KR100965299B1 - Method and Corresponding Apparatus for Providing Mobile Application Service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a mobile application service through interworking of wired and wireless communication networks. According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method for providing a mobile application service includes: receiving and storing user interface setting change information for a mobile application service; When a mobile application service access request message is received from a wireless information terminal, checking whether user interface setting change information corresponding to the wireless information terminal exists; And when the setting change information exists as a result of the checking, transmitting the stored setting change information to the wireless information terminal through a predetermined control message. Accordingly, the present invention has an advantage of providing a mobile application service providing method and system capable of providing differentiated user interface and information for each user.

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Description

Method and device for providing mobile application service {Method and Corresponding Apparatus for Providing Mobile Application Service}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a mobile application service, and more particularly, by providing an adaptive mobile application service environment for providing real-time updated online information and content on an individual and group basis. The present invention relates to a mobile application service providing method and a system capable of providing personalized service.

As the use of the Internet is becoming more common, various types of websites are being created. These websites include a variety of websites that are used for the promotion of companies that exist offline, portal websites for providing Internet services, and personal homepages. In addition, the portal website includes Internet clubs or Internet cafes, which are a space for many Internet users to share a particular interest, and also a personal space allocated to each Internet user (eg, Cyworld's mini homepage). It may also be included.

As such, there are many websites on the Internet, but many of them are left unmanaged due to the simple curiosity of Internet users or lack of Internet users' access.

This is because the conventional web site access method is limited to a method in which an Internet user interested in the web site directly accesses the web site by directly running a web browser program.

Until recently, the VM (Virtual Machine) based wired / wireless interlocked mobile service has been centered on large portals with powerful wired systems, and if the type of wired service is changed, large-scale development must be performed accordingly. It is very difficult for the operator to build the system.

In general, a VM-based mobile program is developed and applied for a specific service, and there are many limitations in extending it to other services of a similar concept through a simple extension of the mobile program.

Mobile service provided based on WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) has a disadvantage in that it does not provide a differentiated interface environment for each individual because it uses a browser preloaded by a mobile communication service provider or a terminal manufacturer.

In addition, WAP extends the World Wide Web to suit the mobile environment. However, since WAP provides only WAP-only content or web-WAP content, WAP cannot provide true web services and has a disadvantage in that it cannot provide a generalized mobile computing environment due to high communication rates.

In particular, the mobile service through the WAP has the advantage that it is easy to implement, but there is an inconvenience to go through a complex connection step to access the information and content of interest.

An object of the present invention for solving the problems of the prior art as described above is to provide a method and system for providing an adaptive mobile application service capable of providing real-time updated online information and content on an individual and group basis.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing a mobile application service capable of providing differentiated user interface and information for each user.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a wired / wireless interworking mobile application service server capable of dynamically constructing interface screens and menus according to a request of a user and an operator and providing the same to a terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an integrated application service server that controls driving of a playback device suitable for media content by providing driving program identification information corresponding to specific media content to the user terminal.

The present invention provides a mobile application service system capable of real-time monitoring and collection / processing of information and content updated on the Internet, or receiving in real time from the web server, and automatically transmitting the information and content to the mobile terminal requesting the information and content. .

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a service specialized for a company and an organization in one device through grouping by user account.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a mobile application service in an integrated information providing server is disclosed.

Method for providing a mobile application service in the integrated information providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving and storing user interface setting change information for the mobile application service; When a mobile application service access request message is received from a wireless information terminal, checking whether user interface setting change information corresponding to the wireless information terminal exists; And if the setting change information exists, transmitting the stored setting change information to the wireless information terminal through a predetermined control message, wherein the wireless information terminal receives the setting change information. In this case, the user interface is reconfigured.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a mobile application service in an integrated information providing server is disclosed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a mobile application service in an integrated information providing server includes: receiving a content transmission request message including a predetermined menu identifier from a wireless information terminal; Extracting content from at least one content server corresponding to the menu identifier; And transmitting a content providing message including the extracted content and a media player identifier corresponding to the extracted content attribute to the wireless information terminal, wherein the wireless information terminal corresponds to a media player corresponding to the media player identifier. The extracted content is reproduced by using a driving file.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a mobile application service is disclosed.

When the mobile application service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a content transmission request message including a menu identifier from a wireless information terminal, the content extraction unit extracts content by accessing a content server corresponding to the menu identifier. ; A controller for selecting a media player identifier according to the extracted content attribute, generating a content providing message including the extracted content and the media player identifier, and transmitting the generated content providing message to the wireless information terminal; And a media player providing unit for providing the controller with a media player driving file corresponding to the extracted content attribute when the media player driving file corresponding to the selected media player identifier is not mounted on the wireless information terminal. It features.

The present invention has the advantage of providing a method and system for providing an adaptive mobile application service capable of providing online information and content updated in real time on a personal and group basis.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage of allowing the user to obtain the desired information and content more easily and conveniently by providing a user interface consisting of a differentiated menu for each user account.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage of providing a wired / wireless interworking mobile application service server capable of dynamically constructing a user interface screen and menu according to a request of a user and an operator and providing the same to a terminal.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage of providing an integrated application service server for controlling a playback device suitable for media content by providing driving program identification information corresponding to a specific media content to the user terminal.

In addition, the present invention is a mobile application service system capable of real-time monitoring and collection / processing of information and content that is updated on the Internet, or by receiving in real time from the web server and automatically transmitting to the group and individual mobile terminals that request the information and content There is an advantage in providing.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a mobile application service for each group more effectively by performing a grouping of user accounts in order to provide a service specialized for companies and organizations, and by interworking at least one information providing server corresponding to the group. There is an advantage.

Through the above advantages, the present invention can provide an easy and convenient mobile Internet environment for the user, it can be expected to effect the activation of mobile application services more.

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.

The terms first, second, etc. 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.

And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items. 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 "comprising" or "mounted" and "mounted" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described on the specification, one Or other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof in any way should not be excluded in advance.

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 are not construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Other aspects, features, and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a wired / wireless interworking mobile application service providing method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited to the embodiments.

1 is a mobile application service network structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile application service network according to the present invention includes an integrated information providing server 100, an operation terminal 110, a dedicated content providing unit 120, a mobile communication network 130, and a wired communication network 140. The mobile communication provider may include a content provider 150, a wired information terminal 160, a wireless information terminal 170, and an external content provider 180.

The integrated information providing server 100 is a server that provides a mobile application service to the wired and wireless information terminals 160 and 170 through a wired / wireless communication infrastructure and is a device for providing a mini homepage service according to the present invention.

The integrated information providing server 100 may provide a content providing unit connected to the wired communication network 140 and the mobile communication network 130 according to a user's request, for example, an external content providing unit 180 and a mobile communication provider content providing unit 150. ) Obtains the corresponding content, and processes the obtained content to provide to the wireless information terminal 170 and the wired information terminal 160. In addition, the integrated information providing server 100 may extract necessary content by interworking with the dedicated content providing unit 120.

In particular, the integrated information providing server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention reconfigures the mini homepage interface according to a request for changing the mini homepage interface received from the operation terminal 110 or the wired information terminal 160 or sets a change history. Can be stored in the recording area.

If the wireless information terminal 170 or the wired information terminal 170 is connected to the integrated information providing server 100, the integrated information providing server 100 checks whether a preset mini homepage interface change history exists. According to the result of the check, the mini homepage interface information reconfigured in the corresponding information terminal may be provided to the corresponding information terminal or the change history may be transmitted.

Here, the change history is displayed on the skin, menu name, menu icon, menu link information-for example, board list to be connected by menu-sound source information output when menu is selected-for example, menu selection. A sound effect, background music, and the like,-array information of a menu icon, for example, 2 (row) x3 (column), 3 (row) x2 (column), and the like. In addition, the change history may further include information indicating that a new menu has been added or deleted.

For example, a user may access a web page provided by the integrated information providing server 100 via a wired information terminal 160, where the wired information terminal includes a laptop computer, a desktop computer, and the like, and the account After confirmation, you can change your own mini homepage configuration.

In this case, the change history is provided to the integrated information providing server 100, and when the integrated information providing server 100 is accessed through the wireless information terminal 170, the integrated information providing server 100 includes the changed mini homepage configuration information. The predetermined message may be provided to the corresponding wireless information terminal 170.

Subsequently, the wireless information terminal 170 may reconfigure the mini homepage interface according to the received change information. If at least one menu icon image is requested to be changed by the user and the corresponding wireless information terminal 170 supports the Java platform, the integrated information providing server 100 may perform a Java archive on the requested icon images. A compressed file having a Java archive extension may be configured and transmitted to the wireless information terminal 170.

In addition, the integrated information providing server 100 extracts the content requested by the user, determines a media player suitable for the attribute of the extracted content, and together with the extracted content, identifies the media player identification information determined corresponding to the corresponding content attribute. It can be provided to the terminal.

The integrated information providing server 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention may provide only content attribute information instead of explicitly providing media player identification information corresponding to the content to be transmitted, and the wireless information terminal 170 may A media player corresponding to the received content attribute information may be selected, and the received content may be output or played using the selected media player.

In the following description, for convenience of description, the following description will focus on a procedure for providing a mobile application service to the wireless information terminal 170, but it should be noted that the same or similar mobile application service may be provided for the wired information terminal 160. do.

In particular, the integrated information providing server 100 has a media player corresponding to the extracted content attribute with reference to the previously stored capability information of the corresponding wireless information terminal 170 mounted on the wireless information terminal 170. You can check whether there is.

As a result of the check, when the media player suitable for the content attribute to be transmitted is not mounted, the integrated information providing server 100 may transmit the media player driving file to the wireless information terminal 170 using a predetermined message. Here, the media player driving file may be transmitted in a message for transmitting the extracted content, hereinafter, referred to as a "content transmission message" or transmitted through a separately defined message.

The media player mounted on the wireless information terminal 170 or provided by the integrated information providing server 170 is not only a player for outputting video, audio, image, text, etc., but also a combination of images and text, a combination of audio and text, and the like. It may include a hybrid player.

The operation terminal 110 may provide a standard user interface set by an administrator to provide the integrated information to the integrated information providing server 110 or to register / update / delete content in the dedicated content providing unit 120. .

When the integrated information providing server 100 receives the content of XML (eXtensiblel Markup Language) type through wired and mobile communication networks, the integrated information providing server 100 parses the content.

Here, the parsed content may be reconstructed in consideration of display unit characteristics of the corresponding wireless information terminal 170, for example, an LCD panel size and a supported resolution.

The mobile communication network 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a portable Internet network, including Wipi, Wibro, Wimax, etc., a WCDMA network, a CDMA network, a GSM network, and the like. 170 may include a laptop, a PDA, a mobile phone, etc. equipped with a wireless access function corresponding to the mobile communication network 130.

2 is a block diagram of an integrated information providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the integrated information providing server 200 according to the present invention includes a control unit 202, an environment setting management unit 204, a user interface configuration unit 206, an environment setting storage unit 208 for each account, Statistical processing unit 210, statistical database 212, account management database 214, account and group management unit 216, media player providing unit 218, content configuration unit 220, update information extraction and parsing unit 222 ) And an external interface unit 224.

The controller 202 may perform control and resource management of the lower module constituting the integrated information providing server 200 and may perform a function of processing a message transmitted and received through an external interface.

The environment setting management unit 204 performs a function of configuring a standard user interface in conjunction with the user interface configuration unit 206 according to the environment setting information received from the operation terminal 240.

Here, the standard user interface means a basic user interface provided to the wireless information terminal 170 and the wired information terminal 160 when the environment setting for each account is not made, and the user integrates information through the wired information terminal 160. The standard user interface may be changed to a desired configuration by accessing a predetermined web screen provided by the providing server 200.

The changed information is stored in the preference setting storage unit 209 for each account, and the controller 202 refers to the preference setting storage unit 209 for each wireless communication terminal 170 when the wireless information terminal 170 is connected. You can check if a user interface change history exists for.

If the change history exists, the controller 202 may transmit the change history information to the wireless information terminal 170 through a predetermined message or reconfigure the user interface according to the change history and transmit the change history information to the wireless information terminal 170. have.

The user interface configuration unit 206 may perform a function of generating skin, icon, menu name, and link information for each menu included in the user interface according to a control signal of the controller 202 or the environment setting manager 204.

The account management database 214 may maintain account information and group setting information for each user subscribed to the mobile application service according to the present invention.

Here, the account information may include an ID and password for each user registered in the integrated information providing server 200, a mobile terminal phone number, terminal device information, and billing information. Group setting information for each account may include group list information for each user and location information of a content providing server corresponding to the group.

The account and group management unit 216 refers to the account management database 214, the authentication function for the connection request from the wired information terminal 160 and the wireless information terminal 160, the charging information calculation function for the provided content, the control unit ( According to the request of 202, the group list to which the corresponding account is subscribed and the access address information to the content providing server corresponding to each group may be provided.

In addition, the account and group management unit 216 may access the account management database 214 to update the change history when a new group is added or deleted for the account.

The media player providing unit 218 provides the media player mapping information according to the content property. If the media player corresponding to the property of the content to be transmitted is not mounted in the wireless information terminal, the media corresponding to the property of the content is provided. The player driving file is transmitted to the wireless information terminal 170.

The content extraction unit 220 performs a function of acquiring the content corresponding to the menu selected by the wireless information terminal 170 from the content providing unit 250.

In addition, the content extracting unit 220 accesses the content providing unit 250 at predetermined intervals and checks whether there is updated information. If the updated information exists, the content extracting unit 220 obtains the corresponding content information and acquires the corresponding information. ) Can be provided. Here, the obtained content information may be provided in the form of a popup message or a bulletin board.

When the content received from the external content providing unit 250 is an XML type, the parsing unit 222 parses and connects the middleware platform such as the mobile JAVA platform and the WIPI platform and the corresponding wireless information terminal mounted on the wireless information terminal. Forms suitable for the wireless transport protocol provided by the mobile communication network-for example, JAVA applets, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) messages, OTA (Over-the-Air) messages, SMS (Short Message Service) on the WIPI platform ) / MMS (Multimedia Message Service) can be in the form of a push (Push) message.

The content provider 250 illustrated in FIG. 2 may include an external content provider 180, a dedicated content provider 120, and a mobile service provider content provider 150 illustrated in FIG. 1. Can be.

The external interface unit 224 transfers the message received through the wired communication network 140 and the wireless communication network 130 to the control unit 202, or transmits the message received from the control unit 202 to the corresponding destination through the communication network. The destination performs the function of transmitting to the operation terminal 110, including the wired information terminal 160, the wireless information terminal 170, the content providing unit 250 and the like.

The statistics processing unit 210 may perform a function of collecting change setting statistics such as skins, icons, background music, and effect sound sources constituting the user interface, and storing the statistics DB 212.

The collected statistical information may be used as information for adding a new component or deleting an existing component by identifying a user interface component that the user prefers.

In addition, the statistics processing unit 210 may also perform a function of collecting and storing statistical data such as the number of times of accessing the mobile application service and the number of change of the user interface setting for each account period. Here, the collected information may be used as information for issuing coupons and selecting royalty payment accounts for the excellent account.

3 is a block diagram of a wireless information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wireless information terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 302, a wireless interface unit 304, an interface version management unit 306, an interface configuration unit 308, and compression. The file processor 310, the player mapping table 312, the media player driver 314, the display unit 316, the input unit 318, the sound source playback unit 320, and the sound source information storage unit 322 may be included. .

The wireless interface unit 304 decodes and transmits a wireless signal received from the mobile communication network 130 to the control unit 302, and performs a baseband processing of a message received from the control unit 302 and transmits it wirelessly. Can be done. In addition, the wireless interface unit 304 may perform a layered protocol processing function corresponding to a wireless access method supported by the wireless information terminal 300.

The controller 302 may receive a control message and user data received from the wireless interface 304 to perform a function of controlling the overall mobile application service on the wireless information terminal 300.

In addition, the control unit 302 controls the connection setting and release to the integrated information providing server 100 and the content transmission corresponding to the menu selected by the user to the integrated information providing server 100 according to a predetermined user control signal. The requested function can be performed.

The interface version manager 306 is a module for managing a version of the user interface set currently installed in the wireless information terminal 300. The user interface currently mounted upon request of the controller 302 when connected to the integrated information providing server 100 is provided. Function to provide version information.

Here, the provided version information is preferably included in a predetermined mobile application service request message when the connection request to the integrated information providing server 100 is transmitted. The integrated information providing server 100 according to the present invention determines whether there is a higher version than the version received from the wireless information terminal 300, that is, the user interface version changed according to the user's or operator's environment setting, and determines As a result, there is a higher version, and the changed user interface configuration information and the updated version information accordingly may be transmitted to the corresponding wireless information terminal 300.

Thereafter, the interface reconstruction unit 308 may change the existing user interface configuration using the changed user interface configuration information according to the control signal of the controller 302.

Herein, the changed user interface configuration information is a component constituting the user interface, wherein the component includes a skin, a menu icon, a menu name, link setting information, sound source information, and the like. It should be noted that it may be provided at 300).

For example, after the user accesses a predetermined web page provided by the integrated information providing server 100 through the wired information terminal 160 connected to the Internet network, selects a desired skin to be applied to the mini homepage, and then selects the selected skin. Change can be registered.

Thereafter, when the user selects the mini homepage connection menu through the wireless information terminal 300, the wireless information terminal 300 integrates a mobile application service request message including current user interface version information and terminal identification information. To 100.

If there is a user interface change registered corresponding to the corresponding wireless information terminal 300, the integrated information providing server 100 transmits the changed skin configuration information to the corresponding wireless information terminal 300.

The compressed file processor 310 may perform a function of decompressing the changed user interface component when it is compressed and transmitted. For example, image files such as skins, menu icons, sound source files, etc. may be compressed and transmitted through a predetermined compression algorithm for transmission efficiency.

The media player driver 314 may select a media player suitable for the property of the content received from the integrated information providing server 100, and may drive the selected media player to play the received content.

The integrated information providing server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may provide a media player identifier corresponding to a content attribute to be transmitted to the wireless information terminal 300 together with the contents, and the wireless information terminal 300 may The media player corresponding to the received media player identifier may be selected and driven with reference to the player mapping table 312 held in advance. The player mapping table 312 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7 to be described later.

The display unit 312 performs a function of displaying an output screen displayed on the user interface according to a control signal of the controller 302, and the input unit 312 is a user control input through an input means such as a keypad or a touch screen. It detects a signal and transmits it to the controller 302.

The sound source playback unit 320 may perform a function of playing a specific sound source with reference to the sound source information storage unit 322 according to the control signal of the controller 302.

For example, a specific sound source, for example, a sound effect, may be mapped to each menu constituting the user interface. If a user selects a specific menu through the input unit 312, the sound source playback unit 320 may select the selected sound source. A sound source corresponding to a menu may be read from the sound source information storage unit 322 and played back. Here, the mapping information between the menu and the sound source may be provided by the integrated information providing server 100, and the mapping relationship may be changed at the request of the user and the operator.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user and the operator may access a predetermined web page provided by the integrated information providing server 100 to include a specific cafe and bulletin board in the mini homepage menu, and the corresponding cafe and A sound source corresponding to the bulletin board-for example, background music-can be designated.

For example, a user may include a cafe and a bulletin board related to his or her religion in a mini homepage configuration, and when the user accesses the cafe or the bulletin board, the sound source playback unit 320 may be pre-specified corresponding to the connected cafe or bulletin board. You can play background music.

As described above, the mobile application service according to the present invention may provide various personalized mini homepage services by providing a means for changing a user interface environment setting.

In addition, there is an advantage that can effectively synchronize the mini homepage service between the wired information terminal 160 and the wireless information terminal 300.

4 is a sound source mapping table for each menu maintained in the sound source information storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the sound source mapping table 400 for each menu may include at least one of a menu identifier 410, a menu version 420, a menu name 430, a sound source identifier 440, and a sound source file 450. It may consist of fields.

The menu identifier 410 is an identifier uniquely assigned to each menu configured in the mini homepage, and the menu version 420 is unique version information assigned to the menu.

The sound source identifier 440 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the sound source file held on the integrated information providing server 100 and the wireless information terminal 300.

The configuration of the menu included in the sound source mapping table 400 for each menu may be dynamically updated as the user interface changes.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the control unit 302 receives a control signal indicating that a specific menu is selected by the user from the input unit 313, the controller 302 provides a menu identifier corresponding to the selected menu to the sound source playback unit 320. do. The sound source reproducing unit 320 reads the sound source file 450 corresponding to the received menu identifier by referring to the sound source mapping table 400 for each menu and reproduces the read sound source file.

5 is a content providing message structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The content providing message 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a message used by the integrated information providing server 100 to provide the extracted content at the request of the wireless information terminal 300.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the integrated information providing server 100 collects the updated content on the bulletin board and the cafe website registered by the user, and separately collects the collected information without a separate request from the wireless information terminal 300. It should be noted that the content providing message 500 may be provided to the corresponding wireless information terminal 300.

The content providing message 500 is largely divided into a header area and a payload area. The header area has a fixed size and may include at least one of a message type 510, a media player identifier 520, a presence indicator 530, and a content length identifier 540. On the other hand, the payload area has a variable size and may include at least one of the content 550 and the media player drive file 560.

The message type 510 is identification information for identifying whether the content providing message is a message for providing actual user content or a message for providing changed user interface configuration information. The message type 510 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6 described later.

The presence indicator 530 has a length of 1 bit and is used to indicate whether a media player installation file for playing the content 550 exists in the payload area. For example, if the value of the presence indicator 530 is '1', it may indicate that there exists, and if '0', it may indicate that it does not exist.

The content length identifier 540 is used to indicate the length of the content 550 and the location where the media player drive file starts when the media player drive file 560 exists.

The media player identifier 520 is information for identifying a media player corresponding to the content attribute. When the wireless information terminal 300 receives the content providing message 500, the media player identifier 520 corresponds to the media player identifier 520. The media player driving file may be selected and the received content 550 may be played by executing the selected media player driving file.

Here, the media player driving file may be previously held in a predetermined recording area of the wireless information terminal 300 or included in the content providing message 500 and received.

The content providing message 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention may not include the existence indicator 530 and the media player drive file 560, and the integrated information providing server 100 uses a separate message. The media player drive file not retained in the wireless information terminal 300 may be transmitted.

6 is a table defining a message type according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the wireless information terminal 300 according to the present invention changes the user interface configuration information whether the message received from the integrated information providing server 100 through the message type 510 is a message for content transmission. It may identify whether the message for transmitting.

For example, the message type may have a length of 1 byte, 0x01 may be defined as a content transmission message, 0x02 menu change message, 0x03 as an initial screen change message, and 0x04 as a whole user interface change message.

7 is a media player identifier mapping table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The media player identifier mapping table shown in FIG. 7 must be maintained in both the integrated information providing server 100 and the wireless information terminal 300, and the wireless information terminal 300 stores the media in advance when the content providing message 500 is received. The player identifier mapping table may be used to select an appropriate media player for playing or displaying content included in the content providing message.

In addition, if there is a media player driving file which is not currently maintained in the wireless information terminal 300 in the content providing message 500, the media player identifier file is stored in a predetermined recording area, and then the media player identifier mapping is performed. You can update the table.

8 is a structure of a user interface menu change message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the user interface menu change message 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a message type 810, a menu identifier 820, a version 830, a change type bitmap 840, The length identifier 850 and the change data 860 may be included.

Referring to FIG. 6, the value of the message type 810 for menu change may be set to '0x02', and the menu identifier 820 may set a unique identifier corresponding to a menu registered by a user or an operator. .

Version 830 is the latest updated version information corresponding to the menu identifier 820 is set, and change type bitmap 840 is a first to N-th identification flag indicating which component of the menu has been changed. It is composed. For example, the change type bitmap 840 may have a size of 1 byte, and each bit is mapped to one component.

Referring to FIG. 8, b0, a Least Significant Bit (LSB), is an identification flag for indicating whether a menu name has been changed, and b1 may be defined as an identification flag for indicating whether an icon image of the menu has been changed. Can be.

In addition, identification flags indicating whether to change in response to the effect sound output when the menu is selected, the background image to be switched when the menu is selected (that is, the menu skin), and the background music played on the switched screen when the menu is selected, respectively. Can be defined. Herein, if the value of the identification flag is '1'-that is, if it is activated-may indicate that it has been changed, and if it is '0'-it may indicate that it is not changed-it is not changed.

The length identifier 850 may be configured with at least one length information for identifying where the change information of the component corresponding to the at least one activated identification flag is located on the change data 860. In particular, the length identifier 850 preferably has a variable length according to the number of activated identification flags in order to increase transmission efficiency.

The change data 860 is an area in which actual component change information corresponding to at least one activated identification flag is recorded. The change data 860 has a variable length, such as the length identifier 850, in order to increase transmission efficiency.

The menu change message according to another embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include change information for a plurality of menus, and for this purpose, a corresponding menu change message between a message type 910 field and a first menu identifier 920 field. A change menu number field indicating the number of menu identifiers included in the may be added.

In this case, the menu change message may be configured by concatenation of menu-specific change information, for example, reference numerals 920 to 960, as many as the value of the change menu number field.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application service providing procedure using a wired / wireless integrated network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the wired information terminal 910 accesses a user preference web page of the integrated information providing server 920 through a wired communication network, for example, the Internet network, and performs an account verification procedure (S902). In step S903, the user interface setting is changed on the connected web page.

When the setting change is completed, the wired information terminal 910 transmits a user environment setting change request message including user interface setting change information to the integrated information providing server 920 (S904).

The integrated information providing server 920 stores setting change information about the corresponding account (S906), and transmits a predetermined user preference change response message indicating that the user preference change request has been accepted to the wired information terminal 910. (S907).

Thereafter, the wireless information terminal 930 in the mobile application service connection waiting state (S908) requests the mobile application service connection including version information of the user interface currently set on the wireless information terminal 930 according to a predetermined user menu selection. The message is transmitted to the integrated information providing server 920 (S910).

The integrated information providing server 920 checks whether there is a user environment setting change request with an account corresponding to the wireless information terminal 930 (S912).

As a result of the check, if a user preference change request related to the corresponding wireless information terminal 930 exists, the user interface is reconfigured using the configuration change information stored in step 906 and a new version of the reconfigured user interface is hereinafter referred to. It is called 'updated version' (S914).

When the integrated information providing server 920 transmits the mobile application service connection response message including the updated version information and the reconfigured user interface to the wireless information terminal 930 (S916), the wireless information terminal 930 reconfigures the user interface. The screen is displayed and the changed version information is stored in a predetermined recording area (S918).

In step 912, if the user preference change request for the account corresponding to the wireless information terminal 930 is not received, the integrated information providing server 920 indicates that the mobile application service connection request is accepted. The mobile application service access response message is transmitted to the wireless information terminal 930 (S920). At this time, the wireless information terminal 930 displays a screen generated using the preset user interface configuration information (S922).

As described above with reference to FIG. 9, the integrated information providing server 920 according to the present invention reconfigures a user interface using user environment setting information requested for change through a wired communication network, and accesses the reconfigured user interface through a wireless communication network. The request may be provided to the requested wireless information terminal 930.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application service providing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the operator terminal 1010 accesses an operator configuration web page provided by the integrated information providing server 1020 and performs an account verification procedure (S1002). The standard user interface is accessed on the accessed web page. Change the setting (S1003).

When the standard user interface setting change is completed, the operator terminal 1010 transmits an operator environment setting change request message including the operator setting change information to the integrated information providing server 1020 (S1004).

The integrated information providing server 1020 reconfigures the standard user interface according to the received configuration change information, and then allocates a new standard version for the reconfigured standard user interface (S1006). Thereafter, the integrated information providing server 1020 transmits a predetermined operator preference change response message indicating that the operator preference change request has been accepted to the operator terminal 1010 (S1008).

Thereafter, the wireless information terminal 1030 in the mobile application service connection waiting state (S1010) requests a mobile application service connection request including version information of a user interface currently set on the wireless information terminal 1030 according to a predetermined user menu selection. The message is transmitted to the integrated information providing server 1020 (S1012).

The integrated information providing server 1020 checks whether the standard version extracted from the version information received from the wireless information terminal 1030 is different from the new standard version allocated in step 1006 (S1014).

Here, the version information transmitted by the wireless information terminal 1030 may be composed of standard version information and user version information, where the user version information is version information given every time the user interface is changed by the user. . For example, in the case of V12.13, 12 may be standard version information and 13 may be user version information.

As a result of the check, when the standard versions are different, the integrated information providing server 1020 may transmit a mobile application service access response message including the standard user interface configuration information reconfigured in step 1006 and the newly assigned standard version information. 1030) (S1016).

The wireless information terminal 1030 configures and displays a user interface screen corresponding to the received standard user interface configuration information and updates the user interface version using the received new standard version information (S1018).

For example, if the user interface version currently mounted on the wireless information terminal 1030 is V12.13 and the received new standard version is V13.00, the wireless information terminal 1030 updates the user interface version to V13.13. can do.

When the standard user interface is changed, the integrated information providing server 1020 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention preferably reconfigures the standard user interface so as to maintain the user interface configuration set by the existing user as much as possible.

If the reconstructed standard user interface is difficult to maintain compatibility with the configuration set by the existing user, the integrated information providing server 1020 is a user interface mounted in the wireless information terminal 1030 with the reconstructed standard user interface configuration information. Predetermined identification-instructing to reset all to the reconstructed standard user interface. It is preferable to further transmit the 'all update indicator' to the corresponding wireless information terminal.

At this time, the wireless information terminal 1030 needs to update the current version to a new standard version. For example, the wireless information terminal 1030 having the currently loaded user interface version V12.23 receives the standard user interface configuration information and the full update indicator from the integrated information providing server 1020 having the new standard version V13.00. In this case, the current version can be updated to V.13.00.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the integrated information providing server 1020 may use the wireless information terminal (eg, 0x04) using the predetermined message type described with reference to FIG. 1030).

11 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application service providing procedure using a wired / wireless integrated network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 11 illustrates an integrated information providing server 1120 when the wired information terminal 1110 connected to the integrated information providing server 1120 through a wired communication network changes a user interface menu setting on a predetermined user preference web page. ) Transmits the menu change information to the wireless information terminal 1130 through a predetermined menu change message (for example, may be in the form of the message shown in FIG. 8).

Referring to FIG. 11, the wired information terminal 1110 accesses a user preference web page of the integrated information providing server 1120 through a wired communication network and performs an account verification procedure (S1102). The menu setting of the interface is changed (S1104).

When the menu setting change is completed, the wired information terminal 1110 transmits a user environment setting change request message including the menu change information to the integrated information providing server 1120 (S1106).

The integrated information providing server 1120 generates a predetermined menu change message corresponding to the menu change information for the corresponding account and stores the predetermined menu change message in the predetermined recording area (S1108), and the predetermined user indicating that the user preference change request has been accepted. The environment setting change response message is transmitted to the wired information terminal 1110 (S1110).

Thereafter, the wireless information terminal 1130 in the mobile application service connection waiting state (S1112) may output the mobile application service initial screen according to a predetermined input signal (S1114). Here, the initial screen may be composed of at least one menu icon.

If a particular menu is selected by a predetermined input means (eg, including a touch screen, a keypad, etc.) (S1116), the wireless information terminal 1130 may be assigned to a menu identifier corresponding to the selected menu and a corresponding menu identifier. In operation S1118, the content transmission request message including the corresponding version information is transmitted to the integrated information providing server 1120.

The integrated information providing server 1120 checks whether there has been a menu change for the account associated with the wireless information terminal 1130 (S1120).

As a result of the check, if there is a menu change associated with the wireless information terminal 930, the menu change message stored in step 1108 is transmitted to the wireless information terminal 1130 (S1122).

The wireless information terminal 1130 changes the user interface configuration using the received menu change message (S1124).

The integrated information providing server 1120 extracts the content corresponding to the received menu identifier (S1126), and includes a predetermined content providing message including the extracted content and a media player identifier corresponding to the corresponding content attribute. 5 may be in the form of a message shown in FIG. 5.

In step 1120, if there is no menu change corresponding to the menu identifier, the integrated information providing server 1120 extracts the content corresponding to the menu identifier (S1132), and performs step 1128. do.

The wireless information terminal 1130 selects the media player with reference to the received media player identifier, and plays the received content using the selected media player (S1130).

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, or the like, alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions are included.

The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a local data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

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.

1 is a mobile application service network structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an integrated information providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a wireless information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a sound source mapping table for each menu maintained in a sound source information storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a content providing message structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a table defining a message type according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a media player identifier mapping table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a structure of a user interface menu change message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application service providing procedure using a wired / wireless integrated network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application service providing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile application service providing procedure using a wired / wireless integrated network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: integrated information server

110: operation terminal

120: dedicated content provider

130: mobile communication network

140: wired communication network

160: wired information terminal

170: wireless information terminal

202: control unit

204: environment setting management unit

206: user interface configuration

218: Media player provider

222: parsing

400: sound source mapping table for each menu

500: content providing message

520: Media player identifier

530: presence indicator

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Claims (24)

In the method for providing a mobile application service in the integrated information providing server, Receiving and storing user interface setting change information for a mobile application service; When a mobile application service access request message is received from a wireless information terminal, checking whether user interface setting change information corresponding to the wireless information terminal exists; And Transmitting the stored setting change information to the wireless information terminal through a predetermined control message when the setting change information exists. Including, but, when the wireless information terminal receives the setting change information, the wireless information terminal reconfigures the preloaded user interface, the user interface is composed of at least one menu, the setting is changed in the menu unit, the menu Consists of at least one component, the component includes at least one of a menu name, a menu icon image, an effect sound played when the menu is selected, menu link information, a background image output when the menu is selected, background music played when the menu is selected Mobile application service providing method, characterized in that. delete delete The method of claim 1, The control message is A message type field for identifying a type of the control message; A menu identifier field in which information for uniquely distinguishing a menu to be changed is recorded; A change type bitmap indicating whether to change components corresponding to the change target menu; A length identifier field for identifying a change data size for the changed component; And A change data field in which the change data for the changed component is recorded Mobile application service providing method comprising at least one of. The method of claim 4, wherein The size of the length identifier field and the change data field is variable according to the number of components changed. The method of claim 4, wherein The change data is inserted into the change data field in the form of a compressed file according to the property of the component. The method of claim 4, wherein The control message further comprises a change menu number field indicating the number of changed menus. The method of claim 7, wherein The control message is configured by changing the change information for each menu corresponding to the changed number of menus after the change menu number field, and the change information for each menu includes the menu identifier field, the change type bitmap, the length identifier field, and the like. A mobile application service providing method comprising at least one of the change data fields. In the method for providing a mobile application service in the integrated information providing server, Receiving a content transmission request message including a predetermined menu identifier from a wireless information terminal; Extracting content from at least one content server corresponding to the menu identifier; And Transmitting a content providing message including the extracted content and a media player identifier corresponding to the extracted content attribute to the wireless information terminal; Includes, wherein the wireless information terminal to play the extracted content using a media player drive file corresponding to the media player identifier, the content transfer request message further includes content server link information corresponding to the menu identifier. However, the method for providing a mobile application service, characterized in that for extracting the corresponding content by accessing the content server corresponding to the content server link information. 10. The method of claim 9, The content property is a mobile application service providing method comprising text, image, audio, video. 10. The method of claim 9, The media player identifier is determined according to at least one combination of the content attributes. The method of claim 11, And if the media player driving file corresponding to the determined media player identifier is not loaded in the wireless information terminal, further comprising a media player driving file corresponding to the determined media player identifier in the content providing message. How we deliver the service. The method of claim 12, And a presence indicator indicating that the media player driving file is included in the content providing message. 10. The method of claim 9, When the extracted content is compressible, the method may further include generating a compressed file by applying a compression technique corresponding to the attribute of the extracted content, wherein the compressed file is included in the content providing message and transmitted. How to provide mobile application services. delete 10. The method of claim 9, The content server A mobile service provider content server managed by a mobile service provider; A plurality of content servers managed by content providers on the Internet; And Dedicated content server managed by the operator of the integrated information providing server Mobile application service providing method comprising at least one of. 10. The method of claim 9, If the setting of the menu corresponding to the menu identifier is changed before the content transmission request message is received, transmitting the changed menu setting information to the wireless information terminal using a predetermined menu change message. Mobile application service providing method characterized in that. What is claimed is: 1. A recording medium readable by an electronic device on which a program comprising typed instructions for executing a method of providing a mobile application service in an integrated information providing server is provided. Receiving and storing user interface setting change information for a mobile application service; When a mobile application service access request message is received from a wireless information terminal, checking whether user interface setting change information corresponding to the wireless information terminal exists; And Transmitting the stored setting change information to the wireless information terminal through a predetermined control message when the setting change information exists. Including, but, when the wireless information terminal receives the setting change information, the wireless information terminal reconfigures the preloaded user interface, the user interface is composed of at least one menu, the setting is changed in the menu unit, the menu Consists of at least one component, the component includes at least one of a menu name, a menu icon image, an effect sound played when the menu is selected, menu link information, a background image output when the menu is selected, background music played when the menu is selected A recording medium on which a program for executing a mobile application service providing method is recorded. What is claimed is: 1. A recording medium readable by an electronic device on which a program comprising typed instructions for executing a method of providing a mobile application service in an integrated information providing server is provided. Receiving a content transmission request message including a predetermined menu identifier from a wireless information terminal; Extracting content from at least one content server corresponding to the menu identifier; And Transmitting a content providing message including the extracted content and a media player identifier corresponding to the extracted content attribute to the wireless information terminal; Includes, wherein the wireless information terminal to play the extracted content using a media player drive file corresponding to the media player identifier, the content transfer request message further includes content server link information corresponding to the menu identifier. Wherein, the recording medium recording a program for executing the mobile application service providing method characterized in that the content server is connected to the content server corresponding to the link information to extract the content. In the device for providing a mobile application service, A content extraction unit configured to extract content by accessing a content server corresponding to the menu identifier when a content transmission request message including a menu identifier is received from a wireless information terminal; A controller for selecting a media player identifier according to the extracted content attribute, generating a content providing message including the extracted content and the media player identifier, and transmitting the generated content providing message to the wireless information terminal; And If the media player driving file corresponding to the selected media player identifier is not mounted on the wireless information terminal, a media player providing unit for providing the controller with a media player driving file corresponding to the extracted content attribute, The control unit Means for receiving user interface menu change information from a wired information terminal and an operating terminal and storing the user interface menu change information in a predetermined recording area; And Means for generating and transmitting a predetermined menu change message including the menu change information to the wireless information terminal when the wireless information terminal access request is made; Mobile application service providing apparatus further comprising a. delete The method of claim 20, If the extracted content is in the form of XML, the mobile application service providing apparatus further comprises a parser for parsing the extracted content into a message form suitable for the middleware platform mounted on the wireless information terminal. The method of claim 22, The middleware platform includes at least one of a mobile JAVA platform, WIPI platform, WAP platform. The method of claim 20, When the media player driver receives the media player driver file from the media player provider, the controller further includes an existence identifier indicating that the media player driver file is transmitted and the media player driver file in the content providing message. Mobile application service providing device.

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