KR20040077354A - Home page editor for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a homepage editor using a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to use a mobile terminal to edit a mobile homepage on a mobile terminal and upload it to a server having its own homepage so that the homepage can be managed remotely. It's about the homepage editor. The conventional mobile homepage editor is run on a personal computer connected to the Internet. Since the homepage is created and edited with multimedia files stored in the computer, the homepage editor is uploaded to a server. It was necessary to connect and download the contents to a computer, and it was inconvenient to manage the homepage in a remote place without a computer. In view of the above problems, the present invention adds an editor having a simple homepage editing / checking function and a file transmission function to a mobile terminal, and generates and edits a homepage including multimedia contents stored in the mobile terminal and uploads it to its homepage server. By doing so, it is possible to update or add a mobile homepage in real time even in a remote place, not a wired computer environment. In addition, since the message to be delivered to the visitor can be updated remotely, it is possible to implement the function of the notice board or bulletin board, thereby enabling the active use of the mobile homepage.

Description

Homepage editor using a mobile terminal {HOME PAGE EDITOR FOR MOBILE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a homepage editor using a mobile terminal, and in particular, to edit a mobile homepage on a mobile terminal and upload it to a server with its own homepage so that it can manage its homepage and update its contents remotely. It relates to a homepage editor using a mobile terminal.

With the spread of portable terminals and the rapid development of the Internet, the use of the mobile Internet using portable terminals is increasing rapidly. The spread of mobile terminals equipped with basic functions of the Internet access function and the increasing number of mobile Internet homepages are rapidly expanding their areas in response to the needs of users who want simple contents or information.

Currently, mobile internet homepages are mostly operated by professional mobile context providers, which provide mobile internet homepages with different access types according to wireless carriers.

The most common form uses a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) gateway to create a Web page in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format provided by a wired Internet server, such as Wireless Markup Language (WML) or Handheld Devices Markup Language (HDML). Convert the format to a format that the portable terminal can recognize and provide it to the portable terminal. Alternatively, there is a method of performing the same work as the swap gateway in the browser built in the terminal through the ME (Micro Explorer) browser provided by Microsoft Corporation.

As mobile IP (Internet Protocol) address is not available to general users yet, most mobile Internet homepages are operated by mobile information providers with specialized servers and gateways. There is nothing else.

The operator who operates the mobile Internet homepage also produces and manages a homepage in an environment other than a terminal using a desktop computer to manage his homepage.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a general mobile Internet connection, which is used when using a WAP gateway as shown.

The mobile homepage existing in the mobile information provider server 40 is connected to the Internet network with a fixed IP, which is generated and maintained through the information provider's computer 50.

The homepage of the mobile information provider server 40 is written in HTML, which is converted into WML or HDML that can be recognized by the mobile terminals 10-12 through the swap gateway 30, and then transferred to the base station 20. The base station 20 transmits the corresponding contents to the terminals 10 to 12 through a call established with the terminals 10 to 12. The terminals 10 to 12 may check the contents of the corresponding homepage through a built-in browser.

The current mobile Internet homepage as described above can only check the contents of the homepage unilaterally from the standpoint of the terminals 10-12, and there is no function to maintain or manage the homepage.

As the mobile internet environment is gradually improved, mobile IP allocation service is being developed, so that individuals often manage their mobile internet homepages. However, in the mobile Internet environment to date, the homepage is inevitably managed using a computer directly connected to the Internet network. Therefore, in order to manage the homepage, every time you take a picture, video, or recorded voice information taken with a mobile device and save it as a file by connecting it to a computer, you must create a homepage using them using an editor and upload it to a server. In order to modify simple content or create a simple page, cumbersome work can be performed only at a computer location. If the user is at a remote location without a computer connected to the Internet, such homepage editing is not possible.

As described above, the conventional mobile homepage editor is executed on a personal computer connected to the Internet. Since the homepage is created and edited with the multimedia files stored in the computer, the homepage editor is uploaded to the server, and thus the multimedia content of the mobile terminal is used every time. Connected to the mobile terminal and download the contents to a computer, there is a inconvenience that it is impossible to manage the homepage in a remote place without a computer, not a fixed place.

In view of the above problems, the present invention adds an editor having a simple homepage editing function and a file transfer function to a mobile terminal, thereby creating and editing a homepage including multimedia content stored in the mobile terminal, and uploading the homepage to a homepage server. The purpose is to provide a homepage editor using a mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a typical mobile Internet system for a mobile terminal.

2A to 2C are edit screens of one embodiment of the present invention;

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10, 11, 12: mobile terminal 20: base station

30: WAP gateway 40: mobile information provider server

50: computer

The present invention for achieving the above object, the document editing means capable of recording and modifying characters and tags through the keypad input of the terminal; Multimedia insertion means for retrieving and selecting a list of multimedia previously stored in a terminal through a predetermined key input or menu selection to attach the multimedia to a part being edited; Preview means for confirming the contents of a home page currently being edited by a browser through a predetermined key input; And a file transmission means for establishing a connection with the wireless homepage server set by the user by inputting a predetermined key or selecting a menu, and transmitting the edited content under a predetermined file name.

The document editing means creates a document without a tag, and functions such as text size, color, and link, which are not supported in the editor, can be designated through the menu after setting the desired function (tag) type and option contents. After the writing is completed, the general character arrangement may further include a widget editing means for converting through a conversion function for automatically inserting a tag.

The preview means temporarily stores the contents being created in the editor and checks the contents through a built-in browser, and returns to the edit state by a predetermined key input or performs a file transfer means. .

The file transmission means may access the server according to the IP address of the server previously input or newly input by the user, and then transmit the edited document and the connected multimedia file with the file name set by the user.

The embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and a technical method for substantially applying the present invention to a portable terminal will be discussed.

First, a brief description of the technology required to apply the present invention to the terminal, and then similar functions currently used in the terminal will be described.

The present invention requires an editor that can write WML, HDML, m-HTML (mobile-HTML) tag directly through the document editing function of the mobile terminal, additionally WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) In order to support edit mode, you need a converter that inserts a tag in the edited state. In addition, a function for attaching multimedia files such as photos, videos, music, and voice stored in the mobile terminal is required. In addition, a preview function for checking the status when the document being edited is substantially converted to the homepage is required. Finally, a file transfer means is required to upload the created document and the associated multimedia file to the server.

Before describing a method of applying the above-described simplified components of the present invention to a portable terminal, the existing portable terminal functions should be discussed. It will be appreciated that the present invention can be easily applied through this.

First of all, a mobile terminal has a built-in document creation function. To support a short message service (SMS), a simple document creation and editing is possible, and a character set having a menu such as Korean, English, special characters, and emoticons is selected. The menu is basically equipped. However, there is a problem that the file can not be inserted with the limitation of the number of characters, so that a function of automatically switching to a long message service (LMS) is added when a predetermined number or more is input.

In addition, as the functions of the mobile terminal advance to multimedia generation and reproduction, multimedia messaging service (MMS), which inserts and transmits multimedia files in a message, has been used. Unlike the short message service, the multimedia messaging service can insert a multimedia file into a document. For this purpose, the multimedia messaging service provides a list of multimedia files stored in the terminal according to a predetermined key input and inserts a file selected by a user. It is already implemented.

The short message service uses a simple method of transferring text and binary files in its entirety, but the multimedia messaging service streams files to a place called a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC), and the multimedia messaging service center transmits the files in various ways. It transmits the transmission contents to the transmission target according to the protocol and communication system. Therefore, a transmission method suitable for the transmission of a large file has already been implemented and is installed as an infrastructure and is in service.

As described above, the mobile terminal has a basic document editing function, a multimedia file search and insertion function, and is equipped with a transmission protocol for effectively transmitting such a large file to a heterogeneous network, so that the homepage editing function and file transmission can be applied to the present invention. You do not have to design the feature from scratch.

FIG. 2A shows an edit state of an embodiment of the present invention, in which a home page edit menu is selected, a new file creation menu is selected, and a part of the home page is created. As shown, it can be seen that it is written in the classical way of directly inputting a tag.

As shown in the figure, a special function is not required to create a tag and can be created through basic document editing functions. However, for the convenience of the user, a menu for displaying and selecting a list of frequently used tags or an autocomplete function that automatically completes the option contents of the corresponding tag while the tag is input may be further added. Since the provision of such a simple list or the implementation of the auto-completion function is already used in the portable terminal, there is no problem in the implementation because a similar routine or procedure can be borrowed.

In addition, in order to insert a multimedia file, the multimedia insertion function is executed by selecting the "Edit" menu or pressing a predetermined key at the multimedia file insertion position during editing. Then, a list of multimedia files stored in the terminal is provided. If a desired file is selected from the corresponding list, the file is inserted as shown. This simple multimedia file insertion function is already provided, and simple character input and file insertion have the same function as a document writer for MMS. However, since the present invention is not merely to transfer the file to another terminal, but to create a home page, although only the name of the multimedia file ([image 00002]) is illustrated, it should be converted into a tag format internally.

That is, only [image 00002] is shown, but it should be modified internally as <img src = "00002.jpg">, <img src = "img / 00002.jpg">. It can be converted on final completion or before file transfer.

In general, a multimedia file generated by a mobile terminal is automatically assigned a name by the mobile terminal. For example, when a picture is taken, a name is automatically assigned between [00001] and [99999]. Therefore, if the same name is used as it is, the same name is duplicated. Therefore, the multimedia file inserted during the editing of the homepage of the present invention may request the user to specify a new name during the insertion process. The selected file is inserted. It will then be uploaded to the server with the name you choose for the transfer. However, the actual name of the multimedia file does not have to change, and the editor only needs to remember the connection state.

In addition, a preview menu for previewing the content created so far should be added.

In summary, the document editing means of the present invention may add a function related to multimedia file insertion (automatic tag insertion and file name change) to the existing MMS message creation function.

Figure 2b shows an edit state in the wiggle mode to which the automatic tag insertion function is applied to give more convenience to the user.

The content of the mobile homepage, which mostly lists only simple characters, can be easily applied to the auto tagging function. The blank space can be converted to "&nbsp;" and the line conversion can be performed by inserting <BR> or <P>. For other fonts, colors, links, etc., use the menu.

First, as shown, the text is recorded as a normal message. Next, move the cursor to the area where the special tag should be applied and select the "Edit" menu or press a certain key to bring up a sub-window with a list of applicable tags. If you select one of them, the option setting window of the tag is displayed again and you can set the option. Then, the range to which the corresponding tag is applied is designated by moving the cursor, and the completion tag is selected through the "edit" menu or the predetermined key is pressed to set the range, and the preset tag is applied to the corresponding part.

For example, if you want to link to the phrase "Click here for description", move the cursor to the beginning ("F") and select the "Edit" menu to display the "Insert Tag Menu" (not shown). After selecting) again, select "Link" or "<a>" among the tags that appear in the sub window, and the option dialog for specifying the part to be linked is displayed, waiting for user input. If the user inputs the location of the connection part that is already created or will be created later (here 'sul.hdml'), the auxiliary windows disappear and wait for the area setting. If you move the cursor to the end of the setting area ("~"), the selected area will be reversed to display the area. In this case, the lower menus may be changed to include a "complete" menu for selecting a region. When the user selects a menu or presses a predetermined key to finish the area setting, the underline is displayed as shown.

Font, size, color, etc. can be handled in a similar manner, and tag functions other than these can be applied.

The insertion of the multimedia may be processed in the same manner as in FIG. 1B, and the corresponding multimedia file may be actually seen, but only the name is preferable for smooth editing.

FIG. 2C is a screen in which the preview is executed during the editing of FIGS. 1B and 2B, and it is possible to check a state appearing in an actual browser. After temporarily storing the content currently being written, the user can call the browser basically provided in the mobile terminal to display the content, and when it is finished, the user can return to the edit mode again. However, as shown in the figure, the functions included in the developer's version of the browser can be used to check the contents even in the editor, so that the contents can be checked more quickly (because not using all the browser functions). Can be.

If everything is fine so far, now you have to save the content as a file or upload it directly to the server with your own mobile homepage. Also, when the file transfer means is activated through menu selection or key input, the file transfer means attempts to access the server IP input by the user, or inquires the server IP from the user and attempts to access the server by the IP.

When the connection with the server is made, the user receives the file name to be transmitted to the user and transmits it, and the connected multimedia file is also transmitted. If the user changes the name of the multimedia file to be connected during editing, the user can automatically transfer the changed name.

In the file transmission method, a packet call may be set to transmit a file in a streaming manner, and a file may be transmitted to an MMSC using an MMS service and the MMSC may be relayed to a server. It is also possible that other ways are possible and this specific transmission procedure is encompassed by the present invention. Of course, in order to exchange files with the wireless terminal, the server must support the file transfer function.

In order to make the file transfer function more convenient, the file transfer means may receive a file name currently stored in the server and provide it to the user as a list while accessing the server, and the user may receive and store one of them. You can change the file to the currently edited document by selecting one of them, or you can record the new file name and send it. Since the specific file transfer program or the transmission method is in the same context as the multimedia transmission function to be included as the function of the mobile terminal is gradually improved, the specific implementation method may be diversified and may operate as an independent function.

As described above, if a terminal including a simple mobile homepage editing function is used, the homepage contents attached to the multimedia file generated remotely can be immediately generated and uploaded to its own mobile homepage. You can modify it to resend it. By using this, a simple notice board function or a bulletin board function can be easily implemented, so that the user can efficiently use the mobile homepage.

As described above, the homepage editor using the mobile terminal of the present invention adds an editor having a simple homepage editing / checking function and a file transfer function to the mobile terminal, thereby creating and editing a homepage including multimedia contents stored in the mobile terminal. By uploading to the homepage server, it is possible to update or add the mobile homepage in real time even in a remote place, not a wired computer environment, and it is possible to directly add a multimedia file generated through a mobile terminal to its own homepage. In addition, since the message to be delivered to the visitor can be updated remotely, it is possible to implement the function of the notice board or bulletin board, thereby enabling the active use of the mobile homepage.

Claims (7)

Document editing means capable of recording and modifying characters and tags through keypad input of the terminal; Multimedia insertion means for retrieving and selecting a list of multimedia previously stored in a terminal through a predetermined key input or menu selection to attach the multimedia to a part being edited; Preview means for confirming the contents of a home page currently being edited by a browser through a predetermined key input; And a file transmission means for establishing a connection with a wireless homepage server set by a user by inputting a predetermined key or selecting a menu, and transmitting the edited content under a predetermined file name. The method of claim 1, wherein the document editing means creates a document without a tag, and sets a type and option content of a desired function (tag) through a menu for functions not supported in an editor such as text size, color, and link. The home page editor using a mobile terminal, characterized in that it further comprises a wiki wig editing means for specifying a region, and after the writing is completed, the general character arrangement is converted through a conversion function that automatically inserts a tag. The home page editor of claim 1, wherein the document editing means further comprises an autocomplete function which automatically completes basic contents of setting contents and setting options of the corresponding tag during input of a tag by a user. . The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the multimedia inserting means inserts a name inputted by requesting an insertion name from a user when the multimedia is inserted, and the insertion name is used as a corresponding multimedia file name when a file is uploaded. Homepage Editor. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview means temporarily stores the contents being created in the editor and checks the contents through a built-in browser, and returns to the edit state by a predetermined key input or the file transfer means Homepage editor using a mobile terminal, characterized in that carried out. The method of claim 1, wherein the file transfer means accesses the server according to the IP address of the server previously input or newly input by the user, and then transmits the edited document and the connected multimedia file with the file name set by the user. Homepage editor using a mobile terminal, characterized in that. The file transfer device of claim 1, wherein the file transfer unit accesses the server according to the IP address of the server previously input or newly input by the file transfer protocol, and then displays a list of previously stored files to change the file. The home page editor using a mobile terminal, characterized in that for transmitting the edited document and the connected multimedia file by selecting or creating a new file name.