KR101445140B1 - Method and System for Downloading Contents by Reservation using Mobile Terminal and the Mobile Terminal therefor - Google Patents

Method and System for Downloading Contents by Reservation using Mobile Terminal and the Mobile Terminal therefor Download PDF

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KR101445140B1
KR101445140B1 KR1020070104404A KR20070104404A KR101445140B1 KR 101445140 B1 KR101445140 B1 KR 101445140B1 KR 1020070104404 A KR1020070104404 A KR 1020070104404A KR 20070104404 A KR20070104404 A KR 20070104404A KR 101445140 B1 KR101445140 B1 KR 101445140B1
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The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, which receives content information from a content information storage medium through short-range wireless communication in a mobile terminal, accesses a content server through a wire / wireless communication network at a preset time set by a user, A downloading method, a system, and a mobile terminal therefor.

The content reservation downloading method of the present invention is a method of downloading and storing at least one content to be downloaded by performing near field wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing a plurality of content information at a terminal agent of the mobile terminal, The terminal agent sets the download reservation time of the content to the alarm unit using the alarm API (Application Program Interface) and switches to the idle state. The alarm unit checks whether or not the content download reservation time has arrived, And activates the idle terminal agent to download the content from the content server providing the content according to the content information.

Short-range wireless communication, content, terminal agent, alarm API, reservation, download

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[0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for downloading content reservation using a mobile terminal,

The present invention relates to a method and system for downloading a content reservation using a mobile communication terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system for downloading a content reservation using a mobile communication terminal, And a mobile terminal for the content reservation downloading method and system using the mobile terminal.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Generally, a short-range wireless communication technology enables wireless devices to communicate with each other at a relatively short distance to exchange data with each other. Such a short-range wireless communication technology uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) , Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), and NFC (Near Field Communication).

Such short-range wireless communication technology has been gradually developed and has recently been used as an application service technology for providing various data and contents in the field of mobile communication. For example, the mobile terminal has been applied to a service for downloading a desired content among contents stored in a content storage medium by performing near field wireless communication with a content storage medium storing various contents such as a digital newspaper, a book, a record, a movie and the like.

However, when the content is downloaded from the mobile terminal through the short-range wireless communication, the user must perform various steps from the process of confirming the information about the content to be purchased to the process of downloading the content by accessing the content server according to the information There is a problem that it takes much time to use the contents. Particularly, in case of short-distance wireless communication between a mobile terminal and a content storage medium, a data transmission rate is very low, such as several hundreds of kbps, so that a large amount of contents such as music, newspaper, There is a problem that downloading is interrupted when a call is made to the mobile terminal while downloading the content to the mobile terminal.

In addition, there is a problem in downloading contents from the mobile terminal every time contents are periodically changed such as daily newspapers and learning materials. Especially, in case of busy time such as commute time or data traffic, In the case of receiving the content download, the data transmission / reception state is deteriorated and the content downloading may not be completed and the downloading of the content may be abandoned.

Therefore, in the related art, there has been a demand for development of a technique for easily downloading content to a mobile terminal without using a mobile terminal or waiting for a long time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for receiving content information to be downloaded from a content information storage medium through short- And to provide a content reservation download method and system using the mobile terminal for downloading the content from a content server through a wired / wireless communication network using the content information, and a mobile terminal for the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal, which repeatedly downloads contents (for example, daily newspapers) whose contents are periodically changed at every cycle, checks the download expiration period and repeats the reservation download of the contents before the expiration period And to provide a system and a mobile terminal for the content reservation download method and system using the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content reservation download method using a mobile terminal,

A first step of receiving and storing information about at least one content to be downloaded by performing near field wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing a plurality of content information in a terminal agent of the mobile terminal; A second step of setting a download reservation time of the content to an alarm unit of the mobile terminal using an alarm API (Application Program Interface) at the terminal agent of the mobile terminal, and then switching to an idle state; A third step of confirming whether the set content download reservation time has arrived at the alarm part of the mobile terminal and activating the idle terminal agent using the alarm API if it arrives; And a fourth step of, when the terminal agent is activated, accessing a content server providing the content according to the stored content information and downloading the corresponding content, wherein the first step comprises the steps of: (WAKE UP) the content information storage medium periodically; Setting up a data communication path between the content information storage medium and the mobile terminal; Requesting information of the content through a short-range wireless communication path from the terminal agent of the mobile terminal to the content information storage medium and receiving the requested content information; And selecting whether to download the content information by checking the received content information in the terminal agent.

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In the embodiment of the present invention, the third step may further include checking the download expiration period from the information of the contents in the alarm unit, and if the download expiration period does not come, And activates the idle terminal agent at every download reservation time of the terminal agent.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fourth step further includes displaying the downloaded contents on the idle screen in the terminal agent.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the short-range wireless communication is executed by one of RFID, ZigBee, Bluetooth and NFC.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fourth step may further include determining whether the mobile terminal is connected to the wired Internet. If the mobile terminal is connected to the wired Internet, And downloads the content through the wireless Internet if the mobile terminal is not connected to the wired Internet.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content reservation download system using a mobile terminal,

A content information storage medium capable of short-range wireless communication and storing at least one content information; A content server for storing a plurality of contents and providing the contents according to a download request for specific contents; Performs short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium to request and receive information of a content to be downloaded to the content information storage medium, sets a download reservation time of the content using an alarm API, A mobile terminal activated during the predetermined reservation time through the alarm API and downloading the contents from the contents server according to the received contents information; And a data communication network for transmitting and receiving data between the mobile terminal and the content server, wherein the mobile terminal periodically wakes up the content information storage medium using short-range wireless communication, Sets up a data communication path, requests information of the content through the short-range wireless communication path to the content information storage medium, receives the requested content information, checks the received content information, and selects whether to download the content information .

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the content information storage medium may include: a memory unit storing a plurality of content information; A storage medium control unit for transmitting corresponding content information to the mobile terminal through near field wireless communication in response to a content information request of the mobile station; And a short range wireless communication unit for performing short range wireless communication with the mobile terminal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the short-range wireless communication is executed by one of RFID, ZigBee, Bluetooth and NFC.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal having a content reservation download function,

A short range wireless communication unit for performing short range wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing at least one piece of content information; Receiving an information of a content to be downloaded through the short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium, setting a download reservation time of the content using an alarm API, switching to an idle state, A terminal agent activated at a time to access the content server according to the received content information and download the content; An alarm unit for setting a download reservation time of the content by the terminal agent through the alarm API and activating the terminal agent if the reservation time has arrived; A data communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a mobile communication network between the terminal agent and the content server; And a memory for storing a download reservation time of the content and a downloaded content, the terminal agent periodically wakes up the content information storage medium using short-range wireless communication, (SetUp), requests information of the content through the short-range wireless communication path to the content information storage medium, receives the requested content information, checks the received content information, and selects whether to download the content information .

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal may further include a display unit for displaying the downloaded content, wherein the downloaded content is displayed as a standby screen on the display unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal agent determines whether the terminal is connected to the wired Internet, and when the terminal agent is connected to the wired Internet, the terminal agent accesses the content server via the wired Internet to download the content, The content server is connected to the content server via the wireless Internet to download the content.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the short-range wireless communication in the mobile terminal may be executed by any one of an RFID method, a ZigBee method, a Bluetooth method and an NFC method.

According to the present invention, a mobile terminal can easily receive content information through short-range wireless communication, and the mobile terminal accesses the corresponding content server at a reservation time (for example, free time) desired by the user using the received content information, Thus, it is possible to prevent inconvenience that the user waits for a long time due to downloading of contents, and to improve the user's time and usability of the mobile terminal.

According to the present invention, in the case of downloading content whose content is periodically changed, the download expiration period is checked from the received content information, and the reservation download is repeatedly performed within the expiration period, so that the user needs to download the content each time So that the user's time usability and content utilization become easy.

Hereinafter, a method and system for downloading a content reservation using a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and a mobile terminal therefor will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a contents reservation system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a content reservation system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a content information storage medium 110, a mobile terminal 120, a mobile communication network 130, and a content server 140. Here, in another embodiment of the present invention, the content purchasing system further includes a wired terminal 150 and the Internet network 160. At this time, the content server 140 may be connected to the mobile communication network 130 or may be connected to the Internet network 160.

The content information storage medium 110 stores information on a plurality of contents in an internal memory, and preferably stores a list of a plurality of contents together. The content information includes all information about the content such as the content and format of the content, the content provider, the purchased user information, the download expiration period, and the downloading method. The content information is preferably set in advance by the content service provider.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the content information storage medium 110 is purchased by the user of the mobile terminal 120 who wants to download the content from the corresponding content service provider in advance. That is, since the content information storage medium 110 is sent to the user of the mobile terminal 120 by the content service provider, the content information storage medium 110 stores the information of the authorized user in the content information storage medium 110, If the user information stored in the medium 110 does not match the user information of the mobile terminal 120, the mobile terminal 120 does not operate normally.

Meanwhile, the content information storage medium 110 of the present invention performs near field wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120, receives a request for information of a specific content from the mobile terminal 120, and transmits information about the content to the mobile terminal 120 ). For this, the content information storage medium 110 preferably includes a communication module for performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120.

The mobile terminal 120 selects and receives content information to be downloaded from the content information storage medium 110 via short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110. For this, the mobile terminal 120 includes a communication module for short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110. The mobile terminal 120 accesses the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 using the content information received from the content information storage medium 110 and downloads the corresponding content. At this time, the mobile terminal 120 is set to the idle state after setting the download reservation time using the alarm application program interface (API), and then, when the download reservation time comes, (Activated) to access the content server 140 providing the corresponding content and download the corresponding content.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 may download the content from the content server 140 using the wired terminal 150 that can access the Internet network 160 according to the downloaded content information Download. More specifically, the mobile terminal 120 accesses the wired terminal 150 via the USB link, and the wired terminal 150 accesses the content server 140 via the Internet network 160 to download the content, And transmits it to the mobile terminal 120 again. In this case, the download method of the content information will be a case where downloading from other terminals is possible.

The mobile terminal 120 is a concept including all wireless devices capable of accessing a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) to receive a mobile communication service. In particular, the mobile terminal 120 of the present invention includes a general portable terminal capable of transmitting and receiving packet data as well as voice calls.

The mobile communication network 130 includes all mobile communication networks for relaying wireless data between the mobile terminal 120 and the content server 140. For example, the mobile communication network 130 of the present invention includes a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, a Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) network, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access , HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) using next generation mobile communication technology, WiBro (Wireless Broadband) network, WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, and next generation mobile communication network to be applied in the future. Since these communication networks are known, a description thereof will be omitted. The mobile terminal 120 may be connected to the Internet network 160 through a mobile communication network 130. The mobile communication network 130 may include a gateway functioning as a gateway for interworking with the Internet network 160, (Not shown).

The content server 140 includes a content DB 170 for storing a plurality of contents therein. Upon receiving a content request message including content information from the mobile terminal 120, the content server 140 searches for the content in the content DB 170, To the terminal 120. At this time, it is preferable to check the content information transmitted from the mobile terminal 120. At this time, the content server 140 transmits the content to the mobile terminal 120 through the mobile communication network 130 or the Internet network 160. Here, the content DB 170 may be implemented inside the content server 140, or may be implemented as a separate device outside the content server 140 and interworked with the content server 140.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the wired terminal 150 can communicate with the mobile terminal 120 using a cable link such as USB, and also communicates with the content server 140 via the Internet network 160. The wired terminal 150 receives the content information from the mobile terminal 120 and accesses the content server 140 through the Internet network 160 using the content information and downloads the content from the content server 140 And transmits it to the mobile terminal 120.

As described above, in the content reservation downloading system using the mobile terminal of the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 receives the content information from the content information storage medium 110 via the short distance wireless communication, The mobile terminal 120 in the idle state is activated again via the alarm API and the corresponding content server 140 is activated through the mobile communication network 130. [ To download the content. At this time, when the mobile terminal 120 is connected to the wired terminal 150, the content may be downloaded from the content server 140 via the wired terminal 150 and the Internet network 160. By thus performing the content downloading at the mobile terminal 120 at a time desired by the user, that is, at a time when the mobile terminal 120 is not used (for example, at nighttime when data traffic is little) And convenience of use of the mobile terminal 120 can be achieved.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a content information storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the content information storage medium 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a short range wireless communication unit 111, a memory 112, and a storage medium control unit 113.

The short-distance wireless communication unit 111 performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120 to transmit and receive various data and information. That is, the mobile terminal 120 receives the content information request signal from the mobile terminal 120 and transmits the content information to the mobile terminal 120 through the near field wireless communication. As described above, the short-range wireless communication preferably includes ZigBee communication, UWB communication, Bluetooth communication, RFID communication, NFC communication, and the like.

The memory 112 stores information on a plurality of contents. At this time, it is preferable to store the lists of the respective contents together. It is preferable that the content information includes all information regarding purchase and download of the content including the download expiration period of the content, the provider of the content, and the buyer information.

The storage medium control unit 113 controls the overall operation and functions of the content information storage medium 110. Particularly, the storage medium control unit 113 searches the memory 112 for the corresponding content information according to the content information request received from the mobile terminal 120 through the short distance wireless communication unit 111, and transmits the content information to the short distance wireless communication unit 111 To the terminal 120. In this way, the storage medium control unit 113 controls the operation of each component in connection with the transmission of the content information through the short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120, And monitors and controls the operation.

3 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, a mobile terminal 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an RF unit 121, a storage unit 122, a terminal agent 123, a short range wireless communication unit 124, a display unit 125, Unit 126 and a terminal control unit 127. [

The RF unit 121 performs a function of the mobile terminal 120 accessing the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 and transmitting and receiving various data and signals.

The storage unit 122 stores application programs necessary for the functions of the present invention, user data generated by a user, data transmitted and received in communication, and the like. The storage unit 122 includes a program area and a data area. The data area stores content information, terminal information, supplementary service information, and the like provided according to the present invention, and the program area includes a virtual machine (VM) program for receiving content information and downloading the content according to the present invention . That is, the virtual machine VM is driven according to a control signal of the terminal control unit 127 so as to receive the content information and download the corresponding content from the content server 140 using the received content information, (UI) for inputting and outputting a user's signal related to the reception of information and the downloading of the content, and transmits a content information request signal and a content download request signal to the content information storage medium 110 and the content server 140, And transmits it.

The terminal agent 123 receives information of contents to be downloaded through short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 using a virtual machine (VM) program, and when the download reservation time set by the user comes And accesses the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 using the received content information to download the content. To this end, the terminal agent 123 performs short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 to receive information of contents to be downloaded, and transmits a content download reservation time to an alarm unit 126), and then is put into an idle state. The terminal agent 123 is activated again through the alarm API to access the corresponding content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 according to the received content information, Download. Here, the alarm API is preferably an API provided by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the mobile terminal 120.

The short-range wireless communication unit 124 performs short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 to transmit and receive various data and information. That is, it transmits a content information request signal to the content information storage medium 110 and receives the content information from the content information storage medium 110.

The display unit 125 receives and displays a list of content information from the content information storage medium 110, and displays all the downloading processes of the content. Here, the display unit 125 can visually or audibly display all situations related to receiving the content information and downloading the content according to the present invention.

The alarm unit 126 sets the download reservation time through the alarm API by the terminal agent 123 and confirms whether or not the download reservation time set in the alarm download time comes. If the set download download time has come, the terminal is activated by the terminal agent 123 in the idle state via the alarm API. The re-activated terminal agent 123 accesses the content server 140 to download the corresponding content.

The terminal control unit 127 controls the overall operation and functions of the mobile terminal 120. In particular, the terminal control unit 127 controls the operation of each component in relation to the reception of the content information and the download of the heading content in the mobile terminal 120, and the communication between the other components is performed in order to perform the function of the present invention. Monitor and control the overall operation so as to proceed smoothly. The terminal control unit 127 periodically transmits a wake-up signal to the content information storage medium 110 before performing short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110. After the content information storage medium 110 is initialized, a data communication path between the terminal control unit 127 and the content information storage medium 110 is set up when a wakeup signal is received. When the terminal agent 123 transmits the content information request signal to the content information storage medium 110 through the short-range wireless communication path, the content information storage medium 110 transmits the content information to the mobile terminal 120). At this time, the mobile terminal 120 receives and displays a list of a plurality of contents information from the contents information storage medium 110, and the mobile terminal 120 receives a selection signal for one of the contents information from the user, To the content information storage medium (110).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content reservation download method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 120 performs short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 to request information of a content to be downloaded, and receives corresponding content information (S400). Preferably, the received content information is stored in the storage unit 122 of the mobile terminal 120. The content information storage medium 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a module purchased by a user of the mobile terminal 120 in various ways and transmits and receives specific data through the short distance wireless communication with the mobile terminal 120. [ Such a purchasing method may be, for example, various methods such as a method of purchasing from a content service provider's home page, a method of purchasing directly by visiting, and a method of purchasing by telephone. In step S400, the mobile terminal 120 periodically wakes up the content information storage medium 110 using the short-range wireless communication. The content information storage medium 110 and the mobile terminal 120 A step in which the mobile terminal 120 requests content information through a data communication path to the content information storage medium 110 and receives the requested content information; And checking whether the content information received from the mobile terminal 120 is downloaded and selecting whether to download the content information.

As an example of the present invention, assuming that the mobile terminal 120 performs short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110 using RFID technology, the content information storage medium 110 stores content (for example, , A magazine, a movie, etc.), and the user can tag the mobile terminal 120 equipped with the RFID reader in a specific tag corresponding to the content desired to be downloaded, And receives content information. As another example of the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 may be tagged in the RFID tag storing the content information to receive a plurality of downloadable content lists and displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 120, And receive the corresponding content information from the RFID tag. As described above, various methods of selecting content information using the short-range wireless communication technology can be implemented. As another example of the present invention, when ZigBee communication is used, the mobile terminal 120 executes a virtual machine (VM) program to periodically wake up the content information storage medium 110, 110 are initialized, the mobile terminal 120 sets up a Zigbee communication path. Then, the mobile terminal 120 may request content information from the content information storage medium 110 through the ZigBee communication path and receive the content information.

When the content information is received from the mobile terminal 120, the mobile terminal 120 checks whether the corresponding content is downloaded (S402). This is a procedure in which when the mobile terminal 120 receives the content information from the content information storage medium 110, the content information storage medium 110 confirms that the content is downloaded. For example, when the mobile terminal 120 subscribes to a specific electronic newspaper, when the mobile terminal 120 receives the electronic newspaper information from the content information storage medium 110 including the electronic newspaper information When the mobile terminal 120 displays a message "Would you like to download a one month subscription to XXX Daily?" On the display unit 124 and then receives a selection signal for executing the electronic newspaper from the user at the mobile terminal 120 And transmits it to the content information storage medium 110 to confirm whether or not the content is executed.

When the mobile terminal 120 confirms the content download, the terminal agent 123 of the mobile terminal 120 sets the download reservation time of the corresponding content in the alarm unit 126 of the mobile terminal 120 using the alarm API S404). Then, the terminal agent 123 is switched to an idle state so as not to waste resources of the mobile terminal 120 (S406). In this case, it is preferable to set a content download reservation time in a time zone in which the mobile terminal 120 rarely uses such as a dawn time, or in a time zone desired by other users.

On the other hand, the user can change the download reservation time of the preset content as needed. At this time, the terminal agent 123 of the mobile terminal 120 determines whether a download reservation time change signal is input (S408). When the download reservation time change signal is input from the user, the terminal agent 123 The download reservation time of the preset content is changed (S410).

Thereafter, the alarm unit 126 checks whether or not the content download reservation time set as described above has arrived (S412). If the content download reservation time has not arrived yet, the alarm unit 126 waits. It is checked whether the period has elapsed (S414). If the content download expiration period has elapsed, the downloading process is all terminated. If the content download expiration period has not elapsed, the terminal agent 123 is re-activated using the alarm API (S416). In step S420, the terminal agent 123 is activated and accesses the content server providing the corresponding content through the mobile communication network 130 using the previously stored content information (S418), and downloads the corresponding content from the content server (S420).

In this case, in another embodiment of the present invention, the user may manually download the content using the content information received from the mobile terminal 120. In this case, the user may operate the mobile terminal 120 to access the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 and download the corresponding content. In another embodiment of the present invention, a mobile terminal 120 is connected to a wired terminal (e.g., PC) 150 via a USB link and a wired terminal 150 is connected to a content server The content may be downloaded to the mobile terminal 120 via the USB link.

In addition, the mobile terminal 120 may display the downloaded content on the display unit 124 as a standby screen. Thus, the user can immediately check download of the content through the idle screen of the display unit 124 and use (or execute) it immediately.

As described above, according to the present invention, the mobile terminal 120 first receives the information of the content to be downloaded in a short time through the short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium 110, The mobile terminal 120 is activated again to access the content server 140 through the mobile communication network 130 or the Internet network 160 to transmit the corresponding content .

The contents reservation download method and the mobile communication terminal in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention have been described above. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, Ranges and equivalents thereof are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

Currently, mobile terminals have become a necessity indispensable to modern people and various information and services are provided using such mobile terminals. Since the user of the mobile terminal can download a large amount of content in a short period of time after receiving the content information in a simple and quick manner at the time of purchasing the content from the mobile terminal, It can be very useful for modern people who want to receive.

Particularly, since the content purchase and the actual content download are temporally separated, a long waiting time due to the content downloading is not required at a time when the user frequently uses the mobile terminal, so that the user can utilize the time and the efficiency in use of the mobile terminal Therefore, the present invention is expected to be widely applied in the future.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a contents reservation system using a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a content information storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a content reservation download method using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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A first step of receiving and storing information about at least one content to be downloaded by performing near field wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing a plurality of content information in a terminal agent of the mobile terminal; A second step of setting a download reservation time of the content to an alarm unit of the mobile terminal using an alarm API (Application Program Interface) at the terminal agent of the mobile terminal and then switching to an idle state; A third step of confirming whether the set content download reservation time has arrived at the alarm part of the mobile terminal and activating the idle terminal agent using the alarm API if it arrives; And If the terminal agent is activated, accessing a content server providing the content according to the stored content information and downloading the corresponding content; / RTI > In the first step, Periodically waking up the contents information storage medium using short-range wireless communication at the mobile terminal; Setting up a data communication path between the content information storage medium and the mobile terminal; Requesting information of the content through a short-range wireless communication path from the terminal agent of the mobile terminal to the content information storage medium and receiving the requested content information; And And selecting whether to download the content information by checking the received content information in the terminal agent. delete 2. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising checking the download expiration period from the information of the content in the alarm unit, And activating the idle terminal agent at the download reservation time of the set contents if the download expiration period does not come. The method as claimed in claim 1, Further comprising the step of displaying the downloaded content on the idle screen in the terminal agent. The method according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 4, Wherein the short-range wireless communication is executed by any one of an RFID method, a ZigBee method, a Bluetooth method, and an NFC method. The method according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 4, Further comprising the step of determining whether the mobile terminal is connected to the wired Internet, And downloading the content through the wired Internet if the wired Internet is connected to the wired Internet, and downloading the content through the wired Internet if the wired Internet is not connected to the wired Internet. A content information storage medium capable of short-range wireless communication and storing at least one content information; A content server for storing a plurality of contents and providing the contents according to a download request for specific contents; Performs short-range wireless communication with the content information storage medium to request and receive information of a content to be downloaded to the content information storage medium, sets a download reservation time of the content using an alarm API, A mobile terminal activated during the predetermined reservation time through the alarm API and downloading the contents from the contents server according to the received contents information; And A data communication network for transmitting and receiving data between the mobile terminal and the content server; / RTI > The mobile terminal, The method includes: waking up the content information storage medium periodically using short-range wireless communication; setting up a data communication path between the content information storage medium and transmitting the set information to the content information storage medium through a short- And a content downloading system using the mobile terminal, wherein the content downloading server receives the requested content information, requests the information of the content, receives the requested content information, 8. The content information storage medium of claim 7, A memory unit storing a plurality of contents information; A storage medium control unit for transmitting corresponding content information to the mobile terminal through near field wireless communication in response to a content information request of the mobile station; And A short range wireless communication unit for performing short range wireless communication with the mobile terminal; And downloading the contents to the mobile terminal. 9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, Wherein the short-range wireless communication is executed by any one of an RFID method, a ZigBee method, a Bluetooth method, and an NFC method. A short range wireless communication unit for performing short range wireless communication with a content information storage medium storing at least one piece of content information; Receives the contents information to be downloaded through the short-range wireless communication with the contents information storage medium, sets the download reservation time of the contents using the alarm API, and is switched to an idle state, A terminal agent activated at the download reservation time to access the content server according to the received content information to download the content; An alarm unit for setting a download reservation time of the content by the terminal agent through the alarm API and activating the terminal agent if the reservation time has arrived; A data communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a mobile communication network between the terminal agent and the content server; And A memory for storing the download reservation time of the content and the downloaded content; / RTI > The terminal agent, The method includes the steps of: waking up the content information storage medium periodically using short-range wireless communication; setting up a communication path between the content information storage medium and transmitting the content information to the content information storage medium through a short- Requesting information, receiving the requested content information, and checking the received content information to select whether to download the content. 11. The method of claim 10, Further comprising a display unit for displaying the downloaded contents, And displaying the downloaded contents as a standby screen on the display unit. 11. The method as claimed in claim 10, The content server is connected to the content server through the wired Internet to download the content, and if the content server is not connected to the wired Internet, the content server is connected to the content server via the wireless Internet, And downloading the content. 13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, Wherein the short-range wireless communication is executed by any one of an RFID method, a ZigBee method, a Bluetooth method, and an NFC method.
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