KR101235685B1 - Contents download system and contents server system and operating methods thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content download system, a content server system, and an operation method. When a multimedia message is transmitted to a mobile terminal by a content server system, a process of converting and recording the file into a confirmed playback standard and downloading the mobile terminal upon request of the mobile terminal is performed. It is characterized by the included configuration, such as providing a multimedia content transfer generated by the event server quickly without increasing the load of the content server system, to solve the traffic congestion phenomenon, to suppress unnecessary communication costs, etc. It works.

Content, Events, Handset, MTS, VMG

Description

CONTENT DOWNLOAD SYSTEM AND CONTENTS SERVER SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHODS THEREOF}

1 is a flow chart of a multimedia message transmission method according to the prior art;

2 is a functional configuration diagram of a content download system according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a content download system according to the present invention;

4 is a functional configuration diagram of a content server system according to the present invention;

5 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of a VMG device according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a content server system according to the present invention.

          ** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

100: portable terminal 110: mobile communication system

120: public network 130: content server system

140: event server 200: VMG device

202: VMG server 204: VMG memory

206: VMG database 210: server device

212: location server 214: MTS server

216: Multimedia Server

The present invention relates to a content download system, a content server system, and a method of operating the event-based multimedia content quickly and in large quantities.

The mobile communication system provides a basic service for wirelessly communicating with a desired party while the registered mobile terminal moves within a service area and communicating with a voice signal, and includes a text message, a voice message, a multimedia message service, and a wireless Internet access service. We are developing and providing various additional services.

The code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile communication system basically provides a text message service, so that data, communication standards, and processing methods coincide. However, in the case of the multimedia message service, the data standards are different for each service provider operating the mobile communication system, and the multimedia message display specification or standard is different for each mobile terminal.

As described above, in order to perform multimedia communication with a mobile terminal having different communication and playback standards between communication systems having different data standards, it is necessary to check, convert, and transmit a multimedia message playback standard at a receiving end.

In general, a packet data communication method is used for multimedia message transmission in a mobile communication system.

MULTIMEDIA includes text, audio, and video signals, and is also commonly referred to as multimedia content (CONTENTS).

VMG (VERTICAL MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE GATEWAY) manages whether the receiving mobile terminal receives only text messages or multimedia content messages, and checks playback specifications or specifications such as display and audio functions on the receiving side. Take necessary care, such as sending a message to the recipient.

The MTS (MULTIMEDIA TRANSCODER SERVER) converts the multimedia content message according to the corresponding standard so that the message can be reproduced by the transmitting or receiving mobile terminal.

In the case of a company that promotes an event or a corporate company, it is necessary to simultaneously transmit a large amount of messages of multimedia content having the same content to a person to be promoted and an employee, and a VMG device is used.

In the case of mass transmission that simultaneously transmits a message of multimedia contents to a plurality of counterparts, it is necessary to reduce the time for converting the multimedia content into a multimedia message suitable for a receiving side, and to prevent traffic from temporarily rising due to a temporary increase in the load on the companion server.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method for transmitting a large amount of multimedia messages according to the related art is applied. A signal for requesting transmission of a large amount of eventual multimedia contents is applied to the VMG server 10 (ST10), and the VMG server 10 is portable. The terminal 30 notifies that the event-based multimedia content will be transmitted (ST20).

The portable terminal 30 requests the VMG server 10 to download the content when it is ready to receive the multimedia content transmission notification (ST30).

The VMG server 10 receiving the download request provides and requests the MTS server 20 to convert the event-oriented multimedia content into a state where the portable terminal 30 can receive and display the reproduction (ST40).

The MTS server 20 converts the event-based multimedia message applied from the VMG server 10 into a state that the mobile terminal 30 can receive and display, and sends back to the VMG server 10 to transmit. (ST50).

The VMG server 10 having received the converted event-based multimedia message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 in a download manner (ST60).

However, since the multimedia message transmission method according to the related art converts the MTS server 20 into a playback standard of the mobile terminal 30 after receiving a download request from the mobile terminal 30, the transmission is delayed by the time required for conversion. There was a problem losing.

In addition, in the case of a large amount of event-based multimedia messages (hereinafter, contents), traffic requesting to receive the content, traffic requesting conversion to the MTS server 20, and download traffic are concentrated, so that the traffic to the interlocking server is temporarily generated. There is a runaway problem.

The present invention converts a message of eventual content into a state that can be reproduced by a receiving mobile terminal in advance, records it in a memory area, and transmits it promptly by a download request, thereby reducing the load and traffic congestion of the system. The purpose is to provide a server system and operation method.

The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the mobile terminal for downloading and requesting the transmission notification content; A mobile communication system for transmitting contents, which are provided from a content server system in response to a content download request of a mobile terminal, and converted into reproduction standards; A content server system which converts and records the contents according to the confirmed reproduction standard of the portable terminal and provides the recorded contents by a download request; A configuration that includes an event server for controlling the content server system to request the transmission of content to a plurality of mobile terminals.

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the content server system, the event server requests the content transmission, the process of confirming the playback standard of the mobile terminal; Converting the content to the identified playback standard and recording the content in the allocated memory area; When there is a request for downloading a content from the mobile terminal, a configuration including a process of downloading the content recorded in the memory area of the content server system is presented.

In addition, the present invention devised to achieve the above object, VGM device for converting and recording the content to be reproduced in the mobile terminal and download the recorded content on request; The present invention provides a configuration that includes a server device for converting original content recorded by the control of the VGM device into a reproduction standard of a mobile terminal, and updating and managing location information of the mobile terminal.

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, if the content transmission request from the event server by the VMG device requesting the reception of the content to the mobile terminal and confirming the playback specification from the database area; A VMG device controlling the MTS server, converting the content into the identified playback standard, and recording and managing the content in an allocated memory area; The present invention provides a configuration that includes a process of transmitting the content of recording management by the request of the mobile terminal in a download manner.

Hereinafter, a content download system, a content server system, and an operation method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a functional configuration diagram of a content download system according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a content download system according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a content diagram according to the present invention. 5 is a functional configuration diagram of the server system, FIG. 5 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of the VMG apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the content server system according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 2, the content download system according to the present invention, a mobile terminal 100 for requesting to download and play the content of the transmission notification through the mobile communication system 110;

A mobile communication system 110 transmitting content converted into a playback standard by a content download request of the mobile terminal 100;

A content server system 130 which checks a reproduction standard of the mobile terminal 100, converts the contents, records the contents in an allocated memory area, and provides the contents by a download request;

It provides the interconnection path and the bypass connection path of the mobile communication system 110, the content server system 130, and the event server 140, and connects with other communication networks such as the Internet, wired communication network, wireless communication network, and data communication network. Public network 120 to provide,

The event server 140 is connected to the content server system 130 through the public network 120 and requests the transmission of the event content.

The mobile communication system 110 includes: a base station for connecting to a mobile terminal 100 through an assigned wireless channel, receiving a content download request signal, and transmitting content converted into a reproduction standard; A base station controller for allocating a wireless channel connected to the mobile terminal by the base station, and controlling and monitoring the mobile station to receive a download request signal and to transmit a content signal; A mobile switching center for switching the download path of the content converted to the playback standard by the content request of the mobile terminal 100 is included.

The packet data communication method is used to transmit the content message of the mobile communication system 110.

The public network 120 includes the Internet, a wired communication network, a wireless communication network, a data communication network, etc., and the mobile communication system 110 connects to another communication network, or accesses the content server system 130 from another communication network, or the mobile communication system. And an interconnect path between the content server system and the event server.

Referring to FIG. 3, a method for operating a content download system according to the present invention will be described. A signal for requesting transmission of content from an event server 140 connected through a public network 120 by a content server system 130 is input. Determining whether it is (S100);

Checking the reproduction standard of the designated mobile terminal 100 from the database (DATABASE: DB) area when it is confirmed as input of the content request signal (S110);

Converting the content to be transmitted by the content server system 130 to the confirmed playback standard of the mobile terminal, and recording in the allocated memory area (S120);

If there is a request for downloading the content of the mobile terminal through the mobile communication system 110 (S130), the method includes downloading and transmitting the content recorded in the allocated memory area of the content server system 130 to the mobile terminal (S140). .

2 and 3, the content download system and its operation method according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

The mobile communication system 110 provides various additional services, including a basic service for communicating by using a voice signal while the mobile terminal 100 moves.

The additional service is provided by a separate server system connected to the mobile communication system 110. For example, the multimedia message server includes a text signal, an audio signal including an audio signal, and a video signal. Send the multimedia content signal as a message.

There is an event service that simultaneously transmits event-like content of the same content to a plurality of designated mobile terminals 100 by using such a message service, and the VMG server performs a function of simultaneously transmitting a large amount of eventual content to a plurality of mobile terminals.

The content server system 130 includes a device such as a VMG server, a server for recording and providing an original multimedia content message, and an MTS server for converting a message of the original multimedia content into a playback standard of a receiving mobile terminal. do.

The mobile communication system 110 forms a service area of a predetermined radius by the base station apparatus and connects to the mobile terminal through the assigned radio channel, thereby transmitting and receiving data signals and voice signals including content messages.

The mobile communication system 110 generally allocates a voice channel in voice communication, allocates a data channel in data communication, and transmits and receives a packet data communication method by enabling high-speed data transmission.

In one embodiment, the event server 140 is connected to the public network 120, connected to the content server system 130 through the mobile communication system 110, or directly connected to the content server system 130, The content server system requests a specific content message of event nature to be transmitted to a plurality of designated mobile terminals 100 (S100).

The content server system 130 receives and confirms an event-related content message transmission request signal of the event server 140, and transmits a signal for requesting the mobile terminal 100 to receive content by controlling the mobile communication system 110. Then, it checks its own database area and checks the multimedia content reproduction standard of the mobile terminal (S110).

The content server system 130 confirming the playback specification of the portable terminal converts the original multimedia content message requested for mass transmission by the event server 140 into a playback specification of the confirmed portable terminal and records it in the allocated memory area. (S120).

In other words, the content is converted into the playback specification of the mobile terminal at the time when the request for the reception of the content is received from the portable terminal and the waiting time for the response is light, resulting in a load distribution.

The portable terminal 100 is a standard for reproducing multimedia contents according to a difference between a maker (MAKER) and a model (MODEL), for example, a synthesized sound source used to reproduce an audio signal may be a 16 sound source, a 32 sound source, or a 64 sound source. There are differences in reproduction standards such as various display units used for reproducing video signals, such as black and white colors, and different numbers of pixels. There is a difference in luminance and the like.

The database area of the content server system 130 records and updates and manages playback standards based on differences in manufacturers and models of various mobile terminals 100.

The content server system 130 checks through the mobile communication system 110 whether a download request signal is applied from the mobile terminal 100 ready to receive the multimedia content message (S130).

If it is determined that the download request signal of the portable terminal is applied, the multimedia content message converted from the memory area to the identified playback standard is searched for, provided to the mobile communication system 110, and controlled and monitored (S140).

In the related art, after receiving a message transmission request signal of a multimedia content from a mobile terminal, the original multimedia content message is converted into a playback specification of the mobile terminal and downloaded, so that a large amount of eventual content can be transmitted to a plurality of mobile terminals, respectively. Since the content conversion takes a lot of time and the traffic of the conversion request and download is temporarily concentrated, there is a problem that the traffic is congested on the linked server and the load on the system increases.

However, in the technique of the present invention, the mobile terminal is requested to receive the content, and before the content download request of the mobile terminal is received, the content server system converts the content into a content suitable for the playback standard of the mobile terminal and records it in the allocated memory area.

At this time, when a download request of the mobile terminal is received, the contents recorded and stored from the allocated memory area are retrieved and transmitted by the download method, which enables rapid transmission, thereby saving a large amount of eventual content transmission time and temporarily preventing traffic. There is an advantage such as reducing the load on the mobile communication system and content server system because it does not run.

4 and 5, a VMG for confirming playback specification information of a mobile terminal, converting and recording a content message into a playable state, and controlling and monitoring downloads by request Server 202; A VMG memory 204 for recording and managing the content message converted into the reproduction standard of the mobile terminal 100 in the allocated area under the control of the VMG server; A VGM apparatus 200 including a VMG database 206 for recording and updating management of multimedia content reproduction standards of the mobile terminal 100 under the control of the VMG server 202;

A location server 212 that checks and records and manages location information of a mobile terminal to which the multimedia content message is transmitted under the control of the VMG device 200; An MTS server 214 for converting an original multimedia content message into a standard that can be reproduced by a mobile terminal under the control of a VMG device; The server device 210 includes a multimedia server 216 that provides an original multimedia content message recorded by a search of a VMG device.

Referring to Figure 6 describes how to operate the content server system according to the present invention, when the multimedia message transmission request signal is received from the event server 140 by the VMG server 202 constituting the VMG device 200, Requesting the terminal 100 to receive the content (ST100, ST110), and checking the database area 206 to confirm the playback specification of the mobile terminal (ST120, ST130);

The VMG server 202 controls the MTS server 214 and converts the multimedia contents according to the playback standard of the mobile terminal 100 (ST140, ST150), and records and manages the converted multimedia contents in the VMG memory 204 area. (ST160) management process,

The mobile terminal 100 receives the content download request signal from the mobile terminal 100 (ST170), and converts the recorded multimedia content into a playback standard of the mobile terminal from the VMG memory area (ST180, ST190), and downloads the retrieved content to the mobile terminal. (ST200) is a configuration including a transmission process.

4 to 6 and 2, the content server system and operation method according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

The content server system 130 of the present invention connects to the event server 140 through a public network 120 including the Internet, a wired communication network, a wireless communication network, a data communication network, and the like.

The event server 140 simultaneously transmits a large amount of event-based multimedia content messages for advertisements, promotions, guidance, etc. to a plurality of mobile terminals 100 subscribed to the mobile communication system 110.

The eventual content message produced or selected by the event server 140 is produced for the purpose of simultaneous mass transfer to an unspecified number of portable terminals, and thus, it is a general feature that the event server 140 cannot produce the multimedia message suitable for the multimedia message playback characteristics or playback standards of all portable terminals. .

Therefore, the event server 140 produces an original content message and provides the content server system 130 with the original content message in the area allocated to the multimedia server 216 by the server device 210 under the control of the VMG device 200. Record and store multimedia content.

The MTS server 214 constituting the server device 210 receives the original content, which is applied under the control of the VMG device 200, from the mobile terminal 100 and reproduces it without error (REPLAY). Converts to the playback standard (TRANS-CODE).

The location server 212, through the mobile communication system 110, so that each mobile terminal 100 receives and confirms the information located in the mobile communication service area, it is confirmed whether the multimedia content message to be transmitted can be received do.

If the mobile terminal 100 is located in a place where it cannot be received, a radio channel is allocated so that a call connection is not attempted, so that a multimedia content message is not requested and a content data using a packet is not transmitted. By doing so, the event server 140 does not pay expensive communication costs.

The database 206 area constituting the VMG device 200 records and updates and manages content reproduction standards of a plurality of mobile terminals, and the memory 204 area stores content converted so that the original multimedia content message can be played on each mobile terminal. In each of the allocated areas, the VMG server 202 monitors and manages the entire contents of the content server system while simultaneously outputting the content converted by the download request of the mobile terminal 100 in a download manner.

Referring to the operation method by such a configuration in detail, the VMG server 202 of the VMG device 200 is received a signal for requesting a large amount of simultaneous transmission request to the plurality of mobile terminal 100 to the specified content from the event server 140 In step ST100, the mobile terminal 100 requests to receive content (ST110).

The VMG server 202 controls the area of the VMG database 206 to retrieve the playback specification of the mobile terminal 100 before the response signal of the response to the reception request signal is received from the mobile terminal 100 (ST120). The search result is returned (ST130).

The VMG server 202 confirming the playback standard searches the multimedia server 216, reads the original content message designated by the event server 140, and together with the playback standard of the mobile terminal 100, the server device 210. The MTS server 214 provides a conversion request (ST140).

At the request of the VMG server 202, the MTS server 214 converts the authorized original content message into the corresponding playback standard so that the portable terminal 100 can reproduce the error without error, and returns to the VMG server 202 (ST150). ).

The VMG server 202 returns the converted content message and records and manages it in the allocated area of the VMG memory 204 (ST160).

Since there are many models of the mobile terminal 100, the process of converting the mobile terminal 100 according to the corresponding playback standard is repeated, and before the content download request is generated from the mobile terminal 100, at a time when there is little traffic, By appropriately converting and storing the data in the allocated memory area 204, the load of the linked content server system is reduced and the traffic congestion of the mobile communication system is minimized.

In other words, since the contents are converted and stored in the memory area in the spare time, the load is distributed.

The VMG server 202 controls the VMG memory area 204 when the download request signal is applied from the mobile terminal 100 where the content reception preparation is completed (ST170), and retrieves the recorded content converted to the playback standard of the mobile terminal. (ST180), and receives a reply (ST190).

The searched and returned content message is provided to the mobile communication system 110 under the control of the VMG server 202 in a download manner, and the mobile communication system wirelessly downloads to the mobile terminal 100 through the switched path (ST200). .

When downloading the message of the multimedia content, it can be downloaded by the packet data communication method.

In summary, the content message requested for mass transmission by the event server 140 is requested by the content server system 130 to request the mobile terminal to receive the message and before the download request signal of the mobile terminal is received. It converts to the playback standard of the terminal, records it in the allocated memory area, and provides it as a download method at the request of the mobile terminal which is ready for reception.

In addition, since the call connection traffic is generated at the request of the mobile terminal that is ready to receive the content, the content server system quickly provides the content which has been converted and stored in advance, and thus does not occupy the connected traffic for a long time. Eliminate traffic congestion caused by eventual content delivery.

In addition, since the mobile terminal checks whether the mobile terminal is located in the mobile communication service area and transmits an eventual content message only when it is possible to receive, the communication cost of the event server is saved.

Therefore, since the load required for the conversion of the content server system 130 is distributed, there is an advantage of solving the temporary load increase problem, providing content quickly, and solving the temporary traffic congestion problem of the mobile communication system.

The present invention of the configuration as described above, there is an industrial use effect to quickly provide a large amount of content transmission generated by the event server without increasing the load of the interlock system.

In addition, there is an industrial use effect to solve the temporary traffic congestion caused by the transmission of eventual content of the mobile communication system.

In addition, since the mobile terminal is located in the service area and attempts to make a call connection when an eventual content message can be received, there is a convenient effect in use to suppress unnecessary communication costs.

Claims (17)

A mobile terminal which downloads and plays the received content of the transmission notification; A mobile communication system for transmitting contents provided from a content server system and converted into a reproduction standard by a content download request of the portable terminal; A content server system that converts the content into a confirmed playback standard of the portable terminal, records the content in a memory area, and provides the recorded content by a download request; An event server which controls the content server system and requests transmission of contents to a plurality of portable terminals; Content download system that is configured to include. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication system, A mobile switching station that switches and transmits a path for downloading content converted into a playback standard of a mobile terminal at the request of the content server system; A base station apparatus for receiving a download request signal from a mobile terminal connected wirelessly under the control of the mobile switching center and transmitting contents; Content download system, characterized in that consisting of a configuration comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the content server system, A content download system comprising: a configuration for recording and downloading a playback specification, original content, and converted content of a mobile terminal, and updating and managing the location of the mobile terminal. When the event server requests content transmission, checking, by the content server system, the playback standard of the mobile terminal; Converting, by the content server system, the content into the identified playback standard and recording the content in an allocated memory area; If the content download request is received from the mobile terminal, providing the content server system with the content recorded in the memory area to the mobile terminal; Operation method of the content download system configured to include. The method of claim 4, wherein the checking process, Determining whether a content transfer request signal is input from an event server by the content server system; Requesting the mobile terminal to download the content if there is a request for transmission of the content; The content server system is a method of operating a content download system, characterized in that the process of confirming the playback standards of the mobile terminal from the database area. The method of claim 4, wherein the recording process is performed. Converting the content to the confirmed playback standard of the mobile terminal by the content server system; And recording the converted content in an allocated memory area. A VMG device for converting and recording contents to be reproduced in a portable terminal and downloading the recorded contents to the portable terminal at the request of the portable terminal; And a server device for converting the original content recorded under the control of the VMG device into a reproduction standard of the portable terminal, and updating and managing the location information of the portable terminal. The VMG device, A VMG server that checks the reproduction standard information of the portable terminal, converts the contents into a reproduction standard, records the contents, and manages the recorded contents to be downloaded to the portable terminal at the request of the portable terminal; A VMG memory for recording contents converted into a reproduction standard of the portable terminal under the control of the VMG server; And a VMG database for recording content reproduction standard information of the portable terminal under the control of the VMG server. delete The method of claim 7, wherein the VMG database, A content server system comprising a configuration for recording and updating management information of reproduction standards of contents including audio signals and video signals of a plurality of portable terminals. The method of claim 7, wherein the VMG memory, And a content management system configured to record and manage content, which has been converted to each reproduction standard of the portable terminal, in an allocated area. The method of claim 7, wherein the VMG device, A content server system comprising a configuration for accessing a mobile communication system and an event server by a public network. The method of claim 11, wherein the public network, Content server system, characterized in that consisting of the Internet, a wired communication network, a wireless communication network, a data communication network. The method of claim 7, wherein the server device, A location server receiving and updating location information of a mobile terminal from a mobile communication system, and providing the location information by searching for the VMG device; An MTS server for converting original content into a playback standard of a mobile terminal under the control of the VMG device; A multimedia server providing original content recorded by the search of the VMG device; Content server system characterized in that the configuration is included. Requesting, by the VMG device, a content delivery request from the event server to receive the content from the mobile terminal and confirming the playback specification from the database area; Controlling, by the VMG device, an MTS server to convert content into the identified playback standard, and to record and manage content in an allocated memory area; Transmitting the recording-managed content in a download manner at the request of a mobile terminal; Operation method of the content server system configured to include. The method of claim 14, wherein the checking process, Receiving a content transfer request from an event server by a VMG server of the VMG device; Requesting, by the VMG server, to receive content from the location server from the location server to receive the content; Checking, by the VMG server, a playback area of the mobile terminal by searching a database area; Operation method of a content server system, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 14, wherein the management process, Controlling the MTS server by the VMG server of the VMG device and requesting the content to be converted into the confirmed playback standard of the mobile terminal; Recording the content converted by the MTS server in the MTS server in a VMG memory area; Operation method of a content server system comprising a. The method of claim 14, wherein the transmission process, Receiving a request for downloading content from the mobile terminal by the VMG server; The VMG server retrieving recorded content converted from a VMG memory into a reproduction standard of the mobile terminal; Downloading the retrieved content to the mobile terminal; Operation method of a content server system comprising a.

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