KR20080009391A - Apparatus and method for providing a homepage service in a portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a homepage service by operating an internal web server in a portable terminal, the method comprising: generating a web page using pre-stored content, and registering the web page in an internal web server. Including, by transmitting a web page and content directly from the portable terminal to the outside, it is possible to easily configure a small community and manage a personal homepage through the portable terminal without going through an external server.

Description

Apparatus and method for providing a homepage service in a mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OF HOMEPAGE SERVICE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for configuring a homepage in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

3 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for providing a web page in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an additional function of a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for providing a homepage service by operating an internal web server in a portable terminal.

In the modern society, the portable terminal has rapidly increased due to convenience and necessity, and is now becoming a necessity of modern man. Therefore, manufacturers of portable terminals are releasing high-performance portable terminals that provide various functions to increase the utilization of the portable terminals.

As the portable terminal provides various functions, methods of using the portable terminal of users are also diversified. For example, the users generate image and video content using a portable terminal equipped with a camera, and utilize the content on a web service such as a personal homepage. Furthermore, due to the high performance of the portable terminal and the large capacity of the storage space, it is possible to generate high quality multimedia contents and store a large number of contents, thereby increasing the use of the portable terminal for generating the contents.

In order to utilize the content generated in the portable terminal on the personal homepage, the user directly connects to the Internet through the portable terminal, or copies the content to a personal computer (PC) to manage the homepage through an Internet service. Must be sent. Therefore, in order to simply check the data of their own homepage, it is necessary to connect to the homepage by connecting to the Internet like other users. In addition, since the generated content is transmitted to an external web server, copyright of the content cannot be guaranteed, and protection of personal information is insufficient.

As described above, in order to utilize the content generated in the portable terminal on the homepage on the external web server, the user must have an external account externally, and inconvenience of having to access the external web server when registering and managing posts occurs. There is a problem. In addition, there is a problem that the personal information is leaked because the post is exposed on the Internet.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for providing a homepage service through an internal web server in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for protecting content posted on a homepage in a portable terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method of constructing a home page in a portable terminal, the process of generating a web page using the pre-stored content, the process of registering the web page on the internal web server Characterized in that it comprises a.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for providing a web page in a portable terminal, the process of checking whether the access to the home page is requested, the registrant is authorized to access the home page requester requesting the access; And confirming whether the requestor is an authorized registrant, and transmitting the web page and a post connected to the web page.

According to a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a portable terminal device includes a control unit for controlling to generate a web page using pre-stored content and a web page for generating a web page under the control of the control unit. And a web server module for managing a list of available web pages and contents.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a technology for providing a homepage service through an internal web server in a portable terminal.

1 shows a block configuration of a portable terminal according to the present invention. In the following description, the portable terminal includes both a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), and an international mobile telecommunication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal. Meaning, it will be described with the general configuration of the above examples.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the portable terminal includes a control unit 101, a display unit 103, an input unit 105, a communication unit 107, a storage unit 109, and a digital right management (DRM) processing unit 111. , A web server module 113, and a web page creator 115.

The controller 101 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice call and data communication. In particular, according to the present invention, the homepage is configured, and the function for providing the homepage service is controlled. In addition, upon reception of the homepage connection request, it is checked whether the requestor is a registrant authorized to access the homepage.

The display unit 103 displays state information, numbers, letters, and images generated during the operation of the portable terminal. The input unit 105 includes a keypad of the portable terminal and provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 101. The communication unit 107 processes a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted and received through an antenna.

The storage unit 109 stores microcode of a program for processing and control of the controller 101, various reference data, temporary data generated during program execution, and various updatable storage data. For example, the storage data includes multimedia data such as images, videos, and music. In particular, according to the present invention stores a web page (for example, HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document) for configuring the home page and a list of registrants allowed to access the home page.

The DRM processing unit 111 DRM-encodes content such as an image or a video generated in the portable terminal or copied from the outside and generates a right object. That is, in order to prevent re-distribution of the content by an external user who has received the content by accessing the homepage, the DRM encoding of the contents stored in the portable terminal is performed. In addition, when DRM content is provided, a process for providing the right object together is performed.

The web server module 113 performs a function of a web server so that the portable terminal can provide a homepage service. That is, it manages web pages and contents that can be provided and processes the homepage access and data transmission according to a corresponding protocol (eg, HTTP (Hyper Text Terminal Protocol)).

The web page creating unit 115 creates a web page to be included in the home page. That is, a web page is automatically created according to a predetermined layout including specific content selected by the user. Or a web page is created according to the information input by a user's key operation.

In the block configuration of the portable terminal described above, the controller 101 may perform the functions of the DRM processor 111, the web server module 113, and the web page creator 115. In the present invention, it is configured as a separate block to describe each function separately. Therefore, in actual implementation, all of them may be configured to be processed by the controller 101 or only some of them may be configured.

2 illustrates a procedure for configuring a homepage in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, in step 201, the controller 101 confirms a user's selection of whether to include specific content as a homepage post. Herein, the content includes not only multimedia content such as a picture and a video, but also a schedule table and a diary created by the user and a received short message.

When the specific content is included as a homepage post, the controller 101 proceeds to step 203 to construct a web page including the specific content. That is, a web page including the selected specific content is automatically configured according to a predetermined layout.

After configuring the web page, the controller 101 proceeds to step 205 to register the web page in an internal web server so that an accessor can view it.

Thereafter, the controller 101 ends this procedure.

The above-described embodiment has described a procedure of automatically configuring and registering a web page including the selected content by confirming selection of specific content. In this case, in consideration of the case where a user-directed web page is to be created, a web page creation program may be provided in the portable terminal to provide a mode in which the user directly creates a web page. For example, the authoring program includes a mobile version of a homepage authoring tool or an editing tool capable of directly coding HTML.

3 illustrates a procedure for providing a web page in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, the controller 101 determines whether a server connection request is received in step 301. Here, the server access request may be seen as receiving a signal indicating the server access request from the base station. That is, when the base station determines that a specific portable terminal desires to access a homepage of a portable terminal having an internal web server through a promised method (for example, checking a phone number inserted with '0000' at the front), A web server connection request signal is transmitted to the portable terminal having the web server together with the information of the specific portable terminal.

If the server connection is requested, the controller 101 proceeds to step 303 and checks the information of the requestor who requested the server connection. Here, the information of the requestor means information that can identify the requestor. For example, it means an IP (Internet Protocol) address or a telephone number.

After checking the requestor information, the controller 101 proceeds to step 305 to determine whether the requestor is a registrant authorized to access the homepage. That is, the web page provided by the portable terminal is set so that only registrants who are allowed to access the homepage can access the webpage for protecting personal information. Therefore, the portable terminal stores a list of registrants who are allowed to access the homepage, and checks whether the requestor is a registrant who is permitted to access the homepage through the list when a request for connection occurs.

If the requestor is an authorized registrant, the controller 101 proceeds to step 307 and transmits a web page and a post (eg, a photo, a video, a schedule table) included in the web page. Here, if the post is DRM content, the corresponding rights object is transmitted together.

Thereafter, the controller 101 ends this procedure.

The above-described embodiment has described a procedure of constructing and servicing a homepage with a web server in a portable terminal. As an additional procedure, a comment registration function for a homepage post may be provided. In other words, when a message is received through an SMS or MMS from a user who views the web page included in the home page, a function of registering the message as a comment may be provided. Herein, the received message is configured to include a predetermined header. Accordingly, when the portable terminal receives a message through the SMS or MMS from the homepage visitor, the portable terminal checks the header to confirm the comment on the post, and corrects the web page including the post to add the message as a comment.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, a web server is provided inside the portable terminal to directly transmit web pages and contents to the outside, thereby managing a personal homepage through the portable terminal without going through an external server and easily configuring a small community.

Claims (17)

In the method for configuring the home page in the portable terminal, Creating a web page using previously stored content, Registering the web page with an internal web server. The method of claim 1, The web page generation process, Checking a selection of predetermined content for posting on the homepage among previously stored contents; Generating a web page including the selected predetermined content. The method of claim 1, And the web page is generated by a user's key operation using the content. The method of claim 1, And digitally encoding the content (DRM). In the method for providing a web page in a portable terminal, Verifying that access to the homepage is requested; Checking whether the requestor requesting the access is a registrant authorized to access the homepage; If the requester is an authorized registrant, transmitting the web page and a post linked to the web page. The method of claim 5, And the post comprises a Digital Right Management (DRM) Right Object. The method of claim 5, Checking whether a message is received from an accessor of the web server; When the message is received, checking whether the message is a comment on the web page; If the message is a comment, further comprising modifying the web page to include the message. The method of claim 7, wherein The message is characterized in that it is received via a Short Massage Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS). The method of claim 7, wherein The process of checking whether the message is a comment, And confirming with reference to a header included in the received message. In a portable terminal device, A control unit which controls to generate a web page using previously stored content; A web page creating unit for generating a web page under the control of the controller; And a web server module for managing a list of web pages and contents which can be provided. The method of claim 10, The control unit, And checking the selection of the predetermined content for posting on the homepage among the previously stored contents, and providing information of the predetermined content to the web page creator. The method of claim 11, The web page creation unit, Receiving the information of the predetermined content from the control unit, characterized in that for generating a web page including the predetermined content. The method of claim 10, The web page creation unit, And generating a web page according to a user's key operation using the content. The method of claim 10, Further comprising a communication unit for transmitting the web page and content, The controller checks a homepage connection request from the outside and controls the web page and the content to be transmitted when the access requester is an authorized registrant. The method of claim 14, The web server module, And the home page connection, the web page and the transmission of the post according to the protocol. The method of claim 14, And a digital rights management (DRM) encoding of the content, and a DRM processing unit controlling to transmit a right object together with the content. The method of claim 15, The control unit, When the message is received from the home page accessor, the device checks whether the message is a comment on the web page, and if the message is a comment, the device characterized in that the control to include a comment on the web page.

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