KR20090039017A - Method and system for downloading contents by reservation using mobile terminal and the mobile terminal therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for downloading contents by reservation using a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal for the same are provided to improve the availability of a mobile terminal by downloading contents through an access at a reserved time. A terminal agent receives the information about one or more contents(S400). The terminal agent uses an alarm API(Application Program Interface) and a download reservation time of the contents is set to the alarm unit of the mobile terminal(S404). If it is the set up time for content download as described above, the alarm part activates the terminal agent of the idle state(S412,S416). The mobile terminal connects to the content server(S418). The mobile terminal downloads the corresponding contents(S420).

Description

Method and System for Downloading Contents by Reservation using Mobile Terminal and the Mobile Terminal therefor}

The present invention relates to a method and system for downloading content reservation using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to receive content information from a content information storage medium through short-range wireless communication in a mobile terminal, and to execute a content server through a wired / wireless communication network at a reservation time set by a user. The present invention relates to a method and system for downloading content reservation using a mobile terminal to download a corresponding content after accessing the same, and a mobile terminal for the same.

In general, short-range wireless communication technology to wirelessly connect devices in a relatively close distance to send and receive a variety of data between each other, these short-range wireless communication technology according to the data transmission method, respectively RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) , Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB (Ultra WideBand), NFC (Near Field Communication), etc. can be classified in various ways.

Such short-range wireless communication technology has been gradually developed, and recently, it has been widely used as an application service technology for providing various data and contents in the mobile communication field. For example, the mobile terminal has been applied to a service for downloading a desired content among contents stored in a content storage medium by performing short-range wireless communication with a content storage medium storing various contents such as a digital newspaper, books, records, movies, and the like.

However, when downloading content from the mobile terminal through such short-range wireless communication, it is necessary to go through the various steps from the process of confirming the information about the content to purchase to the process of downloading the content by accessing the content server according to the information There is a problem that it takes a long time to use the content. In particular, in the short-range wireless communication between the mobile terminal and the content storage medium, the data transmission rate is very low, such as several hundred kbps or less, so that a large amount of time is required when transmitting large-scale contents such as music, newspapers, and movies through the short-range wireless communication method. In addition, when a call is received from the mobile terminal while the content is downloaded to the mobile terminal, there is a problem such that the download is interrupted.

In addition, in order to download the content that changes periodically, such as daily newspapers or learning materials from the mobile terminal, there is a hassle to download the content every time, especially during busy time zones such as commute time or when there is a lot of data traffic In the case of receiving the content download, the data transmission and reception state deteriorates, and thus the content download is not completed and the content download must be abandoned.

Therefore, there has been a demand in the technical field for the development of a technology for easily downloading contents to a mobile terminal without limiting the use of the mobile terminal or waiting for a long time.

The present invention is to solve the above-described problems, the mobile terminal first receives the information of the content to download from the content information storage medium through the short-range wireless communication, and is activated at the download scheduled time set by the user received It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for downloading content reservation using a mobile terminal for downloading the corresponding content from a content server through a wired or wireless communication network using the content information.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to check the download expiration period when the mobile communication terminal repeatedly downloads the content (eg daily newspaper, etc.) that the content is changed periodically, the scheduled download of the content is repeated before the expiration period The present invention provides a method and system for downloading content reservation using a mobile terminal to be made, and a mobile terminal for the same.

Content reservation download method using a mobile terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

A first step of receiving and storing information on at least one content to be downloaded by performing short-range wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing a plurality of content information in a terminal agent of a mobile terminal; A second step of setting a download reservation time of the content in an alarm unit of the mobile terminal by using an alarm application program interface (API) in the mobile terminal of the mobile terminal and switching to an idle state; A third step of checking, by the alarm unit of the mobile terminal, whether the set content download reservation time has arrived, and activating the idle agent by using an alarm API when it arrives; And a fourth step of accessing a content server providing the content according to the stored content information and downloading the corresponding content when the terminal agent is activated.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first step may include: periodically waking up the content information storage medium using short-range wireless communication in the mobile terminal; Setting up a data communication path between the content information storage medium and the mobile terminal; Requesting the information of the content from the terminal agent of the mobile terminal through the short range wireless communication path to the content information storage medium and receiving the requested content information; And checking the received content information in the terminal agent and selecting whether to download the content.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third step may further include checking, by the alarm unit, a download expiration period from the information of the content. In this case, when the download expiration period does not arrive, the set content The terminal agent in the idle state is activated every download scheduled time of the.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fourth step may further include displaying the downloaded content on the standby screen by the terminal agent.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the short range wireless communication is preferably performed by any one of an RFID method, a ZigBee method, a Bluetooth method, and an NFC method.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fourth step may further include determining whether the mobile terminal is connected to a wired internet. If the mobile terminal is connected to the wired internet, the content is transmitted through the wired internet. Download the content, and if not connected to the wired Internet, characterized in that to download the content over the wireless Internet.

In addition, the content reservation download system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

A content information storage medium capable of short-range wireless communication and storing at least one content information; A content server that stores a plurality of contents and provides the contents according to a download request for specific contents; Perform a short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium to request and receive the information of the content to be downloaded to the content information storage medium, and set the download reservation time of the content using an alarm API, and then switch to an idle state. A mobile terminal activated at the set reservation time through the alarm API and downloading the contents from the corresponding content server according to the received contents information; And a data communication network for transmitting and receiving data between the mobile terminal and the content server.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the content information storage medium may include a memory unit in which a plurality of content information is stored; A storage medium controller configured to transmit corresponding content information to the mobile terminal through short-range wireless communication in response to a request for the content information of the mobile terminal; And a short range wireless communication unit for performing short range wireless communication with the mobile terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the short range wireless communication is preferably performed by any one of an RFID method, a ZigBee method, a Bluetooth method, and an NFC method.

In addition, a mobile terminal having a content reservation download function according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

A short range wireless communication unit configured to perform short range wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing at least one piece of content information; Receives the information of the content to download through the short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium, and after setting the download scheduled time of the content using the alarm API is switched to the idle state, the download reservation through the alarm API A terminal agent activated at a time and downloading the contents by accessing a corresponding content server according to the received contents information; An alarm unit configured to set a download scheduled time of the content by the terminal agent through the alarm API, and activate the terminal agent when the scheduled time arrives by checking whether the scheduled time arrives; A data communication unit for performing data transmission and reception through a mobile communication network between the terminal agent and a content server; And a memory storing a download reservation time of the content and the downloaded content.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the mobile terminal may further include a display unit displaying the downloaded content, wherein the display unit displays the downloaded content as a standby screen.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal agent is connected to the content server via the wired Internet to download the content, and determines whether the wired Internet is connected to the wired Internet and connected to the wired Internet If not, it is characterized in that for accessing the content server via the wireless Internet to download the content.

In an embodiment of the present invention, short-range wireless communication in the mobile terminal is preferably performed by any one of an RFID method, a ZigBee method, a Bluetooth method and an NFC method.

According to the present invention, the mobile terminal simply receives the content information through short-range wireless communication, and the mobile terminal accesses the content server at the desired reservation time (for example, a free time) by using the received content information. Therefore, the user can prevent the inconvenience of waiting for a long time due to the content download and improve the user's time and usability of the mobile terminal.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the content is periodically downloaded, the user needs to download the content every time by checking the download expiration period from the received content information so that the scheduled download is repeatedly performed within the expiration period. The user's time utilization and content use are convenient.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings it will be described in detail with respect to the content reservation download method, system and mobile terminal for using the mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a content reservation system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a content reservation system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a content information storage medium 110, a mobile terminal 120, a mobile communication network 130, and a content server 140. Here, in another embodiment of the present invention, the content purchase system further includes a wired terminal 150 and an internet network 160. In this case, the content server 140 may be connected to the mobile communication network 130 or may be connected to the internet network 160.

The content information storage medium 110 stores information about a plurality of contents in an internal memory, and preferably stores lists of the plurality of contents together. Such content information includes all information about the corresponding content such as the content and format of the content, the content provider, the information of the purchased user, the download expiration period, and the download method. Such content information is preferably set in advance by a content service provider.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the content information storage medium 110 is purchased by the user of the mobile terminal 120 to download the content from the content service provider in advance. That is, the content information storage medium 110 is sent by the corresponding content service provider to the user of the mobile terminal 120 that purchased it, and the content information storage medium 110 stores the content information because the content information storage medium 110 contains the legitimate user information. If the user information stored in the medium 110 and the user information of the mobile terminal 120 do not coincide with each other, the operation is not performed normally.

Meanwhile, the content information storage medium 110 of the present invention performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120 to receive a request for information of a specific content from the mobile terminal 120 and transmit the information of the corresponding content to the mobile terminal 120. To send). To this end, the content information storage medium 110 preferably includes a communication module for performing near field communication with the mobile terminal 120.

The mobile terminal 120 selects and receives content information to be downloaded from the content information storage medium 110 through short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110. To this end, the mobile terminal 120 includes a communication module for short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110. In addition, the mobile terminal 120 uses the content information received from the content information storage medium 110 to access the content server 140 via the mobile communication network 130 to download the corresponding content. At this time, the mobile terminal 120 is set to the download scheduled time using the alarm API (Alarm Application Program Interface) and then switched to the idle (idle) state, after that, when the download scheduled time arrives again through the alarm API It is activated (driven) to access the content server 140 that provides the content and download the content.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 uses the wired terminal 150 that can access the Internet network 160 according to the method of downloading the purchased content information, to retrieve the corresponding content from the content server 140. Download it. More specifically, the mobile terminal 120 is connected to the wired terminal 150 through a USB link, the wired terminal 150 is connected to the content server 140 via the Internet network 160 to download the content and then The mobile terminal 120 transmits the data to the mobile terminal 120 again. In this case, the download method of the content information will be a case that can be downloaded from another terminal.

The mobile terminal 120 is a concept including all wireless devices capable of receiving a mobile communication service by connecting to a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA). In particular, the mobile terminal 120 of the present invention includes a general mobile terminal capable of transmitting and receiving packet data as well as a voice call.

The mobile communication network 130 includes all mobile communication networks for relaying wireless data between the mobile terminal 120 and the content server 140. For example, the mobile communication network 130 of the present invention includes a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, a Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) network, and a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) network. It includes high speed download packet access (HSDPA), next-generation mobile Internet, WiBro (Wireless Broadband) network, WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, and next-generation mobile communication network. These communication networks are well known and will not be described. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 120 may be wirelessly connected to the Internet network 160 through the mobile communication network 130. In this case, the mobile communication network 130 serves as a gateway for interworking with the Internet network 160. It is preferable to include (not shown).

The content server 140 includes a content DB 170 for storing a plurality of contents therein. When the content server 140 receives a content request message including content information from the mobile terminal 120, the content server 140 searches for the corresponding content and moves to the content DB 170. Transmission to the terminal 120. At this time, it is preferable to perform the process of checking the content information transmitted from the mobile terminal 120. In this case, the content server 140 transmits the corresponding content to the mobile terminal 120 through the mobile communication network 130 or the Internet network 160. Here, the content DB 170 may be implemented inside the content server 140 or may be implemented as a separate device outside the content server 140 and interworked with the content server 140.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the wired terminal 150 may communicate with the mobile terminal 120 using a cable link such as USB, and also communicate with the content server 140 through the Internet network 160. In particular, the wired terminal 150 receives content information from the mobile terminal 120 and accesses the content server 140 through the Internet network 160 using the content information, and downloads the corresponding content from the content server 140. It receives and transmits it to the mobile terminal 120.

As described above, in the content reservation download system using the mobile terminal of the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 receives the content information from the content information storage medium 110 through short-range wireless communication, and the mobile terminal 120 receives the alarm API. After setting the download reservation time set through the, if the download reservation time arrives after the mobile terminal 120 in the idle state is activated again through the alarm API is activated through the mobile communication network 130, the content server 140 Access to download content. In this case, when the mobile terminal 120 is connected to the wired terminal 150, the mobile terminal 120 may download content from the content server 140 through the wired terminal 150 and the internet network 160. As such, the content download from the mobile terminal 120 is performed at a time desired by the user, that is, at a time when the mobile terminal 120 is not used (for example, at night time with low data traffic), thereby reducing the waiting time according to the content download. It is possible to facilitate the use of the mobile terminal 120.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a content information storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the content information storage medium 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a short range wireless communication unit 111, a memory 112, and a storage medium controller 113.

The short range wireless communication unit 111 is responsible for a function of transmitting and receiving various data and information by performing short range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120. That is, the mobile terminal 120 receives the content information request signal from the mobile terminal 120 and transmits the corresponding content information to the mobile terminal 120 through short-range wireless communication. As described above, the short range wireless communication preferably includes ZigBee communication, UWB communication, Bluetooth communication, RFID communication, NFC communication, and the like.

The memory 112 stores information about a plurality of contents. At this time, it is desirable to store the lists for each content together. Such content information preferably includes all information related to the purchase and download of the content, including the download expiration period of the content, provider and buyer information of the content.

The storage medium controller 113 controls the overall operation and function of the content information storage medium 110. In particular, the storage medium control unit 113 retrieves the corresponding content information from the memory 112 according to the content information request received from the mobile terminal 120 through the short range wireless communication unit 111 and moves it through the short range wireless communication unit 111. Transmission to the terminal 120. In this way, the storage medium controller 113 controls the operation of each component in connection with the transmission of content information through the short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120, and the overall communication so that the communication between the other components proceed smoothly Monitor and control the operation.

3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an RF unit 121, a storage unit 122, a terminal agent 123, a near field communication unit 124, a display unit 125, and an alarm. The unit 126 and the terminal controller 127 are configured.

The RF unit 121 performs a function of the mobile terminal 120 is connected to the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 to transmit and receive various data and signals.

The storage unit 122 stores user data generated by a user and data transmitted / received during communication, including an application program required for a function according to the present invention. The storage unit 122 largely includes a program area and a data area. The data area stores content information, terminal information, additional service information, etc. provided according to the present invention, and the program area provides a virtual machine (VM) program for receiving content information and downloading the corresponding content according to the present invention. Save it. That is, the virtual machine VM is driven according to a control signal of the terminal controller 127 to receive content information and to download the corresponding content from the content server 140 using the received content information. A user interface (UI) for receiving information and inputting and outputting a user's signal related to downloading the content is executed, and the content information request signal and the content download request signal are respectively transmitted to the content information storage medium 110 and the content server 140. Create and pass

The terminal agent 123 receives information of a content to be downloaded through short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 using a virtual machine (VM) program, and when a download reservation time set by a user arrives thereafter. Using the received content information, the content server 140 is accessed through the mobile communication network 130 to download content. To this end, the terminal agent 123 performs a short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 to receive the information of the content to be downloaded and uses the alarm API (Application Program Interface) to determine the scheduled download time of the content. 126), then the system enters the idle state. Afterwards, when the scheduled download time of the content arrives, the terminal agent 123 is reactivated through the alarm API and connected to the corresponding content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 according to the previously received content information. Download it. Here, the alarm API is preferably an API provided by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the mobile terminal 120.

The short range wireless communication unit 124 performs a short range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 to transmit and receive various data and information. That is, it is responsible for transmitting a content information request signal to the content information storage medium 110 and receiving the corresponding content information from the content information storage medium 110.

The display unit 125 receives and displays a list of content information from the content information storage medium 110 and displays all of the downloading process of the content. Here, the display unit 125 may visually or audibly display all situations related to the reception of the content information and the download of the content according to the present invention.

The alarm unit 126 sets the download reservation time by the terminal agent 123 through the alarm API, and then checks whether the set download reservation time has arrived. If the set download scheduled time arrives, the terminal agent 123 is activated through an alarm API. The terminal agent 123 reactivated as described above is connected to the content server 140 to download the corresponding content.

The terminal controller 127 controls the overall operation and function of the mobile terminal 120. In particular, the terminal controller 127 controls the operation of each component in connection with the reception of content information and the heading content download in the mobile terminal 120, and communication between the other components is performed in order to perform the function of the present invention. Monitor and control the whole operation to proceed smoothly. In addition, the terminal controller 127 periodically transmits a wake-up signal to the content information storage medium 110 before performing short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110. Thereafter, when the wake-up signal is received after the content information storage medium 110 is initialized, the data communication path is set up between the terminal controller 127 and the content information storage medium 110. Subsequently, when the terminal agent 123 transmits the content information request signal to the content information storage medium 110 through the short range wireless communication path, the content information storage medium 110 transmits the content information to the mobile terminal through the short range wireless communication path. 120). In this case, the mobile terminal 120 receives and displays a list of a plurality of content information from the content information storage medium 110, and the mobile terminal 120 receives a selection signal for one of them from the user and selects the selection signal. To the content information storage medium 110.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content reservation download method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the mobile terminal 120 performs a short range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 to request information of a content to be downloaded and receives corresponding content information (S400). Preferably, the received content information is stored in the storage unit 122 of the mobile terminal 120. The content information storage medium 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a module purchased by a user of the mobile terminal 120 in various ways, and transmits and receives specific data with the mobile terminal 120 through short-range wireless communication. As such a purchase method, for example, a method of purchasing from a home page of a content service provider, a method of visiting in person, and making a phone call may be used. Here, the S400 process of the mobile terminal 120 periodically wakes up the content information storage medium 110 using short-range wireless communication, and the content information storage medium 110 and the mobile terminal 120. A process of setting up a data communication path between the mobile terminal 120 and a request for information of the content through the data communication path from the mobile terminal 120 to the content information storage medium 110, and receiving the requested content information; Checking the content information received from the mobile terminal 120 and selecting whether to download the content information.

As an example of the present invention, assuming that the mobile terminal 120 performs short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 using the RFID technology, the content information storage medium 110 has contents (for example, music) therein. , Magazines, movies, and the like) may be an RFID tag, and a user may tag the mobile terminal 120 equipped with the RFID reader to a specific tag corresponding to the content to be downloaded. Receive content information. As another example of the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 is tagged with an RFID tag in which content information is stored, and a plurality of downloadable contents lists are received and displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 120. The corresponding content information may be received from the RFID tag. As described above, various methods of selecting content information using a short range wireless communication technology may be implemented. As another example of the present invention, when using ZigBee communication, the mobile terminal 120 executes a virtual machine (VM) program to periodically wake up the content information storage medium 110, and the content information storage medium ( When 110 is initialized, the Zigbee communication path with the mobile terminal 120 is set up. Subsequently, the mobile terminal 120 may request content information from the content information storage medium 110 through the Zigbee communication path and receive the corresponding content information.

As such, when content information is received from the mobile terminal 120, the mobile terminal 120 checks whether the corresponding content is downloaded (S402). This is a procedure for confirming to the content information storage medium 110 that the mobile terminal 120 to download the corresponding content when the mobile terminal 120 receives the content information from the content information storage medium 110. For example, when subscribing a specific electronic newspaper using the mobile terminal 120, when the mobile terminal 120 receives the information of the electronic newspaper in the content information storage medium 110 including the information of the electronic newspaper. When the message “Do you want to download the ○○ daily report 1 month subscription?” Message is displayed on the display unit 124, and then a selection signal for executing the electronic newspaper is received from the user at the mobile terminal 120. This is transmitted to the content information storage medium 110 to check whether the content is executed.

When the mobile terminal 120 confirms the content download, the terminal agent 123 of the mobile terminal 120 sets the download scheduled time of the corresponding content in the alarm unit 126 of the mobile terminal 120 using the alarm API ( In operation S404, the terminal agent 123 is switched to an idle state so as not to waste resources of the mobile terminal 120 (S406). In this case, it is preferable to set a content download reservation time in a time zone where there is little use of the mobile terminal 120, such as dawn time, or in a time zone desired by other users.

On the other hand, the user can change the download reservation time of the predetermined content as needed. At this time, the terminal agent 123 of the mobile terminal 120 determines whether a download reservation time change signal is input (S408), and when a download reservation time change signal is input from the user, the terminal agent 123 according to the user's input signal. The download reservation time of the preset content is changed (S410).

Thereafter, the alarm unit 126 checks whether the content download reservation time set (or changed) as described above has arrived (S412), waits if the content download reservation time has not arrived, and if it arrives, the download of the corresponding content expires. Check whether the period has elapsed (S414). If the corresponding content download expiration period has elapsed, all of the download process is terminated. If the content download expiration period has not elapsed, the terminal agent 123, which is switched to the idle state by using the alarm API, is reactivated (S416). Thus, the terminal agent 123 is activated again and accesses the content server providing the corresponding content through the mobile communication network 130 using the previously stored content information (S418) and downloads the corresponding content from the content server (S420).

In this case, in another embodiment of the present invention, the user may manually download the corresponding content by using the content information received from the mobile terminal 120. In this case, the user may operate the mobile terminal 120 to access the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 to download the corresponding content. Further, in another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 is connected to a wired terminal (eg, a PC, etc.) 150 via a USB link, and the content server through the internet network 160 in the wired terminal 150. After accessing the server 140, the corresponding content may be downloaded and transmitted to the mobile terminal 120 through the USB link.

In addition, the mobile terminal 120 may display the downloaded content on the display unit 124 as a standby screen. In this way, the user can immediately check the download of the corresponding content through the standby screen of the display unit 124, and immediately use (or execute) it.

As described above, in the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 first receives information of content to be easily downloaded in a short time through short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110, and reserves the download of the corresponding content. After setting the time, it is switched to the idle state, and when the scheduled time arrives, the mobile terminal 120 is reactivated and connected to the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 or the internet network 160 to access the corresponding content. Download it.

In the above, the method of downloading content reservation in the mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal have been described. Such a technical configuration of the present invention will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and the meanings of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the scope and equivalent concepts thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Currently, mobile terminals have become an indispensable necessity for modern people, and various information and services are provided using these mobile terminals. The present invention provides a large amount of time and a large amount of use time of the mobile terminal because the user of the mobile terminal can download a large amount of content at a leisure time after receiving only the content information simply and quickly when purchasing content in the mobile terminal. It seems to be very useful to the modern people who want to receive it.

In particular, by separating content purchases from actual content downloads in time, users do not need to wait for long periods of time for content downloads at the time of frequent use of mobile terminals, thereby enabling users to utilize efficiency and use of mobile terminals. Therefore, the present invention is expected to be widely applied in the future.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a content reservation system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a content information storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content reservation download method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: content information storage medium 120: mobile terminal

130: mobile communication network 140: content server

150: wired terminal 160: Internet network

170: content DB

Claims (13)

A first step of receiving and storing information on at least one content to be downloaded by performing short-range wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing a plurality of content information in a terminal agent of a mobile terminal; A second step of setting a scheduled download time of the content in an alarm unit of the mobile terminal by using an alarm application program interface (API) in the mobile terminal of the mobile terminal and switching to an idle state; A third step of checking, by the alarm unit of the mobile terminal, whether the set content download reservation time has arrived, and activating the idle agent by using an alarm API when it arrives; And A fourth step of accessing a content server providing the content according to the stored content information and downloading the corresponding content when the terminal agent is activated; Content reservation download method using a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the first step, Periodically waking up the content information storage medium using short-range wireless communication in the mobile terminal; Setting up a data communication path between the content information storage medium and the mobile terminal; Requesting the information of the content from the terminal agent of the mobile terminal through the short range wireless communication path to the content information storage medium and receiving the requested content information; And Checking the received content information in the terminal agent and selecting whether to download the content; Content reservation download method using a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step, The alarm unit further comprises the step of checking the download expiration period from the information of the content, If the download expiration period does not arrive, the content reservation download method using a mobile terminal, characterized in that for activating the idle terminal agent for each download reservation time of the set content. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth step, And displaying the downloaded content on the standby screen in the terminal agent. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The short-range wireless communication is a content reservation download method using a mobile terminal, characterized in that executed in any one of the RFID method, ZigBee (ZigBee) method, Bluetooth method and NFC method. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fourth step, Determining whether the mobile terminal is connected to a wired internet; Downloading the content through the wired internet when connected to the wired internet, and downloading the content through the wireless internet when not connected to the wired internet. A content information storage medium capable of short-range wireless communication and storing at least one content information; A content server that stores a plurality of contents and provides the contents according to a download request for specific contents; Perform a short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium to request and receive the information of the content to be downloaded to the content information storage medium, and set the download reservation time of the content using an alarm API, and then switch to an idle state. A mobile terminal activated at the set reservation time through the alarm API and downloading the contents from the corresponding content server according to the received contents information; And A data communication network for transmitting and receiving data between the mobile terminal and a content server; Content reservation download system using a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a The method of claim 7, wherein the content information storage medium, A memory unit storing a plurality of content informations; A storage medium controller configured to transmit corresponding content information to the mobile terminal through short-range wireless communication in response to a request for the content information of the mobile terminal; And A short range wireless communication unit for performing short range wireless communication with the mobile terminal; Content reservation download system using a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method according to claim 7 or 8, The short range wireless communication is a content reservation download system using a mobile terminal, characterized in that executed in any one of the RFID method, ZigBee (ZigBee) method, Bluetooth method and NFC method. A short range wireless communication unit configured to perform short range wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing at least one piece of content information; Receives the information of the content to download through the short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium, after setting the scheduled download time of the content using the alarm API is switched to the idle (idle) state, and through the alarm API A terminal agent activated at the download reservation time and downloading the contents by accessing a corresponding content server according to the received contents information; An alarm unit configured to set a download scheduled time of the content by the terminal agent through the alarm API, and activate the terminal agent when the scheduled time arrives by checking whether the scheduled time arrives; A data communication unit for performing data transmission and reception through a mobile communication network between the terminal agent and a content server; And A memory for storing a download reservation time of the content and the downloaded content; Mobile terminal having a content reservation download function comprising a. The method of claim 10, wherein the mobile terminal, Further comprising a display unit for displaying the downloaded content, The mobile terminal having a content reservation download function, characterized in that to display the downloaded content to the display on the standby screen. The method of claim 10, wherein the terminal agent, Determines whether or not the user is connected to the wired Internet, and if the user is connected to the wired Internet, accesses the content server through the wired internet to download the content, and if not connected to the wired internet, accesses the content server through the wireless internet. The mobile terminal having a content reservation download function, characterized in that to download the content. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, The short-range wireless communication is a mobile terminal having a content reservation download function, characterized in that executed in any one of the RFID method, ZigBee (ZigBee) method, Bluetooth method and NFC method.

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