KR20120083834A - Apparatus and method for sharing web page information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A web page information sharing apparatus and a method thereof are provided to change a web page of an opponent according to a change of a user when looking at the web page with the opponent on the phone, thereby enabling the user to conveniently explain it. CONSTITUTION: A web page change monitoring module(202) monitors a change of a web page on a fixed cycle. If the change of the web page occurs, the web page change monitoring module outputs web page change information about the changed web page. A telephony control point(212) transmits the web page change information to a first terminal. The telephony control point receives the web page change information of a second electronic device from the first terminal. A web page change module(203) changes the web page on a web browser by using the web page change information.

Description

Apparatus and method for sharing web page information {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING WEB PAGE INFORMATION}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for sharing information of a web page, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for sharing web page information for sharing information on a web page displayed on a screen with a user who is busy during a telephone call on a home network. To provide.

Generally, a home network consists of a private network based on the Internet Protocol (hereinafter, referred to as IP), and includes all types of personal computers (PCs), intelligent products, and wireless devices used in the home. Various devices are connected and controlled by a single network through a common virtual computing environment called middleware.

Middleware is a device that enables communication between devices by connecting various digital devices in a peer-to-peer manner, such as HAVI (Home AV Interoperability), UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), and Jini (Java). Intelligent Network Infrastructure (HFW) and Home Wide Web (HWW) have been proposed to date.

Among them, UPnP network is the most widely used home network technology and defines UPnP device and UPnP service and is defined by protocol between them. The UPnP network is composed of a Controlled Device (CD), which is a home network device connected to an IP-based home network and controlled, and a Control Point (CP), which is a device for controlling the controlled devices. . The control point is a device that performs control of the controlled device, and is a component that requests an event and receives the event. The controlled device is a device that performs a predetermined function according to a request of the control point, and is a component that sends the event to the control point that requested the event when the state of the controlled device changes.

This UPnP Telephony network technology allows users to make and receive phone calls using a TV regardless of the type of device in their home.

UPnP telephony technology has the advantage that it can be used in conjunction with existing telephony technologies such as VoIP, PSTN, as well as mobile telephony service (Mobile Telephony Service).

In the conventional UPnP network, if a user needs to describe a post on a specific website while talking on the phone between users, the user may orally explain the position of the specific post by using a link, or use a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and There is a hassle of having to share the same web page information.

In addition, when the user tells the URL, it is too complicated to inform the user on the call because it needs to be explained verbally, and if the description is not correct orally, there is a problem that the user must be notified again.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a web page information sharing apparatus and method for sharing information on a web page displayed on a screen with a user who is on a phone call while making a phone call on a home network.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web page information sharing apparatus, comprising: a web browser for browsing a web page; and monitoring a change of the web page at a predetermined cycle, and if the web page is changed, the changed web page. Web page change monitoring module for outputting the web page change information, and a telephony control point for transmitting the output web page change information to the first terminal.

In addition, the present invention is a web page information sharing apparatus, the telephony service module for receiving the web page change information from the first electronic device, and the transmission and reception for transmitting a web page change message including the web page change information to the second terminal It characterized in that it comprises a module.

Meanwhile, the present invention provides a method for sharing web page information, the method comprising: monitoring a change of a web page on a web browser at a predetermined cycle; and when there is a change of the web page, the web page change information on the changed web page is determined by the first terminal. It characterized in that it comprises a process of transmitting to.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing web page information, the method including receiving web page change information from a first electronic device, the received web page change information, and a web page of the first electronic device is changed. And a telephony control point for generating a web page change message for informing, and transmitting the generated web page change message to a second terminal.

According to the present invention, when the user views a web page using the electronic device with the other party during a call, the user can conveniently explain while viewing the same web page with the other party by changing the web page of the electronic device of the other party. Being able to do that has the advantage.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a web page information sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing the configuration of an electronic device and a terminal in a web page information sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for sharing changed web page information in a web page information sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a web page information sharing system for exchanging URL information according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a web page information sharing system for exchanging URL information according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing a sink for a URL between TVs when a telephony control point is included in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a view showing a specific configuration of a web page information sharing system for exchanging URL information when the electronic device includes a telephony control point according to an embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing URL synchronization between TVs when a telephony control point is included in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the annexed drawings, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a web page information sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The web page information sharing system of the present invention includes a first electronic device 100, a first terminal 110, a second terminal 120, and a second electronic device 130.

The first electronic device 100 includes, for example, a home appliance such as a television (Television), and has a web browser to display a web page according to a user's input on a screen through a web browser.

If the user has an input for selecting another web page, the first electronic device 100 displays the changed web page according to the selection input through a web browser, and transmits the changed web page information to the first terminal 110.

The first terminal 110 requests access information for data transmission with the second terminal 120 in a telephone call, and transmits its access information to the second terminal 120 when the requested access information is received.

When the first terminal 110 receives the changed web page information from the first electronic device 100, the first terminal 110 includes the web page information including the changed web page information using the access information of the second terminal 120. Create and deliver a change message.

When there is a request for access information from the first terminal 110, the second terminal 120 transmits its own access information to the first terminal 110 according to the request.

When the web page change message is received from the first terminal 110, the second terminal 120 transmits the changed web page information in the web page change message to the second electronic device 130.

When the changed web page information is received from the second terminal 120, the second electronic device 130 changes the current web page into a web page corresponding to the changed web page information.

As such, when the user changes the web page that he / she is viewing during a phone call, the present invention enables the user to conveniently explain the web page during the call by changing the web page that the other party is viewing.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device and a terminal in a web page information sharing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic device 200 includes a web browser 201, a web page change monitoring module 202, a web page change module 203, and a telephony service module 204.

The terminal 210 includes a telephony service module 211, a telephony control point 212, and a transmission / reception module 213.

First, referring to the configuration of the electronic device 200, the web browser 201 browses the web page, and browses the web page corresponding to the changed web page information.

The web page change monitoring module 202 checks whether the web page browsed on the web browser is changed at predetermined intervals.

When the web page change module 203 confirms the change of the web page by the web page change monitoring module, the web page change module 203 transmits the changed web page information to the telephony service module 204. In this case, the changed web page information may be a URL of the changed web page.

In addition, when the changed web page information is transmitted from the telephony service module 204, the web page change module 203 displays a web page corresponding to the changed web page information on the screen through the web browser 201.

The telephony service module 204 delivers the changed web page information to the terminal 210.

In addition, the telephony service module 211 of the terminal 210 transmits the changed web page information received from the electronic device 200 to the telephony control point 212.

The telephony control point 212 generates a connection information request message for requesting connection information for data transmission to another terminal that is in a call connection and transmits it to the transmission / reception module 213. In addition, when there is a connection information request, the telephony control point 212 generates a connection information response message including the connection information of the terminal 210 and transmits it to the transmission / reception module 213.

The transmission / reception module 213 transfers the access information request message to another terminal or receives the access information response message from the other terminal.

In addition, the transmission / reception module 213 may transmit a web page change message to another terminal or receive a web page change message from another terminal.

As such, when the user changes the web page that he / she is viewing during a phone call, the present invention enables the user to conveniently explain the web page during the call by changing the web page that the other party is viewing.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for sharing changed web page information in a web page information sharing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first user is talking to the user of the second terminal 120 using the first terminal 110, and displays a web page on the screen of the first electronic device 100. 2, the web page displayed on the screen of the first electronic device 100 is displayed on the screen 130 of the electronic device 100 as an example.

According to FIG. 3, in operation 300, the first terminal 110 requests access information for data transmission with the second terminal 120. At this time, the first terminal 110 generates a connection information request message requesting the access information of the second terminal 120 and transmits it to the second terminal 120. The access information may be a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address that can access the second terminal 120. The first terminal 110 may transfer the SIP address to the second terminal 120 using a short message service (SMS) message service.

In step 301, the second terminal 120 transmits its access information to the first terminal 110 according to the request. At this time, the second terminal 120 generates a connection information response message including its access information and transmits it to the first terminal 110. In addition, the second terminal may transmit its SIP address to the first terminal 110 using the SMS message service.

In step 302, the first electronic device 100 monitors whether the user has an input for selecting another web page at a predetermined cycle, and proceeds to step 303 if there is a change in the web page, otherwise continuously selects another web page. Monitor for input to

In operation 303, the first electronic device 100 transmits the changed web page information to the first terminal 110. That is, the first electronic device 100 generates a web page change information message including the changed web page information and transmits it to the first terminal 110.

In step 304, the first terminal 110 transmits the received web page change message to the second terminal 120 using the access information of the second terminal 120 received in step 301. In other words, the first terminal 110 transmits a web page change message including a web page change message to inform that the web page has been changed. At this time, the first terminal 110 transmits the URL of the changed web page to the SIP address of the second terminal 120 through the UPnP event mechanism.

In operation 305, the second terminal 120 transmits the changed web page information to the second electronic device 130. At this time, the second terminal 120 transmits the changed URL of the web page to the second electronic device 130 through the UPnP event mechanism.

In operation 306, the second electronic device 130 changes the current web page into a web page corresponding to the changed web page information.

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a web page information sharing system for exchanging URL information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The web page information sharing system of the present invention includes Alice's TV 400, Alice's phone 401, Bob's phone 410, and Bob's TV 411.

Alice's TV 400 has a web browser and displays a web page according to a user's input through a web browser.

If the user has input for selecting another web page, Alice's TV 400 displays the changed web page through the web browser according to the selection input and transmits the URL of the changed web page to Alice's phone 401.

Alice's phone 401 requests connection information for data transmission with Bob's phone 410 on a phone call, and transmits his connection information to Bob's phone 410 when the requested connection information is received.

When Alice's phone 401 receives the URL of the changed web page from Alice's TV 400, Alice's phone 401 transmits the changed web page's URL to Bob's TV 411 using the access information of Bob's phone 410.

Bob's phone 410 transmits its own connection information to Alice's phone 401 when requested by Alice's phone 401.

Bob's phone 410 forwards the URL to Bob's TV 411 upon receipt of the modified web page's URL from Alice's phone 401.

Bob's TV 411 receives the changed web page URL from Bob's phone 410 and changes the current web page to a web page corresponding to the changed web page's URL.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a web page information sharing system for exchanging URL information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The web page information sharing system of the present invention includes an electronic device including a web browser 500, a page change monitoring plug-in module 501, a page change triggering plug-in module 502, and a telephony service module 503, and a telephony control point ( 510, a terminal including a WAN side URL transmission module 511.

First, referring to the configuration of the electronic device, the web browser 500 browses the web page and browses the web page corresponding to the changed web page information.

The web page change monitoring plug-in module 501 checks whether a web page browsed on a web browser is changed at a predetermined cycle.

The web page change plug-in module 502 transmits the changed web page information to the telephony service module 503 when the web page change monitoring plug-in module 501 confirms the change of the web page. In this case, the changed web page information may be a URL of the changed web page.

In addition, when the changed web page information is transmitted from the telephony service module 503, the web page change plug-in module 502 displays a web page corresponding to the changed web page information on the screen through the web browser 500.

The telephony service module 503 delivers the changed web page information to the telephony control point 510 of the terminal 210.

The telephony control point 510 of the terminal requests the WAN side URL transmission module 511 for data transmission.

The WAN-side URL transmission module 511 transfers a web page change message to another terminal or receives a web page change message from another terminal.

Through this, when the electronic device changes from the current web page to a new web page, the electronic device sends a new URL notification for notifying the new web page to the terminal, and the terminal transmits a new URL change ACTION for the new web page change to the electronic device. .

The present invention can search for devices with the ability for each mobile (TelCP) phone device to monitor browser updates.

Each mobile phone knows the identity for creating a data transmission channel. Here, the data transmission channel may transmit a URL update information and a UPnP action call message of the TV which is a web page sharing device. MMS or other devices support states to diversify the exchange of new actions and URL updates between the mobile phone and the TV.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing a sink for a URL between TVs when a telephony control point is included in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In operation 610, the mobile phone 1 601 and the mobile phone 2 602 perform a voice call.

In step 611, the mobile phone 1 601 calls getSupportedSharingType () using a message service such as a multimedia messaging service (MMS) in a telephony client (TC) included in the TV 1 600. Here, getSupportedSharingType () is an action for knowing a content type supported by the content sharing function of the TV 1 600. In this case, the content that can be shared includes a file, an image, music, webpage URL data, and the like.

If the TV 1 600 has a function for webpage sync, the TV 1 600 transmits URL data (Uniform Resource Locator data) to the mobile phone 1 601 in step 612.

In operation 613, the mobile phone 1 601 transmits a URL synchronization request message to the mobile phone 2 602. The URL sink request message is a message for establishing a URL synchronization session on the WAN side, and another technology may be used depending on the mobile phone.

In step 614, the mobile phone 2 602 performs a preference check to inquire whether the user wants to use the URL sink function, and performs the own function of the mobile phone 2 602 according to the user feedback response. It determines whether to use the URL sink service in conjunction with the electronic devices such as TV 2 (603) in the home.

If the user selects TV 2 603 as a sync device for URL synchronization, in step 615, mobile phone 2 602 uses a message service such as MMS in TV 2 603, similar to step 620. Call getSupportedSharingType ().

In operation 616, the TV 2 603 transmits the URL data to the mobile phone 2 602 in response to the request.

In operation 617, the mobile phone 2 602 transmits an accept message to the mobile phone 1 601 indicating that the URL sink session is established.

In step 618, the TV 1 600 performs a URL update, and in step 619, the TV 1 600 transmits the updated URL to the mobile phone 1 601.

In operation 620, the mobile phone 1 601 transmits a URL sink message including the updated URL to the mobile phone 2 602.

In operation 621, the mobile phone 2 602 calls the ChangeWebPage (UpdatedURL) including the updated URL by using a message service such as an MMS in the TV 2 603 and transmits the updated URL to the TV 2 603. TV 2 603 then performs a URL update with the received updated URL.

In operation 622, the TV 2 603 transmits a 200 OK response message to the mobile telephone 2 602, and in operation 624, the mobile telephone 2 602 transmits a 200 OK response message to the mobile telephone 1 601. On the WAN side, messages are exchanged according to the XDM standard of the OMA standard.

In the above, the case where the telephony control point is included in the mobile phone has been described as an example. In the following embodiment, a process for performing URL sinking between TVs when a telephony control point is included in an electronic device such as a TV will be described.

7 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a web page information sharing system for exchanging URL information when a telephony control point is included in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The web page information sharing system of the present invention includes an electronic device including a web browser 700, a page change monitoring plug-in module 701, a page change triggering plug-in module 702, and a telephony control point 703, and a telephony service module ( 710, a terminal including a WAN-side URL transmission module 711.

First, referring to the configuration of the electronic device, the web browser 700 browses a web page and browses a web page corresponding to the changed web page information.

The web page change monitoring plug-in module 701 checks whether a web page browsed on the web browser is changed at a predetermined cycle.

The web page change plug-in module 702 transmits the changed web page information to the telephony control point 703 when the web page change monitoring plug-in module 701 confirms the change of the web page. In this case, the changed web page information may be a URL of the changed web page.

In addition, when the changed web page information is transmitted from the telephony control point 703, the web page change plug-in module 702 displays the web page corresponding to the changed web page information on the screen through the web browser 700.

The telephony control point 703 transmits the changed web page information to the telephony service module 710 of the terminal 210.

The telephony service module 710 of the terminal requests the WAN side URL transmission module 711 for data transmission.

The WAN-side URL transmission module 711 transfers the web page change message to another terminal or receives a web page change message from another terminal.

Through this, when the electronic device changes from the current web page to a new web page, the electronic device transmits a new URL change ACTION for informing the new web page to the terminal, and the terminal transmits a new URL notification for the new web page change to the electronic device. .

8 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing URL synchronization between TVs when a telephony control point is included in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 800, the mobile phone 1 601 and the mobile phone 2 602 perform a voice call.

In operation 801, the TV 1 600 calls CreateSession (sessionClass: “BrowsingSession”) using a messaging service provided in the mobile phone 1 601. In this case, CreateSession (sessionClass: “BrowsingSession”) means an action for establishing a session for web page browsing.

In response to the action, the mobile phone 1 601 transmits a URL sync request message, which is a session establishment request message for web page URL sync, to the mobile phone 2 602 in step 802.

In step 803, the mobile telephone 1 601 allocates a first session ID to distinguish the session, and in response to the CreateSession (sessionClass: “BrowsingSession”), the TV 1 600 is assigned. To pass).

In step 804, mobile phone 2 602 forwards a SessionUpdates (SessionStatus: “BrowsingSession”) event to TV 2 603 indicating that a URL sink message has arrived. At this time, mobile phone 2 602 assigns a second session ID for distinguishing the session, and transmits the second session ID to TV 2 603 by including the allocated second session ID in the event.

If the user allows the establishment of the URL sink session, in step 805, the TV 2 603 transmits an AcceptSession (sessionID) including the received second session ID to the mobile phone 2 602 to establish a URL sink session. Notify

In step 806, the mobile phone 2 602 transmits a 200 OK response message, which is a response to the above action, to the TV 2 603.

In step 807, the mobile phone 2 602 transmits an accept message to the mobile phone 1 601 indicating that the URL sink session is established.

In operation 808, the mobile phone 1601 transmits a SessionUpdates (“Accepted”) event to the TV1 600 to inform that the requested URL sink session has been established.

If the web page is changed through the browsing of the web page by the user, the TV 1 600 updates the URL of the changed web page in step 809.

In operation 810, the TV 1 600 transmits a SendMessage (messageClass = “SessonID: URLmessage”) including the updated URL of the changed web page to the mobile phone 1 601.

In operation 811, the mobile phone 1 601 transmits a message including the updated URL to the mobile phone 2 602.

In operation 812, the mobile phone 2 602 transmits a new message (messageClass = “SessonID: URLmessage”), which is an event message including the updated URL, to the TV 2 603.

In operation 813, the TV 2 603 indicates that the event message is read through the ReadMessage () when the URL information is included in the event message, and through ReadMessage () when the event message does not include the URL information. Receive the actual message.

In operation 814, the mobile phone 2 602 transmits a 200 OK response message to the TV 2 603 in response to the ReadMessage ().

In step 815, the mobile phone 2 602 transmits an accept message, which is a response message to the updated URL delivery, to the mobile phone 1 601.

As such, when the user changes the web page that he / she is viewing during a phone call, the present invention enables the user to conveniently explain the web page during the call by changing the web page that the other party is viewing.

200: electronics
201: web browser
202: Web page change monitoring module
203: Web page change module
204: telephony service module
210: terminal
211: telephony service module
212 telephony control point
213: transmit / receive module

Claims (12)

In the web page information sharing device,
A web browser for browsing web pages,
A web page change monitoring module for monitoring a change of the web page at a predetermined cycle and outputting web page change information for the changed web page if there is a change in the web page;
And a telephony control point for transmitting the output web page change information to a first terminal. The method of claim 1,
The telephony control point receives the web page change information of the second electronic device from the first terminal,
And a web page change module for changing a web page on the web browser by using the received web page change information. The method of claim 1, wherein the web page change information,
And a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address of the modified web page. In the web page information sharing device,
Telephony service module for receiving the web page change information from the first electronic device,
And a transmission / reception module for transmitting a web page change message including the web page change information to a second terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein the web page change message,
And information on the changed web page of the first electronic device. The method of claim 4, wherein the transmission and reception module,
And a response message for the web page change message is received from the second terminal. In the web page information sharing method,
Monitoring changes in web pages on the web browser at predetermined intervals,
And transmitting the web page change information on the changed web page to the first terminal when the web page is changed. The method of claim 7, wherein
And when the web page change information of the second electronic device is received from the first terminal, changing the web page on the web browser by using the received web page change information. The method of claim 7, wherein the web page change information,
And a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address of the modified web page. In the web page information sharing method,
Receiving web page change information from the first electronic device,
A telephony control point including the received web page change information and generating a web page change message for notifying that the web page of the first electronic device is changed;
And transmitting the generated web page change message to a second terminal. The web page change message according to claim 10, wherein:
And information on the changed web page of the first electronic device. The method of claim 10,
And receiving a response message for the web page change message from the second terminal.

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