KR20070071863A - Computer program downloading method for mobile telecommunication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A program download method of a mobile communication terminal is provided to enable a user to selectively install essential programs only, thus a waste of a memory is prevented while the user can operate the terminal more conveniently. A program service server(500) receives previously installed program information and a predetermined apparatus ID number from a mobile communication terminal(200)(S10-S22). The server(500) extracts a non-installed program list by the program information to send the extracted list to the terminal(200)(S30,S23). The terminal(200) selects a desired program of the program list, and delivers the selected program to the server(500)(S11-S24). The server(500) encodes the selected program file by the apparatus ID number, and delivers the encoded file to the terminal(200)(S25-S26). The terminal(200) restores the encoded program file by the apparatus ID number, and installs the restored file(S13,S14).

Description

Program download method for mobile telecommunications terminal

1 is a front view showing the appearance of a mobile communication terminal that can be applied to the present invention,

2 is an electrical block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which a program download method of the present invention can be applied;

3 is a network diagram illustrating a program download method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a program download method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a program download method of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

100: mobile communication terminal 110: main body

112: numeric / character keybutton 113: microphone hole

114: Volume button 115: Camera button

116: standard terminal slot 120: slider

121: Function keybutton 122: Flat Panel Indicator

123: speaker hall 200, 200 ': mobile communication terminal

210: control unit 220: radio frequency transmitting and receiving unit

230: key input section 232: function keys

234: numeric / character keys 240: memory

242: program storage unit 242a, 242a ': communication module

242b and 242b ': Decryption module 242c and 242c': Program installation module

244: data storage unit 250: voice signal processing unit

252: microphone 254: speaker

260: flat panel display driver 270: vibration generating unit

272: vibration motor 274: LED drive unit

276: LED 280: camera driver

282: CCD camera 284: image processing unit

286: USB communication unit 288: GPS processing unit

300: personal computer 310: operating system

320: USB 330: Sync program

332: Driver 334: Communication Program

336: data processing program 400: mobile communication network

410: Internet 500: program providing server

510: web server 520: management server

522: encryption module 524: program confirmation module

526: terminal identification module 530: swap server

540: Database 542: Program File DB

544: customer information DB 546: billing information DB

The present invention relates to a program download method of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a program download method of a mobile communication terminal that allows a user to selectively download a variety of programs to be mounted on the mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal (hereinafter referred to as 'terminal'), which is a necessity for modern people, is not only miniaturized and lightened due to steady development, but also has emerged as a complex communication terminal having various functions such as mp3, camera, and navigation. In addition to the above functions, such a mobile terminal has a voice mail service (also known as a voice mail service) that allows a sender to leave a message in the recipient's voice mailbox or a fax mailbox when the receiver cannot answer a call. Voice Activated Dialing Service, which uses numbers and letters to connect / recognize devices to memorize / register subscriber's voice and to make voice calls without dialing the phone number when subscribers call Short message service (SMS) and short message service that can send and receive messages about 80 bytes, that is, 40 ~ 50 characters in Korean and 80 characters in English, can make a sentence longer and can add sound, video, etc. Provides various functions and services such as Multimedia Message Service (MMS) .

On the other hand, the mobile terminal has a variety of programs that can provide various conveniences and entertainment to the user, such as a phone book, wireless Internet, scheduler and electronic notebook, electronic dictionary, MP3 editor, sync, typing exerciser, biorhythm or spam messages Various programs, such as a blocking program, can be mounted. And these programs are produced by the terminal manufacturers themselves, but also by commissioned to the outside program makers, so a lot of time and manpower is put into the production.

However, in the related art, various programs manufactured as described above are installed in the mobile communication terminal, and thus, there is a problem in that the terminal manufacturer lowers the price of the terminal, and the user does not use the program at all. As a result, not only the terminal needs to be purchased at an expensive cost, but the internal memory of the terminal is excessively occupied, further complicating the usage of the terminal.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, while downloading the necessary programs at the request of the user while selling the mobile communication terminal with only the basic program including the operating system, but the piracy of such programs An object of the present invention is to provide a method for downloading a program of a mobile communication terminal, which can be prevented.

A program download method of a mobile communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is performed between a program providing server and a mobile communication terminal that stores an individual program file that can be installed in the mobile communication terminal, ( a) receiving, by the program providing server, a predetermined device identification number and pre-installed program information from the mobile communication terminal; (b) extracting, by the program providing server, the uninstalled program list based on the pre-installed program information and transmitting the extracted program list to the mobile communication terminal; (c) the mobile communication terminal selecting a desired program from the list of uninstalled programs from a user and delivering the desired program to a program providing server; (d) transmitting, by the program providing server, the selected program file by the device identification number to the mobile communication terminal; and (e) after the mobile communication terminal restores the encrypted program file by the device identification number. It includes the step of installing.

Program download method of a mobile communication terminal according to another aspect of the present invention is a program providing server that stores individual program files that can be installed in the mobile communication terminal, a computer and a computer connected to the program providing server and the Internet and wired / wireless It is performed between the mobile communication terminal connected to, (a) the computer receives the predetermined device identification number and pre-installed program information from the mobile communication terminal and delivering to the program providing server; (b) the program providing server extracting a list of uninstalled programs by the previously installed program information and transmitting the extracted program list to a computer; (c) the computer selecting a desired program from the list of uninstalled programs from the user and delivering the desired program to a program providing server; (d) the program providing server encrypting the selected program file with the device identification number and transmitting the encrypted program file to a computer; (e) transmitting the encrypted program to the mobile terminal by the computer and (f) installing the mobile terminal after restoring the encrypted program file by the device identification number.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a program download method of a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a mobile communication terminal that can be applied to the present invention to the present invention, illustrating a slide type mobile communication terminal. Of course, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the terminal of this manner and structure. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 100 to which the present invention can be applied slides up and down in the main body 110 with a main body 110 and a flat panel display 122 mounted therein. It may be made by including a slider 120.

In the above-described configuration, the front of the main body 110, the number / letter key button 112 used to receive the numbers and letters are disposed, the upper surface of the infrared communication with the antenna (not shown) and other external communication devices ( An infrared communication element (not shown) used for IrDA) may be disposed, and a microphone hole 113 communicating with an internal microphone (not shown) is punctured at a lower position. The lower surface of the main body 110 has a standard connection terminal slot 116 through which power for transmitting / receiving data between other terminals or a computer or charging a battery pack (not shown) coupled to the main body 110 is transmitted. It is provided.

On the other hand, the front of the slider 120, a flat panel display 122 for displaying various characters or graphic elements indicating the operation and operation state of the mobile communication terminal 100 and still images and moving pictures, and the terminal is disposed below A function key button 121 used to select or receive various functions included in the 100 is disposed. Further, a speaker hole 123 communicating with an internal speaker (not shown) is drilled in place of the slider 120, for example, the flat display 122. In the drawing, reference numeral 114 denotes a volume button, and 115 denotes a camera button.

2 is an electrical block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the program download method of the present invention can be applied. As shown in Figure 2, the electrical configuration of the mobile communication terminal that can be applied to the present invention is a radio frequency transmitting and receiving unit 220, a number / letter key button (transmitting / receiving a base station and a radio frequency signal through an antenna ( 112 and a key input unit 230 including a function key input unit 232 and a numeric / character key input unit 234 for generating a corresponding key signal when the function key button 121 is operated, the operating system and the present invention. A program storage unit 242 for storing basic programs such as a program supporting a program download method and various programs (described in FIG. 3) downloaded from a program providing server to be described later, and temporarily storing data generated in a calculation process or a user The memory 240 includes a data storage unit 244 for storing various data set by the user, and converts an external sound wave into a corresponding analog type voice signal. The microphone 252, the speaker 254 for converting an analog voice signal generated inside the terminal into sound waves, and converts the analog voice signal input from the microphone 252 into a corresponding digital voice signal, The audio signal processor 250 for converting a signal into a corresponding analog voice signal and outputting the same to the speaker 254, the flat panel display driver 260 for driving the flat panel display 262, and the terminal 100 may operate in a vibration mode. Vibration motor 272 that generates vibration when the drive unit 270, LED 276 that visually displays when an event such as receiving a call or message, the drive unit 274, external personal computer, etc. And a USB communication unit 286 for transmitting / receiving and a control unit 210 for controlling them collectively.

In addition to the mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied, a camera driver 280 for driving the CCD camera 282 under the control of the control unit 210 and the CCD camera 282 installed in place of the main body 110 or the slider 120. ), An image processing unit 284 for processing image data output from the CCD camera 282 and a GPS processing unit 288 for receiving absolute radio signals emitted from GPS satellites and generating absolute position data of the terminal. Could be.

3 is a network diagram illustrating a program download method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a method in which any mobile communication terminal can download a program required by the present invention is largely a direct download method (hereinafter referred to as a 'direct download method') by a terminal and a personal computer (hereinafter simply There may be a method (hereinafter referred to as 'indirect download method') through a 'computer'). To this end, any mobile communication terminal 200 may be connected to the program providing server 500 connected to the Internet 410 via the mobile communication network 400, or may be connected via the computer 300. .

In the above-described configuration, the program storage unit 242 of the mobile communication terminal 200 performing the direct download method has a communication module 242a in charge of communication for program download between the program providing server 500, encrypted The decoding module 242b for decoding the downloaded program and the program installation module 242c for automatically installing the decrypted program in the mobile communication terminal 200 may be mounted. In addition, the program storage unit 242 ′ of the mobile communication terminal 200 ′ performing the indirect download method also has a communication module that is responsible for communication for program download between the computer 300 connected via the USB cable 340 ( 242a '), a decryption module 242b' for decrypting the downloaded program while encrypted, and a program installation module 242c 'for automatically installing the decrypted program in the mobile communication terminal 200'.

On the other hand, the computer 300, Microsoft's Internet Explorer (registered trademark) that can access the operating system 310, such as Microsoft's Windows program (registered trademark), the program providing server 500, etc. via the Internet 410 And a sync program 330 for matching data between the USB 320 for performing USB communication with the mobile communication terminal 200 'and the mobile communication terminal 200'. In the above-described configuration, the operating system 310 may monitor the USB port and detect whether an external device is connected or removed during use. Once the external device is detected, the driver of the external device transmits control information in association with a Plug and Play (PnP) device. The USB 320 is a device that integrates an interface to computer peripheral devices so that peripheral devices requiring a bandwidth of several Kbps to 12 Mbps can be connected together, and is composed of a USB host, a USB hub, and a USB node. It manages / manages connections between nodes and hubs, central hubs and hosts through the pace. Next, the sink program 330 may be composed of a driver program 332, a communication program 334 and a data processing program 336, the driver program 332 is interlocked with the USB 320 as described above. Determine whether the mobile communication terminal 200 'is connected, and the communication program 334 defines a communication protocol to perform communication with the mobile communication terminal 200', and uses a universal asynchronous transceiver (UART) of a computer. Control Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter). The communication program 334 also manages input / output buffers for data transmission and reception, sets ports, and defines data structures in order to perform emulator functions. Finally, the data processing program 336 is an application program layer that performs a sink function and provides an interface with a user.

Next, the program providing server 500 is responsible for transmitting / receiving data between the web server 510 and the mobile communication terminal 200 in charge of transmitting / receiving data through the web with the computer 300. It comprises a management server 520 and a database 540 to process various procedures for executing the program download method of the present invention in conjunction with a swap server 530, a web server 510 or a swap server 530 to Can be. In this configuration, the management server 520 again checks the encryption module 522, which is in charge of encrypting the program, the program check module for checking the type of the program mounted in the currently connected mobile communication terminal 200, 200 '. 524 and a terminal identification module 526 for identifying a unique identification number of the currently connected mobile communication terminals 200 and 200 ', for example, an electronic serial number (ESN) and a mobile identification number (MIN). It can be made, including. The database 540 is a program file DB 542, which stores various program files that can be mounted on the mobile communication terminals 200 and 200 ', various personal information of the customer, and the model of the terminal of the customer. It may include a customer information DB (544) that stores the unique identification number and the downloaded program information, and the billing information DB (546) that stores the billing information according to the download of the program.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a program download method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the above-described direct download method. As shown in FIG. 4, in step S10, the communication module 242a of the mobile communication terminal 200 determines whether a program download function is selected from the user. As a result of the determination in step S10, when the program download function is selected, the process proceeds to step S20 and attempts to connect with the program providing server 500. The IP address of the program providing server 500 is previously set in the communication module 242a. It may be stored.

When the mobile communication terminal 200 and the program providing server 500 are connected in this way, the mobile communication terminal 200 performs step S21 again to grasp the unique identification number, that is, the ESN and the MIN of the device. In step S22, the program information previously installed in the terminal 200 is transmitted. On the other hand, the program providing server 500 performs step S30 to store the unique identification number and pre-installation program information of the device received in step S21 and step S22 in the customer information DB (544), and again in step S23 such pre-installation The program information is checked against the program file DB 542 to determine a list of uninstalled programs and then transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 200.

Then, the mobile communication terminal 200 performs a step S11 to display such a list of uninstalled programs, and again, in step S12, it is determined whether a program to be installed is selected from the user, where the user selects a plurality of programs at once. You can also choose. As a result of the determination in step S12, if it is not selected, the process returns to step S11, whereas if it is selected, step S13 is performed to transmit the requested program information to the program providing server 500. Next, in step S31, the program providing server 500 performs charging for the cost required to download such a request program. Such charging may be processed by, for example, a mobile phone payment method using an approval number.

When charging for the program download is ended in this way, the program providing server 500 performs step S31 and extracts the requested program file from the program file DB 542 and then assigns it to the unique identification number of the terminal 200. In step S26, the encrypted program file is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 200. Next, the program providing server 500 performs step S32 to store the billing information in the billing information DB 546 as well as the type of the provided program in the customer information DB 544.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal 200 performs step S13 to restore the encrypted program file delivered in step S26 using the unique identification number of the device as a key, and performs step S14 again to restore the restored program file to the mobile communication terminal. It will be installed at (200).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a program download method of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the above-described indirect program method. As shown in FIG. 5, when the mobile communication terminal 200 ′ and the computer 300 are connected through the USB cable 340 in step S50, the computer 300 executes the sink program 330 in step S60. Let's go. In this state, the computer 300 performs step S61 to determine whether the program download function is selected from the user. As a result of the determination in step S61, if the program download function is selected, the process proceeds to step S70 and attempts to connect with the program providing server 500. The IP address of the program providing server 500 is the communication program 334 or data. It may be provided to the processing program 336 in advance.

When the computer 300 and the program providing server 500 are connected in this way, in step S51, the computer 300 requests the mobile communication terminal 200 'to request a unique identification number of the device, that is, ESN and MIN. Received, and again in step S71 transmits the unique identification number of the device thus received to the program providing server 500. Subsequently, the computer 300 requests the preinstallation program information from the mobile communication terminal 200 'in step S52 and receives the preinstallation program information. In step S72, the computer 300 transmits the preinstallation program information thus delivered to the program providing server 500. Subsequently, the program providing server 500 performs the step S80 to store the unique identification number and the installed program information of the device received in the step S71 and the step S72 in the customer information DB 544. The information is checked against the program file DB 542 to determine a list of uninstalled programs and then transmitted to the computer 300.

Then, the computer 300 performs step S62 to display such a list of uninstalled programs on the monitor, and again, in step S63, it is determined whether a program to be installed is selected from the user, where the user selects a plurality of programs at once. You can also choose. As a result of the determination at step S63, if not selected, the process returns to step S62. On the other hand, if selected, step S74 is performed to transmit the requested program information to the program providing server 500. Next, in step S81, the program providing server 500 performs a charging for the cost required to download such a request program. Such charging may be processed by, for example, a mobile phone payment method using an approval number.

When charging for the program download is ended in this way, the program providing server 500 performs step S81 to extract the requested program file from the program file DB 542 and then encrypts it with a unique identification number of the corresponding terminal. In step S76, the encrypted program file is transferred to the computer 300. Next, the program providing server 500 performs step S82 to store the billing information in the billing information DB 546 as well as the type of the provided program in the customer information DB 544.

On the other hand, the computer 300 performs step S53 to transfer the encrypted program file received in step S76 to the mobile communication terminal 200 ', and the mobile communication terminal 200' performs step S40 to perform the encryption thus received. The program file is restored using the unique identification number of the device as a key, and step S41 is performed again to install the restored program file in the mobile communication terminal 200 '.

The program download method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the computer and the mobile communication terminal may communicate with each other by wireless communication means such as Bluetooth, unlike the above-described embodiment.

According to the program download method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention as described above, by adopting a method for preventing illegal copying from the mobile terminal manufacturer's point of view, it is linked to the cost obtained by downloading the program to an external program maker. It is possible to supply a mobile communication terminal at a lower price to the customer by providing a manufacturing cost. On the other hand, from the user's point of view, since only the programs necessary for the user need to be selectively installed, the waste of memory can be prevented and the operation of the mobile communication terminal can be made more convenient.

Claims (4)

It is performed between the program providing server and the mobile communication terminal that stores individual program files that can be installed in the mobile communication terminal, (a) receiving, by the program providing server, a predetermined device identification number and pre-installed program information from the mobile communication terminal; (b) extracting, by the program providing server, the uninstalled program list based on the pre-installed program information and transmitting the extracted program list to the mobile communication terminal; (c) the mobile communication terminal selecting a desired program from the list of uninstalled programs from a user and delivering the desired program to a program providing server; (d) the program providing server encrypting the selected program file with the device identification number and transmitting the encrypted program file to a mobile communication terminal; and (e) installing the mobile communication terminal after restoring the encrypted program file by the device identification number. It is performed between a program providing server that stores individual program files that can be installed in a mobile communication terminal, a program providing server and a computer connected through the Internet, and a mobile communication terminal connected to the computer and wired / wireless. (a) receiving, by the computer, a predetermined device identification number and pre-installed program information from the mobile communication terminal and transmitting the received program information to a program providing server; (b) the program providing server extracting a list of uninstalled programs by the previously installed program information and transmitting the extracted program list to a computer; (c) the computer selecting a desired program from the list of uninstalled programs from the user and delivering the desired program to a program providing server; (d) the program providing server encrypting the selected program file with the device identification number and transmitting the encrypted program file to a computer; (e) transmitting the encrypted program to a mobile terminal by a computer; and and (f) installing the mobile communication terminal after restoring the encrypted program file by the device identification number. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein in step (c), at least two desired programs can be selected at a time. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein charging is performed prior to the transfer in the step (d).

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