiving update content data for various widget applications. Due to the problem that must be burdened, there was a problem that the activation of the widget application of the mobile terminal.

In addition, the content transmitted to each widget application (110, 112, 114) varies depending on the widget application settings, if the content update setting time has not yet arrived, the transmission wait until the content update setting time despite the creation of the update content There is a problem that the user cannot receive the updated content quickly because it is kept in a busy state.

In addition, when the network connection and update data processing are frequently performed repeatedly due to the characteristics of the mobile terminal 100 in which the power is limited, the power consumption is increased and the power of the user's mobile terminal 100 is easily exhausted. There was a problem that the mobile terminal 100 cannot be used.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the communication between the widget application of the mobile terminal and the plurality of widget content server through the integrated widget service server, the integrated widget service server integrates a plurality of content update data to a single By converting the packet into the integrated content update packet data unit and transmitting it to the mobile terminal, it is possible to prevent unnecessary communication charges caused by frequent mobile network connection of the mobile terminal and to prevent power consumption of the mobile terminal, as well as newly generated content update data. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plurality of widget application integrated update system and update system and update method of the mobile terminal that can be transmitted to the user more quickly.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the integrated widget service server includes a widget application list database for identifying a widget application included in a user's mobile terminal, and if a content update event occurs, referring to the widget application list database, the corresponding widget content is included. An integrated update system and a plurality of widget application applications of a mobile terminal capable of minimizing access to a communication network of a mobile terminal by inquiring whether there is content update data to be transmitted to a user on the server and collecting content update data that does not have a content update event; It is another object to provide an update method.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the integrated widget service server includes an activation widget application list database for selectively identifying only widget applications activated in the mobile terminal, thereby selectively providing content update data for the activated widget application. Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of widget application integrated update systems, update systems, and update methods of a mobile terminal, which can further minimize connection to a mobile network.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the integrated widget service server buffers the content update data transmitted from the plurality of widget content servers to the mobile terminal, and when the content update event occurs, the content update data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal at once. Another object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of widget application integrated update systems, an update system, and an update method of a mobile terminal capable of minimizing a mobile network connection by transmitting them as an integrated content update packet data unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when a data pool request for requesting specific content update data from a mobile terminal occurs, such as a request for detailed news information, the integrated widget service server recognizes this as a content update event, and thus the corresponding content update data. In addition, it is possible to determine whether there is content update data for another widget application and transmit it to a single content update packet data unit to efficiently integrate and update multiple widget applications of the mobile terminal. System and Update It is another object to provide a system and an update method.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when a data push occurs, for example, for user-designated important information (in case of stock information, quote information on an item of interest, or an email reception notification), the integrated widget service server converts the data into a content update event. A mobile terminal that can recognize and update not only the corresponding content update data but also whether there is content update data for another widget application and transmit it to a single content update packet data unit to efficiently perform integrated update on multiple widget applications. It is another object of the present invention to provide a plurality of widget application integrated update system and update system and update method.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, for example, a content update event occurs according to a user-specified period, and all content update data generated up to the corresponding time is transmitted to a single content update packet data unit, thereby efficiently integrating a plurality of widget applications. Another object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of widget application integrated update system, update system, and update method of a mobile terminal capable of performing an update.

Finally, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the integrated content update packet data unit includes widget application identifier information for identifying the widget application for which the corresponding data is to be used for each content update data, and the size and total packet data of each update data. By further including information indicating the size of the unit, the mobile terminal easily classifies various content update data for a plurality of widget applications and delivers them to the corresponding widget application, and also easily identifies transmission errors through data length information and retransmits them. Another object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of widget application integrated update system, update system, and update method of a mobile terminal that can be requested.

In order to achieve the above object, a plurality of widget application integrated update system and update method of a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention include a mobile terminal including a plurality of widget applications, an integrated widget service server, and a plurality of the A method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal including a plurality of widget content servers corresponding to a widget application, wherein the integrated widget service server detects occurrence of a content update event to at least one widget application of the mobile terminal. First step; A second step of the integrated widget service server inquiring whether content update data of another widget application of the mobile terminal exists; A third step of the integrated widget service server integrating at least one or more of the content update data to generate a single integrated content update packet data unit; A fourth step of the integrated widget service server transmitting the integrated widget content update packet data unit to the mobile terminal through a communication network; A fifth step of the mobile terminal receiving the integrated widget content update packet data unit and extracting at least one content update data; And a sixth step of updating, by the mobile terminal, the extracted contents update data to the corresponding widget application, respectively, to update the contents.

A plurality of widget application integrated update system and update system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal comprising a plurality of widget applications; A plurality of widget content servers constructed corresponding to the widget application and providing content update data for updating content to the widget application; And an integrated widget service server for mediating communication between the widget application and the widget content server, wherein the integrated widget service server is configured to update the mobile terminal to detect a content update event of the widget application. An event detection module; A content data collection module for querying and collecting whether there is content update data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal to the plurality of widget content servers according to the detection of the content update event by the update event detection module; A content data integration module integrating at least one or more content update data collected from the content data collection module to generate a single integrated content update packet data unit; And a content data transmission module configured to transmit the integrated content update packet data unit generated by the content data integration module to the mobile terminal through a communication network, wherein the mobile terminal is transmitted from the content data transmission module. A content data receiving module to receive the integrated content update packet data unit; A content data extraction module for extracting the content update data from the integrated content update packet data unit received by the content data receiving module; And an update management module for delivering the extracted content update data to a corresponding widget application.

A plurality of widget application integrated update system and update method of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of widgets corresponding to a mobile terminal, a plurality of integrated widget service servers, and a plurality of widget applications. A method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal including a widget content server, wherein the integrated widget service server updates the contents generated by the plurality of widget content servers to transmit to the widget application of each mobile terminal for each of the mobile terminals; A first step of buffering data; Detecting, by the integrated widget service server, occurrence of a content update event to at least one widget application of the mobile terminal; A third step of the integrated widget service server integrating at least one or more buffered content update data to generate a single integrated content update packet data unit; A fourth step of the integrated widget service server transmitting the integrated widget content update packet data unit to the mobile terminal through a communication network; A fifth step of the mobile terminal receiving the integrated widget content update packet data unit and extracting at least one content update data; And a sixth step of updating, by the mobile terminal, the extracted contents update data to the corresponding widget application, respectively, to update the contents.

Finally, a plurality of widget application integrated update system and update system of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal including a plurality of widget applications; A plurality of widget content servers constructed corresponding to the widget application and providing content update data for updating content to the widget application; And an integrated widget service server for mediating communication between the widget application and the widget content server, wherein the integrated widget service server is configured to receive the content update data generated by the widget content server for each mobile terminal. A content data buffering module for buffering; An update event detection module detecting a content update event of the mobile terminal to the widget application; A content data integration module for generating a single integrated content update packet data unit by integrating at least one content update data buffered in the content data buffering module according to the detection of the content update event by the update event detection module; And a content data transmission module configured to transmit the integrated content update packet data unit generated by the content data integration module to the mobile terminal through a communication network, wherein the mobile terminal is transmitted from the content data transmission module. A content data receiving module to receive the integrated content update packet data unit; A content data extraction module for extracting the content update data from the integrated content update packet data unit received by the content data receiving module; And an update management module for delivering the extracted content update data to a corresponding widget application.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The plurality of widget application integrated update system, update system and update method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention are shown in the first embodiment as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9 and 11 and 12 according to the functions of the integrated widget service server. It can be implemented in the second embodiment as shown. Hereinafter, the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be described separately.

2 illustrates a system for updating integrated widget applications of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The integrated update system according to the present invention includes a mobile terminal 100, a plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, 304, and 306, and an integrated widget service server 200.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 100 includes a plurality of widget applications 110, 112, and 114. The mobile terminal 100 may be implemented as a conventional mobile telephone terminal capable of wireless data communication or a wireless terminal capable of data communication such as wireless LAN and WiBro.

The widget content server 300, 302, 304, 306 is built in correspondence with each widget application 110, 112, 114 and performs a function of providing the content update data content_update_data for updating the content to the widget application 110, 112, 114. In this case, the widget content server 300 does not necessarily have to be formed in a one-to-one correspondence with the widget application 110, and one widget content server 300 is configured for a plurality of widget applications 110, 112, and 114 according to an implementation method. Content update data (content_update_data) may be provided, or on the contrary, a plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, 304, and 306 may be implemented to provide content update data (content_update_data) to one widget application 110.

The integrated widget service server 200 performs a function of mediating communication between the widget application 110, 112, 114 and the plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, 304, 306. The integrated widget service server 200 is connected to the widget content server 300, 302, 304, 306 via a communication network such as the Internet or a LAN, and the mobile terminal 100 is connected via a wireless access network such as an access point or a mobile communication base station through the Internet, for example. Can be. The integrated widget service server 200 is not necessarily physically separated from the widget content servers 300, 302, 304, and 306, but may be implemented as a single server.

3 illustrates an integrated widget service server 200 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The integrated widget service server 200 includes an update event detection module 210, a content data collection module 220, a content data integration module 230, and a content data transmission module 240.

The update event detection module 210 detects a content update event (content_update_event) to the widget applications 110, 112, and 114 of the mobile terminal 100. The content update event detection module 210 detects a data pull request from the specific widget application 110 of the mobile terminal 100 to the corresponding widget content server 300, from the specific widget content server 300. It may be implemented to detect a content update event (content_update_event) by detecting a data push request to a specific widget application 110 of the mobile terminal 100 or by detecting a content update event by a set update time unit. Can be.

In the embodiment of detecting through a data pool request, a case in which a user requests detailed news information through the news widget application 110 is regarded as a content update event (content_update_event) occurrence, and an embodiment of detecting through a data push request is a user. Is an occurrence of a content update event (content_update_event) that is notified of the arrival of an email to the email notification widget application in response to the arrival of an emergency email, for example. It is regarded as a content update event (content_update_event) occurrence every 2 hours.

The content data collection module 220 includes content update data (content_update_data) to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 to the plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, 304, and 306 according to the detection of the content update event (content_update_event) of the update event detection module 210. Performs a function of collecting content update data (content_update_data) by inquiring whether or not. For example, when a content update event (content_update_event) occurs due to a data pool request of the news widget application 110 of the mobile terminal 110, the content data collection module 220 inquires a plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, 304, and 306. Collects content update data (content_update_data) for the application 112. For example, the content update event (content_update_event) occurs by the news widget application 110, and the content update data (content_update_data) occurs in the blog widget application 112, but the content update event (content_update_event) by the corresponding widget application 112 is generated. If the content update data (content_update_data) has not been transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 yet, the content data collection module 220 includes the blog widget application 112 together with the content update data (content_update_data) of the news widget application 110. ) Also collects the content update data (content_update_data).

Meanwhile, in order for the content data collection module 220 to collect content update data (content_update_data) from the widget content server 300, 302, 304, 306 to the corresponding mobile terminal 100 more efficiently, the integrated widget service server 200 may use the mobile terminal 100. It is desirable to know what widget applications (110, 112, 114) are installed in. To this end, the integrated widget service server 200 receives a widget application list (app_list), which is a list of a plurality of widget applications 110, 112, and 114 stored in the mobile terminal 100 from the mobile terminal 100, and receives a widget application list for each mobile terminal ( It is preferable to further include a widget application list database 222 that stores app_list).

In this case, the content data collection module 220 queries the widget application list database 222 and accesses the widget content server 300, 302, 304, 306 for each widget application 100, 102, 104 included in the widget application list (app_list) to access the mobile terminal 100. Determine whether the content update data (content_update_data) exists, and if the content update data (content_update_data) exists, receive the content update data (content_update_data) from the widget content server (300, 302, 304, 306). ) Collects content update data (content_update_data) to be transmitted.

4 shows an example of the data field configuration of the widget application list (app_list) stored in the widget application list database 222. As shown, the widget application list (app_list) is a widget application identifier (Widget_id), widget status information (Widget_Status), update period information (Content_Update_Period), and last update time of each of the widget applications 110, 112, and 114 installed by the user for each mobile terminal. It may be configured to include data fields such as information (Last_Update_Time).

Meanwhile, detailed attributes of the widget application may be included in the widget application list (app_list), but a widget application attribute database (not shown) separate from the widget application list database 222 to reduce the amount of data transmitted by the mobile terminal 100. ) Is desirable. As shown in the lower part of FIG. 4, the widget application property database is updated according to the widget application identifier (Widget_id) such as widget name (Widget_Name), widget type (Widget_Type), push, pull, or cycle of each widget application 110, 112, and 114. (Update_Type, Current_Update_Type), when the widget application is classified into a channel such as an information channel or an entertainment channel, such as a channel identifier (Channel_id) and content location information (Content_Location) such as URL information of the widget content server 300. You can store data fields.

According to this embodiment, when a content update event (content_update_event) occurs in the mobile terminal 100 of a specific user, the content data collection module 220 moves with reference to the widget application list (app_list) of the corresponding mobile terminal 100. A plurality of content update data (content_update_data) are accessed by accessing each widget content server 300, 302, 304, 306 by referring to content location information (Content_Location) stored in the widget application property database with reference to identifiers (Widget_id) of the widget application stored in the terminal 100. Collect).

In this case, in order to prevent duplicate reception of the same content update data (content_update_data), the widget application list database 222 further stores the last update time information (Last_Update_Time) for each widget application (110, 112, 114), as shown in FIG. The content data collection module 220 compares the last update time information (Last_Update_Time) with data generation time information of the content update data (content_update_data) of the widget content server 300 to determine whether the content update data (content_update_data) exists. desirable.

As another embodiment for preventing duplicate reception of the same content update data (content_update_data), the widget application list database 222 may further include a content identifier (content_id), and the widget service server 200 may be configured for each user. The last update content identifier (latest_content_id), which is a content identifier of the recently transmitted content update data (content_update_data), is stored, and the content identifier (content_id) and the last update of the content update data (content_update_data) received from the widget content server 300, 302, 304, or 306. The existence of the content update data (content_update_data) may be determined by comparing the content identifier (latest_content_id).

In addition, in order to prevent the integrated widget service server 200 from frequently retrieving or receiving content update data (content_update_data) from the same widget content server 300 frequently, the widget service server 200 has a minimum update time. If the time interval between the current time and the last update time information (Last_Update_Time) is short by setting the update threshold time (update_interval) defining the interval, until the update threshold time (update_interval) elapses, the corresponding widget application (110, 112, 114) It is preferable not to determine whether the content update data (content_update_data) exists. For example, if the update threshold time (update_interval) is set to 10 minutes, the integrated widget service server 200 before the 10 minutes elapsed from the last update time information (Last_Update_Time), the content update data (content_update_data) for the widget application (110, 112, 114) Since it is not transmitted, it prevents frequent access to the same widget content server (300, 302, 304, 306) provides a more efficient data transmission effect.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 may include a plurality of widget applications 110, 112, 114, and 116. In this case, the user selectively drives the widget applications 110, 112, which are mainly used, and activates them on the screen. It will remain inactive. Therefore, in order to prevent frequent communication network access due to unnecessary content update of the widget application not used by the user, only the widget application 110 or 112 activated is allowed to update the content.

To this end, the integrated widget service server 200 receives an active widget application list (active_app_list), which is a list of a plurality of widget applications 110 and 112 activated in the mobile terminal, from the mobile terminal 100 to be activated for each mobile terminal 100. It further includes an active widget application list database 224 that stores a widget application list (active_app_list), the content data collection module 220, query the active widget application list database 224 to the active widget application list (active_app_list) Determine whether the content update data (content_update_data) to the mobile terminal 100 exists in the corresponding widget content server (300,302) for each widget application (110, 112) included, and if the content update data (content_update_data) is present in the widget content server ( From 300,302 It is desirable.

The active widget application list (active_app_list) may be generated by the mobile terminal 100 separately from the above-described application list (app_list), but is activated through widget status information (Widget_Status) of the application list (app_list) as shown in FIG. 4. The integrated widget service server 200 may generate the active widget application list (active_app_list) by selectively extracting only the widget id of the widget (OnScreen) widget application.

The content data integration module 240 integrates at least one or more content update data (content_update_data) collected from the content data collection module 220 to generate a single unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU).

5 shows a data field of the unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the integrated content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) includes common header information of the corresponding packet data unit and content data information generated for each content update data (content_update_data).

The common header information may include, for example, message type information (Message_type) including the purpose of content update, length information (Length) of all packet data units, content data number information (Content_num) indicating the number of content update data (content_update_data), and the like. It may include.

Content data information is generated for each content update data (content_update_data), content type information (Contents_type) indicating whether the corresponding content data is simple content or application control data, and a content length indicating the length of the corresponding content update data (content_update_data). Content meta information (Content_info) for displaying meta information about content such as information (Content_size), widget application identifier information (app_id), channel identifier information (channel_id), and priority information (priority), and content that is data about the content itself. It may include a content (Content), a content identifier (Content_boundary) for distinguishing a plurality of content update data (content_update_data).

On the other hand, as a type of content update data (contents_update_data), not only the content provided through the widget application 110, but also controls the service between the widget content server 300, integrated widget service server 200, and the mobile terminal 100. It is preferable to further include a service management content consisting of data for. The service management content may be configured with change information such as URL information of the widget content server 300, data push or pull cycle change, data for changing a skin, menu, or setting of the widget application 110, and the like. have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) generation function of the content data integration module 240 may be deactivated by user setting. According to this embodiment, when any one of the mobile terminal 100, the widget content server 300, or the integrated widget service server 200 deactivates the content data integration module 240, the mobile terminal ( 100 or only content update data (content_update_data) for the widget applications 110, 112, and 114 requested by the widget content server 300, 302, 304, or 306 may be selectively received.

The content data transmission module 240 transmits the unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) generated by the content data integration module 230 to the mobile terminal 100 through a communication network. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the content data transmission module 240 may divide and transmit the unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) into appropriate data packets according to the transmission protocol and communication network characteristics.

6 illustrates a program code for the operation of the integrated widget service server 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The content data collection module 220, the content data integration module 230, the content data transmission module 240, and the like of the integrated widget service server 200 may be implemented using the code as illustrated.

7 illustrates a configuration of a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the mobile terminal 100 includes a plurality of widget applications 110, a content data receiving module 120, a content data extraction module 130, and an update management module 140.

The content data receiving module 120 performs a function of receiving the integrated content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) transmitted from the content data transmitting module 240, and the content data extracting module 130 is the content data receiving module 120. Extracts the content update data (content_update_data) from the unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) received from the update management module 140 and the widget application 110 extracts the extracted content update data (content_update_data). It performs the function of transmitting to. Finally, the plurality of widget applications 110 that receive the content update data content_update_data update the content accordingly.

At this time, the update management module 140 classifies the plurality of content update data (content_update_data) extracted using the widget application identifier information (app_id) and transmits the extracted content update data (content_update_data) to the corresponding widget application 110 among the plurality of widget applications 110, 112, and 114. .

8 illustrates a program code for the operation of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The content data receiving module 120, the content data extraction module 130, the update management module 140, and the like may be implemented using the code as illustrated.

9 and 10 illustrate a method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

First, the integrated widget service server 200 performs a first step S10 of detecting a content update event (content_update_event) to at least one widget application 110 of the mobile terminal 100. In this case, the integrated widget service server 200 may request a data pull request from a specific widget application, a data push request from a specific widget content server 300, or a method of detecting arrival of a set update time. The update event (content_update_event) can be detected.

Next, the integrated widget service server 200 performs a second step S20 of inquiring whether content update data (content_update_data) of other widget applications 112 and 114 of the mobile terminal 100 exists.

In this case, the integrated widget service server 200 receives the widget application list (app_list) or the active widget application list (active_app_list) from the mobile terminal 100 (S1, S2) and the widgets corresponding to the widget applications 110 and 112 included therein. It is preferable to determine whether the content update data (content_update_data) exists by the content servers 300 and 302 and to receive the corresponding content update data (content_update_data).

The existence of the content update data (content_update_data) is more preferably performed by checking the last update time information (Last_Update_Time) stored for each widget application.

Next, the integrated widget service server 200 performs a third step S30 of integrating at least one or more content update data content_update_data to generate a single unified content update packet data unit unified_content_update_PDU.

The integrated content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) includes content data number information (Content_num) indicating the number of content update data and data length information (Length) indicating the size of the entire content update packet data unit as shown in FIG. ) And widget application identifier information (app_id) for identifying the widget application 110 corresponding to each content update data (content_update_data).

Next, the integrated widget service server 200 performs a fourth step S40 of transmitting the integrated content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) to the mobile terminal 100 through a communication network.

Next, the mobile terminal 100 receives a unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) and performs a fifth step S50 of extracting at least one or more content update data (content_update_data).

Finally, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the extracted content update data (content_update_data) to the corresponding widget application 100 to perform a sixth step (S60). In this case, in the sixth step S60, the plurality of content update data content_update_data extracted using the widget application identifier information app_id may be classified and transmitted to the corresponding widget application 110.

In the above-described first embodiment, when the content update event (content_update_event) occurs, the widget applications 110, 112, and 114 installed in the mobile terminal 100 are identified, and the presence or absence of content update data (content_update_data) in the widget content servers 300, 302, and 304 accordingly. Since a plurality of communication is performed between the integrated widget service server 200 and the plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, and 304 each time a content update event (content_update_event) occurs, the number of widget service users according to the present invention is increased between servers. Complex and frequent communication can hinder data processing efficiency.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the content update data (content_update_data) is generated in the widget content server 300, 302, 304, the content data buffering module 250 of the integrated widget service server 200 is buffered. When the content update event (content_update_event) occurs, the integrated content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) is formed by integrating the content update data (content_update_data) to the corresponding mobile terminal 10 buffered in the content data buffering module 250.

Hereinafter, a system for updating and updating widget applications of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 11. In the case of the second embodiment, other configurations except for the content data buffering module 250 are the same as in the case of the first embodiment, and thus a repetitive description of the overlapping configuration will be omitted.

The plurality of widget application integrated update system of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment includes a mobile terminal 100, a widget content server 300, 302, 304 and an integrated widget service server 200 as shown in FIG. The integrated widget service server 200 includes a content data buffering module 250, an update event detection module 210, a content data integration module 260, and a content data transmission module 240.

The content data buffering module 250 buffers the content update data (content_update_data) generated by the widget content servers 300, 302, and 304 for each mobile terminal 100, and the content data integration module 260 performs an update event detection module. A function of generating a single unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) by integrating at least one content update data (content_update_data) buffered in the content data buffering module 250 according to the detection of a content update event (content_update_event) of 210. Do this.

According to this configuration, when the content update event (content_update_event) is generated, the integrated widget service server 200 for a plurality of widget applications 110, 112, and 114 installed in the mobile terminal 100 without a separate communication connection procedure to the plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, and 304. Provides an effect of generating an integrated content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU).

12 and 13 illustrate a method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the integrated update method of a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention, first, the integrated widget service server 200 is configured in each of the plurality of widget content servers 300, 302, and 304 for each mobile terminal 100. The first step S110 of buffering the content update data content_update_data generated for transmission to the widget applications 110 and 112 of FIG.

Next, the integrated widget service server 200 performs a second step (S120) of detecting a content update event (content_update_event) to at least one widget application 110 of the mobile terminal 100.

Next, the integrated widget service server 200 performs a third step S130 of integrating at least one or more buffered content update data content_update_data to generate a single unified content update packet data unit unified_content_update_PDU.

Next, the integrated widget service server 200 performs a fourth step S140 of transmitting the integrated content update packet data unit unified_content_update_PDU to the mobile terminal 100 through a communication network.

Next, the mobile terminal 100 receives a unified content update packet data unit (unified_content_update_PDU) and performs a fifth step S150 of extracting at least one or more content update data (content_update_data).

Finally, the mobile terminal 100 transmits the extracted content update data (content_update_data) to the corresponding widget applications 110, 112, and 114, respectively, and performs a sixth step (S160).

The integrated widget application update system and the update system and the update method of the mobile terminal according to the present invention mediate communication between the widget application of the mobile terminal and the plurality of widget content servers through the integrated widget service server, the integrated widget service server is a plurality of By converting the content update data of the mobile device into a single integrated content update packet data unit and transmitting it to the mobile terminal, it is possible to prevent unnecessary charges due to frequent mobile network connection of the mobile terminal and to prevent power consumption of the mobile terminal. In addition, the newly generated content update data can be transmitted to the user more quickly.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of widget application integrated update systems, update systems, and update methods of a mobile terminal may include a widget application list database for identifying a widget application included in a user's mobile terminal. When a content update event occurs, the widget application list database is searched to find out whether there is content update data to be sent to the user in the widget content server, and content update data without a content update event is also collected, thereby minimizing mobile terminal network access. It provides an effect that can be done.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of widget application integrated update systems, update systems, and update methods of the mobile terminal may include an activation widget application list database for selectively identifying only widget applications activated in the mobile terminal. By providing a content update data for the activated widget application selectively, it provides an effect that can minimize the network connection of the mobile terminal.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, in the integrated widget application update system and update system and update method of the mobile terminal, the integrated widget service server buffers the content update data transmitted from the plurality of widget content servers to the mobile terminal, When an update event occurs, the content update data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal is transmitted as an integrated content update packet data unit at a time, thereby minimizing the connection of the mobile terminal to the communication network.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of widget application integrated update systems, update systems, and update methods of a mobile terminal may generate a data pool request for requesting specific content update data from the mobile terminal, such as a request for detailed news information. In this case, the integrated widget service server recognizes this as a content update event and determines whether there is content update data for another widget application as well as the corresponding content update data, and transmits it to a single content update packet data unit to efficiently apply to multiple widget applications. Provides the effect of performing a consolidated update for

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of widget application integrated update system, update system, and update method of a mobile terminal may include, for example, user-designated important information (in case of stock information, quote information on an item of interest, or an e-mail reception notification). When a data push occurs, the integrated widget service server recognizes the content update event as a content update event to determine whether there is not only the content update data but also the content update data for another widget application and transmits it to a single content update packet data unit. Provides the effect of efficiently performing integrated updates for multiple widget applications.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of widget application integrated update systems, update systems, and update methods of a mobile terminal, for example, generate a content update event according to a user-specified cycle and generate all content update data generated up to a corresponding time. By transmitting the content update packet data unit, an integrated update of a plurality of widget applications can be efficiently performed.

Lastly, in a plurality of widget application integrated update systems, update systems, and update methods of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, the integrated content update packet data unit identifies a widget application for which corresponding data is to be used for each content update data. By including widget application identifier information, and further comprising information indicating the size of each update data and the size of the entire packet data unit, the mobile terminal can easily classify the various content update data for a plurality of widget applications to the corresponding widget application In addition to the data transfer, the data length information provides an effect of easily recognizing a transmission error and requesting retransmission.

In addition, preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, additions, etc. within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications and modifications belong to the scope of the claims You will have to look.

Claims

A method for integrating and updating a plurality of widget applications of a mobile terminal including a mobile terminal including a plurality of widget applications, an integrated widget service server, and a plurality of widget content servers corresponding to the plurality of widget applications,

Detecting, by the integrated widget service server, occurrence of a content update event to at least one widget application of the mobile terminal;

A second step of the integrated widget service server inquiring whether content update data of another widget application of the mobile terminal exists;

A third step of the integrated widget service server integrating at least one or more of the content update data to generate a single integrated content update packet data unit;

A fourth step of the integrated widget service server transmitting the integrated widget content update packet data unit to the mobile terminal through a communication network;

A fifth step of the mobile terminal receiving the integrated widget content update packet data unit and extracting at least one content update data; And

And a sixth step of updating the content by delivering the extracted content update data to the corresponding widget application, respectively, by the mobile terminal.

The method of claim 1,

The second step may further include a service management content to be transmitted to the mobile terminal from the widget content server or the integrated widget service server as the content update data.

The third step may include identifying content widget number information indicating the number of the content update data, data length information indicating the size of the entire content update packet data unit, and the widget application corresponding to each of the content update data. And generating the integrated widget content update packet data unit including widget application identifier information for the widget application.

The method of claim 2, wherein the sixth step is

The widget application integrated update method, characterized in that the plurality of content update data extracted by using the widget application identifier information is divided and delivered to the corresponding widget application.

The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first step is

And detecting the content update event by detecting a data pull request from the specific widget application of the mobile terminal to the corresponding widget content server.

The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first step is

And detecting the content update event by detecting a data push request from a specific widget content server to a specific widget application of the mobile terminal.

The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first step is

And detecting the content update event by a set update time unit.

The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second step,

The widget service server queries the widget application list database for receiving a widget application list, which is a list of the plurality of widget applications stored in the mobile terminal, from the mobile terminal and storing the widget application list for each mobile terminal. Determine whether the content update data to the mobile terminal is present in the widget content server for each widget application included in an application list, and if the content is present, the content update data is received from the widget content server. Integrated widget application update method of the terminal.

The method of claim 7, wherein the widget application list database,

The apparatus further stores final update time information for each widget application, and the integrated widget service server compares the final update time information with data generation time information of content update data of the widget content server to determine whether content update data exists. Integration widget method of a plurality of widgets, characterized in that the mobile terminal.

The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second step,

The integrated widget service server receives an active widget application list database that receives an active widget application list, which is a list of the plurality of widget applications activated in the mobile terminal, and stores the active widget application list for each mobile terminal. Inquiring whether the content update data to the mobile terminal is present in the corresponding widget content server for each widget application included in the active widget application list to receive the content update data from the widget content server. Integration widget method of a plurality of widgets, characterized in that the mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the active widget application list database,

A mobile terminal including a plurality of widget applications;

A plurality of widget content servers constructed corresponding to the widget application and providing content update data for updating content to the widget application; And

And an integrated widget service server for mediating communication between the widget application and the plurality of widget content servers.

The integrated widget service server may include: an update event detection module configured to detect a content update event of the mobile terminal to the widget application; A content data collection module for querying and collecting whether there is content update data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal to the plurality of widget content servers according to the detection of the content update event by the update event detection module; A content data integration module integrating at least one or more content update data collected from the content data collection module to generate a single integrated content update packet data unit; And a content data transmission module for transmitting the integrated content update packet data unit generated by the content data integration module to the mobile terminal through a communication network.

The mobile terminal may include: a content data receiving module configured to receive the integrated content update packet data unit transmitted from the content data transmission module; A content data extraction module for extracting the content update data from the integrated content update packet data unit received by the content data receiving module; And an update management module for delivering the extracted content update data to a corresponding widget application.

The method of claim 11, wherein the content data integration module,

Content data number information indicating the number of the content update data, data length information indicating the size of the entire content update packet data unit, and widget application identifier information for identifying the widget application corresponding to each of the content update data. And generating the integrated widget content update packet data unit.

The method of claim 12, wherein the update management module,

Widget application integrated update system, characterized in that for separating the plurality of the content update data extracted by using the widget application identifier information and transmits to the widget application.

The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein the update event detection module,

And detecting the content update event by a method of detecting a data push request from a specific widget content server to a specific widget application of the mobile terminal.

The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein the update event detection module,

The widget application integrated update system of a mobile terminal, characterized in that for detecting the content update event by a set update time unit.

The method according to claim 11 or 12,

The integrated widget service server may further include a widget application list database configured to receive a widget application list, which is a list of a plurality of widget applications stored in the mobile terminal, from the mobile terminal and store the widget application list for each mobile terminal. ,

The content data collection module queries the widget application list database to determine whether the content update data to the mobile terminal exists in the widget content server for each widget application included in the widget application list. And updating the content update data from the widget content server.

The method of claim 17,

The widget application list database further stores the last update time information for each widget application,

The content data collection module compares the last update time information with data generation time information of content update data to the widget content server to determine whether content update data exists. Integrated update system.

The method according to claim 11 or 12,

The integrated widget service server receives an active widget application list, which is a list of the plurality of widget applications activated in the mobile terminal, from the mobile terminal and stores the active widget application list for each mobile terminal. More,

The content data collection module queries the active widget application list database to determine whether the content update data to the mobile terminal exists in the widget content server for each widget application included in the active widget application list. And when the content update data is received from the widget content server.

The method of claim 19,

The active widget application list database further stores the last update time information for each widget application,

A first step of the integrated widget service server buffering the content update data generated for transmission from the plurality of widget content servers to the widget application of each mobile terminal for each mobile terminal;

A third step of the integrated widget service server integrating at least one or more buffered content update data to generate a single integrated content update packet data unit;

The method of claim 21, wherein the third step,

The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein the second step,

And detecting the content update event by a set update time unit.

A mobile terminal including a plurality of widget applications;

The integrated widget service server may include: a content data buffering module configured to buffer the content update data generated by the widget content server for each mobile terminal; An update event detection module detecting a content update event of the mobile terminal to the widget application; A content data integration module for generating a single integrated content update packet data unit by integrating at least one content update data buffered in the content data buffering module according to the detection of the content update event by the update event detection module; And a content data transmission module for transmitting the integrated content update packet data unit generated by the content data integration module to the mobile terminal through a communication network.

The method of claim 26, wherein the content data integration module,

28. The method of claim 26 or 27, wherein the update event detection module,