In order to achieve the above object, a method of performing an integrated connection function of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may display integrated connection information including at least one stored internet information and at least one phone number information in an integrated connection mode. process; Confirming the selected connection information when any one of the connection information is selected from the integrated connection information; If the identified connection information is Internet information, connecting to a site corresponding to the connection information; And if the checked connection information is telephone number information, performing an outgoing call corresponding to the connection information.
'Integrated connection information' according to the present invention refers to information necessary for accessing a site or making an outgoing call in a mobile terminal. In other words, the integrated connection information may be Internet information, phone number information, and the like. Here, the Internet information refers to information required when using the Internet with a site address, an IP address (IP address), an e-mail address, and a specific service number. The specific service number is a number set to access a specific site instead of the site address and IP address, and is composed of a mixture of special characters and numbers. For example, specific service numbers include ** 114 and ** 369.
'Communication function' is a function that is performed in a mobile terminal, and is a function for exchanging information required by a user. For example, the communication function may be a call function, a wireless internet function, or the like.
'Telecommunication service provider server' means a service provider that provides internet connection and call service according to user's order and demand. 'Service service provider server' means service provider that provides various services that user needs through internet site, phone number, etc. Means. The term 'portable terminal manufacturer server' refers to a provider that manufactures a portable terminal and can store programs and information necessary for the portable terminal in the portable terminal.
The 'business connection information' is connection information stored in a service provider server by paying a service provider server or a mobile terminal manufacturer server among the integrated connection information stored when the mobile terminal is manufactured. For example, a service provider server that delivers flowers may provide its site address and telephone number to a service provider server or a portable terminal manufacturer server, so that the service provider server may store the flowers on the portable terminal. At this time, the service provider server pays a fee and the provided site address and telephone number are business connection information.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal capable of performing an integrated connection function according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal 10 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a storage unit 130, a display unit 140, and a controller 150.
The wireless communication unit 110 performs a frequency communication function between the mobile terminal and the base station. The wireless communication unit 110 may include a duplexer for separating transmission and reception functions, a transmitter for up-converting the frequency of the transmission signal, and a receiver for down-converting the frequency of the reception signal.
The input unit 120 includes input keys for inputting numbers or letters and function keys for setting functions performed in the portable terminal 10. The function keys may include direction keys, side keys, shortcut keys, and the like, which are set to perform specific functions. An integrated connection key may be implemented using a function key provided in the input unit 120. Therefore, when the user inputs the integrated connection key, the input unit 120 transmits the integrated connection key signal to the controller 150. The controller 150 detects this and switches the mode of the mobile terminal 10 to the integrated connection mode.
The storage unit 130 stores a program executed in the portable terminal 10 and data processed. The storage unit 130 stores the integrated connection information 141 under the control of the controller 150. The integrated connection information 141 may be internet information, phone number information, and the like. The integrated connection information 141 allows a user to directly access a desired site or make an outgoing call. As a method of storing the integrated connection information 141, the integrated connection information may be stored when the portable terminal 10 is manufactured, and the integrated connection information input by the user may be stored. In addition, the integrated connection information downloaded by the user through the Internet may be stored as a method of storing the integrated connection information 141. Here, the method of storing the integrated connection information when the mobile terminal 10 is manufactured is that if the service provider server 30 pays the service provider server 20, the service provider server 20 pays the service provider server ( There is a method of providing connection information corresponding to 30 to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 and storing the connection information provided by the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 in the mobile terminal 10.
The controller 150 controls the overall operations of the mobile terminal 10. In particular, the controller 150 includes a data processor 151 for processing Internet data and public wireless communication data transmitted and received from the wireless communication unit 110.
The data processing unit 151 is composed of a modem and a codec. The modem includes a modulator for modulating a transmission signal to output the modulated transmission signal, and a demodulator for demodulating the modulated reception signal output from the wireless communication unit 110 into an original signal. In addition, the codec may include a coder for encoding a transmission signal and transmitting the same to the modulator and a decoder for decoding the coded signal output from the demodulator.
In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the data processing unit 151 has been described as being configured inside the control unit 150, but may be configured independently between the control unit 150 and the wireless communication unit 110. In addition, although one wireless communication unit 110 has been described as processing the wireless Internet and public wireless communication signals, the Internet and the public wireless communication unit may be configured and processed independently of each other.
The display unit 140 visually expresses various types of information related to the state and operation of the portable terminal 10. The display unit 140 displays integrated connection information under the control of the controller 150. Here, the method of displaying the integrated connection information may display the stored connection information as a list or by classifying items. In addition, as a method of displaying integrated connection information, the business connection information and the user-stored integrated connection information may be classified and displayed.
When the integrated connection key is input through the input unit 120 in the portable terminal 10 having the above configuration, the controller 150 detects this and displays the integrated connection information stored in the storage unit 130 on the display unit 140. Display. When the user selects the desired connection information from the displayed integrated connection information, the controller 150 checks this and performs a communication function corresponding to the selected connection information. In other words, if the selected connection information is Internet information, the controller 150 may be directly connected to the site corresponding to the selected Internet information by being connected to the Internet network through the wireless communication unit 110. On the other hand, if the selected connection information is a phone number, the controller 150 dials the selected phone number to perform an outgoing call function through the wireless communication unit 110.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing an integrated connection function according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A-4D. 3A to 3B illustrate screens illustrating screens for displaying connection information according to the present invention. 4A to 4D are exemplary views illustrating screens for setting connection information according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, when the mobile terminal 10 is in the standby mode in step 200, the controller 150 determines whether an integrated connection key is input through the input unit 120 in step 205. When the user inputs the integrated connection key through the input unit 120, the controller 150 detects this and sets the standby mode of the mobile terminal 10 to the integrated connection mode in step 210. The method for setting the integrated connection mode may be set by inputting a function key such as an integrated connection key or by selecting an integrated connection mode from a menu. In the present invention, the controller 150 displays integrated connection information such as Internet information and phone number information on the display unit 140 in the integrated connection mode. In addition, the controller 150 may control the wireless communication unit 110 to perform a communication function corresponding to the selected connection information among the displayed integrated connection information.
In step 215, the controller 150 setting the mode of the portable terminal 10 to the integrated connection mode displays the integrated connection information stored in the storage 130 on the display unit 140. The method of displaying the integrated connection information may be displayed by items as shown in FIG. 3A or in a list as shown in FIG. 3B according to a user's selection. As shown in FIG. 3A, the controller 130 may classify the integrated connection information for each item and display the integrated connection information on the display unit 140. In other words, as illustrated in FIG. 3A, the connection information may be classified into items such as search, shopping, and play.
In addition, the controller 150 may list the integrated connection information as a list as illustrated in FIG. 3B. The connection information listed in the list may be displayed in the order of the stored date, may be displayed in the order of words, and may be displayed in the order of the connection information that the user frequently connects to or makes outgoing calls.
In the method of displaying the integrated connection information, the controller 150 may display the combined connection information and a search window for searching the connection information together. Accordingly, the user may search for the connection information by inputting a keyword corresponding to the desired connection information in the search box.
The controller 150 displaying the integrated connection information confirms whether registration of integrated connection information is selected in step 220. When the user selects registration displayed on the menu as shown in FIG. 4A, the controller 150 detects this and displays the connection information input window as shown in FIG. 4B in step 225. Referring to FIG. 4B, the controller 150 displays an input window for inputting Internet information, an input window for inputting phone number information, and an input window for selecting items to be classified, on the display unit 140. Herein, the connection information input window may further include an input window for inputting a name or a tag indicating the connection information. In addition, a specific service number or IP address may be input as well as a site address in an input window for inputting Internet information. In addition, when an item corresponding to the registered connection information does not exist, a new item may be input in an input window for inputting the item.
The controller 150 determines whether connection information is input to the connection information input window displayed in step 225. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the user inputs www. banking. monghup. Enter com, enter bank in the entry field, and press enter. Then, the controller 150 determines that registration of the connection information is completed. After that, the controller 150 checks the connection information input in step 235, classifies the connection information for each communication function, and stores the connection information in the storage unit 130. The controller 150 may classify the connection information input to the storage unit 130 by communication function, that is, the Internet information may be classified by the Internet information and the phone number information may be stored by the telephone number information, but the Internet information and the telephone number information may be classified. You can also save it without.
As a method of storing the integrated connection information, there is also a method of storing the integrated connection information by downloading. In other words, in the integrated connection mode as shown in FIG. 4C, the menu further includes a download function. When the user selects the download through the input unit 120, the controller 130 detects this and controls the wireless communication unit 110 to connect with the Internet. Therefore, the user can search for and download desired connection information through the connected Internet.
In step 240, the controller 150 adds the registered connection information to the display unit 140 in addition to the integrated connection information displayed in step 215. Referring to FIG. 4D, the controller 150 further displays the item and Internet information input in FIG. 4B in addition to the integrated connection information that was originally displayed.
However, if the connection information registration is not selected in step 220, the controller 150 determines whether an item is selected on the screen displaying the integrated connection information in step 250. When the user selects an item through the input unit 120, the controller 150 detects this and displays connection information corresponding to the selected item in step 255 in a lower area of the selected item as illustrated in FIG. 3A. The controller 150 determines whether at least one connection information is selected from the integrated connection information displayed in step 260. If the user selects the connection information through the input unit 120, the controller 150 detects this and determines the type of the connection information selected in step 270. In other words, the controller 150 determines whether the connection information is Internet information or a phone number.
However, if an item is not selected in step 250, the controller 150 determines whether connection information is selected in step 265. If the connection information is selected, the controller 150 determines whether the selected connection information is Internet information or a phone number in step 270.
If the connection information selected by the user in step 270 is phone number information, the controller 150 performs an outgoing call according to the phone number information confirmed in step 275. That is, the controller 150 dials the confirmed phone number and performs an outgoing call through the wireless communication unit 110. On the other hand, if the connection information selected by the user is the Internet information, the controller 150 connects to the site corresponding to the connection information through the wireless communication unit 110 in step 280. The controller 150 displays the content transmitted from the site on the screen, and performs a function according to a key input through the input unit 120 in step 285.
If the item is not selected in step 250, the controller 150 determines whether the integrated connection mode termination is selected in step 290. When the user inputs a cancel key or an end key through the input unit 120, the controller 150 detects this and ends the integrated connection mode.
In the above, the process of performing the integrated connection mode when the mode of the mobile terminal 10 is in the standby mode has been described as an example. However, the integrated connection mode may also be performed when the portable terminal 10 executes other functions. For example, when the Internet function is performed in the portable terminal 10, the controller 150 may perform an integrated connection mode by the user's selection. In other words, when the Internet function is performed in the mobile terminal 10, the user inputs an integrated connection key. Then, the controller 150 detects this and displays the connection information on the display unit 140. When the user selects the connection information, the controller 150 checks the selected connection information and connects to the site corresponding to the connection information through the wireless communication unit 110.
In addition, the integrated connection mode may be performed in the schedule management or schedule function. If the user inputs the integrated connection key while checking the schedule, the controller 150 may detect the displayed connection information and display the connection information. In this case, if an anniversary such as a birthday is set in the schedule or schedule management, the controller 150 may automatically check the connection information related to shopping for purchasing a gift, access the corresponding site, or perform an outgoing call.
The process of registering the connection information is a process of directly inputting by the user. For example, the connection information may be set in other ways. For example, when a user adds a site that is being accessed from the mobile terminal 10 as a favorite, the controller 150 may automatically recognize and store a site address added as a favorite as connection information.
In the above, the method of performing a function using the integrated connection information stored by the user in the mobile terminal 10 has been described. Hereinafter, a business model will be described when the integrated connection information is business connection information with reference to FIG. 5.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a mobile terminal, a service provider server, and a service provider server are connected through business connection information according to the present invention. In other words, the business connection information stored in the mobile terminal is managed by the service provider server, and the service provider server is a flowchart illustrating a process of paying the service provider server a cost according to the number of times of connection.
Referring to FIG. 5, the mode of the mobile terminal 10 is the integrated connection mode in step 510. This step refers to the detailed description of steps 200 to 265 of FIG. 2. When the connection information is selected in the integrated connection mode in step 510, the controller 150 determines whether the connection information selected in the step 515 is business connection information. If the selected connection information is not business connection information, the controller 150 performs steps 270 to 285 of FIG. 2.
If the selected connection information is business connection information, the controller 150 checks a site address or a phone number corresponding to the business connection information in step 520. Here, the site address is described as an example. In operation 525, the controller 150 transmits a signal for confirming that the site connection request signal corresponding to the selected business connection information and the selected connection information are the business connection information through the wireless communication unit 110. do.
The communication service provider server 20 that receives the connection request signal and the business connection information confirmation signal from the controller 150 of the mobile terminal 10 checks the service provider server that provided the business connection information in step 530. For example, if the transmitted business connection information is a site address, the service provider server 20 checks the service provider server corresponding to the site address.
Next, the communication service provider server 20 transmits an access request signal to the service service provider server 30 corresponding to the business connection information (535). At this time, the communication service provider server 20 includes the connection request signal through the business connection information in the connection request signal and transmits it to the service service provider server 30. The service provider server 30 receives this, and in step 540 confirms that the service provider server is connected through the business connection information included in the access request signal, and checks the communication service provider server 20 that transmits the access request signal. The service provider server 30 confirming the service provider server 20 counts and stores the number of times of connection through the service provider server 20 identified in step 545.
In operation 550, the service provider server 30 storing the number of accesses transmits a connection response signal to the communication service provider server 20. The communication service provider server 20 receiving the access response signal connects the mobile terminal 10 and the service service provider server 30 in step 560. The service provider server 20 counts and stores the number of times of access to the service provider server 30 identified in step 565. As a result, the communication service provider server 20 checks the number of times the service provider server 30 is connected through the business connection information stored in the mobile terminal 10, and pays the service provider server 30 for the number of times that the service provider server 30 is connected. I can receive it.
When the mobile terminal 10 is connected to the service provider server 30 through the wireless communication unit 110, the controller 150 of the mobile terminal 10 functions according to a signal input through the input unit 120 in step 570. Perform.
The service provider server 30 transmits the number of times of connection through the business connection information counted in step 575 to the communication service provider server 20. The communication service provider server 20 having received the number of accesses compares the number of accesses transmitted by the service provider server 30 in step 580 with the number of accesses counted and stored in step 565. The telecommunication service provider server 20 transmits the billing request based on the number of accesses compared in step 585 to the service provider server 30. Each time the service provider server 30 is connected to the service provider server 30 through the business connection information stored in the mobile terminal 10, the service provider server 20 and the service provider server 30 count the number of times of connection. If the total number of times of connection is 200, the service provider server 20 and the service provider server 30 confirm that the number of connection counts of each is 200 times. The service provider server 20 charges the service provider server 30 for a cost corresponding to 200 times.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a charging method according to business connection information of a mobile terminal manufacturer and a service provider server through a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. In other words, the service provider server 30 is a business model for the business model in which the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 pays for the portion of storing the business connection information in the mobile terminal.
The mobile terminal manufacturer 40 receives and stores business connection information provided by the service provider server 30. The service provider server 30 pays the mobile terminal manufacturer 40 for the business connection information provided.
Next, the integrated connection mode is selected in the mobile terminal 10. Steps 610 to 620 are the same as steps 510 to 520 of FIG. 5 and refer to FIG. 5. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 10 transmits the connection request signal and the connection request signal based on the business connection information to the service provider server 30 corresponding to the business connection information identified in step 625.
In operation 630, the service provider server 30 receiving the access request signal checks the portable terminal that requested the access. The portable terminal 10 is a portable terminal 10 manufactured by the portable terminal manufacturer server 40. In operation 635, the service provider server 30 confirming the portable terminal requesting the connection transmits a connection response signal to the portable terminal 10, and the portable terminal 10 is connected to the service provider server 30.
In operation 640, the mobile terminal 10 transmits to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 that the access signal through the business connection information has been transmitted to the service provider server 30. In operation 645, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 checks the service provider server corresponding to the business connection information transmitted from the mobile terminal 10.
The service provider server 30 transmits that the access signal through the business connection information has been received to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 that manufactured the mobile terminal identified in step 630. In operation 655, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 checks the service provider server 30 that transmits the access signal. In this case, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 may store the number of connection times by counting the number of connection signals transmitted from the service provider server 30 and the mobile terminal 10.
7A to 7C are flowcharts illustrating business connection information flows of a mobile terminal, a service provider server, a service provider server, and a mobile terminal manufacturer server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 7A, the service provider server 30 provides the business connection information to the service provider server 20 in step 710. In this case, the service provider server 30 pays the service provider server 20 for the business connection information. In operation 720, the service provider server 20 requests the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 to store the business connection information provided by the service provider server 30 in the mobile terminal 10. In this case, the communication service provider server 20 may pay the cost of the business connection information stored in the mobile terminal 10 to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40. The mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 stores the business connection information provided by the service provider server 20 in the mobile terminal 10 in step 730. After the business connection information is selected by the user using the mobile terminal 10, the mobile terminal 10 transmits a connection request based on the business connection information to the service provider server 20 in step 740. Upon receiving the connection request signal from the mobile terminal 10, the service provider server 20 checks the service provider server 30 that has provided the business connection information. The service provider server 20 and the service provider server 30 check the number of times of connection through the business connection information. The service provider server 30 pays the service provider server 20 according to the confirmed number of times.
Referring to FIG. 7B, the service provider server 30 provides the business connection information to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 in step 810. At this time, the service provider server 30 pays the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 for storing the business connection information. In operation 820, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 transmits the contents of the service provider server 30, which provides the business connection information, to the telecommunication service provider server 20. Thereafter, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 stores the business connection information provided to the mobile terminal 10 in step 830. Next, the mobile terminal 10 transmits a connection request signal based on the business connection information stored in step 840 to the telecommunication service provider server 20. Then, the service provider server 20 transmits a connection request signal to the service provider server 30. In this case, the communication provider server 20 transmits to the service provider server 30 together with the connection request signal that the access request signal is requested through the business connection information in step 850. The service provider server 30 checks the number of times of connection through the business connection information. The service provider server 30 transmits the confirmed number of connections to the portable terminal manufacturer server 40. In addition, the communication service provider server 20 also checks the number of times of connection with the service service provider server 30 through the business connection information and transmits it to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40. Accordingly, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 may compare the number of connections transmitted by the telecommunication service provider server 20 and the service provider server 30, and may charge the service provider server 30 with a cost corresponding to the number of times of connection. .
Referring to FIG. 7C, the service provider server 30 provides business connection information to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 in step 910. At this time, the service provider server 30 pays for the business connection information provided to the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40. Next, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 provides the service provider server 20 with information about the service provider server 30 that provided the business connection information in step 920. In operation 930, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 stores the business connection information provided to the mobile terminal 10. If the user using the mobile terminal 10 selects the business connection information, the mobile terminal 10 transmits a connection request signal according to the selected business connection information (940). At this time, the mobile terminal 10 transmits to the communication service provider server 20 together with the connection request signal that the connection request signal is made through the business connection information. In operation 950, the communication service provider server 20 transmits a connection request signal based on the business connection information to the service service provider server 30. The service provider server 20 connects the mobile terminal 10 and the service provider server 30 and counts the number of times the service provider server 30 is connected to the service provider server 30. In this case, the service provider server 30 also counts the number of times the service provider server 20 is connected to the service provider server 20 through the business connection information. Next, the service provider server 20 and the service provider server 30 compare the number of times of access through the business connection information in step 960, and the service provider server 20 corresponds to the number of times of access to the service provider server 30. To charge.
In addition to the business model described above, when the business connection information is stored in the mobile terminal 10, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 may be provided with a special symbol, a number combination, etc. to the service provider server 30 to receive payment. Business models are also possible. In this case, the service provider server 30 may select a symbol or number combination to be used in the provided special symbol, number combination, and the like, and pay the cost thereof to the portable terminal manufacturer server 40. When the business connection information is stored through the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 as described above, the mobile terminal manufacturer server 40 must store the identification information in the connection information corresponding to the service provider server 30 together. In this case, the identification information is information for recognizing that the service provider server 30 is connected from the mobile terminal 10 of the mobile terminal manufacturer server to which the service provider server has paid.
In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention attached to the claims. .
