KR102232363B1 - Apparatus and method for processing a data of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The data processing method of the terminal device consists of a process of processing cloud data, a process of requesting download of cloud data when a function menu is selected in the cloud processing process, and a process of automatically setting the downloaded cloud data as data of the selected function. .

Description

Data processing device and method of mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DATA OF MOBILE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus and method for a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for automatically setting downloaded data to a set function of a portable terminal.

In general, a terminal device such as a portable terminal refers to a device that performs a communication function or a specific function of a corresponding device while being carried by a user. The portable terminals may be devices such as a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a notebook computer, and an MP3. Such a portable terminal can perform various functions such as communication, camera, Internet, video playback, and broadcast reception. However, since such a portable terminal prioritizes portability, the capacity of a memory for storing data is limited. Therefore, various attempts have been made to overcome the limitations of the above memory. One of these methods is a cloud service.

Cloud service refers to a service that stores contents such as movies, photos, music, document work, media files, documents, and address books in a server, and downloads and uses them from a terminal device capable of communication such as a portable terminal. In this case, the portable terminal can be set to a specific function of the portable terminal using a cloud service. However, if you want to set specific data stored in the cloud server as a specific function of the mobile terminal, you must first download the data and then execute an operation of setting it as the function. That is, in the prior art, in order to apply a usage experience such as a function setting of a portable terminal to a file in the cloud, there is a limitation in that the user must manually download the file and then proceed with the usage experience.

The present invention proposes an apparatus and method capable of automatically setting data downloaded from a server as a corresponding function when a specific function is selected and cloud data is selected in a mobile terminal that shares data with a server. To this end, when a file in the cloud is selected as a specific function of the terminal, the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically downloads the corresponding file and sets the corresponding function.

The data processing method of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a process of processing cloud data, a process of requesting download of the cloud data when a function menu is selected in the cloud processing process, and the downloaded cloud data. It characterized in that it consists of a process of automatically setting the data of the selected function.

In addition, a data processing method of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a process of performing a communication function, a process of requesting download of the cloud data selected when cloud data is selected while performing the communication function, and the download. It is characterized by consisting of a process of automatically transmitting the cloud data in addition to the communication function.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a portable terminal device that processes cloud data in synchronization with a server includes a communication unit that communicates with a server storing cloud data through an Internet network, a memory storing cloud data, and a cloud data. A display unit to display and cloud data are displayed on the display unit, and when a function menu is selected while the cloud data is displayed, a download of cloud data is requested through the communication unit, and the downloaded cloud data is converted to data of the selected function. And a control unit that stores the data in the memory and automatically sets the data of the selected function.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a specific function (desktop, tone, etc.) of the mobile terminal is selected in the state of displaying and/or processing cloud data, the mobile terminal automatically displays the cloud data being displayed or processed. You can download it and set it with the corresponding function. In addition, when cloud data is selected while performing communication, the portable terminal can automatically download the selected cloud data and transmit it in addition to the corresponding communication function. Therefore, the cloud service method according to an embodiment of the present invention can set cloud data as a corresponding function without performing multiple operations. That is, without executing a dedicated application for downloading the file in the cloud in the mobile terminal, the cloud file can be directly downloaded from the server in the current application and the next process can be performed.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a cloud service system according to an embodiment of the present invention
2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention
3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for automatically setting a function by downloading data selected as a specific function by a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention
4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically setting cloud data as a background screen as an example of function setting of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting a background screen in the same procedure as in FIG. 4
6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically setting cloud data to a specific tone of the portable terminal as an example of function setting of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an example of function setting of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically adding and transmitting cloud data during communication.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a cloud image is added to a mail and transmitted while performing the same operation as in FIG. 7

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. It should be noted that the same components in the drawings represent the same reference numerals wherever possible.

In the present invention, when cloud data is processed by a mobile terminal synchronized with a server, when cloud data is selected to set a specific function, usage, the data downloaded from the server is automatically selected. Set by function. For example, if you want to set a file in the cloud server as the wallpaper of a mobile terminal or a tone that displays a specific function (for example, a ring tone), select the file as the desired function and then download the file. Then, the mobile terminal automatically sets the downloaded file to the corresponding function.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a cloud service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, terminal devices 101-10N are connected to a server 120 through an Internet network 110. Here, the terminal devices 101-10N may be a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a notebook computer, or an MP3. In addition, the terminal devices 101-10N maintain the server 120 and the meter information in a synchronized state. The server 120 includes an application processing unit 123 for processing various contents, and a database 125 for storing meta information of each contents and actual data corresponding thereto.

The cloud service system as described above is currently evolving into a platform service. That is, the personal cloud service was merely a service that provided storage space in the existing web hard format, but now it is being upgraded to a platform service that can use various applications such as software. To this end, the cloud service system can service various applications through a partnership between a communication company and an application service company. For example, a client can freely work on documents at work or at home without installing software (SW) on a PC, as well as a smartphone or tablet PC. This means that if you only download an application that can perform document work, you can use the software you used on your PC without having to install it separately on other PCs, Android or iOS-based mobile terminals, tablet PCs, and laptops. In addition, such applications are becoming more diverse, and as a result, entertainment, movies, games, documentaries, music, and photos can be processed through cloud services.

In addition, when a digital living network alliance (DLNA)-based service in which wired and wireless are integrated is linked, content can be freely transmitted or shared through a home network. In other words, the contents stored in the cloud can be used using various devices in the house that are connected by wire or wireless.

A portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a communication unit that communicates with a server storing cloud data through an Internet network, a memory storing cloud data, a display unit that displays cloud data, and displays the cloud data on the display unit. When the cloud data is displayed and a function menu is selected, a download of cloud data is requested through the communication unit, and the downloaded cloud data is stored in the memory as the data of the selected function and automatically set as the data of the selected function. It may be composed of a control unit.

Here, when the cloud data is selected while performing a communication function through the communication unit, the controller may request download of the selected cloud data, and automatically transmit the downloaded cloud data by adding the downloaded cloud data to the communication function.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the terminal device may be 101-10N in FIG. 1, and in the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that it is a mobile phone.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first communication unit 220 and the second communication unit 230 perform a function of wirelessly connecting a mobile terminal and a corresponding communication network. Here, the communication network may be a base station communication network or an Internet communication network. The communication units 220 and 230 include a transmission unit including a frequency up converter and a power amplifier for raising the transmission signal to the RF band, an amplifier for low-noise amplification of the RF signal, and a converter for down-converting the RF signal to the baseband. down converter), etc. In addition, the communication units 220 and 230 may include a modulator that modulates the transmission signal and transmits it to a transmission unit, and a demodulation unit that demodulates a signal output from the reception unit. Here, the modem may be a 3G, GSM, or LTE 4G modem, such as WCDMA and CDMA, depending on a communication method, and the modem may be a modem such as WiFi, Wibro, or Wimax.

The controller 200 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal, and provides cloud data communication by accessing a communication network through the first communication unit 220 or the second communication unit 230 during data communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory 210 may include a program memory that stores an operation program of a portable terminal and programs according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a data memory that stores installation data and data generated during program execution. Further, the memory 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention stores the downloaded cloud data, and the cloud data selected and downloaded as a specific function according to the embodiment of the present invention is stored as data of a corresponding function under the control of the control unit 200.

The input unit 240 performs a function of inputting commands and data for controlling the operation of the portable terminal. The display unit 250 performs a function of displaying display data under the control of the controller 200. Here, the input unit 240 and the display unit 250 may be integrated touch screens. The Kemara 260 takes a picture in a portable terminal and, if necessary, can upload a picture taken under the control of the controller 200 to a server.

Each of the first communication unit 220 and/or the second communication unit 230 may be wirelessly connected to a base station to perform voice and data communication functions, and may also be connected to an Internet network to perform data communication. At this time, the communication unit connected to the base station is equipped with a 3G or 4G modem and can perform voice and data communication services through the base station, and the communication unit connected to the Internet network is connected to an Internet server to perform a data communication service function. have. In the following description, the first communication unit 220 is a communication unit wirelessly connected to the Internet network 110, and may be a communication unit including a modem such as WiFi, Wibro, or Wimax. The second communication unit 230 may be a communication unit including a modem such as GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, or LTE type, which is connected to a base station to perform voice and data communication. Here, the second communication unit 230 may also be connected to the Internet network 110 through a base station. In addition, although it is assumed that two communication units are provided in FIG. 2, a plurality of communication units for wireless connection with a plurality of base stations (ie, base stations using GSM, WCDA and LTE communication methods) may be provided. . That is, although the description is made on the assumption that the communication unit is composed of first and second communication units, it may be composed of three or more communication units.

The terminal device having the above configuration operates as a client of the server 120, and the menu structure for the cloud data of the server 120 and the terminal device is synchronized with the same structure. In addition, the server 120 includes meter information synchronized with the terminal device and actual data corresponding to meter information, and the terminal device may include only meter information, and may also include meter information and actual data corresponding thereto. have.

The terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above and in FIG. 2 processes actual data using Meta information during cloud data sync, and differentiated by using Meta data only On/Off. It provides a user scenario and provides a conversion concept of meter-only mode and meter sharing mode according to the remaining amount of device memory.

To this end, the terminal device having the configuration as shown in FIG. 2 displays and processes real data stored in the server using Meta information synchronized with the server. To this end, the terminal device provides a function to operate according to meter information (Meta only On/Off) in the Settings menu. At this time, when the meter-only mode (Meta only On) function is selected, all cloud data sync methods of the mobile terminal consist of Meta information only. When specific meter information is selected in the meter-only mode, the terminal device downloads actual data corresponding to the meter information from the server and executes it in the cache area. When the execution of the meter-only mode is terminated, the cache area is reformatted to provide a space for executing other files. If there is no space to secure the device cache area, the space of the external memory card can be temporarily used for execution space.

And when the meter sharing mode (Meta only Off) is selected, the cloud data sync method of the mobile terminal consists of Meta information + Real data. In this case, the terminal device synchronizes all the data of the cloud server 120 as the initial Meta information, and after that, as long as the memory 210 (here, it can be a cloud area) allows, the real data corresponding to the Meta information is sequentially stored. Download and save. (In other words, it converts meter information into actual data.)

To this end, the portable terminal may perform a procedure of setting menus for performing a cloud service and an operation mode according to the use of the server 120 and the meter information. To this end, when a setting menu is selected through the input unit 240, the control unit 200 displays it on the display unit 250. In addition, when a cloud synchronization menu is selected from the setting menu, the controller 200 displays a cloud synchronization setting menu as shown in Table 1 below.

meta only on/off photo on/off music on/off video on/off document on/off -
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At this time, the <Table 1> and the setting menu can be set to ON/OFF. Here, the meter-only (meta only) is a mode for setting a meter-only mode (meta only on) or a meter sharing mode (meta only off). In addition, music, video, photo, document, etc. may be menus that can be synchronized by a cloud service. Here, the cloud service menu may further add other items in addition to music, video, photos, and documents as described above. Here, when the cloud service menus are selected (on), the meter information of the corresponding menu is synchronized between the terminal device and the server 120, and in this case, the terminal device synchronizes only the server 110 and the meter information with each other in the meter-only mode, and the meter sharing mode When the server 110 and the meter information and actual data are synchronized with each other. When the cloud data is selected as a specific function in a state in which the mobile terminal and the server 120 are synchronized as described above, the control unit 200 of the mobile terminal performs the selected cloud data. A transmission request is made to the server 120, and data downloaded from the server 120 is automatically set as a corresponding function of the portable terminal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically setting a function by downloading data selected as a specific function by a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 311, the control unit 200 displays information on the cloud service menu (here, it may be meter information) through the display unit 250. In the above state, when the user selects an option menu for setting a specific function, the control unit 200 detects it in step 313 and displays the selected option menu, and checks the option menu selected by the user from among the displayed option menus. do. Thereafter, the controller 220 requests the server 120 to transmit the data selected by the user in step 315, downloads the data transmitted from the server, and stores the downloaded data in the memory 210 as data of a corresponding function in step 317. Then, the function is automatically set as the downloaded data.

Here, the data processing method of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a process of processing cloud data, a process of requesting download of the cloud data when a function menu is selected in the cloud processing process, and the downloaded cloud data. It may consist of a process of automatically setting data of the selected function.

Here, the cloud data is a photo image, the function menu may be a screen selection menu, and the screen selection menu may be a menu such as a home screen, a lock screen, a contact icon, a lock and a home screen. That is, the screen selection menu may select a background screen (desktop) or set as a contact icon according to the purpose of using the photo image. In the following description, the screen selection menu is assumed to be a background screen menu.

In addition, the cloud data is a music file, and the function menu may be a tone selection menu of a mobile terminal, and the tone selection menu may be a menu such as a call ring tone, a message ring tone, an SNS ring tone, and an alarm tone.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically setting cloud data as a background screen as an example of function setting of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting a background screen in the same procedure as in FIG. 4.

4 and 5, the control unit 200 is in a state in which the meter information or image of the cloud image is displayed in step 411. Here, the cloud image is an image stored in the server 120, and may be a single image, a plurality of images, or a video, and the portable terminal may download and display an image stored in the server 120 when necessary. In the above-described state, the user can select a function menu, wherein the function menu includes a function menu for setting meter information of a displayed image or an image as a background screen (desktop) of the mobile terminal. Here, when the function menu is selected, the control unit 200 detects it in step 413 and displays a function menu including a menu for setting the background screen. When the function menu for setting the background screen is selected from the displayed function menu, The control unit 200 displays types of set background screens in the function selected in step 415 (desktop setting). That is, when the user selects the function menu while the cloud image is displayed as shown in 511 of FIG. 5, functions that can be set as shown in 513 are displayed. If the user selects a function menu (set pictures as) for setting the background screen while the function menu is displayed as shown in step 513, the controller 200 detects this in step 413 and sets pictures as as shown in step 515 in step 415. Displays the types of wallpaper that can be set in the menu. Here, the type of the wall paper may have a type such as a home screen, a lock screen, and a screen in all states of the terminal (both home and lock screen) as shown in 515. I can. When a specific screen such as 515 is selected through the input unit 240 while displaying the screen type as described above, the control unit 200 detects it in step 417 and requests the server 120 to transmit the image displayed in step 419, In step 517, the image transmitted from the server 120 is downloaded. In step 421, the controller 200 automatically stores the downloaded image in a corresponding screen storage area of the memory 210, as shown in 519, and then displays the downloaded image on the display unit 250 when a corresponding screen is needed.

As described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, a menu function menu (set pictures as menu) that can be set using an image displayed among function menus is provided, and a background screen is displayed in the function menu in a state in which a cloud image is displayed. If selected, the controller 200 may automatically register the displayed image as a background screen.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically setting cloud data to a specific tone of the portable terminal as an example of function setting of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 611, the control unit 200 plays the meter information or the music file of the cloud music file. Here, the cloud music file is a music file stored in the server 120, and the portable terminal requests to transmit a music file to the server 120 using meter information, if necessary, and downloads the music file stored in the server 120. Can play. As described above, the user can select the function menu while displaying the meter information of the music file or playing a specific music file, where the function menu is to specify the music file of the displayed meter information or the music file to be played. It can be a menu that can be set to tone. When the function menu (tone setting menu) is selected, the control unit 200 detects it in step 613 and displays the type of the function menu, and when the user selects a desired function from the displayed function menu, the control unit 200 is selected in step 615. Displays the setting menus of the function. That is, as shown in 511 of FIG. 5, when the user selects the function menu while the cloud image is displayed, functions that can be set (here, the tone setting menu is included) are displayed. When the user selects the tone setting menu while the function menu is displayed, the control unit 200 detects it in step 613 and displays the types of tones that can be set in the tone setting menu in step 615. Here, the types of tones may be a ring tone, a message ring tone, a messenger ring tone, an SNS ring tone, and an alarm tone. When a specific tone is selected through the input unit 240 in the state of displaying the tone type as described above, the control unit 200 detects it in step 617 and requests the server 120 to transmit the music file selected in step 619. Download the transferred music file. In step 621, the control unit 200 automatically stores the downloaded music file in the corresponding screen storage area of the memory 210, and then plays the registered music file when an incoming communication or an alarm occurs, and the ring tone of the corresponding communication mode or It is played with the alarm sound of the set alarm.

In addition, a data processing method of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a process of performing a communication function, a process of requesting download of the cloud data selected when cloud data is selected while performing the communication function, and the download. The cloud data may be automatically transmitted in addition to the communication function.

Here, the function menu may be a cloud data menu including photo, video and audio, and the communication function is voice communication, data communication, text communication, and SNS. It can be one of the mails.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically adding and transmitting cloud data while performing communication as an example of function setting of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a cloud image is added to a mail and transmitted while performing the same operation as in FIG. 7.

7 and 8, the control unit 200 is in a state in which a communication function is performed in step 711. Here, the communication may be any communication such as voice call, data communication, mail, messenger, SNS, text communication, and the like. Here, it is assumed that a text message is communicated as shown in 811 of FIG. 8. When a function menu is selected in the state of performing communication as described above, the control unit 200 detects it in step 713 and displays the function menu as shown in 813 of FIG. 8 in step 715. Here, the function menu includes menus such as pictures, videos, and audio as shown in 813, and when a specific function is selected from the function menu, the corresponding menu is displayed in step 715. Here, it is assumed that pictures are selected. In this case, the controller 200 displays a picture menu as shown in 815 of FIG. 8 in step 715. At this time, when the photo menu is displayed, it may be displayed as meter information of the photo menu, and may also be displayed as images of the photo menu. When selecting a specific photo image or meter information of a photo while displaying the photo menu as described above, the control unit 200 detects the selection of the image in step 717 and checks whether the photo is cloud data in step 719. In this case, if it is cloud data, the controller 200 detects it in step 719, requests the server 120 to transmit the corresponding photo in step 721, and downloads the photo transmitted from the server 120 as shown in 817 of FIG. 8. Thereafter, the controller 200 adds the downloaded picture and transmits it to the other subscriber in communication as shown in 819.

7 and 8 illustrate a procedure of automatically adding and transmitting a photo image to a message after downloading a photo image during text message communication. However, communication can be applied equally to other communication (voice call, data communication, mail, SNS, etc.) other than text message communication, and additional cloud data may be video or audio in addition to the above photo images, and a plurality of them You can also add (photo and video, video and audio, photo and audio, all).

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a specific function (desktop, tone, etc.) of the mobile terminal is selected in the state of displaying and/or processing cloud data, the mobile terminal automatically displays the cloud data being displayed or processed. You can download it and set it with the corresponding function. In addition, when cloud data is selected while performing communication, the portable terminal can automatically download the selected cloud data and transmit it in addition to the corresponding communication function. Therefore, the cloud service method according to an embodiment of the present invention can set cloud data as a corresponding function without performing multiple operations. That is, without executing a dedicated application for downloading the file in the cloud in the mobile terminal, the cloud file can be directly downloaded from the server in the current application and the next process can be performed.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only provided for specific examples to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and to aid understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, it is obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art that other modified examples based on the technical idea of the present invention can be implemented.

Claims (17)

In the electronic device,
display;
A communication unit that communicates with a server storing a cloud image; And
Includes a processor,
The processor,
Controlling the display to display meta information of the cloud image stored in the electronic device,
Based on detecting a user input while displaying the meta information of the cloud image, controlling the display to display a function list including a function of setting a background screen for the meta information of the cloud image, and
Based on detecting an input for selecting the background screen setting function from the function list, an image corresponding to the meta information of the cloud image is downloaded from the server through the communication unit, and the downloaded image is set as a background screen. Electronic device. The method of claim 1,
The cloud image stored in the server includes the meta information and an image corresponding to the meta information,
The meta information displayed on the display is meta information of the cloud image stored in the electronic device by synchronization with the server,
The electronic device, wherein the meta information of the cloud image stored in the electronic device includes an image having a size smaller than that of the cloud image stored in the server. The method of claim 1,
The background screen setting function includes a function of setting as a home screen of the electronic device, a function of setting as a lock screen of the electronic device, and a function of setting as the home screen and the lock screen. In the data processing method of an electronic device,
Displaying meta information of a cloud image stored in the electronic device on a display;
Displaying a function list including a background screen setting function for the meta information of the cloud image based on detecting a user input while displaying the meta information of the cloud image; And
An operation of downloading an image corresponding to meta information of the cloud image from a server through a communication unit, and setting the downloaded image as a background based on detecting an input for selecting the background screen setting function from the function list How to include. The method of claim 4,
The cloud image stored in the server includes the meta information and an image corresponding to the meta information,
The meta information displayed on the display is meta information of the cloud image stored in the electronic device by synchronization with the server,
The meta information of the cloud image stored in the electronic device includes an image having a size smaller than that of the cloud image stored in the server. The method of claim 4,
The background screen setting function includes a function of setting as a home screen of the electronic device, a function of setting as a lock screen of the electronic device, and a function of setting as the home screen and the lock screen. In a machine-readable storage device that stores instructions,
The instructions, when executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors,
Control the display to display meta information of cloud images stored on the electronic device,
Based on detecting a user input while displaying the meta information of the cloud image, controlling the display to display a function list including a function of setting a background screen for the meta information of the cloud image, and
An operation of downloading an image corresponding to meta information of the cloud image from a server through a communication unit, and setting the downloaded image as a background based on detecting an input for selecting the background screen setting function from the function list Storage device to perform The method of claim 7,
The cloud image stored in the server includes the meta information and an image corresponding to the meta information,
The meta information displayed on the display is meta information of the cloud image stored in the electronic device by synchronization with the server,
The storage device, wherein the meta information of the cloud image stored in the electronic device includes an image having a size smaller than that of the cloud image stored in the server. The method of claim 7,
The background screen setting function includes a function of setting as a home screen of the electronic device, a function of setting as a lock screen of the electronic device, and a function of setting as the home screen and the lock screen. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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