KR20120076465A - System and method for providing service data according to application change of terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A customized service providing system according to the application change of a terminal and method thereof are provided to offer services customized at applications by confirmation the information of the applications. CONSTITUTION: An online market apparatus(200) provides applications which is able to be directly installed by a user. A download information management apparatus(300) stores information downloaded in the online market apparatus by a client terminal(100). A terminal information management apparatus(400) updates terminal information by receiving the downloaded information. A service providing apparatus(500) provides services customized at application information included in the client terminal.

Description

System and method for providing customized service according to application change of terminal {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE DATA ACCORDING TO APPLICATION CHANGE OF TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a customized service according to an application change of a terminal, and more particularly, to an external management apparatus for managing information about each terminal when an application set in the terminal is arbitrarily deleted or changed to another application. The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a customized service according to an application change of a terminal that provides a service corresponding to the changed application information by checking the changed application information on the corresponding terminal.

In general, in order to release one terminal, the manufacturer must first consult with the operator about the specification of hardware (h / w) or software (s / w) of the terminal. Under the agreement, the basic software required for the terminal is embedded in the terminal as an application and released. In this case, the operator registers the version of the application mounted on the terminal as a version reflecting the operator's requirements, such as 4.X and 5.X, and provides a service according to the registered version.

For example, in the case of a terminal equipped with the 4.X version of the application, the service provider delivers only the functions that can be provided through the corresponding 4.X version to the terminal.

However, in the case of a terminal that provides an open platform to the user, such as the recent Android (Android) operating system. In addition to applications provided by service providers, various versions of applications defined by users (called user applications) can be downloaded through the online market and replaced with applications provided by service providers.

This is because the mobile terminal of the Android environment provides an open environment for the user to develop various services by opening an API (Application Programming Interface) for providing a predetermined service.

As such, when the user downloads and uses a user application other than the basic application defined by the service provider through the online market, the service provider does not renew the service for the changed application (user application). Therefore, the service versions provided by the user terminal and the service provider are different, and the service provider cannot provide a service corresponding to the changed application.

For example, when terminal A is loaded, the terminal only has information that it is loaded with the 4.X version of the application, so that the user's terminal downloads a new application through the online market and installs an existing carrier-oriented application. If the card is discarded, the user cannot receive a service related to the discarded application from the service provider.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and when the application basically provided by the service provider in the terminal is arbitrarily deleted or changed to a user application installed by the user to manage the external information of each terminal By providing the management device checks the information of the application mounted on the terminal and converts it to a service suitable for the changed application, providing a customized service providing system and method that can continuously provide a corresponding service even if the application is changed. Its purpose is to.

To this end, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a system for providing a customized service according to an application change of a terminal according to the present invention includes an online market apparatus for providing an application which can be directly installed and used by a general client; A download information management device for storing information downloaded by the client terminal from the online market apparatus; A terminal information management device which receives information downloaded to each client terminal from the download information management device and updates corresponding terminal information; And a service providing device for accessing the terminal information management device to check application information mounted on a corresponding client terminal through terminal information inquiry and to provide a service suitable for the checked application information.

At this time, the service providing device, if an error message for the provision of the service is received from the client terminal, informs the error message to the download information management device and checks the application information changed in the client terminal again from the terminal information management device. After that, the service is converted into a service suitable for the changed application information.

In addition, the download information management device, when receiving the error message from the service providing device, characterized in that for transmitting the application information changed in the client terminal to the terminal information management device to request to update the corresponding terminal information.

In addition, when the service providing device is a device for providing an MMS push service, the service providing device checks MMS application information of a client terminal to be serviced by accessing the terminal information management device and pushes an MMS push corresponding to the checked application information. Characterized in that for transmitting the SMS push including the access information for receiving the MMS message for the service to the client terminal to be serviced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a client terminal according to the present invention downloads a user application installable by a user through an online market apparatus, and transmits a normal download notification message to the market apparatus when the download is completed normally. After setting the downloaded user application to the main drive at the same time, if a service providing message is received from a service providing device that provides a service corresponding to each application, whether the version of the service providing message and the downloaded user application are the same. It is characterized in that to receive a service suitable for the downloaded user application.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service providing method according to the present invention, comprising: setting a client terminal to download a desired application through an online market apparatus and set it as main driving; Storing, by the online market apparatus, information downloaded to the client terminal in a download information management device when the normal download is performed on the client terminal; Transmitting, by the download information management device, the application information downloaded to the client terminal to the terminal information management device to update the corresponding terminal information; And a service providing device providing a service corresponding to each application accesses the terminal information management device when providing a service to the client terminal, checks application information mounted on the corresponding client terminal through terminal information inquiry, and checks the application information. It characterized by including the step of providing a tailored service.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a service providing method in a client terminal according to the present invention is a service providing method according to a changed application in a client terminal, and which downloads a user application that can be installed by a user through an online market apparatus. step; Transmitting a normal download notification message to the market device when a download is normally completed; Setting the downloaded user application as the main drive; When a service providing message is received from a service providing device providing a service corresponding to each application, a service corresponding to the downloaded user application is provided by checking whether a version of the service providing message is identical to a version of the downloaded user application. It characterized in that it comprises a receiving step.

According to the present invention, even when the user arbitrarily changes the basic application defined by the service provider in the terminal, the user can receive a service suitable for the changed application, thereby providing continuity of services, and from the user's point of view, The wide choice of applications provides the effect of maximizing customer satisfaction.

1 is a block diagram of a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a normal operation in a service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in a case where an application is arbitrarily changed by a user in a service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the present invention and the operation and effect thereof will be clearly understood through the following detailed description. Before describing the present invention in detail, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In the case where it is judged that the gist of the present invention may be blurred to a known configuration, do.

For reference, the present invention to be described in the following drawings is to apply a terminal for an open platform such as Android to download a variety of user applications desired by the user from the online market, and to provide a service according to the downloaded user application Provide for the plan.

1 is a block diagram of a service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1, a service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a client terminal 100, an online market apparatus 200, a download information managing apparatus 300, a terminal information managing apparatus 400, and a service providing apparatus ( 500).

The client terminal 100 is a terminal possessed by each user and is built on an open platform such as an Android operating system, and various applications are embedded as software for providing various services on the open platform. have.

The client terminal 100 is preferably a smart phone having the above configuration, but is not limited to this, a handset (handset), PC, notebook, etc. can also be applied.

The online market apparatus 200 is an online virtual device that provides various applications online. Even if the software provides the same service, the application may be divided into different versions depending on whether the service provider or the user is updated. For example, an application that provides a messaging service such as a multimedia massage service (MMS) may be classified into a basic application according to a service provider's requirements and various versions of user applications that may be installed according to a user's needs.

The download information managing apparatus 300 manages the information downloaded through the online market apparatus 200 in association with the online market apparatus 200. If the client terminal 100 downloads the desired application through the online market apparatus 200, the online market apparatus 200 downloads the client terminal information and the application information downloaded by the client terminal 100 from the download information management apparatus 300. To pass). The download information management apparatus 300 stores the client terminal information and the application information received from the online market apparatus 200.

The terminal information management apparatus 400 manages information about each client terminal 100. That is, the terminal information management device 400 receives the application information downloaded from the download information management device 300 and stores the received application information by mapping the received application information with the corresponding client terminal information.

The service providing apparatus 500 is a device that provides a service corresponding to various applications. When the service request is received from the client terminal 100, the service providing apparatus 500 queries the terminal information management apparatus 400 for information on the corresponding client terminal and mounts the terminal on the terminal. Checked application information. It provides a service that matches the checked application information.

For example, when the service providing apparatus 500 is a device for providing an MMS push service, the service providing apparatus 500 accesses the terminal information management apparatus 400 and checks MMS application information of a client terminal to be serviced. The MMS message is transmitted to the client terminal to provide a service that matches the checked application information. In fact, the MMS push service does not directly provide an MMS message to a client terminal, but transmits an SMS push including an access information for receiving an MMS message to the client terminal, and the client terminal receives the SMS access to access information of the SMS push. Check the MMS message.

To implement this, the service providing apparatus 500 may include a multimedia massage service center (510), a push proxy gateway (520), a short massage service center (530), and the like, as shown in FIG. Can be.

In general, the MMSC 510 requests a WAP push to the PPG 520 for an MMS push service, and the PPG 520 transmits a push message to the terminal in association with the SMSC 530. In this case, the PPG 520 inserts a promised TiD (Teleservice ID) value to transmit the SMS push to the terminal, and the SMSC 530 transmits the SMS push to the terminal.

An operation process of the service providing system configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a normal operation of the service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates an operation process when the application of the corresponding service is normally downloaded through an online market in the service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. .

First, the client terminal 100 accesses the online market apparatus 200 and downloads a new application (App.) Desired by the user (S100).

After downloading, the client terminal 100 sets the downloaded new application as the main application (S101).

At the same time, the client terminal 100 transmits normal download information indicating that the new application has been normally downloaded to the online market apparatus 200 (S102).

The online market apparatus 200 that receives this stores the information downloaded by the client terminal 100 in the download information managing apparatus 300 (S103).

The download information management apparatus 300 requests the terminal information management apparatus 400 to update the client terminal information by transferring download information about the corresponding client terminal (S104). Accordingly, the terminal information management device 400 updates the requested client terminal information.

Then, when the service providing apparatus 500 provides a service to each client terminal 100, the service providing apparatus 500 requests the service or the information of the client terminal receiving the service to the terminal information management apparatus 400. Inquiry to confirm the new application information mounted on the client terminal 100 (S105, S106).

After confirmation, the service providing apparatus 500 provides a service according to the new application information checked through the terminal information management apparatus 400 (S107).

For example, when a predetermined client terminal transmits an MMS message to another client terminal (hereinafter referred to as a called terminal), the MMSC of the service providing apparatus 500 may provide information indicating that the MMS version mounted on the called terminal has been updated. ), And converts the message into a form of MMS that the called terminal can receive.

In this process, the client terminal 100 may determine whether the version of the service provided from the service providing apparatus 500 and the version of the application mounted in the terminal are the same. If the versions are different from each other through the checking process, the client terminal 100 may deliver an error message to the service providing apparatus 500 so that the client terminal 100 may always receive a customized service suitable for an application mounted in the terminal from the service providing apparatus 500.

3 illustrates an operation process when the version of an application mounted in the terminal and the version of a service provided from the service providing apparatus are different as described above.

For example, when a version of an application mounted in a terminal and a version of a service provided from a service providing device are different, a case where a user arbitrarily deletes or changes an application downloaded by the client terminal 100 through the online market apparatus 200 may be used. Can be mentioned.

For convenience of understanding, it is assumed that the application downloaded by the client terminal 100 through the online market apparatus 200 is a new application. The new application is a user application downloaded through the online market as mentioned in FIG. 2.

If the client terminal 100 forcibly deletes a new application downloaded through the online market apparatus 200 on the PC or from the terminal itself rather than through a normal procedure, the client terminal 100 deletes the main application. The new application is set as the default application (the application defined by the service provider) (S200).

In this case, the application information changed in the client terminal 100, that is, the information in which the main application is changed to the default application is not separately updated in the terminal information management apparatus 400. Therefore, the terminal information management apparatus 400 stores the application information mounted on the client terminal 100 as new application information before change.

Therefore, when the service providing apparatus 500 provides a service to the client terminal 100, the service providing apparatus 500 checks the terminal information on the terminal information management apparatus 400 and mounts the application on the terminal as in the existing process. If the service is provided in accordance with the information (S201 to S203), the service provided by the service providing apparatus 500 is a service corresponding to the new application before the change, it is inevitably different from the version of the application mounted on the client terminal 100.

The client terminal 100 checks the version information through the service providing message provided from the service providing apparatus 500 and determines that the mutual versions are different (S204).

Thereafter, the client terminal 100 transmits an error message indicating that the versions are different from each other to the service providing apparatus 500 (S205).

Then, the service providing apparatus 500 notifies the download information management apparatus 300 of the deletion information about the new application (S206).

In response to the notification, the download information management device 300 transmits the deletion information to the terminal information management device 400 (S207), and the received terminal information management device 400 updates the deletion information to the corresponding terminal information (S207). S208).

When the updated information is confirmed by the service providing apparatus 500 to provide a service to the corresponding client terminal 100, the service providing apparatus 500 converts and provides a service version suitable for the changed application (S209 and S210). .

As an example, when an MMS message is transmitted, when a predetermined client terminal (sending terminal) transmits an MMS message to a called terminal, the service providing apparatus 500 provides a service according to an application mounted on the called terminal.

Or, if the called terminal deletes the new MMS application and changes to the default application, the MMS parser in the called terminal receives the MMS message (exactly, SMS push including access information for receiving the MMS message) from the service providing apparatus 500. To the default application. The basic application parses the access information (URL information) for receiving a message, and transmits an error message indicating that the access information is incorrect to the service providing apparatus 500 when the access information is information of a form that the basic application cannot receive. .

The MMSC of the service providing apparatus 500 that has received this error message transmits the corresponding information to the download information management apparatus 300, and after receiving the update information from the terminal information management apparatus 400, the MMSC corrects the access information. Send an MMS message to PPG. The PPG transmits a push push in a proper format so that the destination terminal can identify that the message is a push message, and the SMSC transmits an SMS push message received from the PPG to the destination terminal.

As a result, the called terminal can receive a message in a form that can be received from the service providing apparatus 500 through the basic application.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the specification of the present invention are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all the techniques within the scope of equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Since the conventional application is managed only by the version registered by the service provider, when the user abnormally deletes or changes to the user application defined by the user who is not the service provider, it is difficult to provide a service because there is no information on the changed application. The service may provide continuity of services by accessing an external device, checking application information mounted on a corresponding terminal, and converting the information according to the corresponding application to provide a service.

In particular, when implemented in a smartphone in the Androde environment, the user can select and use a variety of applications desired by the user can provide a variety of services to further activate the smartphone market in the future.

100: client terminal 200: online market apparatus
300: download information management device 400: terminal information management device
500: service providing device 510: MMSC
520: PPG 530: SMSC

Claims (15)

An online market device for providing an application that can be installed and used by a general client;
A download information management device for storing information downloaded by the client terminal from the online market apparatus;
A terminal information management device which receives information downloaded to each client terminal from the download information management device and updates corresponding terminal information; And
A service providing device which accesses the terminal information management device, checks application information mounted on a corresponding client terminal through terminal information inquiry, and provides a service suitable for the checked application information.
Customized service providing system according to the application change of the terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The service providing device,
When an error message for providing a service is received from the client terminal, an error message is notified to the download information management apparatus, and the application information changed in the client terminal is reconfirmed from the terminal information management apparatus, and then a service suitable for the changed application information is received. Customized service providing system according to the application change of the terminal, characterized in that the converted to provide. The method of claim 2,
The download information management device,
Upon receiving the error message from the service providing device, the client terminal transmits the changed application information to the terminal information management device and requests to update the corresponding terminal information. The method of claim 3, wherein
Application information changed in the terminal of the client is a customized service providing system according to the application change of the terminal, characterized in that the basic application information defined by the service provider. The method of claim 1,
When the service providing device is a device that provides an MMS push service,
The service providing apparatus may access the terminal information management apparatus to check MMS application information of a client terminal to be serviced, and SMS push including access information for receiving an MMS message for an MMS push service corresponding to the checked application information. Customized service providing system according to the application change of the terminal, characterized in that for transmitting to the client terminal to the service. Download user applications that users can install from online market devices on your network,
When the download is completed normally, the normal download notification message is sent to the online market device and the downloaded user application is set as the main drive.
When a service providing message is received from a service providing device providing a service corresponding to each application, a service corresponding to the downloaded user application is provided by checking whether a version of the service providing message is identical to a version of the downloaded user application. Client terminal, characterized in that receiving. The method according to claim 6,
And if the version of the service providing message received from the service providing device is not the same as the downloaded version of the user application, transmitting a error message to the service providing device. The method according to claim 6,
And when the user application downloaded from the online market apparatus is deleted, automatically sets a default application defined by a service provider as a main drive. Setting, by the client terminal, the desired application through the online market apparatus and the main application;
Storing, by the online market apparatus, information downloaded to the client terminal in a download information management device when the normal download is performed on the client terminal;
Transmitting, by the download information management device, the application information downloaded to the client terminal to the terminal information management device to update the corresponding terminal information; And
Before a service providing apparatus providing a service corresponding to each application provides a service to the client terminal, accesses the terminal information management apparatus, checks application information mounted on the client terminal through terminal information inquiry, and checks the application information. Steps to provide the right service
Customized service providing method according to the application change, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 9,
After the service providing device provides a service that matches the application information mounted on the client terminal,
Randomly deleting an application downloaded from the online market apparatus by the client terminal;
When the error message for the provision of the service is received from the terminal of the client, informing the download information management device of the error message by the service providing apparatus;
Transmitting, by the download information management device, the application information changed in the client terminal to the terminal information management device; And
The service providing apparatus confirming the changed application information in the terminal of the client again from the terminal information management apparatus and converting the converted application information into a service suitable for the changed application information;
Customized service providing method according to the application change, characterized in that it further comprises. 11. The method of claim 10,
The process of receiving the error message to the service providing device,
Determining, by the client terminal, whether a service provided by the service providing apparatus is the same as a service version of an application mounted in the terminal;
If the determination result is not the same, the client terminal transmitting an error message to the service providing apparatus
Method for providing a customized service according to the application change, characterized in that carried out, including. 11. The method of claim 10,
The application information changed in the terminal of the client is a basic service information defined by the service provider, characterized in that the customized service providing method according to the application change. A service providing method according to a changed application in a client terminal,
Downloading a user application installable by a user via an online market device;
Transmitting a normal download notification message to the market device when a download is normally completed;
Setting the downloaded user application as the main drive;
When a service providing message is received from a service providing device providing a service corresponding to each application, the service providing message corresponding to the downloaded user application is provided by checking whether the version of the service providing message is the same as the version of the downloaded user application. Receiving Step
Customized service providing method according to the application change in the client terminal comprising a. The method of claim 13,
In the process of checking whether the version of the service providing message and the version of the downloaded user application is the same,
If the mutual version is not the same, transmitting an error message to the service providing apparatus. The method of claim 13,
If the user application downloaded from the market device is deleted,
A method of providing a customized service according to an application change in a client terminal, further comprising the step of automatically setting a basic application defined by a service provider to main driving.

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