KR20060023630A - Mobile terminal with resource sharing service function, resource sharing system thereof, method of resource supplying and resource use thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a resource sharing service function capable of sharing a part of resources of a mobile communication terminal, a resource sharing system using the same, and a method of providing and using resources.

According to the present invention, a first memory to which a sharing area including a shared resource is allocated, sharing information and ownership information about a shared resource of the first memory, and a terminal capable of using a predetermined shared resource in the sharing area. A second memory for storing information and security level information, checking whether a shared resource user has access authority, and storing a program for updating information when there is a change in information on the shared resource, and controlling the overall configuration. And a key input unit for inputting a command key for setting a shared resource and using the shared resource under the control of the controller. According to the configuration as described above, there is an advantage that can be used by directly receiving the resources in the mobile communication terminal.

Mobile communication network, mobile communication terminal, resource sharing, authentication

Description

Mobile communication terminal with a resource sharing service function, a resource sharing system using the same, and a method of providing and using the resource {Mobile Terminal with Resource Sharing Service Function, Resource Sharing System, Method of Resource Supplying and Resource Use about}

1 is a block diagram for using the resources of the mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of a resource sharing system using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of a provider terminal and a user terminal of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the second memory of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration diagram of the authentication server of FIG. 2.

6 is a detailed configuration diagram of the transmission server of FIG. 2.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a shared resource providing method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a shared resource using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

       Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

210; Provider terminal 212; User terminal

220; Mobile communication network 230; Authentication server

240; Transport server 310; MSM

320; Key input unit 330; First memory

340; Second memory 350; Display

360; RF processor 410; Shared resource application module

420; Shared resource management module 430; Shared resource management database

440; Shared information database 510; Authentication Server Transceiver

520; Authentication server processor 532; Authentication Management Module

536; Certificate number database 538; Shared resource information database

610; Receiver 620; Transmission server processor

630; Transmitter 640; Transmission module

650; Buffer 534; Service subscriber database

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, by sharing a portion of a resource of a mobile communication terminal so that other terminal users can use it, thereby freely creating, moving, or copying a folder or file among mobile terminal users. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a resource sharing service function, a resource sharing system using the same, and a method of providing and using a resource.

First, a method of using information stored in a mobile communication terminal in the prior art will be described.

1 is a block diagram for using the resources of the mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram for downloading information in a mobile communication terminal to a personal computer (PC) 100.

In a state in which a mobile communication terminal in which a folder or a file for copying or moving data or content is stored is connected to the PC 100 using a cable 110, the PC 100 is connected to the EFS (TFS) of the mobile communication terminal T1. Run the program to access the Electronic Filing System area.

When the program for accessing the EFS area embedded in the PC 100 is executed as described above, the desired folder or file is selected in the mobile communication terminal T1 and the selected folder or file is copied or moved to the PC 100. To perform. When copying or moving the folder or file is completed, the program being executed is terminated and the connection between the mobile communication terminal T1 and the PC 100 is released.

Next, a method of copying / moving a folder / file copied or moved to the PC 100 to another mobile communication terminal will be described.

FIG. 1B illustrates a configuration diagram for downloading information copied / moved to the PC 100 to the mobile communication terminal T2.

First, the mobile communication terminal T2 to copy / move a folder / file is connected to the PC 100 by a cable 120 and the PC 100 accesses the EFS area of the mobile communication terminal T2. Run the program.

When a program for accessing the EFS region is executed, a file / folder which is moved / copyed to the PC 100 is moved / copyed to the mobile communication terminal T2.

However, the method of using the data of the mobile communication terminal according to the prior art as described above raises the following problems.

First, in order to copy / move data stored in a mobile communication terminal according to the prior art to another mobile communication terminal, it is possible to use a medium such as a PC. Therefore, when there is no medium such as a PC, the data copy / The move was impossible.

Second, according to the prior art as described above, a method of directly copying / moving a folder / file stored in a mobile communication terminal to another mobile communication terminal that wants to use information is impossible. That is, in the related art, there is no technology for directly sharing each other's resources among mobile communication terminals, and thus, other terminal users cannot directly use resources such as wireless multimedia contents and images between mobile communication terminals.

The present invention was created to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to share a part of a resource of a mobile communication terminal so that other terminal users can use it. The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal having a resource sharing service function capable of freely generating, moving, and copying a file, a resource sharing system using the same, and a method of providing and using the resource.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile communication terminal having a resource sharing service function according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first memory to which a sharing area including a shared resource is allocated, and sharing information and ownership information of a shared resource of the first memory. And storing information and security level information on a terminal that can use a predetermined shared resource in the sharing area, checking whether a shared resource user has access authority, and updating information when there is a change in information on the shared resource. A second memory for storing a program, a control unit for controlling the overall configuration and executing the program stored in the second memory, a key input unit for inputting a command key for setting a shared resource and use of the shared resource under the control of the controller Characterized in that it comprises a.

A resource sharing system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a provider terminal for setting and providing a shared resource, a user terminal using a shared resource of the provider terminal, a shared resource set by the provider terminal Authentication for generating and storing an authentication number for the shared resource received by receiving the information about the user, performing a shared resource authentication process for the user terminal, and stores information about the provider terminal and the user terminal and shared resource management information. Server, characterized in that it comprises a transmission server for transmitting a shared resource between the provider terminal and the user terminal via a mobile communication network.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a shared resource using a mobile terminal, the method comprising: setting a shared resource, transmitting information on the set shared resource to an authentication server, and an authentication number for the received shared resource. Generating a registration number, registering the generated authentication number and the information on the shared resource, and transmitting the registered authentication number to the user terminal.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of using a shared resource using a mobile terminal, selecting a desired provider terminal from a list of provider terminals, requesting shared resource information of the selected provider terminal to an authentication server, and requesting Downloading information about the shared resource from the authentication server, displaying the information about the received shared resource, selecting a specific shared resource from the displayed shared resource, selecting a predetermined service for the selected shared resource, And transmitting the selected shared resource and predetermined service information together with the authorized authentication number to the authentication server, and downloading the selected shared resource from the transmission server.

Next, a mobile communication terminal having a resource sharing service function, a resource sharing system using the same, and a preferred embodiment of a resource providing and using method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a resource sharing system using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a resource sharing system using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is referred to as a 'shared resource provider terminal' (also referred to simply as a 'provider terminal' or 'shared resource provider' throughout this specification and the drawings. 210 and the 'shared resource user terminal' (also referred to simply as 'user terminal' or 'shared resource user' throughout this specification and drawings) 212, mobile communication network 220, authentication server 230 and transmission server And 240.

The provider terminal 210 is a mobile communication terminal configured to provide resource sharing to the user terminal 212.

In addition, the user terminal 212 is a terminal using resources shared to the provider terminal 210 through the authentication server 230, and means one or more mobile communication terminals.

The mobile communication network 220 is a system for enabling wireless mobile communication between the provider terminal 210 and the user terminal 212. The mobile communication network 220 registers a base station with a base station controller, a wireless operating apparatus, an exchange station, and a home location. It is a configuration including a station.

The authentication server 230 receives information on the shared resource set by the provider terminal 210, generates and stores an authentication number for the received shared resource, and authenticates the user terminal 212 when accessing the shared resource. Perform the process. The authentication server 230 stores shared resource management information and information about the shared resource provider terminal 210 and the user terminal 212.

The transmission server 240 is a dedicated server for shared resource services for transmitting shared resources between a shared resource provider and a shared resource user, and transmits, temporarily stores, and retransmits data such as an actual file / folder using a resource sharing service. Play a role.

3 is a detailed block diagram of the terminals 210 and 212 of FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminals 210 and 212 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a key input unit 320, a first memory 330, a second memory 340, and a mobile station modem (MSM) ( 310, the display unit 350, and an RF (Radio Frequency) processor 360.

The key input unit 320 is, for example, a user interface to which a command key for setting a shared resource and using a shared resource is input.

The first memory 330 is allocated a predetermined sharing area including shared resources. The 'shared resource' may include information such as multimedia content, images, text, or may be a simple memory area having a predetermined capacity without information.

The 'shared area' refers to a maximum memory area that can be set as a shared resource by the terminal 210 providing a shared resource. Therefore, the shared resource is always set within the scope of the shared area.

The second memory 340 stores sharing information and ownership information on shared resources of the first memory 330, information on a terminal device that can use a predetermined shared resource in the sharing area, and security level information. The program checks whether the shared resource user has access authority and, if there is a change in information on the shared resource, stores a program for updating the information.

The ownership information is to indicate by which terminal folders / files in a shared resource are generated, and means an ID of the corresponding terminal.

The MSM 310 executes a program stored in the second memory 330 and controls the entire terminal system.

The display unit 350 is responsible for a user interface of a program stored in the second memory 340 in response to a command key from the key input unit 320.

The RF (Radio Frequency) processor 360 is a configuration that refers to a comprehensive configuration of a high frequency processor, an intermediate frequency processor, and a baseband processor, and is divided into a transmitter and a receiver. A detailed configuration of the RF processor 360 is described in detail. Since the technology is known to those skilled in the art at the time of filing, it will be omitted.

4 illustrates a detailed configuration diagram of the second memory 340.

As shown in FIG. 4, the configuration of a program stored in the second memory 340 includes a shared resource management database (DB) 430, a shared information management database 440, and a shared resource application. Module 410 and the shared resource management module 420.

The shared resource management database 430 includes folder / file information (ie, information on which folders / files exist in a shared area and which folders / files are shared), and each of the shared areas. Relationship and configuration information between folders and files, and ownership information for each folder / file in the shared area (that is, information about which folder / file created a terminal / file) are stored.

In addition, the shared information management database 440 includes information on a terminal assigned a certain portion in a shared area and information on a terminal group assigned a predetermined portion in a shared area (the shared area may be set for each terminal. Can be set for a certain group of terminals).

In addition, the shared information management database 440 stores security level information about a terminal assigned a certain portion in a shared area. The security level is set to, for example, read, write, and read / write. .

Here, when the security level is set to read, only the authorized resources can be checked. When the security level is set to write, new documents or information about the authorized resource can be created. to be.

The shared resource management module 420 is based on information stored in the shared resource management database 430 and the shared information management database 440, when a user accesses any shared folder / file, An authentication request is made to the authentication server 230 as to whether the user is allowed to share, and when the user is authenticated, it is checked whether the folder or file to which the user has access is a folder or file to which the current user is allowed to share Perform the process.

In addition, when the shared resource management module 420 determines that the user accessing the folder / file is a user who is allowed to share, the shared resource management module 420 checks what security level the current user has access to, and the user who accesses the current folder / file When modifications or changes are made to folders / files, the information of the existing databases 430 and 440 is updated as the changed information.

The shared resource application module 410 displays information on the current shared area and the shared resource through the display unit 350 (that is, a folder / file currently exists in a certain shared area, and a folder / What kind of files are the files, and the capacity of each folder / file), and the user interface provides a menu screen for the terminal user to set sharing.

In addition, the shared resource application module 410 displays whether the sharing setting succeeds (eg, 'sharing success', 'sharing failure') when sharing is set to a specific folder / file through a command of the key input unit 320. Support for displaying users who are currently using the shared resource.

Next, the configuration of the authentication server 230 will be described.

The authentication server 230 may include a service subscriber database 534, an authentication number database 536, a shared resource information database 538, an authentication management module 532, an authentication server processor 520, and an authentication server transceiver 510. It is configured to include.

The service subscriber database 534 refers to a 'user of a terminal subscribed to a service' (ie, a user of a shared resource provider terminal and a user of a shared resource user terminal) to receive a resource sharing service. Information (e.g., name, social security number, etc.), terminal information (e.g., communication protocol version, memory capacity, etc.) of the terminal, subscription information such as service subscription of the terminal user, service usage information of the terminal user Etc. are stored.

The authentication number database 536 includes an authentication number generated by the authentication management module 520, authentication related information, authenticator (ie, shared resource provider) information, and subject (ie, shared resource user) information. Etc. are stored.

The authentication-related information includes, for example, ① authentication start date, ② authentication number validity, ③ recent authentication number update date, ④ authentication number issuance number, ⑤ authentication number is lost confirmation information, ⑥ authentication expiration date.

The shared resource information database 538 includes shared information on an authentication number (the current authentication number is information on which shared resource of which provider is accessible by what authority) and the resource of the corresponding resource provider. Information on whether or not the mobile terminal group is assigned an authentication number is stored.

The authentication management module 532 reads the information stored in the service subscriber database 534 when the shared resource provider has set up a resource provision, and confirms whether the service is a service subscriber. If the authentication information exists in the authentication number database 536, and if there is existing authentication information, it does not generate a new authentication number. If there is no existing authentication number, it generates an authentication number for a new shared resource.

When the authentication management module 532 generates a new authentication number as described above, the authentication management module 532 updates the authentication number database 536, and then sends an SMS (SMS) to the shared resource user based on the information in the service subscriber database 534. Short Message Service) to send the authentication number.

The authentication server processor 520 controls the entire authentication server, and the authentication server transceiver 510 transmits and receives a message.

6 shows a detailed configuration diagram of the transmission server 240.

The transmission server 240 may include a receiver 610 for actually receiving data of a shared file / folder from a shared resource provider terminal, a buffer 640 for temporarily storing shared resource data received from the receiver 610, and data transmission. It includes a transmission module 630 for controlling to maintain the flow of the constant, the transmission server processor 620 for controlling the overall configuration of the transmission server 240 and the transmission unit 650 for transmitting data.

The following describes a method of providing a shared resource in the terminal and using the provided shared resource by the above configuration.

First, a method of providing a shared resource by the shared resource provider will be described.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a shared resource providing method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the provider terminal 210 enters the shared resource setting mode (S710).

In the shared resource setting menu (not shown) displayed on the display unit 350, a resource such as a folder / file to be shared is selected (S712).

For the shared resource such as the folder / file selected in step S712, a 'sharing type', a sharing permission partner (ie, an individual terminal or a terminal group), and a security level for each sharing permission terminal are set (S714). In the above, the type of sharing means, for example, whether or not there is a sharing period, and when there is a sharing period, the period.

After performing the sharing setting as described above, the shared resource provider transmits information on the set shared resource to the authentication server 230 (S716).

The authentication server 230 generates an authentication number for the corresponding shared resource on the basis of the received information on the shared resource (S718), stores the generated authentication number in the authentication number database 536, and registers it (S720). In operation S722, management information about the corresponding shared resource is stored in the shared resource information database 538.

The authentication server 230 transmits the stored authentication number to the terminal 212 authorized for the shared resource as a message.

Next, a description will be given of how the shared resource user uses the resources opened by the shared resource provider.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a shared resource using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the shared resource user terminal 212 enters the shared resource use mode in order to receive the shared resource service (S812).

In addition, the shared resource user selects a desired shared resource provider from the list of shared resource providers displayed on the display unit 350 (S814), requests information on the shared resource of the selected shared resource provider to the authentication server 230, and shares the corresponding resource. Download information about the resource (S816).

The shared resource user displays information on the corresponding shared resource received in step S816 on the display unit 350 (S818), and selects a file or folder to be used from the displayed shared resources (S820).

After performing step S820, the user of the shared resource selects any one of operations on the selected file / folder, for example, moving, copying, deleting, or creating (S822), and then a folder / file and the corresponding file to be used together with the authorized authentication number. The job information on the / folder is transmitted to the authentication server 230 (S824).

When the authentication server 230 receives a folder / file to be used together with the authentication number and work information on the file / folder from the user terminal, the authentication server 230 performs an authentication procedure based on information such as resource and security level of the corresponding terminal. When the authentication is completed, the shared resource service start message is transmitted to the provider terminal 210 (S826).

The provider terminal 210 receiving the service start command from the authentication server 230 performs a task requested by the user terminal on the selected folder / file, and then transmits data based on the result of the performed task to the transmission server 240. In operation S828, the transmission server 230 transmits the data to the user or provider terminal 212 or 210 at a constant transmission rate in operation S830.

In step S830, when the transmission server 230 transmits the data to the user terminal 212, the shared resource user reads the shared resource of the provider, and the transmission server 230 provides the data. In the case of transmitting to the terminal 210, it is a matter of course that the shared resource user writes information to the shared providing resource of the provider.

Through the above process, the shared resource user can use the resources in the other terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, only the shared resource provider terminal 210 provides an example of a configuration for providing a shared resource, but is not limited thereto. The provider terminal 210 may also be configured to use a shared resource. Of course.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the shared resource user terminal 212 is an example using only a shared resource, but is not limited to this, of course, the user terminal 212 is also configured to provide a shared resource Of course.

The above embodiments of the present invention are merely one embodiment of the technical idea of the present invention, and of course, other modifications are possible within the technical idea of the present invention.

A mobile communication terminal having a resource sharing service function, a resource sharing system using the same, and a method of providing and using the resource having the configuration and operation process as described above have the following effects.

First, there is an effect that can directly use the information in the other mobile communication terminal without a separate media.

Second, the terminal providing the shared resource has the effect of ensuring safety by allowing the resource to be used only for the terminal that has passed the authentication procedure.

Claims (10)

A first memory to which a shared area including shared resources is allocated; Storing shared information and ownership information of the shared resource of the first memory, information on a terminal that can use a predetermined shared resource in the sharing area, and security level information, and checking whether a shared resource user has access authority; A second memory storing a program for performing information update when there is a change in information on the shared resource; A control unit controlling an overall configuration and executing a program stored in the second memory; And a key input unit for inputting a command key for setting a shared resource and using a shared resource under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, wherein the second memory, A shared resource application module which is a user interface for displaying the shared setting and the shared resource information for the resource on the display unit; A shared resource management database including and storing folder information, file information, relationship information between the folder and files, and ownership information of the files and files; A shared information database including information on security terminals and information on security terminals available for using a predetermined shared resource in the shared area; Shared resource management to check the presence or absence of access authority of the shared resource user based on the information stored in the shared resource management database and the shared information database, and to update the information of the database based on the changed information when the access user changes the information Mobile communication terminal having a resource sharing service function, characterized in that it comprises a module. A provider terminal for setting and providing a shared resource; A user terminal using a shared resource of the provider terminal; Receiving and receiving information on the shared resource set by the provider terminal, generating and storing an authentication number for the received shared resource, performing a shared resource authentication process for the user terminal, information about the provider terminal and the user terminal, and An authentication server storing shared resource management information; And a transmission server for transmitting a shared resource between the provider terminal and the user terminal through a mobile communication network. The method of claim 3, wherein the provider terminal and the user terminal, A first memory to which a shared area including shared resources is allocated; Storing shared information and ownership information of the shared resource of the first memory, information on a terminal that can use a predetermined shared resource in the sharing area, and security level information, and checking whether a shared resource user has access authority; A second memory storing a program for performing information update when there is a change in information on the shared resource;  A control unit controlling an overall configuration and executing a program stored in the second memory; And a key input unit for inputting a command key for setting a shared resource and using the shared resource under the control of the controller. The method of claim 4, wherein the second memory, A shared resource application module which is a user interface for displaying the shared setting and the shared resource information for the resource on the display unit; A shared resource management database including and storing folder information, file information, relationship information between the folder and files, and ownership information of the files and files; A shared information database including information on security terminals and information on security terminals available for using a predetermined shared resource in the shared area; Shared resource management for checking the presence or absence of access authority of the shared resource user based on the information stored in the shared resource management database and the shared information database, and updating the information of the database based on the changed information when the access user changes the information Resource sharing system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprising a module. The method according to claim 3, wherein the authentication server, A service subscriber database storing information on a resource sharing service subscriber; An authentication number database including and storing authentication information about the shared resource provider; A shared resource information database in which management information of shared resources is stored; An authentication management module for generating an authentication number for the shared resource received from the provider terminal and for authenticating the user terminal based on information recorded in the service subscriber database, the authentication number database, and the shared resource information database; Resource sharing system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that configured to. Establishing a shared resource; Transmitting information about the set shared resource to the authentication server; Generating an authentication number for the received shared resource; Registering the generated authentication number and the information on the shared resource; And transmitting the registered authentication number to the user terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein the shared resource setting, A method for providing a shared resource using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the resource to be provided is selected, a user terminal is selected, and a security level is set. Selecting a desired provider terminal from a list of provider terminals; Requesting the authentication server for the shared resource information of the selected provider terminal; Downloading information about a requested shared resource from an authentication server; Displaying information on the received shared resource; Selecting a specific shared resource from the displayed shared resources; Selecting a predetermined service for the selected shared resource; Transmitting the selected shared resource and predetermined service information together with the authorized authentication number to the authentication server; And downloading the selected shared resource from a transmission server. The method of claim 9, wherein the predetermined service, A method for using a shared resource using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that any one of moving, copying, creating, or deleting is performed on a selected shared resource.

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