KR101737837B1 - Mobile terminal and method for downloading application - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit for generating an application request signal, and a control unit for transmitting the generated application request signal to the download server in response to the control of the control unit and receiving a specific application transmitted from the download server Wherein the control unit causes the download server to set at least one terminal including the mobile terminal as a download group, and in response to the application request signal, transmits the at least one terminal belonging to the download group To the terminal of the mobile terminal and the application.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING APPLICATION [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and mobile terminal capable of downloading the same application to at least one of the terminals.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

Recently, a function of downloading an application through a terminal has become possible. However, when a plurality of terminals desire to download the same application, there is a problem in that the corresponding application must be downloaded individually even though it is the same application.

The present invention is intended to provide a mobile terminal and a download system that enable the same application to be downloaded to at least one terminal in a single operation.

The present invention also provides a mobile terminal and a download system that can provide the user with ease of use by sharing usage information of the corresponding application of one of the at least one terminals storing the same application, .

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a control unit for generating an application request signal and a control unit for transmitting the generated application request signal to a download server under control of the control unit, And a wireless communication unit for receiving a specific application transmitted from the download server in response to the download request, wherein the control unit causes the download server to set at least one terminal including the mobile terminal as a download group, And send the specific application to at least one terminal belonging to the download group in response.

The control unit of the mobile terminal generates a group setting signal for setting the download group and transmits the group setting signal to the download server through the wireless communication unit so that the download server transmits the group setting signal to the download group, As shown in FIG.

The control unit of the mobile terminal controls the download server to simultaneously transmit the specific application to all of the at least one terminals belonging to the download group in response to the application request signal, So that the specific application can be transmitted when each of the at least one terminals belonging to the download group accesses the download server.

In the mobile terminal, at least one terminal belonging to the download group includes at least one of an E-BOOK device, a mobile phone, a computer, and an Internet TV.

In addition, an application download system related to another example of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problem includes a main terminal for transmitting an application request signal, a download group including at least one terminal, A download server for transmitting a specific application to at least one terminal belonging to a download group in response to the application request signal, and at least one terminal for receiving the specific application.

Here, the download server may simultaneously transmit the specific application to all of at least one terminals belonging to the download group in response to the application request signal, or may transmit at least one terminal belonging to the download group The specific application can be transmitted when each of them accesses the download server.

Further, an application download method related to another example of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problem is characterized in that the download server sets at least one terminal as a download group, the main terminal generates an application request signal, Receiving the generated application request signal from the mobile terminal and transmitting the specific application to at least one terminal belonging to the download group including the main terminal in response to the application request signal, .

Here, the group setting step may include a step of the download server receiving a group setting signal generated in the mobile terminal, and a step of setting the download group using the received group setting signal.

The specific application transmitting step may include transmitting at least one of the at least one terminals belonging to the download group at the same time in response to the application request signal or at least one terminal belonging to the download group in response to the application request signal, The specific application can be transmitted when each of them accesses the download server.

The mobile terminal and the download system according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above have the effect of eliminating the cumbersome downloading of the same application by the plurality of terminals individually.

In addition, the mobile terminal and the download system according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above have the effect of mutually sharing use information about the application in at least one terminal storing the same application do.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
Figure 3 schematically illustrates a method of downloading an application of the present invention;
Figure 4 schematically shows an application system of the present invention;
Figures 5A-5C illustrate the creation of an application group comprising at least one terminal in connection with the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating the generation of an application request signal in connection with the present invention;
7 is a diagram illustrating a case of a dedicated application in connection with the present invention.
8 is a diagram showing sharing of use information of an application with another terminal in connection with the present invention;
9 is a diagram showing sharing of deletion information of an application with another terminal in the context of the present invention;

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like, unless the configuration is applicable only to a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only And a Digital Broadcasting System (ISDB-T) (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141.

The output unit 150 is for generating an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155, and the like.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or the audio signal may be output through the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152 so that they may be classified as a part of the alarm unit 153.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the haptic module 154 are controllable. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image at a predetermined focal distance to the outside. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided longitudinally on the side, front or back side of the mobile terminal 100. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for talking and the like, a broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may be further disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102 as well.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the mobile terminal referred to below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG.

3 schematically shows a method for downloading an application of the present invention.

Initially, the download server 200 sets at least one terminal as a download group (S310). The mobile terminal 100 generates an application request signal (S320). The mobile terminal 100 transmits the generated application request signal to the download server 200 (S330). The download server 200 transmits the application to the mobile terminal 100 and the terminals 300 belonging to the download group in response to the application request signal under the control of the mobile terminal 100 (S342 and S344).

4 schematically shows an application system of the present invention.

A user of the mobile terminal 100 may wish to transmit or download the same specific application to at least one terminal simultaneously or sequentially. For example, you might want to install the same application on your own mobile device, an E-Book device, an Internet TV with Internet access, a computer, or an application that you can share with friends or family, You may want to install it on your family's device at the same time. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a system that meets this need through the mobile terminal 100. FIG.

In the system shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that at least one terminal to transmit the same application is first set to the same download group. That is, the mobile terminal 100, the TV 300a, the E-Book 300b, and the computer 300c shown in FIG. 4 are set as one download group for transmitting the same application.

4, the user of the mobile terminal 100 generates an application request signal and transmits an application request signal to the download server 200. [ The download server 200 is a server capable of storing or connecting the application, and has a function of transmitting an application. The download server 200 receives the application request signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 and, in response to the application request signal, searches for an application corresponding to the request signal. And transmits the retrieved application to the terminals set as one download group. I.e., the mobile terminal 100, the TV 300a, the E-book 300b, and the computer 300c, which are preset as one download group. As a result, the mobile terminal 100, the TV 300a, the E-Book 300b, and the computer 300c can simultaneously receive or download the same application to install the same application.

As described above, the download server 200 sets up one download group including at least one terminal capable of downloading the same application. The type of the terminal is not limited to a specific model and may be a terminal capable of accessing the download server 200 or a terminal capable of receiving an application transmitted by the download server 200, Can be applied. For example, a mobile phone, an E-book device, an Internet TV, a computer, etc., which can be connected to an external server, are included in such terminals.

The mobile terminal 100 of the present invention may control such download group setting of the download server 200. [ The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 may generate a group setting signal for setting the download group in the download server 200. [ This download group includes at least one terminal, and the mobile terminal 100 may also be included. The group setting signal generated through the control unit 180 can be transmitted to the download server 200 through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The download server 200 sets up a download group using at least one terminal information contained in the received group setting signal.

The set download group may be a one-time download for downloading one application. For example, when a user of the mobile terminal 100 wishes to transmit only one specific application to several terminals at the same time, it is possible to set a group for downloading only the application.

By contrast, download groups can be set up for multiple downloads rather than one-time downloads. For example, a predetermined download group may be used in one application as well as in another application to be received in at least one terminal included in the group. However, in this case, not all terminals belonging to the group but also a specific terminal may be selectively excluded.

Meanwhile, regarding the download group setting, the download server 200 may participate in the download group setting in terms of the download system of the present invention.

That is, instead of the group setting signal being generated in the mobile terminal 100 and the download server 200 setting the group through the group setting signal, the download server 200 may set the download group itself. Alternatively, the download group may be set by other terminals accessed to the download server.

5A-5C are diagrams illustrating the creation of an application group that includes at least one terminal in connection with the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an operation for setting up a download group in the mobile terminal 100. FIG.

The mobile terminal 100 can control the download group to be able to receive the same application in various ways.

5A is a diagram illustrating an operation of searching for a terminal using a phone book and setting a download group. A plurality of terminals belonging to a download group that downloads the same application can be retrieved in various ways. In the drawing, an operation for including the terminals stored in the telephone directory of the mobile terminal 100 into the download group is one of various methods. In the first area 512, a specific phone number to be set as a download group and a name of the corresponding terminal are displayed, and a menu for selecting a terminal to be added is displayed in the second area 514. On the other hand, the terminal searched through the telephone directory is limited to a terminal that can be searched by a telephone number like a mobile phone.

5A is a diagram showing an operation of searching for a peripheral terminal using Bluetooth and setting a download group. As a method of searching for a terminal included in an application group, the present mobile terminal 100 can use a Bluetooth function as a neighboring terminal. In the drawing, terminals A, B, and C located in the vicinity are displayed on the display unit 151 using the Bluetooth search function, and the terminals can be selected and set as a download group. The terminals retrieved through Bluetooth can directly transmit and receive information using the Bluetooth function with the mobile terminal 100 in the following downloading process.

5B is a diagram illustrating an operation of directly registering other terminals held by a user of the mobile terminal 100 in a download group.

The user of the mobile terminal 100 may have a plurality of electronic devices connectable to the download server. The user of the mobile terminal 100 may directly register various devices that the user has. The user can directly input the name of the device, the name of the device, and the like of the terminals of the terminal.

Modern electronics can also have a variety of applications installed. Accordingly, there is also a need to install the same application in various electronic devices having one person. For example, an E-Book application may be simultaneously installed in a user's mobile terminal 100, a TV, and a PC. Accordingly, the same E-Book contents can be used and executed in the same manner in the mobile terminal 100, TV, and PC in which the E-Book application is installed.

As described above, in FIG. 5B, a download group is set for a plurality of electronic devices of a user to which the same application can be installed. In the drawing, a phone, a TV, a PC, and an E-Book device are displayed as a user's electronic device in one area 530 of the display unit 151, and the user registers the device as a download group through selection.

5B, when the device is registered through the registration of the user, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 generates a group setting signal for setting the download group.

5C is a view showing an operation of setting various devices possessed by various users as a download group by mixing the cases of FIGS. 5A and 5B.

The control unit 180 may search for a plurality of users who can download the application through a telephone directory, Bluetooth, direct input, etc., and set them as a download group. On the other hand, the various users thus searched may include various electronic devices. As shown in FIG. 5C, the retrieved users Kim Gil-dong and Kim Kwang-soo may have various electronic devices, respectively. In the first area 542 of the display unit 151, the phone and the TV are displayed on the electronic device of the searched user, and the second area 544 displays the phone and the PC on the electronic device of the searched user, In the area 546, a menu for adding a user search is displayed.

In FIG. 5C, the user of the mobile terminal 100 can select various devices shown in the first area 542 and the second area 544, and set a download group in which the application can be downloaded accordingly.

And may store at least one terminal in a download group in the various ways shown in Figs. 5A to 5C. The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 generates a group setting signal for setting a download group. The generated group setting signal is transmitted to the download server 200 through the wireless communication unit 110. The download server 200 is controlled to set a download group to which the same application is to be transmitted through the group setting signal. The download group set in this manner is stored in the download server 200. [

6 is a diagram illustrating generation of an application request signal in connection with the present invention.

As one embodiment of generating an application request signal, the figure shows a case where the application server is accessed as a download server.

6A, a screen provided by the download server is displayed on the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100, and the applications A, B, and C are displayed as downloadable applications.

6 (b) shows an operation for selecting a specific application to be downloaded on the screen shown in Fig. 6 (a). In the drawing, selection of an A application is shown through a touch operation 620. [

Although the drawing shows the selection of an application through a touch operation, the present invention is not limited to a specific method in the selection method of an application.

When a specific application is selected through the touch operation, the controller 180 analyzes the information of the selected application and generates an application request signal for downloading the application. The application request signal includes information on the selected application, request information, and the like. The application request signal generated by the control unit 180 is transmitted to the download server 200 through the wireless communication unit 110. The download server 200 responds to the application request signal and transmits the application to at least one To the UEs.

Meanwhile, the group setting signal for setting the download group described above may be transmitted together with the application request signal. Accordingly, the download server 200 receiving the application request signal may transmit the application to the terminals included in the download group using the group setting signal received simultaneously with the application request signal.

The download server 200 may receive the application request signal of the mobile terminal 100 and transmit the application to the terminals included in the download group correspondingly. Here, there are various schemes for the download server 200 to transmit the application to the plurality of terminals.

As one of the application transmission methods of the download server 200, there exists a method of simultaneously transmitting to the terminals belonging to the download group uniformly in response to the application request signal.

4, after the download server 200 receives the application request signal from the mobile terminal 100, the download server 200 responds to the application request signal from the mobile terminal 100 in response to the application request signal from the terminals 300a, 300b, 300c ). ≪ / RTI > In this case, the download server 200 simultaneously transmits the application to the plurality of terminals 300a, 300b and 300c. In detail, the download server 200 transmits an application to the mobile terminal 100, and at the same time, the other terminals 300a, 300b, and 300c can simultaneously transmit the application.

On the other hand, as another application transmission method of the download server 200, when the download server 200 transmits an application in response to an application request signal, the application is transmitted for each terminal belonging to the download group.

4, in response to an application request signal from the mobile terminal 100 being received by the download server 200, the download server 200 transmits the application request signal to the terminals 300a, 300b, and 300c belonging to the download group, The applications can be individually transmitted to the mobile terminal. That is, the download server 200 can separately transmit an application for each terminal. For example, when each terminal accesses the download server 200, it can be controlled to transmit the corresponding application. That is, when the time when the TV 300a accesses the download server 200 is different from the time when the E-Book device 300b accesses the download server 200, Lt; / RTI >

The download server 200 can transmit the same application to a plurality of terminals belonging to the download group, and accordingly, the terminals receive the same application, Lt; / RTI >

With respect to the present invention, the application to be downloaded is not limited to its performance and type.

The present invention can simultaneously transmit applications to a plurality of terminals having different models. That is, the same application can be transmitted to mobile phones, TVs, computers, and the like having different models. In this case, the application is an application that can be applied to each model regardless of the model. In other words, it is a general-purpose application that can be applied to all kinds of machines. In the case of such a general-purpose application, the download server 200 can directly transmit the general-purpose application to a plurality of terminals belonging to the download group.

On the other hand, although the functions of the applications are the same, there are cases where applications that can be applied to different terminals of different models are different. In the present specification, this is called a dedicated application. For example, even a game application having the same function may be different for a TV application, a mobile phone application, and a computer application. The present invention may also be applied to such a dedicated application.

7 is a diagram showing a case of a dedicated application in connection with the present invention.

7 (a) shows a case where the mobile terminal 100 accesses an application store as a download server. The display unit 151 displays the A application 712 and the B application 714 as an application provided by the application store. Here, the A application 712 shows information on each type that can be respectively used as a dedicated application. In the drawing, the A application 712 indicates that an application for TV and Phone is available, but an application for E-book is impossible. In contrast, the B application 714 is a general purpose application and appears as an application for all models.

7 (b) is a diagram showing a case of a request signal related to a dedicated application. In response to the application request signal and the group setting signal described above, the display unit 151 displays the searched users, Kim Gil-Dong and Kim Kwang-su, in the first area 730 and the second area 740. A plurality of terminals corresponding to Kim Gil-Dong are displayed in the first area 730 and the TV 730, the phone 732, and the E-book 736 are displayed as being searched. Here, there is no application for E-Book for the application. Accordingly, the application for the E-Book 736 is displayed in a shaded form so that it can not be downloaded. Similarly, an application for E-Book 744 among various terminals corresponding to Kim Kwang-soo is also displayed in a shaded form so as not to be downloaded. As described above, in the case of a dedicated application, the present invention provides a function that allows the user to recognize the dedicated application in the case where the dedicated application does not exist.

In the case where the same application is downloaded to several terminals through the present invention, the configuration information of one device may be used in other devices. For example, when the E-Book application is executed and specific contents are used, when the first terminal views 10 pages of specific contents and performs the bookmark function, such information can be transmitted to other terminals. Accordingly, when the second terminal executes the E-Book application and uses the content, the first terminal can use the content from the ten pages using the bookmark function.

The configuration information of one of the terminals may be transmitted to the other terminal and used by the other terminals. As an example of such configuration information, application connection ID / password information, background screen information, item information processed in the game, and user information exist.

8 is a diagram showing the use of the configuration information of the application downloaded in the same manner with respect to the present invention.

8 (a), the mobile terminal 100 executes an E-Book application. As the E-Book contents, a specific literary work is displayed in the specific area 810 of the display unit 151. In the drawing, a bookmark function is used for a corresponding E-Book content through a user's touch operation.

8B shows that the bookmark menu 830 is selected and stored in the memory 160 and the configuration information related to the bookmark function is transmitted through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The configuration information includes a bookmark function and the corresponding E-Book contents stored in 3 pages.

FIG. 8 (c) shows execution of the corresponding application in another terminal 300b including the same application. The corresponding application is executed on the display unit 310b of the terminal 300b to display the E-Book contents. Here, since the configuration information is received, the E-Book contents are controlled so that the mobile terminal 100 starts from three pages in which the bookmark function is used.

In this way, the configuration information of any one of the at least one terminal having the same application can be automatically transmitted to the other terminal.

Meanwhile, the configuration information related to the application generated in the first terminal may be transmitted to the other terminals in various ways.

As one of various transmission methods of the configuration information, there is a method of transmitting the configuration information generated at the first terminal to the other terminals through the download server 200. [ That is, the first terminal transmits the configuration information of the application to the download server 200, and the download server 200 can transmit the configuration information to the other terminals.

In another transmission scheme, there is a scheme of directly transmitting the configuration information generated in the first terminal to a plurality of terminals having the same application. That is, when the first terminal generates the configuration information of the application, the generated configuration information may be directly transmitted to the other terminals instead of being transmitted to the download server 200. [

In the above description, it is described that the mobile terminal 100 generates configuration information and transmits it to other terminals through the wireless communication unit 110. [ On the other hand, on the contrary, the mobile terminal 100 may receive the configuration information generated by another terminal and use it.

The present invention can simultaneously delete an application from multiple terminals having the same application. For example, when a specific application is deleted from the first terminal, the deletion information may be transmitted to other terminals to delete the specific application.

9 is a diagram showing the sharing of deletion information of an application with another terminal in connection with the present invention.

In FIG. 9 (a), this mobile terminal 100 shows performing a delete operation using a control panel function. A control panel area 910 is shown in the display part 151 of the mobile terminal 100 to perform a specific deletion operation. The A application 912 is selected among a plurality of applications and the corresponding application is deleted. Here, the control unit 180 not only deletes the corresponding A application but also generates deletion information for the corresponding A application.

9 (b), the mobile terminal 100 displays in the specific area 920 whether or not to delete the specific application in another device. Since the user may want to delete the application only for a specific terminal among the terminals installed with the same application, the user can increase the convenience of the user by asking the user.

On the other hand, when the application is deleted from the specific terminal as described above, the other terminal having the application can automatically delete the application, but in other cases, it is also possible to set whether or not to delete the application from other terminals having the application have. For example, when the specific application is deleted from the first terminal, when the deletion information for the specific application is transferred to the second terminal, instead of automatically deleting the application from the second terminal, A pop-up window asking whether to delete it may be displayed and it may be determined whether or not to delete it according to the user's selection.

In this manner, when the control unit 180 generates deletion information, the generated deletion information is transmitted to other terminals. In transferring deletion information, similar to the configuration information, it may be transferred via the download server 200, or directly to other terminals.

The present invention includes yet another way that the same application can be downloaded to at least one of the terminals.

When downloading a specific application from the download server 200 through the mobile terminal 100, a Group ID may be assigned to the application and information related to the Group ID may be stored in the download server 200 have. The information related to the Group ID includes a corresponding Group ID and group information including at least one terminal to which the corresponding application is downloaded.

Accordingly, when the terminal corresponding to the group accesses the download server 200, the download server 200 determines whether there is a Group ID associated with the accessed terminal. As a result of the determination, if there is a Group ID, the corresponding application can be automatically transmitted to the corresponding terminal.

The mobile terminal 100 may set whether to access the Wi-Fi system or the 3G network in the access method of the terminal. There is a cost difference between Wi-Fi and 3G networks. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 100 can set various access methods for the user.

In the above description, it has been described that the application is automatically downloaded to at least one of the terminals belonging to the group. However, in the case of the terminals belonging to the group, it is possible to select whether to download or not. For example, when a download signal of a specific application is received from the download server 200, the download signal may be informed by a pop-up window, and may be set to allow the user to select whether to download the download signal.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described application downloading method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

100 mobile terminal 110 wireless communication section
170 memory 180 control unit
200 download server 300 terminals

Claims (16)

A control unit for generating an application request signal; And
And a wireless communication unit that transmits the generated application request signal to the download server under the control of the control unit and receives the specific application transmitted from the download server in response to the application request signal,
Wherein,
The download server is configured to set at least one terminal including the present mobile terminal as a download group,
Control to transmit the specific application to at least one terminal belonging to the download group in response to the application request signal,
Generates a usage information signal for the usage status of the received specific application,
And the wireless communication unit controls to transmit the generated usage information to at least one terminals belonging to the download group. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit generates a group setting signal for setting the download group and transmits the group setting signal to the download server through the wireless communication unit so that the download server sets the download group using the group setting signal The mobile terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit generates the group setting signal to include at least one of peripheral terminals searched using Bluetooth. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit generates the group setting signal so as to include at least one of the terminals searched through the telephone directory. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the download server to simultaneously transmit the specific application to all of at least one terminals belonging to the download group in response to the application request signal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the download server to transmit the specific application when each of at least one terminals belonging to the download group accesses the download server in response to the application request signal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one of the terminals belonging to the download group comprises at least one of an E-BOOK device, a mobile phone, a computer, and an Internet TV. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit generates a usage information signal for the usage status of the received specific application and controls the download server to transmit the usage information to the download server through the wireless communication unit, And controls to transmit the usage information to at least one terminals belonging to a download group. delete delete delete delete The download server setting at least one terminal as a download group;
The main terminal generating an application request signal;
The download server receiving the generated application request signal from the main terminal; And
Transmitting the specific application to at least one terminal belonging to the download group including the main terminal in response to the application request signal;
Wherein the main terminal generates a usage information signal for the usage status of the specific application received from the download server and transmits the generated usage information to at least one terminals belonging to the download group. delete delete delete

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