KR20050114863A - System and method for changing user interface of terminal using short message service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for changing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal using SMS.

In the present invention, first, the user interface change / provision server analyzes the client-specific personal information, and includes a short text including a name of an application suitable for the client and a guide for designating a function key on a mobile communication terminal corresponding to the application one-to-one. Send a message to the mobile communication terminal. Then, at least one application is downloaded from the user interface change / provision server according to whether or not the client has received the short message. Thereafter, at the request of the client, a function key corresponding to the downloaded application is set on the mobile communication terminal, and the name of the set function key is also changed. The downloaded application screen is also changed according to the client's selection. Thereafter, when the client clicks the function key, the corresponding application is driven and the changed driving screen is displayed. This provides a user interface for allowing a client to arbitrarily replace an application mapped to a specific function key.

Description

System and method for changing user interface of a terminal using SMS {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING USER INTERFACE OF TERMINAL USING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a user interface (UI) change system and a method thereof, and more particularly to a system and method for changing the user interface of a mobile communication terminal using a short message service (Short Message Service).

Recently, as the functions of the mobile communication terminal have been diversified and advanced, in addition to voice call processing, which is a function of the mobile communication terminal, a short message transmission, video mail transmission, phone book, schedule management, calculator, phone book and video Various additional functions such as games are used.

In addition, when selecting various functions of the mobile communication terminal, various driving screens corresponding to each function key are displayed one by one, and these driving screens can be changed regardless of place at any time according to a user's preference.

However, the changeable driving screens are previously stored driving screens in the manufacture of a mobile communication terminal. Since the number of driving screens is very limited, the number of users brings a decrease in service satisfaction.

Meanwhile, one of various additional functions of a mobile communication terminal is a function of bookmarking a website frequently accessed by a user through 'Favorite', etc. This is also called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). ), If the service is changed, the user does not want to provide the service.

In addition, the existing mobile communication terminal allows a user to access or search a plurality of URLs in order to download an application of his or her desired application (for example, an application capable of executing a game such as 'Tamaguchi'). Gives inconvenience. This, in turn, causes users to waste time and money, resulting in a big problem of reduced service satisfaction.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a system and a method for easily changing an application (or URL) corresponding to various function keys of a mobile communication terminal one-to-one easily.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to solve this problem, and to provide a system and method for changing a user interface of a terminal using SMS that can directly download a specific application, such as a game, depending on whether or not connected in a short message. will be.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a system and method for changing a user interface of a terminal using an SMS that allows the user to select a function key corresponding to the downloaded application, and the name of the selected function key can be changed by the client.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for changing a user interface of a terminal using an SMS, the system for receiving a short message from a user interface changing / providing server connected through a wired or wireless network, wherein the received user interface is changed. An application download unit for downloading at least one application from the user interface change / provision server according to whether the client who has received the short message is accepted; A function key selection / changing unit for setting a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one on the mobile communication terminal and changing a name of the set function key; A driving screen changing unit which changes a screen when driving the downloaded application; And an interface providing unit for driving the application corresponding to the clicked function key and displaying the changed driving screen when the set function key is clicked.

The user interface change / provision server may include: a client manager configured to analyze personal information of the client and determine an application required by the client according to the analyzed result; An SMS providing unit for transmitting a short message to download the determined application to the mobile communication terminal; An application providing / management unit providing at least one or more applications to the mobile communication terminal according to whether the client who has received the short message is accepted; And a cost settlement / management unit configured to charge and settle the provided application-specific costs for each client.

In addition, the user interface change method of the terminal using the SMS according to another aspect of the present invention, in the user interface change method for receiving a short message from a user interface change / provision server connected via a wired or wireless network, a) changing the user interface / Receiving a short message regarding an application name and a function key designation on a mobile communication terminal one-to-one corresponding to the application from a providing server; b) downloading at least one or more applications from the user interface change / provision server according to whether the client has received the received short message; c) setting a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one on the mobile communication terminal and changing a name of the set function key; d) changing a screen when the downloaded application is driven; And e) when the set function key is clicked, driving an application corresponding to the clicked function key and displaying the changed driving screen.

In addition, a recording medium including a method for changing a user interface of a terminal using an SMS according to another aspect of the present invention, the recording medium comprising a user interface change method for receiving a short message from a user interface change / provision server connected through a wired or wireless network. A medium, comprising: a) a function of receiving a short message about an application name and a function key designation on a mobile communication terminal corresponding to the application one-to-one from the user interface change / provision server; b) downloading at least one application from the user interface changing / providing server according to whether the client has received the received short message; c) a function of changing a name of the set function key after setting a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one on the mobile communication terminal; d) a function of changing a screen when the downloaded application is driven; And e) when the set function key is clicked, driving an application corresponding to the clicked function key and displaying the changed driving screen simultaneously with a computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon. do.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system for changing a user interface of a terminal using SMS according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a system 100 for changing a user interface of a terminal using SMS according to an embodiment of the present invention is included in a mobile communication terminal 200, and the mobile communication terminal 200 includes a wired / wireless communication network 300. Through this structure to form a structure interconnected with the user interface change / management server (400). The user interface change / management server 400 is also interconnected with various application providers 500 and the on-line shopping mall 600.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention describes that the user interface change / management server 400 is not included. However, the present invention is not limited to the present invention and may be included in some cases.

Next, the user interface change system 100 constituting the above structure will be described.

First, the user interface change / management server 400 may analyze personal information for each client (eg, age, occupation, hobby, family relationship, etc.) and then provide a specific application according to the analysis result. The short message is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 200 through the wired / wireless communication network 200.

As described above, although the embodiment of the present invention describes a short message transmission capable of providing an application suitable for the analysis result after analyzing the personal information for each client, this is not limited to the present invention. Depending on the request, you can provide an application accordingly.

Subsequently, the user interface change system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays the received short message on the terminal monitor, and downloads the corresponding application from the user interface change / provision server 400 according to whether the client receives permission. Downloading.

As described above, in the present invention, the user interface change / provide server 400 provides a plurality of applications, but this is not limited to the present invention, and in some cases, the application provider 500 may directly provide the application. have.

Thereafter, the user interface change system 100 allows the client to select a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one, and to modify the name of the selected function key.

In addition, the user interface change system 100 directly drives one-to-one corresponding application with the clicked function key according to the function key click of the client. You can change to the screen. That is, the driving screen may be changed to a friend's photo or various avatars already stored in the mobile communication terminal 200.

As such, the system and method for changing a user interface of a terminal using an SMS according to an embodiment of the present invention receive a short message that can directly download an application associated with a game according to the client-specific personal information, and receives the short message on the received short message. Download the application immediately depending on your connection.

In this way, the present invention does not waste time and money for the client to download the desired application. In addition, the utilization efficiency of various function keys for each terminal is increased.

In addition, the present invention allows the client to select a function key corresponding to the provided application one-to-one, and the name of the selected function key can be modified according to the client's preference. In addition, the screen of the running application can be changed to the desired screen.

In this way, the present invention provides a user interface that allows a client to arbitrarily replace an application mapped to a specific function key, thereby increasing service satisfaction.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the user interface change system shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the user interface change system 100 includes a data transmission / reception unit 110, an application download unit 120, a URL connection unit 130, a function key selection / change unit 140, and a driving screen change unit ( 150 and the interface providing unit 160.

The user interface change / provision server 400 includes a client manager 410, an SMS provider 420, an application provider / administrator 430, a URL provider / connector 440, and a cost settlement / administrator 450. do.

In more detail, first, the client management unit 410 of the user interface change / provision server 400 analyzes personal information (age, hobby, job, family relationship, etc.) for each client to determine what application or URL is required for the client. do.

That is, the client manager 410 determines an application associated with a specific game (for example, Tamaguchi, etc.) when the client's hobby is a game, or the URL of an online shopping mall that sells a birthday present when the client's family is a birthday. Determine.

The SMS provider 420 transmits a short message that guides the determined application (or URL) and a function key setting corresponding to the application to the mobile communication terminal 200 through the wired / wireless communication network 300.

The application providing / management unit 430 provides at least one or more applications to the mobile communication terminal 200 according to whether the transmitted short message is connected and adds or develops or manages a new application.

The URL providing / connecting unit 440 allows the mobile communication terminal 200 to access at least one or more URLs according to whether the transmitted short message is connected, and the URL search / purchase can be performed. Make sure

As such, although embodiments of the present invention provide at least one application provision and URL access, as described above, this is not limited to the present invention, and in some cases, the application provider 500 directly provides the application. Alternatively, the on-line shopping mall 600 may provide a direct URL access.

The cost settlement / management unit 450 charges and pays a certain fee (eg, 800 won) for each application provided according to a service provision fee, that is, whether a short message transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 200 is connected.

Next, the data transmission / reception unit 110 of the user interface change system 100 receives a short message from the SMS providing unit 420 through the wired / wireless communication network 300, or the application accepted by the client is normally sent to the terminal 200. To be received.

The application downloader 120 downloads at least one or more applications from the application providing / management unit 430 according to whether or not the client receives the short message.

The URL access unit 130 accesses a specific URL through the URL providing / connecting unit 440 according to whether the client who has received the short message is accepted.

The function key selection / change unit 140 may select a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one and change the name of the selected function key according to the client's preference. This provides a user interface for allowing a client to arbitrarily replace an application mapped to a specific function key.

The function key selection / changing unit 140 may change the name of the function key replaced by the client to another name of the second to nth according to the needs of the client. That is, the function key selection / changing unit 140 provides an interface for changing the name of a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one or more times at least twice.

The driving screen changing unit 150 changes the screen displayed when the downloaded application is driven to the driving screen of another background according to the client's selection.

That is, when the client wants to change the face picture of the boyfriend previously stored in his terminal 200 to the driving screen of the application, the driving screen changing unit 150 changes the photo file selected by the client to the driving screen of the application. .

At this time, the driving screen changing unit 150 provides a preview screen to the client, and allows the client to preview the driving screen of the application and then change or use it as it is.

In addition, the driving screen changing unit 150 not only allows the client to set a single specific image as the driving screen, but also provides the client with at least one or more images managed through an image library (not shown) in the client terminal 200. It can be shown randomly, and the client who encounters it randomly selects / drives a specific image file to the running screen of the downloaded application.

When the client clicks a specific function key on the terminal, the interface providing unit 160 directly provides an application corresponding to the clicked function key one-to-one.

If the downloaded application is a game-related application such as Tamaguchi, the client can enjoy a favorite game directly on his terminal without having to connect to a network every time.

That is, the client not only wastes time and money for downloading the desired application, but also increases the use efficiency of various function keys for each terminal.

Then, the operation process of the user interface change system of the terminal using the SMS having the above structure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process of the user interface change system illustrated in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the client manager 410 of the user interface change / provision server 400 analyzes personal information for each client (age, hobby, job, family relationship, etc.) and the application (or URL) required for the client. Determine what is this (S301).

That is, when the client's hobby is a game, the client manager 410 determines an application (or URL of an online shopping mall selling books if the client's hobby is reading) when the client's hobby is a game. do.

Thereafter, the SMS providing unit 420 transmits a short message that guides the determined application (or URL) and a function key setting corresponding to the application to the mobile communication terminal 200 through the wired / wireless communication network 300 (S302).

Then, the data transmission and reception unit 110 of the user interface change system 100 receives a short message from the SMS provider 420 (S303), which is a display example of the received short message is attached to FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the short message includes an application to be downloaded by the client and a function key setting of the application through a coupon receiving format, and guides a user interface change method.

Subsequently, the application download unit 120 downloads the corresponding application from the application providing / management unit 430 according to whether the client receives the short message (S304) (S305 and S306).

Meanwhile, when the client requests a URL connection corresponding to the online shopping mall, the URL access unit 130 accesses a specific URL through the URL providing / connecting unit 440.

In addition, the cost settlement / management unit 450 charges and pays a service provision fee, that is, a cost for each application (for example, 800 won) that is downloaded to the mobile communication terminal 200 (S307).

Thereafter, the function key selecting / changing unit 140 allows the client to select a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one, and also changes the name of the selected function key according to the client's preference (S308). 5 is a view showing an example of setting the function key and changing the name.

5 is a diagram illustrating a function key setting and name change screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the function key selecting / changing unit 140 changes the interface of the function key having the search name to the interface named 'Today' according to the client's request.

 Thereafter, the driving screen changing unit 150 changes the screen displayed when the downloaded application is driven to the driving screen of another background according to the client's selection (S309).

That is, when the client wants to change the face picture of the boyfriend previously stored in his terminal 200 to the driving screen of the application, the driving screen changing unit 150 changes the photo file selected by the client to the driving screen of the application. .

In this case, the driving screen changing unit 150 provides a preview screen to the client, and after the client previews the driving screen of the application, the client changes the driving screen again or uses it as it is.

Thereafter, when the client clicks a specific function key on the terminal, the interface providing unit 160 immediately provides an application corresponding to the clicked function key one-to-one (S310). Through this, the present invention provides a user interface (User Interface) that the client can arbitrarily replace the application mapped to a specific function key.

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are exemplary only, and are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only, and are not intended to be limiting or to limit the scope of the invention described in the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

A system and method for changing a user interface of a terminal using SMS according to the present invention enable selecting a function key corresponding to a downloaded application one-to-one, and mapping the name of the selected function key to a specific function key by allowing a client to change it. It provides a user interface that can be used by the client to replace the existing application.

In addition, the present invention can directly download the application according to the acceptance of the connection on the received short message, there is an effect that does not have to waste time and cost to download the application.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system for changing a user interface of a terminal using SMS according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the user interface change system shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process of the user interface change system illustrated in FIG. 2.

4A to 4C are diagrams sequentially illustrating a short message reception screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a function key setting and name change screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (11)

A user interface change system for receiving a short message from a user interface change / provision server connected through a wired or wireless network, An application download unit that downloads at least one application from the user interface change / provision server according to whether the client who has received the received short message is accepted; A function key selection / changing unit for setting a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one on the mobile communication terminal and changing a name of the set function key; A driving screen changing unit which changes a screen when driving the downloaded application; And When the set function key is clicked, an interface providing unit for driving the application corresponding to the clicked function key and displaying the changed driving screen at the same time System for changing the user interface of the terminal using the SMS. According to claim 1, The user interface change / provision server, A client manager configured to analyze personal information of the client and determine an application required by the client according to the analyzed result; An SMS providing unit for transmitting a short message to download the determined application to the mobile communication terminal; An application providing / management unit providing at least one or more applications to the mobile communication terminal according to whether the client who has received the short message is accepted; And Cost settlement / management unit that charges and setstles the costs for each application provided for each client System for changing the user interface of the terminal using the SMS. The method of claim 2, The user interface change / provision server, URL providing / management unit for providing access to the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of an on-line shopping mall selling the product that the client wants to purchase and the mobile communication terminal User interface change system of the terminal using the SMS further comprising. According to claim 1, The function key selection / change section, And change the name of the changed function key at least twice according to the selection of the client. According to claim 1, The driving screen changing unit, System for changing a user interface of a terminal using SMS, characterized in that for showing the changed drive screen in advance through the mobile communication terminal. According to claim 1, The short message is, And a name of an application and guidance regarding designation of a function key on a mobile communication terminal that has a one-to-one correspondence with the application. A mobile communication terminal for receiving a short message from a user interface change / provision server connected through a wired or wireless network, At least one from the user interface changing / providing server according to whether the client has received the received short message (a short message regarding a name of an application and a short message regarding designation of a function key on a mobile communication terminal in one-to-one correspondence with the application); An application download unit for downloading the above applications; A function key selection / changing unit for setting a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one on the mobile communication terminal and changing a name of the set function key; A driving screen changing unit which changes a screen when driving the downloaded application; And When the set function key is clicked, an interface providing unit for driving the application corresponding to the clicked function key and displaying the changed driving screen at the same time Mobile communication terminal comprising a. In the user interface change method for receiving a short message from the user interface change / provision server connected via a wired or wireless network, a) receiving, from the user interface changing / providing server, a short message regarding an application name and a function key designation on a mobile communication terminal one-to-one corresponding to the application; b) downloading at least one or more applications from the user interface change / provision server according to whether the client has received the received short message; c) setting a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one on the mobile communication terminal and changing a name of the set function key; d) changing a screen when the downloaded application is driven; And e) when the set function key is clicked, driving an application corresponding to the clicked function key and displaying the changed driving screen at the same time Method of changing the user interface of the terminal using the SMS. The method of claim 8, The user interface change / provision server, After analyzing the personal information of the client, determining an application required by the client according to the analysis result; Transmitting a short message capable of downloading the determined application to the mobile communication terminal; Providing at least one application to the mobile communication terminal according to whether the client who has received the short message is accepted; And Charging and paying the provided application-specific cost for each client Method of changing the user interface of the terminal using the SMS. The method of claim 9, The user interface change / provision server, Providing a connection between the mobile communication terminal and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) corresponding to an on-line shopping mall that sells a product to be purchased by the client; Method for changing the user interface of the terminal using the SMS further comprising. A recording medium comprising a user interface change method for receiving a short message from a user interface change / provision server connected through a wired or wireless network, a) receiving a short message regarding an application name and a function key designation on a mobile communication terminal one-to-one corresponding to the application from the user interface change / provision server; b) downloading at least one application from the user interface changing / providing server according to whether the client has received the received short message; c) a function of changing a name of the set function key after setting a function key corresponding to the downloaded application one-to-one on the mobile communication terminal; d) a function of changing a screen when the downloaded application is driven; And e) when the set function key is clicked, drives an application corresponding to the clicked function key and displays the changed driving screen at the same time A computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon.