KR101029364B1

KR101029364B1 - Mobile terminal unit for providing integrated web browsing service, mobile communication system, local area wireless communication system and method thereof

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Publication number: KR101029364B1
Application number: KR20080059698A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박찬민
Original assignee: 주식회사 케이티
Priority date: 2008-06-24
Filing date: 2008-06-24
Publication date: 2011-04-13
Also published as: KR20100000267A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication system, a short range wireless communication system, and a method for providing an integrated web browsing service.

According to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal drives the integrated web browser when a connection request for a URL link indicating a storage location of web information occurs. The integrated web browser provides a user interface environment for transmitting and receiving web information through a mobile communication interface or a short range wireless communication interface. The mobile communication terminal connects the URL link through the selected mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface based on the IP of the URL link requested to be connected, and outputs the received web information.

As such, the user interface environment for each of the different wireless interfaces may be integrated and provided through one browser, that is, the integrated web browser.

Mobile communication interface, Near field communication interface, Web browsing, Web browser, URL

Description

Mobile terminal unit, providing integrated web browsing service, mobile communication system, local area wireless communication system and method

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication system, a short range wireless communication system, and a method for providing an integrated web browsing service. More specifically, the present invention implements a user interface for accessing each wireless network interface of a mobile communication terminal in which a wireless network interface function other than the basic mobile communication network is implemented by convergence of various networks.

The mobile communication terminal is developing as a central role device of an integrated network in which a separate wireless interface exists in addition to the basic mobile communication interface due to convergence of various networks.

The mobile communication terminal is equipped with a short range wireless communication interface, and can access a local area wireless communication network through an access point (AP) in a restricted area and a mobile communication network through a mobile communication technology in an area outside the restricted area. Therefore, in a limited area capable of short-range wireless communication, an ad hoc network can be established between terminals without accessing the Internet. Here, the short range wireless communication network means a local area network (LAN), a personal area network (PAN), or the like.

However, in the related art, when one or more air interfaces are mounted, the mobile communication terminal should have a user interface for each air interface. In other words, in order to communicate with different types of networks, the interface means must be installed in the unit as a separate unit.

For example, an area to which a wireless internet browser basically mounted on a mobile communication terminal can access is limited to a mobile communication network. If the wireless Internet browser cannot be connected to a device within a short range wireless communication area and the short range wireless communication device has a wired interface, the wireless Internet network should be accessed first and then connected to the short range wireless communication device through an external gateway. Can be.

In addition, in order to directly access a short range wireless communication device through an AP in a short range wireless communication area, a separate viewer or a dedicated application must be used.

As such, when the user interface is provided for each air interface, the mobile communication terminal memory space is narrow, and when the individual operations are performed at the same time, the execution speed may decrease. In addition, there is a hassle to apply in individual units also in the maintenance, it is difficult to accommodate in a unified standard. In addition, interworking was not possible unless the special interface application was configured such that the air interface areas were disconnected from each other, so that both sides could be connected simultaneously.

Currently, home network is an active application of short-range wireless communication technology, but service provided to mobile communication terminal through short-range wireless communication interface with AP installed in ticket office, vending machine or exhibition hall due to the development of short-range wireless communication technology. Development is expected to be active.

Accordingly, there is a need for a mobile communication terminal capable of controlling various air interfaces using one integrated user interface means.

The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication system, a short-range wireless communication system, and a method for providing an integrated web browsing service by implementing a user interface environment for one or more different air interfaces using a single integrated web browser. To provide.

In order to achieve the above-described problem, the mobile communication terminal according to the characteristics of the present invention,

A storage unit for storing an integrated web browser providing a user interface environment for transmitting and receiving web information through a mobile communication interface or a short range wireless communication interface; And when the connection request of the UEL link indicating the storage location of the web information is generated, operates the integrated web browser to connect the UEL link through the mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface selected based on the IP of the UEL link. And a browser driver for outputting the received web information.

In addition, a mobile communication system according to a feature of the present invention,

In a mobile communication system for transmitting and receiving data to and from a mobile communication terminal having a mobile communication interface and a short range wireless communication interface, mapping information between an IP address and a domain name assigned to a short range wireless communication area capable of communicating through the short range wireless communication interface. Database for storing the mapping table consisting of; And requesting a domain name query for a URL link to which the mobile terminal connects from the mobile terminal, searching the database to extract an IP address mapped to a domain name of the URL link and providing the same to the mobile terminal. Include a domain name server.

In addition, the short-range wireless communication system according to a feature of the present invention,

In a short-range wireless communication system for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to a mobile communication terminal equipped with a short-range wireless communication interface, the mobile communication terminal and the UEL link, wherein the UEL link is connected to the mobile communication terminal through the short range wireless communication interface. A short-range wireless communication device connected via a connection and configured to output web content to be provided to the mobile communication terminal as the mobile communication terminal or an external output device; And a web content server including information for determining whether to output the web content to the mobile communication terminal or the external output device to the short range wireless communication device.

In addition, the integrated web browsing service providing method according to an aspect of the present invention,

In the integrated web browsing service providing method of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a mobile communication network interface and a short range wireless communication interface, a user of the mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface is generated when a UAL link request indicating a storage location of web information is generated. Driving an integrated web browser that integrates and provides an interface environment; Selecting whether to use the mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface based on the IP of the UL link; And outputting, through the integrated web browser, web information received by performing the connection of the UL link through the selected mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface.

In addition, the integrated web browsing service providing method according to another aspect of the present invention,

A method for providing an integrated web browsing service to a mobile communication terminal having a mobile communication interface and a short range wireless communication interface, the mobile communication system requesting a domain name query for a Ual link to which the mobile communication terminal connects from the mobile communication terminal. Receiving step; Extracting an IP address mapped to the domain name of the URL link by searching for a mapping table configured with mapping information between an IP address and a domain name specified in a short range wireless communication area that can communicate through the short range wireless communication interface; And transmitting the extracted IP address to the mobile communication terminal.

A method for providing an integrated web browsing service by a short range wireless communication device connected to a mobile communication terminal through a short range wireless communication interface, wherein the Ual link from the mobile terminal is connected to the mobile communication terminal through the short range wireless communication interface. Including an IP address or domain name assigned to be connected with the terminal-receiving a connection request; Determining whether to provide web content to be provided to the mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal or output to an external output device installed in a short range wireless communication area; And outputting the web content to the mobile communication terminal or the external output device according to the determination.

According to the present invention, the user interface environment for each of the different wireless interfaces can be integrated and provided through one browser, that is, an integrated web browser, thereby solving the inconvenience of using a menu or user interface corresponding to each of the conventional wireless interfaces. do.

In addition, since the user can perform only the link link operation without the user interface for the connection or control of the short-range wireless communication device for the convenience of the user.

In addition, the short-range wireless communication area uses short-range wireless communication technology, not wireless Internet access, and thus saves time and money due to the operation of the wireless Internet. Users respond to various services according to the interworking between mobile communication and short-range wireless communication. It is expected to increase the effect.

In addition, in the case of a short range wireless communication device having a separate external output device, since the integrated web browsing interface and the external output device can be used simultaneously, the user interface of the terminal or the short range wireless communication device can be extended to provide more free services. have.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, terms such as "... unit" described in the specification means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

Now, a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication system, a short range wireless communication system, and a method for providing an integrated web browsing service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration of a mobile communication terminal supporting both a mobile communication technology and a short-range wireless communication technology according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 100 is a terminal having two or more radio interfaces having different technology types, and according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal 100 simultaneously supports a mobile communication technology and a short range wireless communication technology. do.

The mobile communication terminal 100 has a mobile communication interface and a short range wireless communication interface. The mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the short range wireless communication area 1 through the short range wireless communication network 300 and from the outside to the mobile communication network 200. Here, the short range wireless communication interface may include a short range wireless communication interface having one or more different standards.

In addition, the short-range wireless communication network 300 is a network constructed to share information resources by connecting various information devices in a limited area. Local area networks include LAN (Local Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), Bluetooth, Infrared (IrDA), Wireless LAN (WLAN), Ultra Wide Band, Various wireless communication methods such as UWB) communication can be used. In FIG. 1, a single short range wireless communication network 300 is illustrated. However, this shows only a concept of a network using short range wireless communication technology, and may be implemented as a separate network according to a short range wireless communication interface standard.

A representative example of a short range wireless communication technology is a wireless home network technology. However, in the future, it is expected that a number of services implemented by communicating with the short range wireless communication devices 700 using the mobile communication terminal 100 in a region where short range wireless communication is possible will be developed.

The mobile communication terminal 100 communicates with the short range wireless communication devices 700 via the mobile communication network 200, the gateway server 400, and the short range wireless communication network 300 outside of the short range wireless communication area 1. Can be done. In this case, the short range wireless communication devices 700 may be devices having one or more different short range wireless communication interface specifications, and may include respective access points (hereinafter, referred to as APs) and a web server.

The mobile communication terminal 100 may drive an integrated web browser to perform connection and communication with the mobile communication interface and the short range wireless communication interface. In this case, the integrated web browser may be implemented in a form in which an integrated web browsing function is added to a wireless internet browser basically mounted in the mobile communication terminal 100.

Here, the integrated web browser or integrated web browsing function is defined as a user interface (UI) environment configured to control two or more different air interfaces using one browser.

The domain name server 500 manages an Internet Protocol (hereinafter referred to as "IP") address assigned to the near field communication area 1 and common domain name information mapped to the address. Here, some IP areas of the mobile communication network are allocated to the short range wireless communication area 1, and each of the short range wireless communication devices 700 is assigned an IP address among some IP areas.

The domain name server 500 provides a corresponding IP address when a domain name server query is received from the mobile communication terminal 100.

Web server 600 is a server providing a service on the Web, in the embodiment of the present invention described as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which is a path that can be controlled by accessing the short-range wireless communication device 700 Assume that the server provides the link. In addition, the web server 600 may refer to a web server provided in each of the short range wireless communication devices 700.

Here, the URL is used to specify the location of a file in servers providing various services of a web document, and includes a type of service to be connected, a server location (domain name), and a file location. Syntax is composed of "computer name / directory name / file name with protocol: // information".

In this case, the short range wireless communication devices 700 may also provide a URL link to the mobile communication terminal 100.

The mobile communication terminal 100 drives the integrated web browser when the web server 600 or the short range wireless communication device 700 receives a URL link connected during web browsing or as part of a message. The domain name server 500 is queried to obtain an IP address mapped to the URL link. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 100 is an IP address assigned to the short-range wireless communication devices 700, and if the current mobile communication terminal 100 is located in the short-range wireless communication area (1) to the short-range wireless communication interface Perform the connection.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the mobile communication terminal 100 equipped with the integrated web browser will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 is a view for comparing the structure of the integrated web browser protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention with the structure of the conventional web browser protocol.

First, FIG. 2A is a diagram of a conventional web browser protocol and FIG. 2B is a diagram of an integrated web browser protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2A, conventionally, each application is composed of one application and an operating system (hereinafter referred to as an OS) is only a supporting structure.

That is, in the web browser protocol, a browser layer 11 exists, and a socket 12 and a layer 12 for TCP / IP communication are located underneath and a wireless interface, that is, WCDMA The layer 13 is located. In the case of the Bluetooth protocol, the Bluetooth application layer (Layer) 14, the socket, the layer 15 for TCP / IP communication and the Bluetooth layer ( 16).

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2b, the integrated web browser protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention has a variety of air interface, that is, WCDMA layer (103), Bluetooth under one browser layer (101) 101 The layer 104 and the WLAN layer 105 are located, and the OS supports the socket and the TCP / IP 102.

3 is a configuration of a routing table mounted inside a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the routing table stores path information for transmitting an IP packet in the TCP / IP stack of the mobile communication terminal (100 of FIG. 1).

Here, it is assumed that the mobile IP 100 allocated by the mobile communication network 200 is '10 .240.130.148 '. The IP band of the short range wireless communication interface is set to '192.168.255.xx', and the IP on the short range wireless communication interface of the mobile communication terminal 100 is assumed to be '192.168.255.1'.

When the mobile communication terminal 100 is allowed to access the local area wireless network (300 in FIG. 1) and the local area wireless communication interface is activated through the connection with the local area wireless communication devices (700 in FIG. 1), the routing table is changed. The dotted line portion P100 is generated.

The routing table is composed of Network Destination (107), Netmask (108), Gateway (109), Interface (110), and Metric (111) items.

Here, the Netmask item 108 is an item that is ANDed to the destination address of the packet to determine which network destination to go to. The network destination item 107 is an item to be compared with the destination address of the packet after performing an AND operation. The interface item 110 refers to the address of the LAN card to which the packet is to be transmitted. The interface item 110 transmits the packet to the interface where the network destination item 107 matches.

Interface 110 refers to an IP assigned to a wireless interface mounted on the mobile communication terminal 100, and the TCP / IP stack looks at the interface 110 and selects the corresponding wireless interface among the wireless interfaces located at the bottom shown in FIG. 2B. Determine. The gateway item 109 is a path through which packets exiting the interface are transmitted, and means a router of a LAN card address or a gateway of a local subnet. The metric item 111 refers to the number of hops to the destination of the packet and is used to determine the best router path.

That is, the mobile communication terminal 100 performs 'AND' on the IP address of the received URL link with the Netmask 108, and when the value remaining is the same as the Network Destination 107, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits to the Gateway 109 through the corresponding interface 110. Send to the address you have. If the gateway 109 address is the same as the current address, the IP packet is transmitted by broadcasting to the corresponding local network. At this time, the metric (111) determines the priority to send to the link, the smaller the frequency of use according to the link. If it does not match in the routing table, the packet is transmitted to the IP of the default gateway 112.

4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes a mobile communication unit 120, a short range wireless communication unit 140, a routing table manager 160, and a browser driver 180.

The mobile communication unit 120 has a mobile communication air interface standard and is connected to the mobile communication network 200 to perform a process for transmitting and receiving data. For example, in FIG. 2B, the module may perform an operation of the WCDMA layer 103.

The short range wireless communication unit 140 has a short range wireless communication interface standard and is connected to the short range wireless communication network 300 to perform a process for transmitting and receiving data. The short range wireless communication unit 140 may be an interface module having two or more different short range wireless communication standards. For example, in FIG. 2B, the module may perform an operation of each of the Bluetooth layer 104 and the WLAN layer 105.

The short range wireless communication unit 140 may be driven by a user's request or may be connected to the short range wireless communication network 300 by a method of automatic connection through periodic scanning. Alternatively, the present invention may perform automatic scanning by looking at a base station ID of the mobile communication network 200 or information provided by the base station.

The routing table manager 160 stores the routing table described with reference to FIG. 3 and manages an IP address assigned to each of the mobile communication unit 120 and the short range wireless communication unit 140 and the routing path thereof.

The routing table manager 160 basically manages the floating IP address allocated from the mobile communication network 200 and the first routing path information thereof for accessing the mobile communication network 200 to transmit and receive data.

The routing table manager 160 enters the short range wireless communication area 1 and activates the short range wireless communication unit 140 by the user's selection or automatic setting, and thus the IP address allocated from the short range wireless communication network 300 and the second IP address thereof. Manage routing path information. Here, the second routing path information may be generated for each of the short range wireless communication interfaces having one or more different specifications.

The storage unit 182 stores an integrated web browser that provides a user interface environment for transmitting and receiving web information through a mobile communication interface or a short range wireless communication interface. That is, the integrated web browser having the protocol structure described with reference to FIG. 2B is stored.

When the URL link connection attempt occurs, the browser driver 180 drives the integrated web browser stored in the storage unit 182.

At this time, the storage unit 182 and the browser driver 180 may be implemented as a single physical configuration means, in the embodiment of the present invention has been described separately according to the storage function and the driving function.

The browser driver 180 requests the URL link connection through the selected mobile communication unit 120 or the short range wireless communication unit 140 based on the IP of the URL link where the connection request has occurred and outputs the received web information.

The browser driver 180 checks whether the IP address of the URL link requested to be connected is included in the IP band specified in the short range wireless communication region 1 and whether the short range wireless communication unit 140 is activated to communicate. In this case, the communicable state check may be recognized as a communicable state if the second routing path information is generated in the routing table manager 160. Alternatively, the operation may be performed according to an operation state of the short range wireless communication unit 140 corresponding to the IP address of the URL link, whether IP is allocated on TCP / IP, or “Active”.

However, once the browser driver 180 does not find a routing path mapped to the IP address of the URL link without a separate verification procedure, the browser driver 180 may request a URL link connection to the default gateway address of FIG. 3. This is because there is no mapped routing path, that is, the second routing path information, because the short range wireless communication interface is inactive.

In addition, when the IP address is not included in the URL link, the browser driver 180 queries and receives an IP address mapped to the domain name of the URL link to the domain name server (500 of FIG. 1) of the mobile communication network 200. .

The browser driver 180 selects a corresponding routing path from the routing table manager 160 based on the IP address of the URL link.

In this case, when the selected routing path is the first routing path information, the mobile communication unit 120 requests the URL link connection to output the received web information. When the selected routing path is the second routing path information, the short-range wireless communication unit 140 requests the URL link connection to output the received web information.

5 is a configuration of a mapping table stored in a domain name server according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the configuration of the mapping table stored in the domain name server 500 of FIG. 1 is shown.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mapping table consists of a domain name entry 501 and an IP address entry 503. The domain name item 501 stores domain names of short range wireless communication devices installed in a short range wireless communication area. The IP address item 503 stores the IP address assigned to the short range wireless communication device having the domain name of the mapped domain name item 501.

Therefore, when a query for a domain name of a URL link is requested, the corresponding IP address mapped to the requested domain name is provided.

6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a domain name server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the domain name server 500 includes a mapping DB 520, a control unit 540, and a communication unit 560. In this case, the mapping DB 520 may be implemented by a database means separate from the server.

The mapping DB 520 stores a mapping table composed of mapping information between an IP address and a domain name allocated to a short range wireless communication area that can communicate through a short range wireless communication interface. That is, the mapping table of FIG. 5 is stored.

The controller 540 searches for the mapping DB 520 when a domain name query for a URL link is requested from the mobile communication terminal 100 of FIG. 1. The IP address mapped to the requested domain name is extracted and provided to the mobile communication terminal 100. The controller 540 may search and extract an IP address assigned to a short range wireless communication device having a domain name of a URL link in common from a mapping table.

The communication unit 560 is connected to the mobile communication network 200 and communicates with the mobile communication terminal 100.

Next, an example of concretely implementing integrated web browsing in the home network will be described.

7 is a configuration of a URL link format according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8D are network configuration diagrams illustrating a network connection form when the embodiment of the present invention is applied to various home networks.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, a user may receive a URL link connected during a web browsing or as part of a message using a mobile communication terminal. In this case, the URL link guides the access of the URL link in a short range wireless communication area, that is, a home (home network area). In case of URL link access at home (home network area), it operates home network interface function instead of driving wireless internet.

Then, since the URL link connection is possible in the home (home network area) without driving the wireless Internet, it is possible to save the complicated procedure, time consumption and the wireless data communication fee according to the driving of the wireless Internet.

Here, the URL link represents access information to the home network device, but may represent access information to a server located in a mobile communication network for controlling the home network device.

For example, a URL link of a manufacturer's firmware providing page for receiving a firmware of a refrigerator may be provided. You can also access the IPTV set-top box on the URL Callback of SMS or MMS, such as "You can watch the program when you go home" or "You can watch it by accessing this link" within the wireless web page. You can include a link to request that the program start. In addition, as a URL link transmitted from a short-range wireless communication device, a link such as "KTF customers can access a free gift page by connecting to the following link" can be connected to the KTF wireless Internet.

Meanwhile, the home network may be implemented as shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C, and 8D, and any implementation may be made without limitation to the range that can be implemented by those skilled in the art.

8A corresponds to a case where each home network device has an AP, that is, an air interface function, and thus performs a radio interface separately from the mobile communication terminal 100. Each home network device is assigned a pre-selected IP address in the domain name server 500 in the IP band range specified in the user's home (home network area). If the mobile communication terminal 100 does not know the IP address assigned to each of the home network devices, the mobile communication terminal 100 obtains from the domain name server 500 and performs a direct URL link connection with the corresponding home network device.

8B corresponds to a case in which one AP connects all other home network devices. In this case, the mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the home network devices assigned IP addresses through one AP to perform a URL link connection.

8C corresponds to a case where the short range wireless communication device 710 operating as a dedicated home network controller connects all other home network devices and writes the IP address as it is assigned to each home network device. In this case, the mobile communication terminal 100 accesses the home network device through the short range wireless communication device 710 operating as a dedicated home network controller and performs a URL link connection.

FIG. 8D corresponds to a case in which one specific home network device, for example, an IPTV set-top box connects all other home network devices and uses a modified IP address. That is, each home network device is given identification information, and the IPTV set-top box distinguishes home network devices through identification information mapped to IP addresses. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 100 once accesses the IPTV set-top box and accesses the home network device distinguished by the IPTV set-top box to perform a URL link connection.

8C and 8D illustrate a home network control server 1100 or a wired IP network 800 via the gateway server 400 through the mobile communication network 200 when the mobile communication terminal 100 is located outside the home. It can be connected to a short-range wireless communication device (or IPTV set-top box) 710 that operates as a dedicated home network controller through.

Here, the gateway server 400 should be able to connect to the short-range wireless communication device 710 operating as an appropriate dedicated home network controller to the mobile communication terminal 100 connected from the outside. This will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a gateway server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the gateway server 400 includes a communication unit 420, a storage unit 440, and a control unit 460.

The communication unit 420 is connected to the mobile communication network 200 and the short range wireless communication network 300 to perform signal conversion and gateway functions for interworking with each other.

The storage unit 440 stores information obtained by mapping an identifier of the mobile communication terminal (100 of FIG. 1) and an IP address of a short range wireless communication controller. That is, when the short range wireless communication area of the mobile communication terminal user controls each short range wireless communication device through the short range wireless communication controller, the IP address of the short range wireless communication controller is mapped together with the identification information of the mobile communication terminal 100. .

Here, the identifier of the mobile communication terminal 100 may include a phone number or a floating IP address assigned by the mobile communication network 200. In this case, the floating IP address refers to an IP address obtained according to a data call attempt in the mobile communication network 200.

When the URL link connection request is received from the mobile communication terminal 100, the controller 460 checks the short-range wireless communication controller mapped with the mobile communication terminal 100 requesting the URL link connection in the storage unit 440. And the URL link connection request to the short-range wireless communication controller confirmed to connect the mobile communication terminal 100 to the short-range wireless communication device corresponding to the IP address of the URL link.

In this case, since the homes of users A and B are different when implemented as shown in FIGS. 8C and 8D, even if the IP address of the IPTV set-top box is the same, the IPTV set-top box requested by the user A and the IPTV set-top box requested by the user B are distinguished. can do.

Next, FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate an embodiment in which web information provided through integrated web browsing described above is provided through an external output device in addition to the mobile communication terminal.

First, FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration of a mobile communication terminal supporting both a mobile communication technology and a short range wireless communication technology according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, the mobile communication terminal 100 may be connected to the mobile communication network 200 to receive a URL link from the web server 600. If the mobile terminal 100 does not know the IP address of the received URL link, the mobile terminal 100 may query the domain name server 500 to obtain the IP address.

In this case, when the IP address is an IP address of a short range wireless communication device (ie, an IPTV set top box) 710, a URL link request is made to the IPTV set top box 710 through a short range wireless communication interface.

The IPTV set-top box 710 may request and receive the web content server 900 through the wired IP network 800 if the web content to be provided according to the URL link connection request is not stored in itself.

The IPTV set-top box 710 transmits the web content received from the web content server 900 or its own embedded web content to the mobile communication terminal 100. In this case, the format that the mobile communication terminal 100 cannot receive is externally connected. The output device may output through an IPTV 711. Here, the web content server 900 is divided into web information for mobile phones and web information for IPTV and provided as an IPTV set-top box.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a connection configuration between a short range wireless communication device and a web content server of FIG. 10.

As shown in FIG. 11, the short range wireless communication device 710 includes a web content storage unit 712, a web content transmission / reception unit 713, an authentication unit 714, an output unit 715, and a mobile terminal connection unit 716. Include.

The web content storage unit 712 stores web content to be provided according to a URL link connection request of the mobile communication terminal 100. It also stores information for performing Web server functions, including HTTP processing and storage and provision of HTML pages.

The web content transmitter / receiver 713 transmits a web content request including information indicating whether to connect with the mobile communication terminal 100 to the web content server 900 and includes a delimiter for determining an output means. Receive

The authenticator 714 performs authentication for providing the web content to the authorized mobile communication terminal 100 using the authentication information stored in the self or the authentication information stored in the web content server 900.

The output unit 715 may be a mobile communication terminal that authenticates the web content received through the web content transmission / reception unit 713 or the web content stored in the web content storage unit 712 according to the identifier included in the web content. 100) or to an external output device 711.

The mobile terminal connection unit 716 includes a short range wireless communication interface module capable of interworking with the mobile communication terminal 100. Here, the short range wireless communication interface module may include a UWB (Ultra-wideband) module, a Bluetooth module or a mobile communication network repeater.

Meanwhile, the web content server 900 includes a database 920, a web content manager 940, and a terminal authenticator 960.

The database 920 may store various web contents to be provided through the wired IP network 800 and may store authentication information for authenticating the mobile communication terminal 100.

The web content manager 940 checks the header of the web content request received from the short range wireless communication device 710 to check whether the short range wireless communication device 710 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 100. Then, the requested web content is included in the web content output means and transmitted to the short range wireless communication device 710. In this case, the delimiter may use a MIME header or a tag of HTML or XML.

When the short range wireless communication device 710 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 100, the terminal authentication unit 960 performs authentication for providing the web content to the mobile communication terminal 100 having the right authority.

Based on the configuration described above, a method for providing an integrated web browsing service will be described according to embodiments.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an integrated web browsing service according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which is described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8B.

As shown in FIG. 12, when the URL link connection request is generated (S101), the mobile communication terminal drives the integrated web browser (S103). Then, it is checked whether an IP is included in the URL link (S105).

When the URL link includes the IP, the domain name server is queried (S107) to obtain the mapped IP address (S109) (S111). In addition, when the URL link includes the IP, the included IP address is extracted (S113).

The mobile communication terminal checks whether the IP address acquired in step S111 or extracted in step S113 is included in the IP band of the short range wireless communication area (S115), and whether the short range wireless communication is connected (S117).

If it is determined in the case of being included in the IP band in step S115 and the short-range wireless communication connection state in step S117, by driving the short-range wireless communication interface (S119) to request a URL link connection to the short-range wireless communication device and is connected to the short-range wireless communication device (S121, S123).

In addition, if it is determined in the step S117 is not in the short-range wireless communication connection state, the mobile communication interface is driven (S125) to access the wireless Internet (S127). The mobile communication network requests a URL link connection to the gateway server (S129). The gateway server requests a URL link connection to the local area wireless network (S131), and the local area wireless network requests a URL connection to the local area wireless communication device (S133). Then, the short range wireless communication device transmits a URL link connection response to the short range wireless communication network (S135). The local area wireless communication network transmits a URL link connection response to the gateway server (S137), the gateway server transmits a URL link connection response to the mobile communication network (S139), and the mobile communication network transmits a URL link connection response to the mobile communication terminal ( S141). As a result, the mobile communication terminal is connected to the short-range wireless communication device and the URL link through the wireless Internet access mobile communication network.

In addition, if it is determined in the step S115 that it is not included in the IP band, the mobile communication interface is driven (S143) and the wireless Internet connection to the mobile communication network is connected to the URL link with the server (S145).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an integrated web browsing service according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which is described with reference to FIGS. 8C, 8D, and 9. At this time, the embodiment of the step S129 and step S131 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, the mobile communication terminal drives the mobile communication interface (S201) and requests a URL link connection from the gateway server (S203).

The gateway server confirms mapping information between the identification information of the mobile communication terminal and the IP address of the short range wireless communication controller (S205). In operation S203, a short range wireless communication controller mapped with the mobile communication terminal requesting the URL link connection is selected (S207).

The gateway server requests a URL link connection to the short range wireless communication controller selected in step S207 (S209).

The short range wireless communication controller controls one or more short range wireless communication devices, and selects a short range wireless communication device having an IP address of the URL link requested in step S209 (S211). In operation S213, a URL link is requested to the selected short range wireless communication device.

As a result, the mobile communication terminal is connected to the near field communication device through a URL link.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an integrated web browsing service according to a third embodiment of the present invention, which is described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 11. 12 and 13 illustrate the embodiment after the mobile communication terminal and the short-range wireless communication device are connected.

As shown in FIG. 14, the mobile communication terminal is in a state of short-range wireless communication connection with a short-range wireless communication device (S301), and the mobile communication terminal requests a URL link connection to the short-range wireless communication device (S303).

The short range wireless communication device checks whether the web content to be provided is stored in the device according to the URL link connection request (S305).

If it is not stored, the web content server includes the information indicating whether to connect with the mobile communication terminal to request the web content (S307).

The web content server checks whether the local wireless communication device and the mobile communication terminal are connected (S309). When the mobile communication terminal is connected, the authentication procedure for the mobile communication terminal is performed (S311).

The web content server generates a delimiter for determining the output means of the web content (S313), includes the web content, and transmits the delimiter to the short range wireless communication device (S315).

The short range wireless communication device determines whether the output means is a terminal or a short range wireless communication device by checking the identifier of the stored web content or the web content received in step S315 (S317).

The short-range wireless communication device transmits web content to the mobile communication terminal when the separator is a terminal (S321), and outputs web content to a connected external output device when the separator is an external output device (S325).

Each of the mobile communication terminal and the external output device displays the received and output web content on the screen (S323, 327).

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

5 is a configuration of a mapping table stored in a domain name server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a URL link format configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8A, 8B, 8C, and 8D are network configuration diagrams illustrating a network connection form when the embodiment of the present invention is applied to various home networks.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration of a mobile communication terminal that simultaneously supports mobile communication technology and short-range wireless communication technology according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an integrated web browsing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an integrated web browsing service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an integrated web browsing service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

A storage unit for storing an integrated web browser providing a user interface environment for transmitting and receiving web information through a mobile communication interface or a short range wireless communication interface; And

When the connection request of the URL link indicating the storage location of the web information is generated, the integrated web browser is started, and the connection of the URL link is established through the mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface selected based on the IP of the URL link. Including a browser driver for outputting the received web information,

The integrated web browser includes one browser layer and a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) layer below the browser layer, and at least one air interface below the TCP layer, wherein the wireless interface includes the mobile communication interface and the short range wireless communication interface. Including-Each mobile communication terminal is a protocol structure for each IP layer and the corresponding air interface layer is located.

The method of claim 1,

First routing path information for transmitting and receiving data through the mobile communication interface and second routing path information for transmitting and receiving data through the short range wireless communication interface, wherein the second routing path information is communicated through the short range wireless communication interface. Routing table management unit for storing a generated IP assigned to the short-range wireless communication area, when entering a possible short-range wireless communication area-

Mobile communication terminal further comprising.

The method of claim 2,

The routing table management unit,

And a mobile station configured to generate the second routing path information by receiving the designated IP for each of the short range wireless communication interfaces having one or more different standards.

The method of claim 2,

The browser driving unit,

If the IP address of the URL link is included in the IP band specified in the short range wireless communication area and the communication is possible through the short range wireless communication interface, the second routing path information is selected, and the IP address of the URL link corresponds to the IP address. The mobile communication terminal is configured to select the first routing path information and perform the UAL link connection when the communication service is not included in the designated IP band or when communication is not possible through the short range wireless communication interface.

The method of claim 4, wherein

The browser driving unit,

The mobile communication terminal checks whether the IP address is included in the URL link and if the IP address is not included, queries a domain name server of a mobile communication network to receive an IP address mapped to the domain name of the URL link.

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The method of claim 1,

The yuel link,

Any of connection information to a near field communication device installed in a near field communication area, driving request information or control information of the near field communication device, and access information to a server located in a mobile communication network for controlling the near field communication device; Mobile communication terminal comprising one.

In a mobile communication system for transmitting and receiving data with a mobile communication terminal having a mobile communication interface and a short-range wireless communication interface,

A database for storing a mapping table configured with mapping information between an IP address and a domain name assigned to a short range wireless communication area that can communicate through the short range wireless communication interface; And

When a domain name query for a UAl link to which the mobile communication terminal is connected is requested from the mobile communication terminal, the database is searched to extract an IP address assigned to a short range wireless communication device having a common domain name of the Ual link. Domain name server provided to the mobile communication terminal

Mobile communication system comprising a.

The method of claim 8,

Mapping and storing a short range wireless communication controller for controlling one or more devices installed in the short range wireless communication area for each of the mobile communication terminals, and requesting a connection between the short range wireless communication controller and the UE link mapped to the mobile communication terminal requesting the UAL link connection. Gateway server connecting mobile communication terminal

A mobile communication system further comprising.

10. The method of claim 9,

The gateway server,

A storage unit for storing information mapping an identifier including a phone number or IP address of the mobile communication terminal and an IP address of the short range wireless communication controller; And

When the UE link connection request is received from the mobile communication terminal, the short range wireless communication controller mapped to the mobile communication terminal requesting the UEL link connection is transferred to the short range wireless communication device corresponding to the IP address of the UEL link to the mobile communication terminal. A controller for requesting the UEL link connection to the short range wireless communication controller to connect

Mobile communication system comprising a.

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In the short-range wireless communication system for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication interface,

The mobile communication terminal and the Ualel link, wherein the Ualel link includes an IP address or domain name assigned to be connected to the mobile communication terminal through the short-range wireless communication interface is connected via the connection, provided to the mobile communication terminal A short range wireless communication device for distinguishing and outputting web content to be output to the mobile communication terminal or an external output device; And

And a web content server including information for determining whether to output the web content to the mobile communication terminal or the external output device to the short range wireless communication device by including information in the web content.

The short range wireless communication device,

A web content transmission / reception unit configured to receive a web content including a separator indicating the information by transmitting a web content request including information indicating whether the mobile communication terminal is connected to the web content server;

An authentication unit configured to perform authentication for providing the web content to an authorized mobile communication terminal using the self-stored authentication information or the authentication information stored in the web content server; And

An output unit for outputting the web content received through the web content transmission / reception unit to the mobile communication terminal or the external output device authenticated through the authentication unit according to the identifier included in the web content

Short-range wireless communication system comprising a.

The method of claim 12,

The web content server,

A web content manager configured to check a header of a web content request received from the short range wireless communication device to check whether the short range wireless communication device is connected to the mobile communication terminal, and to include the delimiter in the requested web content; And

When the short range wireless communication device is connected to the mobile communication terminal, a terminal authentication unit for performing authentication for providing the web content to a mobile communication terminal having a legitimate authority

Short-range wireless communication system comprising a.

In the integrated web browsing service providing method of a mobile communication terminal having a mobile communication network interface and a short-range wireless communication interface,

Driving an integrated web browser integrating and providing a user interface environment of the mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface when a UAL link request indicating a storage location of web information is generated;

Selecting whether to use the mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface based on the IP of the UL link; And

Outputting the received web information through the integrated web browser through the connection of the UL link through the selected mobile communication interface or the short range wireless communication interface;

The integrated web browser includes one browser layer and a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) layer below the browser layer, and at least one air interface below the TCP layer, wherein the wireless interface includes the mobile communication interface and the short range wireless communication interface. Included-Method for providing an integrated web browsing service that is a protocol structure in which each IP layer and the corresponding air interface layer are located.

The method of claim 14,

The selecting step,

Selecting routing path information according to the IP of the UAL link from first routing path information for transmitting and receiving data through the mobile communication interface and second routing path information for transmitting and receiving data through the short range wireless communication interface,

The second routing path information is generated by receiving an IP assigned to the short range wireless communication area when entering the short range wireless communication area that can communicate through the short range wireless communication interface.

The method of claim 15,

The second routing path information is,

And providing the designated IP for each of the short range wireless communication interfaces having one or more different standards.

The method of claim 15,

The selecting step,

Checking whether the IP address of the UEL link is included in an IP band designated in the short range wireless communication area and whether the mobile communication terminal is in a state capable of communication through the short range wireless communication interface;

Selecting the second routing path information when the IP address of the UEL link is included in the designated IP band and is in a state capable of communicating through the short range wireless communication interface; And

Selecting the first routing path information when the IP address of the UEL link is not included in the designated IP band or is not in a state capable of communicating through the short range wireless communication interface.

Integrated web browsing service providing method comprising a.

The method of claim 17,

The checking step,

Checking whether an IP address is included in the URL link;

If the IP link is not included in the URL, querying a domain name server of a mobile communication network to receive an IP address mapped to the domain name of the URL link; And

Checking whether the IP address included in the IP link or the IP address received from the domain name server is included in the designated IP band or whether communication is possible through the short range wireless communication interface;

Integrated web browsing service providing method comprising a.

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A method for providing an integrated web browsing service to a mobile communication terminal having a mobile communication interface and a short range wireless communication interface, the mobile communication system comprising:

Receiving a request for a domain name query for a UL link to which the mobile communication terminal connects from the mobile communication terminal;

IP assigned to a local area wireless communication device having a common domain name of the URL link requested by searching for a mapping table consisting of mapping information between an IP address and a domain name specified in a local area wireless communication area that can communicate through the local area wireless communication interface Searching for and extracting the address; And

Transmitting the extracted IP address to the mobile communication terminal

Integrated web browsing service providing method comprising a.

21. The method of claim 20,

After the transmitting step,

Receiving a URL link request from the mobile communication terminal;

Identifying a short-range wireless communication device mapped to each mobile communication terminal that has requested the URL link connection and having an IP address corresponding to the domain name of the URL link; And

Connecting the identified short range wireless communication device to the mobile communication terminal;

Integrated web browsing service providing method further comprising.

The method of claim 21,

The identifying step,

The mobile communication terminal requesting the UEL link connection by confirming the information that maps the identifier of the mobile communication terminal and the IP address allocated to the short range wireless communication area and the identifier of the short range wireless communication device having the assigned IP address. A method of providing an integrated web browsing service for identifying a near field communication device to be connected with a network.

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A method for providing an integrated web browsing service by a short range wireless communication device connected to a mobile communication terminal through a short range wireless communication interface,

Receiving a connection request from the mobile communication terminal, wherein the UE link includes an IP address or a domain name allocated to be connected to the mobile communication terminal through the short range wireless communication interface;

Checking a separator included in the provided web content by requesting a web content server connected through self-stored web content or an external network;

Authenticating whether the mobile communication terminal is a terminal having a legitimate authority to receive the web content using self-stored authentication information or authentication information stored in the web content server; And

Transmitting the web content to the mobile communication terminal when the separator included in the web content represents the mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal is authenticated as the terminal having the right authority;

If the separator included in the web content is an external output device, outputting the web content to the external output device;

Integrated web browsing service providing method comprising a.

The method of claim 24,

Before the checking step above,

Receiving a web content including the separator by transmitting a web content request including information indicating whether the short-range wireless communication device is connected to the mobile communication terminal in a header to the web content server;

Integrated web browsing service providing method further comprising.