KR20090053076A

KR20090053076A - Mobile terminal, rss system having the mobile terminal and method for providing updated information thereof

Info

Publication number: KR20090053076A
Application number: KR1020070119731A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김현호
Original assignee: 삼성전자주식회사
Priority date: 2007-11-22
Filing date: 2007-11-22
Publication date: 2009-05-27

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) system having the same, and an updated information providing method thereof. It is to provide updated information of the content directly to the terminal. The present invention registers at least one RSS feedback URL and a mobile terminal to receive a push message to an RSS server, and the RSS server accesses the registered RSS feedback URL to check whether the RSS feedback is updated. And, when the RSS feedback of the registered RSS feedback UAL is updated, the RSS server is characterized in that for transmitting a push message for notifying the update of the RSS pad back to the mobile terminal.

RSS, Content, RSS Feedback, RSS Reader, Push Message

Description

Mobile terminal, RSS system having it and its updated information providing method {Mobile terminal, RSS system having the mobile terminal and method for providing updated information etc}

The present invention relates to a technology for providing updated information to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal for providing updated information of content using an RSS (RSS), an RSS system having the same, and providing updated information thereof. It is about a method.

RSS stands for Really Simple Sydication, Resource Description Framework (RDF) Site Summary, or Rich Site Summary, a format designed to easily provide users with updated information on sites where content such as news or blogs is frequently updated. to be. RSS is based on XML (Extensible Markup Language), and is configured to be easily written with minimal information necessary for distribution of title, content, and date.

This RSS technology allows content creators to provide content changes via RSS feedback URLs, and content consumers use RSS readers to obtain new content through the RSS feedback URLs. The RSS reader checks the RSS feedback URL at any given time to see if there is an update and notifies the content consumer if there is any update.

On the other hand, communication terminals that are always connected to the network, such as a personal computer, and which have a stable power supply, can check the RSS feedback URLs frequently and check whether they are updated.

However, in the case of a mobile terminal with relatively limited network connection, it is difficult to run the RSS reader every time to investigate the RSS feedback URL, which is a waste of power and a data communication fee.

In addition, since there is a time difference between the time point at which information of the content is updated and the time point at which the RSS feedback URL is examined, it is inconvenient that the updated information of the content cannot be immediately known through the mobile terminal.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to minimize the power waste problem and data communication expenses caused by the investigation of RSS feedback UL.

A second object of the present invention is to provide updated information of content directly to a mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a registration process for registering at least one RSS feedback UEL and a mobile terminal to receive a push message to an RSS server, and the RSS server accesses the registered RSS feedback UEL. An inquiry process for checking whether the RSS feedback is updated, and if the RSS feedback of the registered RSS feedback URL is updated, the RSS server transmits a push message to the mobile terminal to notify the fact that the RSS padback has been updated. It provides a method for providing updated information of the RSS system, characterized in that it comprises a transmission process.

The present invention also provides a content server having a plurality of RSS feedback UALs, a mobile terminal that receives and transmits at least one RSS feedback UAL, and registers the RSS feedback UAL received from the mobile terminal, and registers the registered RSS feedback. It provides an RSS system comprising an RSS server for accessing the URL and checking whether the RSS feedback is updated, and if so, sending a push message to the mobile terminal to notify the updated fact of the RSS feedback. .

In addition, the present invention provides a registration process of registering an RSS feedback UAL with an RSS server, a receiving process of receiving a push message for notifying the fact that the RSS padback has been updated from the RSS server, and accessing the registered RSS feedback UAL with content of the content. And a display process of receiving and displaying the updated information.

The present invention also provides an input unit for receiving an RSS feedback UAL to register with an RSS server, a push message for transmitting the input RSS feedback UEL to the RSS server, and notifying the RSS padback of an update from the RSS server. A mobile terminal comprising: a receiving wireless communication unit, a control unit for accessing the registered RSS feedback UEL through the wireless communication unit, and receiving updated information of the content; and a display unit for displaying the updated information of the content. To provide.

According to the present invention, when the RSS server conducts an investigation of RSS feedback UAL and notifies the mobile terminal of the updated information of the content and receives the updated information of the content through the mobile terminal, the RSS feedback UAL of the mobile terminal is received. It can solve the power problem caused by the investigation and minimize the data communication expenses.

In addition, when the RSS feedback is conducted through the RSS server and the updated information of the content is notified to the portable terminal, the user can immediately receive the updated information of the contents through the portable terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the RSS system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal 10, an RSS server 20, and a content server 30.

The content server 30 operates a site that provides an RSS service, and has a plurality of RSS feedback URLs. The content server 30 provides updated information of the content to the user connected through the RSS reader program.

The mobile terminal 10 receives at least one RSS feedback URL from a user and transmits it to the RSS server 20 to register it. The mobile terminal 10 may use the RSS reader program to obtain updated information of the content through the corresponding RSS feedback URL.

The RSS server 20 registers the RSS feedback ULEL received by the mobile terminal 10 and checks whether the RSS feedback is updated by accessing the registered RSS feedback ULEL. When the RSS feedback is updated, the RSS server 20 transmits a push message to the portable terminal 20 informing that the RSS feedback has been updated.

In particular, when the mobile terminal 20 receives the push message, the mobile terminal 20 accesses the registered RSS feedback URL of the content server 30 to receive and display updated information of the content. Alternatively, when the push message includes the updated information of the content, the mobile terminal 10 may directly display the updated information of the content included in the push message.

On the other hand, the user may register the RSS feedback UAL to the RSS server 20 through a communication terminal that is connected to the RSS server 20 as well as the mobile terminal 10, and the push message may be received through the mobile terminal 20. . For example, a user may register an RSS feedback URL with the RSS server 20 through a personal computer (PC), and receive a push message through the mobile terminal 20. At this time, when the user registers the RSS feedback UAL through the personal computer, the phone number of the mobile terminal 10 to receive the push message is also registered.

As such, the RSS system 100 according to the present embodiment delegates the role of checking whether the RSS feedback is updated to the RSS server 20, and the mobile terminal 10 uses the push message received from the RSS server 20. Because of the operation, it is possible to reduce the occupancy and the necking of unnecessary processes in the portable terminal 10. This eliminates the waste of power associated with RSS feedback UAL's research and minimizes data communication expenses.

In addition, when the RSS feedback is conducted through the RSS server 20 and the updated information of the content is notified to the portable terminal 10, the user is notified of the updated information of the content through the portable terminal 10. Can be provided. In particular, when the frequency of irradiation by the RSS server 20 is increased, the updated information can be directly received at the time of updating the content.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a memory unit 13, a wireless communication unit 14, and a voice processing unit ( 15) and the display unit 16. The portable terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcast receiver, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and the like.

The controller 11 is a microprocessor that performs overall control operations of the portable terminal 10. The controller 11 controls the provision of updated information of content through RSS.

The input unit 12 provides a plurality of keys for the operation of the portable terminal 10, and generates and transmits a selection signal according to a user's key selection to the control unit 11. The user's selection signal generated through the input unit 12 may include an RSS feedback UL input, a request for updating content, and the like. The input unit 12 may be a keypad, a pointing device such as a touch pad, or an input device such as a touch screen.

The memory unit 13 stores a program necessary for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 10 and data generated while the program is executed, and includes at least one volatile memory device and a nonvolatile memory device. The memory unit 13 stores an RSS reader program 17 for providing updated information of content through RSS.

The wireless communication unit 14 performs a series of wireless communications for transmitting and receiving signals between the RSS server 20 and the content server 30. That is, the wireless communication unit 14 transmits the RSS feedback UAL input through the input unit 12 to the RSS server 20. The wireless communication unit 14 receives a push message from the RSS server 20 and transmits it to the control unit 11. The wireless communication unit 14 requests the updated information of the content from the content server 30, receives the updated information of the requested content from the content server 30, and transmits the updated information to the control unit 11.

The voice processor 15 digitizes the voice signal input to the microphone and outputs voice information received from the controller 11 through the speaker.

The display unit 16 displays information stored in the memory unit 13 including various function menus executed in the portable terminal 10. The display unit 16 displays a pop-up window for requesting whether to update the content according to the received push message, and updated information of the content. As the display unit 16, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a touch screen may be used. The touch screen simultaneously serves as a display device and an input device.

In particular, the control unit 11 controls the provision of updated information of the content through the RSS reader program 17. That is, the control unit 11 transmits the RSS feedback UAL input through the input unit 12 to the RSS server 20 through the wireless communication unit 14, and receives the push message transmitted from the RSS server 20 to update the content. Ask whether or not. In addition, when a content update request is input through the input unit 12, the control unit 11 requests and receives the updated information of the content from the content server 30. The controller 11 displays the updated information of the received content on the display unit 16.

Alternatively, when the push message includes the updated information of the content, the controller 11 may directly display the updated information of the content included in the push message. That is, it may correspond to the case where the amount of updated information of the content is 1 Kbyte or less. The updated information of the content may be attached to the push message in the form of delta information. In this case, the controller 11 does not need to connect to the content server 30 separately. On the other hand, although the amount of updated information of the content included in the push message is exemplified as 1 Kbyte or less, the amount can be further increased with the improvement of the information processing capability of the mobile terminal 10 and the development of communication technology.

How to provide updated information in RSS system

The method for providing updated information of the content of the RSS system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a case in which the mobile terminal 10 accesses the content server 30 to receive the updated information of the content, and the content server. If the description is divided into the case of receiving updated information without access to (30) as follows.

First, the updated information providing method in the case of receiving the updated information of the content by accessing the content server 30 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In operation S51, the mobile terminal 10 requests the RSS server 20 to register the RSS feedback URL. That is, the mobile terminal 10 receives the RSS feedback UAL through the input unit 11 and requests registration of the RSS feedback UAL input through the wireless communication unit 14.

The RSS server 20 registers the RSS feedback UAL received in step S53. The RSS server 20 generates and registers a new schedule to check whether the RSS feedback of the registered RSS feedback URL is updated.

In operation S55, the RSS server 20 accesses the content server 30 according to the registered schedule and checks whether the RSS feedback is updated. In operation S57, the RSS server 20 determines whether the RSS feedback is updated.

If the RSS feedback is not updated as a result of the determination in step S57, the RSS server 20 performs a step S55.

If the RSS feedback is updated as a result of the determination in step S57, the RSS server 20 transmits a push message to the mobile terminal 10 in step S59. In this case, the push message includes information indicating that the specific RSS feedback has been updated.

In step S61, the portable terminal 10 determines whether a content update request is input. That is, when the mobile terminal 10 receives the push message, the display unit 16 displays a pop-up window requesting whether the content is updated according to the received push message. Alternatively, the mobile terminal 10 may output voice information for requesting whether or not the content is updated through the voice processing unit 15.

When the content update request is input through the input unit 12 as a result of the determination in step S61, in step S63, the mobile terminal 10 accesses the registered RSS feedback ULEL of the content server 30 to request updated information of the content. .

In step S65 the content server 30 transmits the updated information of the content to the mobile terminal (10).

In operation S67, the portable terminal 10 displays the updated information of the received content on the display unit 16. Therefore, the user can immediately check the updated information of the content through the display unit 16 of the portable terminal 10.

Meanwhile, in the information providing method according to the first embodiment, an example of receiving a content update request from a user in step S61 is disclosed, but is not limited thereto. That is, when the mobile terminal 10 receives the push message from the RSS server 20 in step S61, the mobile terminal 10 may skip step S61 and perform step S63.

Next, a method of providing updated information when receiving updated information without access to the content server 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 as follows. .

In the updated information providing method according to the second embodiment, processes S71 to S79 are performed in the same manner as the updated information providing method according to the first embodiment, and thus, detailed description thereof will be omitted. same.

The push message transmitted from the RSS server 20 to the mobile terminal 10 in step S79 includes information indicating that the specific RSS feedback has been updated and updated information of the content. In other words, when the content of the updated information of the content is small, the RSS server 20 receives the updated information of the content from the content server. The RSS server 20 may include the updated information of the content in the push message and transmit the updated information to the mobile terminal 10.

In operation S81, the mobile terminal 10 displays the updated information of the content included in the push message on the display unit 16. Therefore, the user can immediately check the updated information of the content through the display unit 16 of the portable terminal 10.

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely presented specific examples to aid understanding, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention may be implemented.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an RSS system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the portable terminal of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing updated information of contents of an RSS system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing updated information of contents of an RSS system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

Registering the at least one RSS feedback URL and a mobile terminal to receive the push message with an RSS server;

An inquiry step of the RSS server accessing the registered RSS feedback URL and checking whether the RSS feedback is updated;

The RSS server, if the RSS feedback of the registered RSS feedback is updated, the RSS server transmits a push message for notifying the update of the RSS pad back to the mobile terminal; The updated RSS system comprising a How to Provide Information.

The method of claim 1, wherein the registration process,

The updated information providing method of the RSS system, characterized in that performed via the portable terminal or a personal computer.

The method of claim 1, wherein the registration process,

Register a schedule for checking whether the RSS feedback of the received RSS feedback UAL is updated together,

And wherein the searching process is performed according to the registered schedule.

The method of claim 3, wherein

And receiving, by the mobile terminal, the push message, accessing the registered RSS feedback UEL, and displaying and displaying updated information of the content.

The method of claim 4, wherein the displaying process comprises:

Requesting, by the portable terminal, whether the content is updated according to the received push message;

And when the update request is inputted to the portable terminal, accessing the registered RSS feedback UEL to receive and display updated information of the content.

The method of claim 3, wherein

And the push message includes updated information of the content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the updated information of the content is less than 1 Kbyte and is delta information.

The method of claim 7, wherein

And when the portable terminal receives the push message, displaying the updated information of the content included in the push message.

A content server having a plurality of RSS feedback URLs;

A mobile terminal for receiving and transmitting at least one RSS feedback UAL;

Registers the RSS feedback URL received from the mobile terminal, accesses the registered RSS feedback URL, checks whether the RSS feedback is updated, and if updated, sends a push message to notify the updated fact of the RSS feedback. RSS server for transmitting to the mobile terminal.

The method of claim 9, wherein the RSS server,

And a schedule for checking whether or not the received RSS feedback URL is updated with the received RSS feedback URL.

The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the portable terminal comprises:

Receiving the push message, accesses the registered RSS feedback URL and receives and displays updated information of the content.

The method of claim 10,

And the push message includes updated information of the content.

The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the portable terminal comprises:

And displaying the updated information of the content included in the push message.

A registration process of registering the RSS feedback URL with an RSS server;

A receiving step of receiving a push message for notifying that the RSS padback has been updated from the RSS server;

And displaying the updated information of the content by accessing the registered RSS feedback UAL and displaying the updated information of the content.

The method of claim 14, wherein the display process,

Requesting whether or not to update the content according to the received push message;

And receiving and displaying the updated information of the content by accessing the registered RSS feedback UL when the request for updating the content is input.

The method of claim 14,

And the push message includes updated information of the content.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the updated information of the content is less than 1 Kbyte and is delta information.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the marking process

And displaying updated information of the content included in the push message.

An input unit for receiving an RSS feedback URL to register with an RSS server;

A wireless communication unit for transmitting the input RSS feedback URL to the RSS server, and receiving a push message for notifying that the RSS padback has been updated from the RSS server;

A control unit which accesses the registered RSS feedback URL via the wireless communication unit and receives updated information of content;

And a display unit for displaying the updated information of the content.

The method of claim 19, wherein the control unit,

Request whether to update the content according to the received push message through the display unit;

And when the update request for the content is input through the input unit, accesses the registered RSS feedback URL and receives updated information of the content and displays the updated information on the display unit.

The method of claim 19,

And the push message includes updated information of the content.

The portable terminal of claim 21, wherein the updated information of the content is less than 1 Kbyte and is delta information.

The method of claim 22, wherein the control unit,

And displaying the updated information of the content included in the push message on the display unit.