KR101525967B1 - Method for providing sharing service of configuration profile - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a method of providing a configuration profile sharing service. When receiving a signal for sharing a configuration profile from a first local agent terminal, the first local agent terminal transmits, to the first local agent terminal, one of at least one smart terminal Transmitting a control signal for extracting a configuration profile set in the terminal, receiving the extracted configuration profile, classifying the configuration profile using the metadata included in the configuration profile, or classifying the configuration profile into a predefined category, And selecting at least one shared profile among the plurality of shared profiles databaseed at the second local agent terminal, and transmitting the selected at least one shared profile to the second local agent terminal. At this time, the first local agent terminal and the second local agent terminal are connected to control at least one smart terminal included in the first group and the second group, respectively, and the configuration profile includes a system profile And an application profile for setting an application to be installed in the smart terminal.

Description

METHOD FOR PROVIDING SHARING SERVICE OF CONFIGURATION PROFILE < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The present invention relates to a method of providing a configuration profile sharing service.

Recently, as the spread of smart terminals has increased rapidly, there has been an increasing tendency to use smart terminals for certain purposes in certain groups or companies. Accordingly, in order to set up smart terminals collectively, List and setting know-how.

At this time, the mobile terminal management method is performed by setting the smart terminals collectively such as factory initialization. In relation to a method of managing a mobile terminal, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-0013459 (published on Mar. 23, 2013) discloses a method for preventing an administrator privilege cancellation event, have.

However, in providing a method of managing a mobile terminal, a general user can not use an app list set by a specialist, and can not share a configuration profile for each purpose. In addition, SMEs and general users are forced to employ specialists to install programs and set up special-purpose programs, so that relatively small groups or individuals who can not afford these expenses can not get the opportunity to use them.

One embodiment of the present invention can provide a method of providing a configuration profile sharing service in which non-experts can easily manage a plurality of smart terminals in a simple manner by sharing configuration profiles according to the purpose for each field through wired / wireless communication networks. It should be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical object, an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, when receiving a signal for sharing a configuration profile from a first local agent terminal, Transmitting a control signal for extracting a configuration profile set in one of the one smart terminals, receiving the extracted configuration profile, classifying the configuration profile using the metadata included in the configuration profile, The method comprising the steps of: databasing the configuration profile into a shared profile by classifying the at least one shared profile into at least one shared category; and selecting at least one shared profile among the plurality of shared profiles databaseed at the second local agent terminal, To the agent terminal And a system. At this time, the first local agent terminal and the second local agent terminal are connected to control at least one smart terminal included in the first group and the second group, respectively, and the configuration profile includes a system profile And an application profile for setting an application to be installed in the smart terminal.

According to any one of the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, it is possible to easily synchronize a plurality of smart terminals, to classify configuration profiles to promote sharing among users having the same or similar purpose, Profiles can be easily selected and used so that smart terminals can be efficiently managed for desired applications.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration profile sharing service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram for explaining a configuration profile shared service providing server shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a screen showing an embodiment in which the smart terminal shown in FIG. 1 is driven in cooperation with a local agent terminal.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which data is transmitted and received between the respective components included in the configuration profile sharing service providing system of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a configuration profile sharing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration profile sharing service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a configuration profile sharing service providing system 1 includes a first group smart terminal 100, a first local agent terminal 200, a configuration profile sharing service providing server 400, a second local agent terminal 500, and a second group smart terminal 600. However, the configuration profile sharing service providing system 1 of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, and therefore, the present invention is not limited to FIG.

At this time, the respective components of FIG. 1 are generally connected through a network 300. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the first group smart terminal 100 and the first local agent terminal 200 may be connected through the network 300. The first local agent terminal 200 may be connected to the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 through the network 300 and the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 may connect to the second local agent 200 through the network 300. [ And may be connected to the agent terminal 500. Also, the second group smart terminal 600 may be connected to the second local agent terminal 500 through the network 300. At this time, the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500 are connected to any one of the first group smart terminals 100 and the second group smart terminals 600, In this case, each of the smart terminals may be connected to the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 through the network 300. [

An example of such a network 300 is an Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a local area network (LAN), and the like. The network 300 is a connection structure in which information can be exchanged between respective nodes such as terminals and servers. ), Wireless LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), 3G, 4G, LTE, Wi-Fi and the like. The first group smart terminal 100, the first local agent terminal 200, the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400, the second local agent terminal 500, the second group smart terminal 600 Are not limited to those shown in Fig.

The first group smart terminal 100 may be composed of at least one smart terminal, and a reference smart terminal of at least one smart terminal may exist. Here, the reference smart terminal may be a terminal that provides reference values of a plurality of smart terminals belonging to the first group smart terminal 100 excluding the reference smart terminal. At this time, the reference value may be a configuration profile, and the configuration profile may include a system profile, an application profile, and the like of the reference smart terminal.

The first group smart terminal 100 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 300. [ The first group smart terminal 100 is a wireless communication device with guaranteed portability and mobility, for example, a PCS (Personal Communication System), a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), a PHS Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) A handheld based wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a smartpad, a tablet PC, and the like.

The configuration profile may also include operating system updates, screen lock and wallpaper settings, device name, application to be installed, document to be installed, password policy, restrictions, Wi-Fi, VPN and other settings. For example, assuming that there exists a smart terminal A, the background screen is an image B, and the applications downloaded to the smart terminal are C, D, and E, based on all the configuration profiles set in the smart terminal A, All the smart terminals belonging to the group are background B, and the applications downloaded to the smart terminal become C, D, and E, and can be software terminals of A and software. At this time, although the configuration profile is extracted from the smart terminal A, if there is an item to be deleted from among the functions of A and there is an item to be added, all the smart terminals belonging to the group may not be the same terminal as the terminal A . In this case, assuming that there is an item of A, B, D in A and all smart terminals belonging to the group need a configuration profile of D, D, and LA, A, , And then all the smart terminals belonging to the group can be set using the backup file.

The first local agent terminal 200 may be a terminal managing the first group smart terminal 100. Here, the first local agent terminal 200 may be a terminal capable of extracting the configuration profile of the reference smart terminal and installing the extracted configuration profile in the plurality of smart terminals 100 belonging to the first group. At this time, the first local agent terminal 200 may be configured as any one of the smart terminals included in the first group smart terminal 100. Also, the first local agent terminal 200 can collectively manage operating systems of a plurality of smart terminals, and can be used in organizations, schools, and educational institutions that need to manage the same version of the property. And provides functions such as backup, update, restoration, and synchronization of a plurality of smart terminals.

In addition, the first local agent terminal 200 may configure a plurality of smart terminals as a first group, and may limit a plurality of smart terminals set as the first group from being synchronized with other local agent terminals.

The first local agent terminal 200 may be implemented as a computer that can access a remote server or terminal through the network 300. [ Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed. Also, the first local agent terminal 200 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or a terminal through the network 300. The first local agent terminal 200 is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility, for example, a PCS (Personal Communication System), a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), a PHS Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) A handheld based wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a smartpad, a tablet PC, and the like.

The configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 may include a configuration profile of the reference smart terminal extracted from the first group smart terminal 100 or a configuration profile edited such as adding or deleting the configuration profile extracted by the first local agent terminal 200 And classifies the received configuration profile according to the metadata or classifies the received configuration profile according to a predefined category. Here, the metadata may include at least one of fields constituting a Shared Configuration Profile. At this time, the fields constituting the shared profile include basic information such as a configuration profile identifier, an installed program list, a used content list, various settings, and the like in the online marketplace such as shared profile identifiers, classification information, detailed descriptions, As shown in FIG. Here, the predefined category represents sorting information according to a predefined sorting criterion such as sector or industry for the provision of a configuration profile sharing service, and may have a subcategory in an individual category in a hierarchical structure as needed.

The configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 classifies the configuration profiles received from a plurality of local agent terminals into categories and makes them into a database, and when an arbitrary local agent requests an arbitrary configuration profile, Can be transmitted to the local agent. For example, if there are applications A, B, C, and D that are required for the curriculum of the fifth grade of elementary school, and each application is running, other applications in the operating system must be set to sleep mode or not to be displayed on the screen . At this time, even if the installation is completed in the fifth grade of the elementary school, all the remaining peninsulas except the fifth grade of the elementary school should be completed. Accordingly, the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 can convert the data into a database so as to be categorized by categories, and allow the other local agents to receive the data. That is, even if the elementary school is not the same, if the elementary school performs the curriculum, the corresponding configuration profile is shared so that the corresponding configuration profile can be installed.

The second local agent terminal 500 may be a terminal that receives the shared profile stored in the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400. Here, the shared profile received from the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 may be a configuration profile itself included in the reference smart terminal of the first local agent terminal 200, Or may be at least one configuration profile selectively selected among a plurality of configuration profiles shared by the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 at the second local agent terminal 500. [ Here, the second local agent terminal 500 may re-edit the received shared profile according to its use.

The second local agent terminal 500 may be implemented as a computer that can access a remote server or terminal through the network 300. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed. Also, the second local agent terminal 500 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 300. [ The second local agent terminal 500 is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility, for example, a PCS (Personal Communication System), a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), a PHS Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) A handheld based wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a smartpad, a tablet PC, and the like. The contents not described in the second local agent terminal 500 can be inferred from the functions described in the first local agent terminal 200 or from the functions of the first local agent terminal 200, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

The second group smart terminal 600 is connected to the second local agent terminal 500 either in a wired or wireless manner. The second group smart terminal 600 receives the shared profile received by the second local agent terminal 500, The edited shared profile can be edited by the second local agent terminal 500. [ Here, any one of the plurality of smart terminals belonging to the second group smart terminal 600 may be driven by the second local agent terminal 500. The second group smart terminal 600 may be implemented as a terminal capable of accessing a remote server or terminal through the network 300. The second group smart terminal 600 is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility, for example, a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC) Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) A handheld based wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a smartpad, a tablet PC, and the like.

The contents not described in the second group smart terminal 600 can be deduced from the functions described in the first group smart terminal 100 or from the functions of the second group smart terminal 600, and description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a configuration profile sharing service providing service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example.

Recently, as the spread of smart pads, tablet PCs and smart phones has increased, there has been an increasing number of cases in which such devices replace paper textbooks. In this case, the same grade, or the same class, is required to install the same programs, documents, multimedia files, and so on.

For example, a teacher at school A teaches a fifth grade elementary science class as a smart terminal, and the teacher can use a human exploration app, a car speed simulation app, a 3D solar system simulation app, And while the application is running, the configuration profile is set so that the functions of other smart terminals operate in the sleep mode. In addition, the teacher synchronizes the smart terminals of the fifth grade students who are performing the class based on the configuration profile based on the smart terminal of the teacher, and transmits the configuration profile to the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400. In this embodiment, the smart terminal owned by the teacher of the school A is the first local agent smart terminal 200, the smart terminal owned by the student of the school A is the first group smart terminal 100, The smart terminal held by the teacher is the second local agent smart terminal 500 and the smart terminal held by the student at the school B is defined as the second group smart terminal 600. [

The configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 classifies the data according to the metadata of the configuration profile into a database. Alternatively, the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 may form a database according to a predefined category classification.

For example, a teacher of a school B connects to a site provided by the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 to teach a fifth grade science course using a smart terminal. B teachers search by category and want to download the composition profile uploaded by the teacher of school A. At this time, the teacher of the B school selects the configuration profile of the 'elementary school> fifth grade> science' category, downloads the corresponding configuration profile to the local agent managed by the student, The configuration profile can be downloaded to the smart terminal and synchronized with the terminal of the teacher of the B school. In this case, if the app is activated in the 5th grade science class time of school B, all other functions may be driven in the sleep mode so as not to interfere with the class. Alternatively, the teacher of the B school may download and edit another configuration profile in addition to the configuration profile uploaded by the teacher of the A school, and install the edited configuration profile on the smart terminal owned by the students of the school.

In addition, the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 may upload the URL information or the file itself that can download the file, such as PowerPoint, to the online market, or the terminal of the teacher of the A school or the teacher of the B school The first local agent terminal 200 or the second local agent terminal 500 may be used to perform various types of Mobile Device Management (MDM) , And a manufacturer-specific batch configuration program (Apple Configurator). Alternatively, you can do it directly in the online marketplace.

Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention can provide a smart terminal that can be operated by each user at an actual utilization site, and can be used for an original purpose due to operations such as installation of unnecessary apps, deletion of necessary data, It can be easily used in the case where it can not be used properly.

The method of providing a configuration profile sharing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not to protect a configuration profile for a specific purpose by encryption or to use it only in a certain company as in the existing MDM. The goal is that anyone can use a field-proven configuration profile by sharing categorized configuration profiles by field. Accordingly, non-technical administrators can easily configure a relatively difficult smart terminal to initialize. In addition, by enabling the use of relevant apps at the same time, the market can be activated, and the online profile can be made available for the proven field-specific configuration profile, thereby opening up a new market by allowing the configuration profile to be traded in the market like an app.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration profile sharing service providing server shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a screen illustrating an embodiment in which the smart terminal illustrated in FIG. 1 operates in conjunction with a local agent terminal.

2, the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an extraction control unit 410, a database conversion unit 430, and a shared profile transmission unit 450.

The configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention or another server (not shown) operating in conjunction with the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 may receive the configuration profile sharing service application, To the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500. The first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500 transmit the application, Etc. can be installed or opened. In addition, the configuration profile sharing service program may be operated in the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500 using a script executed in the web browser. In addition to the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400, it can be downloaded and installed or opened in an online marketplace, an app store, or the like.

Here, a web browser is a program that enables a WWW (World Wide Web) service, and is a program for receiving and displaying hypertext described in hypertext mark-up language (HTML), for example, Netscape (Netscape) An Explorer, chrome, and the like. Further, the application refers to an application on the terminal, for example, an app (app) running on a mobile terminal (smart phone). An app can be downloaded and installed from the mobile app marketplace, a virtual marketplace where mobile content can be bought and sold freely.

At this time, the network 300 connection is established between the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500, the first local agent terminal 200 and the first group agent terminal 100, 500 is connected to the second group smart terminal 600 so that the second group smart terminal 600 can communicate with the second group smart terminal 600. The connection of the network 300 is generated by the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > communication < / RTI > The configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 can exchange data with each other through a communication object.

When the extraction control unit 410 receives a signal for sharing the configuration profile from the first local agent terminal 200, the extraction control unit 410 extracts the configuration profile of the first local agent terminal 200 from among the at least one smart terminal 100 included in the first group And transmits a control signal for extracting the configuration profile set in any one of the reference smart terminals. Here, when the first local agent terminal 200 is connected to a site or a program provided by the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400, the first local agent terminal 200 may automatically receive a control signal for extraction, A control signal for extraction may be received.

Here, the first local agent terminal 200 may manage the smart terminal 100 belonging to the first group, the first local agent terminal 200 may be selected for a specific purpose, , The configuration profile can be extracted from the smart terminal that has completed the setting value setting and the like. At this time, the selected smart terminal may be a standard or standard smart terminal representing the first group. The connection between the first local agent terminal 200 and the first group smart terminal 100 may be performed by using a USB or the like in order to change detailed settings close to the hardware or perform operations such as program installation, It can be connected by wire, and when it is connected by USB, it is set to debug mode, and smart device can be managed by utilizing various developer tools.

The database creation unit 430 receives the extracted configuration profile, classifies the configuration profile using metadata included in the configuration profile, or classifies the configuration profile according to a predefined category, thereby converting the configuration profile into a database with a shared profile. At this time, the metadata may include at least one of a shared profile identifier for identifying a shared profile, classification information indicating a category to which the shared information is to be classified, and a descriptor for describing at least one program belonging to the shared profile . Here, the metadata may include a descriptor describing the main characteristics of the shared profile, a descriptor describing at least one program belonging to the profile, price information such as a bargain classification for online transaction, a selling price, a number of downloads to help the user select, , Evaluation period of use, and the like.

 At this time, the shared profile identifier may be the same as the identifier of the configuration profile, or may be set differently according to the needs of the user. The configuration profile may include, for example, program installation information, content information, and setting information, and the setting information may include at least one of Wi-Fi setting, home screen configuration, background screen setting, have.

In addition, the metadata may use the information set in the reference smart terminal of the first group smart terminal 100 as it is, or may be changed by the user of the first local agent terminal 200 and designated. At this time, the configuration profile and the shared profile can be managed in the form of an XML file or a database, for example. In this case, the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500 may be configured in plural, and the extracted configuration profile may be configured such that the first local agent terminal 200 adds a configuration profile other than the configuration profile . ≪ / RTI > For example, when the user of the first local agent terminal 200 thinks that the configuration profile set by the first local agent terminal 200 is somewhat lacking, the supplementary portion may be augmented to add the configuration profile, or the first local agent terminal 200 ), The configuration profile may be created by deleting the redundant portion.

When the shared profile transmitting unit 450 selects at least one shared profile among the plurality of shared profiles databaseed at the second local agent terminal 500, the shared profile transmitting unit 450 transmits the selected at least one shared profile to the second local agent terminal 500 send. Here, the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500 are connected to control at least one smart terminal 100, 600 included in the first group and the second group, respectively, A system profile for setting a system and operating system of the smart terminal, and an application profile for setting an application to be installed in the smart terminal.

If at least one shared profile is received at the second local agent terminal 500, the at least one smart terminal 600 of the second group connected to the second local agent terminal 500 is based on the at least one shared profile Can be initialized. That is, based on the shared profile, the second group smart terminal 600 can collectively apply the corresponding shared profile.

For example, when the second local agent terminal 500 selects a configuration profile A that is suitable for the user of the second local agent terminal 500 among the category-specific configuration profiles, the second local agent terminal 500 selects A , But the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 may extract and save the required metadata except for the required metadata. At this time, the metadata is excluded because metadata other than the configuration profile is for classifying the metadata in the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 and may not be needed in the installing smart terminal. Of course, the second local agent terminal 500 may also receive the configuration profile including the metadata.

In this process, the second local agent terminal 500 may act as an intermediary relaying the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 and the second group smart terminal 600. Also, the second local agent terminal 500 may collect and store apps, contents, and the like, and may transmit the apps, contents, and the like to the second group smart terminal 600. Alternatively, the second local agent terminal 500 may provide only the installation information to the second group smart terminal 600 so that each smart terminal 600 belonging to the second group can directly access or download the market or the content server. .

At this time, in the case of paid apps or paid contents, it can be solved by obtaining a site license or a volume purchase, and if the number of licenses is limited, the number of smart terminals installed at the time of program installation or content copying May be separately managed. When this process is completed, the second group smart terminal 600 may have the same configuration as that of the first group smart terminal 100. In this process, you can add or delete some programs or data according to your needs, or you can change the settings.

In an embodiment of the present invention, only the configuration of the first group smart terminal 100 is provided from the reference smart terminal and the configuration of the second group smart terminal 600 is initialized by the shared profile. However, But the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the functions of the first group smart terminal 100 and the second group smart terminal 600 according to the processes and operations performed by the first group smart terminal 100 and the second group smart terminal 600 include both the terminals 100 and 600. Likewise, the first local agent terminal 200 extracts the configuration profile and transmits it to the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400, and the second local agent terminal 500 transmits the shared profile to the second group smart terminal 600, However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and only one process for explaining one embodiment of the present invention is explained. That is, the functions performed by the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500 according to the processes and operations include both the terminals 200 and 500.

Referring to FIG. 3A, a service provider such as a hotel or a hospital installs an entertainment program such as a TV app, a VOD app, or a magazine app on a smart terminal and lends it to a customer. At this time, in the case of a hotel, the smart terminal manager may select an optimal shared profile among the shared profiles classified in the hotel category, and may initially set a plurality of smart terminals with the corresponding shared profile. Alternatively, It may be easily provided.

At this time, the first local agent terminal 100 and the second local agent terminal 500 may be connected to a wireless communication network that provides communication in a certain area, respectively. For example, a hotel may be in a certain area such as a lobby. If at least one smart terminal included in the first group or the second group is located in the wireless communication network, the at least one smart terminal included in the first group or the second group may be based on the configuration profile or at least one shared file It can be initialized automatically.

At this time, the first local agent terminal 200 and the second local agent terminal 500 can map and store at least one smart terminal included in the first group and the second group, respectively, so as to correspond to the identification data. Then, when the identification data of any one of the smart terminals connected to the wireless communication network is matched with the stored identification data, one of the smart terminals can be initialized based on the configuration profile or at least one of the shared profiles.

Referring to FIG. 3A, in the lobby of the hotel, for example, a variety of programs of three different types are installed as shown in FIGS. 3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 . In this case, when the customer returns it after renting it, the smart terminal must be reformatted and then the program such as (a), (b), or (c) of FIG. In order to eliminate such an inconvenience, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the corresponding smart terminal is located in the same area as the lobby, the local agent terminal detects this and automatically initializes the smart terminal with the corresponding app installed have. Alternatively, since the customer may frequently pass through the lobby of the hotel, the process may be performed only in the area where the smart terminal is managed, and the area may be variously changed. Therefore, even if the second local agent terminal 500 is wired and not initialized, it can be collectively applied to the configuration profile automatically when it is located only in a certain area, so that a large number of smart terminals can be managed easily. In the present embodiment, a method of initializing the mobile terminal when entering a certain area has been described. However, the smart terminal may be initialized by using a near field wireless technology such as NFC to place the smart terminal adjacent to the management device or simply contact the smart terminal. In addition, the application profile of the configuration profile can be set to automatically download at least one application included in the application profile from the application distribution server.

The method of providing a configuration profile sharing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can provide a member configuration management service that provides an optimal configuration profile and manages a smart terminal when the utilization of the configuration profile becomes common, It is possible to provide a configuration profile for a specific purpose in a program distribution-oriented app market, or to provide a possibility to develop into a configuration profile market by allowing information distribution to be provided.

Also, the method of providing a configuration profile sharing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can easily synchronize a configuration profile of a smart terminal, facilitates sharing among users having the same or similar purpose by classifying various configuration profiles, Can be easily selected and used, and the smart terminal can be easily synchronized. In addition, it is possible not only to encrypt and protect the configuration profile of a specific purpose, but to use it only for a specific company, but also to distribute professionally constituted profile of the field by online sharing. Also, Of the online marketplace.

The configuration profile sharing service providing method of FIGS. 2 and 3, which is not described above, can be easily deduced from the same or explained contents of the method of providing the configuration profile sharing service through FIG. 1, .

4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which data is transmitted and received between the respective components included in the configuration profile sharing service providing system of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of a process of transmitting and receiving a signal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the process of transmitting and receiving the shown data can be changed.

4, the first local agent terminal 200 transmits a shared signal to the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 (S4100). The configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 receives the shared signal from the first local agent terminal 200) (S4110).

Then, when the first local agent terminal 200 selects a reference smart terminal (S4200), the first local agent terminal 200 requests a configuration profile from the first group smart terminal 100 (S4205) The first group smart terminal 100 receives the configuration profile by transmitting the configuration profile (S4210). Alternatively, the first local agent terminal 200 may have a configuration profile preliminarily by performing the configuration profile extraction process before exchanging the shared signal S4100 and the extraction control signal S4110.

The first local agent terminal 200 may perform editing to add or delete another profile to the configuration profile (S4300). At this time, the first local agent terminal 200 transmits the edited configuration profile or the unedited original configuration profile to the first group smart terminal 100 or the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 (S4400).

A plurality of smart terminals included in the first group smart terminal 100 execute initialization based on the configuration profile (S4500). Alternatively, in a state in which the first local agent terminal 200 does not transmit the configuration profile to the first group smart terminal 200 (S4400), the first group smart terminal 100 is connected sequentially or simultaneously You can also proceed with initialization.

 In addition, the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 classifies the configuration profile using the metadata (S4600). At this time, the metadata may be data input from the first local agent terminal 200. Alternatively, the metadata may be at least one data selected from a predefined category provided by the configuration profile sharing service.

Then, the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 uses the metadata to convert the configuration profile into a database with a shared profile (S4700). When the second local agent terminal 500 transmits a signal for selecting at least one shared profile to the configuration profile sharing service providing server 400 at step S4810, And transmits at least one shared profile to the server 500 (S4830).

At this time, the second local agent terminal 500 stores at least one shared profile (S4900) and transmits the shared profile to the second group smart terminal 600 (S4910).

Finally, the second group smart terminal 600 performs batch initialization based on at least one shared profile (S4930). Alternatively, the second group agent terminal 500 may proceed to initialize by sequentially or simultaneously accessing the second group smart terminal 600 in a state in which the second group agent terminal 500 does not transmit the shared profile to the second group smart terminal 600 (S4910) have.

Since the configuration profile sharing service providing method of FIG. 4 is not explained, it can be easily deduced from the same or explained contents of the method of providing the configuration profile sharing service through FIGS. 1 to 3, .

The order between the above-described steps S4100 to S4930 is only an example, but is not limited thereto. That is, the order among the above-described steps S4100 to S4930 may be mutually varied, and some of the steps may be executed or deleted at the same time.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a configuration profile sharing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 5, when a signal for sharing the configuration profile is received from the first local agent terminal, the first local agent terminal transmits a configuration profile to the first local agent terminal, which is set to one of the at least one smart terminals included in the first group, A control signal for extracting the profile is transmitted (S5100).

Upon receiving the extracted configuration profile, the configuration profile is classified using the meta data included in the configuration profile or classified into a predefined category to convert the configuration profile into a shared profile database (S5200).

When selecting at least one shared profile among the plurality of shared profiles databaseed at the second local agent terminal, the selected at least one shared profile is transmitted to the second local agent terminal at step S5300.

Since the configuration profile sharing service providing method of FIG. 5 is not explained, it can be easily deduced from the same or explained contents of the method of providing the configuration profile sharing service through FIGS. 1 to 4 The description will be omitted.

The method of providing a configuration profile sharing service according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 5 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including an application executed by a computer or a command executable by a computer such as a program module. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The method of providing a configuration profile sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be executed by an application installed in a terminal (which may include a program included in a platform or an operating system basically installed in the terminal) (I.e., a program) installed directly on the master terminal through an application providing server such as a user, an application store server, an application, or a web server related to the service. In this regard, the messenger list providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in an application installed in a terminal or installed directly by a user (i.e., a program) and stored in a computer- Lt; / RTI >

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

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.

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A configuration profile sharing service providing method executed by a configuration profile sharing service providing server,
The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a signal for sharing a configuration profile from a first local agent terminal to extract a configuration profile set in one of the at least one smart terminals included in the first group, Transmitting a control signal;
Receiving the extracted configuration profile, classifying the configuration profile using metadata included in the configuration profile, or classifying the configuration profile according to a predefined category, thereby databaseing the configuration profile into a shared profile; And
And transmitting the selected at least one shared profile to the second local agent terminal when the second local agent terminal selects at least one shared profile among the plurality of database-
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Wherein the first local agent terminal and the second local agent terminal are connected to control at least one smart terminal included in the first group and the second group, respectively,
Wherein the configuration profile includes a system profile for setting a system and operating system of the smart terminal, and an application profile for setting an application to be installed in the smart terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one smart terminal of the second group associated with the second local agent terminal is initialized based on the at least one shared profile when receiving the at least one shared profile at the second local agent terminal. A method for providing a profile sharing service.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first local agent terminal and the second local agent terminal comprise a plurality of units,
Wherein the extracted configuration profile is generated by adding a configuration profile other than the configuration profile at the first local agent terminal,
Wherein the other configuration profile is a configuration profile set for another smart terminal except for the one of the at least one smart terminals included in the first group.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one application profile included in the profile is automatically downloaded from the application distribution server.
The method according to claim 1,
The metadata includes at least one of a shared profile identifier for identifying the shared profile, classification information for indicating a category to which the shared profile information is to be classified, description of at least one program belonging to the shared profile, And a descriptor for providing a configuration profile shared service.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first local agent terminal and the second local agent terminal are respectively connected to a wireless communication network for providing communication in a predetermined area,
Wherein at least one smart terminal included in the first group or the second group includes at least one smart terminal included in the first group or the second group, And automatically initialized based on the shared profile.
The method according to claim 6,
The first local agent terminal and the second local agent terminal map at least one smart terminal included in each of the first group and the second group to correspond to identification data that is data identifying the at least one smart terminal Store,
Wherein the initialization is based on the configuration profile or the at least one shared profile if the identification data of any one smart terminal connected to the wireless communication network matches the stored identification data stored in the configuration A method for providing a profile sharing service.
A method for providing an application that operates in conjunction with a configuration profile sharing service providing server for executing a configuration profile sharing service providing method,
Wherein the configuration profile sharing service providing server performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
Wherein the application is an application executed in the terminal and is transmitted from the other server operating in conjunction with the configuration profile sharing service providing server or the configuration profile sharing service providing server to the terminal.

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