KR20070021610A - Method for offering difference contents in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing differentiated content according to a user's age in a mobile communication terminal having an internet module, the method comprising: transmitting a content request message to a content server to determine whether the requested contents are received; Comparing the user restriction age included with the user age; and displaying the content through the browser when the usage restriction age of the content is less than or equal to the user age. This can increase the usefulness of the packet fee to be paid. In addition, since it is possible to block information that does not match the age of the user, it is possible to reduce the time for viewing unnecessary information, and there is an advantage that can prevent children from seeing indiscriminate adult sites.

Internet, http request message, user age, content usage age, content

Description

How to provide differentiated content on mobile devices {METHOD FOR OFFERING DIFFERENCE CONTENTS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for differentiating and providing content according to a user in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for differentiating and providing content according to a user in a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for differentiating and providing content according to a user in a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

5 is a diagram illustrating an http request message and a response message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for using the Internet in a mobile communication terminal. In particular, when using the Internet in the mobile communication terminal, using the age information of the user stored in the mobile communication terminal provides differentiated content for each user It relates to a method for doing so.

As the use of mobile communication terminals increases rapidly due to the convenience of portability, service providers (terminal manufacturers) are developing more convenient and special functions to secure more users. For example, the mobile communication terminal may include a phone book, a game, a scheduler, a short message, the internet, an e-mail, a morning call, a morning call, It provides various functions such as MP3 (MPEG Layer3) and digital camera.

In particular, among the additional functions of the mobile communication terminal, the use of the Internet is greatly increasing. When the mobile communication terminal accesses the Internet through a browser, the browser transmits an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) request message to a content server and requests content required by the mobile communication terminal. Here, the HTTP request message includes a display size of the mobile communication terminal, a color supported, a browser version, a phone number, and a platform such as a platform and information related to the mobile communication terminal device.

The content server receiving the HTTP request message provides the content requested by the mobile communication terminal according to the HTTP request message.

As described above, it is convenient to use the Internet in the mobile communication terminal, but a high usage fee is required compared to using a wired network. Furthermore, since the web pages provided to all users collectively by the content server also contain information that the user does not need, the user has to pay a packet fee for the information that the user does not need.

In order to solve the problem, the mobile communication terminal can be restricted to the functions of the mobile communication terminal such as internet lock, call restriction or function-specific lock, and outgoing function restriction. That is, the functional limitation of the mobile communication terminal limits the operation of a specific module. Therefore, in order to use the Internet, the mobile communication terminal user must unlock the Internet and then use the Internet. Therefore, a problem arises in that the user must pay a fee for information that the user does not need as described above. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing differentiated content for each user in a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing content suitable for a user age of a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing only content information desired by a user in a mobile communication terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a mobile communication terminal having an internet module, in the method of operating a content server for providing differentiated content according to the age of the user,

Checking whether a content request message including user age information is received from the mobile communication terminal;

When the content request message is received, comparing the user age included in the request message with the age limit for use of the contents;

And selecting and transmitting the contents to the mobile communication terminal when the content usage restriction age is less than or equal to the user age.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the mobile communication terminal having an internet module in the operation method of the mobile communication terminal for providing differentiated content according to the age of the user,

Sending a content request message to the content server to check whether the requested contents are received;

Comparing the user age with the user age included in each of the contents;

If the use restriction age of the content is less than or equal to the user's age, characterized in that it comprises the step of displaying through a browser (Browser).

According to a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a method for providing differentiated content according to the age of a user in a mobile communication terminal having an internet module,

Transmitting, by the mobile communication terminal, a content request message including a user's age to a content server;

When the content request message is received, the content server compares the user age included in the request message with the usage restriction age of the contents, selects contents with the content usage restriction age less than or equal to the user age, and selects the mobile communication. Transmitting to the terminal,

When the contents are received, the mobile terminal compares the usage restriction age included in each of the contents with the user age, and when the usage restriction age of the contents is less than or equal to the user age, the browser is used. Characterized in that it comprises a process of displaying through.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a technology for providing differentiated content according to a user's age of a mobile communication terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. In the following description, a mobile communication terminal providing the web browser includes a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), and IMT2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication- 2000) It is meant to include all the terminals, the following description will be described with a general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 1, a control unit (MPU: Micro-Processer Unit) 100 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. For example, a function of performing processing and control for voice call and data communication, and transmitting user age information of the mobile communication terminal using a web browser when accessing the Internet according to the present invention in addition to the usual functions; A function for determining whether to use the content is processed by comparing the age restriction field of the received content with age information of the user. Therefore, in the following description, description about the process and control of the normal control part 100 is abbreviate | omitted.

The ROM 102 may store microcodes and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller 100. In particular, according to the present invention stores a program for determining the use of content using the age information of the user. Random Access Memory (RAM) 104 is a working memory of the controller 100 and stores temporary data generated during various programs. The flash ROM 106 stores various updatable data for storage such as a phone book, an outgoing message and a received message, and user age information of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The keypad (key pad) 108 is a numeric key buttons of 0-9, menu button (menu), cancel button (clear), confirmation button, call button (TALK), end button (END), Internet access button And a plurality of function keys such as navigation key (or direction key) buttons (▲ / ▼ / ◀ / ▶), and provide key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 200. The display unit 110 displays status information generated during the operation of the mobile communication terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 110 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

The codec (Coder-Decoder) 112 connected to the control unit 100 and the speaker 116 and the microphone 114 connected to the codec 112 are voice input / output blocks used for phone calls and voice recording. . The codec 112 converts the PCM data provided from the controller 100 into an analog voice signal, transmits the same through the speaker 116, and converts the voice signal received through the microphone 114 into PCM data. Provided to the controller 100.

In addition, the RF unit (Radio Frequency unit) (120) is the frequency of the radio frequency signal received via the antenna 118 is provided to the baseband processing unit 122 by lowering the frequency, the baseband signal from the baseband processing unit 122 The frequency is raised and transmitted through the antenna 118. The baseband processor 122 processes a baseband signal transmitted and received between the RF unit 120 and the controller 100. For example, in case of transmission, the channel coding and spreading of data to be transmitted are performed, and in case of reception, the function of despreading and channel decoding of the received signal is performed. .

2 illustrates a procedure for differentiating and providing content information according to a user in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal stores age information of the user of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, it will be described with an example that the content server provides the content corresponding to the age information of the user.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the mobile communication terminal 200 transmits an HTTP request message (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Request Message) including user age information of the mobile communication terminal as shown in FIG. 5A through a browser. The server 210 transmits to the server 210 (step 201). Here, the HTTP request message may include information related to the display size of the mobile communication terminal, a color supported, a browser version, a phone number, a platform, a platform, information related to the mobile communication terminal device, and the mobile communication. Contains user age information of the terminal.

The content server 210 checks the age information of the user included in the received HTTP request message and selects contents corresponding to the user age by comparing with age restriction information included in each content (step 203).

Thereafter, when the content server 210 provides the selected contents to the mobile communication terminal 200 (step 205), the mobile communication terminal 200 displays the received contents through a browser. In this case, the content provided to the mobile communication terminal 200 does not display age restriction information.

3 illustrates a procedure for differentiating and providing content information according to a user in a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal stores age information of the user of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, an example of selecting only content corresponding to the age information of the user in the mobile communication terminal will be described.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile communication terminal 300 transmits an HTTP request message to the content server 310 through a browser (step 301). Here, the HTTP request message includes a display size of the mobile communication terminal, a color supported, a browser version, a phone number, and a platform such as a platform and information related to the mobile communication terminal device.

The content server 310 transmits, to the mobile communication terminal 300, the content in which the age of use is indicated as shown in FIG. 5B according to the received HTTP request message (303).

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 300 compares the user age information stored in the mobile communication terminal with the use age restriction field of the received content (step 305), and if the age of the user is an age for using the content. (User age ≥ limited age), the mobile communication terminal 300 displays the content using the browser.

If the user age is an age at which the content is not available (user age <restriction age), the mobile communication terminal 300 displays a warning message indicating that the content is not available.

4 illustrates a procedure for differentiating and providing content information according to a user in a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal stores age information of the user of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the mobile communication terminal and the content server will be described with an example of providing the content corresponding to the age information of the user.

Referring to FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 5A, a hypertext transfer protocol request message including user age information of the mobile communication terminal is transmitted through the mobile communication terminal 400. And transmits to step 410 (step 401). Here, the HTTP request message may include information related to the display size of the mobile communication terminal, a color supported, a browser version, a phone number, a platform, a platform, information related to the mobile communication terminal device, and the mobile communication. Contains user information of the terminal.

The content server 410 checks the age information of the user included in the received HTTP request message and selects content suitable for the user's age by comparing it with age restriction information included in each content information (step 403).

Thereafter, the content server 410 provides the selected content to the mobile communication terminal (step 405). Herein, the content indicates a usage age restriction.

Upon receiving the content, the mobile communication terminal 400 compares the user age information stored in the mobile communication terminal with the age restriction field of the received content (step 407), so that the user's age can use the content. Age (user age ≥ restricted age), the mobile communication terminal 400 displays the content using the browser.

If the user age is an age at which the content is not available (user age <restriction age), the mobile communication terminal 400 displays a warning message indicating that the content is not available.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, when using the Internet in a mobile communication terminal, by limiting the various contents provided by the content server according to the age of the user of the mobile communication terminal, the use of only the content desired by the user, the efficiency of the packet fee to be paid It can increase. In addition, since it is possible to block information that does not match the age of the user, it is possible to reduce the time for viewing unnecessary information, and there is an advantage that can prevent children from seeing indiscriminate adult sites.

Claims (13)

In the method of operating a content server for providing differentiated content according to the age of the user in a mobile communication terminal having an internet module, Checking whether a content request message including user age information is received from the mobile communication terminal; When the content request message is received, comparing the user age included in the request message with the age limit for use of the contents; And selecting and transmitting contents to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the content usage restriction age is less than or equal to the user age. The method of claim 1, The content request message may include the mobile communication terminal device information, display related information, content information to be used, and user age information. The method of claim 1, The content request message, characterized in that using a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message. In a mobile communication terminal having an internet module, a method of operating a mobile communication terminal for providing differentiated content according to a user's age, Sending a content request message to the content server to check whether the requested contents are received; Comparing the user age with the user age included in each of the contents; If the age limit for use of the content is less than or equal to the user's age, displaying through a browser. The method of claim 4, wherein The content request message includes the mobile communication terminal device information, display related information, and content information to be used. The method of claim 4, wherein And the contents comprise a usage restriction age. The method of claim 4, wherein The content request message, characterized in that using a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message. The method of claim 4, wherein If the content restriction age is greater than the user age, displaying a warning message indicating that the content is not available. In the method for providing differentiated content according to the age of the user in a mobile communication terminal having an internet module, Transmitting, by the mobile communication terminal, a content request message including a user's age to a content server; When the content server receives the content request message, the content server compares the user age included in the request message with the content restriction age of the contents, selects contents with the content usage restriction age less than or equal to the user age, and performs the mobile communication. Transmitting to the terminal, When the contents are received, the mobile terminal compares the usage restriction age included in each of the contents with the user age, and when the usage restriction age of the contents is less than or equal to the user age, the browser is used. The method comprising the step of displaying through. The method of claim 9, The content request message may include the mobile communication terminal device information, display related information, content information to be used, and user age information. The method of claim 9, The content request message, characterized in that using a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message. The method of claim 9, And the contents comprise a usage restriction age. The method of claim 9, And displaying a warning message indicating that the content cannot be used when the content use restriction age is greater than the user age in the mobile communication terminal.

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