KR100821187B1 - Content synchronization service method and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for synchronizing content information stored in a mobile communication terminal with a content providing device. In particular, when an event that needs to be retransmitted occurs due to a loss or deletion of content data stored in a mobile communication terminal, In order to perform, when a synchronization request message is received from a mobile communication terminal, content information provided to the mobile communication terminal is collected, and based on the information, whether or not synchronization is necessary for the mobile communication terminal, and the synchronization is necessary. If it is determined that the method for synchronizing the mobile communication terminal is identified, and synchronizing by collecting and providing the content data necessary for synchronizing according to the method to the mobile communication terminal.

Description

Content synchronization service method and apparatus for same {Method and Apparatus for contents synchronize service}

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a mobile communication terminal receives necessary contents from a content providing service apparatus through a wireless Internet;

2 is a block diagram illustrating a process of providing a content synchronization service according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a content synchronization service according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

4 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a content providing service apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for synchronizing content information stored in a mobile communication terminal with a content providing device. In particular, when an event that needs to be retransmitted occurs due to a loss or deletion of content data stored in a mobile communication terminal, The present invention relates to a content synchronization service method that can be performed, and an apparatus therefor.

Recently, with the innovative development of the Internet or intranet technology, various contents such as music, news, video, etc. as well as general data such as e-commerce and various commercial advertisements can be easily transmitted and received through wired or wireless Internet. These contents materials are increasing in volume due to the development of information and communication technology.

As such, as the type of content that can be executed in a mobile communication terminal increases, demand for various contents also increases in mobile communication terminal users. Accordingly, the number of service providers that provide such contents is increasing. Currently available methods for providing content data to a mobile communication terminal include a method for transmitting content stored in the PC to a mobile communication terminal through a wired network using a personal computer (PC) and a data communication cable, and mobile communication. A method of accessing wireless Internet directly from a terminal and providing necessary content is generally used.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a mobile communication terminal receives necessary contents from a content providing service apparatus through a wireless Internet.

Referring to FIG. 1, a content providing service apparatus 200 including a control server 210, a database server 220, and a download server 230 may include content data requested from the mobile communication terminal 100, an external request, or an internal request. By setting, the content data that needs to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 is provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 through the wireless Internet. To this end, the control server 210 of the content providing service device 200 requests the download server 230 to provide the corresponding content to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S100). In this case, the request of the control server 210 in step S100 may be preferably based on a content providing request previously received from the mobile communication terminal 100.

After receiving the request, the download server 230 collects information on content to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S101), and then requests that the corresponding content data be provided to the database server 220 (S102). ). Accordingly, the database server 220 records the content providing information indicating that the corresponding content is provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S103), and then provides the content data to the download server 230 (S103). Provides it to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S105).

The provided content data is recorded in a separate storage device existing in the mobile communication terminal. However, the stored data may be deleted or changed due to internal factors such as a user's keypad manipulation mistake, or external factors such as an impact applied to the terminal from outside, an infection or a leak by a virus program, and the like. Alternatively, although a user replaces a mobile communication terminal with a new terminal due to loss or digital right management (DRM), a user may not be able to transfer content data provided from a content providing service device to a new terminal. As such, when an event (hereinafter, referred to as a "synchronization event") that needs to be retransmitted to the content provided from the content providing service device and synchronized with the state provided in the past occurs, the user of the mobile communication terminal 200 is conventionally again In the same way, there is a problem in that the operation of receiving the respective content data is repeatedly performed by accessing the content providing service apparatus 200.

In addition, in order for the user to directly retransmit the content data according to the synchronization event occurs, the user directly checks the state of the content data currently stored in the mobile communication terminal 100 and determines the type of the content data to be newly retransmitted. There was a problem that must go through.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is that, when a synchronization event that needs to be retransmitted and synchronized with a state previously provided by the content providing service device, the user of the mobile communication terminal needs to It is to provide a service apparatus and method that can be easily retransmitted.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the content synchronization service method of the present invention,

A first step of receiving a synchronization request message from a mobile communication terminal;

A second step of collecting content information provided to the mobile communication terminal;

A third step of checking whether synchronization is necessary for the mobile communication terminal based on the content providing information collected in the second step;

A fourth step of identifying a method for synchronizing a mobile communication terminal when collecting the synchronization in the third step and collecting content data necessary for synchronizing according to the method; And

And a fifth step of synchronizing the provided content data to the mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the content synchronization service device of the present invention,

 A control server including a communication gateway in charge of communication with external devices and a synchronization module configured to perform necessary tasks for synchronizing between the corresponding mobile communication terminal and the content providing service device according to a synchronization request received from the mobile communication terminal;

A database server including a content storage unit for storing content data provided to the mobile communication terminal and a content providing information storage unit including information on content provided to the mobile communication terminal; And,

And a download server for synchronizing by providing content data for synchronization to a corresponding mobile communication terminal at the request of the control server.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, in describing in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the same reference numerals are used for parts having similar functions and functions throughout the drawings.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a process of providing a content synchronization service according to the present invention.

2, the content providing service apparatus according to the present invention receives the synchronization request message from the mobile communication terminal (S200). In a preferred embodiment applicable to the present invention, the message may further include information on content remaining in the mobile communication terminal and information on a synchronization method. Detailed description of the information will be described later.

The content providing service device that receives the message of step S200 checks whether the mobile communication terminal that sent the request message is a legitimate subscriber of the content synchronization service according to the present invention (S201). In a preferred embodiment applicable to the present invention, the step S201 may be performed by requesting a separate user authentication server existing outside the content providing service device.

At this time, in an embodiment applicable to the present invention, the synchronization request message preferably includes state information of the terminal. The terminal state information refers to information about content stored in the storage of the mobile communication terminal. For example, information on a list of content data left in the storage device of the mobile communication terminal, a time at which the content data is changed, a list of damaged data, and damaged tuning may be given.

If it is determined that the subscriber is a legitimate subscriber in step S201, content providing information, which is historical information of providing the content to the user, is collected (S202). In the present invention, the content providing information is any one selected from the type, type, size, time, list of the content provided by the content providing service device according to the present invention to the mobile terminal as shown in step S103 of FIG. Information including one or more pieces of information is preferably stored separately in a database server of the content providing service device.

Next, it is checked whether the content data stored in the mobile communication terminal is synchronized with the content providing service apparatus (S203). This is a process of checking whether the content provided from the content providing service device to the mobile terminal is damaged, changed, or deleted. Preferably, the step may be performed by comparing the terminal state information provided from the corresponding mobile communication terminal in step S200 with the content providing information collected in step S202. In this case, when the mobile communication terminal has a separate transmission criterion for receiving the content, for example, only the latest content data is downloaded or all the retarded content is provided, the mobile terminal determines whether to synchronize in step S203. do.

If it is determined through the step S203 that the content data stored in the mobile communication terminal is not damaged, changed or deleted and is synchronized with the content service device, a message indicating the status is provided to the mobile communication terminal. The service ends (S204).

However, if it is determined that the synchronization is not synchronized through the step S203, synchronization between the mobile communication terminal and the content providing service device proceeds. For this, first, a method for synchronizing is checked (S205). Examples of the synchronization method applicable to the present invention include the latest content synchronization within the period requested from the user of the mobile communication terminal, such as news released within 3 hours or weather information released within 3 hours; Initial state synchronization for providing only content corresponding to an initial state set by a user of the mobile communication terminal; History synchronization for providing all of the content having continuity such as comic strip based on the content history downloaded by the mobile communication terminal; Or a limited history synchronization method of providing only a specific number of contents most recently received based on the contents history downloaded by the mobile communication terminal.

In this case, the step S205 is to provide information on the synchronization method with the information on the mismatch between the mobile communication terminal and the content providing device to the mobile communication terminal, and collects information on the synchronization method based on the response This can be done through the process.

When the synchronization method is confirmed through the step S205, the content data to be provided to the mobile communication terminal is collected according to the synchronization method (S206), and the data is provided to the mobile communication terminal (S207).

At this time, in a preferred embodiment applicable to the present invention, the process of providing information about the size of the content data to be provided to the mobile communication terminal and the time required for transmission, etc. between the step S206 and S207 The method may further include providing an opportunity for selecting the content data to be retransmitted to the corresponding mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, a process of providing a content synchronization service according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a content synchronization service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control server 210 of the content providing service apparatus 200 according to the present invention receives a synchronization request message from the mobile communication terminal 100 (S300). The message includes terminal state information including information on content stored in a storage device of the mobile communication terminal 100. In a preferred embodiment applicable to the present invention, the message may further include information on a synchronization method.

The control server 210 receiving the message checks whether the mobile communication terminal 100 that has sent the request message is a legitimate subscriber of the content synchronization service according to the present invention (S301). In a preferred embodiment applicable to the present invention, the step S301 may be performed by requesting a separate user authentication server existing outside the content providing service device.

If it is confirmed in step S301 that the user of the mobile communication terminal 100 is a legitimate subscriber to the service of the present invention, the control server 210 provides content provision information for the corresponding communication terminal 100. Request to the database server 220 to collect (S302). In the present invention, the content providing information is information including information on the content provided by the content providing service device according to the present invention to the mobile terminal, as shown in step S103 of FIG. It is preferably stored separately in the database server.

The database server 220 provides the control server 210 with the content providing information for the mobile communication terminal 100 stored in response to the request in step S302 (S303).

Next, the content data stored in the mobile communication terminal 100 is compared with the terminal state information provided from the mobile communication terminal 100 in step S300 and the content providing information collected in step S303. In operation S304, it is checked whether the device 200 is synchronized with the device 200. This is a process of checking whether the content provided from the content providing service device 200 to the mobile communication terminal 100 is damaged or changed, deleted or does not exist.

If the content data stored in the mobile communication terminal 100 is not damaged, changed or deleted through the step S304, and it is confirmed that the content data is synchronized with the content service device 200, the message indicating the status is moved. Provided to the communication terminal 100, the service is terminated (S305).

However, when it is determined through the step S304 that the content data stored in the mobile communication terminal 100 is not synchronized with the content providing service apparatus 200, synchronization between the mobile communication terminal and the content providing service apparatus is performed. To this end, first, a method for synchronizing is checked (S306).

At this time, examples of the synchronization method applicable to the present invention include the latest content synchronization within the period requested from the user of the mobile communication terminal, such as news released within 3 hours or weather information released within 3 hours; Initial state synchronization for providing only content corresponding to an initial state set by a user of the mobile communication terminal; History synchronization for providing all of the content having continuity such as comic strip based on the content history downloaded by the mobile communication terminal; Or a limited history synchronization method of providing only a specific number of contents most recently received based on the contents history downloaded by the mobile communication terminal.

When the synchronization method is determined through the step S306, the control server 210 requests and receives the content data to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the synchronization method (S307, S308). ).

Next, after all of the content data required for synchronization is collected, the download server 230 is requested to provide the data to the mobile communication terminal 100 to synchronize (S309), the download server 230 moves it Provided to the communication terminal 100 to complete the synchronization (S310).

4 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a content providing service apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the content providing service apparatus 200 according to the present invention stores a control server 210 including a communication gateway 211 and a synchronization module 212, a content data storage unit 221, and content providing information. And a download server 230 including a database server 220 including a unit 222 and a communication gateway 231 and a download module 232.

The control server 210 receives the synchronization request message from the mobile communication terminal 100 and proceeds with the synchronization. In this case, the communication gateway 211 is responsible for communication with external devices such as the mobile communication terminal 100 and an external user authentication server (not shown), and the synchronization module 212 is received from the mobile communication terminal 100. According to the synchronization request, the mobile terminal 100 and the content providing service device 200 performs the necessary work to synchronize.

The database server 220 stores data necessary to provide a content synchronization service according to the present invention. In this case, the content data storage unit 221 stores the content data provided by the content providing service device 200 according to the present invention to the mobile communication terminal 100, and the content providing information storage unit 222 provides the content. The service device 200 stores content providing information including information on content provided to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 100.

The download server 230 provides content data for synchronization to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 100 at the request of the control server 210. In this case, the communication gateway 231 is responsible for providing retransmission content data to the mobile communication terminal, and the download module 212 retransmits the content to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 100 at the request of the control server 210. Perform the necessary work to transfer the data.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

According to the present invention, the content data recorded in the storage device of the mobile communication terminal is an internal factor such as a user's keypad manipulation mistake, an external factor such as an impact applied to the terminal from outside, an infection or a leak by a virus program, etc. By the user, the user of the mobile terminal easily retransmits the necessary content even if an event occurs that requires the user to retransmit the content provided from the content providing service device due to the deletion or change, or the user's loss. I can receive it.

Claims (13)

In the method for providing a content synchronization service from the content providing service device to the mobile communication terminal, A first step of receiving a synchronization request message from the mobile communication terminal; A second step of collecting content information provided to the mobile communication terminal; A third step of confirming whether synchronization is necessary for the mobile communication terminal based on the collected content information; A fourth step of identifying a synchronization method of the mobile communication terminal and collecting content data for the synchronization method when synchronization is necessary as a result of the checking; And And a fifth step of synchronizing by providing the collected content data to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The synchronization request message is a content synchronization service method, characterized in that the information on the content remaining in the mobile communication terminal and the information on the synchronization method. The method of claim 2, The information on the content remaining in the mobile communication terminal includes one or more information selected from a list of content data remaining in the storage device of the mobile communication terminal, a time when the content data is changed, a list of damaged data, and corrupted information. Content synchronization service method, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, The information on the synchronization method, Synchronization of latest content within a time period requested by a user of the mobile communication terminal; Initial state synchronization for providing content corresponding to the initial state set by the user of the mobile communication terminal; History synchronization for providing content having continuity based on a content history downloaded by the mobile communication terminal; or And information on any one of synchronization methods selected from a limited history synchronization providing only a specific number of contents received most recently based on the contents history downloaded by the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, And between the first step and the second step, checking whether the mobile communication terminal that has sent the request message is a legitimate service subscriber. The method of claim 1, The content providing information collected in the second step comprises any one or more information selected from the type, type, size, time, list of the content provided to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The content providing information collected in the second step is stored separately in a database server of the content providing service device. The method of claim 2, The step of checking whether the synchronization is necessary in the third step proceeds by comparing the information on the content remaining in the mobile communication terminal received from the corresponding mobile communication terminal with the content providing information collected in the second step. Content synchronization service method, characterized in that the. The method of claim 1, The third step of checking whether the synchronization is necessary, the content synchronization service method characterized in that proceeds with reference to this, if a separate transmission criteria for the mobile terminal is provided with the content is provided. The method of claim 1, In the collecting of the information on the synchronization method of the fourth step, the information on the synchronization method is provided to the corresponding mobile communication terminal together with the information on the inconsistency between the mobile communication terminal and the content providing device, and based on the response Content synchronization service method characterized in that the progress through the collecting process. The method of claim 1, Between the fourth and fifth steps, Providing information regarding the size of the content data and the time required for transmission to the corresponding mobile communication terminal for synchronization; And And receiving a selection value for the content data to be retransmitted from the mobile communication terminal in response.  A control server including a communication gateway in charge of communication with external devices and a synchronization module configured to perform necessary tasks for synchronizing between the corresponding mobile communication terminal and the content providing service device according to a synchronization request received from the mobile communication terminal; A database server including a content storage unit for storing content data provided to the mobile communication terminal and a content providing information storage unit including information about contents provided to the mobile communication terminal; And, And a download server for synchronizing by providing content data for synchronization to a corresponding mobile communication terminal according to a request of the control server. The method of claim 12, The content synchronization service device includes a communication gateway for providing the retransmission content data to a mobile communication terminal and a download module for transmitting the retransmission content data to a corresponding mobile communication terminal at the request of the control server. Synchronization service device.

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