KR20060003129A - Method and system for providing a content menu in internet for a mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A content menu providing method for a mobile terminal is disclosed. In order to provide a content menu to a mobile client connected to the Internet using a mobile terminal, the content server maintains a mobile content menu list partially selected from the plurality of content groups, the Internet content menu list corresponding to the content group, and the Internet content menu list. When receiving the access signal from the mobile client, the mobile content menu list prepared separately in response to the access signal is provided. In response to the case where the screen is connected using a mobile terminal, the user can easily surf the Internet without any hassle by providing a list of mobile content menus prepared in advance.

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Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CONTENT MENU IN INTERNET FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a content menu providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a content menu providing method according to the first embodiment.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a content menu providing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a content menu providing method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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110: content server 120: computer client

130: mobile client 112: content group

114: Internet contents menu list 116: Mobile contents menu list

The present invention relates to a method of providing a selection menu of grouped contents on the Internet, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing an optimized contents menu when a mobile terminal is used to access a content server on the Internet.

As a method of connecting to a network such as the Internet, there is a method of connecting to a computer using a modem, a local area network, a high speed internet network, or the like. As the number of people using the Internet increases, there are increasing cases of accessing the Internet in various ways, and the cases of accessing the Internet using mobile phones or PDAs also increase in recent years.

However, since the display window of a mobile phone or PDA has a limited size compared to a computer monitor, only a limited area is displayed even when providing content. In order to solve these problems, a mobile site may be operated separately, but it is not a fundamental solution to sharing information on the general Internet.

In particular, sites that operate communities such as clubs and cafes provide services that allow each community member to access and share information through various terminals such as computers, mobile phones, and PDAs. Each community provides more than 10 content menus, including announcements, free bulletin boards, anonymous bulletins, archives, used markets, questions and answers, frequently asked questions and answers, and various bulletin boards. However, mobile phones or PDAs cannot provide more than 10 content menus on one screen at the same time, and only show some content menus or turn the next page to view the next menu.

Given that each user has a specially preferred content menu, it is not advisable to provide the entire content menu in a consistent order irrespective of the user, which may cause the user to spend more time searching than necessary, It is also not beneficial to the user.

The present invention is to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to use a general community on the Internet using a terminal having a display window of limited size, such as a mobile terminal, the order or user optimized for the mobile terminal It is to provide a method and system for providing a content menu according to the selection of.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention, in the method of providing a content menu to the mobile client in a system where the content server and the mobile client is connected via a network, the content server is a plurality of Maintaining a partially selected mobile content menu list from the content group, the internet content menu list corresponding to the content group, and the internet content menu list; Receiving a connection signal from a mobile client; And providing a mobile content menu list in response to the access signal.

In general, when accessing a content server on the Internet through a computer, the content server provides a plurality of content groups such as announcements, bulletin boards, name boards, small group 1, small group 2, and the like. Provide a list. Each element of the Internet content menu list is linked to a respective content group, and the client can access the corresponding content group by selecting one of the elements of the desired Internet content menu list.

The method of providing a content menu according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises another mobile content menu list. The mobile content menu list includes all or part of the elements of the internet content menu list, and in some cases, the mobile content menu list is rearranged and stored in the order corresponding to the client. Therefore, the user can specify a frequently used content group and store it in the mobile content menu list, or place the corresponding content group at the top or front to be provided first. Of course, the user can select and save the content directly, but the administrator who can define the content group may select and save some parts according to the type of the user. That is, the biggest feature of the present invention is that the user can define a mobile content menu list specific to the user in addition to the common content menu list on the server for a predetermined group of content groups, and the content specified according to the Internet access means. It provides a list of menus.

Therefore, when a user accesses a server or a community using a mobile terminal, the content server may grasp this and provide a general internet content menu list or a specified mobile content menu list.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments.

Example  One

1 is a block diagram illustrating a content menu providing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a flow chart for explaining a content menu providing method according to a first embodiment.

1 and 2, the network system includes a content server 110, a computer client 120, and a mobile client 130, wherein the content server 110 includes a computer client 120 and a mobile client 130. ) Is connected via a network. In addition, the content server 110 maintains a group of content groups 112, and maintains an internet content menu list 114 corresponding to all of the content groups 112 and a mobile content menu list 116 corresponding to a portion thereof. . Each content group 112 relates to announcements, recent news, subscriptions, bulletin boards, bulletin boards, questions and answers, frequently asked questions (FAQs), co-purchases, announcements, and the like.

When connecting using a computer including a large monitor, a general internet content menu list 114 is provided. However, when connecting using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone and a PDA, it is confirmed that the connection through the mobile, the content server 110 provides a mobile content menu list to the mobile client (130).

Therefore, the user is provided with a content menu corresponding to a specific list in advance of a predetermined order or a preferred content group, and can quickly and comfortably select the corresponding content group 112 to check the post.

Example  2

3 is a block diagram illustrating a content menu providing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the network system includes a content server 210, a computer client 220, and a mobile client 230, wherein the content server 210 is networked with the computer client 220 and the mobile client 230. Connected via In addition, the content server 210 maintains a group of content groups 212, and maintains an internet content menu list 214 corresponding to all of the content groups 212 and a mobile content menu list 216 corresponding to a portion thereof. . Each content group 212 relates to announcements, recent news, subscriptions, bulletin boards, name boards, questions and answers, frequently asked questions (FAQs), co-purchases, announcements, and the like.

In particular, the mobile content menu list 216 includes all the elements of the Internet content menu list 214, but the order of the elements is different. The number of parts connected to the content menu lease in the drawing refers to the order of the content menu list arranged at the top.

When connecting using a computer including a large monitor, a general internet content menu list 214 is provided. However, when accessing using a mobile terminal such as a cellular phone and a PDA, the mobile server 230 confirms that the connection is made through mobile, and the content server 210 determines the mobile client 230 according to a different order from the Internet content menu list 214. Provide a list of content menus.

Therefore, the user is provided with a content menu corresponding to a specific list in advance of a predetermined order or a preferred content group, and can quickly and comfortably select a corresponding content group 212 to check a post.

Example  3

4 is a block diagram illustrating a content menu providing method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the network system includes a content server 310, a computer client 320, and a mobile client 330, wherein the content server 310 is networked with the computer client 320 and the mobile client 330. Connected via In addition, the content server 310 includes a plurality of communities (A, B, C), each community (A ~ C) includes a group of content groups (312a ~ 312c), each content group (312a ~ 312c) ) Internet content menu lists 314a to 314c corresponding to all of them, and mobile content menu lists 316a to 316c corresponding to some of them. Each content group 312a through 312b is related to announcements, recent news, subscriptions, bulletin boards, bulletin boards, questions and answers, frequently asked questions (FAQs), co-purchases, and announcements.

In particular, the mobile content menu lists 316a-316c include some of the elements of the Internet content menu lists 314a-314c.

When connecting using a computer including a large monitor, a general Internet content menu list 314 is provided. However, when accessing using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone and a PDA, the mobile terminal determines that the connection is made through mobile, and the content server 310 determines the mobile client 330 in a different order from the Internet content menu list 314. Provide a list of content menus.

Therefore, the user is provided with a content menu corresponding to a specific list in advance of a predetermined order or a preferred content group, and can quickly and comfortably select a corresponding content group 312 to check a post.

According to the present invention, when using a general community on the Internet using a terminal having a display window of limited size, such as a mobile terminal, the content menu can be provided according to an optimized order or user's selection in response to the mobile terminal.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art can variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that it can be changed.

Claims (4)

In a method of providing a content menu to a mobile client in a system where the content server and the mobile client are connected through a network, Maintaining, by the content server, a plurality of content groups, an internet content menu list corresponding to the content group, and a mobile content menu list partially selected from the internet content menu list; Receiving a connection signal from the mobile client; Providing the mobile content menu list in response to the access signal; Content menu providing method for a mobile terminal having a. The method of claim 1, The content server maintains at least one community, wherein the content group and the internet content menu list are specified in correspondence with each of the communities, and the mobile content menu list is specified in correspondence with the mobile client. Method for providing a content menu for a mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, And the mobile content menu list includes elements of the internet content menu list in a different order. The method of claim 1, And the mobile content menu list specifies some of the elements of the internet content menu list.

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