KR101555360B1 - Methods for connecting web server using mobile application - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of accessing a web server using a mobile application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a first URL from a tag using a mobile application installed in a mobile terminal, Receiving a second URL from the content management system using the mobile application; and using the mobile application to connect to a first web server corresponding to the second URL.

Description

[0001] METHODS FOR CONNECTING WEB SERVER USING MOBILE APPLICATION [0002]

The present invention relates to a method of accessing a web server using a mobile application, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for accessing a mobile application that can access a final destination URL changed by a content management system without changing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) And a web server access method using the web server.

Near field communication (NFC) is one of the electronic tag (or radio tag) technologies and refers to a contactless communication technology using the frequency band of 13.56 MHz.

As smartphones evolve, smartphones with NFC capabilities are widely used.

In particular, when a smart phone having an NFC function is accessed to an NFC tag including a URL, the smart phone can access a web site corresponding to the URL using an application installed in the smart phone.

To change the URL stored in an NFC tag, the user has the inconvenience of having to install and run a special application that includes NFC Lite functionality on the smartphone.

In order to access a second site other than the first web site corresponding to the first URL using the smartphone without changing the first URL stored in the first NFC tag attached to the specific location, the first NFC tag should be replaced with the second NFC tag .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for moving an NFC tag without changing a URL stored in an NFC tag in order to reduce the inconvenience of replacing a URL stored in an NFC tag with a new URL, The present invention provides a method for connecting to a web server corresponding to a final destination URL changed by a content management system by simply tagging using a terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of selecting an intermediate URL based on the intensity of a beacon signal including a beacon ID output from a beacon and accessing a web server corresponding to a final destination URL using the selected intermediate URL .

A method of accessing a web server using a mobile application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a first URL from a tag using a mobile application installed in a mobile terminal, Receiving a second URL from the content management system using the mobile application; and using the mobile application to connect to a first web server corresponding to the second URL.

The method includes receiving the first URL from the same tag as the tag using the mobile application after the second URL is changed to the third URL by the content management system, The method comprising: accessing a corresponding content management system; receiving the third URL from the content management system using the mobile application; and using the mobile application to connect to a second web server corresponding to the third URL .

The mobile application may be executed each time it receives the first URL.

A method of accessing a web server using a mobile application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a beacon signal including a beacon ID from a beacon using the mobile application installed in the mobile terminal, Calculating a distance between the beacon and the mobile terminal from the beacon ID and transmitting the beacon ID and the calculated distance to the beacon ID directory server using the mobile application; Receiving an intermediate URL from an ID directory server; accessing a content management system corresponding to the intermediate URL using the mobile application; and receiving the final destination URL from the content management system using the mobile application. And using the mobile application to connect to a first web server corresponding to the final destination URL, wherein the intermediate URL is selected based on the beacon ID and the calculated distance.

A computer program capable of carrying out the above method can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

The method according to the embodiment of the present invention has the effect of accessing the web server corresponding to the second URL according to the second URL provided by the content management system without changing the first URL of the tag.

Thus, the method can achieve the same effect as changing the first URL to the second URL remotely without changing the first URL of the tag.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to more fully understand the drawings recited in the detailed description of the present invention, a detailed description of each drawing is provided.
FIG. 1 illustrates a data flow for explaining an operation method of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates a data flow for explaining an operation method of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a data flow for explaining a method of operating a system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the specific structural or functional description of embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept But may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

The embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can make various changes and can take various forms, so that the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, or alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms may be named for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, for example, without departing from the scope of the right according to the concept of the present invention, the first element may be referred to as a second element, The component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there are features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof described herein, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning of the context in the relevant art and, unless explicitly defined herein, are to be interpreted as ideal or overly formal Do not.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings attached hereto.

FIG. 1 shows a data flow for explaining an operation method of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system includes an NFC module 100, a mobile terminal 200, a content management system 300, and a plurality of web servers 310 and 320.

The NFC module 100 may refer to a module including an NFC function. For example, the NFC module 100 may be implemented with an NFC tag and may store a URL (CMS_URL) corresponding to or accessing the content management system 300.

The mobile terminal 200 includes a transmission / reception module capable of performing an NFC function. The mobile terminal 200 may be implemented as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a mobile internet device (MID), an Internet tablet, a digital camera, or a wearable computer.

The mobile terminal 200 is provided with a mobile application capable of providing a web server connection service to be described herein. According to embodiments, the mobile application may be executed by the user before step S110 is performed, or may be executed automatically as S110 is performed.

When the user tags the NFC module 100 installed at a specific location using the mobile terminal 200, the URL (CMS_URL) stored in the NFC module 100 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200 through the NFC (S110).

The mobile terminal 200 connects to the server corresponding to the URL (CMS_URL) transmitted from the NFC module 100, that is, the content management system 300, through the wireless communication network or the wireless Internet network using the mobile application (S120 ).

Thereafter, the content management system 300 reads the final destination URL (URL_A) stored in the database (S130) and transmits the final destination URL (URL_A) to the mobile terminal 200 through the wireless communication network or the wireless Internet network S140).

The mobile terminal 200 accesses the first web server 310 corresponding to the final destination URL (URL_A) using the mobile application (S150). Accordingly, the mobile terminal 200 of the user can access the web site provided by the first web server 310 using the mobile application.

After the final destination URL is changed from URL_A to URL_B by the contents management system 300, the user can access the second web server (CMS_URL) by using the URL (CMS_URL) stored in the NFC module 100 and the mobile application installed in the mobile terminal 200 320 are explained.

When the user tags the NFC module 100 using the mobile terminal 200, the URL (CMS_URL) stored in the NFC module 100 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200 through the NFC (S110).

The mobile terminal 200 connects to the server corresponding to the URL (CMS_URL) transmitted from the NFC module 100, that is, the content management system 300, through the wireless communication network or the wireless Internet network using the mobile application (S120 ).

The content management system 300 reads the changed final destination URL (URL_B) stored in the database (S130) and transmits the final destination URL (URL_B) to the mobile terminal 200 (S140).

The mobile terminal 200 accesses the second web server 320 corresponding to the final destination URL (URL_B) using the mobile application (S160). Accordingly, the mobile terminal 200 of the user can access the web site provided by the second web server 320 using the mobile application.

That is, in the service or the system according to the embodiment of the present invention, in order to change the URL for accessing the content management system 300 without changing the URL firstly written in the NFC module 100, Even if the module 100 itself is not changed, the mobile terminal 200 can access the web server corresponding to the final destination URL using the final destination URL provided from the content management system 300.

FIG. 2 illustrates a data flow for explaining an operation method of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

2, the system includes a beacon 110, a mobile terminal 210, a beacon ID directory server 500, a content management system 300, and a plurality of web servers 610, 620, and 630 .

The beacon 110 may mean a device for data communication using BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). For example, a beacon can transmit data to the mobile terminal even when the mobile terminal passes through a place where the beacon is installed, without having to bring the mobile terminal (e.g., a smart phone) close to the NFC module and tag it like an NFC.

For example, beacon 110 refers to a hardware or hardware module for communication using a wireless personal area network (WPAN), or IrDA (Infrared Data Association).

For example, WPAN includes Bluetooth, Zigbee, or Ultra Wide Band (UWB).

The mobile application installed in the mobile terminal 210 receives a beacon signal including a beacon ID from the beacon 110 in step S210 and transmits the beacon signal to the mobile terminal 210 based on the beacon signal. The distance DISi can be calculated (S215).

For example, the mobile application installed in the mobile terminal 210 may calculate the distance DISi using the strength of the received beacon signal, which is output from the beacon 110, receives the beacon signal including the beacon ID (BID) (S215).

For example, the mobile application installed in the mobile terminal 210 may calculate the distance DISi between the beacon 110 and the mobile terminal 210 using Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) (S215) .

According to embodiments, the distance DISi may be calculated as a number or a numerical value, and may also be calculated as a step representing relative distances, such as stop, middle, close, and so on.

The mobile application installed in the mobile terminal 210 may transmit a directory request including the beacon ID (BID) and the distance DISi to the beacon ID directory server 500 (S220).

The beacon ID directory server 500 may selectively read the intermediate URL (DURLi, i = 1, 2, or 3) from the database using the beacon ID (BID) and the distance DISi (S230).

For example, even if the same beacon ID (BID), different intermediate URLs (DURLi, i = 1, 2, or 3) according to the distance (DISi, i = 1, 2, or 3) are transmitted to the beacon ID directory server 500 ≪ / RTI >

According to the embodiment, each intermediate URL DURLi may be a URL corresponding to the content management system 300. [ For example, the first intermediate URL DURL1 may be the first URL for accessing the first directory (or first web page) of the content management system 300, and the second intermediate URL DURL2 may be the content management system 300 (Or the second web page) of the content management system 300, and the third intermediate URL DURL3 may be a second URL for accessing the third directory (or the third web page) of the content management system 300 Lt; / RTI >

That is, each intermediate URL DURLi may be a URL for accessing a file in addition to the directory or page of the content management system 300. [ For example, each intermediate URL (DURLi) may be updated or changed by the beacon ID directory server 500.

The beacon ID directory server 500 transmits the selected intermediate URL (DURLi) to the mobile terminal 210 (S240)

The mobile terminal 210 transmits the intermediate URL (DURLi) transmitted from the beacon ID directory server 500 to the content management system 300 (S250) using the mobile application. The content management system 300 reads the final destination URL FURLi corresponding to each intermediate URL DURLi from the database (S260).

For example, when the first intermediate URL DURL1 is selected in accordance with the beacon ID (BID) and the first distance DIS1, the content management system 300 determines the first final destination URL (DURL1) corresponding to the first intermediate URL DURL1 FURL1 to the mobile terminal 210 through the wireless communication network or the wireless Internet network (S270). Accordingly, the mobile terminal 210 can access the web site corresponding to the first web server 610 using the mobile application (S281).

If the second intermediate URL DURL2 is selected according to the beacon ID (BID) and the second distance DIS2, the content management system 300 transmits the second final destination URL FURL2 corresponding to the second intermediate URL DURL2, To the mobile terminal 210 (S270). Accordingly, the mobile terminal 210 can access the web site corresponding to the second web server 620 using the application (S282).

If the third intermediate URL DURL3 is selected according to the beacon ID (BID) and the third distance DIS3, the content management system 300 transmits the third final destination URL FURL3 corresponding to the third intermediate URL DURL3, To the mobile terminal 210 (S270). Accordingly, the mobile terminal 210 can access the web site corresponding to the third web server 630 using the application (S283).

The mapping relationship between each intermediate URL (DURL1, DURL2, and DURL3) and each final destination URL (FURL1, FURL2, and FURL3) may be updated or changed by the content management system 300.

The mobile application described herein may be executed by a user, automatically executed in response to a URL (CMS_URL) output from the NFC module 100, and automatically executed in response to a beacon signal output from the beacon 110 .

As described with reference to FIG. 2, as each intermediate URL DURLi stored in the beacon ID directory server 500 is changed or each final destination URL FURLi of the content management system 300 is changed, the mobile terminal 210 ) Can access the web server corresponding to the changed final destination URL.

A mobile application according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform one or both of the methods described with reference to FIG. 1 and the method described with reference to FIG.

The mobile application may be downloaded and installed from an app store to the mobile terminal 200 or 210 through a wireless communication network or a wireless Internet network. The app store may include a recording medium, e.g., a database, capable of storing the mobile application.

FIG. 3 shows a data flow for explaining a method of operating a system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a system 1000 depicts an embodiment in which the system described with reference to FIG. 1 and the system described with reference to FIG. 2 are implemented as a single system. At this time, the mobile terminals 200 and 210 may refer to the same mobile terminal.

For example, when the NFC module 100 and the beacon 110 are simultaneously installed in a specific space, the mobile terminal 200 can use a single content management system 300 and one mobile application (APP) You can connect to the web server corresponding to the URL.

That is, depending on how to set the URLs (URL_A and URL_B), the mobile terminal 200 may use any of a plurality of web servers 310, 320, 610, 620, and 630 . Further, depending on how each URL FURL1, FURL2, and FURL3 is set, the mobile terminal 200 may use a mobile application (APP) to access a plurality of web servers 310, 320, 610, 620, Or the like.

According to the embodiments, the final destination URL (either URL_A or URL_B) in Fig. 1 and the final destination URL (any one of FURL1, FURL2, and FURL3) in Fig. 2 may be set to the URL of the same web server.

1 to 3, in the service or the system providing the service according to the embodiment of the present invention, (1) without changing the URL firstly written in the NFC module 100, (2) Even if the NFC module 100 itself is not changed in order to change the URL for accessing the content management system 300, the mobile terminal 200 can access the final destination URL (e.g., URL_A, URL_B, 320, 610, 620, and 630 using one of the Web servers FURL1, FURL2, and FURL3.

For example, when a URL (CMS_URL) transmitted from the NFC module 100 and a beacon signal transmitted from the beacon 110 are simultaneously or parallelly received by the mobile terminal 200, the user uses the mobile application APP You can decide which to perform first.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100; NFC module
200 and 210; Mobile terminal
300; Content management system
500; Beacon ID Directory Server
310, 320, 610, 620, and 630; Web server

Claims (9)

Receiving a first URL from a tag using a mobile application installed in the mobile terminal;
Accessing a content management system corresponding to the first URL using the mobile application;
Receiving a second URL from the content management system using the mobile application;
Accessing a first web server corresponding to the second URL using the mobile application;
Receiving the first URL from the same tag as the tag using the mobile application after the second URL is changed to the third URL by the content management system;
Accessing the content management system corresponding to the first URL using the mobile application;
Receiving the third URL from the content management system using the mobile application; And
And using the mobile application to access a second web server corresponding to the third URL. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mobile application is executed every time the mobile device receives the first URL. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a beacon signal including a beacon ID from the beacon using the mobile application;
Using the mobile application, calculating a distance between the beacon and the mobile terminal based on the strength of the beacon signal;
Transmitting the beacon ID and the calculated distance to the beacon ID directory server using the mobile application;
Receiving an intermediate URL from the beacon ID directory server using the mobile application;
Using the mobile application to access the content management system corresponding to the intermediate URL;
Receiving a final destination URL from the content management system using the mobile application; And
Further comprising using the mobile application to connect to a third web server corresponding to the final destination URL,
Wherein the intermediate URL is selected based on the beacon ID and the calculated distance. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the mobile application is executed in response to the beacon signal. Receiving a beacon signal including a beacon ID from a beacon using a mobile application installed in the mobile terminal;
Calculating a distance between the beacon and the mobile terminal from the intensity of the beacon signal using the mobile application;
Transmitting the beacon ID and the calculated distance to the beacon ID directory server using the mobile application;
Receiving an intermediate URL from the beacon ID directory server using the mobile application;
Using the mobile application to access a content management system corresponding to the intermediate URL;
Receiving a final destination URL from the content management system using the mobile application; And
And using the mobile application to access a first web server corresponding to the final destination URL. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the intermediate URL is selected based on the beacon ID and the calculated distance. The method according to claim 6,
Receiving a first URL from a tag using the mobile application;
Accessing the content management system corresponding to the first URL using the mobile application;
Receiving a second URL from the content management system using the mobile application; And
And using the mobile application to access a second web server corresponding to the second URL. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program capable of executing the method recited in claim 1 or 6.

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