WO2016133280A1

WO2016133280A1 - Content download method, content download terminal, and content providing device

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Publication number: WO2016133280A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/013729
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김승익; 노기환
Original assignee: 네이버 주식회사
Priority date: 2015-02-17
Filing date: 2015-12-15
Publication date: 2016-08-25

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a content download method for downloading content data from a content providing device to a content download terminal, the method comprising the steps of: setting a download condition for the content download terminal by a download condition setting unit; collecting state information of the content download terminal by a terminal state information collection unit; determining whether the collected state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition, by a download condition determination unit; and when the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition, receiving content data from the content providing device and storing the content data by a download execution unit.

Description

Content download method, content download terminal and content providing device

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a content download method, a content download terminal, and a content providing device. More specifically, when the download condition of the content download terminal is set in advance, and the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the preset download condition, The present invention relates to a content download method, a content download terminal, and a content providing device that can reduce network cost by downloading content data in advance.

As the multimedia communication function of the mobile communication terminal is strengthened by the development of mobile communication technology, the number of users who download and view various multimedia contents through the mobile communication terminal is increasing.

However, when downloading multimedia contents using a mobile communication network (for example, 3G or 4G communication network), an excessive fee may be charged, and due to the limitation of mobile network resources, the number of concurrent users is limited and the number of concurrent users is limited. Increasingly, not only the access success rate is lowered, but also the download time is long, and there is a problem in that the limited mobile communication network cannot be efficiently operated.

The background art described above is technical information possessed by the inventors for the derivation of the present invention or acquired during the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily a publicly known technique disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention are to set the download conditions of the content download terminal in advance, the content download method that can reduce the network cost by downloading the content data in advance when the status information of the content download terminal meets the preset download conditions, Provided is a content download terminal and a content providing device.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a content download method, a content download terminal, and a content providing device that can reduce network cost by downloading content before the user consumes the content when the network cost is low.

Embodiments of the present invention allow the download to be performed when the content download terminal is in a state suitable for download, in consideration of the state information of the content download terminal, a content download method that can efficiently use the resources of the terminal, a content download terminal and It provides a content providing device.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for downloading content data from a content providing device to a content download terminal, the method comprising: setting a download condition of the content download terminal by a download condition setting unit; Collecting, by a terminal state information collecting unit, state information of the content download terminal; Determining, by a download condition determining unit, whether the collected state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition; And receiving the content data from the content providing device by the download execution unit and storing the content data when the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a content download terminal for downloading content data from a content providing apparatus, comprising: a download condition setting unit for setting a download condition of the content download terminal; A terminal state information collecting unit collecting state information of the content download terminal; A download condition determination unit that determines whether the collected state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition; And a download execution unit that executes a download of the content data and stores the content data in the content download terminal when the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a content providing apparatus for providing content data to a content download terminal, comprising: a download condition setting unit configured to receive a download condition from the content download terminal and set it as a download condition of a corresponding content download terminal; A download condition determination unit which receives the state information of the content download terminal from the content download terminal and determines whether the received state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition; And a controller configured to transmit the content data to the content download terminal when the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a computer program stored on a medium for executing the method using a computer.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a distribution server for distributing a program for executing the method on a computer.

Other aspects, features, and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

The content download method, the content download terminal, and the content providing device according to the embodiments of the present invention allow the user to consume the corresponding content at a desired time by downloading and storing the content in advance. In particular, regardless of whether the user can access the network from the user's point of view, the content can be consumed immediately at a desired time without having to wait for the download time.

The content download method, the content download terminal, and the content providing device according to the embodiments of the present invention set the download condition of the content download terminal in advance, and when the state information on the content download terminal satisfies the preset download condition, the content data in advance. This can reduce network costs by downloading.

The content download method, the content download terminal, and the content providing device according to embodiments of the present invention have the effect of reducing the network cost of the user by downloading the content in advance before the user consumes the content when the network cost is low.

The content download method, the content download terminal, and the content providing device according to the embodiments of the present invention allow the download to be performed when the content download terminal is in a state suitable for download, in consideration of the state information of the content download terminal, thereby providing resources of the terminal. It has the effect of using efficiently.

The content download method, the content download terminal, and the content providing apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention can reduce the load of system resources by appropriately distributing download traffic from the viewpoint of the content provider. It also prevents requests from peaking, reducing network costs charged on a peak time basis, such as content delivery network (CDN) costs.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a content download system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a content download system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a content download method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a content download system 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a content download method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. Effects and features of the present invention, and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but may be implemented in various forms. Also, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the terms including or have means that the features or components described in the specification are present, and does not preclude the possibility of adding one or more other features or components. In addition, in the drawings, components may be exaggerated or reduced in size for convenience of description. For example, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of description, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to the illustrated.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. .

Referring to FIG. 1, a content download system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content providing device 100 and a content download terminal 300. In addition, the plurality of content download terminal 300 and the content providing device 100 includes a communication network 400 for interconnecting.

Content download terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when downloading a content from the content providing device 100, if a predetermined download condition is satisfied, characterized in that for downloading the content data. This will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2.

Here, the content providing device 100 of the present invention may be a server that provides a portal service. Although one content providing apparatus is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of servers may exist.

The content providing device 100 may provide a predetermined search content such as a text, an image, a video, a cartoon, a webtoon, etc. to the content download terminal 300, and provide a general search service and various services that enhance the convenience of other users. . That is, the content providing apparatus 100 of the present invention may provide various services such as search, email, blog, social network service, news, and shopping information in addition to the content providing service.

The plurality of content download terminals 300 refers to a communication terminal that can use a web service in a wired / wireless communication environment. The content download terminal 300 may be a personal computer 301 of the user, or may be a portable terminal 302 of the user. Although FIG. 1 illustrates a portable terminal as a smart phone or a tablet, the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto. As described above, a terminal equipped with an application capable of web browsing may be used without limitation.

In more detail, the content download terminal 300 may include a computer (eg, desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), a media computing platform (eg, cable, satellite set-top box, digital video recorder), a handheld computing device. (Eg, PDA, email client, etc.), any form of cellular phone, or any form of other kind of computing or communication platform, but the invention is not so limited.

Meanwhile, the communication network 400 connects the plurality of content download terminals 300 and the content providing device 100. That is, the communication network 400 refers to a communication network that provides a connection path for the content download terminals 300 to transmit and receive data after accessing the content providing apparatus 100. The communication network 400 may be, for example, wired networks such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), integrated service digital networks (ISDNs), wireless LANs, CDMA, Bluetooth, satellite communications, and the like. Although it may encompass a wireless network, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

2, the content providing device 100 of the content download system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 110, a memory 120, a controller 130, a content providing unit 140, and Database 150 may be included.

In detail, the communication unit 110 provides a communication interface necessary to provide a transmission / reception signal between the content providing apparatus 100 and the content download terminal 300 in the form of packet data in cooperation with the communication network 400. In addition, the communication unit 110 may perform a role of receiving a web page provision request from the content download terminal 300. Here, the web page providing request received from the content downloading terminal 300 may be, for example, a request for providing a main page or a specific page of a portal site, or a request for providing the content itself. It can include a request to provide for any type of web page that can be inserted.

Here, the communication unit 110 may be a device including hardware and software necessary for transmitting and receiving a signal such as a control signal or a data signal through a wired or wireless connection with another network device.

The memory 120 performs a function of temporarily or permanently storing data processed by the controller 130. Here, the memory 120 may include a magnetic storage media or a flash storage media, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The controller 130 is a kind of central processing unit and controls the entire process of receiving a content download request from the content download terminal 300 and transmitting the content to the content download terminal 300. That is, the controller 130 drives the control software mounted in the program storage unit (not shown), and when the content download request is received from the content download terminal 300, the controller 130 controls the content provider 140 to control the content download terminal ( 300 may provide various functions such as transmitting content.

Here, the controller 130 may include all kinds of devices capable of processing data, such as a processor. Here, the 'processor' may refer to a data processing apparatus embedded in hardware having, for example, a circuit physically structured to perform a function represented by code or instructions included in a program. As an example of a data processing device embedded in hardware, a microprocessor, a central processing unit (CPU), a processor core, a multiprocessor, and an application-specific integrated device (ASIC) It may include a processing device such as a circuit, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc., but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the content providing unit 140 receives a content download request from the content download terminal 300, under the control of the controller 130, the content providing unit 140 extracts the content data requested from the database 150 and transmits the content to the content download terminal 300. It serves to transmit.

The database 150 includes a content database that stores content data provided by the content providing device 100. Furthermore, the database 150 may further include a user database for storing user information. Here, the user database may store user information about a user who wants to download content. Here, the user information includes basic information about the user such as the user's name, affiliation, personal information, gender, age, information on login such as ID and password, access country, access location, and device used for access. Information related to the connection, such as information about the network environment may be included.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the content providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an input / output unit, a program storage unit, and the like.

2, the content download terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 310, a memory 320, an input / output unit 330, a program storage unit 340, and a control unit ( 350, a download condition setting unit 360, a terminal state information collecting unit 370, a download condition determining unit 380, a download execution unit 390, and the like.

In detail, the communication unit 310 may perform wired or wireless communication with the content providing device 100. The communication unit 310 may include a Bluetooth communication unit, a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication unit, a near field communication unit (Near Field Communication unit), a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication unit, a Zigbee communication unit, an infrared ray (IrDA) communication unit, a WFD ( Wi-Fi Direct communication unit, UWB (ultra wideband) communication unit, Ant + communication unit and the like, but is not limited thereto. Here, the communication unit 310 may be a device including hardware and software necessary for transmitting and receiving a signal such as a control signal or a data signal through a wired or wireless connection with another network device.

The memory 320 may temporarily or permanently store data processed by the controller 350 or temporarily or permanently store content data transmitted to the content download terminal 300. Here, the memory 320 may include a magnetic storage media or a flash storage media, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The input / output unit 330 may be configured as a touch recognition display controller or various input / output controllers. As an example, the touch-sensitive display controller provides an output interface and an input interface between the device and the user. The touch-sensitive display controller transmits and receives an electrical signal to and from the control unit. In addition, the touch-sensitive display controller displays visual output to the user, and the visual output may include text, graphics, images, video, and combinations thereof. The input / output unit 330 may be, for example, a predetermined display member such as an organic light emitting display (OLED) or a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The program storage unit 340 receives the content data from the content providing device 100, displays the content data on the input / output unit 330 of the content download terminal 300, and input / output unit 330. Control software for performing a task of receiving a selection signal from

The controller 350 controls the entire process of downloading the content data from the content download terminal 300 as a central processing unit. That is, the control unit 350 drives the control software mounted in the program storage unit 340, controls the download condition setting unit 360 to set the download condition of the content download terminal 300, and collects the terminal state information. Control state 370 to collect state information of the content download terminal 300, and control the download condition determiner 380 to determine whether the state information of the collected content download terminal 300 satisfies a predetermined download condition. Determine, and control the download execution unit 390 to execute the download of the content data and to store it.

Here, the controller 350 may include all kinds of devices capable of processing data, such as a processor. Here, the 'processor' may refer to a data processing apparatus embedded in hardware having, for example, a circuit physically structured to perform a function represented by code or instructions included in a program. As an example of a data processing device embedded in hardware, a microprocessor, a central processing unit (CPU), a processor core, a multiprocessor, and an application-specific integrated device (ASIC) It may include a processing device such as a circuit, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc., but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The download condition setting unit 360 sets a condition for downloading the content by the content download terminal 300. In this case, the download condition may include one or more of various conditions as follows.

First, as a download condition, the type of network to which the content download terminal 300 is connected, a charging method, and a state may be considered.

When the content download terminal 300 downloads multimedia content such as a video, an image, a cartoon, or a webtoon using a network (for example, a 3G mobile communication network) with an additional charge, an excessive fee is charged according to the plan to be used. Can be. Therefore, while connected to a communication network (for example, Wi-Fi network) that does not have additional billing, it is possible to download the content and read it when necessary. However, if there is content that you want to download and view immediately, you have to pay excessive network costs or wait until you are connected to the Wi-Fi network if you are not connected to the Wi-Fi network. There is.

In order to solve this problem, the content download system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may set the download terminal 300 to download the content in advance when the download terminal 300 is in a desired state in consideration of the charging nature of the network. For example, when the content download terminal 300 is connected to a network capable of downloading for free without incurring a separate network cost, a free network (for example, Wi-Fi) is performed. You can set the connection condition as a download condition.

In addition, the user may register in advance the types and types of billing networks available to the user and set a desired condition. For example, a) set the billing type free for the Wi-Fi network, b) set the billing type for the 3G network, 30 won per 1MB for 5G or more, and c) set the billing type for the LTE network, 20 won per 1MB. Can be. The billing type can be set in various ways such as the amount per unit capacity and the amount per section. In addition, the network of the same type may be set differently according to a network name, a provider, or the like.

With respect to the various types of billing as described above, the user can additionally set a desired condition such as a method of not charging or a method of minimizing the billing according to the user's needs, and the download can be performed only when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

In addition, if the two networks can be connected at the same time, it may be possible to switch to a more appropriate network (free network or a network with minimum billing) to proceed with the download.

The download condition may be set in the form of the remaining amount of data downloadable by the content download terminal 300. In detail, if the amount of data that can be used is determined according to the rate plan used by the user, and the data usage exceeds the amount of data, the user may additionally pay a separate data usage fee for the excess amount. By setting the download to be performed only when the remaining amount of data is a certain level or more, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of excessive data charges caused by downloading when the remaining amount of data is insufficient.

In this case, the remaining amount of data may be an absolute amount of remaining data (eg, 300 MB or more), or may be a relative amount (eg, 20% or more of the available data amount).

As another example, network quality may be considered as a download condition. The network quality may be determined according to the type of network. For example, users who value fast download speed can set it to download when connected to 3G or LTE networks that are faster than Wi-Fi.

As another example, the network status may be checked periodically so that the download may be performed only when the current network status is above a certain quality.

As another example, a user may simply specify a network type. That is, the current network is set to download in consideration of the network type, such as Wi-Fi network or 3G network. For example, a user who cares about costs can be set to download only when connected to a Wi-Fi network, and can be set to download when connected to a 3G or LTE network in consideration of network quality rather than cost. will be.

Next, the download condition may be a time set by user input. Specifically, for example, whether one or more time conditions of a download start time, a download completion time, and a user viewing time are satisfied may be used as a download condition.

First, the user can set the download start time as the download condition. For example, the user may set to start downloading when a late night time (eg, a.m 4:00) is not used for the content download terminal 300.

Second, the user may set the download completion time as the download condition. For example, when a user needs to view a specific content at a specific time, the user may be configured to complete downloading of the content until the specific time.

Third, the user may set the content viewing time as a download condition instead of inputting a separate download start time or completion time. In this case, the content can be set to complete the download until the designated viewing time.

Next, the download condition may be determined based on the location of the content download terminal 300. For example, the content download terminal 300 is located at the point where the content consumption terminal such as a home or a company mainly consumes the content or a point that is expected to always be connected to the Wi-Fi network as the download condition. If so, it can be set to perform a download.

Here, the specific point where the download is set may be a place where one or more pieces of content data are displayed at least once in the content download terminal 300. As described above, the place where the content data is displayed at least once is mainly determined as the point where the content is consumed, and when the content download terminal 300 is located at the corresponding point, the download may be performed. Next, the download condition may consider the state of the content download terminal. For example, conditions such as a battery remaining amount, a battery state, available memory, and a storage capacity of the content download terminal may be considered. More specifically, whether the battery level is a certain level or more, whether the battery is currently being charged, whether the amount of memory available for the content download terminal is a certain level or more, and whether the memory capacity that the content download terminal can store is a certain level or more. Whether one or more.

First, the user may set the remaining battery capacity of the content download terminal 300 as a download condition. For example, the user may set the download to be performed only when the battery remaining amount of the content download terminal 300 is more than a certain level (for example, 30% or more), and if the battery is low, the download is not performed. In addition, when the battery is low, it is possible to prevent the battery from being used up quickly due to the download.

Second, the user may set the remaining amount of memory of the content download terminal 300 as the download condition. For example, the user sets the download to be performed only when the remaining amount of memory of the content download terminal 300 is about a certain level (for example, 1 GB or more), so that the content download terminal 300 is performing another task. It is possible to prevent the download of the content download terminal 300 from being slowed by not downloading. Next, the download condition may be whether the idle time of the content download terminal 300 is longer than a predetermined period. For example, the content download terminal 300 is set to perform a download only when it is not used for a predetermined time or more, and the content download terminal 300 is set so as not to perform a download while performing other tasks. The slowing down of the download terminal 300 can be prevented.

In this case, the idle time of the content download terminal 300 may be determined whether the screen is being displayed on the display unit, and whether the content download terminal 300 has not moved for a predetermined time using a motion sensor. It may be determined whether or not, and in addition, it may be determined whether or not the idle time.

In the meantime, a plurality of such download conditions may exist in parallel, and priority of the plurality of download conditions may be set. Moreover, a specific condition can also be set as the condition which gives priority to another condition. For example, if the Wi-Fi connection is set as a condition that prioritizes other download conditions, it is determined whether the other conditions are satisfied only when the Wi-Fi connection is satisfied. If you are not connected to the network, you can set the download to not be performed.

The download condition may be set based on the content in addition to the content download terminal 300 state. In the case of content that is uploaded regularly (for example, webtoons uploaded every weekday), users are downloaded and viewed every time a new work is uploaded. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in the case of the content uploaded periodically, new content may be automatically downloaded in advance when the new work is uploaded.

More specifically, the user may set the condition for the desired content as the download condition, and when the content suitable for the condition is newly updated or added, the corresponding content may be downloaded. For example, the user can set the desired author, genre, specific content in series, content by day, and the like as the download condition. In addition, in the case of serialized content, content previously read by a user may be a download target. In another example, although not set by the user, the system may automatically determine the recommended content and make it a download target. For example, the user may recommend and download similar content in consideration of the attributes of the user's favorite content, or may recommend and download content that many people with similar tendencies find.

In addition to the download execution condition, the user can set the download execution condition.

For example, you can set the conditions for resource allocation. In more detail, in performing the download, it is possible not to use more than a certain network or not to use more than a certain amount of system memory. In addition, the user can specify how many resources to allocate to the scheduled download through options such as fast download or slow download.

In addition, a condition for content selection criteria may be selected. This is to select which content to select when there are a plurality of target contents. For example, the download can be performed by selecting the content to download based on the capacity of the content, the quality of the content (high or low quality), the content registration time, and the like. have.

The terminal state information collecting unit 370 collects state information on the content download terminal 300 under the control of the control unit 350. Here, the status information may be a type of a network (eg, whether or not connected to Wi-Fi) to which the content download terminal 300 is connected or a status (for example, a transmission speed of a currently connected network or What is the loss rate, etc.), the charging method of the currently connected network (e.g., the remaining amount of free downloadable data), current time information of the content download terminal 300, current location information of the content download terminal 300, content The remaining amount of battery of the download terminal, the amount of available system memory, or the remaining amount of storage memory, the idle time of the content download terminal 300, and the like.

The download condition determining unit 380 determines whether the collected state information satisfies a predetermined predetermined download condition. The download condition used herein is as described above in the download condition setting unit 360.

The download execution unit 390 receives the content data from the content providing device 100 under the control of the controller 350 and stores the data in the database.

In this case, the download execution unit 390 may execute a download according to a preset download speed or a memory usage degree of the preset content download terminal 300. For example, the user may preset either the high speed download or the low speed download with respect to the download speed, and the download execution unit 390 may execute the download according to the set download speed. Alternatively, the user may set an option such as the use of all available memory for the memory usage degree of the content download terminal 300, and the download execution unit 390 may download while using the memory according to the set memory usage degree. You can run

On the other hand, if there are a plurality of content including the same content according to the capacity, the download execution unit 390 may execute a download of the content of a certain quality of the plurality of content in accordance with the content quality preset by the user input. For example, if the user can set either the high quality or the general quality for the content quality in advance, and there are two kinds of quality (that is, two capacity) contents for the same content video, The download execution unit 390 may download content corresponding to the set content quality.

Meanwhile, in downloading the content data from the content providing device 100, the download execution unit 390 downloads the content data generated by a specific content creator, downloads the content data stored by the user as a favorite, or transfers the content data. You can download content data that the user has stopped viewing.

That is, if the user stores a content creator (eg, a webtoon writer), the download execution unit 390 may download the content data generated by the content creator from the content providing apparatus 100. Alternatively, if the user prefers to store the content as a favorite, the download execution unit 390 may download the content data stored as a favorite from the content providing device 100. Alternatively, if there is content data that the user stopped reading while the user previously read, the download execution unit 390 may download the content data from which the reading is stopped from the content providing device 100.

In this case, the information about the content creator preferred by the user, the information stored by the user as the favorite, and the information about the content which the user has stopped viewing may be stored in the content download terminal 300. In this case, when the download request from the content download terminal 300 to the content providing device 100 may transmit the information together to the content providing device 100.

Alternatively, the content providing apparatus 100 may store information on a content creator preferred by the user, information on content stored as a favorite by the user, and information on content that the user has stopped viewing. When a download request is transmitted from the content download terminal 300 to the content providing apparatus 100, the content providing apparatus 100 extracts preference information of the corresponding user and extracts the corresponding content data from the content download terminal 300. Can be sent to.

On the other hand, when a new work is uploaded to the content providing device 100, the content providing device 100 may inform the content download terminal 300 of the upload fact, and the content download terminal 300 displays a pop-up window. This can be informed to the user.

In addition, when the content download terminal 300 is newly connected to the Wi-Fi network because it is not connected to the Wi-Fi network, the content download terminal 300 displays a pop-up window. This can be informed to the user.

According to the present invention, when the network cost is low, the user can download the content in advance before consuming the content, thereby reducing the network cost. In addition, in consideration of the state information of the content download terminal, the download is performed when the content download terminal is in a state suitable for download, it can have the effect of efficiently using the resources of the terminal.

Referring to Figure 3, the content download method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of setting the download conditions (step S110), the step of collecting the status information for the content download terminal 300 (step S120), the collection Determining whether the received state information satisfies the download condition (step S130), and when the state information satisfies the pre-download condition, receiving and storing content data from the content providing apparatus 100 (step S410). It includes.

First, the download condition setting unit 360 sets the download condition of the content download terminal 300 (step S110). In detail, the download condition setting unit 360 sets a download condition of the content download terminal 300 under the control of the controller 350.

In this case, the content of the download condition may include one or more of the various conditions described above with reference to FIG. 2.

Next, the terminal state information collecting unit 370 collects state information on the content download terminal 300 (step S120). In detail, the terminal state information collecting unit 370 collects state information on the content download terminal 300 under the control of the control unit 350, and the state information is as described above with reference to FIG. 2. .

Next, the download condition determiner 380 determines whether the collected state information of the content download terminal 300 satisfies the download condition (step S130). In detail, the download condition determiner 380 determines whether the state information of the content download terminal 300 collected under the control of the controller 350 satisfies a predetermined download condition.

Finally, when the state information of the content download terminal 300 satisfies the download condition, the download execution unit 390 executes the download of the content data, receives the content data from the content providing apparatus 100, and stores it. (Step S140). In detail, the download execution unit 390 executes the download of the content data under the control of the control unit 350 and stores the data in the database.

4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a content download system 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the content download system 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a content providing device 500 and a content download terminal 700. In addition, the plurality of content download terminal 700 and the content providing device 500 includes a communication network 800 for interconnecting.

The content download system 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 4 is different from the content download system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 560 and the download condition determination unit 580 are provided on the content providing device 500 side, not the content download terminal 700 side. Therefore, it will be described based on such a difference.

Referring to FIG. 4, the content providing device 500 of the content download system 2 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a communication unit 510, a memory 520, a control unit 530, and a content providing unit 540. And a database 550. In addition, the content providing apparatus 500 may further include a download condition setting unit 560 and a download condition determination unit 580.

The download condition setting unit 560 sets a download condition for each content download terminal 700 under the control of the controller 530. In detail, the download condition of each user input to the content download terminal 700 by the user input is transmitted to the content providing device 500. The content providing device 500 stores the downloaded download condition as a download condition for each content download terminal 700.

In this case, the download condition used may include one or more of the various conditions described above.

The download condition determiner 580 determines whether the state information of each content download terminal 700 received from the content download terminal 700 satisfies a predetermined download condition under the control of the controller 530. Play a role. That is, the state information of the content download terminal 700 collected by the terminal state information collection unit 770 of the content download terminal 700 is transmitted to the content providing device 500. The content providing device 500 determines whether the received state information of the content download terminal 700 satisfies a predetermined predetermined download condition.

4, the content download terminal 700 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 710, a memory 720, an input / output unit 730, a program storage unit 740, and a controller. 750, a terminal state information collecting unit 770, a download executing unit 790, and the like.

The terminal state information collecting unit 770 collects the state information of the content download terminal 700 under the control of the control unit 750. Here, the operation of the terminal state information collecting unit 770 is as described in the terminal state information collecting unit 370 with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The state information of the content download terminal 700 collected as described above is transmitted to the content providing apparatus 500 through the communication unit 710 under the control of the control unit 750.

The download execution unit 790 receives the content data from the content providing device 500 under the control of the controller 750 and stores the data in the database.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the setting of the download condition and the determination of the download condition are performed in the content providing apparatus 500, thereby simplifying the configuration of the application installed in each content download terminal 700. Can be obtained.

The content download method according to another embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 5 is different from the content download method according to an embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 3, and the download condition setting unit 560 and the download condition determination are performed. The unit 580 is provided on the content providing device 500 side, not the content download terminal 700 side. Therefore, it will be described based on such a difference.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the content download method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a step of receiving a download condition through an input / output unit of the content download terminal 700 (step S210) and providing content from the content download terminal 700 is provided. The download condition is transmitted to the device 500 (step S220), the download condition of the received content download terminal 700 is stored (step S230), and the status information of the transmitted content download terminal 700 is downloaded. Determining whether the content is satisfied (step S260) and when the state information of the content download terminal 700 satisfies the download condition, the content data is transmitted from the content providing apparatus 500 to the content download terminal 700. It may be configured to include a step (step S280) to store the content data to the content download terminal 700. In this case, the content providing device 500 may determine whether the download condition is satisfied in operation S260 based on the data stored in operation S230.

On the other hand, the content download method according to another embodiment of the present invention is the step of collecting the state information of the content download terminal 700 (step S240), the state information of the collected content download terminal 700 is the content providing apparatus 500 It may be configured to further include the step (S250 step) to be transmitted. In this case, the content download terminal 700 collects the state information and transmits the state information, and determines whether the download condition is satisfied in step S260 based on the information.

Embodiments according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of a computer program that can be executed through various components on a computer, such a computer program may be recorded on a computer readable medium. At this time, the media may be magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and ROMs. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as memory, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Furthermore, the medium may include an intangible medium implemented in a form that can be transmitted on a network. For example, the medium may be a form of a software or an application that can be transmitted and distributed through a network.

On the other hand, the computer program may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of computer programs may include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code executable by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Particular implementations described in the present invention are embodiments and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. For brevity of description, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connection or connection members of the lines between the components shown in the drawings by way of example shows a functional connection and / or physical or circuit connections, in the actual device replaceable or additional various functional connections, physical It may be represented as a connection, or circuit connections. In addition, unless specifically mentioned, such as "essential", "important" may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and the scope of the spirit of the present invention is defined not only in the claims below, but also in the ranges equivalent to or equivalent to the claims. Will belong to.

Embodiments of the present invention can be used in a content download method, a content download terminal, and a content providing device.

Claims

In the method for downloading the content data from the content providing device to the content download terminal,

Setting a download condition of the content download terminal by a download condition setting unit;

Collecting, by a terminal state information collecting unit, state information of the content download terminal;

Determining, by a download condition determining unit, whether the collected state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition; And

And receiving the content data from the content providing device by a download execution unit and storing the content data when the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition.
The method of claim 1,

The download condition is a content download method, characterized in that determined based on the type, the charging method or the state of the network to which the content download terminal is connected.
The method of claim 1,

The download condition is a content download method characterized in that it satisfies at least one time condition among a download start time, a download completion time and a user viewing time set by a user input.
The method of claim 1,

The download condition is a content download method, characterized in that the content download terminal is located at a specific point.
The method of claim 1,

The download condition is,

Whether the battery remaining amount of the content download terminal is a certain degree or more,

Whether the amount of available system memory of the content download terminal is above a certain level,

Whether the storage memory remaining amount of the content download terminal is a predetermined level or more, and

Content download method comprising one or more of whether the idle time of the content download terminal is a predetermined period or more.
The method of claim 1,

The plurality of download conditions exist, the content download method, characterized in that the priority between the plurality of download conditions can be set.
The method of claim 1,

The step of executing the download,

And downloading according to a preset download speed or a preset memory usage of the content download terminal.
The method of claim 1,

If there are a plurality of contents containing the same content,

The step of executing the download,

And downloading the selected content in consideration of capacity or quality among the plurality of contents according to a preset content quality.
The method of claim 1,

The step of executing the download,

When the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition,

Download content data created by a specific content creator,

Download content data that users have saved as favorites,

A method of downloading a content, characterized by downloading content data that has been previously interrupted by a user.
A computer program stored in a medium for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 9 using a computer.
A distribution server for distributing a program for executing a method of any one of claims 1 to 9 on a computer.
In the content download terminal for downloading content data from the content providing device,

A download condition setting unit for setting a download condition of the content download terminal;

A terminal state information collecting unit collecting state information of the content download terminal;

A download condition determination unit that determines whether the collected state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition; And

And a download execution unit that receives the content data from the content providing device and stores the content data when the state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition.
The method of claim 12,

The download condition is a content download terminal, characterized in that determined based on the type, the charging method or the state of the network that the content download terminal is connected.
The method of claim 12,

The download condition is a content download terminal, characterized in that whether or not satisfying one or more time conditions of the download start time, the download completion time and the user viewing time set by the user input.
The method of claim 12,

The download condition is,

Whether the battery remaining amount of the content download terminal is a certain degree or more,

Whether the remaining memory of the content download terminal is a certain degree or more,

Whether the amount of data remaining in the content download terminal is a predetermined level or more, and

And at least one of whether the idle time of the content download terminal is longer than a predetermined period.
In the content providing device for providing content data to the content download terminal,

A download condition setting unit which receives a download condition from the content download terminal and sets it as a download condition of the corresponding content download terminal;

A download condition determination unit that determines whether the download condition is satisfied; And

And a controller for transmitting the content data to the content download terminal when the download condition is satisfied.
The method of claim 16,

The download condition determining unit may receive the state information of the content download terminal from the content download terminal, and determine whether the received state information of the content download terminal satisfies the download condition. .