KR20030045754A - Contents relaying system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A contents relay system and a method thereof are provided to relay requested contents between a wireless terminal and a CP(Contents Provider), so that a user receives desiring contents immediately through a keyword input system. CONSTITUTION: The first storage unit(101) receives and stores names and price data of contents to be provided by a plurality of CPs. The first receiving unit(102) receives a contents request keyword, if the contents request keyword is transmitted from a wireless terminal to a service server in an SMS(Short Message Service) type. A control unit(103) searches contents corresponding to the contents request keyword in the first storage unit(101), and generates a command for transmitting the searched contents to the wireless terminal. The first transmission unit(104) transmits the command to a corresponding CP. And the CP receiving the command transmits the corresponding contents to the wireless terminal.

Description

Content relay system and its method {CONTENTS RELAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a content relay method, and more particularly, to a content relay method for relaying a requested content between a wireless terminal and a content provider.

Recently, various additional services using mobile phones have been provided, of which mobile phone ringtones have become the most common service. In order to receive mobile phone ringtones, users can access the ringtone provider through wired (ARS, Web) or wireless communication network, select a ringtone, charge it, download it to their mobile phone using SMS protocol or other wireless communication protocol, It is serviced to send as a gift to your mobile phone.

In more detail, in the case of ARS, the ARS accesses a specific ARS number and then accesses a hierarchical method (song / pop selection, genre selection, etc.) according to the guide sound heard, and selects a ringtone when the desired ringtone is heard. It is a method of recognizing a code corresponding to a desired ringtone through a booklet provided offline and inputting the code during an ARS call. If you are using wired Internet, you can access the ringtone website, select the ringtone you want, and download the ringtone to your mobile phone. In the case of the wireless Internet, that is, Wap, the mobile Internet portal site is accessed to access the ringtone providing Wap server, and the desired ringtone is selected in a hierarchical manner.

In addition to mobile phone ringtones, music letters and video services using MMS, which are becoming popular, are selected and received after Web or Wap access.

In addition, downloading of game software for a mobile phone using a Java virtual machine or the like is also selected and transmitted in the same or similar manner.

That is, in order to receive the above-mentioned contents, it is necessary to select contents to be guided by being connected to the ARS, to request transmission by designating a specific telephone number using a PC, or to access the mobile Internet by using a mobile phone.

However, the ringtone, music letter, video service, and software download described above are hierarchical systems for selecting via a wired or wireless network. Therefore, the ringtone, music letter, video service, and software download are not only inconvenient for the user, but also require considerable time. That is, in the case of wired access (Web access), it is possible to access a web site and search and select desired content relatively intuitively, but since it is necessary to use a PC, there is a disadvantage that it is not immediately available, and it is impossible while moving or outdoors. In the case of wireless (Wap access) is a way to find the items presented by pressing the mobile phone key button takes a lot of time and inconvenient.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described point, and an object of the present invention is to easily receive various contents that can be implemented in a mobile phone.

1 is a schematic diagram of a content delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a content delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a content delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

A first content relay service method according to the present invention includes a first step of receiving a content request keyword and a telephone number of a wireless terminal from a wireless terminal; A second step of retrieving a content name corresponding to the keyword from a database storing content name, content provider and content price data; And a third step of requesting to transmit the content to the wireless terminal by transmitting the retrieved content name and the telephone number of the wireless terminal to the corresponding content provider.

In addition, the first content relay method according to the present invention comprises a fourth step of transmitting an SMS with a telephone number of the ARS system to the wireless terminal between the second step and the third step; And a fifth step of being notified of access and charging from the wireless terminal by the ARS system.

In addition, the first content relay method according to the present invention is characterized in that the ARS system telephone number is classified according to the price of the retrieved content, and the ARS system charges a specified price.

In addition, the second content relay method according to the present invention includes a first step of receiving a content request keyword and the telephone number of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal; A second step of searching for a content name corresponding to the keyword from a database storing a content name, a content provider, guide information of the content, and content price data; Generating a unique code corresponding to a plurality of contents matched with the search result; A fourth step of storing the unique code, the telephone number of the wireless terminal, the plurality of content names, and corresponding content guide information; A fifth step of transmitting the unique code to the wireless terminal using an SMS and designating a reply number of the SMS as a predetermined ARS system telephone number; A sixth step in which the plurality of content names and guidance of the contents are heard and specific contents are selected when the unique code is input from the wireless terminal in the ARS system; And a seventh step of transmitting a content name corresponding to the selected content and a telephone number of the wireless terminal to a corresponding content provider and requesting to transmit the content to the wireless terminal.

In addition, the second content relay method according to the invention is characterized in that the guide of the content is a ringtone sound source if the content is a ringtone.

In addition, a first content relay system for relaying content between a plurality of content providers and a wireless terminal user according to the present invention comprises: a first storage unit storing content name and content price data provided from a plurality of content providers; A first receiving unit for receiving a content request keyword from a wireless terminal; A control unit for retrieving a content corresponding to the content request keyword from the first storage unit, and generating a command to instruct the corresponding content provider to transmit the retrieved content to the wireless terminal; And a first sending unit for sending the command to the corresponding content provider.

In addition, the first content relay system according to the present invention is characterized in that the command includes a telephone number and a content name of the wireless terminal.

In addition, the first content relay system according to the present invention includes a second storage unit for storing instructions generated by the control unit; A second sending unit for sending an SMS to said wireless terminal, said SMS appending a telephone number of a selected ARS system; And a second receiving unit that is notified of the connection and charging from the wireless terminal from the ARS system, wherein the control unit generates the SMS and transmits the SMS to the second transmitting unit, and wherein the wireless at the second receiving unit And when notified of the connection and charging from the terminal, providing a command in the second storage unit to the content provider via the first sending unit.

In addition, a second content relay system including an ARS system according to the present invention, for relaying a requested content between a plurality of content providers and a wireless terminal user, stores a content name, a content provider, a guide of the content, and content price data. A first storage unit; A first receiving unit receiving a content request keyword from a wireless terminal; searching for content corresponding to the content request keyword from the first storage unit, and generating a single unique code corresponding to a plurality of content names matching the search result; And a control unit for generating a command for instructing the corresponding content provider to transmit the content corresponding to the selected content name to the wireless terminal. A second storage unit for associating and storing the plurality of content names, the generated unique codes, and the command; A first sending unit for sending said unique code to said wireless terminal by SMS, said SMS appending a telephone number of said ARS system; A second receiving unit which is notified of the content name and the charging selected by the wireless terminal from the ARS system; And a second sending unit for sending the command to the corresponding content provider.

In addition, in the second content relay system according to the present invention, when the unique code is input from the wireless terminal to which the ARS system is connected, the ARS system listens to the descriptions of the plurality of content names and contents and receives specific contents. do.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of an embodiment of a content transmission method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of a content delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first storage unit 101, a first receiving unit 102, a control unit 103, and a first transmitting unit 104 are included.

The first storage unit 101 is provided with a content name and content price data which is owned and provided by each of a plurality of content providers in advance and stored therein. The first receiving unit 102 serves to receive the content request keyword in the form of SMS from the wireless terminal to the service server. Here, the server on the service side is given a specific phone number, and the mechanism for sending an SMS to the server in such a mobile phone is called " Phone-to-Web SMS " and is currently used. For reference, the normal phone-to-web SMS service is used for SMS transmission, which is global roaming between other services, and real-time surveys in broadcasting stations. The control unit 103 retrieves the content corresponding to the content request keyword from the first storage unit 101, and generates a command for instructing a content provider to transmit the retrieved content to the wireless terminal. The first sending unit 104 sends the command to the corresponding content provider.

Specifically, the searcher inputs a keyword for content to be received by his mobile phone. That is, for example, if you want to download the ringtone of the song "wedding invitation" of the singer "Kim Gunmo", enter the keyword "Kim Gunmo wedding invitation" and send it to the specific phone number by SMS. The keyword inputted into the SMS is converted into a protocol suitable for the server of the service side and received, and at the same time, the terminal telephone number of the user is automatically received (S101). The received keyword is searched using a search program in the server. The search program in the server searches for the input keyword by referring to the indexes of the contents provided from the CP (S102). Next, if there is content that matches the keyword as a result of the search, a unique command code is generated to transmit the content to a mobile phone of a specific user. This command code is sent to the content provider to include what content is sent to whom and authentication. Next, the generated command code is transmitted to the content provider using the first transmission means 104 (S103). After receiving the command code, the content provider receives the command code and transmits the corresponding content to the user terminal which sent the initial content request keyword by SMS.

2 is a schematic diagram of a content delivery system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

2, a first storage unit 201, a first receiving unit 202, a control unit 203, a first transmitting unit 204, a second storage unit 205, and a second transmitting unit 206. ), A second receiving unit 207 and a plurality of ARS telephone systems 208.

The first storage unit 201 receives in advance a content name and content price data, which are owned and provided by a plurality of content providers, and stores them. The first receiving unit 202 serves to receive the content request keyword in the form of SMS from the wireless terminal to the service server. Here, the server on the service side is given a specific phone number, and the mechanism for sending an SMS to the server in such a mobile phone is called " Phone-to-Web SMS " and is currently used. For reference, the normal phone-to-web SMS service is used for SMS transmission, which is global roaming between other services, and real-time surveys in broadcasting stations. The control unit 203 retrieves the content corresponding to the content request keyword from the first storage unit 101, and generates a command for instructing a content provider to transmit the retrieved content to the wireless terminal. The control unit also generates a search result guide SMS having the specific ARS phone number as the reply number to the content requester. The ARS phone number is given differently according to the fee of the provided content. That is, if the content to be provided is 500, 1000 won, 1500 won, the telephone numbers provided are ARS A (02-700-XXX1), ARS B (02-700-XXX2), and ARS C (02-700-XXX3). It is given differently. The second storage unit 205 stores the generated command and provides the stored command by the command of the control unit when information is input from the second receiving unit described later. The second sending unit 206 sends an SMS with the telephone number of the ARS system as a reply number to the terminal of the user who sent the first content request keyword. As described above, when the user who receives the sent SMS confirms this and is connected to the call back number, the user charges the fee for the corresponding content by a predetermined billing system. The second receiving unit 207 receives this fact when the user connected to the ARS by phone call charges. The first sending unit 104 sends the command to the corresponding content provider by the command of the control unit.

Specifically, the searcher inputs a keyword for content to be received by his mobile phone. That is, for example, if you want to download the ringtone of the song "wedding invitation" of the singer "Kim Gunmo", enter the keyword "Kim Gunmo wedding invitation" and send it to the specific phone number by SMS. The keyword inputted into the SMS is converted into a protocol suitable for the service side server and received, and at the same time, the terminal telephone number of the user is automatically received (S201). The received keyword is searched using a search program in the server. The search program in the server searches for the input keyword by referring to the indexes of the contents provided from the CP (S202). Next, if there is content that matches the keyword as a result of the search, a unique command code is generated to transmit the content to a mobile phone of a specific user. This command code is sent to the content provider to include what content is sent to whom and authentication. Next, the SMS is transmitted to the wireless terminal with the telephone number of the ARS system attached (S203). When the user who receives the call is connected to the corresponding ARS system to make a predetermined charge, the ARS system receives notification of the access and charge from the wireless terminal (S204). Next, the generated command code is transmitted to the content provider using the first transmission means 204 (S205). After receiving the command code, the content provider receives the command code and transmits the corresponding content to the user terminal which sent the initial content request keyword by SMS.

3 is a schematic diagram of a content delivery system according to a third embodiment of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first storage unit 301, the first receiving unit 302, the control unit 303, the first transmitting unit 304, the second storage unit 305, and the second transmitting unit 306. ), A second receiving unit 307, and an ARS system 308.

Unlike the first and second embodiments, the third embodiment is an embodiment for the case where there are a plurality of results searched by keywords. There is a case where a plurality of contents can be searched without a keyword specifying exactly one contents. That is, in the first and second embodiments, "Kim Gun-mo Wedding Invitation" was a keyword, but when only "Kim Gun-mo" is input, various contents may be searched. In this case, in the case of the first and second embodiments, only one content can be provided by any method. However, this result may not be desirable depending on the situation. Therefore, the following is an embodiment of a case where a plurality of contents are searched.

The first storage unit 301 receives a content name, content price data, and guide information for each content in advance from each of the plurality of content providers and stores them. The first receiving unit 302 serves to receive the content request keyword in the form of SMS from the wireless terminal to the service server. The control unit 303 retrieves the content corresponding to the content request keyword from the first storage unit 101, generates a single unique code corresponding to the plurality of content names matching the search result, and applies the selected content name to the selected content name. Generate a command to instruct the content provider to transmit the corresponding content to the wireless terminal. The control unit also generates a search result guide SMS with a specific ARS phone number to be provided to the content requester as the reply number and affixed the generated unique code as a message. The second storage unit 305 stores the plurality of content names, the unique codes, and the generated instructions, and stores a plurality of contents stored by the command of the control unit 303 when certain information is input from the second receiving unit described later. The content name is provided to the ARS system 308. The second sending unit 306 sends the SMS message generated in the control unit 303 to the terminal of the user who sent the first content request keyword. As described above, when the user who receives the sent SMS confirms this and is connected to the call back number, the user inputs a unique code received from the service side in the form of an SMS message. The plurality of content names and charges stored in the storage unit 305 are guided, and according to the user's selection, the charges of the corresponding content are charged by a predetermined charge system. The second receiving unit 307 receives the code input by the user connected to the ARS by phone call, the selected content, and the corresponding billing fact. The first sending unit 304 sends the command to the corresponding content provider by the command of the control unit.

Specifically, the searcher inputs a keyword for content to be received by his mobile phone. That is, for example, suppose a user wants to download a ringtone of a song "wedding invitation" of a singer "Kim Gun Mo" but does not know the title of a song, the user enters the keyword "Kim Gun Mo" and sends an SMS to a specific phone number. To send. The keyword inputted into the SMS is converted into a protocol suitable for the server on the service side and received, and at the same time, the terminal telephone number of the user is automatically received (S301). The received keyword is searched using a search program in the server. The search program in the server searches for the input keyword by referring to the indexes of the contents provided from the CP (S302). Next, when there are a plurality of contents matching the keyword as a result of the search, a unique code corresponding to the plurality of contents is generated (S303). Next, the unique code, the telephone number of the wireless terminal, the plurality of content names and corresponding content guide information are stored (S304). Next, the reply number of the SMS is designated as the selected ARS system telephone number, and the unique code is transmitted as the message to the wireless terminal (S305). When the unique code is input from the wireless terminal in the ARS system, the plurality of content names and the guidance of the contents are heard and specific contents are selected (S306). Generate a unique command code to be transmitted to the wireless terminal based on the content name and the telephone number of the wireless terminal corresponding to the selected content. The command code is transmitted to the content provider and includes what content is sent to whom and authentication (S307). The generated command code is transmitted to the corresponding content provider and requests to transmit the content to the wireless terminal (S308).

According to the third embodiment, for example, when the content is a ringtone, the user can listen to the ringtone using the content guide information, so that the user can check and purchase the quality of the content, and after inputting a command code, While the content guide message is guided, a predetermined charge is processed according to the selected content. Of course, in the case of a transmission error, the charging is canceled may be the same or similar to the conventional content download method using the web. The content provider transmits the content in the same manner as a content delivery service using a normal web page.

According to the present invention, a user can immediately receive desired content by keyword input without going through complicated steps, and in the context of a content provider (CP), his or her content can be easily delivered to the user without depending on the existing wireless portal site. There is an advantage to sell.

Claims (10)

A first step of receiving a content request keyword and a telephone number of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal; A second step of retrieving a content name corresponding to the keyword from a database storing content name, content provider and content price data; And A third step of transmitting the searched content name and the telephone number of the wireless terminal to a corresponding content provider and requesting to transmit the content to the wireless terminal; Content relay method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein between the second step and the third step A fourth step of transmitting an SMS with a telephone number of an ARS system to the wireless terminal; A fifth step of being notified of access and billing from the wireless terminal from the ARS system; Content relay method further comprises. The method according to claim 2, wherein the ARS system telephone number is classified according to the price of the retrieved content, and the ARS system charges a specified price. A first step of receiving a content request keyword and a telephone number of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal; A second step of searching for a content name corresponding to the keyword from a database storing a content name, a content provider, guide information of the content, and content price data; Generating a unique code corresponding to a plurality of contents matched with the search result; A fourth step of storing the unique code, the telephone number of the wireless terminal, the plurality of content names, and corresponding content guide information; A fifth step of transmitting the unique code to the wireless terminal using an SMS and designating a reply number of the SMS as a predetermined ARS system telephone number; A sixth step in which the plurality of content names and guidance of the contents are heard and specific contents are selected when the unique code is input from the wireless terminal in the ARS system; And Transmitting a content name corresponding to the selected content and a telephone number of the wireless terminal to a corresponding content provider and requesting the wireless terminal to transmit the contents; Content relay method comprising a. The content relay service method of claim 4, wherein when the content is a ringtone, the guide of the content is a ringtone sound source. A content relay system for relaying content between a plurality of content providers and a wireless terminal user, A first storage unit storing content name and content price data provided from a plurality of content providers; A first receiving unit for receiving a content request keyword from a wireless terminal; A control unit for retrieving a content corresponding to the content request keyword from the first storage unit, and generating a command to instruct the corresponding content provider to transmit the retrieved content to the wireless terminal; And A first sending unit for sending the command to the corresponding content provider Content relay system comprising a. The method of claim 6, And the command includes a telephone number and a content name of the wireless terminal. The method according to claim 6 or 7, A second storage unit for storing instructions generated in the control unit; A second sending unit for sending an SMS to said wireless terminal, said SMS appending a telephone number of a selected ARS system; And A second receiving unit that is notified of connection and charging from the wireless terminal from the ARS system; Including, The control unit generates the SMS and transmits the SMS to the second transmitting unit, and when the second receiving unit is notified of the connection and charging from the wireless terminal, the command in the second storage unit is transmitted through the first transmitting unit. Content relay system, characterized in that provided to the provider. A content relay system including an ARS system and for relaying requested content between a plurality of content providers and a wireless terminal user, A first storage unit for storing a content name, a content provider, a guide of content, and content price data; A first receiving unit for receiving a content request keyword from a wireless terminal; Search for the content corresponding to the content request keyword from the first storage unit, generate a single unique code corresponding to the plurality of content names matching the search result, and send the content corresponding to the selected content name to the wireless terminal; A control unit for generating an instruction instructing the corresponding content provider to transmit; A second storage unit for associating and storing the plurality of content names, the generated unique codes, and the command; A first sending unit for sending said unique code to said wireless terminal by SMS, said SMS appending a telephone number of said ARS system; A second receiving unit which is notified of the content name and the charging selected by the wireless terminal from the ARS system; And A second sending unit for sending the command to the corresponding content provider Content relay system comprising a. The content relay system of claim 9, wherein the ARS system is configured to listen to a description of the plurality of content names and contents and to select specific contents when the unique code is input from the wirelessly connected wireless terminal.