KR20150108573A

KR20150108573A - System for providing background screen of virtual key input means and Portable Terminal for the same

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Publication number: KR20150108573A
Application number: KR1020140031518A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김동규
Original assignee: 주식회사 플렉스인포메이션
Priority date: 2014-03-18
Filing date: 2014-03-18
Publication date: 2015-09-30

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for providing a background screen of a virtual key input means and a portable terminal for the same to provide the functions to link in real time with an IME contents server where an IME editor for making IME contents and contents made with the IME editor (image, video, skin, voice, emoticon, sticon) are located and to allow the user to freely purchase and change the pertinent contents (image, video, skin, voice, emoticon, sticon). The system for providing a background screen of a virtual key input means comprises: a server for selling or distributing an IME contents tool and registering IME contents related to a text input editor framed by the tool; an IME contents management system for providing a charging function related to the tool and the IME contents download; an IME contents server for saving the IME contents which will be provided in relation to the text input editor made by using the text input editor contents tool; and a portable terminal for accessing the IME contents management system by using an Internet network or a mobile communication network and download an application which can set and download the registered IME contents in relation to the text input editor.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a background screen system for a virtual key input unit,

The present invention relates to a background screen system of a virtual key input means and a mobile terminal for the same, and more particularly to an IME (Input Method Editor) capable of inputting characters, UI (background, font, icon, IME content for IME content creation and IME editors can be freely changed so that the user can interact with the IME content server in real time with the contents (image, video, skin, voice, emoticon, Images, movies, skins, voices, emoticons, and stics) that you want to purchase and change.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, mobile communication terminals such as smart phones and padded PCs, or terminals for supporting touch-type user interfaces among idle information communication terminals such as car navigation systems have been rapidly increasing. The touch user interface displays various types of keypads (or keyboards) such as a Qwerty keyboard or a 12-key pad on a display screen, and recognizes a keypad having a touch input as an input signal when a user touches a virtual keypad. Such a virtual key input means provides a variety of tools and enables a user to freely select a device. In addition, a terminal equipped with a touch user interface provides an intuitive UI (User Interface), which is comparatively expensive but has a high product competitiveness.

Especially, in advanced terminals supporting TUI (Touch User Interface), a search window of an information search engine, a social network service (SNS), an e-mail, a short message service (SMS) ), Etc., are used very frequently. However, in a conventional terminal supporting a touch user interface (TUI), the keypad is provided with a monochrome button, although the keypad occupies a considerable area of the display screen. That is, the virtual keypad occupies a considerable amount of display space and is provided in software. This space has not been utilized by message providers or content providers for business reasons. In addition, since the user can not change the background screen of the virtual keypad according to the individual's desires and characteristics, the personal portable terminal can not provide the sense of fulfillment that it is a property inherent to the individual.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is conceived to solve the problems as described above, and provides a background image of a virtual key input means displayed by a user interface to an advertisement business space for a message provider or a content provider. On the other hand, the user is provided with user-customized content or user-interactive content, and makes appropriate compensation in return for viewing the advertisement, thereby generating an economic benefit in providing the user or content provider with an idle space, To create a new model of the mobile advertising business.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a background image of a virtual key input unit, the system comprising: a tool for selling or distributing a text input editor (IME) content tool; An IME content management system for providing an accounting server and an accounting function associated with downloading the tool and the IME content, and an IME content management system for storing the IME content to be provided in association with the character particle input editor produced using the character input editor content tool An IME contents server for registering the stored IME contents in the IME contents management system, and an access control unit for accessing the IME contents management system using an Internet network or a mobile communication network to associate the registered IME contents with the character input editor To download applications that can be set up and downloaded. And a terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the advertising business space to the message provider or the content provider through the background screen of the virtual key input means. Further, according to the present invention, the user can provide the user-customized content or the user interactive content. In addition, there is an effect that a user can freely download desired contents in real time by providing a window or an icon capable of real-time connection of the user-customized content or the user interactive content to at least a part of the virtual key input means area.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing IME content to a personal digital assistant, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for downloading an IME application according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting an IME content around a keyboard or a keyboard by executing an IME application according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 4C are block diagrams illustrating examples of screens of a personal portable terminal in which IME contents are set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a personal portable terminal in which IME contents are set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to a person skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. As used herein, the terms " comprises, " and / or "comprising" refer to the presence or absence of one or more other components, steps, operations, and / Or additions.

In the present invention, an IME UI (background screen, font, icon, skin, etc.) is added to an IME (Input Method Editor) capable of inputting characters such as a SMS ) Can be freely changed. That is, a user can freely purchase the corresponding contents (image, video, skin, voice) in real time in cooperation with the IME content server where contents (image, video, skin, voice) produced by the IME Editor and IME Editor for IME contents production are located It includes the ability to change.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing IME content to a personal digital assistant, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system includes a server for selling or distributing a character input editor (IME) content tool, a server for registering IME contents related to a character input editor created by the tool, and a charging function An IME content management system 10 for providing IME content to the IME content management system 10, and an IME content management system 10 for storing IME content to be provided in association with the character particle input editor produced using the character input editor content tool, An IME content server 30 for registering and accessing the IME contents management system 10 using an Internet network or a mobile communication network to set up and download the registered IME contents in association with the character input editor And a portable terminal 20 for downloading an application.

More specifically, the user accesses the IME contents management system 10 using the Internet 20 or the mobile communication system network 20 using the personal portable terminal 20 and downloads the IME.

A content owner, a broadcaster, an advertiser, or an advertisement agency such as an entertainment agency belonging to an entertainer may upload a picture, a video, a voice, a font, and the like of the entertainer, athlete, Contents such as related emoticons, stereos, skins, caricatures, advertisement images related thereto, advertisement videos, advertisement audio (product introduction, music video, music, company introduction) are freely produced and registered in the IME content management system 10 .

To this end, the IME content management system 10 provides IME production tools (editors) to a celebrity affiliate, a broadcaster or an advertiser or an advertisement agency 30 free of charge or for a fee. The entertainer company, the broadcasting company or the advertiser or the advertisement agency manages (downloads and connects to the main server) a celebrity photo, a movie, an emoticon, a stick, an advertisement belonging to the entertainer, a content server, The IME contents management system 10 creates a keypad including images, animations, emoticons, sticks, skins, or advertisements (or various types of deformable characters, for example, . At this time, considering the various character input editors, the corresponding IME contents are changed according to the background screen and its size, keyboard effect sound and its size, skin type, advertisement type, keyboard type, and registered in the IME management system.

The sold or distributed IME authoring tool and the content storage server are designed to be monitored by the central management server of the IME content management system, and charge the respective IME content creation and registration.

The IME authoring tool can change the content (hereinafter referred to as IME content, for example, background screen, sound effect, emoticon, stick, skin) And size), and registers it in the distribution server managed by the IME contents management system, and enables the IME of the personal portable terminal to inquire in real time.

In addition, the IME authoring tool may change the size of the advertisement (image, video, voice) so that it can be exposed in the IME, register it in the distribution server managed by the IME content management system, It is a tool that makes it viewable in the IME.

The portable terminal 20 includes wireless connection means (not shown) for connecting to the IME contents management system 10 using an Internet network or a mobile communication network, a character created using a character input editor (IME) An input means (virtual keypad) for selecting an application capable of setting and downloading IME contents related to a particle input editor, an IME content set up through the downloaded application in at least a part of the area, And a character input editor (an application for inputting a message such as SMS, katok, twitter, etc.).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for downloading an IME application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user accesses an open market, a mobile communication market, or the like using the personal portable terminal 20 to search IME applications. (S10, S11)

The open market or the mobile communication market market displays the IME application list received from the IME contents management system 10 on the personal portable device 20. (S12)

The list may include IME applications that include a combination of an affiliate of a entertainer, a broadcasting company, a drama, an entertainment program, an advertisement, and the like. Alternatively, it can be displayed for each entertainment company to which the entertainer belongs, for each broadcaster, for each drama, and for entertainment programs.

The IME application can confirm whether a user includes a desired artist, a broadcast program, an advertisement, etc., a skin, a background screen, an advertisement, an icon, a character,

If the user selects downloading a desired application from the displayed IME application list, the IME contents items that can be basically set on the personal portable terminal are displayed along with downloading. (S13)

For example, the representative IME contents of the representative entertainer or the broadcasting company of the affiliated company are downloaded as the sound effects of the background image of the portable terminal, the home screen, the message background screen, skins of all or part of the character input editor, The user can display the selected items so that they can be set automatically. The agency or broadcasting company that provided the IME application can induce the IME application to be downloaded together with the billing of the IME contents related to the representative entertainer or the representative broadcasting program.

For example, the content to be broadcasted later by a new entertainer or a broadcaster of the affiliate company, an advertisement related to a new product, and the like may be displayed on a background screen, a home screen, a message background screen, Background image) can be displayed so as to be automatically set together with downloading.

The agency, broadcaster, or advertiser that provided the IME application can encourage the downloading of the IME content associated with the newcomer, the next broadcast program, and the new product free of charge with the IME application. Thus, it is possible to promote an entertainer, a broadcast program, a product, and the like together with a free application without paying a separate advertisement fee.

When the user downloads the IME application, the items (the background screen, the home screen, the message background screen, the skin of all or part of the character input editor, and the sound effect of the individual keyboard) set in the basic content provided by the corresponding IME application (S14), the download of the corresponding IME application is started. (S15)

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting an IME content around a keyboard or a keyboard by executing an IME application according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user downloads the IME application using the personal portable device 20 and installs the IME application in the portable terminal. The user executes the downloaded IME application to change the keyboard used by the user. (S20)

In the executed IME application, a list of entertainers, broadcast programs, advertisements, and the like are displayed for each entertainment company, each broadcasting company, and each advertiser, and the user selects IME contents related to the entertainer, broadcasting program, advertisement and the like desired by the user. (S21, S22)

In this way, the IME contents desired by the user can be selected by the skin of all or a part of the background screen, the home screen, the message background screen, and the character input editor of the portable terminal of the portable terminal, and the user selects at least one of them. (S23)

The IME application displays the charging methods required to download the selected IME content, and the user selects at least one of them. (S24)

The charging method may be performed using at least one of a method of combining with a mobile phone charge or a payment using a credit card, a point or mileage awarded from the IME contents management system 10.

When the billing is performed as described above, the selected IME contents are set with downloading, a background skin of the selected item, a background image, sound effects of the keyboard, and the like. (S25)

The downloaded content is stored in the portable terminal device of the user so that the setting can be changed at any time in the My Page.

4A and 4B are block diagrams illustrating exemplary screens of a personal digital assistant (PDA) for which IME content is set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, advertisement contents (product introduction, music video, music, company introduction, etc.) can be exposed to a part of the IME or a predefined pop-up screen.

In this case, the user can directly set the exposure of the advertisement so as not to be disturbed by the user's character input. The IME should be used when inputting characters, It includes the ability to provide reliable reporting and return-back systems to return benefits to users accordingly. For example, as one of the return-back system services, a message in which the corresponding advertisement is exposed can be transmitted to the other party free of charge.

In addition, since there is a window or an icon for accessing IME contents in real time to a part of the IME according to the present invention or a predefined pop-up screen, it is possible to compile the new IME contents every time the new IME contents are included, It includes a function to change skin, Css, etc. to enable real-time interworking with new contents generated after the download once.

In addition, the advertisement may be located on the upper, lower, left, right, or background screen of the IME, and may be represented by a flowing text, a background image, an image, a voice, or a hyperlink.

FIG. 4C is a block diagram illustrating another example of a screen of the personal portable terminal in which IME contents are set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4C, it is possible to directly download and inquire background images, sound effects, stics, emoticons, and the like in real time from the item store page composed of additional tabs or windows in the IME being created.

In order to provide the convenience of the user in the IME, the advertisement can be stopped in the setting. According to the agreement of the user, data such as the number of times of exposure of the advertisement and the time can be transmitted to the server, and points and mileage for downloading the application and / or the IME contents by the transmitted user-specific data are provided. The IME contents can be charged at the time of purchasing the IME contents with the provided points and mileage.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a personal portable terminal in which IME contents are set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, by displaying a celebrity picture or the like on the background screen of the IME, the IME background screen can be changed as desired by the user.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not only implemented by the apparatus and method but may be implemented through a program for realizing the function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded, The embodiments can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings, and all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made.

10: IME content management system
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30: IME content server

Claims

An IME content management system for selling or distributing a character input editor (IME) content tool, a server for registering IME contents related to a character input editor created by the tool, and an IME content management system for providing an accounting function related to downloading the tool and the IME content;
An IME content server for storing IME content to be provided in association with the character particle input editor produced using the character input editor content tool, and for registering the stored IME content in the IME content management system; And
And a portable terminal connected to the IME contents management system using an Internet network or a mobile communication network to download an application capable of setting and downloading the registered IME contents in association with the character input editor. And a virtual key input unit for inputting a background image.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least a part of the character input editor includes a window or an icon for downloading the IME contents.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the portable terminal is able to access the IME content management system in real time and change the set IME content by using a window or icon for downloading the IME content.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the portable terminal downloads the IME contents basically included together with the application.

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the IME contents management system adds a fee to the portable terminal when the portable terminal downloads the IME content including the IME contents fundamentally included with the application.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least a part of the IME contents includes an advertisement, and the portable terminal transmits the exposure frequency data and exposure time data of the advertisement to the IME contents management system with the user's consent.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the IME contents management system gives the mobile terminal a point or mileage for downloading the application and / or the IME contents according to the transmitted advertisement data for each user. .

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the advertisement is output as flowing text, a background image, an image, a voice, or a hyperlink.

The method according to claim 1,
The IME content is at least one of a photograph, a video, a voice, a font, an emoticon, a stick, a caricature, a skin, an advertisement image, an advertisement video, and an advertisement audio of a celebrity, a sports player, a broadcast program, A background screen providing system of key input means.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the IME content is used as at least one of a background screen, a font, an effect sound, and a skin of the individual keyboard of the character input editor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the character input editor (IME) content tool is a character input editor (IME) content tool that includes a character input editor, a photographer, a sports player, a broadcast program, a photo, a movie, a voice, a font, an emoticon, , The skin, the advertisement image, the advertisement video, and the advertisement audio in accordance with the background screen of the character input editor and its size, the keyboard effect sound and its size, the skin type, the advertisement type and the font type, Wherein the key input unit provides the key input unit with background information.

Wireless connection means for accessing an IME content management system using an Internet network or a mobile communication network;
Input means for selecting an application capable of setting and downloading IME content associated with a character particle input editor produced using a character input editor (IME) content tool; And
And the character input editor for composing an IME content set in the downloaded application in at least a part of the area and for composing a message.

13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the portable terminal is capable of accessing the IME contents management system in real time using a window or an icon for downloading the IME contents to change the set IME contents.

13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the portable terminal downloads the IME contents basically included together with the application.

15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the IME contents management system adds a fee to the portable terminal when the portable terminal includes the IME contents basically included together with the application.

13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein at least a part of the IME contents includes an advertisement, and the portable terminal transmits the exposure count data and exposure time data of the advertisement to the IME contents management system with the user's consent.

17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the IME content management system gives the mobile terminal a point or mileage for downloading the application and / or the IME content according to the transmitted advertisement data for each user.

17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the advertisement is output as flowing text, a background image, an image, a voice, or a hyperlink.

13. The method of claim 12,
The IME content is at least one of a photograph, a video, a voice, a font, an emoticon, a stick, a caricature, a skin, an advertisement image, an advertisement video, and an advertisement audio of a celebrity, a sports player, a broadcast program, Mobile terminal.

13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the IME content is used as at least one of a background screen, a font, an effect sound, and a skin of an individual keyboard of the character input editor.

13. The method of claim 12,
The character input editor (IME) content tool can be used in the character input editor to display photographs, videos, voices, fonts, emoticons, stereotypes, caricatures, skins, advertisement images, The advertisement video, and the advertisement audio according to the background screen of the character input editor and its size, the keyboard effect sound and its size, the skin type, the advertisement type, and the font type, and registers it in the IME management system Mobile terminal.