KR20020007451A - Method for downloading mp3 file - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for downloading an MP3 file is provided to download the MP3 file to an MP3 phone using the Internet and a mobile communication network. CONSTITUTION: An MP3 wireless Internet phone user transmits a connection requesting signal to a wireless Internet server by an MP3 wireless Internet phone(S201). The wireless Internet server responds to the connection requesting signal and supplies a plurality of sites to the MP3 wireless Internet phone(S202). An MP3 wireless Internet phone user selects a wanted site out of the plurality of sites by the MP3 wireless Internet phone(S203). The wireless Internet server connects to an Internet site of an MP3 contents provider server corresponded to the wanted site(S204). The MP3 contents provider server supplies a homepage in accordance with connecting to the Internet site of the MP3 contents provider server by the wireless Internet server to the MP3 wireless Internet phone through the wireless Internet server(S205). The MP3 wireless Internet phone user selects an MP3 file to be download in the homepage supplied from the MP3 contents provider server by the MP3 wireless Internet phone and inputs a telephone number of an MP3 wireless Internet phone to be downloaded(S206). The MP3 contents provider server supplies the MP3 file selected by the MP3 wireless Internet phone to an MP3 wireless Internet phone corresponded to the inputted telephone number of the MP3 wireless Internet phone(S207). Thus, the MP3 wireless Internet phone downloads and stores the MP3 file into a phone memory, and the user may reproduce and listen to the MP3 file.

Description

How to download MP3 files {METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING MP3 FILE}

The present invention relates to a method of downloading a moving picture (MP) 3 file, and more particularly, to a method of downloading an MP3 file to an MP3 phone using the Internet and a mobile communication network.

Existing MP3 phones install software for file processing on personal computers, download and save MP3 files to the phone via cable, and listen to music played through earphones or speakers. This was inconvenient in terms of time and effort because the MP3 files were retrieved from the sound source via the Internet, stored in a PC, and downloaded to the phone again using software and cable. This is inhibiting the activation of the MP3 phone.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for downloading an MP3 file to an MP3 phone using the Internet and a mobile communication network.

The present invention to achieve the above object

(a) transmitting a connection request signal to a wireless Internet server through a mobile communication network by an MP3 wireless Internet phone;

(b) providing a plurality of sites to the MP3 wireless Internet phone through the mobile communication network in response to the connection request signal from the MP3 wireless Internet phone by the wireless Internet server;

(c) selecting a desired site among the plurality of sites provided by the MP3 wireless Internet phone;

(d) accessing an Internet site of an MP3 content provider server corresponding to the desired site selection from the MP3 wireless Internet phone by the wireless Internet server;

(e) providing, by the MP3 content provider server, a home page according to the Internet site access of the MP3 content provider server by the wireless Internet server to the MP3 wireless Internet phone through the wireless Internet server;

(f) selecting an MP3 file to be downloaded from a home page provided from the MP3 content provider server by the MP3 wireless Internet phone; And

(g) providing the MP3 file selected by the MP3 wireless Internet phone to the MP3 wireless Internet phone by the MP3 content provider server.

The present invention also provides a method comprising the steps of: (i) accessing an internet site of an MP3 content provider server through the Internet by an internet access terminal;

(ii) providing, by the MP3 content provider server, a home page according to the Internet site access of the MP3 content provider server by the Internet access terminal to the internet access terminal;

(iii) selecting an MP3 file to be downloaded from the home page provided from the MP3 content provider server by the Internet access terminal; And

(iv) providing, by the MP3 content provider server, the music selected by the Internet access terminal to the MP3 phone through a wireless Internet server.

1 is a block diagram showing an MP3 file download apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a MP3 file download method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing an MP3 file download apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a MP3 file download method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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102: MP3 wireless Internet phone 104,308: wireless Internet server

106: MP3 content provider server 108,304: wireless Internet server

302: Internet access terminal 306: MP3 phone

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An MP3 file download method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 is a block diagram showing an MP3 file download apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a MP3 file download method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In step S201, the MP3 wireless Internet phone user transmits a connection request signal to the wireless Internet server 104 by the MP3 wireless Internet phone 302 via the mobile communication network.

In step S202, the wireless Internet server 104 provides a plurality of sites to the MP3 wireless Internet phone 102 through the mobile communication network in response to the connection request signal from the MP3 wireless Internet phone 102.

In step S203, the MP3 wireless Internet phone user selects a desired site from among a plurality of sites provided from the wireless Internet server 104 by the MP3 wireless Internet phone 102.

In step S204, the wireless Internet server 104 connects to the Internet site of the MP3 content provider server 106 corresponding to the desired site selection from the MP3 wireless Internet phone 102.

In step S205, the MP3 content provider server 106 transmits the homepage of the MP3 content provider server 106 by the wireless Internet server 104 to access the Internet site through the wireless Internet server 104. To the phone 102.

In step S206, the MP3 wireless Internet phone user selects the MP3 file to be downloaded from the home page provided by the MP3 content provider server 106 by the MP3 wireless Internet phone 102, and downloads the MP3 wireless phone. Enter the phone number of your Internet phone.

In step S207, the MP3 content provider server 106 corresponds to the telephone number of the MP3 wireless Internet phone input in step S206 the MP3 file selected by the MP3 wireless Internet phone 102 through the wireless Internet server 104. To an MP3 wireless Internet phone, for example, an MP3 wireless Internet phone 102. Accordingly, the MP3 wireless Internet phone 106 downloads and stores the MP3 file in the phone memory and allows the MP3 wireless Internet phone user to play and listen if desired.

An MP3 file download method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 is a block diagram showing an MP3 file download apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a MP3 file download method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In step S401, the Internet connection terminal and the MP3 phone user access the Internet site of the MP3 content provider server 304 via the Internet by the Internet connection terminal 302.

In step S402, the MP3 content provider server 304 provides the Internet access terminal 302 with a home page according to the Internet site access of the MP3 content provider server 304 by the Internet access terminal 302.

The Internet access terminal and the MP3 phone user select the MP3 file to be downloaded from the home page provided by the Internet access terminal 302 from the MP3 content provider server 304, and the MP3 phone 306 to download. Enter the telephone number (step S403).

In step S404, the MP3 content provider server 304 corresponds to the telephone number of the MP3 phone 306 input in step S403 via the wireless Internet server 308 to the MP3 file selected by the Internet access terminal 304; Provided to an MP3 phone, such as MP3 phone 306. Accordingly, the MP3 phone 306 downloads and stores the MP3 file in the phone memory so that the Internet access terminal and the MP3 phone user can play and listen if desired.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to search and download MP3 files anytime and anywhere, so that the music files can be easily stored and played, thereby enhancing the convenience of the phone user. In addition, enabling the use of MP3 phones will increase handset manufacturers' income. Call charge income of mobile communication company and content use income of content provider can be planned.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but in the field to which the invention pertains without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed in the claims. Any person with ordinary knowledge will be able to make various modifications.

Claims (4)

(a) transmitting a connection request signal to a wireless Internet server through a mobile communication network by an MP3 wireless Internet phone; (b) providing a plurality of sites to the MP3 wireless Internet phone through the mobile communication network in response to the connection request signal from the MP3 wireless Internet phone by the wireless Internet server; (c) selecting a desired site among the plurality of sites provided by the MP3 wireless Internet phone; (d) accessing an Internet site of an MP3 content provider server corresponding to the desired site selection from the MP3 wireless Internet phone by the wireless Internet server; (e) providing, by the MP3 content provider server, a home page according to the Internet site access of the MP3 content provider server by the wireless Internet server to the MP3 wireless Internet phone through the wireless Internet server; (f) selecting an MP3 file to be downloaded from a home page provided from the MP3 content provider server by the MP3 wireless Internet phone; And (g) providing the MP3 file selected by the MP3 wireless Internet phone to the MP3 wireless Internet phone by the MP3 content provider server. The method of claim 1, wherein step (f) comprises entering a telephone number of an MP3 wireless Internet phone to be downloaded by the MP3 wireless Internet phone, and step (g) is an MP3 selected by the MP3 wireless Internet phone. And providing the file to the MP3 wireless Internet phone corresponding to the telephone number of the MP3 wireless Internet phone input in step (f). (i) accessing an internet site of the MP3 content provider server through the Internet by an internet access terminal; (ii) providing, by the MP3 content provider server, a home page according to the Internet site access of the MP3 content provider server by the Internet access terminal to the internet access terminal; (iii) selecting an MP3 file to be downloaded from the home page provided from the MP3 content provider server by the Internet access terminal; And (iv) providing, by the MP3 content provider server, the MP3 file selected by the Internet access terminal to the MP3 phone via a wireless Internet server. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein step (iii) comprises entering a telephone number of an MP3 phone to be downloaded by the internet access terminal, and step (iv) comprising: and providing the MP3 phone corresponding to the telephone number of the MP3 phone input in step iii).