KR20060066550A - Mobile communication terminal and electronic program guide system and method using the mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal providing an electronic program guide service using a mobile communication terminal, and an electronic program guide system and method using the mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal of the present invention includes a push proxy gateway (PPG) storage space for storing EPG (Electronic Program Guide) content downloaded through a mobile communication channel; EPG agent for executing the electronic program guide content stored in the PPG storage space.

Description

Mobile communication terminal and electronic program guide system and method using the mobile communication terminal {MOBILE TERMINAL AND THE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE AND METHOD THEREOF}             

1 is a view showing a mobile communication terminal and an electronic program guide system using the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an electronic program guide method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

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10: mobile communication terminal 20: mobile communication company

30: EPG content production provider 110: EPG agent

120: PPG storage space 130: broadcast viewer

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal for providing an electronic program guide service using a mobile communication terminal and an electronic program guide system and method using the mobile communication terminal.

Recently, the convergence of communication and broadcasting is accelerating due to the spread of media using the compression method in communication and broadcasting technology, and now mobile communication companies are providing data broadcasting that provides not only voice calls but also video and additional services. It can be provided to users.

Data broadcasting multiplexes and transmits television video signals or provides multimedia information including text information, still images, and electronic program guides ("EPG") to digital television receivers and computer users through separate channels. can do.

Accordingly, each broadcaster employing data broadcasting, breaking news information such as news information not knowing when and where it will happen, sports game information wanting to know the results, stock information information requiring real-time data, weather information, traffic information, etc. Communication information and product guide information may be provided by providing product information.

The EPG service is a kind of program guide information. It is intended to solve a problem that is insufficient for displaying dozens of program guide information in newspapers or magazines at once. EPG not only can display guide information such as broadcasting channel, program name, broadcasting time, etc. on the screen of television receiver but also includes on-demand service function. In other words, if you enter the genre of the favorite program, such as movies or sports, the main viewing time zone and channel, you can be informed of related programs for the next week. You can also watch what is being broadcast on another channel without having to switch channels. The EPG is serviced using the assigned broadcast frequency band.

This EPG service was a supplementary service of broadcasting, which was available only in the existing broadcasting station. In the case of the existing EPG service, analog cable TV provides an integrated EPG by allocating a separate channel, and in the case of digital satellite broadcasting, EPG is provided by dividing a frequency band. However, when the analog or frequency band is limited, such as cable TV, digital satellite broadcasting or digital multimedia broadcasting, there is a problem in that the available channel range for broadcasting is limited.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal providing a broadcast program guide using a mobile communication terminal and a broadcast program guide service and method using the mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a push proxy gateway (PPG) storage space for storing the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) content downloaded through the mobile communication channel; EPG agent for executing the electronic program guide content stored in the PPG storage space.

An electronic program guide system using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an EPG content production provider for producing EPG (Electronic Program Guide) content suitable for a mobile communication network to provide a mobile communication company; A mobile communication company for relaying the EPG content from the broadcaster to a mobile communication channel; And a mobile communication terminal which downloads the EPG content through the mobile communication channel and executes the EPG content.

The mobile communication company relays the EPG contents through a push proxy gateway (PPG) of the mobile communication channel.

An electronic program guide method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of downloading an electronic program guide (EPG) content to a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication channel; Executing the EPG content in the mobile communication terminal; Executing the selected broadcast program in the mobile communication terminal when the EPG content is executed.

The electronic program guide method using the mobile communication terminal further includes storing the EPG content downloaded through the PPG to the mobile communication terminal in a PPG storage space in the mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal has an EPG agent capable of executing the EPG contents.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 is a view showing a mobile communication terminal and an electronic program guide system using the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic program guide system using a mobile communication terminal of the present invention collects broadcast program information and a mobile communication terminal 10 of a user who receives an EPG service to produce EPG contents suitable for a mobile communication network. The mobile communication company 20 transmits the EPG content provided from the EPG content production company 30 and the EPG content production company 30 to the mobile communication terminal 10 of the user.

The EPG content production company 30 produces and moves EPG content including a broadcast program schedule and detailed program related information, news information, sports game information, securities information information, weather information, traffic information, product information, etc. that require real-time data. Provided to the communication company 20.

Through this, the mobile telecommunication company 20 transmits the received EPG content to the mobile communication terminal 10. At this time, of course, the user's mobile communication terminal 10 is required to be able to receive and view broadcasts and to receive EPG contents.

The mobile communication terminal 10 capable of receiving EPG content includes an EPG Agent 110 and a Push Proxy Gateway (PPG) storage space 120 for receiving EPG content. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 10 includes a broadcast viewer 130 for viewing a broadcast.

The mobile communication company 20 transmits the EPG content provided from the EPG content production provider 30 to the mobile communication terminal 10 through PPG, which is a transmission method of the mobile communication network, and the mobile communication terminal 10 is the mobile communication company 20. EPG content received from the PPG storage space 120 is stored.

The EPG content is composed of broadcast program information or broadcast information in consideration of a user's personal tendency, and it is preferable to minimize the capacity in order to be provided through a communication network. To this end, basic UI (User Interface) such as graphic elements and viewing convenience functions such as preference channel configuration, reservation, alarm, etc. are implemented through the EPG agent 110 in the mobile communication terminal 10. In other words, the EPG agent 110 is a basic program for implementing EPG content, and is composed of basic components such as a UI and an audio-visual convenience for providing an EPG service in a communication network.

At this time, since the PPG cannot know the Internet Protocol (IP) of the mobile communication terminal 10 in the idle state, the PPG cannot proactively transmit content to the mobile communication terminal 10 in the idle state. Accordingly, the PPG 10 transmits a Session Initiation Request (SIR) to the mobile communication terminal 10 in the form of a short message to the mobile communication terminal 10 through a Short Message Service Center (SMSC). send. The SIR includes Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (including PPG's IP and Port information) of the content to be delivered by the PPG, and Application Number (ID) information corresponding to a terminal program capable of executing the content. .

The mobile communication terminal 10 establishes a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection with the PPG by using the IP and IP information of the PPG included in the SIR, and requests and response signals to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Download the content from the PPG to the PPG storage space 120 in the mobile communication terminal 10 using.

The transmission of the EPG content to the PPG storage space 120 is mainly transmitted using a time zone in which the user does not use the mobile communication terminal 10, and when the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 requests a voice call or data service. The transmission is interrupted. Afterwards, when the user terminates the voice call or data service, the EPG contents are retransmitted through the PPG, and may be retransmitted for a predetermined time until the reception is completed.

The EPG content stored in the PPG storage space 120 of the mobile communication terminal 10 is executed through the EPG agent 110 in the mobile communication terminal 10 when the user requests an EPG service for broadcasting.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an electronic program guide method using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user attempts to watch a broadcast through the mobile communication terminal 10 (S200). When the user attempts to watch the broadcast, the EPG agent 110 inquires of the user through the message box whether to execute the EPG service through the broadcast viewer 130 (S210). If the user requests the EPG service, the EPG agent 110 loads and executes EPG contents stored in the PPG storage space 120 (S220).

To this end, the EPG content produced by the EPG content production provider 30 (S170) is transmitted to the user's mobile communication terminal 10 through the PPG method of the mobile communication company 20, and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 10. The EPG content should be stored in advance in the PPG storage space 120 in the mobile communication terminal 10 (S190).

The EPG content is mainly transmitted using a dawn time, which is a time when the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 does not mainly use the mobile communication terminal 10.

The user of the mobile communication terminal 10 checks information desired by the EPG contents displayed through the broadcast viewer 130 (S230). When the user wants to watch the broadcasting through the EPG contents, the user selects a program (S240). To watch (S250).

Here, when the EPG agent 110 inquires the user through the message box whether to execute the EPG service through the broadcast viewer 130, if the user does not request the execution of the EPG service, the user does not go through the EPG program. You can also watch directly (S250).

As described above, the mobile communication terminal and the electronic program guide system and method using the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention by providing a service that was available only in the existing broadcasting area or broadcasting channel through the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network In order to provide an EPG service, a channel and a frequency band may be limited to a cable TV, a digital satellite broadcast, or a mobile multimedia broadcast, which provides an integrated EPG by allocating a separate channel and a separate frequency band. In addition, convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting can accelerate.                     

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (6)

A push proxy gateway (PPG) storage space for storing EPG (Electronic Program Guide) content downloaded through a mobile communication channel; And an EPG agent for executing the electronic program guide content stored in the PPG storage space. An EPG content production provider for producing an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) content suitable for a mobile communication network and providing the same to a mobile communication company; A mobile communication company for relaying the EPG content from the broadcaster to a mobile communication channel; And a mobile communication terminal which downloads the EPG contents through the mobile communication channel and executes the EPG contents. The method of claim 2, The mobile communication company relays the EPG contents through a push proxy gateway (PPG) of the mobile communication channel, the electronic program guide system using a mobile communication terminal. Downloading electronic program guide (EPG) content to a mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication channel; Executing the EPG content in the mobile communication terminal; And executing the selected broadcast program in the mobile communication terminal when the EPG content is executed. The method of claim 4, wherein And storing the EPG content downloaded through the PPG in the PPG storage space in the mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein The mobile communication terminal, And an EPG agent capable of executing the EPG contents.

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