KR20040098418A - Dynamic download method for WI-TOP application which runs contents - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for downloading a WI-TOP application for driving contents, particularly concerned with automatically downloading a pertinent application and easily executing corresponding contents, is provided to allow a use to easily download an application and execute contents when the application does not exist in a mobile terminal of the user. CONSTITUTION: A mobile terminal of a user is connected to a WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) browser and attempts to download corresponding contents(S100), and the WAP browser downloads an installation information URL(S200). When a WI-TOP downloader of the mobile terminal is connected to the installation information URL(S300), a WI-TOP proxy downloads installation information(S400). With the installation information, the mobile terminal checks whether there exists the corresponding contents(S500). If the contents do not exist in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is connected to a URL of a download server of contents inserted in the installation information(S700) and the download server downloads the contents(S800). After the contents is completely downloaded, it is checked whether there exists an application for driving the corresponding contents(S900).

Description

Dynamic download method for WI-TOP application which runs contents}

The present invention relates to a download method of a WI-TOP application for driving content. In more detail, if an application for driving the content does not exist in the user terminal, a technology for easily executing the content by automatically downloading the application after checking whether the application is downloaded when the content is downloaded to the user is provided. It is about.

Recently, various mobile services based on the wireless Internet are increasing. In the mobile service through the connection between the mobile communication terminal and the wireless Internet server through the wireless Internet, until now, the owner of the mobile communication terminal wants to enjoy programs such as various games provided by the wireless Internet server. It is downloaded as a unit, stored in memory, and executed.

However, the capacity of the memory that can be supported for the recording of game programs in the mobile communication terminal is extremely limited, and thus it is not possible to record various types of game programs. In particular, unlike a dedicated game machine, a game in a mobile communication terminal has a large-sized game program of high difficulty and completeness because the memory of the mobile communication terminal cannot secure enough memory to play a game having a large game program size due to memory limitations. The disadvantage is that it can't be implemented.

This is the same in the execution of various application programs as well as game programs. To solve this problem, it is difficult to mount a separate memory in the mobile communication terminal in view of the recent trend of miniaturization and low price of the mobile communication terminal.

Therefore, various electronic entertainment games and application software (programs) supported by the mobile communication terminal cannot be limited to game programs or applications of a certain size because they cannot escape the limitations of the internal memory of the terminal. As time goes by, the use and interest of the game by the owner of the mobile communication terminal naturally fall.

Therefore, it is not possible to download or execute a game program or the like having a predetermined capacity or more unless the size of the memory in the mobile communication terminal for storing the downloaded data is greatly expanded.

Up to now, downloading of programs such as games on mobile terminals is based on offline execution, so it is appropriate to meet the demands of recent users requesting INTERACTIVE support between mobile terminals and wireless Internet servers. I have a problem that is difficult to do.

In addition, conventionally, if there is no application for driving various applications including content in the user's mobile communication terminal, the user is not supported because the user cannot download the application when attempting to download the content. Is generated.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the present invention is an application for driving the content (Contents) equipped with a variety of application programs that can not be executed by the application when the content is downloaded when the application does not exist in the user's terminal After confirming whether or not to download the user, by automatically downloading the application can be easily executed the content.

As the technical idea for achieving the above object of the present invention

A first step of accessing a WAP browser using a user terminal to download desired content;

A second step of dropping an installation information URL on the WAP browser;

A third step of accessing the installation information URL from the WI-TOP downloader of the user terminal;

A fourth step of giving down installation information from the WI-TOP proxy;

A fifth step of checking whether the corresponding content exists in the user terminal based on the installation information;

A sixth step of confirming whether there is an application capable of driving the corresponding content if the content exists in the user terminal as a result of the checking;

A seventh step of accessing the URL of the download server of the content embedded in the installation information if the content is not present in the user terminal based on the installation information;

An eighth step of giving down content from the download server;

And a ninth step of checking whether there is an application capable of driving the corresponding content after completing the downloading of the content.

1 is a schematic diagram of a download system of a WI-TOP application for driving contents according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a download process of a WI-TOP application for driving contents according to the present invention.

3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the detailed process of downloading the WI-TOP application shown in FIG.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

10: mobile communication terminal 12: WAP browser

14: WI-TOP Downloader 20: Mobile Communication System

30: Download server 40: Content DB server

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a schematic diagram of a download system of a WI-TOP application for driving contents according to the present invention.

Prior to the description of the present invention, "Contents" refers to binary data that cannot be executed on its own, and "Application" refers to a terminal program that allows an object called content to operate on a terminal. It will work in the TOP downloader.

1, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser 12 driven on a panel of a terminal according to a user request, and a WI-TOP downloader 14 for accessing the installation information URL of the terminal are provided. A mobile communication terminal 10; A mobile communication system 20 for interworking with a base station and an exchange to provide a wireless communication based service; A download server 30 connected to the mobile communication system 20 for downloading and transmitting contents and applications to the mobile communication terminal 10; And a content DB server 40 linked with the download server 30 to provide mobile content including various game programs and application programs.

Here, the mobile communication system 20 is a system for providing a mobile communication service and communicates wirelessly with the mobile communication terminal 10 applied to IMT-2000 or W-CDMA through a base station. The mobile communication system 20 in the present invention is not limited to a specific mobile communication system, but means any type of mobile communication system that communicates with the mobile communication terminal 10 wirelessly.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a download process of a WI-TOP application for driving contents according to the present invention. 3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the detailed process of downloading the WI-TOP application shown in FIG.

First, the WAP browser 12 is accessed using the user's mobile communication terminal 10 and attempts to download the corresponding content (S100). At this time, the WAP browser 12 gives down the installation information URL (S200).

In this state, when the WI-TOP downloader (Down loader) 14 of the user mobile communication terminal 10 is connected to the installation information URL (S300), the WI-TOP proxy (Proxy) gives down the installation information (S400). ).

At this time, the installation information is checked by the user's mobile communication terminal 10 to check the existence of the corresponding content (S500).

As a result of the determination, if the content exists in the user mobile communication terminal 10, it is checked whether there is an application capable of driving the content (S600).

Referring to FIG. 3, in more detail, if both the corresponding content and the application exist (S610), the corresponding content (Content) is executed (S620).

If only the content exists and the application does not exist (S610), access is made to the URL of the application download server 30 embedded in the installation information (S630).

In this state, the download server 30 lowers the application (S640), and executes the corresponding content after completing the download of the application (S650).

On the other hand, if the content is not present in the user mobile communication terminal 10, as a result of the determination in step S500, if access to the URL of the download server 30 of the content embedded in the installation information (S700), the download server 30 In step S800, the content is given down.

At this time, after completing the download of the content, it is checked whether there is an application capable of driving the corresponding content (S900).

As a result of the determination, if the application exists (S910), the corresponding content is executed (S920). If the application does not exist (S910), access is made to the URL of the application download server 30 embedded in the installation information (S930).

At this time, the download server 30 drops the corresponding application (S940), and completes the download of the application to execute the corresponding content (S950).

As described above, according to the present invention, if there is no application (Application) for driving the content in the user's terminal when the content is downloaded to the user after confirming whether or not to download the application, the application automatically downloads the content Even if the application for driving content is released without being mounted on the user terminal, the user can use the corresponding application, so that the service of the application developed after the user's terminal is released can be applied.

Claims (5)

A first step of accessing a WAP browser using a user terminal to download desired content; A second step of dropping an installation information URL on the WAP browser; A third step of accessing the installation information URL from the WI-TOP downloader of the user terminal; A fourth step of giving down installation information from the WI-TOP proxy; A fifth step of checking whether the corresponding content exists in the user terminal based on the installation information; A sixth step of confirming whether there is an application capable of driving the corresponding content if the content exists in the user terminal as a result of the checking; A seventh step of accessing the URL of the download server of the content embedded in the installation information if the content is not present in the user terminal based on the installation information; An eighth step of giving down content from the download server; And a ninth step of checking whether there is an application capable of driving the corresponding content after completing the downloading of the content. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing the corresponding content if both the corresponding content and the application exist in the sixth step. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the sixth step If only the content exists and there is no application, accessing the URL of an application download server embedded in the installation information; Downloading an application from the download server; The method of claim 1, further comprising executing the corresponding content after completing downloading of the application. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing the corresponding content if the application exists in the ninth step. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the ninth step Accessing a URL of an application download server embedded in installation information if the application does not exist; Downloading the corresponding application from the download server; The method of claim 1, further comprising executing the corresponding content after completing the download of the application.