KR20100123346A - System and method for providing mobile internet service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for providing mobile internet service are provided to supplement the bandwidth boundary of the mobile radio communications network. CONSTITUTION: A selection part selects the web page of N(N is the natural number) based on the access frequency information among a plurality of web pages. A broadcasting part uses the address information of the web page of N to connect to the webpage offering server. A server of mobile communications company(110) transmits the webpage which is frequently connected to a terminal(120) prior to a request for the webpage through a broadcast network(140). A downloader downloads the web page of N through the broadcast network.

Description

System and method for providing mobile internet service {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE INTERNET SERVICE}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for providing mobile internet services.

As the use of internet information including multimedia increases, Internet browsing on mobile terminals is greatly required. In addition, as the mobile communication technology is developed, the data transmission speed is increasing, and as a result, data-based services such as Internet browsing are spreading.

LG Telecom (OZ), such as OZ, provides services to view web pages such as Naver and YouTube on mobile phones, but the hardware (H / W) performance and network (N / W) of mobile phones are still available. Due to speed constraints, the page loading speed is relatively slow compared to a personal computer (PC). This is because the bandwidth of the mobile communication data network is limited because it takes time for information to be downloaded from the Internet in order to receive a desired page.

Meanwhile, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) is a digital broadcasting system that broadcasts video information and audio information digitally. In this case, the digital broadcasting system may transmit data information in addition to image information and audio information. However, since the digital broadcasting system broadcasts data information, it is not possible to send different data for each user. Moreover, since digital broadcasting systems transmit only one type of data in the same region, users in the same region can all receive the same information.

Conventionally, a service such as receiving music or the like in advance in a night time when a user sleeps in a mobile communication network has been proposed. However, in the case of a change of information to be received in advance during the daytime, there is no real time and thus gains a benefit. The disadvantage is that it is difficult.

Accordingly, there is an urgent need for the development of systems and methods related to incorporating various broadcasting channel such as DMB into data service of mobile communication.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile Internet service that can supplement the bandwidth limitations of a mobile communication network by selectively connecting a mobile communication network (W-CDMA, EVDO, etc.) and a broadcasting network (DMB, etc.) when the mobile device accesses the Internet. Provides a system and method.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problem, another task (s) not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile Internet service providing system, comprising: a selecting unit configured to select N (N is natural numbers) web pages among a plurality of web pages based on access frequency information; And a broadcasting unit which accesses a web page providing server by using the address information of the N web pages, receives the N web pages from the web page providing server, and broadcasts them to a terminal through a broadcasting network.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile Internet service providing system including a download unit for downloading N web pages (where N is a natural number) through a broadcasting network; A storage unit for storing the N web pages in a page store; And a providing unit that loads the requested web page from the page store and provides the terminal to the terminal according to a request for the web page.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a mobile Internet service, comprising: selecting N (N is natural numbers) web pages among a plurality of web pages based on access frequency information; Accessing a web page providing server by using the address information of the N web pages; And receiving the N web pages from the web page providing server and broadcasting them to a terminal through a broadcasting network.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a mobile Internet service, comprising: downloading N (N is a natural number) web pages through a broadcasting network; Storing the N web pages in a page store; And loading the requested web page from the page repository and providing the terminal to the terminal according to the request for the web page.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

Advantages and / or features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a mobile device connects to the Internet, a bandwidth limit of the mobile communication network may be compensated by selectively connecting a mobile communication network (W-CDMA, EVDO, etc.) and a broadcasting network (DMB, etc.).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the web page frequently accessed by the user is statistically selected and transmitted in advance through a broadcasting network, thereby speeding up the page loading speed of the web browser in the terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network load of the mobile communication network can be minimized by receiving data of a service frequently accessed by using a broadcast channel.

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

1 is a network diagram of a system for providing mobile internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, when the terminal 120 accesses the Internet, the terminal 120 selectively selects a broadcasting network 140 such as DMB and a mobile communication network 150 such as W-CDMA and EVDO to connect to the mobile communication company server 110. As a result, the web page provided from the web page providing server 130 may be received.

That is, the mobile telecommunication company server 110 may select a web page frequently accessed by the user and transmit it to the terminal 120 before the request for the web page through the broadcasting network 140. Accordingly, the terminal 120 may download the web page and store the web page in a page store, and when there is a request for the web page, the web page is loaded from the page store and displayed on the screen. It can speed up page loading of your browser.

Meanwhile, in the case of a web page that is not frequently accessed by a user, that is, a web page not selected by the mobile telecommunication company server 110, the terminal 120 connects to the mobile telecommunication company server 110 through the mobile communication network 150 to provide a web. The page providing server 130 may receive the web page (a web page that is not frequently accessed by the user).

As described above, the mobile Internet service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention combines various broadcasting channel such as DMB to the data service of the mobile communication to receive the information that users can receive in common as a broadcasting channel. When accessing a frequently-used page in Internet browsing, etc., the previously received page is displayed through a broadcasting channel, thereby speeding up the user's service experience. In addition, the mobile Internet service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may minimize the influence on the network load of the mobile communication network by receiving data of a service frequently accessed by using the broadcasting channel.

For reference, in embodiments of the present invention, the terminal 120 may be understood as a concept encompassing a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a PDA, and the like.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile internet service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the mobile Internet service providing system may be implemented by the mobile telecommunication company server 110 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication company server 110 may include a frequency calculator 210, a selector 220, a list generator 230, a broadcaster 240, an updater 250, and a controller 260. ) May be included.

The frequency calculator 210 uses the page view (PV) ranking of a plurality of web pages, or statistical data related to access to the plurality of web pages, and access frequency information of the plurality of web pages. (Connection frequency, connection frequency rate, etc.) can be calculated. Here, the page view ranking is a ranking according to the number of times the page is exposed and indicates a ranking that is aggregated in a portal site or the like and generally disclosed to the industry. In addition, the statistical data indicates statistical information accumulated while performing a wireless Internet service for the plurality of web pages.

The selecting unit 220 may select N (natural numbers) web pages from the plurality of web pages based on the calculated access frequency information. For example, the selecting unit 220 may determine the priority of each of the web pages according to the access frequency rate of the plurality of web pages, and select the N web pages according to the determined priorities. .

The list generator 230 may generate a web page access ranking list including address information and access frequency information of the N web pages. A detailed description of the web page access ranking list will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

The broadcasting unit 240 accesses the web page providing server by using the address information (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) of the N web pages, and receives the N web pages from the connected web page providing server. Broadcasting may be performed to a terminal through a broadcasting network. Accordingly, the terminal may download and store the broadcasted N web pages, and load and display the web page on the screen according to a request for the stored web page.

The updater 250 uses at least one of address information (URL) of the initial web page set in the terminal or access frequency information (access frequency, access frequency rate, etc.) of the terminal for the plurality of web pages. The web page access ranking list may be updated.

In this case, the updater 250 may determine the update order based on the priority according to the access frequency information of the N web pages, and periodically update the N web pages according to the determined update order. For example, the updater 250 may determine the update order according to the order in which the N web pages are accessed frequently, and periodically update the N web pages according to the determined update order.

Alternatively, the updater 250 may determine the update order based on the order of the previous update time of the N web pages, and periodically update the N web pages according to the determined update order. For example, assume that web pages A, B, and C were updated 30 minutes ago, 40 minutes ago, and 50 minutes ago, respectively. In this case, the previous update times of the web pages A, B, and C are 30 minutes before, 40 minutes before, and 50 minutes before, respectively. Therefore, the updater 250 may update each web page in the order of C-> B-> A according to the previous update time of each web page.

The control unit 260 is a mobile Internet service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, that is, the frequency calculating unit 210, the selecting unit 220, the list generating unit 230, the broadcasting unit 240, the update unit ( 250) can be controlled overall.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile internet service providing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Here, the mobile Internet service providing system may be implemented by the terminal 120 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal 120 may include a downloader 310, a storage 320, a provider 330, an update requester 340, and a controller 350.

The download unit 310 may download N web pages broadcast from the mobile communication company server (see 110 of FIG. 1) through a broadcasting network (see 140 of FIG. 1).

The storage unit 320 may store the downloaded N web pages in a page store. Here, the page store may include a dedicated cache for storing the web page.

When the provider 330 receives a request for a web page from a user of the terminal 120, the provider 330 may load the requested web page from the page store and provide the requested web page to the terminal 120. Accordingly, the terminal 120 can quickly display the provided web page on the screen by driving a web browser.

On the other hand, if the requested web page does not exist in the page store, the providing unit 330 may download the requested web page from the web page providing server through the mobile communication network and provide it to the terminal.

The update request unit 340, at least one of the address information (URL) of the initial web page set in the terminal, or the access frequency information of the terminal to the plurality of web pages including the N web pages, the mobile communication company You can send it to the server. Accordingly, the update request unit 340 may cause the web page access ranking list generated by the mobile communication company server to be updated.

The controller 350 generally performs operations of the mobile Internet service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention, that is, the download unit 310, the storage unit 320, the provision unit 330, and the update request unit 340. Can be controlled.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, whenever there is an update of a predetermined specific page (web page frequently accessed), the mobile telecommunication company server may transmit data to the subscriber terminal through the digital broadcasting network in advance. In this way, the subscriber executes the Internet through the terminal, so that the terminal can immediately load a specific page stored in advance and quickly display it on the screen.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web page access ranking list constructed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to perform the embodiments of the present invention, a list of pages to be transmitted in advance, that is, a web page access ranking list is required. The information to be included in the web page access ranking list may include access ranking 410, URL 420, and access frequency rate 430 of pages frequently accessed by all the customers who receive the service when accessing the Internet through mobile communication. Can be.

Information to be included in the web page access ranking list can be obtained in the following manner.

First, there may be a method of obtaining information to be included in the web page access ranking list by using page view (PV) ranking information disclosed in the industry or using statistical information accumulated while performing a wireless Internet service.

Second, there may be a method of receiving information set as an initial page in a terminal or page information frequently used by the user periodically from the terminal to update a frequently used page in the server in real time to obtain information to enter the web page access ranking list. have. In this case, the web page access ranking list can be constructed faster and more accurately than the first method.

An example of the web page access ranking list constructed according to the above scheme is shown in FIG. 4. In this case, since the access site may be different according to time zones or broadcasting regions, the web page access ranking list of FIG. 4 may be dynamically changed.

The process of transmitting data using the constructed web page access ranking list is as follows.

The web pages in the constructed web page access ranking list may be continuously updated through a broadcasting channel. In this case, the updating order of the web pages may be determined according to the access frequency rate in the web page access ranking list. Alternatively, the operation method may be arbitrarily determined.

The terminal has a channel capable of communicating with the Internet through both a broadcasting network and a mobile communication network, and stores a page (a frequently accessed page) received through the broadcasting network in a page storage (a dedicated cache). When a user attempts to access a page stored in the page store, the terminal does not download the page from the mobile communication network, but loads the page in the page store and displays it on the screen.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile internet service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the mobile Internet service providing method may be performed by the mobile telecommunication company server 110 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, in step 510, the mobile telecommunication company server uses the page view rank (PV) of a plurality of web pages or statistical data related to access to the plurality of web pages. Connection frequency information (connection frequency, connection frequency rate, etc.) for a plurality of web pages can be calculated.

In operation 520, the mobile telecommunication company server may select N (natural numbers) web pages from the plurality of web pages based on the calculated access frequency information.

Next, in step 530, the mobile telecommunication company server may generate a web page access ranking list including address information and access frequency information of the N web pages.

Next, in step 540, the mobile telecommunication company server may receive N web pages from the web page providing server with reference to the generated web page access ranking list. That is, the mobile communication company server may access the web page providing server using address information (URL) in the web page access ranking list, and receive the N web pages from the connected web page providing server.

Next, in step 550, the mobile telecommunication company server may broadcast the received N web pages to the terminal through a broadcasting network. Accordingly, the terminal may download and store the broadcasted N web pages, and load and display the web page on the screen according to a request for the stored web page.

Meanwhile, the mobile communication company server uses at least one of address information (URL) of an initial web page set in the terminal or access frequency information (access frequency, access frequency rate, etc.) of the terminal for the plurality of web pages. The web page access ranking list may be updated. In this case, the mobile communication company server may determine the update order based on the priority according to the access frequency information of the N web pages, and periodically update the N web pages according to the determined update order. Alternatively, the mobile telecommunication company server may determine the update order based on the order of the previous update time of the N web pages, and periodically update the N web pages according to the determined update order.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile internet service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Here, the mobile internet service providing method may be implemented by the terminal 120 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 610, the terminal may download N web pages broadcast from a mobile communication company server through a broadcasting network.

Next, in step 620, the terminal may store the downloaded N web pages in a page store. Here, the page store may include a dedicated cache for storing the web page.

Next, in step 630, the terminal may load the requested web page from the page store and display it on the screen according to the request for the web page.

Meanwhile, when the requested web page does not exist in the page store, the terminal may download the requested web page from the web page providing server through a mobile communication network and display the requested web page on the screen.

The terminal may include at least one of address information (URL) of an initial web page set in the terminal or access frequency information of the terminal for a plurality of web pages including the N web pages. Can be sent to. Accordingly, the terminal may allow the web page access ranking list generated by the mobile communication company server to be updated.

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, or the like, alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions are included. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

1 is a network diagram of a system for providing mobile internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile internet service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile internet service providing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web page access ranking list constructed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile internet service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile internet service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

110: carrier server

120: terminal

130: web page serving server

140: broadcasting network

150: mobile communication network

210: frequency calculator

220: selector

230: list generation unit

240: broadcasting unit

250: renewal unit

260, 350: control unit

310: download section

320: storage unit

330: providing part

340: renew request unit

Claims (15)

A selecting unit for selecting N web pages of the plurality of web pages based on the access frequency information; And A broadcasting unit which accesses a web page providing server by using the address information of the N web pages, receives the N web pages from the web page providing server, and broadcasts them to a terminal through a broadcasting network. Mobile Internet service providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, A frequency calculator configured to calculate the access frequency information by using page view ranks for the plurality of web pages or statistical data related to access to the plurality of web pages Mobile Internet service providing system further comprising. The method of claim 1, An update order is determined based on a priority according to access frequency information of the N web pages or an order according to a previous update time of the N web pages, and the N web pages are periodically checked according to the determined update order. Update department to update Mobile Internet service providing system further comprising. The method of claim 1, A list generator for generating a web page access ranking list including address information of the N web pages and access frequency information of the N web pages; And An update unit for updating the web page access ranking list using at least one of address information of an initial web page set in a terminal or access frequency information of the terminal to the plurality of web pages Mobile Internet service providing system further comprising. A download unit for downloading N (N is a natural number) web pages through a broadcasting network; A storage unit for storing the N web pages in a page store; And In response to a request for a web page, the providing unit for loading the requested web page from the page storage to provide to the terminal Mobile Internet service providing system comprising a. The method of claim 5, An update request unit for transmitting at least one of address information of an initial web page set in the terminal or access frequency information of the terminal to a plurality of web pages including the N web pages to a mobile communication company server; Mobile Internet service providing system further comprising. The method of claim 5, If the requested web page does not exist in the page store, The providing unit, The mobile Internet service providing system to download the requested web page from the web page providing server to the terminal through a mobile communication network. Selecting N (N is a natural number) web pages of the plurality of web pages based on the access frequency information; Accessing a web page providing server by using the address information of the N web pages; And Receiving the N web pages from the web page providing server and broadcasting them to a terminal through a broadcasting network; Mobile Internet service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 8, Calculating the access frequency information by using page view ranks for the plurality of web pages or statistical data related to access to the plurality of web pages. Mobile Internet service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 8, Determining an update order based on a priority according to access frequency information of the N web pages or an order according to a previous update time of the N web pages; And Periodically updating the N web pages according to the determined update order Mobile Internet service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 8, Generating a web page access ranking list including address information of the N web pages and access frequency information of the N web pages; And Updating the web page access ranking list by using at least one of address information of an initial web page set in a terminal or access frequency information of the terminal to the plurality of web pages; Mobile Internet service providing method further comprising. Downloading N (N is a natural number) web pages through a broadcasting network; Storing the N web pages in a page store; And In response to a request for a web page, loading the requested web page from the page store and providing the requested web page to a terminal; Mobile Internet service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 12, Transmitting at least one of address information of an initial web page set in the terminal or access frequency information of the terminal to a plurality of web pages including the N web pages to a mobile communication company server; Mobile Internet service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 12, If the requested web page does not exist in the page store, Downloading the requested web page from the web page providing server through a mobile communication network and providing the requested web page to the terminal; Mobile Internet service providing method further comprising. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 8-14.

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