KR20100081086A - Dynamic main display configuration apparatus for terminal application using smart card and method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for dynamically configuring a main screen of a terminal application through smart card interworking according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a smart card for recording and maintaining main screen configuration information for a terminal application; And a terminal application main screen configuration module for configuring a main screen by using main screen configuration information recorded in the smart card.

Description

DYNAMIC MAIN DISPLAY CONFIGURATION APPARATUS FOR TERMINAL APPLICATION USING SMART CARD AND METHOD FOR THE SAME}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for configuring a dynamic main screen of a terminal application through interworking with a smart card.

In the case of a smart card-linked terminal application driven by attaching a smart card of a subscriber identification module (SIM) type to a conventional mobile terminal, the configuration of a main menu and a UI (user interface) constituting a main screen is applied to the terminal application. It is included as a code. Accordingly, when a smart card equipped with the same applet is mounted on a portable terminal having a SIM type smart card slot, and then the terminal application is downloaded and driven on the portable terminal, the user is configured with the same main screen. A single terminal application is used.

For example, a commercial mobile banking service uses a terminal application composed of a single main menu when a smart card issued by a user is issued by the same bank and the issued smart card is mounted on the same mobile terminal model. The service is configured.

As a result, the user can use the service only in the designated main menu and UI in the terminal application developed by the provider providing the service even though the user prefers or frequently uses the function. Many restrictions follow.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, it is an object of the present invention to improve the accessibility to services preferred or frequently used by the user.

The object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object and solve the problems of the prior art, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus of the terminal application through the smart card interworking according to an embodiment of the present invention, smart to record and maintain the main screen configuration information for the terminal application Card; And a terminal application main screen configuration module for configuring a main screen by using main screen configuration information recorded in the smart card.

An apparatus for dynamically configuring a main screen of a terminal application through smart card interworking according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal application transmission module for reading the main screen configuration information from the smart card and transmitting the main screen configuration information to the terminal application main screen configuration module. It may further include.

The terminal application transmission module further reads a conversion attribute value for the main screen configuration information from the smart card, and uses the read conversion attribute value in a form that the terminal application can process the main screen configuration information. Can be converted and sent.

The smart card may record and maintain the main screen configuration information based on a predetermined priority.

The smart card may record and maintain at least one of an image and image data including an attribute value for the image, or text data including a character and an attribute value for the character as the main screen configuration information.

The smart card may determine whether there is an access right to the main screen configuration information on the basis of a preset password, and when the determination result indicates that the access right is granted, the smart card may allow access to the main screen configuration information. have.

The terminal application main screen configuration module may configure the main screen when the terminal application is initially driven after the terminal is booted, or whenever the terminal application is driven.

A dynamic main screen configuration method of a terminal application through smart card interworking according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: recording main screen configuration information for a terminal application on a smart card; And constructing a main screen by using the main screen configuration information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for configuring a dynamic main screen of a terminal application through smart card interworking includes: reading the main screen configuration information and conversion attribute values for the main screen configuration information from the smart card; And converting the main screen configuration information into a form that the terminal application can process by using the read conversion attribute value, and configuring the main screen using the main screen configuration information comprises: The method may include configuring the main screen by using the converted main screen configuration information.

The recording and maintaining of the main screen configuration information for the terminal application on the smart card may include recording and maintaining the main screen configuration information based on a predetermined priority.

The recording and maintaining of the main screen configuration information of the terminal application on the smart card may include at least one of an image and image data including an attribute value for the image, or text data including an attribute and an attribute value for the character. It may include recording and maintaining one as the main screen configuration information.

The recording and maintaining of the main screen configuration information for the terminal application on the smart card may include determining whether access authority to the main screen configuration information is based on a preset password; And as a result of the determination, when there is the access right, allowing access to the main screen configuration information.

Comprising the main screen by using the main screen configuration information, the step of configuring the main screen when the terminal application is first run after the terminal booting; Alternatively, each time the terminal application is driven, the method may include configuring the main screen.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

According to embodiments of the present invention, by dynamically configuring the main screen in conjunction with the smart card, it is possible to improve the accessibility to services preferred or frequently used by the user.

According to embodiments of the present invention, the main screen is configured mainly for a service having a high preference or a high use, thereby allowing access to the corresponding service through a shorter path.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, even when the portable terminal is replaced, the service can be continuously used in the familiar GUI (Graphic User Interface) screen previously used by using a smart card, and thus the initial environment according to the portable terminal replacement. It can save you the trouble of setting up.

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating a dynamic main screen composition device (hereinafter, referred to as a dynamic main screen composition device) of a terminal application through smart card interworking according to an embodiment of the present invention. The dynamic main screen composition device may be implemented in a portable terminal.

Referring to FIG. 1, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may include a smart card 110, a terminal application transmission module 120, a terminal application main screen configuration module 130, and a terminal application control module 140. .

The smart card 110 may record and maintain main screen configuration information about the terminal application. In the embodiment of the present invention, the smart card 110 may be implemented as a smart card of the SIM type.

Here, the main screen configuration information refers to information necessary for configuring a main menu and a UI (user interface) of the mobile terminal. For example, the main screen configuration information may include an image, an attribute value (coordinate, size, motion attribute, etc.) for the image, a character, an attribute value (coordinate, size, color, font, operation attribute, etc.) for the character, and the like. It may include.

The smart card 110 may record and maintain the main screen configuration information based on a predetermined priority. For example, a user of the mobile terminal may predetermine 'membership' as the first rank, 'banking' as the second rank, and 'credit card' as the third rank. In this case, the smart card 110 is the image, text, attribute value, etc. related to the 'membership' as the first priority, the image, text, attribute value, etc. related to the 'banking' as the second priority, the image related to the 'credit card' It is possible to record and maintain the letters, characters, and attribute values in three ranks.

As such, the smart card 110 records and maintains the main screen configuration information in consideration of the priority of each service (menu), so that each service (menu) is differentially displayed on the main screen according to the priority. An environment can be created to allow for deployment.

The smart card 110 may determine whether the access right to the main screen configuration information is based on a preset password. That is, the smart card 110 may compare the password input through the input button of the portable terminal with the preset password, and determine whether the access right to the main screen configuration information is present.

For example, it is assumed that the password preset by the user in the portable terminal is '1234'. In this case, when '1234' is input through the input button of the portable terminal, the smart card 110 may determine that there is an access right to the main screen configuration information. On the other hand, when a number other than '1234', for example, '5678' is input through the input button of the portable terminal, the smart card 110 may determine that there is no access right to the main screen configuration information.

The smart card 110 may allow access to the main screen configuration information when there is the access right as a result of the determination. As a result, the smart card 110 may provide an environment in which the terminal application transmission module 120 may read the main screen configuration information.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination, when there is no access right, the smart card 110 may block access to the main screen configuration information. In this case, the terminal application transmission module 120 cannot read the main screen configuration information from the smart card 110.

The terminal application transmission module 120 may read the main screen configuration information from the smart card 110 and transmit it to the terminal application main screen configuration module 130. In this case, the terminal application transmission module 120 may further read the conversion attribute value for the main screen configuration information from the smart card (110). The terminal application transmission module 120 converts the main screen configuration information into a form that can be processed by the terminal application by using the read conversion attribute value, and converts the converted main screen configuration information into a terminal application main screen configuration module ( 130).

The terminal application main screen configuration module 130 may configure a main screen of the mobile terminal using the main screen configuration information. That is, the terminal application main screen configuration module 130 may configure a service (menu) such as membership, banking, credit card, etc. in the main screen of the terminal as an image, text, etc. using the attribute values in the main screen configuration information. Can be.

In this case, the terminal application main screen configuration module 130 may configure the main screen only when the terminal application is initially driven after the portable terminal is booted. Alternatively, whenever the terminal application is driven, the main application may be configured. You can configure the screen.

The terminal application control module 140 may control overall operations of the dynamic main screen configuration device, that is, the smart card 110, the terminal application transmission module 120, and the terminal application main screen configuration module 130.

As such, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention stores information on a service (menu) that is preferred or frequently used by a user, that is, screen configuration information in the smart card 110, thereby relying on a terminal application. It is possible to access a service (menu) that is preferred or frequently used by a user through a shorter path, thereby improving access to a service (menu) which is preferred or used frequently.

In addition, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can be guaranteed the mobility of information through a medium called a smart card (110). That is, when a user replaces a portable terminal provided with a smart card 110 slot of a subscriber identification module (SIM) type, the user may mount and use the previously used smart card 110 in the replaced portable terminal.

In this case, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may download and drive a terminal application to the replaced portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal is configured according to the main screen configuration information stored in the smart card 110 in the replaced portable terminal. The terminal application may be configured on the main screen as before the replacement.

Therefore, according to the dynamic main screen configuration device, the troublesome initial configuration that occurs due to the replacement of the portable terminal is unnecessary, so that the user can continuously service in a familiar GUI (Graphic User Interface) environment. (Menu) is available.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of recording main screen configuration information on a smart card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the smart card (see “110” in FIG. 1) may be stored in a database as a ranking field 210, a service name field 220, a main screen configuration information field 230, and the like.

The priority field 210 may record a priority of each service, and the priority may be determined by the user of the mobile terminal.

The service name field 220 may record a service preferred or frequently used by a user, such as banking, membership, credit card, and the like.

The main screen configuration information field 230 may record main screen configuration information for each service, such as an image, text, and attribute values.

As such, the priority, service name, main screen configuration information, etc. of each service may be matched with each other and recorded on the smart card, and the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may provide such information 240 and 250. 260 may configure the main screen. Detailed description thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of configuring a dynamic main screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, an example of configuring the dynamic main screen will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

The apparatus for configuring a dynamic main screen according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to the main field 300 as shown in FIG. 3 with reference to the ranking field 210, the service name field 220, and the main screen configuration information field 230 of FIG. 2. Can be configured. That is, the dynamic main screen composition device may configure the main screen 300 by searching for information 240, 250, 260 related to the service selected by the user from the smart card.

For example, assume that the user has selected the banking service 320, the membership service 310, the credit card service 330 as a preferred or frequently used service. In this case, the dynamic main screen composition device may implement the membership service 310 as an image 2 on the top of the main screen 330 by using the information 250 related to the membership service 310, and the banking service ( Using the information 240 related to 320, the banking service 320 may be implemented as an image 1 in the center of the main screen 330, and using the information 260 related to the credit card service 330. In addition, the credit card service 330 may be implemented at the bottom of the main screen 330 as an image 3.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a dynamic main screen of a terminal application through smart card interworking according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the dynamic main screen composition method may be implemented by the dynamic main screen composition apparatus of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 4, in operation S410, the apparatus for configuring a dynamic main screen may record and maintain main screen configuration information of a terminal application on a smart card. In an embodiment of the present invention, the smart card may be implemented as a smart card of a subscriber identification module (SIM) type.

Here, the main screen configuration information refers to information necessary for configuring a main menu and a UI (user interface) of the mobile terminal. For example, the main screen configuration information may include an image, an attribute value (coordinate, size, motion attribute, etc.) for the image, a character, an attribute value (coordinate, size, color, font, operation attribute, etc.) for the character, and the like. It may include.

In this case, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may record and maintain the main screen configuration information on the smart card based on a predetermined priority. For example, a user of the mobile terminal may predetermine 'membership' as the first rank, 'banking' as the second rank, and 'credit card' as the third rank. In this case, the dynamic main screen composition device places the image, text and attribute values related to 'membership' as first priority, the image related to 'banking' as second priority, and image related to 'credit card'. , Characters, attribute values, etc., can be recorded and maintained in a smart card in three ranks.

As such, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus records and maintains the main screen configuration information on the smart card in consideration of the priority of each service (menu), so that each service (menu) is displayed on the main screen according to the priority. An environment can be created to allow for differential deployment.

Meanwhile, the dynamic main screen composition device may determine whether there is an access right to the main screen configuration information recorded on the smart card, based on a preset password. That is, the dynamic main screen composition device may compare the password input through the input button of the portable terminal with the preset password, and determine whether there is an access right to the main screen configuration information.

For example, it is assumed that the password preset by the user in the portable terminal is '1234'. In this case, when '1234' is input through the input button of the portable terminal, the dynamic main screen composition device may determine that the access authority has access to the main screen configuration information. On the other hand, when a number other than '1234', for example, '5678' is input through the input button of the portable terminal, the dynamic main screen composition device may determine that there is no access right to the main screen configuration information.

As a result of the determination, when there is the access right, the dynamic main screen composition device may allow access to the main screen configuration information. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no access right, the dynamic main screen composition device may block access to the main screen configuration information.

Next, in step S420, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may read the main screen configuration information and the conversion attribute value for the main screen configuration information from the smart card.

Next, in operation S430, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may convert the main screen configuration information into a form that the terminal application can process by using the read conversion attribute value.

Next, in operation S440, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may configure the main screen of the mobile terminal using the converted main screen configuration information. That is, the dynamic main screen composition device may configure a service (menu) such as membership, banking, credit card, etc. in the main screen of the terminal as an image, text, etc. using the attribute values in the main screen configuration information.

In this case, the dynamic main screen composition device may configure the main screen only when the terminal application is initially driven after the portable terminal is booted. Alternatively, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may configure the main screen whenever the terminal application is driven. Can be.

As such, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus stores information on a service (menu) that a user prefers or uses frequently, that is, screen configuration information on a smart card, thereby releasing service constraints depending on the terminal application and using the user's preference or frequent use. By making services (menus) accessible via shorter paths, you can improve access to your preferred or frequently used services (menus).

In addition, the dynamic main screen composition device may be guaranteed the mobility of information through a medium called a smart card. That is, when the user replaces the portable terminal equipped with the SIM type smart card slot, the user may mount and use the previously used smart card in the replaced portable terminal.

In this case, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus may download and drive a terminal application to the replaced portable terminal, in which case the same as before replacing the portable terminal according to the main screen configuration information stored in the smart card in the replaced portable terminal. The terminal application can be configured on the main screen.

Therefore, according to the dynamic main screen configuration device, the troublesome initial configuration that occurs due to the replacement of the portable terminal is unnecessary, so that the user can continuously operate the service in a familiar GUI (Graphic User Interface) environment. Menu).

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, or the like, alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions are included. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, 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 claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring a dynamic main screen of a terminal application through smart card interworking according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of recording main screen configuration information on a smart card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of configuring a dynamic main screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a dynamic main screen of a terminal application through smart card interworking according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: smart card

120: terminal application transmission module

130: terminal application main screen configuration module

140: terminal application control module

Claims (14)

Smart card for recording and maintaining the main screen configuration information for the terminal application; And Terminal application main screen configuration module for configuring a main screen by using the main screen configuration information recorded in the smart card Dynamic main screen configuration apparatus of the terminal application through the smart card interworking comprising a. The method of claim 1, A terminal application transmission module which reads the main screen configuration information from the smart card and transmits the main screen configuration information to the terminal application main screen configuration module. Dynamic main screen configuration device of the terminal application through smart card interworking further comprising. The method of claim 2, The terminal application transmission module, Further converts a conversion attribute value for the main screen configuration information from the smart card, Dynamic main screen configuration apparatus of the terminal application through the smart card interworking by converting the main screen configuration information into a form that can be processed by the terminal application using the read conversion attribute value. The method of claim 1, The smart card, Dynamic main screen configuration apparatus of the terminal application through the smart card interworking to record and maintain the main screen configuration information based on a predetermined priority. The method of claim 1, The smart card, Terminal application through smart card interworking to record and maintain at least one of an image and image data including an attribute value for the image, or text and a character data including an attribute value for the character as the main screen configuration information Dynamic main screen configuration device. The method of claim 1, The smart card, Based on a preset password, it is determined whether there is an access right to the main screen configuration information, The device determines the dynamic main screen of the terminal application through the smart card interworking to allow access to the main screen configuration information when the access authority is determined. The method of claim 1, The terminal application main screen configuration module, Configure the main screen when the terminal application is first run after booting the terminal, or Whenever the terminal application is driven, the dynamic main screen configuration apparatus of the terminal application through the smart card interworking to configure the main screen. Recording and maintaining the main screen configuration information on the terminal application on the smart card; And Configuring a main screen using the main screen configuration information Dynamic main screen configuration method of the terminal application through smart card interworking comprising a. The method of claim 8, Reading conversion attribute values for the main screen configuration information and the main screen configuration information from the smart card; And Converting the main screen configuration information into a form that can be processed by the terminal application by using the read conversion attribute value; More, Comprising the main screen using the main screen configuration information, Configuring the main screen by using the converted main screen configuration information Dynamic main screen configuration method of the terminal application through smart card interworking comprising a. The method of claim 8, Maintaining the main screen configuration information for the terminal application recorded on the smart card, Recording and maintaining the main screen configuration information based on a predetermined priority; Dynamic main screen configuration method of the terminal application through smart card interworking comprising a. The method of claim 8, Maintaining the main screen configuration information for the terminal application recorded on the smart card, Recording and maintaining at least one of an image and image data including an attribute value for the image, or text data including a character and an attribute value for the character as the main screen configuration information Dynamic main screen configuration method of the terminal application through smart card interworking comprising a. The method of claim 8, Maintaining the main screen configuration information for the terminal application recorded on the smart card, Determining whether there is an access right to the main screen configuration information based on a preset password; And As a result of the determination, if the access right is present, granting access to the main screen configuration information Dynamic main screen configuration method of the terminal application through smart card interworking comprising a. The method of claim 8, Comprising the main screen using the main screen configuration information, Configuring the main screen when the terminal application is first run after booting the terminal; or Whenever the terminal application is driven, constructing the main screen Dynamic main screen configuration method of the terminal application through smart card interworking comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 8 to 13.

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