KR20020019374A - Method for Providing a Connecting a Wireless Internet Using Combination of Number - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for accessing an internet site using a wireless internet browser, the method comprising: matching a database of a combination of at least one number with an internet URL, receiving a combination of the numbers from a user terminal; The present invention provides a method for providing a wireless Internet access service using a combination of numbers including searching for a URL matching the combination of the numbers received and connecting the user terminal to an Internet site having the URL. According to the method for providing a wireless Internet access service according to the present invention, the user can not directly access the wireless Internet, a problem that a wireless Internet site administrator must secure a URL that can be easily recognized, and the like. There is an advantage in that the connection can be made by using a telephone number, and the connection method can be directly connected by using a speed dialing function possessed by a conventional terminal.

Description

Method for Providing a Connecting a Wireless Internet Using Combination of Number}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a wireless Internet access service, and more particularly, a wireless internet site administrator has his / her own telephone number, applies for a telephone number wireless internet access service, and a terminal user inputs a telephone number of a wireless internet site administrator. The present invention relates to a wireless Internet access service method using a telephone number that allows input to access a corresponding wireless Internet site.

The wireless Internet refers to using Internet services such as web, e-mail, and chat by connecting to the Internet using a wireless device such as a portable communication terminal. Currently, there is a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) as a standardized standard of wireless Internet access.

1 is a block diagram of a general wireless Internet network.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless Internet service extends from the user terminal 11 to the WAP gateway 12 and from the WAP gateway 12 to the Internet server 13 which performs various Internet-related services such as content providing service. Can be divided into parts.

The portion from the user terminal 11 to the WAP gateway 12 is a wireless network conforming to the WAP protocol, and the portion from the WAP gateway 12 to the Internet server 13 is an internet network conforming to the HTTP protocol. In recent years, most mobile carriers provide a service for enabling wireless Internet access by a mobile communication terminal including a wireless Internet function. In this case, the mobile carrier system includes a WAP gateway.

When a conventional mobile communication subscriber accesses an Internet server 13 desired by a user through the user terminal 11, the following general procedure is performed.

A typical user terminal capable of wireless internet access is provided with a dedicated key for wireless internet access. Therefore, press the dedicated key to launch the wireless Internet browser, move the cursor from the initial menu, select a menu such as bookmarks, favorites, or shortcuts and press the OK button to select the URL stored in the menu. The conventional wireless Internet access method has a problem in that the user has to press a key of the terminal several times in order to move a cursor or select a menu, and wait for each menu selected.

On the other hand, the user presses a dedicated key to launch the wireless Internet browser, and then directly enter the URL of the desired site to access the desired site, but it is not very cumbersome to enter an alphabetical URL with the limited key of the user terminal. Can't. The difficulty in entering the URL of a wireless Internet site is never desirable from a wireless Internet site administrator's point of view, and thus needs to be solved.

In addition, in the past, wireless Internet site administrators should promote site URLs in order to encourage terminal users to access their sites. If the user does not have a URL that is easy for users to recognize and memorize, the user may use their own URL. It is very difficult for users to access the site by recognizing it.

Meanwhile, in a conventional portable communication terminal, speed dialing is directly connected to the counterpart by storing the phone number of the counterpart in the terminal without inputting the phone number of the counterpart to which the user wants to call and entering a shortcut key set when storing the phone number. There was a way.

The present invention is to solve the problems in the prior art as described above, that is, the problem that the user can not directly access the wireless Internet, the problem that must secure a URL that can be easily recognized by the wireless Internet site administrator, Provides a method of providing a wireless Internet access service using a telephone number that a user connects using a telephone number of a wireless Internet site administrator, and a telephone number that can be accessed immediately by using a connection method and a speed dialing function of a conventional terminal. I would like to.

1 is a block diagram of a general wireless Internet network,

2 is an operation flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention;

3 is a view for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

4 is an operation flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

In the method for providing a wireless Internet access service using a combination of the numbers of the present invention for achieving the above object, a database is formed by matching a combination of at least one number with a URL of an Internet site and using a shortcut key. Receives a combination of the numbers received from the user terminal using a search for a URL that matches the received combination of numbers and connects the user terminal to the Internet site having the URL.

In the method for providing a wireless Internet access service according to the present invention, it is preferable to use a combination of numbers as a telephone number of an Internet site operator, and furthermore, it is preferable to use a shortcut key input of a user terminal so that a combination of these numbers is not required. .

In addition, there are three methods for matching the combination of the numbers entered and stored in the shortcut key of the user terminal with the URL of the Internet site. The first method first matches one character to each number from 0 to 9, transforms the desired number of combinations (i.e., numbers) into the corresponding combination of characters, and then converts the combination of characters into a URL. By creating an Internet site, a combination of the number and the newly created Internet site are linked. The second method is a method of linking the desired number of combinations of Internet site operators with URLs of Internet sites operated by the corresponding Internet site operators. The third method is the same as the second method, but uses a linked Internet site as a subdomain of a specific site. Details of this method are described below.

Generating a desired number of combinations of site operators and corresponding wireless Internet site URLs is based on a preset mapping table, and the mapping table is included in a mobile communication device providing a wireless Internet access service. Since converting the combination of numbers into URLs by referring to the mapping table adds a new step to the existing Internet site system, it is desirable to be performed between a user terminal and a conventional wireless Internet access service device such as a WAP gateway. .

Hereinafter, a method of providing a wireless Internet access service according to the present invention, for example, a wireless Internet access service using a WAP, will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First embodiment

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for shortening wireless Internet access according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, when a wireless Internet site operator registers a desired number of combinations (for example, a phone number of a site operator), a new wireless Internet site URL corresponding thereto is generated, and the newly generated URL is described in detail. To match any number of combinations. URL generation using a combination of these numbers is performed by a predetermined mapping table as shown in Table 1 below, and this method will be described in detail later.

Table 1 below is an example of a mapping table in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Arabian numbers making up a combination of numbers 0 One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The English alphabet that makes up your site's URL a b c d e f g h i j

The combination of numbers selected by the site administrator is mapped using the mapping table in Table 1 to generate a new URL (step 201). Hereinafter, the mapping method used at this time will be described in more detail. The site administrator selects the desired number of combinations (numbers) and registers them with the mediation server 32. It is desirable to use your own phone number as a combination of these numbers, but there are no limitations such as 1004, 2424, 123456789. For example, if the site operator selects his telephone number, "019-2189-1400" as a combination of numbers, the mediation server 32 converts the numbers that make up the telephone number into corresponding characters according to the mapping table in Table 1, respectively. Convert. The combination of characters obtained by converting "019-2189-1400" according to the mapping table is "abjcbijbess", and a URL is added to the domain classification code (.com, .co.kr, .net, etc.). In this case, since it is related to the network, it is explained by adding .net.

That is, the telephone number " 019-2184-1400 " is converted into the wireless Internet site URL " www.abjcbijbess.net ", and the site operator is assigned an Internet site having a URL of " www.abjcbijbess.net ".

The converted URL is matched with the telephone number of the site operator and made into a DB in the mediation server 32 (step 202).

Generally, domain names use things that people can easily remember, such as independent words or combinations of words. Therefore, the domain as described above is merely a list of characters without any meaning of the domain itself, so that there is no fear of overlapping with the pre-existing domains.

In addition, in Table 1, a to j are mapped to 0 to 9, but alphabetic characters other than a to j can be mapped to each other, and since a recent national language domain is also used, a character of a corresponding country other than English characters, for example, Korean characters, is used. You can match each of the consonants a to y.

The user inputs the site operator's telephone number ("019-2184-1400") with a preset access code (eg, '#') for accessing the wireless Internet site using the terminal 31 (step 203). In this case, it is preferable to use '#' or '*' on the input key of the terminal 31 as the access code.

The user terminal 31 first recognizes the input access code (#) to drive the WAP browser (step 204), and transmits a combination of the numbers after the access code, that is, a telephone number as access information for accessing the wireless Internet site. (Step 205). For this function the user terminal 31 should be programmed to execute steps 204 and 205.

The intermediary server 32, which has received the site operator's telephone number from the user terminal 31, searches the database to find a site URL that matches the corresponding telephone number mapped in step 202 (step 206).

The mediation server 32 transmits the found URL, that is, "www.abjcbijbeaa.net" to the DNS (Domain Name Server) 12. The DNS 12 finds the IP address 210.124.148.2 of "www.abjcbijbeaa.net" and connects it to the Internet server 13 having the corresponding IP address.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention using the mapping table, not only the user but also the site administrator does not need to know the URL of his Internet site.

In order for a site administrator to be a target of the wireless Internet access service according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the site administrator only needs to register a desired number of combinations (for example, telephone numbers). Then, the mediation server can generate and assign a new URL corresponding to the number by the mapping table so that the site having the URL can be operated. As a result, the user can access the corresponding site by inputting an access code (for example, #) on the telephone number of the corresponding site operator, and can also make a telephone call with the corresponding site operator by simply inputting the telephone number.

Second embodiment

4 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a wireless Internet access service method according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the combination of the number selected by the wireless internet site operator (e.g. telephone number) is linked to the site desired by the wireless internet site operator, for example, the site currently operated by the wireless internet site operator.

When the wireless Internet site operator registers the telephone number, the intermediary server 52 matches the registered telephone number with the site desired by the Internet site operator to make a database (step 401).

As in the first embodiment, when the telephone number of the site operator is, for example, "019-2189-1400" and the URL operated by the site operator is "www.infobank.net", "019-2184-1400". Is matched with "www.infobank.net" and stored in the database.

When the user tries to access the site administrator's site by inputting the telephone number of the site administrator (step 402) together with the access code '#' set in advance for the Internet connection in the terminal 31, the terminal 31 connects. The WAP browser is driven by the code # (step 403), and the telephone number following the connection code is transmitted as the connection information (step 404).

The mediation server 52, which has received the telephone number of the site operator from the user terminal 31, searches the database for a site URL (www.infobank.net) matching the telephone number (step 405). The retrieved URL is transmitted to DNS 12, which finds the IP address of the site and connects it to the Internet server 13 having the IP address (step 406).

As such, the mediation server 52 in this embodiment performs a role similar to that of the DNS 12. In other words, general DNS converts a domain into an IP address so that it can be connected to an Internet server having the corresponding IP address, whereas an intermediate server of the present invention provides a combination of the number of inputs and transmissions that a user inputs through a user terminal prior to such DNS. Number) is converted into a domain that has been previously matched and stored.

Third embodiment

This embodiment proceeds in the same way as the second embodiment, in which case the domain matching the telephone number selected by the user is the subdomain.

That is, the domain linked with the telephone number is not an independent domain having independent IP addresses as in the first and second embodiments, but a subdomain of any specific independent domain having such independent IP addresses. For example, if the operator's telephone number is " 019-2189-1400 ", the domain linked to this number is "www.infobank.net/01921891400". Therefore, the Internet server connected by the DNS 12 becomes the Internet server 13 having a URL of "www.infobank.net".

In the above-described embodiments of the present invention, in the method for providing a wireless Internet access service according to the present invention, a process in which a user inputs a combination of access code (# or *) and a number into a terminal may be shortened in the terminal. It is convenient to use the dial function. For example, after entering "# 09121891400 " into the No. 1 key in the terminal, pressing " 1 " for a speed dial function automatically dials the previously entered code and number. In the present invention, the user terminal 31 first recognizes the access code '#' to drive the wireless Internet WAP browser, and recognizes the following combination as access information for accessing the wireless Internet site. If there is no '#', the normal phone number is recognized.

In addition, the combination of numbers used in the present invention may use any number such as 1004, 8282, 2424, 123456789 as well as a telephone number.

As described above, the method for providing a wireless Internet access service according to the present invention solves a problem in which a user cannot directly access the wireless Internet, a problem in which a user must secure a URL that can be easily recognized by a wireless Internet site administrator, and the like. Is connected by using a phone number of a wireless Internet site administrator, and has an advantage of being able to connect immediately by using a speed dialing function of a conventional terminal.

Claims (9)

In a method for accessing an internet site using a wireless internet browser, (1) converting a combination of a number consisting of at least one number into a URL of an Internet site using a mapping table; (2) matching and storing the combination of the numbers and the converted URL and transmitting access information when the user selects it; (3) receiving a combination of the numbers from a user terminal; And (4) A wireless internet access service method using a combination of numbers comprising a step of connecting a user terminal to an internet site having the URL by searching for a URL matching the combination of the numbers received. The method of claim 1, wherein step 1 1-1) mapping at least one letter to at least one number; 1-2) converting the combination of numbers into a combination of characters corresponding to each number constituting the combination of numbers; And 1-3) generating a URL by including a separator of the domain in the combination of characters converted in step 1-2). The method of claim 1, wherein step 2 2-1) matching the combination of numbers including at least one access code to a specific key of the user terminal and storing the combination in the user terminal; 2-2) the user pressing the specific key; And 2-3) a wireless internet access service method using a combination of numbers comprising the step of activating an internet browser by the user terminal and transmitting the combination of numbers as access information. In a method for accessing an internet site using a wireless internet browser, (1) matching and storing a combination of a number consisting of at least one number with a URL of a specified Internet site and transmitting access information when the user selects it; (2) receiving the combination of numbers from a user terminal; And (3) A wireless Internet access service method using a combination of numbers comprising a step of connecting a user terminal to an internet site having the URL by searching for a URL matching the combination of the numbers received. The method of claim 4, wherein the specified Internet URL designated by the user is an independent URL having an independent IP address or a subordinate URL of any independent URL. 5. A method according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the combination of numbers is a telephone number. The method of claim 4, wherein step 1 2-1) matching the combination of numbers including at least one access code to a specific key of the user terminal and storing the combination in the user terminal; 2-2) the user pressing the specific key; And 2-3) a wireless internet access service method using a combination of numbers comprising the step of activating an internet browser by the user terminal and transmitting the combination of numbers as access information. 8. A telephone number according to claim 3 or 7, wherein the access code is for causing the user terminal to activate the Internet browser and transmit a combination of numbers after the access code as access information for accessing a wireless Internet site. Wireless Internet access service using. The method of claim 8, wherein the access code is '#' on a key input unit of a user terminal.