KR20130007680A - Method, system, server, mobile terminal, and recording medium for sharing kwac application - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention is to share an integrated App Store application, which allows subscribers of any carrier using the Korea Unified App Store (KWAC: KoreaWAC) to share or present the application to subscribers of the same carrier or other carriers. A system, a server, a terminal, a method, and a recording medium therefor are provided. A method for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an app store server, the method comprising: (a) in the first mobile terminal, sharing / present request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal; Transmitting to the integrated app store server; (b) in the integrated app store server, when the transmitted share / gift request message is received, the first application checks whether the second mobile terminal can share or present, and if possible, the app store of the second communication company. Transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of the first application to the second mobile terminal through a client; And (c) displaying, at the second mobile terminal, the information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the received sharing / gift providing message, and displaying the first application according to a user's selection. The method may include downloading an application from the integrated app store server.

Description

Method, System, Server, Mobile Terminal, and Recording Medium for sharing KWAC Application}

The present invention relates to a technology for sharing an application of an integrated app store (WAC), and more particularly, a subscriber of an arbitrary carrier using an application of a Korean integrated app store (KWAC: KoreaWAC) to a subscriber of the same carrier or another carrier. A system, a server, a terminal, a method, and a recording medium for sharing an integrated AppStore application, which allow the application to be shared or presented.

In general, information and communication technology represented by the Internet and mobile communication has changed the life patterns of modern people. Nearly all homes, schools and offices have internet-enabled personal computers that enable them to acquire information through Web sites, purchase products through e-commerce, and exchange news via email. Only a few years ago, people could use mobile communication terminals to use only voice communication-oriented mobile communication services. However, a wireless internet service that can receive data communication service using the internet is also provided in a mobile communication terminal.

As such, as the mobile communication service develops, the mobile communication terminal has evolved into a mobile communication terminal having various functions such as a camcorder, a camera, and an MP3 player, out of the concept of an initial voice call-oriented mobile phone. In addition to the mobile terminal, the development of devices that can be supported by the mobile terminal is being promoted, and in order to support the effective use of the mobile terminal at the time when the utilization of the mobile terminal using each device is significantly increased. Development of applications related to is being activated.

With the development of mobile communication terminals, applications that enhance the utilization of mobile communication terminals are also developing remarkably. In the text service, an application that allows you to put various emoticons, an application that manages photos and videos taken by the mobile terminal, and stores and plays music files on the mobile terminal using a wireless network or a wired cable. Data applications are increasing in number.

Various applications (or content) related to ringtones, coloring, games, chats, securities, lotteries, banks, movies, sports, news, fortune telling, shopping, etc. can be serviced using a wireless network on mobile terminals. Until now, mobile carriers provide most of the contents. However, with the emergence of smart phones, mobile communication networks are opening up, and accordingly, it is expected that more companies will provide contents to mobile communication terminals.

WAC provides SK Telecom joint interfaces and standards and tools to the US AT & T, Orange France, including participating in the world's 24 global communications company in the wholesale application marketplace app developer founded in 2009.

Particularly, the number of subscribers of participating carriers is two-thirds of the world's subscribers, which is also called the global super app store. As of January 2011, a total of 61 companies including equipment manufacturers, including 27 mobile operators, joined WAC.

KWAC (KoreaWAC), a Korean super app store, will serve as a platform for transactions and processing to optimize the use of global WAC applications among three domestic telecommunication companies and mobile customers.

As well as, KWAC application will integrate each of the three major network-based technology company other communications (network enabler) it provides a convenient mobile experience for all users.

In addition, KWAC plans to provide related services to WAC, allowing overseas developers to develop and sell applications for the domestic market. Thus, KWAC will accelerate the growth of both carriers and application developers, ultimately leading to improved wireless service quality for millions of users.

However, even though KWAC applications are commonly stored and managed in the KWAC system, the final delivery to the customer is done through each carrier's individual app store, so even if a specific carrier's customer purchases the KWAC application, There was a problem that can not share or give the app to the subscriber.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object thereof is to provide a user of the KWAC app to share or present information about the app without the carrier, the system for sharing the integrated App Store application, server, It is to provide a terminal, a method, and a recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, a method in an integrated app store system for sharing an integrated app store application according to an aspect of the present invention may include: a second subscription from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second communication company; A method for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server to a mobile terminal, the method comprising: (a) sharing / presenting, at the first mobile terminal, a first application to the second mobile terminal; Transmitting a gift request message to the integrated app store server; (b) in the integrated app store server, when the transmitted share / gift request message is received, the first application checks whether the second mobile terminal can share or present, and if possible, the app store of the second communication company. Transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of the first application to the second mobile terminal through a client; And (c) displaying, at the second mobile terminal, the information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the received sharing / gift providing message, and displaying the first application according to a user's selection. The method may include downloading an application from the integrated app store server.

The sharing / gift request message may include at least information of the first application and information of the second mobile terminal, and the information of the second mobile terminal is at least one of a phone number and an e-mail address of the second mobile terminal. It may include.

The sharing / gift providing message may include a markup data file in which information of the first application is specified.

In step (b), the integrated app store server provides the URI for the markup data file to the second mobile terminal through a communication method including at least one of SMS, MMS, and e-mail. The markup data file may be provided to the second mobile terminal connected based on a URI, and the markup data file may be directly provided to the second mobile terminal at one time through a communication scheme including e-mail. The information on the first mobile terminal may be provided to the second mobile terminal along with the URI.

In the step (b), the integrated app store server may determine whether the first application can be shared or presented to the second mobile terminal based on the information of the first application and the information of the second mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a method in an integrated app store server for sharing an integrated app store application according to another aspect of the present invention includes: a second subscription to a second communication company from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company; A method in an integrated app store server for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed in an integrated app store server to a mobile terminal, the method comprising: (a) a sharing / gift for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal; Receiving a request message from the first mobile terminal; (b) confirming whether the first application can share or present to the second mobile terminal based on the received sharing / gift request message; And (c) if it is possible to share or present the verification result, transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of the first application to the second mobile terminal through an app store client of the second communication company. And (d) if there is a request for providing the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the shared / gift providing message transmitted from the second mobile terminal, the first application. The method may further include providing an application to the second mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a method in a mobile terminal for sharing an integrated app store application according to another aspect of the present invention includes a second mobile subscribing to a second communication company from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company; A method in the first mobile terminal for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server to a terminal, wherein the first mobile terminal shares or presents the first application to the second mobile terminal. Sending a share / gift request message to the integrated app store server, wherein the share / gift request message includes at least information of the first application and information of the second mobile terminal; The information of the terminal may include at least one of a phone number and an e-mail address of the second mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a method in a mobile terminal for sharing an integrated app store application according to another aspect of the present invention includes a second mobile subscribing to a second communication company from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company; A method in the second mobile terminal for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server to a terminal, the method comprising: (a) displaying information of the first application through an app store client of the second carrier; Receiving a share / gift offer message from the integrated app store server; (b) displaying information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the received sharing / gift providing message; (c) requesting the integrated app store server to provide the first application according to a user's selection based on the displayed information of the first application; And (d) receiving the first application from the integrated app store server in response to the request.

In order to achieve the above object, an integrated app store system for sharing an integrated app store application according to another aspect of the present invention includes a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company. A system for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server, the system comprising: transmitting a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal to the integrated app store server; A first mobile terminal; When the sharing / gift request message is received from the first mobile terminal, the first application checks whether the sharing or gift is possible to the second mobile terminal, and if possible, through the app store client of the second communication company, the first application. An integrated app store server transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of an application to the second mobile terminal; And display the information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on a sharing / gift providing message received from the integrated app store server, and integrating the first application according to a user's selection. It may include the second mobile terminal downloaded from the App Store server.

In order to achieve the above object, an integrated app store server for sharing an integrated app store application according to another aspect of the present invention includes a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company. An integrated app store server for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server, the first mobile terminal sending a share / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal. Share / gift request receiving unit from the; A sharing / gift present confirmation unit confirming whether the first application can share or present the second mobile terminal based on the received sharing / gift request message; And sharing / gift providing message to the second mobile terminal to transmit a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of the first application through the app store client of the second communication company. It may include wealth.

The sharing / gift providing unit requests the first application from the second mobile terminal based on the transmitted sharing / gift providing message to the first application through an app store client of the second communication company. Can be provided to the second mobile terminal.

The sharing / gift providing message may include a markup data file in which information of the first application is specified.

The sharing / gift providing unit may provide, for example, a URI for the markup data file to the second mobile terminal through a communication scheme including at least one of SMS, MMS, and e-mail, and connected based on the URI. The markup data file may be provided to a second mobile terminal, and in another example, the markup data file may be provided to the second mobile terminal at a time through a communication method including an email, and the information of the first mobile terminal may be provided. May be provided to the second mobile terminal together with the URI.

In order to achieve the above object, the mobile terminal for sharing the integrated App Store application according to another aspect of the present invention, from the first mobile terminal subscribed to the first communication company to the second mobile terminal subscribed to the second communication company A mobile terminal for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server, wherein the sharing / gift providing message is displayed to display information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company. A sharing / gift receiving unit receiving from; An app store driver configured to display information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the received sharing / gift providing message; And requesting the integrated app store server to provide the first application according to a user's selection based on the displayed information of the first application, and providing the first application from the integrated app store server in response to the request. It may include a receiving app download unit, and may further include a share / gift request unit for transmitting a share / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal to the integrated app store server.

According to another aspect of the present invention to achieve the above object, the method in the integrated app store server for sharing the app store application can provide a computer-readable recording medium recorded by the program.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a method in a mobile terminal for sharing the integrated app store application can provide a computer readable recording medium recorded with a program.

As described above, according to various aspects of the present invention, there is an effect of sharing or presenting information about an app to a user of a KWAC app without a carrier.

1 is a block diagram of a system for sharing an integrated App Store application according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a server for sharing an integrated App Store application according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 and 4 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal for sharing an integrated App Store application according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a flow chart of a method applied to a system for sharing a unified app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of step S530 of FIG. 5;
7 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S530 of FIG. 5;
8 is a flowchart of a method applied to a server for sharing a unified app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 and 10 are flowcharts of a method applied to a mobile terminal for sharing an integrated app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention;
11 and 12 illustrate examples of a display screen of a mobile terminal for sharing an integrated app store application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements throughout the drawings, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system for sharing an integrated app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, an integrated app store communicating with each other via a communication network 100 and the communication network 100 is provided. The server 200 may include a first mobile terminal 30 and a second mobile terminal 400.

The communication network 100 according to the present embodiment may communicate by connecting the integrated app store server 200, the first mobile terminal 30, and the second mobile terminal 400 by wire, wireless, and / or the Internet. Any network may be used alone or in combination.

The integrated app store server 200 according to the present embodiment is an example of a KWAC server, which integrates and stores various applications in its database (not shown), and stores and manages the pre-stored and managed applications (hereinafter, KWAC app). Collectively) to allow users of the KWAC app to share or present information about the app, regardless of carrier.

In this embodiment, an example of sharing or presenting a KWAC app from the first mobile terminal 300 subscribed to the first communication company to the second mobile terminal 400 subscribed to the second communication company will be described as an example. And the second carrier may be the same or different carriers.

In the integrated app store server 200 according to the present embodiment, for example, when a sharing / gift request message for the KWAC app is received from the first mobile terminal 300, the KWAC app is the second mobile terminal 400. Check whether the present or share is possible, and if possible, generates a sharing / gift providing message to display the information of the KWAC app through the App Store client of the second carrier to transmit to the second mobile terminal (400).

The first and second mobile terminals 300 and 400 according to the present exemplary embodiment may be, for example, a mobile communication terminal capable of voice communication, data communication, and internet communication, a PDA, a smart phone, an email service, a browser, and the like. One or more applications for various services such as (browser) service, message service, social network service (SNS), etc. may be pre-loaded or downloaded via the communication network 10, in particular, KWAC between each other (300,400) You can share or present information about the app.

For example, in this embodiment, the first mobile terminal 300 may generate a share / gift request message for sharing or presenting the KWAC app to the second mobile terminal 400 and transmitting the shared / gift request message to the integrated app store server 200. The second mobile terminal 400 displays information of the corresponding KWAC app through the app store client of the second communication company based on the sharing / gift providing message received from the integrated app store server 200, and selects the user. Accordingly, the KWAC app can be downloaded from the integrated app store server 200.

2 is a configuration diagram of a server for sharing an integrated app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a detailed configuration diagram of the integrated app store server 200 of FIG. 1, and as shown in the figure, share / gift. It may include a request receiving unit 210, the sharing / gift availability confirmation unit 230, and the sharing / gift providing unit 250.

The sharing / gift request receiving unit 210 according to the present embodiment is for receiving a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a KWAC app to the second mobile terminal 400 from the first mobile terminal 300.

The sharing / gift possible confirmation unit 230 according to the present embodiment may share or present the corresponding KWAC app to the second mobile terminal 400 based on the sharing / gift request message received through the sharing / gift request receiving unit 210. In order to check whether it is possible, for example, based on the information of the KWAC app included in the sharing / gift request message and the information of the second mobile terminal 400, the corresponding KWAC app is the second mobile terminal 400. It is possible to check whether the sharing or gift is available, that is, can be used in the second mobile terminal 400.

If the sharing / gift providing unit 250 according to the present embodiment determines that the sharing / gift possible confirmation unit 230 determines that the corresponding KWAC app can share or present the second mobile terminal 400, the second communication company A share / gift providing message for displaying detailed information related to the corresponding KWAC app is transmitted to the second mobile terminal 400 through the app store client of the second mobile terminal 400, and based on the transmitted sharing / gift providing message, If there is a request for providing the KWAC app from the mobile terminal 400 through the driving of the app store client of the second communication company, the KWAC app is provided to the second mobile terminal 400.

In the present embodiment, the sharing / gift providing unit 250 includes a markup data file in which the detailed information on the KWAC app is specified in the sharing / gift providing message, and generates the markup data file. An example of the format is as follows.

[Format Example of Markup Data File]

<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF8"?>

<kwacshare xmlns = "http://koreawac.com/ns/wacshare" xmlns: kwac = "http://koreawac.com/ns/wacshare#">

<kwac: widget>

                      <kwac: id> kwac app id </ kwac: id>

</ kwac: widget>

</ kwacshare>

In the markup data file format as described above, instead of 'kwac app id', a product ID corresponding to the corresponding KWAC app granted by the second carrier's app store, for example, 'Q01010056742', is described as follows. You can configure the UP data file.

<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF8"?>

<kwacshare xmlns = "http://koreawac.com/ns/wacshare" xmlns: kwac = "http://koreawac.com/ns/wacshare#">

<kwac: widget>

                      <kwac: id> Q01010056742 </ kwac: id>

</ kwac: widget>

</ kwacshare>

The sharing / gift providing unit 250 according to the present embodiment, for example, the URI for the markup data file to the second mobile terminal 400 through a communication method including at least one of SMS, MMS, and email. After providing the markup data file, the markup data file may be provided to the connected second mobile terminal 400 based on the URI. In another example, the markup data file may be provided to the second mobile terminal 400 through a communication method including an e-mail. You can provide the update data file directly.

In this embodiment, the sharing / gift providing unit 250 may provide the information of the first mobile terminal 300 to the second mobile terminal 400 together with the URI of the corresponding markup data file.

3 and 4 illustrate the configuration diagrams of the first and second mobile terminals 300 and 400 of FIG. 1 for sharing an integrated app store application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The first mobile terminal 300 of FIG. 3 may include a sharing / gift requesting unit 310 as shown in FIG.

The share / gift request unit 310 according to the present embodiment generates a share / gift request message for sharing or presenting a KWAC app to a second mobile terminal 400 which is another mobile terminal to the integrated app store server 200. Can transmit In the present embodiment, the sharing / gift request message may include at least information on the corresponding KWAC app and information on the second mobile terminal 400.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the second mobile terminal 400 of FIG. 4 may include a sharing / gift receiving unit 410, an app store driver 430, and an app download unit 450.

The sharing / gift receiving unit 410 according to the present embodiment is for receiving a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of the KWAC app from the integrated app store server 200 through the app store client of the second communication company.

The app store driving unit 430 according to the present embodiment drives the app store client of the second communication company according to the markup data file of the sharing / gift providing message received through the sharing / gift receiving unit 410 to provide information on the corresponding KWAC app. It is to display.

App download unit 450 according to the present embodiment to the integrated app store server 200 when the user selects the share app purchase button or gift receiving button, etc. based on the information of the KWAC app displayed through the app store driver 430 The request for the provision (purchase or gift) for the KWAC app, and in response to the request to receive the KWA app from the integrated app store server 200 by downloading or the like.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, for convenience of description, the detailed configuration 310 and configuration 410 to 450 of FIG. 4 are separately provided in the first mobile terminal 300 and the second mobile terminal 400, respectively. Although described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and all of the detailed configurations 310 and 410 to 450 of FIGS. 3 and 4 may be provided in one mobile terminal 300 and 400.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method applied to a system for sharing an integrated AppStore application according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the system of FIG. 1 and thus will be described in parallel with the operation of the system.

First, the first mobile terminal 300 generates a sharing / gift request message to share or present the KWAC app previously held to the second mobile terminal 400 according to a user's selection, and transmits it to the integrated app store server 200. (S510). In the present embodiment, the sharing / gift request message may include at least information of the corresponding KWAC app and information of the second mobile terminal 400, and the information of the second mobile terminal 400 may include information of the second mobile terminal 400. It may include at least one of a telephone number and an email address.

Next, when the integrated app store server 200 receives the share / gift request message transmitted from the first mobile terminal 300 in step S510, the information and the second movement of the corresponding KWAC app included in the share / gift request message are received. Based on the information of the terminal 400, whether the corresponding KWAC app can be shared or gifted to the second mobile terminal 400, that is, whether the corresponding KWAC app is a kind of app available in the second mobile terminal 400 (S520).

Subsequently, when the integrated app store server 200 determines that the corresponding KWAC app can be shared or presented to the second mobile terminal 400, the information store for displaying the information of the KWAC app through the app store client of the second communication company. The sharing / gift providing message is generated and transmitted to the second mobile terminal 400. In the present embodiment, the sharing / gift providing message includes a markup data file and / or markup data file in which detailed information of the corresponding KWAC app is specified. URI (uniform Resource Identifier) may include (S530).

Next, the second mobile terminal 400 receives the sharing / gift providing message transmitted from the integrated app store server 200 in step S530, and based on the markup data file included in the received sharing / gift providing message. The detailed information of the corresponding KWAC app is displayed through the app store client of the second communication company (S540).

Subsequently, the second mobile terminal 400 determines whether there is a request for providing the corresponding KWAC app (for example, purchasing or receiving a shared app) from the user through the screen on which detailed information of the corresponding KWAC app is displayed in step S540 (S550). ).

Finally, if it is determined in step S550 that the second mobile terminal 400 provides a request for the corresponding KWAC app according to the user's selection, the second mobile terminal 400 requests the integrated app store server 200 to provide the corresponding KWAC app (S560). The integrated app store server 200 provides the corresponding KWAC app to the second mobile terminal 400 in response to the request in step S560 (S570).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of step S530 of FIG. 5, and as shown in FIG. 5, the integrated app store server 200 provides SMS, MMS, and URI information about a markup data file of a corresponding KWAC app. And providing to the second mobile terminal 400 through a communication method including at least one of email (S601), and the second mobile terminal 400 accesses the integrated app store server 200 based on the corresponding URI information. The markup data file is requested (S602), and finally, the integrated app store server 200 provides the markup data file to the second mobile terminal 400 in response to the request of step S602 (S603). In step S601 of the present embodiment, the information of the first mobile terminal may be provided to the second mobile terminal 400 together with the URI information.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of step S530 of FIG. 5, and as shown in FIG. 5, the integrated app store server moves the markup data file of the corresponding KWAC app to the second through a communication method including an email. It may be provided directly to the terminal 400 (S701).

8 is a flowchart of a method applied to a server for sharing an integrated app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the integrated app store server 200 of FIG. 2 in parallel with the operation of the server 200. Explain.

First, the sharing / gift request receiving unit 210 receives a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a KWAC app to the second mobile terminal 400 from the first mobile terminal 300. The gift request message may include at least information of the corresponding KWAC app and information of the second mobile terminal, and the information of the second mobile terminal may include at least one of a phone number and an e-mail address of the second mobile terminal (S810).

Subsequently, the sharing / gift availability checking unit 230 shares or presents the KWAC app to the second mobile terminal 400 based on the sharing / gift request message received through the sharing / gift request receiving unit 210 in step S810. Check whether it is possible (S820).

Subsequently, when it is determined in step S820 that the sharing or gift is determined as possible, the sharing / gift providing unit 250 presents a sharing / gift providing message for displaying the information of the corresponding KWAC app through the app store client of the second communication company. In the present embodiment, the sharing / gift providing message may include a markup data file and / or a URI of the markup data file in which detailed information of the KWAC app is specified (S830).

In operation S830, the sharing / gift providing unit 250 may provide, for example, a URI for the corresponding markup data file to the second mobile terminal 400 through a communication method including at least one of SMS, MMS, and email. Next, the markup data file may be provided to the connected second mobile terminal 400 based on the URI (see FIG. 6), and may be provided to the second mobile terminal 400 through a communication method including e-mail as another example. The markup data file can be provided directly (see FIG. 7). In addition, the sharing / gift providing unit 250 may include the information of the first mobile terminal 300 in the message of one of SMS, MMS, and e-mail sending the URI to the second mobile terminal 400. have.

Finally, the sharing / gift providing unit 250 determines whether there is a request for providing the corresponding KWAC app through the app store client of the second communication company based on the sharing / gift providing message from the second mobile terminal 400 ( S840), if it is determined that there is a request for providing, provides the corresponding KWAC app to the second mobile terminal 400 (S850).

9 and 10 are flowcharts of a method applied to a mobile terminal for sharing an integrated app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the flowchart of FIG. 9 is the first mobile terminal 300 of FIG. 10 is applied to the second mobile terminal 400 of FIG. 4, so that the flowchart of FIG. 10 will be described in parallel with the operations of the corresponding mobile terminals 300 and 400.

9 will be described.

First, the first mobile terminal 300 displays a list of various KWAC apps previously held on the screen as shown in FIG. 11A according to a user's selection (S910), and selects a specific KWAC app from the user. It is determined whether there is (S920).

For example, if a 'World Newspaper' is selected from various KWAC apps shown in FIG. 11 (a) by the user, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), 'Share with the detailed information on the corresponding KWAC app' World Newspaper 'is shared. ',' Gift ', and' remove 'button is displayed on the screen (S930).

Lastly, if one of the 'share' button or the 'present' button is selected from the user in the screen of FIG. A message is generated and transmitted to the integrated app store server 200 (S950).

The sharing / gift request message described throughout the above description is a combination of the sharing request message or the gift request message described in step S950 for convenience of description.

10 will be described.

First, the sharing / gift receiving unit 410 of the second mobile terminal 400 receives a sharing / gift providing message transmitted from the integrated app store 200, that is, a sharing providing message or a gift providing message (S1010). The driving unit 430 drives the App Store client of the second communication company according to the markup data file included in the sharing / gift providing message, and thus details of the corresponding KWAC app as shown in FIG. 12 (a) or (b). Information is displayed (S1020). FIG. 12A illustrates a display screen when a sharing provision message is received in step S1010, and FIG. 12B illustrates a display screen when a gift provision message is received in step S1010.

Subsequently, when the user selects the 'share app purchase' button or 'get present' button on the screen of FIG. 12 (a) or (b), the app download unit 450 selects the button selected by the integrated app store server 200. According to the information request to provide the corresponding KWAC app (S1040), and finally receives the corresponding KWAC app provided from the integrated app store server 200 in response to the request of step S1040 (S1050).

A method applied to a server for sharing an integrated app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 8, and an integrated app store application according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The method applied to the mobile terminal for sharing the information may be embodied as a computer readable recording medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a local data file, a local data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. The recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments of the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CDROMs, DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Included is a hardware device specifically configured to store and perform the operation. The recording medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal line, a wave guide, or the like, including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a local data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: communication network 200: integrated App Store server
210: share / gift request unit 230: share / gift possible confirmation unit 230
250: share / gift provider 300: first mobile terminal
310: share / gift request unit 400: second mobile terminal
410: share / gift receiving unit 430: App Store driver
450: app download unit

Claims (38)

A method for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company,
(a) at the first mobile terminal, transmitting a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal to the integrated app store server;
(b) in the integrated app store server, when the transmitted share / gift request message is received, the first application checks whether the second mobile terminal can share or present, and if possible, the app store of the second communication company. Transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of the first application to the second mobile terminal through a client; And
(c) in the second mobile terminal, display information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the received sharing / gift providing message, and according to a user's selection, the first application; And downloading an integrated app store application from the integrated app store server. The method of claim 1,
The sharing / gift request message includes at least information of the first application and information of the second mobile terminal. The method of claim 2,
And wherein the information of the second mobile terminal comprises at least one of a phone number and an email address of the second mobile terminal. The method of claim 1,
And wherein the share / gift offer message comprises a Markup data file in which the information of the first application is specified. 5. The method of claim 4,
In step (b), the integrated app store server provides a URI for the markup data file to the second mobile terminal through a communication method including at least one of SMS, MMS, and email, and based on the URI. And providing the markup data file to the second mobile terminal connected to the connected mobile terminal. The method of claim 5,
And providing the information of the first mobile terminal with the URI to the second mobile terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
In the step (b), the integrated app store system provides the markup data file to the second mobile terminal through a communication method including an email integrated app store system for sharing an integrated app store application Way in. The method of claim 1,
In step (b), the integrated app store server confirms whether the first application can be shared or presented to the second mobile terminal based on the information of the first application and the information of the second mobile terminal. A method in an integrated app store system for sharing an integrated app store application. The method of claim 1,
And wherein the first and second carriers are different or identical carriers. A method in an integrated app store server for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed in an integrated app store server from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company,
(a) receiving from the first mobile terminal a share / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal;
(b) confirming whether the first application can share or present to the second mobile terminal based on the received sharing / gift request message; And
(c) if it is possible to share or present the result of the confirmation, transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying the information of the first application to the second mobile terminal through an app store client of the second communication company; A method on an integrated app store server for sharing the containing integrated app store application. The method of claim 10,
(d) if there is a request for providing the first application through the app store client of the second communication company based on the sharing / gift providing message transmitted from the second mobile terminal, moving the first application to the second mobile terminal; The method in the integrated app store server for sharing the integrated app store application, characterized in that it further comprises providing to the terminal. The method of claim 10,
And wherein said sharing / gift request message comprises at least information of said first application and information of said second mobile terminal. The method of claim 12,
And wherein the information of the second mobile terminal comprises at least one of a phone number and an e-mail address of the second mobile terminal. The method of claim 10,
And wherein the share / gift offer message comprises a Markup data file in which the information of the first application is specified. 15. The method of claim 14,
The step (c) provides the URI for the markup data file to the second mobile terminal through a communication scheme including at least one of SMS, MMS, and email, and accesses the second mobile terminal based on the URI. And providing the markup data file to a mobile terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
And providing the information of the first mobile terminal with the URI to the second mobile terminal. 15. The method of claim 14,
And said step (c) provides said markup data file to said second mobile terminal via a communication scheme including e-mail. The method of claim 10,
The step (b) is an integrated App Store application, characterized in that whether the first application can be shared or gifted to the second mobile terminal based on the information of the first application and the information of the second mobile terminal. On the integrated app store server for sharing information. The method of claim 10,
And wherein the first and second carriers are different or identical carriers. A method in a first mobile terminal for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company,
Sending a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal in the first mobile terminal to the integrated app store server,
And wherein the sharing / gift request message comprises at least information of the first application and information of the second mobile terminal. 21. The method of claim 20,
And wherein the information of the second mobile terminal comprises at least one of a phone number and an e-mail address of the second mobile terminal. A method in the second mobile terminal for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed in an integrated app store server from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company,
(a) receiving, from the integrated app store server, a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of a first application through an app store client of the second communication company;
(b) displaying information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the received sharing / gift providing message;
(c) requesting the integrated app store server to provide the first application according to a user's selection based on the displayed information of the first application; And
(d) receiving the first application from the integrated app store server in response to the request. The method of claim 22,
And the sharing / gift providing message comprises a Markup data file in which the information of the first application is specified. 24. The method of claim 23,
Step (a) receives the URI for the markup data file from the integrated app store server through a communication scheme including at least one of SMS, MMS, and email, and based on the received URI, the markup A method in a mobile terminal for sharing an integrated App Store application, characterized in that receiving a data file from the integrated App Store server. 25. The method of claim 24,
And receiving the information of the first mobile terminal together with the URI. 24. The method of claim 23,
And said step (a) receives said markup data file from said integrated app store server via a communication scheme including an email. A system for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company,
A first mobile terminal for transmitting a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal to the integrated app store server;
When the sharing / gift request message is received from the first mobile terminal, the first application checks whether the sharing or gift is possible to the second mobile terminal, and if possible, through the app store client of the second communication company, the first application. An integrated app store server transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of an application to the second mobile terminal; And
Based on the sharing / gift providing message received from the integrated app store server, the information of the first application is displayed through an app store client of the second communication company, and the first application is selected according to a user's selection. An integrated app store system for sharing an integrated app store application including the second mobile terminal downloaded from a store server. An integrated app store server for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed in an integrated app store server from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company,
A sharing / gift request receiving unit receiving a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal from the first mobile terminal;
A sharing / gift present confirmation unit confirming whether the first application can share or present the second mobile terminal based on the received sharing / gift request message; And
If it is possible to share or present the result of the check, the sharing / gift providing unit for transmitting a sharing / gift providing message for displaying the information of the first application to the second mobile terminal through the app store client of the second communication company An integrated app store server for sharing the containing integrated app store application. 29. The method of claim 28,
The sharing / gift providing unit requests the first application from the second mobile terminal based on the transmitted sharing / gift providing message to the first application through an app store client of the second communication company. Integrated App Store server for sharing the integrated App Store application, characterized in that provided by the second mobile terminal. 29. The method of claim 28,
The sharing / gift providing message is an integrated app store server for sharing an integrated app store application, characterized in that it comprises a Markup data file (Markup data file) in which the information of the first application is specified. 31. The method of claim 30,
The sharing / gift providing unit provides the URI for the markup data file to the second mobile terminal through a communication scheme including at least one of SMS, MMS, and e-mail, and accesses the second mobile terminal based on the URI. An integrated app store server for sharing an integrated app store application, the markup data file being provided to a mobile terminal. 32. The method of claim 31,
The sharing / gift providing unit integrated app store server for sharing an integrated app store application, characterized in that to provide the information of the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal with the URI. 31. The method of claim 30,
The sharing / gift providing unit integrated app store server for sharing an integrated app store application, characterized in that for providing the markup data file to the second mobile terminal via a communication method including an email. 29. The method of claim 28,
The sharing / gift possible confirmation unit, based on the information of the first application and the information of the second mobile terminal, the integrated app store, characterized in that whether the first application can be shared or gifted to the second mobile terminal; Integrated app store server for sharing applications. A mobile terminal for sharing or presenting an application stored and managed by an integrated app store server from a first mobile terminal subscribed to a first communication company to a second mobile terminal subscribed to a second communication company,
A sharing / gift receiving unit receiving a sharing / gift providing message for displaying information of a first application through the app store client of the second communication company from the integrated app store server;
An app store driver configured to display information of the first application through an app store client of the second communication company based on the received sharing / gift providing message; And
Asking the integrated app store server to provide the first application according to a user's selection based on the displayed information of the first application, and receiving the first application from the integrated app store server in response to the request. A mobile terminal for sharing an integrated app store application including an app download unit. 36. The method of claim 35,
The mobile terminal further comprises a sharing / gift request unit for transmitting a sharing / gift request message for sharing or presenting a first application to the second mobile terminal to the integrated app store server. Terminal. 20. A computer readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon for a method in an integrated app store server for sharing the app store application of any one of claims 10-19. 27. A computer readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon for a method in a mobile terminal for sharing the integrated app store application of any one of claims 20 to 26.

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