KR20060029016A - How to access wireless internet through mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is connected to the external port of the mobile phone, and run the "auto-link" program to connect to a specific site, or if the "auto-link" program is not installed in the mobile phone to the WAP server We have developed a wireless Internet automatic access induction device that connects and downloads the "Auto-Link" program and installs it on a mobile phone. Therefore, in order to access a specific wireless Internet site designated by an induction device irrespective of a mobile communication company, the wireless Internet automatic access induction device according to the present invention may be connected to an external port of a mobile phone. More convenient and inexpensive to use. In particular, the present invention is expected to be greatly utilized as a means of wireless Internet actively in a changing market environment in the case of Internet companies that secure a large number of members through the wired Internet.

Mobile Phone, Wireless Internet Access, Auto-Link, WAP Server

Description

Method for wirelessly connecting portable-phone to a specific internet web site through external port of portable-phone}             

1 is an example of a wireless Internet access method through a mobile phone according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is another example of a wireless Internet access method through a mobile phone according to the prior art.

3 is a schematic diagram of a wireless Internet access system via an external port of a mobile phone according to the present invention;

4 is an example of a flowchart showing a process of accessing a wireless Internet through an external port of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless internet access method using a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a wireless internet access method through a mobile phone, which enables inexpensive, convenient and accurate access to a specific internet site.

In recent years, with the rapid development of computer systems and communication networks and the development of wireless communication technologies, communication equipment such as mobile phones and PDAs (hereinafter referred to as "mobile devices") has become a necessity of life. The original use of the mobile device was to replace the landline telephone, but now, in addition to the telecommunication service using the mobile device, it is being provided with a text communication service, an e-commerce service, and a game service. Therefore, wireless internet access through mobile phones is frequently made.

Currently used wireless Internet access method through a mobile phone can be represented as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, a camera phone has a technology for allowing a mobile phone to access a wireless Internet site designated by a bar code while having a predetermined program for recognizing a bar code reflected on the camera. At this time, the bar code or separate identification code should already be in agreement with a specific wireless Internet site, and a database should be established to enable code retrieval within the information of the mobile communication company. This method of connection can be used to identify mobile phones as intended, for example, in mobile phones without cameras, mobile phones without barcodes with cameras, and when bar codes are not obtained from certain wireless Internet sites, such as at night or in dark places or in severely shaking cars. It is difficult to access a wireless Internet site.

Second, there is a method of accessing a specific wireless Internet site by inputting a specific number from a mobile phone. That is, as shown in Fig. 2, the user can access a specific wireless Internet site or receive an access service by pressing the button "** + designation number input + call". However, unlike some wireless Internet sites that require users to memorize all designated numbers that correspond to a specific wireless Internet site, and have a good assigned number, a wireless Internet site that is assigned a designated number consists of multiple digits. Is not easy to connect. In addition, when the designated numbers are similar, the possibility of being connected to an undesired site while attempting to access a desired wireless Internet site cannot be excluded.

Third, the most common method of accessing a specific wireless Internet site by searching through a wireless portal site (nate, magic'n ', etc.) designated by a mobile carrier on a mobile phone or by entering a domain or a designated number on this site is the most common. It is the old way and at the same time the most uncomfortable way. This method, however, results in the promotion of third parties, since the subjects that operate certain wireless Internet sites must go through other sites (nate, magic'n, etc.) before promoting their sites. In order to access a specific site desired by the user, the user must go through a wireless Internet site designated by a mobile carrier and pay unnecessary call charges and information usage fees in the process.

Fourth, there is a 'callback URL SMS' method of accessing the SMS sender's site through a text message (SMS) sent by a wireless Internet site operator to a mobile phone user. This is generally widely used among Internet companies, but it is known as an ineffective method because the user must first connect to the wired Internet and wait to access the wireless Internet.

On the other hand, in Korea, even though the opening of the network has already been confirmed by raising the social problem of opening the wireless Internet network, as mentioned above, there are various problems in accessing the Internet through a mobile phone, etc. The challenge is to find a way for customers to access their wireless Internet sites more conveniently, accurately, and inexpensively.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for wirelessly connecting a mobile phone to a specific internet site inexpensively, conveniently and accurately, with or without a camera phone and with or without a barcode.

In order to achieve the above object, in order to access a wireless Internet using a mobile phone having an external port, a predetermined Internet site address, a WAP server corresponding to the Internet site address, and information of an "auto-link" program are first set. Prepare a wireless internet automatic access induction device. And connect the wireless Internet automatic access induction device to the external port of the mobile phone. In the next step, the wireless Internet automatic access guidance device searches for the mobile phone and checks whether the "auto-link" program corresponding to a predetermined Internet site address is installed in the wireless Internet automatic access guidance device. . As a result, when the " auto-link " program is installed, the " auto-link " program is driven by the apparatus for inducing automatic connection to the wireless Internet, and the mobile phone is initially set in the apparatus for inducing automatic connection to the wireless internet. Connect to the Internet site of. However, if the "auto-link" program is not installed, the "auto-link" program for connecting the mobile phone to the WAP server of the predetermined predetermined Internet site address and accessing the predetermined predetermined Internet site Download and install it in the mobile phone, and then drive the downloaded "auto-link" program to connect the mobile phone to a predetermined Internet site initially set in the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus. Here, the predetermined Internet site address, the WAP server corresponding to the Internet site address, and the information of the "auto-link" program, which are initially set in the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus, may be one or more, and one or more Internet. The site address and related information are displayed on the display of the mobile phone, and the user can select any one of them and conveniently access the desired Internet site.

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

3 is a schematic diagram of a wireless internet access system through an external port (or connector) of a mobile phone according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a wireless internet access process through an external port of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile phone 32 is provided with an external port 32a, and there is a memory unit 32b and a WAP (Wireless) in which an "auto-link" program is installed for accessing a specific Internet site. Application Protocol) Gateway 33 has a processor 32c for communicating with WAP servers 34a, 34b and 34c and for communicating with Internet sites (not shown). By "auto-link" program is meant a drive program that allows communication equipment to connect to an Internet site. The external port 32a is selectively connected to a wireless Internet automatic access inducing device 31 for accessing a specific Internet site. Further, in the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus 31, at least one of parameter information indicating an internet site to which the mobile phone 32 is to be connected, that is, a URL of the Internet site, may be initially set. The address of the WAP server and the information about the "auto-link" program are set. When the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus 31 is connected to the external port 32a of the mobile phone 32 and the power is applied to the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus 31, the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus 31 is a mobile phone ( The memory unit 32b of 32 is searched to see if a "auto-link" program is installed in the mobile phone 32 for accessing a specific Internet site. When the "auto-link" program is installed in the mobile phone 32 to perform a connection to a specific Internet site, the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus 31 is the processor 32c of the mobile phone 32 and the corresponding "auto". -Link "program to connect the mobile phone 32 to the Internet web site.

On the other hand, when the "auto-link" program is not installed in the cellular phone 32, the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus 31 drives the processor 32c of the cellular phone 32 to operate the cellular phone 32, Connect to WAP servers 34a, 34b and 34c which will provide the "auto-link" program to be installed. Then, the corresponding "auto-link" program is downloaded from the specific WAP servers 34a, 34b, and 34c and installed in the memory unit 32b.

On the other hand, different mobile carriers use different platforms, and even if the mobile phone platform is unified to the WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) in the future, the mobile phone 32 by the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31 which is an external device of the mobile phone In order to control the operation of the " auto-link " program and the processor 32c, binary data used for communication between the mobile phone 32 and the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus 31 is represented by two-byte hexadecimal ASCII. A parameter value (URL information of the wireless Internet site to be connected to) is added to the command used. In this case, there can be more than one parameter value. In this case, separate them with commas (,) and no spaces between them. When there are a plurality of parameter values, there are also a plurality of "auto-link" programs corresponding to each parameter value, and these information can be displayed on the display window (not shown) of the mobile phone 32, by pressing a button of the mobile phone. You can choose any "auto-link" program or any URL. The executable ID is expressed as "IP ID 5-digit character string, Content ID 5-digit character string." Further, on the basis of " executable list inquiry, stored executable information inquiry, stored executable information execution, event delivery as executable information (e.g. data delivery) and designated executable download " 31, a standard, that is, a command system, is set for communication from the mobile phone 32 to the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31. As an example, the command system from the wireless Internet automatic access inducing device 31 to the mobile phone 32 is "AT * platform name * command word [= parameter]", and the wireless internet automatic access inducing device ( 31) can be expressed as * platform name * command: results ".

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the "auto-link" installed in the mobile phone 32 after downloading the predetermined "auto-link" program for accessing the wireless Internet to the mobile phone 32 by the wireless Internet automatic connection induction device 31. The present invention is not limited to this, but the present invention is not limited thereto. After changing the structure of the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus 31 and downloading the "auto-link" program by another method, the wireless The Internet automatic access inducing apparatus 31 may control the operation of the program to access the Internet site, and this change is obvious to those skilled in the art, and the determination thereof is determined by the decision of the operator of the wireless Internet site. It can be done by. Another method of installing an "auto-link" program for accessing a specific Internet site in the mobile phone 32 is to connect to an Internet site over a wire and then use a mobile phone's data cable to execute a specific "auto-link" program. Or by sending a "auto-link" program to a mobile phone by means of a "web to phone" service from a connected Internet site. That is, when the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31 is connected to the mobile phone 32 to determine whether a particular "auto-link" program is installed, and if it is not installed, as described above, the wireless internet automatic access induction apparatus 31 is applicable. You can download the "Auto-Link" program and install it in your phone using a data cable or "web-to-phone" service. In this state, when moving with a mobile phone, simply connect the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31 to the mobile phone 32, it is possible to access a specific Internet site over the air.

Since the process of downloading or uploading the "auto-link" program for the mobile phone is a well-known technique, a description thereof will be omitted here.

Referring to FIG. 4, a method of automatically accessing a wireless Internet through an external port of a mobile phone will be described.

The mobile phone user connects the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31 to the mobile phone 32 (S41). In the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus 31, one or more parameters (URL) indicating the Internet site to which the cellular phone is to be connected, the address of the WAP server corresponding to each URL, and information on the "auto-link" program are initially set. It is. The wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31 may be connected to the mobile phone 32 and enter an operation mode or by pressing a predetermined button of the mobile phone 32 after being connected to the mobile phone 32. Once the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus 31 is in the operation mode, the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus 31 examines the memory unit 32b of the mobile phone 32 (S42), and the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus ( 31, it is checked whether or not the "auto-link" program is installed in the mobile phone 32 for accessing the specific Internet site initially set (S43). As a result of the determination, when it is confirmed that the "auto-link" program is installed in the memory unit 32b of the mobile phone 32, the installed "auto-link" program is driven (S47) to the corresponding wireless Internet site. The mobile phone 32 is connected (S48, S49). If a mobile phone has a predetermined "auto-link" program, it is possible to avoid unnecessary WAP server connection and to connect to a specific wireless Internet site, which is a target designated by the parameter information held by the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31. To execute, execute the AT command.

Here, the "specific Internet site" is stored in advance in the wireless Internet automatic access guidance device 31 by an agreement between an operator such as a portal site, a stock information providing site or an education information site and the provider of the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31. Parameter.

If the "auto-link" program for accessing the Internet site pre-stored in the wireless Internet automatic access inducing device 31 is not installed in the mobile phone 32, the wireless Internet automatic access inducing device 31 is connected to a specific Internet site. By connecting the mobile phone 32 to a specific WAP server associated with (S44), and downloads the "auto-link" program for accessing a specific wireless Internet site from the WAP server (S45). And it is automatically installed in the mobile phone (S46). Once the "auto-link" program is installed in the mobile phone, the flow proceeds to the above-described step of S47-S49, where the mobile phone 32 is connected to a specific internet site.

Currently, the wireless Internet network has not been fully opened, so the "auto-link" for accessing the WAP server of the WAP gateway to which the mobile carrier's portal site is connected and accessing a specific wireless Internet site connected to the portal site by CP You need to load the program. However, when the wireless Internet network is completely open, the WAP gateway of the WAP gateway designated by the Internet site to be finally accessed may be used instead of the portal site of the mobile carrier.

If the technology such as the present invention is not spread, wireless Internet users using mobile phones, through the process of searching through a specific wireless Internet site of the mobile carrier, or the unique domain of the specific wireless Internet site that the user wants or There is inconvenience to memorize number. Even in the case of a mobile phone with a camera, it is difficult to access the wireless Internet unless there is a specific identification method. However, by using the wireless Internet automatic access induction apparatus 31 and the "auto-link" program proposed by the present invention, not only users, but also many companies wishing to operate a wireless Internet site conveniently aims at the desired purpose through the wireless Internet. Can be achieved.

The present invention is to increase the convenience of using the wireless Internet, to make it easy to connect to customers using the wireless Internet in addition to the main operators to expand the business opportunities, and in the case of the domestic large portal site operators The company is trying to develop a mobile phone that can be directly connected to the company's site, so it can be expected to minimize social investment.

Services that can be used after accessing the wireless Internet using a mobile phone may include search functions such as e-mail management, geographic information, and wired internet, but the method of accessing the mobile phone is complicated and unnecessary fees are required for access. The problem is that the wireless Internet using a mobile phone is not easy. However, the wireless Internet access method of the present invention can be connected to the wireless Internet using a mobile phone more easily than any conventional method, thereby ensuring maximum convenience.                     

Even if a button called a hot key is not present in the mobile phone, when the wireless Internet automatic access induction device 31 of the present invention is connected to the mobile phone, a large number of services can be connected to the Internet site of the company without difficulty. Can be aimed at.

On the other hand, Internet portal companies have a large number of members, and invested a lot in order to activate the wireless Internet until 2003, but the business was not activated due to the difficult access method using a mobile phone. In addition, securities companies are developing and distributing special PDAs in order to make stock trading through the company, adding wireless Internet functions to general PDAs, and distributing them to some customers free of charge. Stocks can be traded on mobile phones, but they are also not active because they can be tricky to access securities companies' wireless Internet sites. However, by using the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus 31 according to the present invention, since it is easy to access to the Internet site, it can significantly reduce the cost of publicity and advertising of the company, and also the opportunity for investment socially Can diversify

Claims (2)

In the wireless Internet access method using a mobile phone, Preparing a wireless Internet automatic access inducing device having a predetermined Internet site address, information of a WAP server and an "auto-link" program corresponding to the Internet site address, and Connecting the wireless internet automatic access inducing device to the mobile phone; Searching for the mobile phone by the wireless internet automatic access inducing device, and checking whether an "auto-link" program corresponding to a predetermined internet site address is initially installed in the wireless internet automatic access inducing device; When the " auto-link " program is installed, the " auto-link " program is driven by the apparatus for inducing automatic connection to the wireless Internet, so that the cellular phone is initially set in the apparatus for inducing automatic connection to the wireless internet. Connecting to the site; If the "auto-link" program is not installed, the "auto-link" program for connecting the mobile phone to the WAP server of the predetermined predetermined internet site address and accessing the predetermined predetermined internet site Downloading and installing in the mobile phone; And And driving the downloaded "auto-link" program to connect the mobile phone to a predetermined Internet site initially set in the wireless Internet automatic access inducing apparatus. The wireless Internet of claim 1, wherein a predetermined Internet site address initially set in the apparatus for automatically inducing wireless Internet access, and information on a WAP server and an "auto-link" program corresponding to the Internet site address is one or more. Connection method.

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