WO2012171266A1

WO2012171266A1 - Method, device and system for mobile terminal to customize screen saver

Info

Publication number: WO2012171266A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/078536
Authority: WO
Inventors: 许玲
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2011-06-17
Filing date: 2011-08-17
Publication date: 2012-12-20
Also published as: CN102256008B; CN102256008A

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for a mobile terminal to customize a screen saver, including: a mobile terminal pre-setting customized screen saver information; the mobile terminal regularly accessing a server that can provide screen saver content according to the customized screen saver information; and the mobile terminal updating and displaying the screen saver content. Also disclosed correspondingly are a device and system for a mobile terminal to customize a screen saver. The present invention can not only customize the content information about a screen saver, but also regularly update the display content of the screen saver, thus greatly enriching screen saver implementation methods of a mobile terminal, and improving user experience.

Description

Method, device and system for custom screen saver of mobile terminal

The present invention relates to a standby screen protection technology for a mobile terminal, and in particular, to a method, device and system for customizing a screen saver for a mobile terminal. Background technique

With the development of mobile communication technology, mobile terminals support more and more services. From the beginning, mobile terminals only support local applications such as telephones and short messages. Up to now, mobile terminals can download various application software from the network, and services supported by mobile terminals. The content is getting richer.

Generally, the mobile terminal activates the standby screen saver if there is no operation for a certain period of time. However, in the prior art, the standby screen saver of the mobile terminal is mainly text and pictures, and the characters and pictures are fixed contents, and The related art has not proposed a related technology for customizing the screen saver content of the mobile terminal. Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a method, a device and a system for customizing a screen saver of a mobile terminal, which can solve the problem that the screen saver content of the mobile terminal cannot be customized, and improve the user experience.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for customizing a screen saver for a mobile terminal is provided, the method comprising the steps of:

The mobile terminal presets customized screen saver information;

The mobile terminal periodically accesses the server capable of providing the screen saver content according to the customized screen saver information;

The mobile terminal updates and displays the content.

The customized screen saver information includes a content channel, a display time period, and a timing update time. Preferably, the mobile terminal can provide a screen saver to the server according to the customized screen saver information timing access.

Preferably, the mobile terminal updates and displays the content of the display as: the mobile terminal downloads the corresponding screen saver content from the server; and the mobile terminal displays the corresponding downloaded screen saver content in the display time period.

Preferably, the screen saver content includes interaction information, and the mobile terminal interacts with the server by using an address of the interaction information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a device for customizing a screen saver of a mobile terminal is provided, the device comprising:

Set the module, set to preset custom screen saver information;

a content downloading module, configured to periodically access a server capable of providing screen saver content according to the customized screen saver information, and download screen saver content from the server;

The content display module is set to display the content.

The customized screen saver information includes a content channel, a display time period, and a timing update time. The content downloading module is further configured to connect to the server according to the content channel at the timing update time, and download corresponding screen saver content from the server.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for customizing a screen saver for a mobile terminal is provided, the system comprising:

Server, set to provide screen saver content;

The device for customizing the screen saver of the mobile terminal is configured to access the server and download the content from the server and display the content.

The device for customizing the screen saver of the mobile terminal includes:

Set the module, set to preset custom screen saver information;

a content downloading module, configured to provide a screen saver according to the customized screen saver information timing access a server of content and downloading screen saver content from the server;

The content display module is set to display the content.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention not only can customize the content information of the screen saver, but also can regularly update the display content of the screen saver, thereby greatly enriching the screen saver implementation method of the mobile terminal and improving the user experience. DRAWINGS

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a system for customizing a screen saver of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown, the method includes the following steps:

Step S101: The mobile terminal presets customized screen saver information.

Step S102: The mobile terminal periodically accesses the server that can provide the screen saver content according to the customized screen saver information.

Step S103: The mobile terminal updates and displays the content. As shown, the method includes the following steps:

Step S201: The mobile terminal sets information about the customized screen saver.

A custom screen saver option has been added to the screen saver setting menu of the mobile terminal, and the custom screen saver has two states of switch. When the switch state of the customized screen saver is on, the setting module of the mobile terminal can sequentially set the information of the customized screen saver. In the custom screen saver settings box, there are multiple content channel dishes in turn. Single, each content channel corresponds to one display time period and one timed update time point option, and the display time period is used to set a time period for displaying each channel content, and the update time point is used to set the update time of the channel. The timing update time point may be earlier than the channel switching time, that is, the start time of the display time period, so that the screen saver displays the latest content in the server. Like morning

6:00~8:00 is set to weather, the timed update time is 5:30; 8:00~12:00 is set to news, the timed update time is 7:00; noon is set to nearby restaurant menu and discount information. Set up for movie information, etc. at night. Among them, 6:00~8:00 and 8:00-12:00 are the display time periods, and the weather and news are content channels.

When the custom screen saver's switch status is off, the custom screen saver function is turned off.

Step S202: Determine whether the current time reaches the screen save time or the update time.

The mobile terminal determines whether the screen saver time or the update time is reached. If the timing update time is reached, step S203 is performed, and if the screen save time is reached, step S204 is performed.

Step S203: Update the screen saver content.

When the timing update time point set in the screen saver setting module of the mobile terminal arrives, the download and update of the screen saver content is automatically connected to the server according to the link address corresponding to the content channel set by the mobile terminal. After the screen saver content update is completed, step S202 is performed.

Step S204, determining the state of the customized screen saver switch.

After the mobile terminal enters the standby state, before any screen saver time arrives, there is no mobile terminal interruption event such as an incoming call, an alarm, a keyboard press, or a menu entry, and the screen saver function is activated. The mobile terminal determines the switch state of the customized screen saver. If it is "off", step S205 is performed, otherwise step S206 is performed.

Step S205: Perform a screen saver process of text or picture.

When the switch state of the customized screen saver is off, the process of using text or pictures as the screen saver is started. This process is a common technical implementation method, and will not be described here.

Step S206, starting a customized screen saver to determine a content channel. The mobile terminal starts the customized screen saver, and determines the content channel that should be activated according to the set content channel, the display time period, and the current time.

Step S207, the display screen protects the content information.

The display module of the mobile terminal searches for the screen saver content in the downloaded content channel according to the determined content channel and adaptively displays the screen saver content information of the channel according to the screen size of the mobile terminal.

When the mobile terminal maintains the content information on the display screen, step S208, step S209, and step S210 are simultaneously performed.

Step S208, detecting whether there is a mobile terminal interruption event.

During the operation of the customized screen saver, the mobile terminal detects whether an interrupt event occurs. If there is any interruption event such as an incoming call, an alarm, a keyboard press, or a menu entry, step S211 is performed; if there is no incoming call, an alarm, or a keyboard press If any interrupt event such as a menu is entered, the process proceeds to step S207.

Step 209: Detect whether the display time period of the current channel is cut off.

During the operation of the customized screen saver, it is necessary to detect whether the time period of the current channel is cut off. If it is cut off, step S212 is performed; if there is no cutoff, step S207 is continued.

Step 210, click on the interactive information.

When there is interaction information in the screen saver display content, after the user clicks the interactive information link, step S213 is performed;

Step S211, ending.

When the mobile terminal has an interrupt event, the custom screen saver process ends.

Step S212, switching channels.

The display module of the mobile terminal searches for the channel that should be currently displayed according to the current time and the set display time period, and displays the screen saver content corresponding to the channel on the screen, and performs step S207. When the mobile terminal determines that the display time period corresponding to the current channel has expired, the content channel is re-determined in the current time and the display time period, and step S207 is performed.

Step 213, connecting to the server to complete information interaction;

After the user clicks on the link in the screen saver content, the link is connected to the corresponding page of the server, such as the discount page, to make a discount order, and complete the information interaction. After the information interaction is completed, step S207 is performed.

3 is a structural diagram of a system for customizing a screen saver of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the system includes: a mobile terminal 1, a server 2, wherein the mobile terminal 1 includes a device 3 for customizing a screen saver of the mobile terminal. , the mobile terminal custom screen saver device 3 further includes a setting module

11. Content download module 12. Content display module 13. Server 2, is set to provide screen saver content for the mobile terminal 1; the setting module 11 is set to preset custom screen saver information; the content download module

12. Set to access the server 2 and download the screen saver content from the server 2; the content display module 13 is configured to display the corresponding downloaded screen saver content on the screen of the mobile terminal 1.

The server 2 provides screen saver content for the mobile terminal 1. The server 2 stores content channels and screen saver content information, such as weather, news, movies, television, restaurants, etc., each channel content is updated daily, and the server 2 provides a unique link address for each channel.

Setting Module 11 Set information about custom screen savers. A custom screen saver option has been added to the screen saver setting menu of the mobile terminal 1, and the custom screen saver has two states of the switch. When the switch state of the custom screen saver is on, the setting module 11 can sequentially set the information of the customized screen saver, such as the content channel, the display time period, and the timing update time.

The content download module 12 accesses the server 2 and downloads the screen saver content. When the update time point set in the setting module 11 arrives, the content downloading module 12 automatically connects to the server 2 to perform downloading and updating of the screen saver content according to the link address corresponding to the content channel set by the setting module 11.

The content display module 13 displays the corresponding screen saver content. When the screen saver time arrives, the display module 13 The content channel is determined according to the current time and the set display time period, and the screen saver content information of the content channel is adaptively displayed according to the screen size of the mobile terminal. If the display time period of the current channel has expired, the content display module 13 switches the channel, and displays the screen saver content corresponding to the switched channel on the screen. If there is interaction information in the screen saver content, the user clicks on the interactive information link, and connects to the corresponding page of the server through the link of the interactive information to complete the information interaction.

In summary, the present invention solves the problem that the screen saver content of the mobile terminal cannot be customized through the customization and timing update of the screen saver content, so that the mobile terminal can conveniently and quickly obtain information, which greatly enriches the screen saver function of the mobile terminal.

Although the invention has been described in detail above, the invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the principles of the invention. Therefore, modifications made in accordance with the principles of the present invention should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for customizing a screen saver of a mobile terminal, wherein the method includes the following steps: the mobile terminal presets customized screen saver information;

The mobile terminal updates and displays the content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein

The customized screen saver information includes a content channel, a display time period, and a timing update time.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal periodically accesses the server capable of providing the screen saver content according to the customized screen saver information:

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the mobile terminal updates and displays the content as:

The mobile terminal downloads corresponding screen saver content from the server;

The mobile terminal displays corresponding downloaded screen saver content during the display time period.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the screen saver content includes interaction information, and the mobile terminal interacts with the server by using an address of the interaction information.

6. A device for customizing a screen saver of a mobile terminal, wherein the device comprises:

Set the module, set to preset custom screen saver information;

The content display module is set to display the content.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

The content downloading module is further configured to connect to the server according to the content channel at the timing update time, and download corresponding screen saver content from the server.

A system for customizing a screen saver of a mobile terminal, wherein the system comprises:

Server, set to provide screen saver content;

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the device for customizing the screen saver of the mobile terminal comprises:

Set the module, set to preset custom screen saver information;

The content display module is set to display the content.