KR20050067581A - Method for managing reservation of vod contents in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of managing a VOD content reservation in a mobile communication terminal is provided. When a user accesses a VOD reservation download server, a screen for reserving VOD content is provided and the content information is used. Set the VOD content reservation process and store the content information reserved by the user in memory. The preset reservation time is set in a timer, and when the set reservation time arrives, the reservation download server is accessed and the reserved VOD content is transmitted using content information. Content information transmitted from the server at the time of reservation process setting or content transmission may be transmitted to the terminal by WMLS (Wireless Markup Language Script) method. The content information may be address information (URL), content name, and version information of the content.

Description

Method for managing VOD content reservation in mobile communication terminal {Method for managing reservation of VOD contents in mobile phone}

The present invention relates to a VOD content reservation management method in a mobile communication terminal. More specifically, a content reservation timer is set in a terminal to access a reservation download server when a predetermined reservation time is reached and a reserved VOD ( The present invention relates to a VOD content reservation management method in a mobile communication terminal capable of receiving VOD content.

Recently, due to the convenience of portable, the spreading speed of mobile communication terminals is gradually spreading, and mobile communication terminals having various functions have been released.

In addition to basic phone calls, text messaging, electronic payment services, and Internet access are available, as well as the ability to listen to music, listen to FM radio broadcasts, and even watch movies.

Now, the mobile communication terminal is equipped with a WAP browser and a VOD (Vidio on Demand) player to enable multimedia services such as downloading and playing multimedia related data such as watching movies.

However, the multi-media service through the mobile communication terminal has a problem that may increase the load of the server when the number of concurrent users increases due to the limitation of radio resources. In other words, when many mobile communication terminals connect to the VOD server to receive VOD content, the terminal connected to the server suddenly increases so that the processor inherent in the server does not operate one processor for one request. There is a risk of server load by operating the processor. On the other hand, there is a problem that causes the speed decrease according to the server load.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to mount a timer inside a mobile communication terminal and set a reserved VOD content using content information transmitted from a server at the time of reservation setting. An object of the present invention is to provide a VOD content reservation management method in a mobile communication terminal that allows a mobile communication terminal to perform reservation management by itself.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a screen for reserving VOD content when a user accesses a VOD reservation download server and uses the VOD to download the VOD content. ) The first step of setting the content reservation process and storing the content information reserved by the user in the memory, the second step of setting the set reservation time in the timer, and accesses the reservation download server when the set reservation time arrives and uses the stored content information. And receiving the reserved VOD content. The content information transmitted from the server at the time of setting the reservation process and the content information transmitted from the server at the time of transmitting the content may be transmitted to the terminal using a wireless markup language script (WMLS) method. The content information may be address information (URL), content name, and version information of the content.

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating a VOD content reservation system according to the related art.

Referring to FIG. 1, the VOD content reservation system includes a WAP server 120, a VOD server 130, a VOD reservation download server 140, a content DB 150, a wireless data network 110, and a mobile communication terminal. It consists of 100.

The mobile communication terminal 100 has a built-in WAP browser for accessing a wireless Internet service and accesses a content download reservation menu page from the content server by accessing a content server in which the content DB 150 is embedded.

The wireless data network 110 connects the mobile communication terminal to a content server including a content DB 150 providing a multimedia service through a WAP server according to a request for accessing the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal 100, and when the wireless traffic is low. The content server transmits information for call connection of the mobile communication terminal so that the reserved VOD content can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

The WAP server 120 performs server functions for Internet protocols such as WAP or HTTP. The WAP server 120 provides a user with a menu environment for searching contents and relays the selected contents to the mobile communication terminal 100. do.

The VOD server 130 receives a mobile identification number (MIN) of the mobile communication terminal and transmits information of a content desired by a user using a wireless markup language script (WMLS).

The VOD reservation download server 140 performs a function of downloading a content file set by the user to the mobile communication terminal 100 from the content DB 150 in which any VOD content file is stored.

Next, a VOD content reservation management method in a mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a VOD content reservation management method of the present invention.

When the user connects to the VOD reservation download server using the mobile communication terminal (S201), the mobile communication terminal is provided with a screen for reserving the VOD content. That is, when the user enters the VOD content function of the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal provides a screen as shown in FIG. 4A and the user selects a desired function from among them. If it is assumed that the user selects the content reservation, the mobile communication terminal provides a screen for pre-downloading the VOD content.

 If the user presses the menu button while selecting a content reservation, a screen for setting a reservation time is provided. When the user inputs the time using the numeric keys and presses the OK button, the terminal can perform the reservation management by using the reservation timer set inside the terminal. An example of the screen at this time is shown in Fig. 4B.

When the user presses the OK button in the state of selecting the content reservation, the mobile communication terminal provides a screen such as 4c in which the user can select content to download. Assuming that the user selects a music video from among these, the mobile communication terminal provides content information including content address information or content name and version information transmitted from the content server to the screen. An example of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. 4D.

For example, when the user selects content to be downloaded at the set reservation time, the mobile communication terminal provides a screen as shown in FIG. 4E indicating that the reservation is successfully completed.

As described above, the user reserves the VOD content to be downloaded by inputting a time for pre-downloading the content and selecting the content to be reserved (S203). The reservation information including the content address information or the content name and the version information. Is stored in memory. When the download of the VOD content is reserved, the mobile communication terminal transmits an ACK message to the VOD reserved download server through the wireless data network (S205). The mobile communication terminal then sets the reservation time set by the user to the internal timer.

When the scheduled time is set in the internal timer (S207), the mobile communication terminal accesses the VOD reservation download server and transmits the reservation information stored in the memory to the server using WMLS (Wireless Markup Language Script) to reserve the VDI. (VOD) The content is received (S209). When the content information transmission is completed, the mobile communication terminal transmits a completion message indicating that the transmission is completed to the VOD reservation download server (S211).

3 is an internal structural diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The input unit 301 may use various elements such as a keypad, a jog shuttle, a point stick, and a touch screen, and is used when a user selects a desired function or inputs information.

The memory unit 303 stores programs and data necessary for the operation and status of the mobile communication terminal or the control of the controller 305, and includes various types of erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), and flash memory. The device can be used.

The controller 305 controls the overall state and operation of the mobile communication terminal and may be formed of a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP). In the present invention, the control unit 305 is connected to the reservation download server using the wireless data network when the set time is set, and reserved the reserved VOD content using the Wireless Markup Language Script (WMLS) Control to receive.

The VOD player unit 307 downloads and plays the content transmitted from the content server in which the content DB is embedded.

The radio circuit unit 309 is a transmission / reception circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and control information to and from the base station wirelessly. Receives a call signal sent by the caller's mobile terminal through the antenna and transmits it to the controller 305 or transmits data stored in the memory unit 303 to the receiver's mobile terminal through the antenna. do.

The WAP browser unit 311 serves to provide a user with a menu environment for searching for content as a means for accessing a wireless Internet service.

The display unit 313 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and displays the state and operation process of the mobile communication terminal.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using the Example, these Examples are illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a VOD content reservation management method in a mobile communication terminal. The present invention can set the reservation timer in the terminal so that the terminal can perform the reservation management of the content to be downloaded by the terminal itself, which may not cause a server load overload, and the content transmission speed is increased.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a VOD content reservation system according to the related art.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a VOD content reservation management method of the present invention.

3 is an internal structural diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

4A to 4E are screen examples of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (4)

When the user connects to the VOD reservation download server, the user is provided with a screen to reserve the VOD content, and sets the VOD content reservation process using the content information downloaded from the server. A first step of storing the reserved content information in a memory; Setting a preset reservation time in a timer; A third step of accessing a reservation download server and receiving the reserved VOD content by using the stored content information when a preset reservation time arrives; VOD content reservation management method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The content information transmitted from the server when the reservation process is set in the first step, is transmitted to a terminal by a wireless markup language script (WMLS) method. The method of claim 1, The VOD content reservation management method of a mobile communication terminal, wherein the content information transmitted from the server during the third step of content transmission is transmitted to the terminal by a wireless markup language script (WMLS) method. The method of claim 1, And the content information includes address information (URL), content name and version information of the content.