KR100677652B1 - Apparatus and method for driving standby mode - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for driving an application for a standby mode. The method for driving an application for the standby mode according to the present invention comprises the steps of transmitting a content information request signal to the service management server, receiving content information corresponding to the content information request signal from the service management server, where the service management server is for each content Assigning a service channel, comprising: configuring an application response packet based on content information; and outputting a content list in a standby mode based on the application response packet, wherein the output content list includes a shortcut function; And at least one content item.

Mobile terminal, content

Description

Method and apparatus for driving application for idle mode {Method and apparatus for driving application for idle state in mobile terminal}

1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an apparatus for providing contents for a standby mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal for providing contents for a standby mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal platform of a terminal in which an application program for providing designated application information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is installed.

4 is a block diagram showing a service management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a module configuration diagram of a service management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart schematically showing a procedure for automatically designating a designated application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a procedure for providing designated application information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a procedure of providing updated content to a mobile terminal as designated application information for utilizing a shortcut function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of automatically occupying a standby screen by automatically driving a designated application in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit in a standby mode state of a mobile terminal before an idle screen occupation representative application is installed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit in a standby mode state of a mobile terminal in which an idle screen occupation application content is installed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

12 illustrates a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a downloaded application list output mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 illustrates a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a corresponding content display mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

14 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a standby mode entry state where a designated application response packet is configured according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 illustrates a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a designated application auto-driving state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

16 illustrates a content database according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 17 illustrates a user information database according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

101... Mobile terminal 103. Mobile network

105... Service management server 107... Database

109... Content providing server 201. Control

203... Key input section 205... Display

207... Memory 209... Voice processing unit

211... Transceiver unit 301... Mobile terminal hardware

303... Terminal basic S / W 305... HAL

307... Run Time Engine 309... Basic API

311... API Manager 313... Extension API

315... Application Manager 317. Application

410... Central processing unit 412... ALU

414... Register 416... controller

420... Memory system 422... Main memory

421... Auxiliary memory 430... Input device

440... Communication device 500... API

510... High level instruction processing unit 520. Application module control unit

521... Transceiver processing module mapping unit

522... Transceiver Processing Module Interface

523... User terminal management module mapping unit

524... User terminal management module management interface unit

525... Content Management Module Mapping Section

526... Content Management Module Interface

530... Application module 532. Send and receive processing module

534... User terminal management module 536. Content management module

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for driving an application for a standby mode.

A service (eg, stock price information, breaking news, etc.), which is conventionally referred to as a ticker, refers to a service that periodically or permanently displays specific content on a screen viewed by a user. These ticker services are provided in various ways over the wire, and in the form of short message service (SMS) or cell broadcast service (CBS) on the wireless. Conventionally, the ticker service provided on the radio using the short message service or the cell broadcast service has a limitation in the message capacity, the content media is limited to text, and there is a disadvantage in that the ticker service cannot be provided when the user desires. With the development of wireless communication and the appearance of terminals supporting multimedia, various contents providing a ticker service are expected to emerge, and thus, there is a need for a user to freely set a ticker service environment.

In order to use the content that can be played on the mobile terminal, the user needs an active approach to download, store and execute the content. In a more advanced form, contents that can operate in a standby mode have been developed, and a number of inventions have been applied. Application No. 10-2003-0014687, entitled "Method of Reproducing Interactive Content for Standby Mode in a Mobile Communication Terminal and a Mobile Communication Terminal Using the Same", filed March 10, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as a conventional invention) Released November 14, 2003.

The conventional invention has the advantage that it is possible to play the interactive content in the standby mode, so that the user can easily access the specific site and display the information to the user by inputting a specific key. However, in the related art, although the user does not concentrate on the standby screen in most cases, the user continues to play the content even when the user does not use the terminal. Therefore, playing the content in the standby mode is wasteful and meaningless. none.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing content for outputting in a form, time, and manner desired by a user by running an application designated by a user in a standby mode of a mobile terminal which is always carried. will be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a list of shortcut function utilization forms in a standby mode of a mobile terminal that can easily and quickly deliver desired application information desired by a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for displaying a content by driving an application designated by a user and automatically driving the designated application in a standby mode after termination.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, in a standby mode application driving method performed in a mobile terminal coupled with a service management server through a mobile communication network, transmitting a content information request signal to the service management server; And receiving content information corresponding to the content information request signal from the service management server, wherein the service management server assigns a service channel for each content, and configures an application response packet based on the content information. And outputting a content list in a standby mode based on the application response packet, wherein the output content list includes at least one content item including a shortcut function. Application It is possible to provide a driving method.

In a preferred embodiment, the method may further include driving a standby screen occupation representative application in the standby mode before configuring the application response packet. The method may further include outputting an application information list when an agent key is input from a user while outputting the idle screen occupation representative application. The method may further include receiving a selection signal for a specific application item from a user based on the application information list, and driving a specific application in response to the selection signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal coupled to a service management server through a mobile communication network and performing a method for driving an application for a standby mode, comprising: a memory in which a program is stored, and coupled to the memory to execute the program And a processor, wherein the processor transmits, by the program, a content information request signal to the service management server, and receives content information corresponding to the content information request signal from the service management server. The service management server assigns a service channel for each content-configuring an application response packet based on the content information, and outputting a content list in a standby mode based on the application response packet. Content list It may provide the mobile terminal with right characterized in that it comprises at least one content item including a top function.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an apparatus for providing contents for a standby mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the content providing apparatus for the standby mode includes a mobile terminal 101, a mobile communication network 203, a service management server 105, a database 107, and a content providing server 109.

The mobile terminal 101 is equipped with a terminal platform to install the representative screen occupied contents according to the present invention, and includes a function for sending and receiving messages. The mobile terminal 101 performs communication in combination with the service management server 105 through the mobile communication network 103, and receives the content from the service management server 105 and outputs the content in a standby mode. do. The mobile terminal 101 includes a mobile phone, a PDA phone, a smart phone, a notebook, a tablet PC, and the like.

The service management server 105 provides the mobile terminal 101 with representative screen content occupied by the idle screen according to the present invention. In addition, the service management server 105 receives the content from the content providing server 109 providing the content set in the mobile terminal 101 to process the image into a standby screen image through the mobile terminal 103 through the mobile communication network 103 Send a function to).

The database 107 has a database of service information for the mobile terminal 201 and content information provided from the content providing server 109. This database 107 may be included in the service management server 105 and configured.

The content providing server 109 includes a function of providing various contents of the existing mobile terminal as it is, and further includes a function of providing content information to the service management server 105 according to the present invention. In addition, the content providing server 109 cooperates with the service management server 105 to provide updated content information to the service management server 105.

A method of providing a service according to the present invention will be described with reference to the above configuration as follows. First, the user of the mobile terminal 101 accesses the service management server 105 through a wired / wireless communication network, subscribes to a service according to the present invention, and downloads the representative screen occupied representative content and installs it on the mobile terminal 101. . The mobile terminal 101 may set content desired to be received by executing the representative content occupied by the idle screen. In addition, the image to be output to the display unit in the standby mode can be received from the service management server 105 or the content providing server 109. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 101 receives the content information from the content providing server 109 which provides the content selected by the terminal user, and processes it into the designated application information according to the present invention by the service management server 105 to the mobile terminal 101. send. The mobile terminal 101 stores the received designated application in a memory, outputs the designated application information, and outputs the stored message on the standby screen in the form of a list. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 101 can select and automatically drive desired content in the designated application information.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal for providing contents for a standby mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied includes a key input unit 203 which is controlled by a control unit (CPU) 201, a control unit 201 and is responsible for inputting various functions and operations of the mobile terminal. A display unit 205, a memory 207, a voice processor 209, and a transceiver 211 are included.

The controller 201 receives a signal processed by the transceiver 211 and controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. In addition, according to the environment set by the user, the control unit can control playback of the content received from the service management server through the speaker connected to the display unit 205 and the voice processor 209. The control unit 201 performs control of various components provided.

The display unit 205 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 205 displays the state of the mobile terminal or the progress of the program under the control of the control unit 201. That is, the display unit 205 displays the overall state of the mobile terminal and input user information. The display unit 205 may further include a function of outputting a content message received from the service management server or outputting application information on a standby screen according to a user setting environment.

In the memory 207, an operation program and a system program of the control unit 201 are stored, and the operation program or system program is stored in a ROM area which is normally included and can be erased as necessary. Electrically erasable ROMs include EEPROM and flash memory. The memory 207 also includes RAM for temporarily storing data generated during execution of various operation programs. The operation program includes idle screen occupation representative application and designated application information. The memory 207 also includes a function for storing a message received from a service management server.

The voice processor 209 modulates a voice signal input from a microphone and converts the voice signal into voice data, and demodulates the voice data input from the transceiver 211 and the voice data stored in the memory 207 into voice signals. Performs the function of outputting sound through voice.

The transceiver 211 is controlled by the controller 201, and converts a signal output from the controller 201 to a wireless signal, and converts a wireless signal received through an antenna into a desired signal and outputs the converted signal.

A method of reproducing a designated application and automatically driving content according to a user selection in a mobile terminal having the above configuration will be described below. The user of the mobile terminal receives the designated application information provided by the service management server through the transceiver 211 and stores and reproduces the information in the memory 207. The user may execute the designated application information by selecting at least one content of the key input unit 203. Then, when the desired content is selected again from the designated application information, the mobile terminal may receive the content from the service management server and may automatically drive the received content through the display unit 205 and the speaker under the control of the control unit 201.

3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal platform of a terminal in which an application program for providing designated application information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is installed.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal platform includes a mobile communication terminal hardware 301, a terminal basic software 303, a handset application layer 305, a run time engine 307, a basic API 309, and the like. API manager 311, application manager 313, extended API 315, and application 317. The terminal platform includes the functions of the existing terminal platform as it is, including GVM, SK-VM, KVM, MAP, BREW, and WIPI. In addition, the terminal platform further performs a role of transmitting the idle screen occupancy state to the service management server to automatically occupy or automatically drive the content selected by the user with the designated application information according to the present invention.

The mobile terminal hardware 301 may include any portable mobile communication terminal or portable terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA, a PDA phone, a smart phone, and the like. The terminal basic software 303 includes software for basic terminal operation, an LCD driver, a KPD driver, and a serial driver. The HAL 305 is an abstraction layer for maintaining hardware independence of the platform. The HAL 305 supports independence in which upper layers can operate independently of the mobile terminal hardware 301 and the terminal basic software 303 on the HAL 305.

The base API 309 is a collection of base APIs supported by the platform used by the application developer. The basic API 309 includes a C API and a Java API to provide convenience for program developers. The API manager 311 updates and adds the base API 309 and the extended API 315 of the platform. In addition, the API manager 311 provides a function for downloading the application manager 313. The application manager 313 performs overall management functions such as viewing, downloading, installing, executing, deleting, and managing security of the application 317. The extension API 315 is a collection of APIs that are candidates for standardization of the terminal platform, and provides a collection of APIs for providing various services.

The application 317 refers to content that is installed in a terminal on which the terminal platform is mounted and that can be operated regardless of the terminal environment or terminal basic software. The application program includes designated application information.

A method of providing a service according to the present invention will be described with reference to the above configuration. First, the mobile communication terminal is equipped with a terminal platform having the above configuration. The user of the mobile communication terminal selects the desired content and receives the designated application information from the mobile communication service provider or the service management server using the application manager 313. Designated application information can be implemented in C or Java language. The user selects the desired content from the designated application information and executes the content. Thereafter, when the user receives the content from the service management server according to the content selected by the user, the mobile terminal automatically drives the received content.

4 is a block diagram showing a service management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the service management server may include a memory system 420, at least one central processing unit (CPU) 410, an input device 430, and a communication device coupled to the memory system 420 to perform high-speed operation. 440).

The central processing unit 410 includes an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) 412 for performing calculations, a register 414 for temporary storage of data and instructions, and a controller 416 for controlling the operation of the service management server. . The central processing unit 410 includes Digital, Alpha, MIPS Technology, MIPS, such as NEC, IDT, Siemens, Intel and Cyrix, AMD and Nexgen. It could be a processor with a variety of architectures, such as the company's x86 and IBM's and Powerola's PowerPC.

The memory system 420 generally includes a high speed main memory 422, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape, a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or the like, which is a storage medium type such as random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM). Auxiliary memory 424 in the form of a long-term storage medium and a device for storing data using electrical, magnetic, optical or other storage media. In addition, the main memory 422 may include a video display memory for outputting an image through the display device.

In addition, the input device 430 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The mouse may include, for example, a physical transducer such as a touch screen or a microphone. The communication device 440 includes a communication interface for communicating with a content providing server and a mobile terminal.

5 is a module configuration diagram of a service management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the service management server includes a transmission / reception processing module 532 for processing wired and wireless communication with a content providing server and a mobile terminal, and a user terminal management module 534 for managing a mobile terminal subscribed to a service according to the present invention. ), The content management module 536 may perform a function of receiving content information from the corresponding content providing server and transmitting the content information to the mobile terminal in order to provide the content set in the mobile terminal. Looking at the overall configuration of the service management server according to an embodiment of the present invention through such an application module as follows.

The service management server can use various operating systems (OS) as the OS of the system. The OS provides a high level command to an application program interface (API) 500 to control the operation of each application module 530.

The service management server includes a high level command processing unit 510 for identifying each application module 530 corresponding to the high level command provided from the API 500, decoding the high level command, and providing the decoded high level command to a corresponding place. . The application module controller 520 controls the operation of the application module 530 according to the command provided from the high level command processor 510. That is, the high level command processing unit 510 identifies whether there is an application module 530 corresponding thereto according to the high level command provided through the API 500, and corresponds to the case where the corresponding application module 530 exists. The decoded command is recognized by the application module 530 and transmitted to the corresponding mapping unit. The application module 530 includes a transmission / reception processing module 532, a user terminal management module 534, and a content management module 536. The application module controller 520 includes mapping units 521, 523, and 525 and interface units 522, 524, and 526 for each application module, respectively.

The transmission / reception processing module mapping unit 521 may receive a high level command for performing wired / wireless communication with the content providing server or the mobile terminal from the high level command processing unit 510, and may process the transmission / reception processing module 532. Maps to a device level command, and provides it to the transmit / receive processing module 532 via the transmit / receive processing module intern interface 522. In addition, the transmission and reception processing module 532 may include a physical transmission interface for data transmission and reception with the content providing server as needed. In this case, the physical transport interface includes a communication interface such as SS7 voice network interworking interface or TCP / IP network interworking interface.

The user terminal management module 534 is a part for managing mobile terminals subscribed to a service and storing service setting contents according to each mobile terminal. That is, the user terminal management module mapping unit 523 receives a high level command for managing the mobile terminal from the high level command processing unit 510 and maps it to a device level command that can be recognized by the user terminal management module 534. , To the user terminal management module 534 through the user terminal management module interface 524.

The content management module 536 manages content information received from the content providing server to provide appropriate designated application information to the mobile terminal, and provides and manages a service channel for each content. That is, the content management module mapping unit 525 receives a high level command for managing the content information received from the content providing server from the high level command processing unit 510, so that the content management module 536 can recognize the device level. Command, and provide it to the content management module 536 through the content management module interface 526.

6 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a procedure for automatically configuring a designated application according to an embodiment of the present invention. Herein, the designated application automatic configuration service refers to a service that outputs, on the display unit, designated application information received from the service management server in the standby mode of the mobile terminal.

Referring to FIG. 6, a user of a mobile terminal who wants to subscribe to an idle screen occupancy service accesses a service management server through a wired / wireless communication network to join a service (step 601), and downloads an idle screen occupancy representative application through the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives the application list already downloaded from the service management server according to the environment set in step 603 (step 605). When the mobile terminal executes the application designated by the user (step 607), the mobile terminal displays the corresponding content information on the idle screen (step 609). The mobile terminal enters a standby mode after termination of the designated application (step 611). A process of automatically driving the designated application in steps 603 and 613 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7. In addition, the procedure of receiving the application for specifying the updated content information from the service management server will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 8.

7 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a procedure for providing designated application information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the user of the mobile terminal requests a representative screen application occupying the idle screen from the service management server and downloads it to the mobile terminal (step 701). At this time, the service management server transmits the downloaded application list to the mobile terminal (step 703). Thereafter, the terminal user requests the service management server for application information designated by the user from the application list (step 705). The application list includes information indicating the type of content. The contents include entertainment-type services such as Tamagotchi, community-type services such as messengers, and contents such as news, weather, real estate, and securities. In step 707, the service management server sets the requested designated application response packet and provides the designated application information to the mobile terminal as a list of shortcut function utilization forms (step 709).

8 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a procedure for providing updated content to a mobile terminal as designated application information for utilizing a shortcut function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the service management server transmits a content information request signal to the content providing server at regular intervals in order to update the content to be provided to the mobile terminal (step 801). The content providing server transmits content information corresponding to the received content information request signal to the service management server (step 803). At this time, another embodiment according to the present invention also includes a case where updated content is generated in the content providing server. The service management server updates the content based on the content information received from the content providing server (step 805), and assigns and manages a service for each content (step 807). Then, when receiving the content information request signal from the mobile terminal (step 809), the service management server transmits the corresponding content information to the terminal platform (step 811). At this time, the terminal platform constructs a designated application response packet for the information request (step 813). Thereafter, the content requested by the user is processed into a list of shortcut function utilization forms on the terminal platform and transmitted to the mobile terminal as designated application information (step 815).

9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of automatically occupying a standby screen by automatically driving a designated application in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, when the call is terminated, when the end button of the key input unit is input or when there is no key input for a predetermined time, the mobile terminal enters the standby mode (step 901). In the standby mode, the mobile terminal is driven by the controller to drive the representative application occupying the idle screen (step 903).

When the Agent-Key is input in the idle screen occupied representative content driving state (step 905), the mobile terminal outputs a list of already downloaded applications to the display unit (step 907). In the application list, the user of the terminal can select the desired application to view detailed information (step 909), and the terminal platform constructs a specific application response packet for the information request (step 911), and outputs the corresponding content or the corresponding content. The server may automatically connect to the server providing the content (step 913).

When driving for the designated application ends (step 915), the mobile terminal enters a standby mode in which the designated application response packet is configured (step 917). Thereafter, the designated application terminated in the mobile terminal is processed into a list of shortcut function utilization forms, and the designated application information is automatically driven and occupied on the standby screen (step 919).

An example of a service according to the present invention in FIGS. 10 to 15 is as follows.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit in a standby mode state of a mobile terminal before a representative application occupying a standby screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is installed.

Referring to FIG. 10, a mobile terminal having no idle screen occupation application installed under the control of the basic idle screen control program in a standby mode outputs a standby screen 1001 set by a user to the display unit. In addition, each key of the key input unit 1003 in the standby mode has the same functions as those of the existing standby mode.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit in a standby mode state of a mobile terminal in which an idle screen occupation application content is installed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the mobile terminal downloads and installs the standby screen representative application, the mobile terminal divides the image region 1101, the bulletin board region 1103, and the agent-key region 1105 into the display unit in the standby mode. . The agent-key region 1105 is created while installing the idle screen occupation representative application. An image set as a standby screen image is output to the image area 1101, and posting messages received and stored in a memory are output to the bulletin board area 1103 in a slide format. In the standby mode, the agent button in the key input unit 1107 of the mobile terminal is for inputting an agent-key for activating a list of already downloaded applications, and other buttons except for the agent button are displayed on the existing standby screen. Branch has the same function.

12 illustrates a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a downloaded application list output mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, when an agent-key is input, the mobile terminal outputs a screen 1201 including the application list area and the bulletin board area to the display unit. The terminal user designates one application item to execute a desired application on the application list screen 1201. In the downloaded application list output mode, the buttons of the key input unit 1203 perform respective functions defined to drive an application designated by the terminal user.

13 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a corresponding content display mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, when a user designates a desired application, the mobile terminal outputs a screen 1301 on which the corresponding content is activated and includes desired content information on the display unit. When the folder of the mobile terminal is closed in order to end the designated application in the application driving mode, when the end button of the key input unit is input or when there is no key input for a predetermined time, the mobile terminal enters the standby mode in which the designated application response packet is configured. do. In the corresponding content display mode, the buttons of the key input unit 1303 perform respective functions defined to display corresponding content information.

14 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a standby mode entry state where a designated application response packet is configured according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the designated application is terminated, the mobile terminal outputs an application driving screen 1401 in which the standby mode state is activated and the designated application response packet is configured in the standby mode. In the standby mode in which the designated application response packet is configured, the buttons of the key input unit 1403 perform respective functions defined for automatically driving the designated application.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and a key input unit of a mobile terminal in a designated application automatic driving state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, the mobile terminal processes the terminated designated application into a list of shortcut function utilization forms to automatically drive 1501 of designated application information in the standby mode of the mobile terminal. In the designated application automatic driving state, the buttons of the key input unit 1503 perform respective functions defined for driving the content.

16 illustrates a content database according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16, a content database stores content information to be provided to a mobile terminal from a service management server. The content database includes content information 1603 and a final update time 1605 for each content server 1601. In this case, the content server 1601 means a content providing server or, in the case where two or more contents are provided by the content providing server. The content information 1603 includes content contents to be transmitted to the mobile terminal of the customer, and the last updated time for each corresponding content is stored at the last update time 1605.

17 illustrates a user information database according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 17, the user information database includes terminal information 1703, application information 1705, and last update time 1707 for each customer 1701. In this case, the terminal information 1703 includes information such as a mobile terminal number and whether a service is activated. The application information 1705 includes information on whether the mobile terminal enters the standby mode in which the designated application response packet is configured, the result of configuring the designated application response packet for the content transmission request, the content type, and the service setting environment. The last update time 1707 means a last time of transmitting content information to the mobile terminal for each content. By comparing this last update time with the content last update time described in FIG. 16, the service management server can transmit to the latest updated content mobile terminal every time the content is updated.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a designated application for displaying content desired by a user.

According to the present invention, a variety of information can be easily and quickly delivered by providing a designated application selected by a user as a list of shortcut function utilization forms in a standby mode.

According to the present invention, the designated application can be automatically driven in the standby mode after the driving of the designated application selected by the user is terminated.

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A method for driving an application for a standby mode performed by a mobile terminal coupled to a service management server through a mobile communication network, Transmitting a content information request signal to the service management server; Receiving content information corresponding to the content information request signal from the service management server, wherein the service management server assigns a service channel for each content; Constructing an application response packet based on the content information received from the service management server; Outputting a content list including at least one content item including a shortcut function in a standby mode based on the application response packet when an agent key is input from a user; And Receiving a selection signal for a content item selected by a user based on the content list including the shortcut function and driving a specific application for the corresponding content in response to the selection signal; Application driving method for the standby mode comprising a. delete delete delete A mobile terminal coupled to a service management server through a mobile communication network and performing a method of driving an application for a standby mode, A memory in which a program is stored; And A processor coupled to the memory to execute the program; The processor transmits a content information request signal to the service management server by the program, and receives content information corresponding to the content information request signal from the service management server, wherein the service management server services each content. Assigning a channel-configuring an application response packet based on the content information received from the service management server, running a representative application occupying a standby screen, and based on the application response packet when an agent key is input from a user. Outputs a content list including at least one content item including a shortcut function in a standby mode, receives a selection signal for a content item selected by the user based on the content list including the shortcut function, and receives the selection signal On Answering the mobile terminal characterized in that for driving the specified application for the content.

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