KR101480704B1 - System and method for application advertisement based icon - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an icon-based application advertising system and a method therefor. The system comprises: a manager terminal which transmits an application registration request signal including an application file and icon setting information to a service server; the service server which stores the application file and the icon setting information and transmits the application file to a user terminal, when an application installation request is received from the user terminal; and the user terminal where the application file received from the service server is installed, wherein the user terminal displays an icon form the installed application on a screen, wherein application related information included in the icon setting information is changed and displayed at a preset time interval on the icon displayed on the user terminal.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION ADVERTISEMENT BASED ICON [0002]

The present invention relates to an icon-based application advertisement system and method, and more particularly, to an icon-based application advertisement system and method. More specifically, when a user terminal downloads an application file from a service server and installs the icon, an icon for the application is displayed on the screen, Related application advertisement system and method in which application-related information included in the icon setting information is displayed while being changed at predetermined time intervals.

[0003] Recently, as smartphones are activated, applications are being actively purchased through an open market. Applications sold in an open market are charged at the time of purchase (free / charged), and users download and install applications to the user terminal . When the application is installed, an icon for executing the application is created in the favorites, the desktop, and the menu bar of the user terminal.

The user can directly access the service server providing the service (game, shopping service, etc.) of the application by clicking the icon created on the desktop of the user terminal. Also, a service icon of a service provider providing an application service can increase the number of users' visits to the web page by installing a shortcut icon for the service on the desktop of the user terminal.

However, conventionally, when an application icon is clicked, only one URL set for execution of the application function is accessible.

In addition, since the application icon installed on the desktop is a simple structure for connecting the web page, there is an inconvenience that the user has to execute the application in order to check the application related information such as the contents and functions of the application.

In addition, even if icons are installed on the desktop or favorites, it is not easy for the user to get more attention as the number of other applications installed on the user terminal increases, and more recently, There is a problem that a phenomenon that does not receive special attention occurs. For example, in the case of a shopping mall application, when the user sees that the icon of the shopping mall is created on the desktop, if the user does not intend to purchase the shopping mall, the user merely regards the icon as an icon installed on the desktop or favorites, I do not want to. That is, there is a problem in that it is limited to induce the user to visit again by merely creating an icon on the user terminal because the icon installed on the user terminal is used only when an intention to purchase the goods occurs.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0129326, entitled " Real-time information display icon service server and service method &

It is an object of the present invention to provide an icon-based application advertisement system and method in which an application icon installed in a user terminal displays application-related information that changes in real time or periodically so that a user can view an icon and select a desired function .

Another object of the present invention is to provide an icon-based application advertisement system and method that allows an application-related information to be changed in real-time or periodically when the icon is selected, at which point the application-related information displayed on the icon and the linked page are accessed.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an icon-based application advertisement system and method that enables a user to know an approximate content of a web page displayed before clicking even if the user only sees an icon displaying application- .

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for accessing a page where a link with an application-related information displayed on the icon is selected at the time of icon selection according to whether or not an application- And to provide an icon-based application advertisement system and method for providing a guide phone number.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system including an administrator terminal for transmitting an application registration request signal including an application file and icon setting information to a service server, A service server for transmitting the application file to a user terminal, a user terminal for installing an application file received from the service server and displaying an icon for the installed application on the screen, The icon-based application advertisement system is displayed on the icon while changing the application-related information included in the icon setting information at a predetermined time interval.

When the icon is selected, the user terminal determines whether or not the user is connected to the Internet. If the user is connected to the Internet, the user terminal accesses the link address of the application related information displayed at the time of icon selection or displays the application related information enlargedly. It is possible to display the guidance phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time or to set a call to the guidance phone number.

The icon setting information may include at least one of an icon title, at least one application related information, an icon image of each application related information, a link address of each application related information, and a guidance phone number of each application related information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a communication unit for communication with a user terminal or an administrator terminal, an application database storing information on the application, an application registration request signal including application file and icon setting information from the administrator terminal An application registration unit for storing the application file and icon setting information in the application database; and a control unit for acquiring the application file and the icon setting information from the application database when the application installation request is received from the user terminal, A service server including an application providing unit is provided.

The icon setting information may include at least one of application-related information, an icon image of each application-related information, a link address of each application-related information, and a guide phone number of each application-related information.

Wherein the application registration unit generates an icon displayed while changing application related information included in the icon setting information at a predetermined time interval and stores the icon in an application database together with the application file, Upon receiving an application installation request from the user terminal, the application may acquire the application file and the generated icon from the application database and transmit the application file and the generated icon to the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a communication unit for communicating with a service server through a communication network, an input unit for receiving a user command, an output unit, an application file downloaded from the service server, And an icon agent unit for controlling application-related information included in the application setting control unit and the icon setting information displayed on the output unit to be displayed on the icon itself displayed on the output unit while being changed at predetermined time intervals.

When the icon displayed on the output unit is selected, the icon agent unit determines whether or not the user is connected to the Internet. When the Internet is connected, the icon agent unit connects to the link address of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection, If it is not connected, it is possible to display a guidance phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection or to set a call to the guidance phone number.

The terminal may further include an application registration requesting unit for transmitting an application registration request signal including an application file and icon setting information to the service server through the communication unit.

The icon setting information may be information received from the service server together with an application file.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing an application, the method comprising: transmitting an application registration request signal including an application file and icon setting information to a service server, the service terminal storing application file and icon setting information, Transmitting the application file to the user terminal together with the icon setting information when the application installation request is received, installing the application file received from the service server by the user terminal, displaying an icon for the installed application on the screen Wherein the icons related to the application-related information included in the icon setting information are displayed on the icon displayed on the user terminal while being changed at predetermined time intervals. The revocation advertising methods are provided.

In the icon-based application advertisement method, when the icon is selected, the user terminal determines whether or not the user terminal is connected to the Internet. When the user terminal is connected to the Internet, the user terminal accesses the link address of the application- Displaying the guide phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection when the Internet is not connected, or setting a call to the guide phone number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for an icon-based application advertisement of a user terminal, comprising: downloading and installing an application file from a service server, creating an icon for the installed application, And displaying the application related information included in the setting information on the displayed icon itself while changing the application related information at a predetermined time interval.

The icon-based application advertisement method may include determining whether or not the Internet connection is possible when the displayed icon is selected, accessing a link address of the application-related information displayed at the icon selection time according to the screen size when the Internet connection is available Displaying the application-related information in a magnified display, displaying a guidance phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection when the internet connection is not possible, or setting a call to the guidance phone number.

According to the present invention, by displaying the application-related information that the application icon installed in the user terminal changes in real time or periodically, the user can view the icon and select the desired function.

In addition, when an icon whose application-related information is changed in real time or periodically is connected to a page which is linked with the application-related information displayed on the icon at that time, the user can easily access the desired service among the services provided by the application .

Also, even if only the icon for displaying the application-related information changing every moment by the user is seen, the user can know the approximate contents of the web page displayed when the icon is clicked before clicking.

When an icon whose application-related information is changed in real time or periodically is selected, it is possible to access a page which is linked with the application-related information displayed on the icon at the time of icon selection, The user can easily access the desired service through the telephone call even when the Internet is not connected.

1 illustrates an icon-based application advertisement system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 illustrates an icon-based application advertisement method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an icon-based application advertisement by a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for a user terminal to advertise an icon based application in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are diagrams for explaining a change of information displayed on an icon itself according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

1 is a diagram illustrating an icon based application advertisement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an icon-based application advertisement system includes an administrator terminal 300 for registering an application file, a service server 200 in which an application file is stored, and a user terminal 100.

The administrator terminal 300 transmits an application registration request signal including the application file and the icon setting information to the service server 200. [ Here, the icon setting information may include an icon title, at least one application-related information, an icon image of each application-related information, a link address of each application-related information, and a guide phone number. The application-related information may include representative products in a shopping mall. In the case of a game, it may include game contents, a game method, a ranking, etc. In the case of a movie theater, movies to be screened or screened, plot lines for each movie, In the case of a content service, contents may include content provided by a content service provider, a brief description of each content, and may include a representative travel product, an event travel product, a clearing travel product, and the like in the case of a travel agency. have. As described above, the application-related information may be different depending on the application type.

For example, when the application is an 'A shopping mall', the icon setting information includes an icon title of 'A shopping mall', representative products of A shopping mall, icon images of representative products, purchase page address of each representative product, And the like.

In addition, when the application is a 'C movie theater', the icon setting information includes an icon titled 'C movie theater', movies that are scheduled to be screened or screened at the C movie theater, icon images of movies scheduled to be screened or screened, Address or a reservation guide phone number.

When the application is a 'C content service', the icon setting information includes an icon titled 'C content service', content provided by a C content service provider, icon image of each content, page address available for each content . ≪ / RTI > Here, the contents may include real-time broadcasting, drama, movies, entertainment, and the like.

If the application is a 'C travel agent', the icon setting information includes an icon titled 'C travel agent', representative travel products provided by C travel agency, icon images of representative travel products, A telephone number, and the like.

The characteristics of the icon displayed on the user terminal installed with the application may be changed according to the icon setting information. Accordingly, an application-specific icon can be set.

The user terminal 100 downloads and installs an application file from the service server 200, and displays an icon on the screen. At this time, the application related information included in the icon setting information is displayed on the icon displayed on the user terminal 100 while being changed at a predetermined time interval. That is, when the application file is installed, the user terminal 100 displays an icon for the application and controls the application-related information changed at a predetermined time interval to be displayed on the icon itself.

When the user selects (or clicks) an application icon, the user terminal 100 accesses an application-related information display or application-related information page displayed on the icon when the icon is selected (or clicked) You can associate it with a guide phone number display or the phone number of relevant information.

The user terminal 100 and the administrator terminal 300 as described above can be applied to any user apparatus including a communication function. For example, a navigation device, a notebook, a mobile communication terminal, a smart phone, a portable media player (PMP), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet PC, a set- Smart TV and so on.

The user terminal 100 or the administrator terminal 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

When the application registration request signal including the application file and the icon setting information is received from the administrator terminal 300, the service server 200 stores the application file and the icon setting information.

When the service server 200 receives an application installation request from the user terminal 100, the service server 200 transmits the installation-requested application file to the user terminal 100 together with the icon setting information.

The service server 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a UE according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, and a storage unit 140.

The communication unit 110 is a communication unit that interconnects the terminal 100 and the service providing server through a communication network. For example, the communication unit 110 includes a wireless communication module such as mobile communication and satellite communication, a wired communication module such as the Internet, A communication module, and the like.

The input unit 120 is a means for receiving a user request for controlling the operation of the terminal 100, and converts the request of the user into an electric signal according to a user's operation. The input unit 120 may be a keyboard, a keypad, a touch screen, a visual sensing unit, a tactile sensing unit, a motion sensing unit, , Voice input means, and the like.

The output unit 130 may be implemented as a display device for displaying screen information according to application driving, for example, a small flat display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes).

The output unit 130 displays an icon for execution of the application installed by the application installation control unit 150. [ At this time, the icon displayed on the output unit 130 is displayed while changing the application-related information included in the icon setting information at a predetermined time interval. The icons displayed on the output unit 130 may be in various forms such as text, image, sound, and moving image.

The storage unit 140 stores a program necessary for controlling the operation of the user terminal 100 and data generated during the execution of the program.

The storage unit 140 stores applications downloaded from the service server.

The terminal 100 having the above configuration can be divided into a user terminal installing and using an application file and an administrator terminal registering an application file.

First, a case where the terminal 100 operates as a user terminal will be described.

When the terminal 100 operates as a user terminal, the terminal 100 includes an application installation control unit 150, an icon agent unit 160, and an event compensation processing unit 170.

The application installation control unit 150 downloads and installs an application file from the service server, generates an icon for the installed application, and displays it on the output image 130. That is, the application installation control unit 150 accesses the service server through the communication unit 110, and selects and downloads an application desired to be installed from the applications provided by the service server. Then, when the downloaded application file is installed, the application installation control unit 150 generates an icon for the application and displays it on the output image 130. [

When an update signal including the application identification information, the updated application file, or the updated icon setting information is received from the service server, the application installation control unit 150 adds the application identification information of the applications stored in the storage unit 140 And updates the corresponding application file or icon setting information.

The icon agent unit 160 controls the icon related information included in the icon setting information to be displayed on the icon itself displayed on the output unit 140 while changing at predetermined time intervals. That is, when the icon setting unit 160 receives the icon setting information when downloading the application file, the icon agent unit 160 generates an icon displayed by changing the application-related information included in the icon setting information at a predetermined time interval, ). When the icons generated based on the icon setting information are received together when the application file is downloaded, the icon agent unit 160 can display the received icon on the output image 130 as it is.

When the icon displayed on the output image 130 is selected, the icon agent unit 160 accesses the link address of the application-related information displayed at the icon selection time according to whether the user is connected to the Internet or can connect to the guide phone number of the application- have.

Hereinafter, the operation of the icon agent unit 160 will be described for the case where the Internet is connected and the case where the Internet is not connected.

First, the operation of the icon agent unit 160 when the Internet is connected will be described.

The icon agent unit 160 accesses the page of the application related information displayed on the icon at the time of icon selection when the icon displayed on the output image 130 is selected. That is, since the application related information displayed on the icon has a page address and a link for providing the related information, when the user selects an icon showing specific related information, the icon agent unit 160 displays a link You will be connected to the set page. This case corresponds to a case where the screen of the terminal is large so that the user can visually recognize the application-related information that changes momentarily even if the user only sees the icon. However, since the screen is small like a smartphone, the application-related information displayed on the icon can not be seen at a glance. In this case, the icon agent unit 160 enlarges and displays the application-related information displayed on the icon at the time of clicking the icon so that the user can view the icon-related information at a single click of the icon.

As described above, when an icon of an application is generated on the desktop, the generated icon can be changed periodically or in real time by the application-related information display. The user can access the page corresponding to the application-related information by clicking the icon even if the user does not know the address of the application-related information displayed on the icon.

Next, the operation of the icon agent unit 160 when the Internet is not connected will be described.

If the Internet is not connected, the icon agent unit 160 may display the guidance phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection or may link to the guidance phone number. Here, the guidance phone number may include an ARS phone number, a telemarketer phone number, and the like set to guide the application-related information. The user can connect the call to the guidance phone number of the application-related information, listen to the application-related information by voice, and proceed with the purchase and the like.

For example, if the application is a 'C shopping mall', the icon agent unit 160 sequentially displays the representative items provided by the 'C shopping mall' on the icon. When the A item is displayed, when the user executes the 'C shopping mall' icon, the icon agent unit 160 can be connected to the ARS set to provide information on the A item, or to the telemarketer telephone number. When connected to the ARS, the user can automatically listen to the information about the product A and proceed with the purchase procedure of the product A through the ARS guidance. In addition, when connected to a telemarketer telephone number, the user can listen to the A-commodity information through consultation with the telemarketer, and proceed with the purchase procedure if the user desires to purchase.

When the related information about the application is changed, the icon agent unit 160 receives the icon setting information including the changed related information from the service server, and displays the application related information displayed on the icon on the basis of the received icon setting information You can update it. Accordingly, the icon display information can be updated in real time.

Through the icon agent unit 160, the user can acquire information in real time through an icon installed on the desktop without accessing the application of interest to him / her via the Internet browser. This can be done without the application user having to update the application's icon individually.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the user places the mouse cursor on the icon, the icon agent unit 160 may display related information provided by the application. At this time, the related information may be in the form of a speech balloon or the like.

When an event such as an application connection, a comment on an application, a friend recommendation of an application, a sharing recommendation of an application, or the like is input, the event compensation processing unit 170 transmits the event to the service server through the communication unit 110, Based compensation information. Here, the reward information may include mileage, coupons, free use of paid applications, and the like.

Next, a case where the terminal 100 operates as an administrator terminal registering an application in a service server will be described.

When the terminal 100 operates as an administrator terminal, the terminal 100 includes an application registration request unit 180 and an application update request unit 190.

The application registration request unit 180 transmits an application registration request signal including application file and icon setting information to the service server through the communication unit 110. [ Here, the icon setting information may include an icon title, at least one application-related information, an icon image of each application-related information, a link address of each application-related information, and a guide phone number of each application-related information. The icon setting information may be voice information.

When the application file or icon setting information is updated, the application update request unit 180 transmits an application update request signal including the updated application file or icon setting information to the service server. Then, the service server can update the application file or the icon setting information for the application.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the service server 200 includes a communication unit 210 for communicating with a terminal through a communication network, an application registration unit 220, an application DB 230, an application providing unit 240, an application updating unit 250 And an event management unit 260.

When the application registration request signal including the application file and the icon setting information is received from the administrator terminal through the communication unit 210, the application registration unit 220 stores the application file and the icon setting information in the application database 230. [ At this time, the application registration unit 220 may store the icon setting information as it is. However, the application related information included in the icon setting information may be changed at a predetermined time interval, and an icon may be generated to be displayed on the application database 230 together with the application file. It can also be saved. Accordingly, when the application install request is received from the user terminal, the application provider 240 can provide the icon generated based on the icon setting information or the icon setting information together with the application file.

The application DB 230 stores application files and icon setting information registered by the application registration unit 220. [ Here, the icon setting information may include an icon title, at least one application-related information, an icon image of each application-related information, a link address of each application-related information, and a guide phone number of each application-related information.

In addition, the application database 230 may store an icon displayed with changed application-related information included in the icon setting information at a predetermined time interval together with the application file.

When the application installation request including the application identification information is received from the user terminal, the application provider 240 acquires application file and icon setting information corresponding to the application identification information from the application database 230 and transmits the application file and the icon setting information to the user terminal .

When the application update request signal including the application identification information, the updated application file, or the icon setting information is received from the administrator terminal, the application update unit 250 updates the application identification information corresponding to the application identification information among the applications stored in the application database 230 Update application file or icon configuration information.

When the application stored in the application database 230 is updated, the application update unit 250 transmits an update signal including the application identification information, the updated application file, and the updated icon setting information to the user terminals installed with the application do. At this time, the application update unit 250 may transmit the update signal using the push technology.

The event management unit 260 counts the number of accesses of the user terminal for each application, and provides compensation information such as mileage, coupons, etc. to the user who accesses the most for a predetermined period.

In addition, when an event such as commenting, recommending a friend, or sharing an application is received, the event management unit 260 can provide the user with the compensation information set according to the event.

4 is a diagram illustrating an icon-based application advertisement method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the administrator terminal transmits an application registration request signal including application file and icon setting information to the service server (S402), the service server stores the application file and the icon setting information (S404).

After the execution of step S404, if the application installation request including the application identification information is received from the user terminal (S406), the service server acquires the application file and icon setting information corresponding to the application identification information from the application database and transmits the application file and icon setting information to the user terminal (S408).

The user terminal installs the application file provided from the service server (S410), displays an icon for the application on the screen (S412), and displays the application related information included in the icon setting information on the displayed icon at a predetermined time interval (S414).

 If the user selects the icon of the application (S416) while the step S414 is being performed, the user terminal accesses the application related information page displayed on the icon at the icon selecting time (S418).

For example, if the application is a 'C shopping mall', the user terminal displays the representative items provided in the 'C shopping mall' in order on the icon. When the A-commodity is displayed, when the user executes the 'C-shopping mall' icon, the user terminal accesses the A-commodity purchasing page.

Also, when the application is a 'C movie theater', the user terminal displays the movies scheduled to be screened or screened in the C movie theater in a predetermined order on the icon. When the 'B movie' icon is displayed, if the user selects the C cinema icon, the user terminal accesses the B movie preview page.

Also, when the application is a 'C content service' that provides a content service such as a tving application, the user terminal displays the content provided by the C content service provider on an icon in a predetermined order. When the D content is displayed icon, when the user selects the C content service icon, the user terminal accesses the page that can use the D content.

Also, when the application is a 'C travel agent', the user terminal displays the travel goods registered in the C travel agency as a clearing event, an event, etc. in a predetermined order on the icon. When the user selects the C travel agent icon, the user terminal accesses the reservation page of the Western Europe Travel Service.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an icon-based application advertisement by a service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5, when receiving an application registration request signal including an application file (S502), the service server determines whether the application registration request signal includes icon setting information (S504).

If it is determined in step S504 that the icon setting information is included, the service server stores the application file and the icon setting information (S506). The application related information included in the icon setting information is changed in a predetermined time interval (S508). Here, the service server generates and stores icons based on the icon setting information. However, the service server may store the icon setting information as it is without generating an icon based on the icon setting information.

After the execution of step S508, if the application installation request signal including the application identification information is received from the user terminal (S510), the service server obtains the application file corresponding to the application identification information and provides the acquired application file to the user terminal (S512).

At this time, if the application file corresponding to the application identification information is stored together with the icon setting information, the service server can transmit the application file and the icon setting information. Further, the service server can transmit the application file and the icon when the application file corresponding to the application identification information is stored together with the icon generated based on the icon setting information.

If it is determined in step S504 that the icon registration information is not included in the application registration request signal, the service server registers only the application file (S514).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for a user terminal to advertise an icon-based application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate a screen for explaining a change in information displayed on the icon itself according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

Referring to FIG. 6, the user terminal accesses a service server (S602), selects an application desired to be installed from an application provided by the service server, and requests installation of the application (S604).

The user terminal downloads the application file from the service server (S606), installs the application file, and displays the icon (S608).

Then, when receiving the application file from the service server, the user terminal determines whether the icon generated based on the icon setting information or the icon setting information has been received together (S610).

If it is determined in step S610 that the icon generated based on the icon setting information or the icon setting information is received, the user terminal displays an icon displayed while changing the application related information included in the icon setting information at a predetermined time interval S612).

Then, if the user selects an icon (S614), the user terminal determines whether or not an Internet connection is available (S618).

If the Internet connection is available, the user terminal determines whether the screen size is equal to or greater than a preset reference value (S620). Here, the reference value may be a screen size that can be visually recognized at a glance for application-related information that varies occasionally even when the user views only the icon, and may be a value preset by the operator.

If it is determined in step S620 that the screen size is equal to or larger than the preset reference value, the user terminal accesses the application related information page displayed on the icon at the icon selecting time (S622).

For example, referring to FIG. 7, the 'CJ mall' icon on the screen 700 displaying the icons of the applications displays the TV product 710 in (a), and after a certain period of time, The Verawang merchandise 720 is displayed. As described above, the CJ mall icon is displayed while changing the product information included in the icon setting information at predetermined time intervals. When the user selects the CJ mall icon in the state that the Verawang merchandise 720 is displayed as shown in (b), the user terminal accesses the Verawang merchandise purchase page 730 as shown in (c).

If it is determined in step S620 that the screen size is not equal to or greater than the preset reference value, the user terminal displays the application related information displayed on the icon at the icon selection time (S624). When the user again selects the enlarged icon (S626), the user terminal performs step S624.

8, when a user selects a 'CJ mall' icon 810 on a screen 800 on which icons of applications are displayed, as shown in FIG. 8A, and enlarges the verawang product information 820 displayed on the 'mall' icon so that the user can check it. If the user selects the CJ mall icon in the state that the Verawang merchandise 820 is displayed as shown in (b), the user terminal is connected to the Verawang merchandise purchasing page 830 as shown in (c).

If it is determined in step S618 that the Internet connection is not possible, the user terminal displays the guidance phone number of the application-related information displayed at the icon selection time (S628). The user can connect the call to the guidance phone number of the application-related information, listen to the application-related information by voice, and proceed with the purchase and the like.

If it is determined in step S610 that only the application file is received, the user terminal displays an icon for the application file (S630).

Then, when the user selects the displayed icon (S632), the user terminal executes the application corresponding to the icon (S634).

Meanwhile, the icon-based application advertisement method can be created by a program, and the codes and code segments constituting the program can be easily deduced by a programmer in the field.

Thus, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: terminal 110, 210:
120: input unit 130: output unit
140: Storage unit 150: Application installation control unit
160: icon agent unit 170: event compensation processing unit
180: application registration request unit 190: application update request unit
200: service server 220: application registration part
230: Application DB 240:
250: Application update unit 260: Event management unit

Claims (14)

An administrator terminal for transmitting an application registration request signal including application file and icon setting information to a service server;
A service server for storing the application file and icon setting information and transmitting the application file to the user terminal when an application installation request is received from the user terminal; And
And a user terminal for installing an application file received from the service server and displaying an icon for the installed application on a screen,
Related information included in the icon setting information is displayed on the icon displayed on the user terminal while being changed at a predetermined time interval,
Wherein the user terminal receives icon setting information from the service server when the application related information is changed and updates the application related information displayed on the icon based on the icon setting information.
The method according to claim 1,
When the icon is selected, the user terminal determines whether or not the user is connected to the Internet. If the user is connected to the Internet, the user terminal accesses the link address of the application related information displayed at the time of icon selection or displays the application related information enlargedly. Based on the application-related information displayed on the display unit, a guide phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time or a call to the guide phone number.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the icon setting information includes at least one of an icon title, at least one application related information, an icon image of each application related information, a link address of each application related information, and a guide phone number of each application related information. Based application advertisement system.
A communication unit for communication with a user terminal or an administrator terminal;
An application database in which information about the application is stored;
An application registration unit for storing the application file and icon setting information in the application database when an application registration request signal including an application file and icon setting information is received from the administrator terminal;
An application providing unit for acquiring an application file and icon setting information from the application database and transmitting the acquired application file and icon setting information to the user terminal when the application installation request is received from the user terminal; And
An application update unit that updates icon setting information stored in the application database when an application update request is received from the administrator terminal;
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5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the icon setting information includes at least one of at least one application-related information, an icon image of each application-related information, a link address of each application-related information, and a guide phone number of each application-related information.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the application registration unit generates an icon displayed while changing application related information included in the icon setting information at a predetermined time interval and stores the icon in an application database together with the application file when the application registration request signal is received,
Wherein the application providing unit acquires an application file and the generated icon from the application database upon receiving an application installation request from the user terminal, and transmits the application file and the generated icon to the user terminal.
A communication unit for communicating with a service server through a communication network;
An input unit for receiving a user command;
An output section;
An application installation control unit for downloading and installing an application file from the service server and displaying an icon for the installed application on an output unit; And
An icon agent unit for controlling application-related information included in the icon setting information to be displayed on an icon displayed on the output unit while changing at a predetermined time interval;
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Wherein the icon agent unit receives icon setting information from the service server when the application-related information is changed, and updates the application-related information displayed on the icon based on the icon setting information.
8. The method of claim 7,
When the icon displayed on the output unit is selected, the icon agent unit determines whether or not the user is connected to the Internet. When the Internet is connected, the icon agent unit connects to the link address of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection, When the connection is not established, displays a guide phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection or sets a call to the guide phone number.
8. The method of claim 7,
And an application registration requesting unit for transmitting an application registration request signal including application file and icon setting information to the service server through the communication unit.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the icon setting information is information received from the service server together with an application file.
Transmitting an application registration request signal including an application file and icon setting information to a service server;
Storing the application file and icon setting information in the service server and transmitting the application file together with the icon setting information to the user terminal when an application installation request is received from the user terminal; And
Installing an application file received from the service server by the user terminal and displaying an icon for the installed application on a screen,
Related information included in the icon setting information is displayed on the icon displayed on the user terminal while being changed at a predetermined time interval,
Wherein the user terminal receives icon setting information from the service server when the application related information is changed and updates the application related information displayed on the icon based on the icon setting information.
12. The method of claim 11,
When the icon is selected, the user terminal determines whether or not the user is connected to the Internet. If the user is connected to the Internet, the user terminal accesses the link address of the application related information displayed at the time of icon selection or displays the application related information enlargedly. Further comprising the step of displaying a guide phone number of the application-related information displayed at the time or setting a call to the guide phone number.
A method for a user terminal to advertise an icon based application,
Downloading and installing an application file from a service server, creating an icon for the installed application and displaying it on the screen; And
Displaying application related information included in the icon setting information on the displayed icon itself while changing the application related information at a predetermined time interval;
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Wherein the user terminal receives icon setting information from the service server when the application related information is changed and updates the application related information displayed on the icon based on the icon setting information.
14. The method of claim 13,
Determining whether the Internet connection is available if the displayed icon is selected; And
If the Internet connection is available, the user can access the link address of the application-related information displayed at the time of icon selection according to the screen size or enlarge the application-related information. If the Internet connection is not possible, Further comprising the step of displaying a phone number or setting a call to a guide phone number.

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