KR20100072110A - Method for providing quick menu and system, mobile communication terminal and computer-readable recording medium with program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for offering quick menus offering a menu screen, a mobile communication terminal and a recording medium recording with a computer are provided to output a quick menu which is set with a menu order which is frequently used by a user. CONSTITUTION: A terminal control unit(240) controls a memory unit. The terminal control unit drives a browser and a quick menu module. When the quick menu is requested, the terminal control unit comprises the quick menus set up a menu order with received menu history information. The terminal control unit outputs the quick menu. A wireless communication process unit(270) process wireless data communication including wireless data communication.

Description

Method for Providing Quick Menu and System, Mobile Communication Terminal and Computer-Readable Recording Medium with Program therefor}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a quick menu and a system therefor, a mobile communication terminal and a computer-readable recording medium. More specifically, when the user enters a request key or command for the quick menu while the mobile terminal is connected to the server providing the wireless Internet service and receives the wireless Internet service, the menu history received from the menu history server By using the information to output the quick menu set by the user's frequently used menu order, a method for providing a quick menu that can provide a menu screen suitable for a mobile environment, and the system, mobile terminal and computer for it to read To a recording medium.

Recently, as computers, electronics, and communication technologies have advanced dramatically, various wireless communication services using wireless networks have been provided. Accordingly, a service provided by a mobile communication system using a wireless communication network is developing into a multimedia communication service that transmits data such as circuit data, packet data, as well as voice service.

In general, in order to receive a wireless Internet service using a mobile communication terminal, access a web site provided by a communication company using a Wap or Web browser installed in the terminal and download a web page provided by the server. To the screen.

However, the mobile communication terminal has a small LCD screen compared to a personal PC, a notebook computer, a portable multimedia player (PMP), and other portable digital devices, and thus has a disadvantage in that it cannot output a wireless menu service by configuring many menus on one screen.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a menu history when a user inputs a request key or command for a quick menu while the mobile terminal is connected to a server providing a wireless Internet service and receives a wireless Internet service. Method for providing a quick menu that can provide a menu screen suitable for a mobile environment by outputting a quick menu set in a menu order frequently used by a user by using the menu history information received from the server, and system and mobile communication therefor. The main purpose is to provide a terminal and a computer-readable recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a memory device including a quick menu module for providing a quick menu and a browser for accessing a wireless Internet service providing server; Controlling the memory unit to drive the browser and the quick menu module, and to configure the quick menu in which the menu order is set using the received menu history information when a request for the quick menu is requested, and the quick menu is output. A terminal controller for controlling the control unit to be controlled; And it provides a mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu comprising a wireless communication processing unit for processing a wireless communication function including wireless data communication.

In addition, according to another object of the present invention, a wireless Internet service providing server for providing a wireless Internet service to the mobile communication terminal; And generating menu history information accumulated and received by the user of the mobile communication terminal selected from the wireless internet service from the wireless internet service providing server, and receiving a signal requesting a menu history from the mobile communication terminal. And a menu history server which transmits the menu history information to the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, according to another object of the present invention, a wireless Internet service providing step of receiving a wireless Internet service by accessing a wireless Internet service providing server; A menu history information receiving step of receiving menu history information on a menu selected by a user when a request for a quick menu is made; And configuring the quick menu using the menu history information and setting a menu order, and outputting the quick menu.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a method for providing a quick menu as described above.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user inputs a request key or command for a quick menu while the mobile terminal is connected to a server providing a wireless internet service and receives a wireless internet service, the menu history server By outputting a quick menu set in a menu order frequently used by a user using menu history information received from the user, there is an effect of providing a menu screen suitable for a mobile environment.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that a screen suitable for a mobile environment can be configured by providing a quick menu when a specific shortcut key is input after a separate space is not allocated within a screen receiving a wireless Internet service.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but there may be another configuration between each component. It is to be understood that the elements may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing a quick menu according to the present embodiment.

The system for providing a quick menu according to the present embodiment includes a mobile communication terminal 110, a mobile communication network 120, a wireless Internet service providing server 130, and a menu history server 140.

The mobile communication terminal 110 refers to a terminal that performs normal voice call and data communication through wireless communication in association with the mobile communication network 120.

The mobile communication terminal 110 may include a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, a personal communication service (PCS) phone, a hand-held PC, a CDMA-2000 phone, a WCDMA phone, a portable multimedia player (PMP), PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phones.

The mobile communication terminal 110 receives the wireless Internet service from the wireless Internet service providing server 130, and when there is a request for a quick menu, configures a quick menu using the received menu history information. , To print a quick menu.

The mobile communication terminal 110 performs a function of controlling to output a quick menu when a specific shortcut key is input, and performs a function of controlling the quick menu to disappear when a specific shortcut key is input again.

Here, the quick menu is composed of a plurality of categories, and the mobile communication terminal 110 performs a function of controlling to move to a service page corresponding to the selected category. For example, the category included in the quick menu may be a top category of menu information frequently selected by the user.

In addition, the quick menu provides a search box area, but the mobile communication terminal 110 controls to provide information related to the search word when a specific search word is input in the search box area, and when the information related to the search word is selected, the corresponding service page is provided. Performs a function to control movement.

The mobile communication terminal 110 performs a function of controlling to be sequentially placed on the quick menu starting from the menu most used by the user using menu history information.

When the script is supported, the mobile communication terminal 110 performs a function of controlling the output of the quick menu implemented by the script.

Meanwhile, the mobile communication terminal 110 performs a function of providing a separate quick menu page when the script is not supported.

The mobile communication network 120 is wirelessly connected to the mobile communication terminal 110 to perform various functions such as voice communication service, wireless data service, wireless internet service, video call or message service.

In addition, the mobile communication network 120 relays data transmitted and received between the wireless Internet service providing server 130, the menu history server 140, and the mobile communication terminal 110.

The wireless Internet service providing server 130 and the menu history server 140 have the same configuration as a conventional web server in hardware. However, the software includes a program module implemented in any language such as C, C ++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C and performing various functions.

The wireless Internet service providing server 130 and the menu history server 140 may be implemented in the form of a web server, which is typically an unspecified number of clients and / or other clients via an open computer network such as the Internet. It refers to a computer system connected to a server, which receives a request to perform a task of a client or another web server, derives and provides a work result thereof, and computer software (web server program) installed therefor.

However, in addition to the above-described web server program, it should be understood as a broad concept including a series of application programs (Application Program) operating on the web server and, in some cases, various databases built therein.

The wireless Internet service providing server 130 and the menu history server 140 may be based on operating systems such as DOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, Macintosh, and the like for general server hardware. It can be implemented by using various web server programs, and typical examples include websites used in the Windows environment, Website, Internet Information Server (IIS), and CERN, NCSA, and APPACH used in the Unix environment. Can be.

In addition, the wireless Internet service providing server 130 and the menu history server 140 classifies membership information and information on menus frequently selected by the user, and stores and manages them in a database. The service providing server 130 and the menu history server 140 may be implemented inside or outside.

Such a database refers to a general data structure implemented in a storage system (hard disk or memory) of a computer system using a database management program (DBMS), and can freely search (extract) data, delete data, edit data, and add data. It is a data storage type that can be used, such as relational database management systems (RDBMS) such as Oracle, Infomix, Sybase, DB2, Gemston, Orion, Object-oriented database management system (OODBMS) such as O2 and XML Native Database such as Excelon, Tamino, Sekaiju, etc. can be implemented for the purpose of the present invention. It has the appropriate fields or elements to achieve its function.

The wireless Internet service providing server 130 performs a function of providing a wireless Internet service to the mobile communication terminal 110 via the mobile communication network 120.

The menu history server 140 performs a function of providing menu history information on a menu frequently selected by a user to the mobile communication terminal 110 via the mobile communication network 120.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 110 is provided with a wireless Internet service, when there is a request for a quick menu, by using the received menu history information to configure a quick menu to set the menu, the quick menu It is described as only to output, but this is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, those skilled in the art to which this embodiment belongs to the history of the menu without departing from the essential characteristics of this embodiment When the server 140 requests a quick menu from the mobile communication terminal 110, the server 140 configures a quick menu that sets a menu order using menu history information and controls the server 140 to be output from the mobile communication terminal 110. Modifications and variations will be applicable.

In addition, the menu history server 140 controls the quick menu to be output to the mobile communication terminal 110 when a key input signal for a predetermined shortcut key is received from the mobile communication terminal 110. In the case of receiving the key input signal again from), the quick menu may be controlled to disappear from the mobile communication terminal 110.

In addition, the menu history server 140 may control the menu history information to be sequentially placed on the quick menu starting from the menu most used by the user.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu according to the present embodiment.

The mobile communication terminal 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a memory unit 210, a display unit 220, a key input unit 230, a terminal control unit 240, a microphone 250, a speaker 260, and a wireless communication processing unit. 270 and the like.

The memory unit 210 drives the mobile communication terminal 110 and processes a plurality of software for performing various additional functions such as basic software for performing voice and data communication, a camera function, and a message for transmitting and receiving for wireless communication. Storage means for storing protocol software and the like. To this end, the memory unit 210 is a non-volatile memory, and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) that can modify the contents in byte units or Flash memory that can modify the contents in blocks. ) And SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Randdom Access Memory).

The memory unit 210 may include a program memory 212, a browser 214, and a quick menu module 216.

Here, the program memory 212 is a program for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 110, the browser 214 performs a function of accessing the wireless Internet service providing server 130, the quick menu module 216 ) Serves as a quick menu.

The display unit 220 displays an operation state of the mobile communication terminal 110 including a power supply state, a radio wave reception intensity, a date and time, and when information is transmitted in the form of letters, numbers, and images. Screen display means for outputting this information.

The key input unit 230 includes a numeric button for inputting a number such as a phone number, a character button for inputting a character, a menu selection button, etc. to receive a key or a command from a user who uses the mobile communication terminal 110. Input means.

The terminal control unit 240 is a control means for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 110, the basic function for performing voice and data communication in accordance with the signal input from the key input unit 230 or the wireless communication processing unit 270 In addition, various software stored in the memory unit 210 is executed to perform additional functions. In addition, when data that is not executed immediately is input, the terminal controller 240 transmits the data to the memory 210 and stores the data.

The terminal controller 240 controls each component of the mobile communication terminal 110 and controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 110.

The terminal controller 240 according to the present embodiment drives the browser 214 and the quick menu module 216 by controlling the memory 210, and receives a request from the menu history server 140 when there is a request for a quick menu. Configures a quick menu that sets the menu order by using the menu history information, and controls to output the quick menu.

The terminal controller 240 performs a function of controlling a quick menu to be output when a preset specific shortcut key is input, and performs a function of controlling the quick menu to disappear when a specific shortcut key is input again.

Here, the quick menu is composed of a plurality of categories, and the terminal controller 240 controls to move to a service page corresponding to the selected category.

In addition, the quick menu provides a search box area, but the terminal controller 240 controls to provide information related to the search word when a specific search word is input in the search window area, and moves to a corresponding service page when the information related to the search word is selected. Function to control as possible.

The terminal controller 240 controls to be arranged on the quick menu sequentially from the menu most used by the user using the menu history information.

If a script is supported, the terminal controller 240 controls the output of the quick menu implemented by the script.

Meanwhile, the terminal controller 240 performs a function of providing a separate quick menu page when the script is not supported.

The microphone 250 is a voice input means for converting a voice input of a mobile communication subscriber into an electrical signal and transmitting the electrical signal. The speaker 260 is a voice output means for converting the transmitted voice signal into an audible sound and outputting the audible sound.

The wireless communication processor 270 encodes or decodes a voice signal, performs an equalizer function to remove multipath noise, and performs a digital signal processing function for performing an acoustic data processing function, and converts a signal to be transmitted and received into a baseband signal. Baseband conversion function that performs digital-to-analog conversion and analog-to-digital conversion processing, receives RF (Radio Frequency) signal and converts it into IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal, converts IF signal into RF signal, RF signal processing function for demodulating and amplifying a signal, an antenna function for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal in the air, and the like, and perform wireless communication processing means.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an entire method for providing a quick menu according to the present embodiment.

The mobile communication terminal 110 accesses the wireless Internet service providing server 130 using the loaded browser 214 (S310).

The mobile communication terminal 110 receives a wireless internet service providing server from the wireless internet service providing server 130 via the mobile communication network 120.

The wireless Internet service providing server 130 transmits a signal for requesting a menu history for a menu frequently selected by the user to the menu history server 140 (S320).

After receiving the request signal from the wireless Internet service providing server 130, the menu history server 140 generates menu history information on a menu frequently selected by the user and transmits the generated menu history information to the mobile communication terminal 110 (S330).

The mobile communication terminal 110 receives menu history information from the menu history server 140 via the mobile communication network 120, and menu order based on the received menu history information using the on-board quick menu module 216. Configure the quick menu set (S340).

The mobile communication terminal 110 drives the quick menu while the browser 214 is driven (S350).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a quick menu by a mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment.

The mobile communication terminal 110 is connected to a wireless Internet service providing server by driving a browser 214 mounted therein to receive wireless Internet service (S410).

When a request for a quick menu is input by a user's command or manipulation, the mobile communication terminal 110 drives the quick menu module 216 (S420).

The mobile communication terminal 110 accesses the menu history server 140 via the mobile communication network 120 (S430).

The mobile communication terminal 110 receives menu history information on a menu frequently selected by the user from the menu history server 140 via the mobile communication network 120 (S440).

The mobile communication terminal 110 checks whether the script supports the script (S450).

As a result of checking in step S450, if the script is not supported, the mobile communication terminal 110 configures a quick menu page in which a menu order is set based on the received menu history information using the mounted quick menu module 216 ( S452)

On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S450 that the script is supported, the mobile communication terminal 110 implements the quick menu using the quick menu as a script (S460).

The mobile communication terminal 110 configures a quick menu in which a menu order is set based on the received menu history information using the mounted quick menu module 216 (S470).

The mobile communication terminal 110 outputs a quick menu on the browser 214 (S480).

When the quick menu ends, the mobile communication terminal 110 controls the quick menu to disappear on the browser 214 (S490).

The mobile communication terminal 110 continuously provides a wireless Internet service before the quick menu is output (S492).

5 is an exemplary view according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the mobile communication terminal 110 drives a mounted browser 214 to access the wireless Internet service providing server 130 and then receives and outputs a wireless Internet service. As shown in FIG. 5A, the quick menu does not occupy a separate space in the screen.

When the request for the quick menu is input by a user's command or operation, the mobile communication terminal 110 may drive the quick menu module 216 to output a quick menu as shown in FIG. .

Here, the quick menu may be composed of a plurality of categories as shown in (B) of FIG. 5, and on one side of the quick menu area, a user may search a 'search box area' and web site information for searching for a specific keyword. You can provide a 'site map' area that provides a visual content model for easier retrieval.

In the above description, all elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to the embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each part or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a module. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be included, unless otherwise stated, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be construed in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, when the user inputs a request key or command for a quick menu while the mobile terminal is connected to a server providing a wireless Internet service and receives a wireless Internet service, the present invention receives from a menu history server. Method for providing a quick menu that can provide a menu screen suitable for a mobile environment by outputting the quick menu set in the order of the menu frequently used by the user using the menu history information, and system, mobile terminal and computer therefor Applied to the field of recording media that can be read by, the screen suitable for the mobile environment can be configured by providing a quick menu when a specific shortcut key is input after a separate space is not allocated within the screen receiving the wireless Internet service. It is a very useful invention that produces an effect.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing a quick menu according to the present embodiment;

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu according to the present embodiment;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an entire method for providing a quick menu according to the present embodiment;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a quick menu by a mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment;

5 is an exemplary view according to the present embodiment.

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110: mobile communication terminal 120: mobile communication network

130: wireless Internet service providing server

140: menu history server

Claims (17)

A memory unit including a browser for accessing a wireless Internet service providing server and a quick menu module for providing a quick menu; Controlling the memory unit to drive the browser and the quick menu module, and to configure the quick menu in which the menu order is set using the received menu history information when a request for the quick menu is requested, and the quick menu is output. A terminal controller for controlling the control unit to be controlled; And Wireless communication processing unit for processing a wireless communication function including wireless data communication Mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu comprising a. The method of claim 1, The menu history information, The menu information selected by the user of the wireless Internet service is accumulated and stored in a menu history server, and the terminal controller requests a menu history from the menu history server to receive the menu history information when a request for the quick menu is made. Mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu characterized in that. The method of claim 1, Key input unit for receiving key or command In addition, the terminal control unit is a mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu, characterized in that the control to output the quick menu when a predetermined shortcut key is input from the key input unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The terminal control unit, And controlling the quick menu to disappear when the specific shortcut key is re-entered from the key input unit. The method of claim 1, The quick menu, Comprising a plurality of categories, the terminal control unit for providing a quick menu, characterized in that the control to move to the service page corresponding to the selected category. The method of claim 1, The quick menu, Providing a search box area, the terminal controller controls to provide information related to a search word when a specific search word is input in the search window area, and to move to a corresponding service page when the information related to the search word is selected. Mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The terminal control unit, The mobile communication terminal for providing a quick menu, characterized in that the control using the menu history information to be arranged on the quick menu sequentially from the most used menu by the user. The method of claim 1, The terminal control unit, If a script is supported, the mobile terminal for providing a quick menu, characterized in that for controlling the output of the quick menu implemented by the script. The method of claim 1, The terminal control unit, The mobile terminal for providing a quick menu, characterized in that to provide a separate quick menu page if the script is not supported. A wireless internet service providing server for providing a wireless internet service to a mobile communication terminal; And When the user of the mobile communication terminal receives menu information selected from the wireless internet service and accumulates and stores the menu history information from the wireless internet service providing server, and receives a signal requesting a menu history from the mobile communication terminal, A menu history server for transmitting the menu history information to the mobile communication terminal System for providing a quick menu comprising a. The method of claim 10, The menu history server, When the request for the quick menu from the mobile terminal comprises a quick menu to set the menu order based on the menu history information, characterized in that the quick menu is controlled to be output from the mobile terminal System for providing a menu. The method of claim 11, The menu history server, When a key input signal for a predetermined shortcut key is received from the mobile communication terminal, the quick menu is controlled to be output to the mobile communication terminal. When the key input signal is received from the mobile communication terminal, the quick menu is controlled. The system for providing a quick menu, characterized in that the control to disappear from the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 11, The menu history server, A system for providing a quick menu using the menu history information to control the user to be arranged on the quick menu sequentially from the most used menu. A wireless internet service providing step of accessing a wireless internet service providing server and receiving wireless internet service; A menu history information receiving step of receiving menu history information on a menu selected by a user when a request for a quick menu is made; And A quick menu output step of configuring the quick menu using the menu history information and setting a menu order and outputting the quick menu; Method for providing a quick menu comprising a. The method of claim 14, The quick menu output step, A quick menu output step of configuring a quick menu by setting menu order using the menu history information and controlling to output the quick menu when an input for a predetermined specific shortcut key occurs; And Deleting a quick menu according to a key input for controlling the quick menu to disappear when re-input of the specific shortcut key occurs Method for providing a quick menu comprising a. The method of claim 14, The quick menu output step, A quick menu layout and output step of configuring the quick menu sequentially arranged from the menu most used by the user using the menu history information, and outputting the quick menu. Method for providing a quick menu comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method according to any one of claims 14 to 16.

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